List of tallest buildings in Atlantic City


is the largest city on the Jersey Shore and the gambling mecca of the eastern United States. Founded in 1793, the city experienced rapid growth after the completion of a rail line in the 1850s. By the 1930s the city had become a major entertainment destination, and in 1935, the classic board game Monopoly, featuring street names of the city, was published.
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

Timeline of tallest buildings

NameImageHeight
ft m		FloorsYears tallest
Absecon Light171 ft 171854-1857
The Blenheim160 ft 121902-1906
Traymore Hotel220 ft 191915-1921
Ritz-Carlton Hotel222 ft 181921-1929
Haddon Hall260 ft 151929-1930
The Claridge370 ft 241930-1990
Bally's Atlantic City380 ft 381989-1990
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City430 ft 411990-2003
Borgata430 ft 432003-2008
Harrah's Atlantic City525 ft 452008-2012
Ocean Resort Casino710 ft 572012-present

Old tallest buildings

NameImageYear builtHeight
ft / m		FloorsNotes
Absecon Light1854–185717First lit 1857, deactivated 1933.
Still in operation, it is no longer an official navigational aid.
The Blenheim1902-0612One world's earliest and largest reinforced concrete buildings when built
Building implosion 1979
Traymore Hotel191519Building implosion 1972
Ritz-Carlton Hotel192118Converted to apartment hotel 1969, now condominiums
Haddon Hall192915Known as Resorts Ocean Tower