| Rank | Name | Image | Location | Heightft (m) | Floors | Year | Purpose | Notes |
| 1 | One World Trade Center | | Lower Manhattan 285 Fulton Street .mw- 40°42′47″N 74°00′49″W / 40.713°N 74.0135°W / 40.713; -74.0135 (One World Trade Center) | 1,776 (541) | 104 | 2014 | Office | Also known as the Freedom Tower. Tallest building in the Western Hemisphere by architectural height. Tallest building in New York City and the United States. 7th-tallest building in the world. Roof height is 1,368 feet (417 m), the same as the original World Trade Center. Footprint of the building is 200 by 200 feet (61 by 61 m), the same as each of the Twin Towers. |
| 2 | Central Park Tower | | Midtown Manhattan 225 West 57th Street 40°45′59″N 73°58′51″W / 40.7664°N 73.9809°W / 40.7664; -73.9809 (Central Park Tower) | 1,550 (472) | 98 | 2020 | Residential | Tallest building in New York City by roof height at 1,550 feet; highest roof height of any building outside Asia, surpassing the Willis Tower by 100 feet (30 m). Also known as Nordstrom Tower. 15th-tallest building in the world. Tallest building in Midtown Manhattan. The building is also the tallest residential building in the world both by roof height and architectural height. The top floor is marketed as the 130th floor, but the building only has 98 actual floors. |
| 3 | 111 West 57th Street | | Midtown Manhattan 111 West 57th Street 40°45′52″N 73°58′40″W / 40.76455°N 73.97765°W / 40.76455; -73.97765 (111 West 57th Street) | 1,428 (435) | 85 | 2021 | Residential | Also known as Steinway Tower. Second-tallest residential building in the world; the world's most slender skyscraper. 29th-tallest building in the world. |
| 4 | One Vanderbilt | | Midtown Manhattan 1 Vanderbilt Avenue 40°45′11″N 73°58′43″W / 40.7530°N 73.9785°W / 40.7530; -73.9785 (One Vanderbilt) | 1,401 (427) | 73 | 2020 | Office | Second-tallest office building in NYC. Tallest all-office building in Midtown Manhattan. 31st-tallest building in the world. Due to floor ceilings between 14 and 20 feet in height, it has fewer stories than most buildings of similar height; its top floor is numbered 93. Has the highest panoramic elevator in the world. |
| 5 | 432 Park Avenue | | Midtown Manhattan 432 Park Avenue 40°45′41″N 73°58′19″W / 40.761389°N 73.971806°W / 40.761389; -73.971806 (432 Park Avenue) | 1,397 (426) | 85 | 2015 | Residential | Third-tallest in NYC by roof height, third-tallest residential building in the world; 33rd-tallest building in the world. |
| 6 | 270 Park Avenue | | Midtown Manhattan 270 Park Avenue 40°45′22″N 73°58′34″W / 40.7560°N 73.9760°W / 40.7560; -73.9760 (270 Park Avenue) | 1,388 (423) | 60 | 2025 | Office | Headquarters for JPMorgan Chase; the new tower was approved by the New York City Council in May 2019. 35th-tallest building in the world. |
| 7 | 30 Hudson Yards | | Hudson Yards 500 West 33rd Street 40°45′15″N 74°00′03″W / 40.75409°N 74.00080°W / 40.75409; -74.00080 (30 Hudson Yards) | 1,270 (387) | 73 | 2019 | Office | Tallest building in Hudson Yards. 53rd-tallest building in the world. It has the highest outdoor observation deck in the Western Hemisphere and highest open-air building ascent in the world. Top floor marketed as 101. |
| 8 | Empire State Building | | Midtown Manhattan 350 Fifth Avenue 40°44′54″N 73°59′08″W / 40.748433°N 73.985656°W / 40.748433; -73.985656 (Empire State Building) | 1,250 (381) | 102 | 1931 | Office | First building in the world to contain over 100 floors. Built in just 13 months during the Great Depression, it was the world's tallest building from its completion in 1931 until the World Trade Center was completed in 1972, and was New York City's tallest building after the World Trade Center was destroyed in the attacks of September 11, 2001, until 2012, when it was surpassed by One World Trade Center. With its antenna, it is 1,454 feet (443 m) tall. 60th-tallest building in the world. |
