List of tallest buildings in Boston

Skyline of Boston
Skyline of Boston's Back Bay, with its three tallest buildings: The John Hancock Tower (left), Prudential Tower (center), and One Dalton (right)
Tallest buildingJohn Hancock Tower (1976)
Tallest building height790 ft (241 m)
First 150 m+ buildingCustom House Tower (1915)
Number of tall buildings (2025)
Taller than 100 m (328 ft)59
Taller than 150 m (492 ft)26
Taller than 200 m (656 ft)6
Number of tall buildings — feet
Taller than 300 ft (91.4 m)73

Boston is the capital of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the largest city in New England. It is home to over 580 completed high-rises,[1] 73 of which stand taller than 300 feet (91 m) as of 2025. Boston's skyline is by far the largest in New England, and the city has the second most skyscrapers taller than 492 ft (150 m) in the Northeastern United States, after New York City. The tallest building in Boston is the 62-story 200 Clarendon, better known as the John Hancock Tower; the office skyscraper rises 790 ft (241 m) in the Back Bay district, southwest of Downtown Boston.

The history of skyscrapers in Boston began early with the completion of the 13-story Ames Building in 1893. The Greek Revival style Custom House Tower, which was Boston's tallest building from 1915 to 1964, was among the first skyscrapers outside of New York City. Boston went through a major building boom from the 1960s to the early 1990s, resulting in the construction of over 30 buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m), including the John Hancock Tower and the city's second-tallest building, the Prudential Tower. At the time of the Prudential Tower's completion in 1964, it stood as the tallest building in North America outside of New York City.[2]

After a hiatus in the 1990s, high-rise development resumed in the 2000s, with a higher share residential or mixed-use buildings. Since 2016, several major projects have significantly altered the city's skyline, including four skyscrapers taller than 600 ft (183 m): Millennium Tower in 2016, One Dalton in 2020, and both Winthrop Center and One Congress in 2023. A fifth, South Station Tower, is under construction atop Boston's historic South Station, and is expected to be complete by 2025. Around the same period, the West End neighborhood has seen an influx in high-rises, such as The Hub on Causeway. The regeneration of the Seaport District since the 2000s has added many new high-rises to the former industrial area, although none of them surpass 300 ft in height.

Although Boston's skyscrapers are concentrated in the Financial District in downtown, its three tallest buildings—John Hancock Tower, Prudential Tower, and One Dalton—are located in Back Bay. Boston's skyline is shaped by the roughly 2.5 mile unofficial High Spine urban corridor,[3] bypassing surrounding low-rise residential areas like Beacon Hill and the North End. In addition to the Seaport District southeast of downtown, the skyline has stretched westwards towards Fenway–Kenmore beginning in the 2010s. In the wider metropolitan area, there is an ongoing high-rise boom in neighboring Cambridge, as well as in Somerville to a lesser extent. Regulations on building shadows and the proximity of Logan International Airport to downtown have limited the height of skyscrapers in downtown Boston to below 800 ft (244 m).[4]

History

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Number of buildings by height in Boston by the end of each year. Click on the legend to toggle a specific height on or off. View chart definition.

Cityscape

Map of tallest buildings

The map below shows the location of buildings taller than 300 feet (91.4 m) in Boston. Each marker is colored by the decade of the building's completion.

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Buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m) in Boston
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John Hancock Tower
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Prudential Tower
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One Dalton
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Winthrop Center
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Millennium Tower
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South Station Tower
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One Congress
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Federal Reserve Bank Building
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One Boston Place
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One International Place
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100 Federal Street
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One Financial Center
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111 Huntington Avenue
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Two International Place
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One Post Office Square
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One Federal Street
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The Sudbury
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Exchange Place
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60 State Street
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Hub on Causeway Office Tower
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One Beacon Street
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One Lincoln Street
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28 State Street
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Custom House Tower
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Berkeley Building
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Hub on Causeway Residential Tower
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33 Arch Street
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The Alcott
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State Street Bank Building
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Millennium Place Tower 1
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Russia Wharf
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125 High Street
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100 Summer Street
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Millennium Place Tower 2
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Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences
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Avalon North Station
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Keystone Building
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Harbor Towers I
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Harbor Towers II
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John F. Kennedy Federal Building
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One Devonshire Place
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Westin Hotel at Copley Place
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75 State Street
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101 Federal Street
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Pierce Boston
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177 Huntington
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45 Province Street
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500 Boylston Street
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50 Post Office Square
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Center for Life Science
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John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse
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AVA Theatre District Tower
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101 Huntington Avenue
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The Clarendon
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Liberty Mutual Tower
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Student Village Residence Halls II
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Suffolk County Couthouse
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888 Boylston Street
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1001 Boylston Street
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260 Franklin Street
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McCormack Building
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Avalon Exeter
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100 Cambridge Street
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Sheraton Boston Hotel South Tower
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The Kensington
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222 Berkeley Street
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Ellison Building
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W Boston Hotel and Residences
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Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences
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Radian Apartments
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Oliver Street Tower

