Tallest buildings in Texas
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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 JPMorgan Chase Tower
, which rises 1002 feet (305 m) and was completed in 1982. The second-tallest building in Texas is the Wells Fargo Plaza, which contains 72 floors and is 992 ft (302 m) tall. The third-tallest building in the state is the Bank of America
in Dallas , which rises 921 feet (281 m) above the ground. As of May 2011, there are 1,216 completed high-rises in the state.
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. The building rises 190 feet (58 m) above ground.
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. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
by height. The tallest structure in the state, excluding radio towers, is the JPMorgan Chase Tower
JPMorgan Chase Tower (Houston)
JPMorgan Chase Tower, formerly Texas Commerce Tower, is a , 75-story skyscraper in Houston, Texas. It is currently the tallest building in the city, the tallest building in Texas, the tallest five-sided building in the world, 12th tallest building in the United States, and the 54th tallest building...
, which rises 1002 feet (305 m) and was completed in 1982. The second-tallest building in Texas is the Wells Fargo Plaza, which contains 72 floors and is 992 ft (302 m) tall. The third-tallest building in the state is the Bank of America
Bank of America Plaza (Dallas)
Bank of America Plaza is a 72-story late-modernist skyscraper located in the Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas. Standing at a structural height of , it is the tallest skyscraper in the city of Dallas. It is also the 3rd tallest in Texas and the 22nd tallest in the United States, while...
in Dallas , which rises 921 feet (281 m) above the ground. As of May 2011, there are 1,216 completed high-rises in the state.
Texas's history of skyscrapers began with the completion in 1909 of the 14-story Praetorian Building
Praetorian Building
The Praetorian Building, also known as Stone Place Tower, is a high-rise building located at Main Street and Stone Street in the Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas ....
in Dallas, which is considered to be the state's first high-rise. The building rises 190 feet (58 m) above ground.
Buildings in Texas taller than 600 ft (183 m)
| Rank | Building | Image | City | Height ft (m) |
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| 1 | JPMorgan Chase Tower JPMorgan Chase Tower (Houston) JPMorgan Chase Tower, formerly Texas Commerce Tower, is a , 75-story skyscraper in Houston, Texas. It is currently the tallest building in the city, the tallest building in Texas, the tallest five-sided building in the world, 12th tallest building in the United States, and the 54th tallest building... |
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Houston Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ... |
1002 feet (305 m) | 75 | 1982 | Tallest building in Houston and Texas. 12th tallest building in the United States Tallest Pentagonal Building In The World. |
| 2 | Wells Fargo Plaza |  |
Houston | 992 feet (302 m) | 72 | 1983 | |
| 3 | Bank of America (Dallas) Bank of America Plaza (Dallas) Bank of America Plaza is a 72-story late-modernist skyscraper located in the Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas. Standing at a structural height of , it is the tallest skyscraper in the city of Dallas. It is also the 3rd tallest in Texas and the 22nd tallest in the United States, while... |
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Dallas Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States... |
921 feet (281 m) | 72 | 1985 | Tallest building in Dallas |
| 4 | Williams Tower Williams Tower The Williams Tower is a skyscraper located in the Uptown District of Houston, Texas. It was designed by architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, in association with Houston-based Morris Architects , and erected in 1983. The tower is among Houston's most visible buildings... |
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Houston | 901 feet (275 m) | 64 | 1983 | |
| 5 | Renaissance Tower Renaissance Tower Renaissance Tower is a , 56-story modernist skyscraper located at 1201 Elm Street in downtown Dallas, Texas. The tower is the second tallest in the city, the fifth tallest in Texas, and the 24th tallest in the United States... |
Dallas | 886 feet (270 m) | 56 | 1974 | ||
| 6 | Comerica Bank Tower |  |
Dallas | 787 feet (240 m) | 60 | 1987 | |