| 9 | Bank of America Tower | | Midtown Manhattan 1101 Sixth Avenue 40°45′19″N 73°59′03″W / 40.755278°N 73.984167°W / 40.755278; -73.984167 (Bank of America Tower) | 1,200 (366) | 55 | 2009 | Office | First skyscraper to receive a Platinum LEED certification. Roof height is 953.5 feet (291 m). 74th-tallest building in the world. |
| 10 | 3 World Trade Center | | Lower Manhattan 175 Greenwich Street 40°42′39″N 74°00′42″W / 40.71090°N 74.01160°W / 40.71090; -74.01160 (3 World Trade Center) | 1,079 (329) | 80 | 2018 | Office | |
| 11 | Brooklyn Tower | | Downtown Brooklyn 9 DeKalb Avenue 40°41′25″N 73°58′56″W / 40.690278°N 73.982222°W / 40.690278; -73.982222 (9 DeKalb Avenue) | 1,066 (325) | 74 | 2022 | Residential | Tallest building in Brooklyn, the tallest building in the outer boroughs, the tallest building on Long Island, and the tallest building in New York State outside Manhattan Island. |
| 12 | 53W53 | | Midtown Manhattan 53 West 53rd Street 40°45′42″N 73°58′42″W / 40.76160°N 73.97840°W / 40.76160; -73.97840 (53W53) | 1,050 (320) | 77 | 2019 | Residential | Formerly known as Tower Verre. |
| 13= | Chrysler Building | | Midtown Manhattan 405 Lexington Avenue 40°45′06″N 73°58′31″W / 40.7517°N 73.9753°W / 40.7517; -73.9753 (Chrysler Building) | 1,046 (319) | 77 | 1930 | Office | First building in the world to rise higher than 1,000 feet (305 m); stood as the tallest building in the world from 1930 until 1931 when it was surpassed by the Empire State Building; tallest steel-framed brick building in the world. During construction, it and 40 Wall Street overtook the Eiffel Tower as the world's tallest human-made structures. |
| 13= | The New York Times Building | | Midtown Manhattan 620 Eighth Avenue 40°45′23″N 73°59′24″W / 40.756389°N 73.99°W / 40.756389; -73.99 (The New York Times Building) | 1,046 (319) | 52 | 2007 | Office | Also known as the Times Tower. The first high-rise building in the United States to have a ceramic sunscreen curtain wall. |
| 15 | The Spiral | | Hudson Yards 435 Tenth Avenue 40°45′19″N 73°59′58″W / 40.75533°N 73.999568°W / 40.75533; -73.999568 (The Spiral) | 1,031 (314) | 66 | 2022 | Office | 34th Street and 10th Avenue, at the north end of the High Line. Almost every floor will have its own outdoor terrace. |
| 16 | One57 | | Midtown Manhattan 157 West 57th Street 40°45′55″N 73°58′45″W / 40.7653°N 73.9791°W / 40.7653; -73.9791 (One57) | 1,004 (306) | 75 | 2014 | Residential | First of the Billionaires' Row supertalls to be completed. |
| 17 | 520 Fifth Avenue | | Midtown Manhattan 520 Fifth Avenue 40°45′16″N 73°58′50″W / 40.75444°N 73.98056°W / 40.75444; -73.98056 (520 Fifth Avenue) | 1,002 (305) | 88 | 2026 | Residential | Mixed-use building with office space on the lower stories and residences above. |
| 18 | 35 Hudson Yards | | Hudson Yards 532–560 West 33rd Street 40°45′16″N 74°00′09″W / 40.75455°N 74.00240°W / 40.75455; -74.00240 (35 Hudson Yards) | 1,000 (305) | 72 | 2019 | Mixed-use | Tallest mixed-use skyscraper in New York City, a mixed-use office and residential skyscraper. |
| 19 | One Manhattan West | | Hudson Yards 401 Ninth Avenue 40°45′10″N 73°59′52″W / 40.7527°N 73.9977°W / 40.7527; -73.9977 (1 Manhattan West) | 996 (304) | 67 | 2019 | Office | Tallest building in the Manhattan West development. |
| 20 | 50 Hudson Yards | | Hudson Yards 504 West 34th Street 40°45′16″N 74°00′00″W / 40.754578°N 74.000119°W / 40.754578; -74.000119 (50 Hudson Yards) | 981 (299) | 58 | 2022 | Office | Last tower to be built as part of Phase 1 of Hudson Yards, anchored by BlackRock. |
| 21 | 4 World Trade Center | | Lower Manhattan 150 Greenwich Street 40°42′37″N 74°00′43″W / 40.71040°N 74.01195°W / 40.71040; -74.01195 (4 World Trade Center) | 977 (298) | 72 | 2014 | Office | Also known as 150 Greenwich Street, part of the rebuilding of the World Trade Center. |
