30 TALLEST skylines in the Western Hemisphere

[@HealeyHomestead]

I love when you rank skylines against each other. It puts into context how large they actually are!

[@CityGeek]

Thanks Jackson!!

[@MN12warbird]

One that is very underrated, Melbourne, Australia....

[@C-mac_in_the_6ix]

@@MN12warbird Didn't realize Australia was now in the Western Hemisphere.

[@BlueTickCH]

Thank you . Felt this after seeing SF in 6th place in other vid..

[@bongwelll]

I've been living in NYC for 22 years and have watched the city skyline change drastically. I watched them build the new world trade and many, many others. It's changed so much in the last 2 decades.

[@ricardoalexisnolazcocontre9110]

I believe San Pedro Garza García and Monterrey could've been put together (being both part of the Monterrey Metro Area), would've boosted the average height and put it as the highest skyline in Mexico :)

[@CityGeek]

That's a good point! I haven't meshed those skylines together on my ranking, but I'm sure you're correct that it would make it the tallest in Mexico. Thanks for the feedback!

[@armandovera2304]

Rise Tower will be 475 meters in height. Construction has commenced and it is hope it is completed by 2026. Monterrey, Mexico is also experiencing a building boom...

[@davemaglish247]

Being a midwesterner I'm still partial to Chicago and Minneapolis great video as well

[@CityGeek]

Thank you! Yeah those are two of the most amazing skylines in my opinion

[@LeveyHere]

Awesome! Skylines are so cool to see.

[@CityGeek]

Couldn’t agree more! 💯

[@zakary6704]

Yes, good comment !!!!

[@ivanvelasco8578]

The tallest building in Mexico City is Torre Mitikah with a height of 267 meters, not Torre Reforma

[@williambright9810]

Austin is about to skip to the top with waterline supertall ,8x Guadalupe, and 3 others over 900ft (one being a supertall)

[@davidpetersen6694]

From one skyscraper geek to another….check this out. There’s a small incorporated city next to Miami called Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. It has a crazy number of skyscrapers for a city with only a population of 20,000. The top 5 tallest would average around 200 meters in height. Very similar situation to the Monterey suburb on your list. Loved your presentation! 😎

[@CityGeek]

I just looked it up and you’re totally right! That should have been on the list. I think I saw that skyline when I went to Miami a few years ago, but I thought I was looking at Ft. Lauderdale. It didn’t realize there was a small city in between the two with an impressive skyline like that. Thanks for pointing that out!

[@mattlandsiedel]

Glad to see Calgary make the list 👌🏼❤

[@samlao980]

If we talk about density then it must be NYC, Chicago and Toronto.

[@kylerstone361]

Cool video. You should also rank best/biggest state capitol city skylines (in the US).

[@CityGeek]

Love that idea! I totally will. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@CityGeek]

And I haven't forgotten about doing a video on Wichita btw

[@jasongotcello]

My favorite skyline is also Chicago

[@nicholasdalby5178]

I just wanted to say, as a native of Manhattan, it is great to hear that you came to your enthusiasm for urban aestheticism through Seattle, by way of rural Idaho! Interestingly enough, I have ALWAYS wanted to go to rural Idaho, no, not even Boise, rural Idaho...haha

[@CityGeek]

Lol. I can honestly say this is one of the best comments I've had! I hope you have a chance to visit rural Idaho at some point! It's a beautiful place

[@nicholasdalby5178]

@@CityGeek Great, I hoped you would see it because I was speaking very genuinely about my entire life having been spent in Manhattan, college aside, and how I have always longed to go check out Idaho in particular since I was like 5 yo! Seriously. Anyway, great videos, keep it up, and if you need ANY insight on NYC, don't hesitate to ask. I am ALWAYS wandering Manhattan lol

[@9to5Drone]

Also Austin has already moved up on this list. They just topped out an 875-foot skyscraper and they've even got a 1000-footer under construction. I believe a SECOND 1000-footer has been approved. My hometown's growth has been completely insane.

[@CityGeek]

Yeah Austin’s skyline is growing like crazy! Thanks for sharing!

[@K1ddkanuck]

Please do a "Meet Toronto" video! the GTA needs more love! And you're right, boy is the skyline gonna change in the next few years. The tallest building in Canada is currently under construction at Bloor and Yonge, named the One, at 338m. It'll be Canada's first supertall skycraper, but certainly not its last. There are another 10 or so supertalls coming to the city in the next decade or so.

