![]() ![]() Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1970s ġ901 is the official year of completion and the transfer of ownership to the city government however, the tower had been topped out in 1894 and the building had been partially occupied by then, making it the tallest habitable building in the United States and the world from 1894 until the completion of the Singer Building in 1908. One and Two Commerce Square are currently the tallest twin buildings in Philadelphia and 6th tallest twin buildings in the United States. Tallest residential building in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Third-tallest building in the state 28th-tallest building in the country tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1980s Ĥ8th-tallest building in the country tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1990s Ħ3rd-tallest building in the country also known as Nine Penn Center ġ12th-tallest building in the country formerly known as Bell Atlantic Tower and Verizon Tower ġ21st-tallest building in the country the tallest building in Philadelphia outside Center City įormerly known as the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower and the IBX Tower Philadelphia's first skyscraper taller than City Hall. Second- tallest building in the state 31st-tallest building in the country tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 2000s Was world's tallest building upon completion RankĬonstruction broke ground July 2014 topped out on Novemcurrently the tallest building in Pennsylvania, and the tallest building in the United States outside Manhattan and Chicago, the fourteenth- tallest building in the United States opened to staff in July 2018 and the public in October 2018. The completion of One Liberty Place in 1987 broke the agreement, and Philadelphia has since seen the construction of eleven skyscrapers that eclipse City Hall in height. Despite this, Philadelphia amassed a large collection of high-rise buildings. ![]() Through most of the 20th century, a " gentlemen's agreement" prevented buildings from rising higher than the 548-ft (167-m) Philadelphia City Hall. Philadelphia's history of tall buildings is generally thought to have begun with the 1754 addition of the steeple to Christ Church, which was one of America's first high-rise structures. Philadelphia is one of only five American cities with two or more completed buildings over 900 feet (274 m) tall, the others being New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Los Angeles. Overall, seven of the ten tallest buildings in Pennsylvania are in Philadelphia, with the remainder being in Pittsburgh. One Liberty Place stood as the tallest building in Pennsylvania for over 20 years until the completion of Comcast Center in 2008. The second-tallest building in Philadelphia is the 58-story Comcast Center at 974 feet (297 m), while the third-tallest building is One Liberty Place, which rises 61 floors and 945 feet (288 m). Comcast Technology Center is the tallest building in the United States outside New York City and Chicago, and is currently ranked as the fourteenth- tallest building in the United States. As of 2019, the tallest building in the city is the 60-story Comcast Technology Center, which topped out at 1,150 feet (351 m) in Center City on November 27, 2017, and was completed in 2018. state of Pennsylvania, is home to more than 300 completed high-rise buildings up to 330 feet (101 m), and 58 completed skyscrapers of 330 feet (101 m) or taller, of which 34 are 400 feet (122 m) or taller and are listed below. Philadelphia, the largest city in the U.S. Philadelphia skyline from Boathouse Row, 2019 ( annotated version) ![]()
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