List of tallest buildings in Queens

For a citywide list of tallest buildings, see List of tallest buildings in New York City.

A view of Queens from One World Observatory in spring 2017

Queens, the largest of New York City's five boroughs by area, is home to over 40 skyscrapers taller than 300 ft (91 m). At 811 feet (247 m), The Orchard, a residential skyscraper in Long Island City, is the tallest building in Queens, and the second tallest building in New York City outside of Manhattan. ^[1] It surpassed the nearby 763-foot (233 m) Skyline Tower, which was Queens' tallest building from 2021 to 2024, and remains the tallest residential building in the borough. ^[1]

The skyscraper came to Queens in 1927 with the construction of the Bank of the Manhattan Company Building. ^{[2] [3]} It remained the tallest building in the borough until the completion of the Kennedy House in 1964, ^[4] and the tallest office building in the borough until 1990. Queens has recently undergone a high-rise construction boom, with the majority of the borough's tallest completed since 2010. Long Island City in particular has added residential units at a faster rate than any other neighborhood in the United States. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Tallest buildings

The skyline of Long Island City in 2015

This list ranks completed and topped out Queens skyscrapers that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) tall, based on standard architectural height measurements. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. An asterisk (*) indicates that the building is still under construction, but has been topped out. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

  Indicates was the tallest buildings that have been architecturally topped out but completed