Tallest buildings

Boston skyscrapers that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) tall, based on standard height measurements, including spires and other architectural details, but not including antenna masts, are listed below. The "Year" column indicates the year when a building was completed. Buildings tied in height are sorted by year of completion, and then alphabetically.

  Was the tallest building in Boston upon completion
Rank Name Image Coordinates Height

ft (m)

Floors Purpose Year Notes
1 John Hancock Tower 42°20′57.4″N 71°04′29.2″W / 42.349278°N 71.074778°W / 42.349278; -71.074778 (John Hancock Tower) 01.0790 (240.8) 62 Office 1976
2 Prudential Tower 42°20′49.78″N 71°04′57.08″W / 42.3471611°N 71.0825222°W / 42.3471611; -71.0825222 (Prudential Tower) 750 (228.6) 52 Office 1964
3 One Dalton 42°20′44.7″N 71°05′02.2″W / 42.345750°N 71.083944°W / 42.345750; -71.083944 (One Dalton/ Four Seasons) 748 (228) 61 Mixed-use 2020 Tallest residential building in Boston and New England.[11][12] Tallest building in Boston completed in the 2020s. Mixed-use residential and hotel building.
4 Winthrop Center 42°21′16.5″N 71°3′25.5″W / 42.354583°N 71.057083°W / 42.354583; -71.057083 (Winthrop Center) 693 (211.3) 53 Mixed-use 2023 Tallest building in Boston outside of Back Bay. Second tallest building in Boston completed in the 2020s. Mixed-use residential and office building.[13][14]
5 Millennium Tower 42°21′21.01″N 71°3′33.91″W / 42.3558361°N 71.0594194°W / 42.3558361; -71.0594194 (Millennium Tower) 681 (207.5) 54 Residential 2016 Tallest building in the Downtown Crossing neighborhood.[15]
6 South Station Tower 42°21′07″N 71°03′19″W / 42.35194°N 71.05528°W / 42.35194; -71.05528 (South Station Tower) 677 (206.4) 51 Mixed-use 2025 Mixed-use residential and office building. Located above South Station. Topped out in November 2023.[16][17][18][19]
7 One Congress 42°21′45″N 71°03′36″W / 42.362637°N 71.060051°W / 42.362637; -71.060051 (One Congress) 610 (185.9) 39 Office 2023 Topped off on July 15, 2021.[20][21][22][23]
8 Federal Reserve Bank Building 42°21′08.55″N 71°03′14.82″W / 42.3523750°N 71.0541167°W / 42.3523750; -71.0541167 (Federal Reserve Bank Building) 604 (184) 32 Office 1978 Formerly the tallest building in Boston's Financial District.[24]
9 One Boston Place 42°21′31″N 71°03′30″W / 42.35853°N 71.05838°W / 42.35853; -71.05838 (One Boston Place) 601 (183.2) 41 Office 1970 Tallest building in the Government Center neighborhood of Boston[25][26][27]
10 One International Place 42°21′20.8″N 71°03′07.5″W / 42.355778°N 71.052083°W / 42.355778; -71.052083 (One International Place) 600 (182.9) 46 Office 1987 Tallest building in Boston constructed in the 1980s.[28]
11 100 Federal Street 42°21′18″N 71°03′22″W / 42.35498°N 71.05623°W / 42.35498; -71.05623 (First National Bank Building) 591 (180.1) 37 Office 1971 Also known as First National Bank Building.[29]
12 One Financial Center 42°21′08.6″N 71°03′23.0″W / 42.352389°N 71.056389°W / 42.352389; -71.056389 (One Financial Center) 590 (179.8) 46 Office 1984 [30]
13 111 Huntington Avenue 42°20′48.38″N 71°04′52.86″W / 42.3467722°N 71.0813500°W / 42.3467722; -71.0813500 (111 Huntington Avenue) 564 (172) 36 Office 2002 Second-tallest building in the Prudential Center complex. Tallest building in Boston completed in the 2000s.[31]