| 7 | Bank of America Center Bank of America Center, Houston The Bank of America Center is a highrise representing one of the first significant examples of postmodern architecture construction in downtown Houston, Texas... |
Houston | 780 feet (238 m) | 56 | 1983 | ||
| 8 | Heritage Plaza Heritage Plaza (building) Heritage Plaza is a skyscraper located in the Skyline District of downtown Houston, Texas. Standing at 762 feet , the tower is the 5th tallest building in Houston, the 8th tallest in Texas, and the 60th tallest in the United States. The building, designed by Houston-based M... |
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Houston | 762 feet (232 m) | 53 | 1987 | |
| 9 | Enterprise Plaza Enterprise Plaza Enterprise Plaza is a 55-story skyscraper located on Louisiana Street in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The headquarters of Enterprise GP Holdings is located in the Enterprise Plaza. Enbridge's Houston offices are in Enterprise.Enterprise Plaza was constructed in 1980 by Hines... |
Houston | 756 feet (230 m) | 55 | 1980 | ||
| 10 | Centerpoint Energy Plaza Centerpoint Energy Plaza CenterPoint Energy Plaza is a 741 ft building in downtown Houston. The original building, finished in 1974, stood at 651 ft , but a 90 ft extension was added as part of a 1996 renovation... |
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Houston | 741 feet (226 m) | 47 | 1974 | |
| 11 | JPMorgan Chase Tower JPMorgan Chase Tower (Dallas) Chase Tower is a , 55-story postmodern skyscraper at 2200 Ross Avenue in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas. Although it is the fourth tallest skyscraper in the city, if one were to exclude antennas and spires, it would be the third. It is also the 12th tallest building in Texas... |
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Dallas | 738 feet (225 m) | 55 | 1987 | |
| 12 | Continental Center I Continental Center I Continental Center I is a 51-story, office tower in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The building houses offices of Continental Airlines, and it was Continental's headquarters prior to its merger with United Airlines. At one point it also served as the headquarters of ExpressJet Airlines... |
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Houston | 732 feet (223 m) | 53 | 1984 | |
| 13 | Fulbright Tower Fulbright Tower The Fulbright Tower is a 52 story skyscraper originally known as 3 Houston Center. The tower has of Class A office space. The building at one point was owned by ChevronTexaco. As of 2005, Crescent owns the tower in a joint venture with the affiliates of GE Asset Management and JPMorgan Asset... |
Houston | 725 feet (221 m) | 52 | 1982 | ||
| 14 | Fountain Place Fountain Place Fountain Place is a 60-story late-modernist skyscraper in the Arts District in downtown Dallas, Texas. Standing at a structural height of , it is the fifth-tallest in Dallas, and the 15th-tallest in Texas.-Design:... |
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Dallas | 720 feet (219 m) | 62 | 1986 | |
| 15 | One Shell Plaza One Shell Plaza One Shell Plaza is a 50 floor skyscraper at 910 Louisiana Street in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. At its completion in 1971, One Shell Plaza was the tallest building in Houston, Texas, standing 715 feet tall. Including the antenna tower on its top, the height is 1,000 feet .One Shell... |
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Houston | 714 feet (218 m) | 50 | 1971 | |
| 16 | 1400 Smith Street 1400 Smith Street 1400 Smith Street is a 691 ft tall postmodern skyscraper located in downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The building has 50 floors and is the 11th tallest building in the city. Designed by architectural firm Lloyd Jones Brewer and Associates, the building was completed in 1983... |
Houston | 691 feet (211 m) | 50 | 1983 | ||
| 17 | Trammell Crow Center Trammell Crow Center Trammell Crow Center is a 50-story postmodern skyscraper at 2001 Ross Avenue in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas. With a structural height of , and to the roof, it is the sixth-tallest building in Dallas and the 18th-tallest in the state The tower was designed by the architecture... |
Dallas | 686 feet (209 m) | 50 | 1985 | ||
| 18 | Three Allen Center | Houston | 685 feet (209 m) | 50 | 1980 | ||
| 19 | The Austonian The Austonian The Austonian is a residential skyscraper in Downtown Austin, Texas. At tall with 56 floors, the building is the tallest in Austin, overtaking the 360 Condominiums. The tower is also the tallest all-residential building in the state of Texas and Texas' tallest building outside of Houston or... |
Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
683 feet (208 m) | 69 | 2010 | Tallest building in Austin. | |
| 20 | 1 Houston Center Houston Center Houston Center is a retail and office complex in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. It is owned and operated by subsidiaries of Crescent Real Estate Equities Co. .The three towers in Houston Center have almost of Class A office space... |
Houston | 678 feet (207 m) | 48 | 1978 | ||
| 21 | First City Tower First City Tower First City Tower is a skyscraper in Houston, Texas. The building rises in height. It contains 49 floors, and was completed in 1981. First City Tower currently stands as the 14th-tallest building in the city. The architectural firm who designed the building was Morris-Aubry, and was built by . The... |
Houston | 662 feet (202 m) | 49 | 1981 | ||
| 22 | 1700 Pacific 1700 Pacific 1700 Pacific is a skyscraper located at 1700 Pacific Avenue in the City Center District of Dallas, Texas. The building rises 655 feet and contains 50 floors of office space. It is the seventh tallest building in the city, at 655 feet and has fifty floors... |
Dallas | 660 feet (201 m) | 50 | 1983 | ||
| 23 | Thanksgiving Tower Thanksgiving Tower Thanksgiving Tower is a 50 story high-rise at in downtown Dallas, adjacent to Thanks-Giving Square, the park which the building takes its name. The building opened in 1982 rises to a height of 645 feet and at its completion in 1982, was the second tallest building in Dallas. It surpassed Elm... |
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Dallas | 645 feet (197 m) | 50 | 1982 | |
| 24 | BG Group Place | Houston | 630 feet (192 m) | 46 | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Energy Plaza Energy Plaza Energy Plaza is a skyscraper in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas, north of Thanks-Giving Square at 1601 Bryan Street. Designed by I.M. Pei and Partners, the building is and 49 stories, making it the ninth tallest building in Dallas.... |
Dallas | 629 feet (192 m) | 49 | 1983 | ||
| 26 | Elm Place Elm Place Elm Place, formerly First National Bank Tower, is a skyscraper located in the Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas and adjacent to DART's Akard Station. The high-rise is and 52 stories tall, making it the tenth tallest building in Dallas... |
Dallas | 625 feet (191 m) | 52 | 1965 | ||
| San Felipe Plaza San Felipe Plaza San Felipe Plaza is a 46-story tower located west of the Uptown Houston district in Houston, Texas, United States. Designed by noted architect Richard Keating, the building was constructed in 1984 and contains of leasing space. The building is the fifteenth tallest in the city and is the... |
Houston | 625 feet (191 m) | 45 | 1984 | |||
| Tower of the Americas Tower of the Americas Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot observation tower/restaurant in San Antonio, Texas. The tower was designed by San Antonio architect O'Neil Ford and was built as the theme structure of the 1968 World's Fair, HemisFair '68.... |
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San Antonio San Antonio, Texas San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,... |
622 feet (190 m) | 3 | 1968 | Not counted as a building. | |
| 28 | ExxonMobil Building Exxon Building Exxon Building may refer to:* Exxon Building * ExxonMobil Building, Houston, formerly the Exxon Building and Humble Building* 1555 Poydras, New Orleans, formerly named Exxon Building... |
Houston | 607 feet (185 m) | 44 | 1963 | ||
| 29 | Gables Republic Tower Republic Center Republic Center is a mixed-use complex at 300 N. Ervay Street and 325 N. St. Paul Street in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas , adjacent to Thanks-giving Square. The complex is located diagonally across the street from DART's St. Paul Station, which serves its , and light rail... |
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Dallas | 602 feet (183 m) | 36 | 1954 |
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
- Architecture of TexasArchitecture of TexasThe architecture in the state of Texas comes from a wide variety of sources. Many of the state's buildings reflect Texas' Spanish and Mexican roots; in addition, there is considerable influence from the American South as well as the Southwest...