| 22 | 70 Pine Street | | Lower Manhattan 70 Pine Street 40°42′23″N 74°00′28″W / 40.70645°N 74.00765°W / 40.70645; -74.00765 (70 Pine Street) | 952 (290) | 67 | 1932 | Residential | Formerly known as the American International Building and the Cities Service Building. 70 Pine was transformed into a residential skyscraper with 644 rental residences, 132 hotel rooms and 35,000 square feet of retail space, opening in 2015. It was the third-tallest building in the world upon completion. It stood as the tallest building in Lower Manhattan from the time of its completion until the construction of the original World Trade Center towers in the 1970s, then regained that status after 9/11, holding it until the construction of the new One World Trade Center building. |
| 23 | 220 Central Park South | | Midtown Manhattan 220 59th Street 40°46′02″N 73°58′49″W / 40.7671°N 73.9802°W / 40.7671; -73.9802 (220 Central Park South) | 950 (290) | 67 | 2019 | Residential | |
| 24 | Two Manhattan West | | Hudson Yards 401 West 31st Street 40°45′08″N 73°59′53″W / 40.752090°N 73.997949°W / 40.752090; -73.997949 (2 Manhattan West) | 935 (285) | 58 | 2024 | Office | Construction began after law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore signed a lease for 13 floors in October 2019. |
| 25 | 40 Wall Street | | Lower Manhattan 40 Wall Street 40°42′25″N 74°00′35″W / 40.706964°N 74.009672°W / 40.706964; -74.009672 (40 Wall Street) | 927 (283) | 71 | 1930 | Office | Formerly known as the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building. Also known as the Trump Building, a more permanent name is 40 Wall Street. Was the world's tallest building for less than two months before being surpassed by the Chrysler Building. |
| 26 | Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown | | Lower Manhattan 27 Barclay Street 40°42′47″N 74°00′34″W / 40.713167°N 74.009311°W / 40.713167; -74.009311 (Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown) | 926 (282) | 67 | 2016 | Mixed-use | Mixed-use hotel and residential skyscraper. Also known as 30 Park Place. |
| 27 | Citigroup Center | | Midtown Manhattan 601 Lexington Avenue 40°45′31″N 73°58′13″W / 40.758533°N 73.970314°W / 40.758533; -73.970314 (Citigroup Center) | 915 (279) | 59 | 1977 | Office | Formerly Citicorp Center and now known as 601 Lexington Avenue. |
| 28 | 15 Hudson Yards | | Hudson Yards 545 West 30th Street 40°45′13″N 74°00′12″W / 40.7535°N 74.0032°W / 40.7535; -74.0032 (15 Hudson Yards) | 914 (279) | 70 | 2019 | Residential | |
| 29 | 125 Greenwich Street | | Lower Manhattan 125 Greenwich Street 40°42′33″N 74°00′46″W / 40.709167°N 74.012778°W / 40.709167; -74.012778 (125 Greenwich Street) | 912 (278) | 72 | 2025 | Residential | |
| 30 | 10 Hudson Yards | | Hudson Yards 501 West 30th Street 40°45′09″N 74°00′04″W / 40.7525°N 74.001°W / 40.7525; -74.001 (10 Hudson Yards) | 878 (268) | 52 | 2016 | Office | First of the Hudson Yards towers to be completed. |
| 31 | 8 Spruce Street | | Lower Manhattan 8 Spruce Street 40°42′39″N 74°00′20″W / 40.710833°N 74.005556°W / 40.710833; -74.005556 (8 Spruce Street) | 870 (265) | 76 | 2011 | Residential | Also known as Beekman Tower and New York by Gehry. |
| 32 | Trump World Tower | | Midtown Manhattan 845 United Nations Plaza 40°45′08″N 73°58′04″W / 40.7523°N 73.9677°W / 40.7523; -73.9677 (Trump World Tower) | 861 (262) | 72 | 2001 | Residential | Tallest residential building in the world from 2000 until 2003. |
| 33= | 425 Park Avenue | | Midtown Manhattan 425 Park Avenue 40°45′38″N 73°58′16″W / 40.760542°N 73.971157°W / 40.760542; -73.971157 (425 Park Avenue) | 860 (262) | 44 | 2021 | Office | |
| 33= | 262 Fifth Avenue | | NoMad 262 Fifth Avenue 40°44′43″N 73°59′14″W / 40.7452°N 73.9872°W / 40.7452; -73.9872 (262 Fifth Avenue) | 860 (262) | 56 | 2025 | Residential | Upon opening, the building will yield 26 condominium units. |
