List of tallest buildings in Jersey City facts for kids
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 feet (274 m) 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 feet (238 m) 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 feet (230 m). 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 feet (229 m) 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 feet (55 m) 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 feet (125 m) or higher. As of February 2022[update], there are 122 completed high-rises in the city. Thirty completed buildings stand at least 410 feet (125 m) in height.
In addition, Jersey City's skyline is ranked (based on completed buildings over 492 feet (150 m) tall as of November 2022[update]) 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.
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Tallest buildings
This list ranks Jersey City skyscrapers that stand at least 410 feet (125 m) 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.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height ft / m |
Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 Hudson Street |  |
900 (274) | 79 | 2018 | As of November 2023, it is the 50th-tallest building in the United States. Tallest residential building in the United States outside of New York or Chicago. Tallest building constructed in Jersey City in the 2010s. |
| 2 | 30 Hudson Street |  |
781 (238) | 42 | 2004 | As of May 2021, it is the 91st-tallest in the United States, and it was the tallest building in Jersey City and the state of New Jersey from 2004 to 2018. Was the tallest building in the United States that was not located in its metropolitan area's largest city. Tallest building constructed in Jersey City in the 2000s. |
| 3 | Journal Squared Tower 2 |  |
754 (230) | 70 | 2021 | Part of the three-tower Journal Squared complex. Tallest building constructed in Jersey City in the 2020s. |
| 4 | Jersey City Urby |  |
700 (213) | 70 | 2016 | Part of the three-tower Urby complex. |
| 5 | Journal Squared Tower 3 |  |
639 (195) | 60 | 2024 | Part of the three-tower Journal Squared complex. |
| 6 | Haus25 |  |
626 (191) | 70 | 2022 | |
| 7 | Journal Squared Tower 1 | .jpg) |
574 (175) | 54 | 2017 | Part of the three-tower Journal Squared complex. |
| 8 | 101 Hudson Street |  |
548 (167) | 42 | 1992 | Tallest building constructed in Jersey City in the 1990s. |
| 9 | 235 Grand Street |  |
537 ft (164 m) | 45 | 2019 | |
| 10 | Trump Plaza |  |
532 (162) | 55 | 2008 | |
| 11 | Newport Tower |  |
531 (162) | 37 | 1991 | |
| 12= | 70 Columbus |  |
530 (162) | 48 | 2015 | |
| 12= | 90 Columbus |  |
530 (162) | 48 | 2018 | |
| 14 | Exchange Place Centre |  |
515 (157) | 30 | 1989 | Tallest building constructed in Jersey City in the 1980s. |
| 15= | Monaco North |  |
509 (155) | 47 | 2011 | |
| 15= | Monaco South |  |
509 (155) | 47 | 2011 | |
| 17= | 70 Greene Street |  |
500 (152) | 50 | 2010 | |
| 17= | 77 Hudson Street | |
500 (152) | 50 | 2009 | |
| 19 | Trump Bay Street |  |
484 (148) | 50 | 2017 | |
| 20 | Harborside Plaza 5 |  |
480 (146) | 34 | 2002 | |
| 21= | M2 (BLVD 401) |  |
450 (137) | 38 | 2016 | |
| 21= | Southampton Apartments |  |
450 (137) | 36 | 2000 | |
| 21= | Atlantic Apartments |  |
450 (137) | 36 | 1998 | |
| 21= | Riverside Apartments |  |
450 (137) | 33 | 1998 | |
| 21= | East Hampton Apartments |  |
450 (137) | 33 | 1999 | |
| 26 | Vantage Tower Two |  |
448 ft (137 m) | 45 | 2021 | |
| 27 | The Ellipse |  |
445 (136) | 43 | 2017 | |
| 28 | Vantage Tower One |  |
440 ft (134 m) | 45 | 2017 | |
| 29 | Crystal Point |  |
436 (133) | 41 | 2009 | |
| 30 | Marbella (BLVD 425) |  |
427 (130) | 40 | 2003 | When it opened, it was the tallest residential tower in the city. |
| 31 | The Hendrix |  |
420 (128) | 41 | 2022 | Formerly known as MGM Marin Blvd, also known as 184 Morgan Street, and 331 Marin Boulevard. |
| 32 | Park and Shore |  |
414 (126) | 37 | 2020 | |
| 33 | 50 Columbus |  |
413 (126) | 36 | 2007 | |
| 34 | Newport Office Center VII |  |
412 (126) | 29 | 2004 |
Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed
Under construction
Buildings that are under construction in Jersey City and are planned to rise at least 410 feet (125 m).
