Talk:List of tallest buildings in New York City

Make Images Clickable
Just an idea 65.175.106.2 (talk) 00:54, 22 November 2022 (UTC)


 * That would take a lot of effort. And every time an updated photo is added all the work would have to be redone. 71.62.176.24 (talk) 19:36, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Section about history of construction
I would like to add a section about the timeline, as the first construction boom in the 1930s came to a halt during the 1940s and 1950s, with the second boom in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the current boom occuring as of 2022. But I need sources. Jishiboka1 (talk) 08:38, 23 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Already covered in the history section 38.93.246.202 (talk) 03:19, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

One Manhattan West Missing in Main List
In the main list you omit One Manhattan West, which should appear as #16. Oddly enough, you include this tower in the list further down, titled "Tallest Building by Pinnicle", you have it listed as #18. I'm also still puzzled as to why it's #18 in that list and not #17 with the addition of 4 Times Square? Something doesn't add up? 2603:7000:BE01:D600:AD22:970:85E0:6EF2 (talk) 15:58, 27 December 2022 (UTC)


 * I think I fixed it. 38.93.246.202 (talk) 16:41, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

Empire State Building
Why is Empire State Building listed by roof height and not total height? It should be fourth tallest to be consistent with how other buildings on this list are measured. Pfotsch (talk) 15:03, 16 December 2023 (UTC)


 * U are correct but it will take too long to fix the whole list to pinnacle height 2607:FEA8:FDC0:8179:60D1:9A25:F2A1:FB3A (talk) 19:01, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
 * You are getting pinnacle and architectural height confused. The architectural height of the ESB is 1,250 ft, and for 1WTC is 1,776 ft. Presently, as of 2024, pinnacle height for the ESB is 1,454 ft, and for 1WTC is 1,792 ft. Pinnacle height includes antennas and other elements that can be swapped or added/removed. The ESB's antenna has been previously swapped out as prior to 1985 it was instead 1,472 ft to its pinnacle. Whereas architectural height includes permanent elements of the skyscraper only. In short only architectural height is used, and the permanent spires of the BOA Tower and 1WTC are just a larger percentage of their height. Previously roof-height was sometimes used instead to avoid this confusion, however skyscrapers, such as he Burj Khalifa, have no clear delineation as to where the roof ends and the spire begins, and so that has largely fallen out of favor. Height to highest usable floor is still in widespread use however. 71.62.176.24 (talk) 19:33, 1 February 2024 (UTC)