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Newark

Newark, New Jersey

Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...

, the largest city in New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

and second largest in New York metropolitan area

New York metropolitan area

The New York metropolitan area, also known as Greater New York, or the Tri-State area, is the region that composes of New York City and the surrounding region...

, is one of the United States' major air, shipping, and rail hubs. It has a distinctive skyline, though shorter than that of much larger New York City

New York City

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and slightly smaller Jersey City. Since the mid 2000s numerous buildings have been re-lit and made more prominent. Newark was founded in 1666, and its downtown

Downtown Newark

Downtown Newark is Newark, New Jersey's major central business, retail, and cultural district. It is located at a bend in the Passaic River.Downtown is the site of the original Puritan settlement of Newark. The first settlers, led by Robert Treat, landed not far from the present site of the New...

grew around the site of the early settlement at Four Corners

Four Corners (Newark)

Four Corners at the intersection of Broad and Market Streets in Newark, New Jersey is site of the city's earliest settlement and the heart of Downtown that at one time was considered the busiest intersection in the United States...

. Early highrises were developed there and at Military Park

Military Park

-Local parks:*Military Park : in Indianapolis, Indiana*Military Park : in Newark, New Jersey*Military Park :-National Parks:...

during the economic boom of the Roaring Twenties

Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties is a phrase used to describe the 1920s, principally in North America, but also in London, Berlin and Paris for a period of sustained economic prosperity. The phrase was meant to emphasize the period's social, artistic, and cultural dynamism...

. In the New Newark era (1950s-1970s) modernist buildings went up, particularly around Washington Park. In the post-industrial-high tech tech era, development has been concentrated in the Gateway District near Penn Station

Pennsylvania Station (Newark)

Pennsylvania Station is a major transportation hub in Newark, New Jersey. Located at Raymond Plaza, between Market Street and Raymond Boulevard, Newark Penn Station is served by the Newark Light Rail, New Jersey Transit commuter rail, Amtrak long distance trains, the PATH rapid transit system, and...

. Clusters of residential highrises (not included in this list) are found throughout the city, particularly near Weequahic Park

Weequahic Park

Weequahic Park is a park located in the south ward of Newark, New Jersey. Designed by the Olmsted Brothers firm, Weequahic Park has the largest lake in Essex County. The park opened on what had been the Waverly Fairgrounds. The word "Weequahic" in the name of the park is from the Lenni-Lenape...

and Branch Brook Park

Branch Brook Park

Branch Brook Park is a county park of Essex County, New Jersey in the United States, located in the North Ward of Newark, between the neighborhoods of Forest Hill and Roseville. At 360 acres , Branch Brook Park is the largest public park in the city of Newark...

