List of tallest buildings in Jersey City

Skyline of Jersey City (Use cursor to identify)

This list of tallest buildings in Jersey City ranks skyscrapers and high-rises in the U.S. city of Jersey City, New Jersey by height. The tallest building in Jersey City is the 42-story 30 Hudson Street, known widely as the "Goldman Sachs Tower", which rises 781 feet (238 m) and was completed in 2004.^[1] It is currently the 49th-tallest building in the United States, and the tallest building in the state of New Jersey. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is 101 Hudson Street, which rises 548 feet (167 m) and stands as New Jersey's third-tallest building.^[2] Ten of the twenty tallest buildings in New Jersey are located in Jersey City. With a population of less than 250,000, Jersey City is the least populous city in the U.S. with a building over 750 feet (229 m).

The history of skyscrapers in Jersey City began with the 1928 completion of Labor Bank Building, which is often regarded as the first skyscraper in the city; it rises 15 floors and 179 feet (55 m) in height.^[3][4] The building, now known as "26 Journal Square", was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[3] Jersey City went through a relatively small building boom in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and then entered a larger period of commercial and residential high-rise construction in the late 1990s. This second boom has resulted in the construction of many of the city's tallest buildings, including 30 Hudson Street and the Harborside Financial Center development. There are currently 16 completed buildings that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) in height, with another 36 under construction, approved for construction, or proposed for construction. In addition, Jersey City is the site of nine buildings that rise at least 492 feet (150 m) in height, including those under construction. Overall, Jersey City's skyline is ranked (based on existing and under-construction buildings over 492 feet (150 m) tall) first in New Jersey, fifth in the Northeast (after New York City, Boston, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh) and fourteenth in the United States.^[A] As of April 2008, there are 88 completed high-rises in the city.^[5]

Jersey City's skyscraper construction boom that began in the late 1990s has continued to the present, with 10 of the city's 16 tallest buildings being completed after 1997. The tallest building under construction in the city is The Residences at Liberty National Tower III, which is set to be completed by 2009 and contain 50 floors.^[6] The approved Harborside Plaza 7 would become the tallest building in the city upon completion, rising 800 feet (244 m) and 59 floors.^[7] As of April 2008, there are 52 high-rise buildings under construction, approved for construction, and proposed for construction in Jersey City.^[5]

Skyline of Jersey City viewed from lower Manhattan in New York City

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Jersey City skyscrapers that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	Notes
1	30 Hudson Street		781 / 238	42	2004	As of November 2015, it is the 64th-tallest in the United States, and it has been the tallest building in Jersey City and the state of New Jersey since 2004. Tallest building in the United States that is not located in its metropolitan area's largest city.[1][8]
2	URL Harborside Tower I*		713 / 217	69	2016	Topped out in September 2015.[9][10]
3	Merrill Lynch Building		548 / 167	42	1992	Tallest building constructed in Jersey City in the 1990s.[2][11]
4	Trump Plaza		532 / 162	55	2008	[12][13]
5	Newport Tower		531 / 162	36	1991	[14][15]
6=	70 Greene Street		500 / 152	49	2010	[16]
6=	77 Hudson Street		500 / 152	49	2009	[17]
8=	Monaco North		499 / 152	47	2011	[18]
8=	Monaco South		499 / 152	47	2011	[19]
10	Exchange Place Centre		490 / 149	30	1989	Tallest building constructed in Jersey City in the 1980s.[20][21]
11	Harborside Plaza 5		480 / 146	34	2002	[22][23]
12=	Southampton Apartments		450 / 137^[B]	36	2000	Tied as the tallest all-residential building in the city with the other three buildings of the Towers of America complex.[24][25]
12=	Atlantic Apartments		450 / 137^[B]	36	1998	Tied as the tallest all-residential building in the city with the other three buildings of the Towers of America complex.[26][27]
12=	Riverside Apartments		450 / 137^[B]	33	1998	Tied as the tallest all-residential building in the city with the other three buildings of the Towers of America complex.[28][29]
12=	East Hampton Apartments		450 / 137^[B]	33	1999	Tied as the tallest all-residential building in the city with the other three buildings of the Towers of America complex.[30][31]
16	Crystal Point		436 / 133	42	2009	[32]
17	Marbella Apartments		427 / 130	40	2003	[33][34]
18	Newport Office Center VII		412 / 126	29	2004	[35]
19	50 Columbus		386 / 118	36	2007	[36]
20=	Liberty View Towers East		380 / 116	36	2003	[37][38]
20=	Liberty View Towers West		380 / 116	36	2003	[39][40]
22	Athena Tower		353 / 107	33	2007	[41]
23	Grove Pointe		349 / 106	29	2007	[42][43]
24	Aquablu		331 / 101	33	2009	[44]
25	B.S. Pollack Hospital		320 / 98	22	1936	Tallest building constructed in Jersey City in the 1930s. Also known as The Criterion.[45][46]
26	The James Monroe		312 / 95	34	1989	[47][48]
27	The Pacific at Newport		311 / 95	29	2002	[49]
28	International Financial Center		303 / 92	19	1989	[50][51]
29=	The Shore North		300 / 92	28	2008	[52]
29=	The Shore South		300 / 92	28	2007	[53]

