List of tallest buildings in Pittsburgh


, the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, is home to over 125 completed high-rise buildings of at least, 32 of which exceed. The tallest building in Pittsburgh is the 64-story U.S. Steel Tower, which rises, was completed in 1970, and is also the fifth tallest building in Pennsylvania. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is BNY Mellon Center, which rises.
The history of skyscrapers in Pittsburgh began with the 1895 completion of the Carnegie Building; this structure, rising 13 floors, was the first steel-framed skyscraper to be constructed in the city. It never held the title of tallest structure in the city, however, as it did not surpass the tower of the Allegheny County Courthouse, which was completed in 1888. The Carnegie Building was later demolished in 1952 to make way for an expansion of a Kaufmann's department store. Pittsburgh experienced a large building boom from the late 1960s to the late 1980s. During this time, 11 of the city's 20 tallest buildings were constructed, including the city's three tallest structures, the U.S. Steel Tower, BNY Mellon Center, and PPG Place. the entire city had 10 completed skyscrapers that rise at least, which ranks Pittsburgh's skyline 14th in the United States and 90th in the world, with two skyscrapers exceeding.
Unlike many other major American cities, Pittsburgh was the site of relatively few skyscraper construction projects in the first two decades of the 21st century. Only two skyscrapers over have been completed since 2000. The Three PNC Plaza was completed in 2010, and the Tower at PNC Plaza was completed in 2015, making it the city's most recently completed skyscraper. Overall,, there were no high-rise buildings over under construction and one proposed for construction in Pittsburgh.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed and topped out Pittsburgh skyscrapers that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurements. 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. An asterisk indicates that the building is still under construction, but has been topped out. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.
RankNameImageHeight
ft 		FloorsYearNotes
1U.S. Steel Tower64197058th-tallest building in the United States, 5th tallest in Pennsylvania. Has been the tallest building in the city since 1970, and was the tallest building in the state from 1970 until the 1987 completion of One Liberty Place in Philadelphia. Tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1970s. Known as the USX Tower between 1986 and 2000. Corporate headquarters of U.S. Steel and UPMC.
2BNY Mellon Center541983Tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1980s. Formerly known as One Mellon Center during its period as corporate headquarters of Mellon Financial. Bank of New York Mellon currently has its largest concentration of employees in the facility.
3One PPG Place401984Corporate headquarters of PPG Industries and co-headquarters of Kraft Heinz.
4Fifth Avenue Place321987Corporate headquarters of Highmark.
5One Oxford Centre451983Corporate headquarters of Oxford Development.
6Gulf Tower441932Tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1930s. Name references structure's status as former headquarters of Gulf Oil, although the site has functioned as a multi-tenant building since 1982.
7Tower at PNC Plaza332015Part of PNC Financial Services corporate headquarters.
8Cathedral of Learning421936Second-tallest university building in the world, behind the main building of Moscow State University. Tallest building in the city located outside of Downtown. Landmark structure of the University of Pittsburgh.
9525 William Penn Place411951Tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1950s. Originally housed corporate headquarters of both U.S. Steel and Mellon Financial. Signage rights belong to largest tenant Citizens Financial Group.
10K&L Gates Center391968Tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1960s. Originally known as One Oliver Plaza and formerly named for lead tenants FreeMarkets and later Ariba. Corporate headquarters of K&L Gates.
11Grant Building401930Signage rights belong to largest tenant Huntington Bancshares.
12Koppers Tower341929Tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1920s. Corporate headquarters of Koppers.
13Two PNC Plaza341975Part of PNC Financial Services corporate headquarters.
14EQT Plaza321987Corporate headquarters of EQT. Formerly named for CNG and Dominion Energy before these entities were acquired via merger.
15One PNC Plaza301972Part of PNC Financial Services corrporate headquarters.
16The Residences at the Alcoa Building301953First skyscraper with an all-aluminum facade. Formerly the corporate headquarters of Alcoa before its relocation to a low-rise structure. Then known as the Regional Enterprises Tower during a period of multi-tenant occupancy. Converted to the city's tallest residential structure in 2016.
17Federated Tower271982Corporate headquarters of Federated Investors.
1811 Stanwix Street231970Former corporate headquarters of Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Signage rights owned by largest tenant KeyBank.
19Oliver Building251910Tallest existing building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1910s In 2015, one-third of the structure's floor space was converted from office to hotel use.
20=Three PNC Plaza232010Part of PNC Financial Services corporate headquarters. Signage rights owned by largest tenant Reed Smith.
20=Three Gateway Center241952
22Centre City Tower261971Signage rights owned by largest tenant Huntington Bancshares.
23William S. Moorhead Federal Building231964
24Verizon Building211931
25Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown221959Tallest all-hotel building in the city. Formerly operated as a Hilton property.
26Frick Building201902Tallest existing building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1900s.
27Four Gateway Center221960
28=City View241964Apartment structure. Formerly known as Washington Plaza.
28=Commonwealth Building211906Conversion to apartment building began October 2019.
28=The Carlyle221906Converted to condominiums in 2006. While serving as an office building, was named for Union National Bank and, later, its successor Integra Bank.

Tallest approved or proposed

Skyscrapers approved or proposed in Pittsburgh that are planned to be at least tall, and are not yet under construction:
NameHeight
ft 		FloorsYear*
StatusNotes
FNB Financial Center—242022Proposed

* Table entries with dashes indicate that information regarding building dates of completion has not yet been released.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Pittsburgh.
NameImageStreet addressYears as tallestHeight
ft 		FloorsReference
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral328 Sixth Avenue1872–1888N/A
Allegheny County Courthouse436 Grant Street1888–19025
Farmers Bank Building301 Fifth Avenue1902–191025
Oliver Building535 Smithfield Street1910–191225
First National Bank Building511 Wood Street at Fifth Avenue1912–192926
Koppers Tower436 7th Avenue1929-193034
Grant Building330 Grant Street1930–193240
Gulf Building707 Grant Street1932–197044
U.S. Steel Tower600 Grant Street1970–present64

Tallest destroyed

This table lists buildings in Pittsburgh that were demolished and at one time stood at least.
NameHeight
feet 		FloorsYear
Completed		Year
Destroyed		Notes
First National Bank Building2619121970Demolished to make room for One PNC Plaza.
Farmers Bank Building2519021997Demolished to construct Lazarus department store.

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