List of tallest buildings and structures in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County in eastern Massachusetts, United States. Located on the northern shore of the Charles River, it is also a major suburb of Boston, the state capitol and regional financial center. It has a population of 105,000 and a growing number of high-rise buildings.
Tallest buildings and other structures
This list ranks Cambridge buildings that stand at least 200 feet tall, based on height measurement criteria established by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and Emporis.com. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts, roof top signs, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment. An equals 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 | Built | Neighborhood | Notes |
| 1 | MIT Site 4 | 29 | 2019 | SOMA/MIT | Has been the tallest building in Cambridge since April 2, 2019 when the team placed the Penthouse North slab. | ||
| 2 | Green Building | 21 | 1964 | Area 2/MIT | Has been the tallest building in Cambridge since 1964. Height to tip - with radar dome. | ||
| 3 | 145 Broadway | 19 | 2018 | Area 2/MIT | |||
| 4 | Boston Marriott Cambridge | 26 | 1988 | Area 2/MIT | Tallest building built in the 1980s. | ||
| 5 | WJIB radio tower | N/A | 1948 | Neighborhood Nine | Mast radiator for WJIB and supports its FM translator, W267CE | ||
| 6 | Proto | 22 | 2018 | Area 2/MIT | Also known as Ames Street Residences | ||
| 7 | 40 Thorndike Street | 22 | 1974 | East Cambridge | Formerly the Sullivan Courthouse. Tallest building built in the 1970s. | ||
| 8 | Archstone North Point | 22 | 2008 | East Cambridge | Known as Avalon North Point. | ||
| 9= | Eastgate Student Housing | 30 | 1967 | Area 2/MIT | Highest floor count in Cambridge. | ||
| 9= | Riverfront Office Park I | 18 | 1983 | East Cambridge | |||
| 11= | Fresh Pond Apartments I | 22 | 1970 | North Cambridge | Formerly known as Rindge Towers. | ||
| 11= | Fresh Pond Apartments II | 22 | 1970 | North Cambridge | Formerly known as Rindge Towers. | ||
| 11= | Fresh Pond Apartments III | 22 | 1970 | North Cambridge | Formerly known as Rindge Towers. | ||
| 14 | 75 Ames Street | 12 | 2014 | Area 2/MIT | |||
| 15= | Watermark Kendall West | 23 | 2006 | Area 2/MIT | |||
| 15= | Tang Residence Hall | 24 | 1972 | Area 2/MIT | |||
| 17 | Twenty/20 | 20 | 2015 | East Cambridge | |||
| 18= | Museum Towers 1 | 24 | 1998 | East Cambridge | |||
| 18= | Museum Towers 2 | 24 | 1998 | East Cambridge | Also called Regatta Riverview Residences | ||
| 20 | One Broadway | 17 | 1970 | Area 2/MIT | |||
| 21= | Peabody Terrace Apartments I | 22 | 1964 | Riverside | |||
| 21= | Peabody Terrace Apartments II | 22 | 1964 | Riverside | |||
| 21= | Peabody Terrace Apartments III | 22 | 1964 | Riverside | |||
| 24 | 808 Memorial Drive | 20 | 1975 | Cambridgeport | |||
| 25 | 929 House Apartments | 18 | 1976 | Mid-Cambridge | |||
| 26 | Riverfront Office Park II | 14 | 1986 | East Cambridge | |||
| 27 | 100 | 18 | 2005 | Cambridgeport | |||
| 28 | Frank J. Manning Apartments | 19 | 1976 | Cambridgeport | Height to tip - with elevator house ladder |
Under construction
Tallest approved or proposed
This section lists high-rise buildings that are approved or proposed in Cambridge and planned to be at least tall, but are not yet under construction.| Rank | Name | Image | Height ft / m | Floors | Year | Status | Notes |
| 1 | Volpe Redevelopment MIT | 50 | 2022 | Proposed | Will be the tallest building in Massachusetts outside of Boston once completed. | ||
| 2 | MXD Residential Building South | 34 | 2020 | Proposed | |||
| 3 | MIT NoMa | 25 | 2018 | Approved | Site preparation underway. | ||
| 4 | 325 Main Street | 18 | 2020 | Proposed | Part of MXD II | ||
| 5 | Parcel I | 21 | 2020 | Proposed | Height to tip - | ||
| 6 | Parcel G | 14 | 2020 | Proposed | |||
| 7 | MIT SoMa#2 | 14 | 2018 | Approved |