Pittsburgh skyline 2015 from Mount Washington

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsylva ...

, the second-largest city in the

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, is home to over 125 completed high-rise buildings of at least , 32 of which exceed . The tallest building in Pittsburgh is the 64-

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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

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; 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 The Allegheny County Courthouse in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is part of a complex (along with the old Allegheny County Jail) designed by H. H. Richardson. The buildings are considered among the finest examples of the Romanesque Reviv ...

, which was completed in 1888. The Carnegie Building was later demolished in 1952 to make way for an expansion of a

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(now

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) 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 Three PNC Plaza is a tall skyscraper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was announced on December 19, 2005 and completed in 2009 with 23 floors. It was the tallest building constructed in the city since Highmark Tower was completed in 1988, until T ...

was completed in 2010, and the

Tower at PNC Plaza The Tower at PNC Plaza is a 33-story skyscraper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the corporate headquarters of the PNC Financial Services Group and has approximately , standing 33 stories (545 feet) tall. Nearby buildings totaling , were purch ...

was completed in 2015, making it the city's most recently completed skyscraper. Overall, , there is one high-rise buildings over under construction, The FNB Bank Building.

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.

Tallest approved or proposed

Skyscrapers approved or proposed in Pittsburgh that are planned to be at least tall, and are not yet under construction: * 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.

Tallest destroyed

This table lists buildings in Pittsburgh that were demolished and at one time stood at least .

Explanatory notes

References

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External links

Diagram of Pittsburgh skyscrapers
on SkyscraperPage {{featured list Skyscrapers in Pittsburgh,

Buildings, Tallest Tallest in Pittsburgh