List of tallest buildings in Texas

This list of tallest buildings in Texas ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Texas by height. The tallest structure in the state, excluding radio towers, is the JP Morgan Chase Tower, in Houston, which contains 75 floors and is 1,002 ft (305 m) tall. The second-tallest building in the state is the Wells Fargo in Houston, which rises 992 feet (302 m) above the ground. As of May 2011, there are 1,217 completed high-rises in the state.[1]

The downtown skyline of Houston

The tallest skyscrapers in Texas

Texas's history of skyscrapers began with the completion in 1909 of the 14-story Praetorian Building in Dallas, which is considered to be the state's first high-rise.[2][3] The building rose 190 feet (58 m) above ground.

Buildings in Texas taller than 600 ft (183 m)

This list ranks Texas skyscrapers that stand at least 600 feet (183 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts or other objects not part of the original plans (with the exception of the broadcast array that was added to the top of Renaissance Tower twelve years after its initial completion). Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

Rank	Building	Image	City	Height ft (m)n	Floors	Year built	Notes
1	JPMorgan Chase Tower		Houston	1,002 feet (305 m)	75	1982	Tallest building in Houston and Texas. 26th tallest building in the United States. Tallest Pentagonal Building In The World.[4]
2	Wells Fargo Plaza		Houston	992 feet (302 m)	72	1983	29th tallest building in the United States.[5]
3	Bank of America (Dallas)		Dallas	921 feet (281 m)	72	1985	Tallest building in Dallas.[6] 40th tallest building in the United States.
4	Williams Tower		Houston	901 feet (275 m)	64	1983	44th tallest building in the United States. Tallest building in Houston outside of downtown.[7] Tallest building in U.S. not located in a CBD.
5	Renaissance Tower		Dallas	886 feet (270 m)	56	1974	47th tallest building in the United States.[8]
6	Comerica Bank Tower		Dallas	787 feet (240 m)	60	1987	85th tallest building in the United States.[9]
7	TC Energy Center		Houston	780 feet (238 m)	56	1983	90th tallest building in the United States.[10]
8	Heritage Plaza		Houston	762 feet (232 m)	53	1987	103rd tallest building in the United States.[11]
9	Enterprise Plaza		Houston	756 feet (230 m)	55	1980	106th tallest building in the United States, tied with 609 Main at Texas.[12]
10	609 Main at Texas		Houston	755 feet (230 m)	48	2017	106th tallest building in the United States, tied with Enterprise Plaza.[13]
11	Centerpoint Energy Plaza		Houston	741 feet (226 m)	47	1974	127th tallest building in the United States.[14]
12	JPMorgan Chase Tower		Dallas	738 feet (225 m)	55	1987	132nd tallest building in the United States.[15]
13	Continental Center I		Houston	732 feet (223 m)	53	1984	137th tallest building in the United States.[16]
14	Fulbright Tower		Houston	725 feet (221 m)	52	1982	145th tallest building in the United States.[17]
15	Fountain Place		Dallas	720 feet (219 m)	62	1986	152nd tallest building in the United States.[18]
16	One Shell Plaza		Houston	714 feet (218 m)	50	1971	Tallest building in Texas until 1974.[19] 156th tallest building in the United States.
17	1400 Smith Street		Houston	691 feet (211 m)	50	1983	[20]
18	The Independent		Austin	690 feet (210 m)	58	2019	The tallest all-residential building in the United States west of the Mississippi River; tallest building in Texas outside Houston and Dallas; Tallest building in Austin.[21]
19	Trammell Crow Center		Dallas	686 feet (209 m)	50	1985	[22]
20	Three Allen Center		Houston	685 feet (209 m)	50	1980	[23]
21	The Austonian		Austin	683 feet (208 m)	56	2010	[24]
22	1 Houston Center		Houston	678 feet (207 m)	48	1978	[25]
23	First City Tower		Houston	662 feet (202 m)	49	1981	[26]
24	1700 Pacific		Dallas	660 feet (201 m)	50	1983	[27]
25	Thanksgiving Tower		Dallas	645 feet (197 m)	50	1982	[28]
26	BG Group Place		Houston	630 feet (192 m)	46	2011	[29]
27	Energy Plaza		Dallas	629 feet (192 m)	49	1983	[30]
28	The National		Dallas	625 feet (191 m)	52	1965	Tallest building west of the Mississippi River until 1969. Tallest building in Texas until 1971.[31]
	San Felipe Plaza		Houston	625 feet (191 m)	45	1984	[32]
30	Tower of the Americas		San Antonio	622 feet (190 m)	3	1968	Tallest building in San Antonio and the second-tallest observation tower in the United States (the Stratosphere Las Vegas is taller). Its antenna makes it 750-feet tall, and if included, the tallest structure in the state outside of Dallas and Houston.[33]
31	ExxonMobil Building		Houston	607 feet (185 m)	44	1963	[34]
32	Gables Republic Tower		Dallas	602 feet (183 m)	36	1954	[35]

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Houston
• List of tallest buildings in Dallas
• List of tallest buildings in Austin
• List of tallest buildings in San Antonio
• List of tallest buildings in Fort Worth
• Architecture of Texas

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