| 35 | 30 Rockefeller Plaza | | Midtown Manhattan 30 Rockefeller Plaza 40°45′32″N 73°58′44″W / 40.7590°N 73.9790°W / 40.7590; -73.9790 (30 Rockefeller Plaza) | 850 (259) | 70 | 1933 | Office | Also known as the Comcast Building, formerly known as the GE Building, and the RCA Building before that; colloquially referred to as "30 Rock" for its address, houses NBC Studios and the Top of the Rock observation deck. |
| 36= | One Manhattan Square | | Two Bridges 250 South Street 40°42′37″N 73°59′29″W / 40.71040°N 73.99140°W / 40.71040; -73.99140 (One Manhattan Square) | 847 (258) | 72 | 2019 | Residential | Also known as 250 South Street or 227 Cherry Street. |
| 36= | Sutton Tower | | Midtown Manhattan 426–432 East 58th Street 40°45′30″N 73°57′41″W / 40.758291°N 73.961256°W / 40.758291; -73.961256 (Sutton 58) | 847 (258) | 65 | 2022 | Residential | Residential tower rising in Sutton Place, also known as 3 Sutton Place. |
| 38 | The Orchard | | Long Island City 27-48 Jackson Avenue 40°44′53″N 73°56′21″W / 40.7480°N 73.9392°W / 40.7480; -73.9392 (27-48 Jackson Ave) | 823 (251) | 69 | 2026 | Residential | The tallest building in Queens, and the second tallest building outside of Manhattan behind The Brooklyn Tower. |
| 39 | 56 Leonard Street | | Lower Manhattan 56 Leonard Street 40°43′04″N 74°00′23″W / 40.71765°N 74.00635°W / 40.71765; -74.00635 (56 Leonard Street) | 821 (250) | 57 | 2016 | Residential | The tallest structure in Tribeca. |
| 40 | CitySpire | | Midtown Manhattan 156 West 56th Street 40°45′52″N 73°58′47″W / 40.764444°N 73.979722°W / 40.764444; -73.979722 (CitySpire Center) | 814 (248) | 75 | 1987 | Mixed-use | Mixed-use office and residential building. Was NYC's tallest mixed-use building at the time of its completion. |
| 41 | 28 Liberty Street | | Lower Manhattan 28 Liberty Street 40°42′28″N 74°00′32″W / 40.707778°N 74.008889°W / 40.707778; -74.008889 (28 Liberty Street) | 813 (248) | 60 | 1961 | Office | Known until sale in 2015 as One Chase Manhattan Plaza. |
| 42 | 4 Times Square | | Midtown Manhattan 1472 Broadway 40°45′21″N 73°59′09″W / 40.755833°N 73.985833°W / 40.755833; -73.985833 (4 Times Square) | 809 (247) | 48 | 1999 | Office | Height is 809 feet to mast structure. Roof height is 701 feet. Antenna height is 1118 feet. Formerly known as the Condé Nast Building. |
| 43 | MetLife Building | | Midtown Manhattan 200 Park Avenue 40°45′12″N 73°58′36″W / 40.753333°N 73.976667°W / 40.753333; -73.976667 (MetLife Building) | 808 (246) | 59 | 1963 | Office | Formerly known as the Pan Am Building. |
| 44 | 731 Lexington Avenue | | Midtown Manhattan 731 Lexington Avenue 40°45′43″N 73°58′05″W / 40.762°N 73.968°W / 40.762; -73.968 (731 Lexington Avenue) | 806 (246) | 54 | 2004 | Office | It houses the headquarters of Bloomberg L.P. and as a result, is sometimes referred to informally as Bloomberg Tower. |
| 45 | The Madison | | NoMad 15 East 30th Street 40°44′44″N 73°59′07″W / 40.74566°N 73.98516°W / 40.74566; -73.98516 (15 East 30th Street) | 805 (245) | 56 | 2021 | Residential | Also known as 126 Madison Avenue. |
| 46 | The Centrale | | Midtown Manhattan 138 East 50th Street 40°45′21″N 73°58′19″W / 40.75590°N 73.97190°W / 40.75590; -73.97190 (138 East 50th Street) | 803 (245) | 64 | 2019 | Residential | Also known by its address, 138 East 50th Street. |
| 47 | 130 William | | Lower Manhattan 130 William Street 40°42′33″N 74°00′22″W / 40.70914°N 74.00624°W / 40.70914; -74.00624 (130 William Street) | 800 (244) | 66 | 2022 | Residential | |
| 48 | Woolworth Building | | Lower Manhattan 233 Broadway 40°42′44″N 74°00′29″W / 40.712222°N 74.008056°W / 40.712222; -74.008056 (Woolworth Building) | 792 (241) | 58 | 1913 | Mixed-use | Tallest building in the world from 1913 until 1930, before being surpassed by 40 Wall Street. Now a mixed-use office and residential building. |
| 49 | 111 Murray Street | | Lower Manhattan 111 Murray Street 40°42′56″N 74°00′46″W / 40.71555°N 74.01275°W / 40.71555; -74.01275 (111 Murray Street) | 788 (240) | 60 | 2018 | Residential | |