List of tallest buildings in Jersey City

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The Merrill Lynch Building is the second-tallest building in Jersey City, New Jersey. It is the third-tallest in the state of New Jersey. Completed in 1992, it has 42 stories, and reaches a height of 167 m . It was the second tallest building in New Jersey after the Trump Taj Mahal until the...

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Harborside Financial Center

The Harborside Financial Center is an office complex in the Exchange Place district of Jersey City, New Jersey located on the Hudson Waterfront. It contains the Harborside Plazas 2 and 3, Harborside Plaza 1, Harborside Plaza 4A, Harborside Plaza 10, and the Harborside Plaza 5...

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Liberty View Towers

The Liberty Towers is an apartment complex in Jersey City, New Jersey. It consists of the Liberty View Towers West, and Liberty View Towers East, both of which were constructed from 2001 to 2003 and have 36 floors. They tied for the 11th tallest building in the Jersey City at 380ft . Although they...

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Towers of America

Towers of America is an apartment complex in Jersey City, New Jersey. It consists of four towers: the Southampton Apartments, Atlantic Apartments, Riverside Apartments, and East Hampton Apartments. Three of the four towers were completed 1998; the East Hampton Apartments was completed in 1999. The...

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This list of tallest buildings in Jersey City ranks skyscraper

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s and high-rises in the U.S.

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city of Jersey City

Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...

, New Jersey

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by height. The tallest building in Jersey City is the 42-story

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30 Hudson Street, known widely as the "Goldman Sachs Tower", which rises 781 feet (238 m) and was completed in 2004. It is currently the 49th-tallest building in the United States, and the tallest building in the state of New Jersey. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is 101 Hudson Street

101 Hudson Street

, which rises 548 feet (167 m) and stands as New Jersey's third-tallest building. Ten of the twenty tallest buildings in New Jersey are located in Jersey City.

The history of skyscrapers in Jersey City began with the 1928 completion of Labor Bank Building

26 Journal Square

26 Journal Square is a high-rise in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was originally known as the Labor Bank Building. It was completed in 1928 and has 15 floors. It is the 23rd tallest building in the city. It is often considered the first skyscraper in Jersey City. The Beaux Arts building was designed...

, which is often regarded as the first skyscraper in the city; it rises 15 floors and 179 feet (54.6 m) in height. The building, now known as "26 Journal Square", was added to the National Register of Historic Places

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in 1984. Jersey City went through a relatively small building boom in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and then entered a larger period of commercial and residential high-rise construction in the late 1990s. This second boom has resulted in the construction of many of the city's tallest buildings, including 30 Hudson Street and the Harborside Financial Center

Harborside Financial Center

development. There are currently 16 completed buildings that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) in height, with another 36 under construction, approved for construction, or proposed for construction. In addition, Jersey City is the site of nine buildings that rise at least 492 feet (150 m) in height, including those under construction. Overall, Jersey City's skyline is ranked (based on existing and under-construction buildings over 492 feet (150 m) tall) first in New Jersey, fifth in the Northeast

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(after New York City, Boston, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh) and fourteenth in the United States. , there are 88 completed high-rises in the city.

Jersey City's skyscraper construction boom that began in the late 1990s has continued to the present, with 10 of the city's 16 tallest buildings being completed after 1997. The tallest building under construction in the city is The Residences at Liberty National Tower III

The Residences at Liberty National

The Residences at Liberty National is an apartment complex under construction in Jersey City, New Jersey. It will include The Residences at Liberty National Towers I, II, III. Towers I, and II and III will be complete in 2009. Construction is currently on hold. Tower I will have 35 floors, Tower II...

, which is set to be completed by 2009 and contain 50 floors. The approved Harborside Plaza 7