[@CityGeek]

Absolutely! It may not be for a few months but I will be doing that sometime this year 👍

[@C-mac_in_the_6ix]

The second supertall is also under construction. It's going to be 312m and its called Pinnacle One Yonge...lol.

[@dickmckenna9447]

In fact, as it is, Toronto has more skyscrapers (buildings above 150 meters) then the entire states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan put together. Thus I find it very amusing that Philadelphia ranks higher on this list. 😏 O right. It's the video makers home town.

[@LonewolfWRX]

Very cool video tho I wished you also implemented feet for easier understanding for others. Maybe next video do the 30 smallest skylines? Lol

[@CityGeek]

Thank you! Yeah I agree that it probably would have been helpful to have included feet for us Americans. Lol that’s an interesting idea! I’ll have to think about the best way to do that

[@LonewolfWRX]

@@CityGeek I mean it doesn’t have to be 30 smallest but maybe a top 10 smallest city skylines?

[@Rohishimoto]

@@LonewolfWRX that would be hard to quantify, but it would be interesting to do a list based on height of five tallest buildings vs population of the city proper. You might get a cool chart with outliers like Jersey City and Sunny Isles on the high side and DC on the low side.

[@dickmckenna9447]

Yes I agree about the smallest city skylines. However maybe ten. And based on cities with let's say 500,000 population within the city limits. Never mind the metropolitan areas. That's when things get really unreasonable with me. Especially American cities. For example Chicago, who's so called metropolitan area is close to ten thousand miles and encumbrances three States. C'mon guys. 😏

[@Wideout4]

Panama has been a hidden treasure skyline but from being a Google earth freak ive noticed them

[@zippygreff]

You should make a video about your favorite skylines too.

[@CityGeek]

I’m planning on it 😊

[@zippygreff]

@@CityGeek Cool! I can't wait.

[@timdella92]

For the amount of skyscrapers it has and how dense it looks, it’s surprising that Toronto doesn’t even have a single Supertall building.

[@zevbronshteyn4992]

Will have 10 before 2030

[@JackKack-kk5dd]

​@@zevbronshteyn4992lol. Just lol

[@KyleC11]

A little upset at my city of Vancouver, BC for not making this list. For such a beautiful city, it needs some taller structures that make it stand out.

[@CityGeek]

It is a beautiful city! Just not very tall

[@erickpalacios8904]

The surrounding cities in the lower mainland are already working on buildings that will surpass Vancouver's measly 200m Shangri La tower. :( It would definitely be nice if vancouver could make at least one tower taller than 250m.

[@JacobKlippenstein]

@@erickpalacios8904 There are height limits in the city in order to preserve the view of the mountains I believe.

[@erickpalacios8904]

@@JacobKlippenstein yes, that's correct. They are meant to preserve "view corridors" of the North Shore Mountains. I think they should make exceptions to certain pockets where builders/developers should be able to build interesting, aesthetically pleasing, extra-tall skyscrapers though.

[@philipbrazill2155]

Great video. Very fair ranking list. Glad Philadelphia was 3rd

[@CityGeek]

Thank you!!

[@mattthorngren6705]

As a fellow native Idahoan who loves skyscrapers, thanks for this great video!

[@CityGeek]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@danielcaiado955]

i know you included balneario in the description but it should be better anyway by having 281m tall twin towers and another 290m tall building

[@bjornloken8299]

It will be interesting to do this list every 5 years and see how much the rankings change

[@khalilheron8385]

Love it though i'd count the straosphere and CN tower into the skyline height since they are part of the skyline, in fact the centrepoints of the skylines. This would also conveniently for me a Canadian put Toronto at 3rd at 335m :)

[@Andrew-df1dr]

Please make a video about the tallest skylines in the southern hemisphere.

[@laurabagley5]

PHILLLYYYY 🤩🤩

[@CityGeek]

Gotta love Philly!

[@tbowers0045]

Eagles fan?

[@weeweefeet4030]

Montreal, Austin, Bogota, Denver, Boston, Calgary, Mexico City, Seattle, Miami, Dallas, San Francisco, Panama City, Toronto, Chicago, and New York City have the best skylines.

