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New York City

10 Tallest buildings

  1. One World Trade Center — 543 m (1,782 ft) · 94 floors
  2. One Vanderbilt Place — 427 m (1,401 ft) · 58 floors
  3. Bank of America Tower — 366 m (1,200 ft) · 54 floors
  4. Three World Trade Center — 329 m (1,079 ft) · 69 floors
  5. 53 West 53rd — 320 m (1,050 ft) · 73 floors
  6. The Spiral — 314 m (1,031 ft) · 66 floors
  7. 35 Hudson Yards — 308 m (1,010 ft) · 71 floors
  8. One57 — 306 m (1,005 ft) · 75 floors
  9. One Manhattan West — 303 m (995 ft) · 69 floors
  10. 220 Central Park South — 290 m (952 ft) · 70 floors
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