14 Two International Place 42°21′23″N 71°03′07″W / 42.3563387°N 71.0519457°W / 42.3563387; -71.0519457 (Two International Place) 10.0538 (164) 35 Office 1993 Tallest building in Boston completed in the 1990s[32][33][34]
15 One Post Office Square 42°21′25″N 71°03′19″W / 42.356827°N 71.055400°W / 42.356827; -71.055400 (One Post Office Square) 11.0525 (160) 40 Office 1981 [35]
16 One Federal Street 42°21′24″N 71°03′25″W / 42.356564°N 71.056963°W / 42.356564; -71.056963 (One Federal Street) 520 (158.5) 38 Office 1976 Originally known as the Shawmut Bank Building.[36]
17 The Sudbury 42°21′44″N 71°03′35″W / 42.362289°N 71.059624°W / 42.362289; -71.059624 (The Sudbury) 519 (158.2) 45 Residential 2020 Also known as the Bulfinch Crossing Residential Tower.[20]
18 Exchange Place 42°21′30″N 71°03′22″W / 42.3583988°N 71.0561447°W / 42.3583988; -71.0561447 (Exchange Place) 510 (155.5) 39 Office 1984 [37]
19 60 State Street 42°21′33″N 71°03′23″W / 42.359269°N 71.056474°W / 42.359269; -71.056474 (60 State Street) 509 (155.2) 38 Office 1977 [38]
20 Hub on Causeway Office Tower 42°21′58″N 71°03′40″W / 42.3659738°N 71.0611231°W / 42.3659738; -71.0611231 (Hub on Causeway Office Tower) 508 (154.8) 30 Office 2021 Tallest building in the West End[39]
21 One Beacon Street 42°21′30″N 71°03′39″W / 42.35844°N 71.06083°W / 42.35844; -71.06083 (One Beacon Street) 507 (154.5) 36 Office 1972 [40]
22 One Lincoln Street 42°21′10″N 71°03′30″W / 42.3527546°N 71.0584542°W / 42.3527546; -71.0584542 (One Lincoln Street) 503 (153.3) 36 Office 2003 [41]
23 28 State Street 42°21′34″N 71°03′27″W / 42.35933°N 71.05747°W / 42.35933; -71.05747 (28 State Street) 500 (152.4) 40 Office 1970 [42]
24 Custom House Tower 42°21′32.65″N 71°03′12.13″W / 42.3590694°N 71.0533694°W / 42.3590694; -71.0533694 (Custom House Tower) 496 (151.2) 32 Hotel 1915 Tallest all-hotel building in Boston. Tallest building in Boston completed in the 1910s. Was the tallest building in Boston before being surpassed by the Prudential Tower.[43][44][45]
25 Berkeley Building 42°20′59″N 71°04′24″W / 42.3497978°N 71.0732118°W / 42.3497978; -71.0732118 (Berkeley Building) 495 (150.9) 26 Office 1949 Also known as the Old John Hancock Building. Tallest building in Boston completed in the 1940s.[46][47][48]
26 Hub on Causeway Residential Tower 42°21′56″N 71°03′44″W / 42.365457°N 71.0622266°W / 42.365457; -71.0622266 (Hub On Causeway Residential Tower) 495 (150.9) 45 Mixed-use 2019 Second-tallest building in the West End. Mixed-use residential and hotel building.[49][50][51][52]
27 33 Arch Street 42°21′21″N 71°03′28″W / 42.35596°N 71.05790°W / 42.35596; -71.05790 (33 Arch Street) 489 (149.1) 33 Office 2004 [53][54]
28 The Alcott 42°21′55″N 71°03′54″W / 42.365395°N 71.0648903°W / 42.365395; -71.0648903 (The Alcott) 487 (148.4) 44 Residential 2021 Third-tallest building in the West End. Also known as 33 Lomasney Way or the Garden Garage Redevelopment Project.[55]
29 State Street Bank Building 42°21′22″N 71°03′15″W / 42.35622°N 71.05418°W / 42.35622; -71.05418 (State Street Bank Building) 477 (145.4) 33 Office 1966 Also known as 225 Franklin Street.[56][57]
30 Millennium Place Tower 1 42°21′10″N 71°03′47″W / 42.3528795°N 71.0630298°W / 42.3528795; -71.0630298 (Millennium Place Tower 1) 475 (144.8) 38 Mixed-use 2001