[@HARSHA7049]

Atlanta too

[@weeweefeet4030]

@@HARSHA7049 Atlanta’s skyline actually kind of underwhelmed me

[@HARSHA7049]

@@weeweefeet4030 your username is crazy bruh

[@weeweefeet4030]

@@HARSHA7049 Lmao thank you

[@jamesmcgrath2995]

I look forward to your Toronto video!

[@californiamade5608]

I would’ve put San Francisco ahead of Houston simply because Salesforce Tower is taller than anything in Houston.

[@Kamyu03]

There's a small mistake on the list. Monterrey has the biggest skyline in Mexico since San Pedro is a suburb/municipality of Monterrey's Metropolitan Area. If you're counting per cities/municipalities, then Mexico City can't be that high since it's a State not a city. The tallest skyscraper in Mexico City is in the Benito Juarez municipality, and the next 4 are in Cuauhtemoc.

[@CityGeek]

Great points! Thanks for bringing that to my attention!

[@IC365]

Mexico City (CDMX) and the State of Mexico are not the same entity.

[@davidreichert9392]

What is the rationale for not including the CN Tower? Technically it is not a building, but it is an element of the skyline.

[@dennisaugustine6544]

I love the Stratosphere Tower. Such a lovely structure.

[@jorgeluismuniz2816]

The tallest skyscraper in Mexico City is Torre Mitika, with 267 meters tall. Torre Reforma is now the second one.

[@ellievellimedia7554]

I got so happy when you said Jersey City because I always said that it gets no love

[@CityGeek]

I was there a couple weeks ago and was thinking the same thing, lol. If it were in any other place it would get a lot more love and attention.

[@ellievellimedia7554]

@@CityGeek Lol that’s exactly what I say. But Jersey is always the butt of a joke so I’m not surprised our densely populated cities go unnoticed. 😂 Thanks for visiting.

[@everythingautomotiveeta5839]

Fantastic

[@CityGeek]

Thank you!

[@everythingautomotiveeta5839]

@@CityGeek thank you

[@kingdomofgarvin3432]

Do one about port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago

[@CityGeek]

I'll look into that! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@kojoemma]

Vancouver never makes your list on skylines ? Surprising !!!!!!

[@CityGeek]

This list is based on an objective metric. Vancouver does make it on my subjective list of favorite skylines though

[@9to5Drone]

San Pedro Garza Garcia? I've never even HEARD of that place!

[@mauriciorodriguez3199]

Amazing Panama 🇵🇦#5

[@CityGeek]

It’s got a great skyline!

[@dankenk]

Wow! Buenos Aires is beautiful, and has a great climate.better than New Orleans for sure 😁🤣

[@michbuddy]

We have a new 682 foot tower in Detroit almost complete which should increase our ranking

[@Wideout4]

No São Paulo was shocking

[@charleskummerer]

lots of high rises but almost no skyscrapers. His metric has pretty severe limitations

[@armandovera2304]

I agree. I thought it would be 2nd or 3rd runner up...

[@david-zt9qs]

america looks like a minecraft server

[@dasingaman1]

Philly…a Scrappy city?!?!? 🤨😕 I’m a Philly native and a fan…that kinda hurt! You didn’t do that with any other city. Much either way!

[@mikestiles811]

Should be in feet, not meters.

[@markfennell1604]

ATL is top 10.. good to see that.

[@elijahking-bond7202]

I would have thought London would be on here since it’s technically mostly in the Western Hemisphere

[@CityGeek]

Yeah I didn't consider anything on the other side of the atlantic, but I'll have to look into that!

[@joaopedrodantas2147]

you forgot all the buildings in Balneario camburiu in Brasil

[@donohobrd]

I’m surprised Vancouver isn’t on this list

[@CityGeek]

Yeah Vancouver has a massive skyline but it actually has very few buildings over 150m. It’s huge and sprawling but it just isn’t very tall so it didn’t make it on this list.

[@thiccboi1726]

@@CityGeek Vancouver skyline is pretty ugly, it’s just a bunch of condos, nothing really stands out

[@hi1is]

@@thiccboi1726 Idk I low the look of modern condos blended with ocean and mountains surrounding it

[@robtaylor4365]

Vancouver only has 1 building over 200 meters tall. So it doesn't make the cut on this list.

[@kingdomofgarvin3432]

Nice very Nice

[@CityGeek]

Thank you!

[@datnguyen7494]

It's a shocker when Philly is taller than Toronto

[@CityGeek]

Yeah it is shocking but it probably won’t be taller for long.