Harborside Financial Center

would become the tallest building in the city upon completion, rising 800 feet (244 m) and 59 floors. , there are 52 high-rise buildings under construction, approved for construction, and proposed for construction in Jersey City.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Jersey City skyscrapers that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank	Name	Height ft / m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Goldman Sachs Tower	781 / 238	42	2004	176th-tallest building in the world, 54th-tallest in the United States. Has been the tallest building in Jersey City and the state of New Jersey since 2004. Tallest building in the United States that is not located in its metropolitan area Metropolitan area The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,... 's largest city.
2	Merril Lynch Building 101 Hudson Street The Merrill Lynch Building is the second-tallest building in Jersey City, New Jersey. It is the third-tallest in the state of New Jersey. Completed in 1992, it has 42 stories, and reaches a height of 167 m . It was the second tallest building in New Jersey after the Trump Taj Mahal until the...	548 / 167	42	1992	Tallest building constructed in Jersey City in the 1990s.
3	Trump Plaza Trump Plaza (Jersey City) Trump Plaza also known as Trump Plaza Residences, is the first of two planned apartment complex buildings to be built in Jersey City, New Jersey. Trump Plaza Residences is and has 55 floors. It was completed in 2008. The building has of space and 445 units. It is the tallest residential building...	532 / 162	55	2008
4	Newport Tower Newport Tower (Jersey City) The Newport Tower in Newport, Jersey City, New Jersey is the third tallest building in Jersey City. It has 37 floors, it is 531 ft tall and is connected to a mall within the complex. The mall is one of the few enclosed, regional shopping facility in Hudson County...	531 / 162	36	1991
5=	70 Greene Street Hudson Greene The Hudson Greene is an apartment complex in Jersey City, New Jersey. It consists of the Hudson Greene - East Tower , condominiums, and the Hudson Greene - West Tower , which are rental apartments. Both have 28 floors and are 500 ft tall...	500 / 152.4	48	2010
5=	77 Hudson Street Hudson Greene The Hudson Greene is an apartment complex in Jersey City, New Jersey. It consists of the Hudson Greene - East Tower , condominiums, and the Hudson Greene - West Tower , which are rental apartments. Both have 28 floors and are 500 ft tall...	500 / 152.4	48	2009
7	Exchange Place Centre	490 / 149	30	1989	Tallest building constructed in Jersey City in the 1980s.
8	Harborside Plaza 5 Harborside Financial Center The Harborside Financial Center is an office complex in the Exchange Place district of Jersey City, New Jersey located on the Hudson Waterfront. It contains the Harborside Plazas 2 and 3, Harborside Plaza 1, Harborside Plaza 4A, Harborside Plaza 10, and the Harborside Plaza 5...	480 / 146	34	2002
9=	Southampton Apartments Towers of America Towers of America is an apartment complex in Jersey City, New Jersey. It consists of four towers: the Southampton Apartments, Atlantic Apartments, Riverside Apartments, and East Hampton Apartments. Three of the four towers were completed 1998; the East Hampton Apartments was completed in 1999. The...	450 / 137	36	2000	Tied as the tallest all-residential building in the city with the other three buildings of the Towers of America Towers of America Towers of America is an apartment complex in Jersey City, New Jersey. It consists of four towers: the Southampton Apartments, Atlantic Apartments, Riverside Apartments, and East Hampton Apartments. Three of the four towers were completed 1998; the East Hampton Apartments was completed in 1999. The... complex.
9=	Atlantic Apartments Towers of America Towers of America is an apartment complex in Jersey City, New Jersey. It consists of four towers: the Southampton Apartments, Atlantic Apartments, Riverside Apartments, and East Hampton Apartments. Three of the four towers were completed 1998; the East Hampton Apartments was completed in 1999. The...	450 / 137	36	1998	Tied as the tallest all-residential building in the city with the other three buildings of the Towers of America complex.
9=	Riverside Apartments Towers of America Towers of America is an apartment complex in Jersey City, New Jersey. It consists of four towers: the Southampton Apartments, Atlantic Apartments, Riverside Apartments, and East Hampton Apartments. Three of the four towers were completed 1998; the East Hampton Apartments was completed in 1999. The...	450 / 137	33	1998	Tied as the tallest all-residential building in the city with the other three buildings of the Towers of America complex.
9=	East Hampton Apartments Towers of America Towers of America is an apartment complex in Jersey City, New Jersey. It consists of four towers: the Southampton Apartments, Atlantic Apartments, Riverside Apartments, and East Hampton Apartments. Three of the four towers were completed 1998; the East Hampton Apartments was completed in 1999. The...	450 / 137	33	1999	Tied as the tallest all-residential building in the city with the other three buildings of the Towers of America complex.
13	Crystal Point Harborside Financial Center The Harborside Financial Center is an office complex in the Exchange Place district of Jersey City, New Jersey located on the Hudson Waterfront. It contains the Harborside Plazas 2 and 3, Harborside Plaza 1, Harborside Plaza 4A, Harborside Plaza 10, and the Harborside Plaza 5...	436 / 133	42	2009
14	Marbella Apartments Marbella Apartments Marbella Apartments is a 427ft tall skyscraper in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was completed 2003 and has 40 floors. It is the 10th tallest building, and when it was completed it was the tallest residential building in Jersey City.-References:* *...	427 / 130	40	2003
15=	Liberty View Towers East Liberty View Towers The Liberty Towers is an apartment complex in Jersey City, New Jersey. It consists of the Liberty View Towers West, and Liberty View Towers East, both of which were constructed from 2001 to 2003 and have 36 floors. They tied for the 11th tallest building in the Jersey City at 380ft . Although they...	380 / 116	36	2003
15=	Liberty View Towers West Liberty View Towers The Liberty Towers is an apartment complex in Jersey City, New Jersey. It consists of the Liberty View Towers West, and Liberty View Towers East, both of which were constructed from 2001 to 2003 and have 36 floors. They tied for the 11th tallest building in the Jersey City at 380ft . Although they...	380 / 116	36	2003
17	Aquablu Newport, Jersey City Newport is a master-planned mixed use community in Jersey City, New Jersey, consisting of retail, residential, office, and entertainment facilities. Located on Jersey City's Hudson River waterfront, the new development is located opposite the World Financial Center in lower Manhattan. ...	331 / 101	33	2009
18	B.S. Pollack Hospital	320 / 98	22	1936	Tallest building constructed in Jersey City in the 1930s. Also known as The Criterion.
19	The James Monroe The James Monroe The James Monroe is a 312ft tall skyscraper in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was completed in 1989 and has 34 floors. It is the 15th tallest building in the city.-References:*...	312 / 95	34	1989
20	International Financial Center International Financial Center (Jersey City) International Financial Center is a 303ft tall skyscraper in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was completed 1989 and has 19 floors. It is the 16th tallest building in the city.-References:* *...	303 / 92	19	1989

Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Jersey City and are planned to rise at least 300 feet (91 m), but are not yet completed structures.

Name	Height* ft / m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...	Floors*	Year* (est.)	Notes
Monaco I	approx. 510 / 155	50	2011	completed
Monaco II	approx. 510 / 155	50	2011	completed
The Residences at Liberty National Tower III The Residences at Liberty National The Residences at Liberty National is an apartment complex under construction in Jersey City, New Jersey. It will include The Residences at Liberty National Towers I, II, III. Towers I, and II and III will be complete in 2009. Construction is currently on hold. Tower I will have 35 floors, Tower II...		50	2009	On hold
Hudson Exchange	436 / 133	42	2009
The Residences at Liberty National Tower II The Residences at Liberty National The Residences at Liberty National is an apartment complex under construction in Jersey City, New Jersey. It will include The Residences at Liberty National Towers I, II, III. Towers I, and II and III will be complete in 2009. Construction is currently on hold. Tower I will have 35 floors, Tower II...		43	2009	On hold
The Residences at Liberty National Tower I The Residences at Liberty National The Residences at Liberty National is an apartment complex under construction in Jersey City, New Jersey. It will include The Residences at Liberty National Towers I, II, III. Towers I, and II and III will be complete in 2009. Construction is currently on hold. Tower I will have 35 floors, Tower II...		35	2009	On hold
A - Jersey City		33	2008	Topped out
The Aqua	330 / 101	32	2009	Topped out
Grove Pointe		39	2008	Topped out
Shore Club Condominiums South		28	2008	Topped out
Shore Club Condominiums North		28	2008	Topped out

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Approved

This lists buildings that are approved for construction in Jersey City and are planned to rise at least 300 feet (91 m).

Name	Height* ft / m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...	Floors*	Year* (est.)
Harborside Plaza 7 Harborside Financial Center The Harborside Financial Center is an office complex in the Exchange Place district of Jersey City, New Jersey located on the Hudson Waterfront. It contains the Harborside Plazas 2 and 3, Harborside Plaza 1, Harborside Plaza 4A, Harborside Plaza 10, and the Harborside Plaza 5...	800 / 244	59	2008
The Metropolitan The Metropolitan (Jersey City) The Metropolitan is a 755 ft tall approved skyscraper in Jersey City, New Jersey. Original plans called for its completion in 2009. Plans dictate 67 floors. It was designed by Arquitectonica and it will have 809 units.-References:* *...	755 / 230	67	2009
1 Journal Square - North Tower 1 Journal Square 1 Journal Square is an approved apartment complex at Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey. It will consists of two skyscraper that will have 1,615 units on top a 7 story base with of retail space and 680 parking spaces. The buildings were designed by Becker + Becker Associates and are being...		65	2010
50 Hudson Street 50 Hudson Street 50 Hudson Street is a 500 ft tall approved skyscraper in Jersey City, New Jersey. It will be completed 2010 and have 30 floors. It was originally planned to be only 185 feet but the Jersey City Planning Board approved the height extension on September 19, 2006.-References:*...	500 / 152	30	2010
111 First Street 111 First Street 111 First Street is an approved 52-story skyscraper to be built in the Powerhouse Arts District or WALDO neighborhood of Jersey City. It is designed by Rem Koolhaas and is divided into four vertical rectangular sections that over-hang on the base below, as each will be at ninety degree angle to...		52	2010
Trump Plaza II Trump Plaza (Jersey City) Trump Plaza also known as Trump Plaza Residences, is the first of two planned apartment complex buildings to be built in Jersey City, New Jersey. Trump Plaza Residences is and has 55 floors. It was completed in 2008. The building has of space and 445 units. It is the tallest residential building...	484 / 148	50	2008
1 Journal Square - South Tower 1 Journal Square 1 Journal Square is an approved apartment complex at Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey. It will consists of two skyscraper that will have 1,615 units on top a 7 story base with of retail space and 680 parking spaces. The buildings were designed by Becker + Becker Associates and are being...		45	2010
90 Columbus		48
70 Columbus		48
The Ellipse	460 / 140	45	2010
The View I		30	2009

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Proposed

This lists buildings that are and proposed for construction in Jersey City and are planned to rise at least 300 feet (91 m).