Mixed-use residential and hotel building. Also known as Ritz-Carlton Towers Boston Common - Tower II.[58][59]

31 Russia Wharf 42°21′12″N 71°03′10″W / 42.353323°N 71.052854°W / 42.353323; -71.052854 (Russia Wharf) 456 (139) 31 Mixed-use 2011 Also known as Atlantic Wharf. Mixed-use office and residential building.[60]
32 125 High Street 42°21′18″N 71°03′13″W / 42.3551105°N 71.0535284°W / 42.3551105; -71.0535284 (125 High Street) 452 (137.8) 30 Office 1990 Also known as High Street Tower.[61][62]
33 100 Summer Street 42°21′14″N 71°03′27″W / 42.35383°N 71.05745°W / 42.35383; -71.05745 (100 Summer Street) 450 (137.2) 32 Office 1974 [63][64]
34 Millennium Place Tower 2 42°21′13″N 71°03′46″W / 42.3535538°N 71.0627897°W / 42.3535538; -71.0627897 (Ritz-Carlton Towers Boston Common Tower II) 446 (135.8) 36 Mixed-use 2001 Mixed-use residential and hotel building. Also known as Ritz-Carlton Towers Boston Common - Tower II.[65][66][67]
35 Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences 42°20′55″N 71°04′30″W / 42.348511°N 71.074921°W / 42.348511; -71.074921 (40 Trinity Place (Raffles Boston Back Bay)) 424 (129.2)[a] 33 Mixed-use 2022 Also known by its address, 40 Trinity Place. Mixed-use hotel and residential building.[68]
36 Avalon North Station 42°21′57″N 71°03′48″W / 42.3659189°N 71.0634437°W / 42.3659189; -71.0634437 (Avalon North Station) 415 (126.5) 38 Residential 2016 Also known as Nashua Street Residences. Fourth-tallest building in the West End neighborhood[69][70]
37 Keystone Building 42°21′15″N 71°03′16″W / 42.35415°N 71.05443°W / 42.35415; -71.05443 (Keystone Building) 30.0400 (122) 32 Office 1971 [71][72]
38 Harbor Towers I 42°21′29″N 71°02′59″W / 42.358089°N 71.049812°W / 42.358089; -71.049812 (Harbour Towers I) 400 (121.9) 40 Residential 1971 [73][74]
39 Harbor Towers II 42°21′27″N 71°03′02″W / 42.357628°N 71.050507°W / 42.357628; -71.050507 (Harbour Towers II) 396 (120.7) 40 Residential 1971 [75]
40 John F. Kennedy Federal Building 42°21′40″N 71°03′36″W / 42.361084°N 71.060066°W / 42.361084; -71.060066 (John F. Kennedy Federal Building) 400 (121.9) 26 Government 1967 [76]
41 One Devonshire Place 42°21′29″N 71°03′27″W / 42.358059°N 71.057571°W / 42.358059; -71.057571 (One Devonshire Place) 396 (120.7) 42 Mixed-use 1983 Mixed-use residential and office building.[77]
42 Westin Hotel at Copley Place 42°20′54″N 71°04′40″W / 42.348232°N 71.07766°W / 42.348232; -71.07766 (Westin Hotel at Copley Place) 395 (120.4) 36 Hotel 1983 [78]
43 100 High Street 42°21′16″N 71°03′19″W / 42.35442°N 71.055298°W / 42.35442; -71.055298 (100 High Street) 394 (120) 28 Hotel 1988 [79]
44 75 State Street 42°21′30″N 71°03′18″W / 42.358414°N 71.05513°W / 42.358414; -71.05513 (75 State Street) 390 (118.9) 31 Office 1988 [80]
45 Boston Marriott Copley Place 42°20′48″N 71°04′44″W / 42.346714°N 71.078957°W / 42.346714; -71.078957 (Boston Marriott Copley Place) 382 (116.4) 39 Hotel 1984 [81]
46 101 Federal Street 42°21′18″N 71°03′25″W / 42.354969°N 71.056824°W / 42.354969; -71.056824 (101 Federal Street) 382 (116.3) 31 Hotel 1988 [82]
47 Pierce Boston 42°20′38″N 71°06′06″W / 42.343803°N 71.101723°W / 42.343803; -71.101723 (Pierce Boston) 378 (115.2) 30 Residential 2018 [83]
48 177 Huntington 42°20′42″N 71°04′58″W / 42.344894°N 71.082802°W / 42.344894; -71.082802 (177 Huntington) 367 (111.9) 28 Office 1973 Also known as the Christian Science Administration Building.[84]
49 45 Province Street – 42°21′26″N 71°03′36″W / 42.357225°N 71.060087°W / 42.357225; -71.060087 (45 Province Street) 367 (111.9) 31 Residential 2009 [85]
50 500 Boylston Street 42°21′01″N 71°04′27″W / 42.35022°N 71.074287°W / 42.35022; -71.074287 (500 Boylston Street) 365 (111.3) 23 Office 1985 [86]
51 50 Post Office Square 42°21′20″N 71°03′18″W / 42.355546°N 71.054974°W / 42.355546; -71.054974 (50 Post Office Square) 364 (111) 20 Office 1947 Also known as the Verizon Building, New England Telephone & Telegraph Building, and Telephone Building.[87]
52 Center for Life Science – 42°20′21″N 71°06′15″W / 42.339046°N 71.104149°W / 42.339046; -71.104149 (Center for Life Science) 348 (106.1) 18 Laboratory 2008 [88]
