List of tallest buildings in Jersey City

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 79-story 99 Hudson Street, which topped out at 900 ft in September 2018. It is currently the tallest building in New Jersey and 50th-tallest building in the United States. The 42-story 30 Hudson Street, known widely as the "Goldman Sachs Tower", which rises 781 ft and was completed in 2004, is the second-tallest building in Jersey City. It was the 91st-tallest building in the United States as of 2021, and the second-tallest building in the state of New Jersey. The third-tallest skyscraper in Jersey City is the 70-story Journal Squared Tower 2 at 754 ft. Nine of the ten tallest buildings in New Jersey are located in Jersey City. With a population of less than 300,000, Jersey City is the least populous city in the U.S. with a building over 750 ft tall.

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 ft in height. The building, now known as "26 Journal Square", was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 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. The construction boom has continued to the present. Since 2002, the city has seen consistent growth in the number of new buildings that are 410 ft or higher. , there are 122 completed high-rises in the city. Thirty completed buildings stand at least 410 ft in height.

In addition, Jersey City's skyline is ranked (based on completed buildings over 492 ft tall ) first in New Jersey with 17 buildings, third in the Northeast (after New York City, and Boston), 10th in the United States, and 79th in the world.

Tallest buildings
This list ranks Jersey City skyscrapers that stand at least 410 ft 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.

Under construction
Buildings that are under construction in Jersey City and are planned to rise at least 410 ft.

Approved
Buildings that are approved in Jersey City and are planned to rise at least 410 ft.

Proposed
Buildings that are proposed in Jersey City that are planned to rise at least 410 feet (125 m )

Timeline of tallest buildings


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