[@C-mac_in_the_6ix]

Also, don't forget that while Philly is taller then Toronto (for the next few years), the amount of skyscrapers aren't even close, so the Toronto skyline is way more impressive.

[@henryjohnson7083]

@@C-mac_in_the_6ix Philadelphia adding 6 ne skyscrapers…look up schuylkill yards

[@C-mac_in_the_6ix]

@@henryjohnson7083 Still doesn't even come close to what's going on in the six.

[@jacobwood1707]

@@C-mac_in_the_6ix Toronto is almost twice the size of Philly. The fact that Philly is above Toronto at all is embarrassing for yall. Both cities are a ton of fun though

[@A_Realist]

Where’s Houston, or did I miss something?

[@yycguy8722]

Ranked number 7

[@MATTMEISTER1]

MEASURE HEIGHT BY FLOORS,EACH FLOOR IS 10 FEET

[@daliscastrelon6245]

Waoo😱🇵🇦🇵🇦 top 5

[@ryanbarnes840]

No Sao Paulo?

[@MN12warbird]

Crazy to think if you factor in all the proposed or unbuilt buildings, might change the list up. Its also interesting to note the gap differences which are pretty massive. The difference between the top 4, in the western hemisphere... in many regards and measurements, Toronto is a much larger city than Philly, and more closer to Chicago. But Chicago used to have just 3 main supertalls the sears tower, john Hancock and the standard oil building, but with trump tower and st regis that makes 5 supertalls in the same downtown, which arguably is more impressive than a single 1700-2000ft building surrounded by much shorter buildings (lower Manhattan, gta cn tower, tokyo skytree , burj khalifa dubai) add in the new tribune tower and the replacement for the spire site, that's 7 supertalls in the same downtown

[@CityGeek]

Yeah the gap is pretty insane! I’m excited about the new Chicago supertalls. It’s already my favorite skyline and I’m hoping those buildings will make it even better.

[@MN12warbird]

@Malachai Carter re read my statement before responding again. I am not joking. See where exact im talking about im not talking about midtown. And midtown and lower are 2 different parts. So everything youre mentioning isn't part of lower Manhattan. Comparing that part to downtown Chicago its 7 supertalls i mentioned vs 1wtc. Midtown is its own category

[@JackKack-kk5dd]

​@@MN12warbirdThis is still not a defense dog. Downtown Manhattan has several supertalls. And is building more.

[@MN12warbird]

@JackKack-kk5dd were building a 78th neighborhood. A whole entire new neighborhood to be zoned for yes new skyscrapers and related development. Now if only we can press ffwd on the time lapse to see it done

[@joao-xv5gw]

How Balneário Camboriú is not on this list

[@danbwayman]

convert to feet

[@barrydimmock5771]

Philly over Toronto? Clown

[@123benny4]

As much as I love cities and skylines, they all look the same to me: all concrete and glass.

[@kdstreeter]

sao paulo, brazil?!

[@soupdrinker]

no

[@ArlosMorals]

First!!!

[@lucasdallabara7132]

São Paulo is way better than Monterrey and Buenos Aires!

[@williammaddox3339]

I have to add about Chicago's skyline. It has too many ugly tall buildings to be the most beautiful skyline. The Willis Tower, John Hancock, and the former Std. Oil of Indiana are not attractive.

[@C-mac_in_the_6ix]

I have agree. So many people like Chicago's skyline even more then NY. I think many of the skyscrapers in Chicago are ugly. The ones in NY on the other hand are simply beautiful.

[@Ejs-vy7ez]

You be everywhere just hating on chicago cause ur mad our skyline is better than toronto so you gotta mention new york😂😂

[@williammaddox3339]

@@Ejs-vy7ez Chicago has a great skyline but several of its the tallest buildings are unattractive.

[@thiccboi1726]

@@Ejs-vy7ez Torontos skyline stands out more because of the cn tower

[@Deair2201]

John Hancock Center has been named one of the most beautiful buildings in the entire United States several times, and the Sears Tower is one of the most iconic buildings in the world Chicago has some of the most beautiful buildings in the world you and your little minion haters

[@albatrose1001]

If I am correct, Toronto has already overtook Chicago to become the second largest skyline in North Am behind New York.

[@tluangasailo3663]

Toronto - 80+, Chicago - 130+ ...yea, Chicago still have more

[@Deair2201]

You're definitely wrong, Chicago is still the second largest city in this continent