The skyline of Journal Square in 2024, with the skyscrapers of Downtown in the backgroundHigh-rises in Jersey City along the Hudson River
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Jersey City is the second-largest city in the U.S state of New Jersey, and the third most populous city in the New York metropolitan area. As of 2025, there are over 120 completed high-rises in the city.[1] 58 of them are taller than 300 feet (91 meters), 18 of which are over 492 feet (150 m) in height. The tallest building in the city is the 76-story 99 Hudson Street at 889 feet (271m), a residential tower completed in 2020. It is the tallest building in New Jersey.[2][3] Jersey City has the most high-rises in the New York metropolitan area outside of New York City itself, and the most skyscrapers of any American city that is not the largest city in its metropolitan area. Jersey City's skyline is one of the largest in the Northeastern United States. It is the city with the third-most skyscrapers taller than 492 ft (150 m) in the region, after New York City and Boston, and ahead of Philadelphia.
The history of skyscrapers in Jersey City began with the 1928 completion of the 15-story Labor Bank Building, regarded as the first skyscraper in the city.[4][5] Now known as 26Journal Square, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Despite being adjacent to Lower Manhattan, Jersey City saw little high-rise development until the 1980s. For most of the remaining 20th century, the tallest buildings in the city were part of The Beacon, a medical development operated by the Jersey City Medical Center. Deindustrialization and depopulation led to a period of urban decline during the mid-20th century. Beginning in the mid-1980s, the formerly industrial waterfront was redeveloped into numerous high-rise buildings such as Newport Tower and 101 Hudson Street, as the city underwent an economic renaissance.[6][7]
Jersey City went through a larger period of commercial and residential high-rise development beginning from the late 1990s, which has continued to the present. This boom has resulted in the construction of many of the city's tallest buildings, such as 30 Hudson Street, an office skyscraper standing 781 ft (238 m) tall. Completed in 2004, it is currently the city's second tallest building. However, most new high-rises have been residential. Jersey City's skyscraper boom is a part of a larger city-wide apartment boom, which has been attributed towards its accessibility to Manhattan.[8][9][10] The city had one of the fastest-growing skylines in the United States during the early 21st century, with the number of buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m) rising from 10 in 2000 to 58 by 2025.
Most of Jersey City's skyscrapers are located in along the city's waterfront on the Hudson River, which separates the city from Lower Manhattan and its skyscrapers to the west. This area of Downtown Jersey City, known as Exchange Place, is nicknamed "Wall Street West" due to its concentration of financial companies. Since the early 2020s, a second major cluster of skyscrapers has formed in the district of Journal Square, which is further inland. Beginning with the three-tower Journal Squared complex, Journal Square is undergoing substantial urban development alongside improved transit links.[11][12] To a lesser extent, high-rise development is also occurring in the city's northern end, sometimes referred to as "Soho West".[13] Due to their proximity, Jersey City's skyline is often pictured together with that of Lower Manhattan.
History
Number of buildings by height in Jersey City by the end of each year. Click on the legend to toggle a specific height on or off. View chart definition.
Cityscape
Skyline of Jersey City in 2025, as seen from Battery Park City in New York City
Map of tallest buildings
The map below shows the location of every building taller than 300 feet (91 m) in Jersey City. Each marker is numbered by the building's height rank, and colored by the decade of its completion.
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Buildings taller than 300 feet (91 m) in Jersey City.
This list ranks buildings in Jersey City that stand at least 300 feet (91m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.
Was the tallest building in Jersey City upon completion
As of July 2025, it is the 52nd-tallest building in the United States. Tallest residential building in the United States outside of New York or Chicago. Tallest building completed in Jersey City in the 2020s. Tallest building in New Jersey.[14]
Tallest building in Jersey City and the state of New Jersey from 2004 to 2018. Tallest office building in Jersey City. Was the tallest building in the United States that was not located in its metropolitan area's largest city from 2004 to 2020. Tallest building completed in Jersey City in the 2000s.[15][16][17]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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 under construction or proposed
Under construction
This table lists buildings under construction in Jersey City that are expected to be at least 300 ft (91 m) tall, as of 2025. The "Year" column indicates the estimated year of completion. A dash “–“ indicates information about the building is unknown or has not been released.
Originally approved as a 35 story building. Construction started on foundation and lower floors then paused.[104] In 2025, approved to expand to 56 stories with structural modifications to the existing five-story podium.[105]
This table lists approved buildings in Jersey City that are expected to be at least 300 ft (91 m) tall as of 2025, based on standard height measurement. A dash “–“ indicates information about the building is unknown or has not been released.
Part of a two-tower complex. Will begin construction when 55 Hudson is completed.[119][26]
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Approved in 2017.[120] A three-year extension of the approval granted in 2021.[121][122]
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Approved in 2017.[120] A three-year extension of the approval granted in 2021.[121][122]
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Rights to develop were being bid for in April 2024.[123]
Proposed
This table lists proposed buildings in Austin that are expected to be at least 300 ft (91 m) tall as of 2025, based on standard height measurement. A dash “–“ indicates information about the building is unknown or has not been released.
The Orpheum and B.S. Pollack Hospital are part of The Beacon, a mixed-use development that was formerly the original complex of the Jersey City Medical Center
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