Name	Height* ft / m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...	Floors*	Year* (est.)
99 Hudson Street	637 / 194	37	2009
143 Bay Street - Southwest Tower 143 Bay Street 143 Bay Street is a proposed apartment complex in Jersey City, New Jersey. It will consists of the Southwest Tower and the Northeast Tower. It is also called the Toll Brothers' Manischewitz/Caputo Site Development. The Southwest Tower will be 410ft tall and have 40 floors. The Northeast Tower will...	410 / 125	40	2010
677 Grove Street	374 / 114	45	2009
803 Jersey Avenue	374 / 114	45	2009
Harborside Plaza 4 Harborside Financial Center The Harborside Financial Center is an office complex in the Exchange Place district of Jersey City, New Jersey located on the Hudson Waterfront. It contains the Harborside Plazas 2 and 3, Harborside Plaza 1, Harborside Plaza 4A, Harborside Plaza 10, and the Harborside Plaza 5...		38
The Excelsior		41	2008
143 Bay Street - Northeast Tower 143 Bay Street 143 Bay Street is a proposed apartment complex in Jersey City, New Jersey. It will consists of the Southwest Tower and the Northeast Tower. It is also called the Toll Brothers' Manischewitz/Caputo Site Development. The Southwest Tower will be 410ft tall and have 40 floors. The Northeast Tower will...	328 / 100		2010
The Phoenix		29	2008
Liberty Harbor - Tower I		32
Journal Square Plaza III 1 Journal Square 1 Journal Square is an approved apartment complex at Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey. It will consists of two skyscraper that will have 1,615 units on top a 7 story base with of retail space and 680 parking spaces. The buildings were designed by Becker + Becker Associates and are being...	308 / 94	19	2009

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Jersey City.

Name	Street address	Years as tallest	Height ft / m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...	Floors
Labor Bank Building 26 Journal Square 26 Journal Square is a high-rise in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was originally known as the Labor Bank Building. It was completed in 1928 and has 15 floors. It is the 23rd tallest building in the city. It is often considered the first skyscraper in Jersey City. The Beaux Arts building was designed...	26 Journal Square	1928–1931	180 / 55	15
The Orpheum Jersey City Medical Center The Jersey City Medical Center is a hospital in Jersey City, New Jersey. The hospital has had different facilities in the city.-History:The hospital began as the "Charity Hospital" but the Board of Aldermen of Jersey City bought land at Baldwin Avenue and Montgomery Street in 1882 for a new hospital...	50 Baldwin Avenue	1931–1936	295 / 90	20
B.S. Pollack Hospital Jersey City Medical Center The Jersey City Medical Center is a hospital in Jersey City, New Jersey. The hospital has had different facilities in the city.-History:The hospital began as the "Charity Hospital" but the Board of Aldermen of Jersey City bought land at Baldwin Avenue and Montgomery Street in 1882 for a new hospital...	100 Clifton Place	1936–1989	320 / 98	22
Exchange Place Center Harborside Financial Center The Harborside Financial Center is an office complex in the Exchange Place district of Jersey City, New Jersey located on the Hudson Waterfront. It contains the Harborside Plazas 2 and 3, Harborside Plaza 1, Harborside Plaza 4A, Harborside Plaza 10, and the Harborside Plaza 5...	10 Exchange Place	1989–1991	490 / 149	30
Newport Tower Newport Tower (Jersey City) The Newport Tower in Newport, Jersey City, New Jersey is the third tallest building in Jersey City. It has 37 floors, it is 531 ft tall and is connected to a mall within the complex. The mall is one of the few enclosed, regional shopping facility in Hudson County...	525 Washington Boulevard	1991–1992	531 / 162	36
101 Hudson Street 101 Hudson Street The Merrill Lynch Building is the second-tallest building in Jersey City, New Jersey. It is the third-tallest in the state of New Jersey. Completed in 1992, it has 42 stories, and reaches a height of 167 m . It was the second tallest building in New Jersey after the Trump Taj Mahal until the...	101 Hudson Street	1992–2004	548 / 167	42
30 Hudson Street	30 Hudson Street	2004–present	781 / 238	42

External links

Diagram of Jersey City skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage

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