List of tallest buildings in Atlantic City facts for kids

Skyline of Atlantic City looking south

The following is a list of the tallest buildings in Atlantic City.

Casino hotels dominate the skyline and are interspersed with residential highrises. Prior to their construction following the legalization of gambling in the 1970s grand hotels, many built between the start of the 20th century and the Roaring Twenties, lined the Boardwalk, the first in the world. Since the 1980s, especially after the 2001 opening of the Brigantine Connector, the Marina District at the city's north end has seen much new development.

Tallest buildings

Rank	Name	Image	Height	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Ocean Casino Resort		718 ft (219 m)	57	2012	4th tallest building in New Jersey Tallest building built in the 2010s
2	Harrah's Waterfront Tower		525 ft (160 m)	46	2008	Tallest building built in the 2000s
3	Hard Rock's North Tower		470 ft (140 m)	41	2008
4	MGM Tower		460 ft (140 m)	39	2008
5	Borgata Hotel and Casino		430 ft (130 m)	43	2003
6	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City		430 ft (130 m)	42	1990	Tallest building built in the 1990s
8	Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm		380 ft (120 m)	n/a	2005	Five wind turbines, first coastal wind farm in the United States
8	Bally's Atlantic City		380 ft (120 m)	38	1989	Tallest building built in the 1980s
9	The Claridge		370 ft (110 m)	24	1930	Tallest building from 1930 to 1989 aka "The Skyscraper By The Sea"
10/11	Ocean Club		360 ft (110 m)	34	1984	Twin towers are tallest residential buildings
12	Resorts Rendezvous Tower		348 ft (106 m)	27	2004
13	The Flagship Resort		336.5 ft (102.6 m) (estimated)	32	1988
14	Atlantic Palace Suites		331 ft (101 m)	31	1986
15	Harrahs Bayview Tower		302 ft (92 m)	25	2002
15	Wyndham Skyline Tower		302 ft (92 m)	30	2004
17	Caesars Centurion Tower		299 ft (91 m)	25	1997
18	Golden Nugget Atlantic City		287 ft (87 m)	27	1985
19	The Enclave		285 ft (87 m)	27	1984
20	Tropicana Havana Tower		282 ft (86 m)	33	2003
21	Tropicana West Tower		282 ft (86 m)	32	1996
22	Bella		272 ft (83 m)	27	1988
23	Haddon Hall		260 ft (79 m)	15	1929	Known as Resorts Ocean Tower
24	Showboat Bourbon Tower		254 ft (77 m)	25	1987	Showboat closed 2014, reopened 2016.

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name	Image	Height ft m	Floors	Years tallest
Absecon Light		171 ft (52 m)	17	1854-1857
The Blenheim		160 ft (49 m)	12	1902-1906
Traymore Hotel		220 ft (67 m)	19	1915-1921
Ritz-Carlton Hotel		222 ft (68 m)	18	1921-1929
Haddon Hall		260 ft (79 m)	15	1929-1930
The Claridge		370 ft (110 m)	24	1930-1990
Bally's Atlantic City		380 ft (120 m)	38	1989-1990
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City		430 ft (130 m)	41	1990-2003
Borgata		430 ft (130 m)	43	2003-2008
Harrah's Atlantic City		525 ft (160 m)	45	2008-2012
Ocean Resort Casino		718 ft (220 m)	57	2012-present

Old tallest buildings

Name	Image	Year built	Height ft / m	Floors	Notes
Absecon Light		1854–1857	171 ft (52 m)	17	First lit 1857, deactivated 1933. Still in operation, it is no longer an official navigational aid.
The Blenheim		1902-06	160 ft (49 m)	12	One world's earliest and largest reinforced concrete buildings when built Building implosion 1979
Traymore Hotel		1915	220 ft (67 m)	19	Building implosion 1972
Ritz-Carlton Hotel		1921	222 ft (68 m)	18	Converted to apartment hotel 1969, now condominiums
Haddon Hall		1929	260 ft (79 m)	15	Known as Resorts Ocean Tower

See also

• Casinos in Atlantic City
• Gambling in New Jersey