53 John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse 42°21′26″N 71°03′25″W / 42.357143°N 71.057014°W / 42.357143; -71.057014 (John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse) 345 (105.2) 22 Government 1931 [89]
54 AVA Theatre District Tower – 42°21′05″N 71°03′50″W / 42.351452°N 71.064003°W / 42.351452; -71.064003 (AVA Theatre District Tower) 338 (103) 29 Residential 2015 [90]
55 101 Huntington Avenue 42°20′49″N 71°04′51″W / 42.346951°N 71.080902°W / 42.346951; -71.080902 (101 Huntington Avenue) 336 (102.4) 25 Office 1973 [91]
56 The Clarendon – 42°20′55″N 71°04′26″W / 42.348663°N 71.073837°W / 42.348663; -71.073837 (The Clarendon) 336 (102.4) 32 Residential 2009 [92]
57 Liberty Mutual Tower 42°20′57″N 71°04′18″W / 42.349209°N 71.071594°W / 42.349209; -71.071594 (Liberty Mutual Tower) 335 (102.1) 23 Office 2013 [93]
58 Student Village Residence Halls II 42°21′12″N 71°07′04″W / 42.353245°N 71.117836°W / 42.353245; -71.117836 (Student Village Residence Halls II) 331 (100.9) 26 Residential 2009 Student residences. Part of the John Hancock Student Village.[94]
59 Suffolk County Couthouse 42°21′35″N 71°03′40″W / 42.359818°N 71.061142°W / 42.359818; -71.061142 (Suffolk County Courthouse) 330 (100.6) 19 Government 1939 [95]
60 888 Boylston Street – 42°20′53″N 71°04′58″W / 42.348118°N 71.082848°W / 42.348118; -71.082848 (888 Boylston Street) 325 (99) 18 Office 2017 [96]
61 1001 Boylston Street – 42°20′51″N 71°05′18″W / 42.347504°N 71.088463°W / 42.347504; -71.088463 (1001 Boylston Street) 325 (99) 20 Office 2024 Also known as Parcel 12 Office Building.[97]
62 260 Franklin Street – 42°21′25″N 71°03′14″W / 42.356903°N 71.053978°W / 42.356903; -71.053978 (260 Franklin Street) 323 (98.4) 23 Office 1985 [98]
63 McCormack Building 42°21′34″N 71°03′45″W / 42.359536°N 71.062367°W / 42.359536; -71.062367 (McCormack Building) 322 (98) 22 Office 1975 [99]
64 Avalon Exeter – 42°20′55″N 71°04′46″W / 42.348625°N 71.079414°W / 42.348625; -71.079414 (Avalon Exeter) 320 (97.5) 28 Residential 2014 [100]
65 100 Cambridge Street – 42°21′38″N 71°03′44″W / 42.360466°N 71.062111°W / 42.360466; -71.062111 (100 Cambridge Street) 318 (97) 26 Mixed-use 1965 Currently a mixed-use office and residential building. Formerly known as the Leverett Saltonstall Building.[101]
66 Sheraton Boston Hotel South Tower – 42°20′46″N 71°05′01″W / 42.346142°N 71.083488°W / 42.346142; -71.083488 (Sheraton Boston Hotel South Tower) 313 (95.4) 29 Hotel 1965 [102]
67 The Kensington – 42°21′07″N 71°03′48″W / 42.35184°N 71.063253°W / 42.35184; -71.063253 (The Kensington) 313 (95.4) 27 Residential 2013 [103]
68 222 Berkeley Street – 42°21′02″N 71°04′24″W / 42.350676°N 71.07324°W / 42.350676; -71.07324 (222 Berkeley Street) 309 (94.2) 22 Office 1991 [104]
69 Ellison Building – 42°21′48″N 71°04′10″W / 42.363335°N 71.069374°W / 42.363335; -71.069374 (Sheraton Boston Hotel South Tower) 306 (93.4) 24 Health 1992 Part of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Tallest hospital building in Boston.[105]
70 W Boston Hotel and Residences 42°21′03″N 71°03′56″W / 42.350826°N 71.06562°W / 42.350826; -71.06562 (W Boston Hotel and Residences) 306 (93.2) 27 Mixed-use 2009 [106]
71 Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences 42°21′00″N 71°06′11″W / 42.350113°N 71.103172°W / 42.350113; -71.103172 (Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences) 305 (93) 18 Education 2022 Part of Boston University. Tallest educational building in Boston.[107]
72 Radian Apartments – 42°21′08″N 71°03′33″W / 42.352292°N 71.059077°W / 42.352292; -71.059077 (Radian Apartments) 302 (92) 26 Residential 2014 [108]
73 Oliver Street Tower – 42°21′20″N 71°03′11″W / 42.355534°N 71.053001°W / 42.355534; -71.053001 (Oliver Street Tower) 301 (91.8) 21 Office 1991 [109]
  1. ^ This building's height is not available from the CTBUH. The stated height was determined using Google Earth and is accurate to the nearest meter (approximately three feet)