| Name | Height* ft (m) |
Floors* | Year* (est.) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Journal Square Tower I | 710 ft (216 m) | 64 | 2025 | Part of the two-tower 1 Journal Square complex. |
| One Journal Square Tower II | 710 ft (216 m) | 64 | 2025 | Part of the two-tower 1 Journal Square complex. |
| 55 Hudson | 637 ft (194 m) | 58 | 2027 | Part of a two-tower complex with 50 Hudson Street. |
| 400-420 Marin Boulevard | 634 ft (193 m) | 60 | 2026 | Phase 2 of the Hudson Exchange development. |
| Pathside Tower | 556 ft (169 m) | 53 | 2026 |
Approved
Buildings that are approved in Jersey City and are planned to rise at least 410 feet (125 m).
| Name | Height* ft (m) |
Floors* | Year* (est.) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Tower | 722 ft (220 m) | 70 | Would be the fourth tallest building in both New Jersey and Jersey City upon completion. | |
| 30 Journal Square | 718 ft (219 m) | 68 | Developer granted five year approval extension in 2022. | |
| Harborside 8 | 708 ft (216 m) | 68 | Part of the larger Harborside complex. | |
| Jersey City Urby Tower 2 | 677 ft (206 m) | 69 | Part of the three-tower Urby complex. | |
| Jersey City Urby Tower 3 | 677 ft (206 m) | 69 | Part of the three-tower Urby complex. | |
| 808 Pavonia Avenue Building 4 | 620 ft (189 m) | 55 | ||
| 808 Pavonia Avenue Building 1 | 560 ft (171 m) | 49 | ||
| 50 Hudson | 476 ft (145 m) | 42 | Part of a two-tower complex. Will begin construction when 55 Hudson is completed. | |
| 560 Marin Boulevard | 59 | Approved in 2017. A three-year extension of the approval granted in 2021. | ||
| 580 Marin Boulevard | 57 | Approved in 2017. A three-year extension of the approval granted in 2021. | ||
| 500 Summit | 42 | Rights to develop are being bided on in April 2024. |
Proposed
Buildings that are proposed in Jersey City that are planned to rise at least 410 feet (125 m )
| Name | Height | Floors | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Long Slip | 526 ft (160 m) | 47 | |
| 110 Town Square Place | 420 ft (128 m) | 40 | Part of the Newport PATH Station |
| Westview | 30, 39, 55, 56 | Four tower complex |
Timeline of tallest buildings
This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Jersey City.
| Name | Street address | Years as tallest | Height ft / m |
Floors | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Bank Building | 26 Journal Square | 1928–1931 | 180 (55) | 15 | |
| The Orpheum | 50 Baldwin Avenue | 1931–1936 | 295 (90) | 20 | |
| B.S. Pollack Hospital | 100 Clifton Place | 1936–1989 | 320 (98) | 22 | |
| Exchange Place Center | 10 Exchange Place | 1989–1991 | 515 (157) | 30 | |
| Newport Tower | 525 Washington Boulevard | 1991–1992 | 531 (162) | 36 | |
| 101 Hudson Street | 101 Hudson Street | 1992–2004 | 548 (167) | 42 | |
| 30 Hudson Street | 30 Hudson Street | 2004–2018 | 781 (238) | 42 | |
| 99 Hudson Street | 99 Hudson Street | 2018–present | 900 (274) | 76 |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Jersey City para niños
