Seattle, Washington, United States, the most populous city in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, has 118 completed high-rise buildings over 240 feet (73 m),[1] of which 52 are over 400 feet (120 m) tall.[2][3] An additional 65 high-rise buildings are under construction or undergoing planning and design review, as of 2016[update].[4]
The tallest building in Seattle is the 76-story Columbia Center, which rises 937 feet (286 m) and was completed in 1985.[5] It is currently the 41st-tallest building in the United States, and the tallest building in the state of Washington.[6] The 20 tallest buildings in Washington are all located in Seattle.[7][better source needed]
In terms of the number of skyscrapers over 493 feet (150 m), Seattle's skyline is ranked first in the Northwestern United States, third on the West Coast (after Los Angeles and San Francisco) and seventh in North America.[2]
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- ^ "Columbia Center". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ "Diagram of Washington highrises". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved December 5, 2012.