List of tallest buildings in Queens
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Queens, the largest of New York City's five boroughs by area, is home to over 40 skyscrapers taller than 300 ft (91 m). At 811 feet (247 m), The Orchard, a residential skyscraper in Long Island City, is the tallest building in Queens, and the second tallest building in New York City outside of Manhattan.[1] It surpassed the nearby 763-foot (233 m) Skyline Tower, which was Queens' tallest building from 2021 to 2024, and remains the tallest residential building in the borough.[1]
The skyscraper came to Queens in 1927 with the construction of the Bank of the Manhattan Company Building.[2][3] It remained the tallest building in the borough until the completion of the Kennedy House in 1964,[4] and the tallest office building in the borough until 1990. Queens has recently undergone a high-rise construction boom, with the majority of the borough's tallest completed since 2010. Long Island City in particular has added residential units at a faster rate than any other neighborhood in the United States.[5][6][7][8]