Tallest buildings by pinnacle height

Boston skyscrapers based on their pinnacle height, which includes radio masts and antennas, are listed below. Standard architectural height measurement, which excludes antennas in building height, is included for comparative purposes.[110]

Rank Name Pinnacle height
ft (m) 		Standard height
ft (m)
1 Prudential Tower 907 (276) 749 (228)
2 200 Clarendon Street 852 (260) 790 (241)
3 One Dalton Street 742 (226) 742 (226)
4 Millennium Tower 698 (213) 685 (209)
5 Winthrop Center 691 (211) 691 (211)
6 One Financial Center 683 (208) 590 (180)
7 One Beacon Street 623 (190) 505 (154)
8 Federal Reserve Bank Building 614 (187) 614 (187)
9 One Boston Place 601 (183) 601 (183)
10 One International Place 600 (183) 600 (183)

Tallest building by neighbourhood

Neighborhood Building Height

ft (m)

Floors Year Notes
Back Bay 200 Clarendon 790 (241) 60 1976 [111]
Downtown Crossing Millennium Tower 685 (209) 60 2016 [112]
Financial District Federal Reserve Bank Building 614 (187) 32 1976 [113]
Chinatown One Lincoln Street 503 (153) 36 2003 [114]
Government Center 28 State Street 500 (152) 40 1970 [115]
Theatre District The Ritz-Carlton Boston Common 475 (145) 38 2001 [116]
West End The Hub on Causeway 496 (151) 45 2021 [117]
Waterfront Harbor Towers I 400 (122) 40 1971 [118]
Fenway–Kenmore Pierce Boston 378 (115) 30 2018 [83]
Beacon Hill McCormack Building 29.0322 (98) 22 1975 [119]

Greater Boston

See also: List of tallest buildings in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Greater Boston
Population5,025,517
(2024 estimate)
Cities includedBoston, Cambridge, Everett
Number of tall buildings
Taller than 100 m (328 ft)61 (2025)
Taller than 150 m (492 ft)26 (2025)
Taller than 200 m (656 ft)6
Number of tall buildings — feet
Taller than 300 ft (91.4 m)75 (2025)

There are two buildings in Greater Boston taller than 300 ft (91 m) that are located outside of Boston itself.

Rank Name Image City Height

ft (m)

Floors Year Purpose Notes
1 Encore Boston Harbor Everett

42°23′42″N 71°04′10″W / 42.39512°N 71.06936°W / 42.39512; -71.06936 (Encore Boston Harbor)

372 (113.4) 26 2019 Hotel Tallest building in Everett. Tallest building in Greater Boston outside of Boston. Hotel and casino building.
2 Graduate Tower at Site 4 Cambridge

42°21′43″N 71°05′08″W / 42.36197°N 71.08551°W / 42.36197; -71.08551 (Graduate Tower at Site 4)

335 (102) 29 2021 Mixed-use Tallest building in Cambridge. Also known as Site 4 at Kendall Square, 290 Main Street, or MIT Site 4. Mixed-use residential, educational, and office building.[120]

Tallest under construction or proposed

Under construction

The table ranks high-rises under construction in Boston that are expected to be at least 300 ft (91 m) tall as of 2025, based on standard height measurement. The “Year” column indicates the expected year of completion. Buildings that are on hold are not included. Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information about the building is unknown or has not yet been released.

Name Height

ft (m)

Floors Year Notes
The Lyra 400 (122) 34 — Located on 252-268 Huntington Avenue[121]
Fenway Center 337 (103) 22 2024 [122]
CSP - 4B Tower 302 (92) 12 2027 [123]

Proposed

The table ranks proposed high-rises in Boston that are expected to be at least 300 ft (91 m) tall., based on standard height measurement. Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information about the building is unknown or has not yet been released.

Name Height

ft (m)

Floors Status Notes
Pinnacle at Central Wharf 600 (183) 42 Proposed 600' height variance approved by the Boston Planning and Development Agency on March 2, 2017.[124][125] Placed on indefinite hold in 2022.[126]
North Station Gateway 447 (136) 40 Proposed [127][128][129]
Back Bay Station Residences 413 (126) 34 Approved [130]

Timeline of tallest buildings

For most of Boston's earlier years, the tallest buildings in the city were churches with their steeples. The first skyscraper in the city is generally considered the Ames Building, completed in 1893.[131] However, since the 13-story building did not surpass the steeple of the Church of the Covenant,[132] it never became a city record holder. The first skyscraper to have the distinction of being Boston's tallest building was the Custom House Tower, completed in 1915.[44]

Name Image Street address Years as tallest Height
ft (m) 		Floors Coordinates Notes
Old State House 206 Washington Street 1713–1745 08.065 (20) 3 42°21′31″N 71°03′27″W / 42.3587401°N 71.057468°W / 42.3587401; -71.057468 (Old State House) [133]
Old North Church 193 Salem Street 1745–1810 08.0175 (53) 1 42°21′58.78″N 71°03′16.04″W / 42.3663278°N 71.0544556°W / 42.3663278; -71.0544556 (Old North Church) [134]
Park Street Church 1 Park Street 1810–1867 07.0217 (66) 1 42°21′25″N 71°03′44″W / 42.356911°N 71.062151°W / 42.356911; -71.062151 (Park Street Church) [135]
Church of the Covenant 67 Newbury Street 1867–1915 06.0236 (72) 1 42°21′08″N 71°04′25″W / 42.352155°N 71.0737485°W / 42.352155; -71.0737485 (Church of the Covenant) [132]
Custom House Tower 3 McKinley Square 1915–1964 05.0496 (151) 32 42°21′32.65″N 71°03′12.13″W / 42.3590694°N 71.0533694°W / 42.3590694; -71.0533694 (Custom House Tower) [43]
Prudential Tower 800 Boylston Street 1964–1976 04.0749 (228) 52 42°20′49.78″N 71°04′57.08″W / 42.3471611°N 71.0825222°W / 42.3471611; -71.0825222 (Prudential Tower) [9]
John Hancock Tower 200 Clarendon Street 1976–present 03.0790 (241) 60 42°20′57.4″N 71°04′29.2″W / 42.349278°N 71.074778°W / 42.349278; -71.074778 (John Hancock Tower) [7]

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Further reading

  • "Buildings of Boston". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2004. Retrieved August 22, 2012.

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