List of tallest buildings in Queens



Queens, the largest of New York City's five boroughs by area, is home to over 40 skyscrapers taller than 300 ft. At 811 ft, 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. It surpassed the nearby 763 ft Skyline Tower, which was Queens' tallest building from 2021 to 2024, and remains the tallest residential building in the borough.

The skyscraper came to Queens in 1927 with the construction of the Bank of the Manhattan Company Building. It remained the tallest building in the borough until the completion of the Kennedy House in 1964, 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.

Tallest buildings
This list ranks completed and topped out Queens skyscrapers that stand at least 300 ft 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.

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

* 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 ft 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.

* 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.