Tallest buildings

Rank	Name	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	Notes
1	National Newark Building National Newark Building The National Newark Building is a neo-classical office skyscraper in Newark, New Jersey. It has been the tallest building in Newark since 1931 and was tallest in New Jersey until 1989. At thirty-five stories, it has a height of . It is located in the heart of Downtown Newark just north of Four...	465 ft (141.7 m)	34	1931	Tallest building from its completion in 1931 to the present.
2	Eleven 80 Eleven 80 Eleven80 is a tall skyscraper in Newark, New Jersey. It was completed as an office building in 1930, has 35 floors, and was the tallest building in Newark until 1931...	448 / 137	35	1930	Tallest building from 1930 to 1931.
3	Prudential Plaza Building Prudential Headquarters Prudential Financial, as it is known today, began as The Widows and Orphans Friendly Society in 1875. For a short was called the Prudential Friendly Society, and for many years after 1877 was the Prudential Insurance Company of America, a name still widely in use...	374 / 114	24	1960
4	80 Park Plaza PSEG Headquarters	360 / 110	26	1980
5	One Gateway Center Gateway Center (Newark) The Gateway Center is a commercial complex in Newark, New Jersey. Located downtown just west of Newark Penn Station between Raymond Boulevard and Market Street, skyways and pedestrian malls interconnect all of the office towers, a Hilton Hotel, the train station, and the Newark Legal Center...	359 / 109	30	1971
6	Newark Legal Center Newark Legal Center The Newark Legal Center, also known as One Riverfront Center, is an office building in Newark, New Jersey located along the banks of the Passaic River and connected by a skywalk over Raymond Boulevard to Gateway Center and Penn Station...	329 / 100	20	2000
7=	One Newark Center Seton Hall University School of Law Seton Hall University School of Law The Seton Hall University School of Law is part of Seton Hall University, and is located in downtown Newark, New Jersey. Seton Hall Law School is the only private law school in New Jersey, and is the top-ranked of the three law schools in the state...	326 / 99	22	1992
7=	American Insurance Company Bldg Rutgers School of Law—Newark Rutgers School of Law—Newark Rutgers School of Law–Newark is the oldest of three law schools in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located at the S.I. Newhouse Center for Law and Justice, at 123 Washington Street, in downtown Newark...	326 / 99	16	1930
8	Airport Traffic Control Tower Newark Liberty International Airport Newark Liberty International Airport Newark Liberty International Airport , first named Newark Metropolitan Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States...	325 / 99		2002
9	Prudential Building Prudential Headquarters Prudential Financial, as it is known today, began as The Widows and Orphans Friendly Society in 1875. For a short was called the Prudential Friendly Society, and for many years after 1877 was the Prudential Insurance Company of America, a name still widely in use...	300 / 91	21	1942
10	Two Gateway Center Gateway Center (Newark) The Gateway Center is a commercial complex in Newark, New Jersey. Located downtown just west of Newark Penn Station between Raymond Boulevard and Market Street, skyways and pedestrian malls interconnect all of the office towers, a Hilton Hotel, the train station, and the Newark Legal Center...	272 / 83	18	1972
11	Military Park Building Military Park Building The Military Park Building in Newark, New Jersey is one of the earliest skyscrapers built downtown. Designed by the architectural firm Polhemus & Coffin of New York, it was the tallest building in New Jersey upon its completion in 1926 until being surpassed in 1930 by the Eleven 80. Extensively...	265 / 81	21	1926	Tallest building upon its completion in 1926 to 1930
12=	New Jersey Bell Headquarters Building New Jersey Bell Headquarters Building New Jersey Bell Headquarters Building, is located in Newark, New Jersey. The building was built in 1929 by the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 21, 2005. The art deco building was designed by Ralph Thomas Walker of the...	260 / 79	20	1929
12=	First National State Bank Building First National State Bank Building The First National State Bank Building is located at 810 Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey. The building was designed by Hirons and Dennison and was built in 1926 as the Federal Trust Company Building. The building is twelve stories tall with a steel frame and with a facade of applied masonry. It...	260 / 79	19	1926
14	Dr. Stanley S. Bergen Bldg New Jersey Medical School New Jersey Medical School New Jersey Medical School is one of eight schools that comprise the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey . NJMS is the oldest school of medicine in New Jersey, predating its broader parent institution, UMDNJ, by 16 years...	255 / 78	16	1954
15	33 Washington Street	251 / 77	20	1971
Among the tallest, but are unranked as the height for certain buildings is unavailable (residential highrises not included)
	Penn Plaza East Penn Plaza East The Penn Plaza East complex takes it name for its location near Penn Station in Newark, New Jersey. Fronting Raymond Boulevard on the banks of the Passaic River, the two office buildings were constructed during a period in the late 1980s/early 1990s when they and numerous postmodern skyscrapers... Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, headquartered in Newark, New Jersey is the only licensed Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association plan in New Jersey, providing health insurance coverage to over 3.2 million people throughout all of North, Central, and South Jersey.It is a not-for-profit,...		21	1993
	Mutual Benefit Life Building	246 ft (75 m)	20	1957
	One Washington Park	246 ft (75 m)	18	1983
	550 Broad Building	>19	1966
	Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark, New Jersey The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, the fifth-largest cathedral in North America, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. It is located at 89 Ridge Street in Newark, New Jersey. Envisioned as a "fitting monument to the faith," construction began in 1899 and was finished in...	232 ft (70.7 m) (towers)	n/a	1954
	Bamberger's Bamberger's Bamberger's was a department store chain with locations primarily in New Jersey, but also Delaware, Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania. The chain was headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.-History:Founded in 1893 by Louis Bamberger as L...	226 /69 (roof)	14	1923	Tallest building after expansion in 1923
	Peter W. Rodino Federal Building	220 ft (67.1 m)	16	1967
	Gibraltar Building	220 ft (67.1 m)	14	1927
	Fireman's Insurance Company Building	220 ft (67.1 m)	19	1910	Tallest building upon its completion in 1910
	Griffith Building Griffith Building The Griffith Building is located in Newark, New Jersey. The building was built in 1927 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 24, 1984. The building is 15 story's and tall. The Griffith Piano Company erected the building as a showroom, workshop, office tower and recital...	210 ft (64 m)	15	1927
	155 Washington	210 ft (64 m)	18	1930

Timeline of tallest buildings since 1892

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

Name	Street address	Year built	Height ft / m	Floors	Notes
Prudential Main Building Prudential Headquarters Prudential Financial, as it is known today, began as The Widows and Orphans Friendly Society in 1875. For a short was called the Prudential Friendly Society, and for many years after 1877 was the Prudential Insurance Company of America, a name still widely in use...	Broad Street	1892	150 / 46	11	demolished in 1956
Fireman's Insurance Company Building	280 Broad Street	1910	220 / 67	19
Bamberger's Bamberger's Bamberger's was a department store chain with locations primarily in New Jersey, but also Delaware, Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania. The chain was headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.-History:Founded in 1893 by Louis Bamberger as L...	131 Broad Street	1923	226/69	14
Military Park Building Military Park Building The Military Park Building in Newark, New Jersey is one of the earliest skyscrapers built downtown. Designed by the architectural firm Polhemus & Coffin of New York, it was the tallest building in New Jersey upon its completion in 1926 until being surpassed in 1930 by the Eleven 80. Extensively...	60 Park Place	1926	265 / 81	21
Eleven 80 Eleven 80 Eleven80 is a tall skyscraper in Newark, New Jersey. It was completed as an office building in 1930, has 35 floors, and was the tallest building in Newark until 1931...	1180 Raymond Boulevard Raymond Boulevard Raymond Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in Newark, New Jersey. The eastern portion of the road acts as the westbound member of a one-way pair; eastbound traffic uses Market Street and Ferry Street...	1930	448 / 137	35
National Newark Building National Newark Building The National Newark Building is a neo-classical office skyscraper in Newark, New Jersey. It has been the tallest building in Newark since 1931 and was tallest in New Jersey until 1989. At thirty-five stories, it has a height of . It is located in the heart of Downtown Newark just north of Four...	744 Broad Street	1931	465 / 142	34

Proposed

Grant USA Tower

The Grant USA Tower was a proposed 121-story skyscraper planned for Newark, New Jersey by developer Harry Grant. Harry Grant was an Israeli-born developer who was based out of New Jersey, and who financed the gold dome on top of Newark City Hall, and also started the never-completed Renaissance...

would have been the tallest building in the United States had it been built.
This lists buildings that are proposed for construction. While no official announcement has been made, it is expected that a site across from Newark Broad Street Station would be developed as a mixed-use highrise Panasonic

Panasonic

Panasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation, which was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd...

intends to build a new headquarters along the riverfront.

Name	Address	Height ft / m	Floors	Year proposed (est.)	Notes
One Theater Square One Theater Square One Theater Square is a proposed mixed-use skyscraper to be built in Newark, New Jersey. The building, whose name is inspired by its location across the street from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, would be the tallest in the city...	2 Centre Street	482 / 144	44	2010

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