List of tallest buildings in Jersey City


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 in September 2018. It is currently the tallest building in New Jersey and 45th tallest building in the United States. The 42-story 30 Hudson Street, known widely as the "Goldman Sachs Tower", which rises and was completed in 2004 is the second tallest building in Jersey City. It is currently the 81st-tallest building in the United States, and the second tallest building in the state of New Jersey. The third-tallest skyscraper in Jersey City is the 69-story URBY Harborside Tower I at. Ten of the twenty tallest buildings in New Jersey are located in Jersey City. With a population of less than 275,000, Jersey City is the least populous city in the U.S. with a building over.
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 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. There are currently 35 completed buildings that stand at least in height, with another 17 under construction, approved for construction, or proposed for construction. In addition, Jersey City is the site of nine buildings that rise at least in height, including those under construction. Overall, Jersey City's skyline is ranked first in New Jersey, fifth in the Northeast and fourteenth in the United States. As of March 2017, there are 110 completed high-rises in the city.
Jersey City's skyscraper construction boom that began in the late 1990s has continued to the present, with 30 of the city's 35 tallest buildings being completed after 1997.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Jersey City skyscrapers that stand at least 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.
RankNameImageHeight
ft / m		FloorsYearNotes
199 Hudson Street792018As of July 2020, it is the 45th tallest building in the United States. Topped out on September 27, 2018 as the tallest building in New Jersey.
230 Hudson Street422004As of July 2019, it is the 81st-tallest in the United States, and it was the tallest building in Jersey City and the state of New Jersey from 2004-2018. Was the tallest building in the United States that is not located in its metropolitan area's largest city.
3Journal Squared Tower 2*702020Topped out in December 2019. Also known as 537 Summit Avenue.
4URBY Harborside Tower I*692017
5Journal Squared Tower 1542017
6Trump Plaza552008
7101 Hudson Street421992Tallest building constructed in Jersey City in the 1990s.
8=Vantage 452017
8=235 Grand Street452019
10Newport Tower371991
11=70 Columbus482015
11=90 Columbus482018
13=70 Greene Street502010
13=77 Hudson Street502009
15=Monaco North472011
15=Monaco South472011
17Exchange Place Centre301989Tallest building constructed in Jersey City in the 1980s.
18Trump Bay Street502017
19Harborside Plaza 5342002
20=Southampton Apartments362000
20=Atlantic Apartments361998
20=Riverside Apartments331998
20=East Hampton Apartments331999
24The Ellipse432017
25Crystal Point412009
26Marbella Apartments402003When it opened, it was the tallest residential tower in the city.
27Newport Office Center VII292004
28VYV389 352018http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/vyv/22560
2950 Columbus362007
30=Liberty View Towers East362003
30=Liberty View Towers West362003
31The One352015
32Athena Tower332007
33Grove Pointe292007Designed by DeWitt Tishman Architects.
34Provost Square382015
35Aquablu322009
36B.S. Pollack Hospital221936Tallest building constructed in Jersey City in the 1930s. Also known as The Criterion.
37The James Monroe341989
38The Pacific at Newport292002
39International Financial Center191989
40=The Shore North282008
40=The Shore South282007

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Under construction

Buildings that are under construction in Jersey City and are planned to rise at least.
NameHeight*
ft 		Floors*Year*
Notes
The Charlotte572022
88 Regent St322020
351 Marin382021
MGM Marin Blvd412022

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Jersey City.
NameStreet addressYears as tallestHeight
ft / m		FloorsReference
Labor Bank Building26 Journal Square1928–193115
The Orpheum50 Baldwin Avenue1931–193620
B.S. Pollack Hospital100 Clifton Place1936–198922
Exchange Place Center10 Exchange Place1989–199130
Newport Tower525 Washington Boulevard1991–199236
101 Hudson Street101 Hudson Street1992–200442
30 Hudson Street30 Hudson Street2004–201842
99 Hudson Street99 Hudson Street2018–present76