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Address	Coordinates	Notes
1*	The Orchard		811 (247)	69	2024	27-48 Jackson Avenue	40°44′53″N73°56′21″W / 40.7480°N 73.9392°W / 40.7480; -73.9392 (27-48 Jackson Ave)	Tallest building in Queens constructed in the 2020s. [1] [9]
2	Skyline Tower		778 (237)	67	2021	23-15 44th Drive	40°44′52″N73°56′40″W / 40.7479°N 73.9444°W / 40.7479; -73.9444 (Skyline Tower)	[10]
3	Sven		762 (232)	64	2021	29-59 Northern Boulevard	40°45′00″N73°56′11″W / 40.750063°N 73.936507°W / 40.750063; -73.936507 (Sven)	[11]
4*	Lumen		731 (223)	66	2024	43-30 24th Street	40°44′55″N73°56′38″W / 40.7487°N 73.9440°W / 40.7487; -73.9440 (43-30 24th Street)	[12]
5	One Court Square		673 (205)	50	1990	25-01 Jackson Avenue	40°44′50″N73°56′38″W / 40.7471°N 73.9439°W / 40.7471; -73.9439 (One Court Square)	Tallest building in Queens constructed in the 1990s. Tallest office building in Queens; also known as the Citigroup Building. [13]
6	Tower 28		637 (194)	57	2017	42-12 28th Street	40°44′59″N73°56′23″W / 40.7496°N 73.9396°W / 40.7496; -73.9396 (Tower 28)	Tallest building in Queens constructed in the 2010s. [14]
7	Eagle Lofts		598 (182)	55	2018	43-22 Queens Street	40°44′50″N73°56′23″W / 40.7473°N 73.9396°W / 40.7473; -73.9396 (Eagle Lofts)	[15]
8	Center Blvd at Hunter's Point South		587 (179)	56	2021	52-03 Center Blvd	40°44′31″N73°57′35″W / 40.7420°N 73.9596°W / 40.7420; -73.9596 (52-03 Center Boulevard)	[16]
9	3 Jackson Park		581 (177)	54	2018	28-30 Jackson Avenue	40°44′55″N73°56′16″W / 40.7485°N 73.9378°W / 40.7485; -73.9378 (3 Jackson Park)	[17]
10	Gotham Point North Tower		559 (170)	57	2022	1-15 57th Avenue	40°44′22″N73°57′41″W / 40.7394°N 73.9614°W / 40.7394; -73.9614 (Gotham Point North)	[18]
11	The Italic	Upload image	526 (160)	50	2025	26-32 Jackson Avenue	40°44′51″N73°56′27″W / 40.7474°N 73.9409°W / 40.7474; -73.9409 (The Italic)	[19]
12	1 QPS Tower	Upload image	510 (155)	44	2017	42-20 24th Street	40°45′02″N73°56′32″W / 40.7506°N 73.9423°W / 40.7506; -73.9423 (1 QPS Tower)	Purchased in 2018 for $284 million by The Carlyle Group. [20] [21]
13	Hayden LIC		509 (155)	50	2017	43-25 Hunter Street	40°44′51″N73°56′33″W / 40.7475°N 73.9425°W / 40.7475; -73.9425 (Hayden LIC)	[22]
14	1 Jackson Park		501 (153)	45	2018	28-02 Jackson Avenue	40°44′54″N73°56′19″W / 40.7482°N 73.9385°W / 40.7482; -73.9385 (1 Jackson Park)	[23]
15	5 Pointz North Tower		498 (152)	48	2019	22-44 Jackson Avenue	40°44′43″N73°56′46″W / 40.7453°N 73.9460°W / 40.7453; -73.9460 (5 Pointz North Tower)	[24]
16	ALTA LIC		485 (148)	44	2018	29-22 Northern Boulevard	40°44′57″N73°56′10″W / 40.7491°N 73.9362°W / 40.7491; -73.9362 (ALTA LIC)	[25]
17	Center Blvd at Hunter's Point South		475 (145)	46	2021	52-41 Center Blvd	40°44′28″N73°57′37″W / 40.7412°N 73.9602°W / 40.7412; -73.9602 (52-41 Center Boulevard)	[16]
18	2 Jackson Park		471 (144)	43	2018	30-02 Queens Boulevard	40°44′54″N73°56′14″W / 40.7484°N 73.9373°W / 40.7484; -73.9373 (2 Jackson Park)	[26]
19	5 Pointz South Tower		440 (134)	42	2019	22-44 Jackson Avenue	40°44′40″N73°56′44″W / 40.7445°N 73.9455°W / 40.7445; -73.9455 (5 Pointz South Tower)	[27]
20	Linc LIC		429 (131)	41	2013	43-10 Crescent Street	40°44′55″N73°56′34″W / 40.7487°N 73.9427°W / 40.7487; -73.9427 (Linc LIC)	[28]
21 =	One Gotham Center	Upload image	427 (130)	27	2019	28-07 Jackson Avenue	40°44′56″N73°56′21″W / 40.7489°N 73.9391°W / 40.7489; -73.9391 (One Gotham Center)	Part of the larger Gotham Center Development. [29]
21 =	Three Gotham Center		427 (130)	27	2019	28-07 Jackson Avenue	40°44′56″N73°56′18″W / 40.7490°N 73.9383°W / 40.7490; -73.9383 (Three Gotham Center)	Part of the larger Gotham Center Development. [30]
23	Citylights at Queens Landing		410 (125)	42	1997	4-74 48th Avenue	40°44′40″N73°57′27″W / 40.7444°N 73.9574°W / 40.7444; -73.9574 (Citylights at Queens Landing)	[31]
24	Hunter's Point South Commons		404 (123)	37	2015	1-50 50th Avenue	40°44′36″N73°57′32″W / 40.7434°N 73.9590°W / 40.7434; -73.9590 (Hunter's Point South Commons)	[32]
25	4615 Center Boulevard		400 (122)	41	2013	46-15 Center Boulevard	40°44′50″N73°57′22″W / 40.7472°N 73.9561°W / 40.7472; -73.9561 (4615 Center Blvd)	[33]
26	4545 Center Boulevard		390 (119)	40	2013	45-45 Center Boulevard	40°44′53″N73°57′22″W / 40.7481°N 73.9560°W / 40.7481; -73.9560 (4545 Center Blvd)	[34]
27	Avalon Riverview North		385 (117)	39	2007	47-38 5th Street	40°44′42″N73°57′25″W / 40.7450°N 73.9570°W / 40.7450; -73.9570 (Avalon Riverview North)	Tallest building in Queens constructed in the 2000s. [35]
28	The Forge		384 (117)	33	2017	44-28 Purves Street	40°44′47″N73°56′28″W / 40.7465°N 73.9412°W / 40.7465; -73.9412 (The Forge)	[36]
29	North Shore Towers – Beaumont Tower		370 (113)	34	1975	270-10 Grand Central Parkway	40°45′24″N73°42′54″W / 40.7568°N 73.7149°W / 40.7568; -73.7149 (North Shore Towers - Beaumont Tower)	Tallest building in Queens constructed in the 1970s. [37]
30 =	4540 Center Boulevard		350 (107)	32	2013	45-40 Center Boulevard	40°44′53″N73°57′26″W / 40.7480°N 73.9571°W / 40.7480; -73.9571 (4540 Center Boulevard)	[38]
30 =	Aurora LIC and Courtyard Marriott		350 (107)	32	2016	29-07 Queens Plaza North	40°45′00″N73°56′14″W / 40.7501°N 73.9373°W / 40.7501; -73.9373 (29-07 Queens Plaza North)	[39]
32 =	North Shore Towers – Amherst Tower		346 (105)	34	1975	271-10 Grand Central Parkway	40°45′27″N73°42′49″W / 40.7575°N 73.7135°W / 40.7575; -73.7135 (North Shore Towers - Amherst Tower)	[40]
32 =	North Shore Towers – Coleridge Tower		346 (105)	34	1975	269-10 Grand Central Parkway	40°45′28″N73°42′58″W / 40.7578°N 73.7161°W / 40.7578; -73.7161 (North Shore Towers - Coleridge Tower)	[41]
34	Hunter's Point South Crossing		342 (104)	32	2015	1-55 Borden Avenue	40°44′33″N73°57′33″W / 40.7425°N 73.9591°W / 40.7425; -73.9591 (Hunter's Point South Crossing)	[42]
35 =	Court Plaza		327 (100)	32	1974	123-33 83rd Avenue	40°42′42″N73°49′38″W / 40.7116°N 73.8273°W / 40.7116; -73.8273 (Court Plaza)	[43]
35 =	Two Gotham Center		327 (100)	22	2011	28-01 Jackson Avenue	40°44′57″N73°56′20″W / 40.7493°N 73.9389°W / 40.7493; -73.9389 (Two Gotham Center)	[44]
37	Kennedy House		323 (98)	33	1964	110-11 Queens Boulevard	40°43′13″N73°50′23″W / 40.7202°N 73.8396°W / 40.7202; -73.8396 (Kennedy House)	Tallest building in Queens constructed in the 1960s. [45]
38	The Avalon Riverview South		321 (98)	32	2002	2-01 50th Avenue	40°44′38″N73°57′31″W / 40.7438°N 73.9586°W / 40.7438; -73.9586 (The Avalon Riverview)	[46]
39	4705 Center Boulevard		316 (96)	30	2008	47-05 Center Boulevard	40°44′45″N73°57′22″W / 40.7459°N 73.9562°W / 40.7459; -73.9562 (4705 Center Boulevard)	[47]
40 =	Halo LIC		308 (94)	25	2015	44-41 Purves Street	40°44′47″N73°56′26″W / 40.7464°N 73.9405°W / 40.7464; -73.9405 (Halo LIC)	[48]
40 =	The Harrison		308 (94)	28	2017	27-21 44th Drive	40°44′48″N73°56′30″W / 40.7466°N 73.9417°W / 40.7466; -73.9417 (The Harrison)	[49]
42	27 on 27th		307 (94)	27	2011	27-03 42nd Road	40°44′58″N73°56′25″W / 40.7495°N 73.9402°W / 40.7495; -73.9402 (27 on 27th)	[50]
43	Watermark LIC		302 (92)	27	2017	27-19 44th Drive	40°44′48″N73°56′30″W / 40.7468°N 73.9418°W / 40.7468; -73.9418 (Watermark LIC)	[51]