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Jersey City and are planned to rise at least 300 feet (91 m), but are not yet completed structures.

Name	Height* ft / m	Floors*	Year* (est.)	Notes
99 Hudson Street	900 / 274	79	2018	[7][54]
Journal Squared Phase 1		54	2016	[55]
90 Columbus		48	2016	[56][57]
70 Columbus		48	2015	[58][59]

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Approved

This lists buildings that are approved for construction in Jersey City and are planned to rise at least 300 feet (91 m).

Name	Height* ft / m	Floors*	Year* (est.)	Notes
Harborside Plaza 7	800 / 244	59	2008	[7][60]
The Metropolitan	755 / 230	67	2009	[61][62]
1 Journal Square - North Tower		65	2010	[63][64]
50 Hudson Street	500 / 152	30	2010	[65][66]
111 First Street		52	2010	[67][68]
Trump Plaza II	484 / 148	50	2008	[69][70]
1 Journal Square - South Tower	574 / 175	45	2010	[71][72]
The Ellipse	460 / 140	45	2010	[73][74]
The View I		30	2009	[75][76]

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Proposed

This lists buildings that are and proposed for construction in Jersey City and are planned to rise at least 300 feet (91 m).

Name	Height* ft / m	Floors*	Year* (est.)	Notes
143 Bay Street - Southwest Tower	410 / 125	40	2010	[77][78]
677 Grove Street	374 / 114	45	2009	[79]
803 Jersey Avenue	374 / 114	45	2009	[80]
Harborside Plaza 4		38		[81][82]
The Excelsior		41	2008	[83]
143 Bay Street - Northeast Tower	328 / 100		2010	[84]
The Phoenix		29	2008	[85]
Liberty Harbor - Tower I		32		[86]
Journal Square Plaza III	308 / 94	19	2009	[87]
The Residences at Liberty National Tower III		50	2009	On hold[6]
The Residences at Liberty National Tower II		43	2009	On hold[88]
The Residences at Liberty National Tower I		35	2009	On hold[89]

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Timeline of tallest buildings

Exchange Place Center, which stood as the tallest building in Jersey City from 1989 until 1991

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

Name	Street address	Years as tallest	Height ft / m	Floors	Reference
Labor Bank Building^[C]	26 Journal Square	1928–1931	180 / 55	15	[4]
The Orpheum	50 Baldwin Avenue	1931–1936	295 / 90	20	[90]
B.S. Pollack Hospital	100 Clifton Place	1936–1989	320 / 98	22	[46]
Exchange Place Center	10 Exchange Place	1989–1991	490 / 149	30	[21]
Newport Tower	525 Washington Boulevard	1991–1992	531 / 162	36	[15]
101 Hudson Street	101 Hudson Street	1992–2004	548 / 167	42	[11]
30 Hudson Street	30 Hudson Street	2004–present	781 / 238	42	[8]

See also

• Hudson Waterfront
• List of tallest buildings in Albany
• List of tallest buildings in Atlantic City
• List of tallest buildings in Baltimore
• List of tallest buildings in Buffalo
• List of tallest buildings in Charleston
• List of tallest buildings in Fort Lee
• List of tallest buildings in Newark
• List of tallest buildings in New York City
• List of tallest buildings in Norfolk
• List of tallest buildings in Philadelphia
• List of tallest buildings in Pittsburgh
• List of tallest buildings in Richmond
• List of tallest buildings in Rochester
• List of tallest buildings in Syracuse
• List of tallest buildings in Washington, D.C.

Notes

A. ^{^} New York has 216 existing and under construction buildings at least 492 feet (150 m), Chicago has 114, Miami has 32, Houston has 31, Los Angeles has 26, Dallas has 20, San Francisco has 21, Atlanta has 19, Boston has 19, Las Vegas has 16, Seattle has 15, Philadelphia has 15, Minneapolis has 11, Pittsburgh has 10, Jersey City has 9. Source of skyline ranking information: SkyscraperPage.com: New York, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Jersey City.

B. ^ ^{a b c d e} This number is an estimate, as an exact height for this building has never been released by the developer.

C. ^{^} This building was originally known as the Labor Bank Building, but has since been renamed 26 Journal Square.

References

General

• Emporis.com - Jersey City

Specific

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14. "Newport Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
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17. "77 Hudson Street".
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19. "Monaco South".
20. "Exchange Place Center". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
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22. "Harborside Plaza 5". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
23. "Harborside Plaza 5". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
24. "Southampton Apartments". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
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26. "Atlantic Apartments". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
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30. "East Hampton Apartments". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
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32. "Crystal Point".
33. "Marbella Apartments". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
34. "Marbella Apartments". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
35. "Newport VII".
36. "50 Columbus".
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38. "Liberty View Towers East". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
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41. "Athena Tower".
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46. "The Criterion". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
47. "The James Monroe". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
48. "International Financial Center". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
49. "The Pacific at Newport".
50. "International Financial Center". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
51. "International Financial Center". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
52. "The Shore North".
53. "The Shore South".
54. "Jersey City’s Towering 99 Hudson Street Gets FAA Clearance". YIMBY.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
55. "Journal Squared Phase 1". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
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57. "90 Columbus". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 20014-07-22. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
58. "70 Columbus". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
59. "70 Columbus". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 20014-07-22. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
60. "Harborside Plaza 7". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
61. "The Metropolitan". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
62. "The Metropolitan". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
63. "1 Journal Square Tower I". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
64. "1 Journal Square - North Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
65. "50 Hudson Street". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
66. "Colgate Center III". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
67. "111 First Street". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
68. "111 First Street". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
69. "Trump Plaza II". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
70. "Trump Plaza II". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
71. "1 Journal Square - South Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
72. "1 Journal Square Tower II". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
73. "The Ellipse". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
74. "The Ellipse". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
75. "The View I". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
76. "The View I". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
77. "143 Bay Street - Southwest Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
78. "143 Bay Street". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
79. "677 Grove Street". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
80. "803 Jersey Avenue". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
81. "Harborside Plaza 4". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
82. "Harborside Plaza 4". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
83. "The Excelsior". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
84. "143 Bay Street - Northeast Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
85. "The Phoenix". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
86. "Liberty Harbor - Tower I". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
87. "Journal Square Plaza 3". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
88. "The Residences at Liberty National - Tower 2". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
89. "The Residences at Liberty National I". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
90. "The Orpheum". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.

External links

• Diagram of Jersey City skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage