List of tallest buildings in Houston


, the largest city in the U.S. state of Texas, is the site of 51 completed high-rises over, 38 of which stand taller than. The tallest building in the city is the JPMorgan Chase Tower, which rises in Downtown Houston and was completed in 1982. It also stands as the tallest building in Texas and the 21st-tallest building in the United States. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is the Wells Fargo Plaza, which rises and was completed in 1983. The Williams Tower, completed in 1982 and rising, is the third-tallest building in Houston. Seven of the ten tallest buildings in Texas are located in Houston.
The history of skyscrapers in the city began with the construction of the original Binz Building in 1895. This building, rising 6 floors, is often regarded as the first skyscraper in Houston; it was demolished in 1951 to allow for the construction of a more modern building of the same name, which was in turn replaced by another, 14-floor-tall high-rise that also kept the original name. Houston's first building standing more than was the El Paso Energy Building, completed in 1962. After the Texas real estate collapse in late 1980s, the city saw no new major office buildings until 2002, when 1500 Louisiana Street was completed. There are four buildings under construction that are planned to rise at least. Overall, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat ranks Houston's skyline 2nd in the Southern United States and 4th in the United States.

Tallest buildings

, there are 51 high-rises in Houston that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.
RankNameImageHeight
FloorsCompletedCoordinatesNotes
1JPMorgan Chase Tower751982123rd-tallest building in the world; 21st-tallest in the United States; tallest in Texas. Tallest building constructed in Houston in the 1980s. Tallest office building in Texas. Tallest five-sided building in the world.
2Wells Fargo Bank Plaza711983114th-tallest building in the world; 25th-tallest in the United States; 2nd-tallest in Texas. Tallest all-glass building in the Western Hemisphere.
3Williams Tower641982200th-tallest building in the world; 30th-tallest in the United States; 4th-tallest in Texas. Tallest building outside of Houston's downtown.
4Bank of America Center56198365th-tallest in the United States; 7th-tallest in Texas.
5Heritage Plaza53198775th-tallest in the United States; 8th-tallest in Texas.
6609 Main at Texas49201776th-tallest in the United States; 9th-tallest in Texas. Tallest building constructed in Houston in the 2010s.
7Enterprise Plaza55198079th-tallest in the United States; 10th-tallest in Texas.
8CenterPoint Energy Plaza53197397th-tallest in the United States; 11th-tallest in Texas.
91600 Smith Street55198413th-tallest in Texas.
10Fulbright Tower52198214th-tallest in Texas.
11One Shell Plaza50197016th-tallest in Texas. Tallest building constructed in Houston in the 1970s.
121400 Smith Street50198317th-tallest in Texas.
13Three Allen Center50198019th-tallest in Texas.
14LyondellBassell Tower47197821st-tallest in Texas.
15First City Tower47198122nd-tallest in Texas.
16BG Group Place46201125th-tallest in Texas.
17San Felipe Plaza451984
18ExxonMobil Building441963Tallest building constructed in Houston in the 1960s.
191500 Louisiana Street402002Tallest building constructed in Houston in the 2000s.
20America Tower421983
21Capitol Tower—342018
21Two Houston Center401974
23Marathon Oil Tower411983
24Wedge International Tower—441983
24KBR Tower401973
26Memorial Hermann Tower352009
272929 Weslayan402015Tallest residential building in Houston.
28Pennzoil Place I361976
28Pennzoil Place II361976
30Devon Energy Center361978
311000 Main362003
32Total Plaza351971
32One Park Place372009
34Methodist Outpatient Care Center262010
35The Huntingdon341982
36El Paso Energy Building331962
36Market Square Tower402017
38The Post Oak—362018
39Hess Tower292010
401500 Post Oak Boulevard—302016
40The O'Quinn Medical Tower at St. Luke's291990Tallest building constructed in Houston in the 1990s.
425 Greenway Plaza—311973
43Texas Children's Hospital Expansion—252018
44717 Texas Avenue342003
45One Allen Center341972
46Four Leaf Towers 1401982
46Four Leaf Towers 2401982
4811 Greenway Plaza—311979
489 Greenway Plaza—311978
50Phoenix Tower—341984
51Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza—282007
52712 Main Street371929Tallest building constructed in Houston in the 1920s.

Tallest under construction

, there are three buildings under construction in Houston that are planned to rise at least.
NameHeight
FloorsYearNotes
One Market Square651 412020Construction started in 2017.
Hanover River Oaks462 392020Construction started in 2017.
Texas Tower734 472021Construction started in 2018.

Timeline of tallest buildings

Since 1895, the year the first high-rise in the city was constructed, the title of the tallest building in Houston has been held by eleven high-rises.
Original nameYears as tallestHeight
FloorsReference
Binz Building1895–1904 —6
Lomas & Nettleton Building1904–1908 105 8
711 Main1908–1910 124 10
Carter Building1910–1926 302 23
Magnolia Hotel1926–1927 325 22
Niels Esperson Building1927–1929 410 31
Gulf Building1929–1963 428 37
Humble Building1963–1970 606 44
One Shell Plaza1970–1980 714 50
Enterprise Plaza1980–1982 756 55
Texas Commerce Tower1982–present 1,002 75