Tallest under construction or proposed

Under construction

This lists buildings that are currently under construction in Queens and are expected to rise to a height of at least 300 feet (91 m). For buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers, this table uses a floor count of 30 stories as the cutoff.

Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year (est.)	Address	Coordinates	Notes
24-19 Jackson Ave		676 (206)	55		24-11 Jackson Ave	40°44′47″N73°56′42″W / 40.7465°N 73.9449°W / 40.7465; -73.9449 (24-19 Jackson Ave)	On hold. [52] [53]
26-32 Jackson Ave		526 (160)	49	2025	26-32 Jackson Ave	40°44′51″N73°56′27″W / 40.7474°N 73.9409°W / 40.7474; -73.9409 (26-32 Jackson Ave)	[54]
30-25 Queens Boulevard		525 (160)	46	2028	29-00 Queens Blvd	40°44′55″N73°56′12″W / 40.7487°N 73.9367°W / 40.7487; -73.9367 (30-25 Queens Boulevard)	[55]

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding expected building heights or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Proposed

This table lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Queens and are expected to rise at least 300 feet (91 m) in height. For buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers, this table uses a floor count of 30 stories as the cutoff.

Name	Height* ft (m)	Floors	Year*	Notes
QPT	750 (229)	74	2024	Dynamic acquired site in 2015 for $69M. Perkins Eastman designed 1 million square foot tower. [56]
45-05 23rd Street	544 (166)	50	2023	Mixed-use development by Charney Companies and Tavros Capital. [57]
57-28 2nd Street	360 (110)	33	2022	Part of the Hunter's Point South development. [58] [59]
Jackson East	—	40	2021	Part of Lions Group planned Jackson Towers complex. [60]
Jackson West	—	30	2021	Part of Lions Group planned Jackson Towers complex. [61]

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Timeline of tallest buildings

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

Name	Image	Street address	Years as tallest	Height ft (m)	Floors	Notes
Bank of the Manhattan Company Building		29-27 41st Avenue	1927–1964	207 (63)	14	[2] [3]
Kennedy House	Upload image	110-11 Queens Boulevard	1964–1974	323 (98)	33	[4] [45]
Court Plaza	Upload image	123-33 83rd Avenue	1974–1975	327 (100)	32	[43]
North Shore Towers – Beaumont Tower		270-10 Grand Central Parkway	1975–1990	370 (113)	34	By architectural height, when roof height is considered it was tied by the other two North Shore Towers. [37]
One Court Square		25-01 Jackson Avenue	1990–2021	673 (205)	50	[13]
Skyline Tower		23-15 44th Drive	2021–2024	778 (237)	67	[62] [10]
The Orchard		27-48 Jackson Avenue	2024–Present	811 (247)	69	[1]

See also

• Architecture of New York City
• List of tallest buildings in Brooklyn
• List of tallest buildings on Long Island
• List of tallest buildings in New York City

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External links

• Diagram of New York City skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage