List of tallest buildings in Houston

The U.S. city of Houston, Texas has over 360 completed high-rises, the majority of which are located in the downtown area. In the city, there are 45 skyscrapers that rise higher than 400 feet (122 m), 31 skyscrapers at least 492 feet (150 m) in height, including 10 which rank among the tallest in the United States. The tallest building in Houston is the 75-story JPMorgan Chase Tower, which rises 1,002 feet (305 m) in Downtown Houston and was completed in 1982. It also stands as the tallest building in the state of Texas and the 12th-tallest building in the United States. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city and the state is the Wells Fargo Plaza, which is 992 feet (302 m) tall. Seven of the ten tallest buildings in Texas are located in Houston.

Contents

• Tallest buildings
• Timeline of tallest buildings
• Under construction buildings
• Approved and proposed buildings
• References

The history of skyscrapers in Houston began with the 1904 completion of the Lomas & Nettleton Building; this 8-story structure is often regarded as the first skyscraper in the city. It was also the tallest steel-framed building west of the Mississippi River at the time of its completion. The building originally housed offices, but was converted into a residential loft tower in 1999 and renamed "Franklin Lofts". As Franklin Lofts is a low-rise building, 711 Main, which was completed in 1908, was actually the city's first high-rise to rise at least 10 floors. Although originally constructed as a commercial building, 711 Main was given a new glass and granite facade in 1980 and also renovated into a residential tower. Houston went through a small building boom in the early 1920s, and then experienced a much larger boom lasting from 1963 to the late 1980s. During this time 38 of the city's 45 tallest buildings were constructed, including the JPMorgan Chase Tower, the Wells Fargo Bank Plaza and the Williams Tower. As of 2009, the skyline of Houston is ranked 13th in the world and fourth in the United States, behind New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles, with 443 completed high-rises.

For many years the Houston skyline remained unchanged, due to the 1980s oil glut which sank the local economy. About 15 years after the last skyscraper of the 1980s boom was completed, Houston entered into another high-rise construction boom in 2002, and has since seen the completion of five buildings rising over 400 feet (122 m) tall. Four more skyscrapers are under construction in the city, including BG Plaza (formerly MainPlace), which rises 46 stories and 630 feet (192 m). Completed in 2010, the building is the tallest structure built in the 2000s in Houston. There are three additional skyscrapers approved or proposed for construction in the city that are planned to rise over 400 feet (120 m). As of April 2008, there are 71 high-rise buildings under construction, approved for construction, and proposed for construction in Houston. Upon completion in 2017, 609 Main at Texas will become the fifth-tallest building in Houston, the ninth-tallest building in Texas, and the seventy-first-tallest building in the United States.