<Tr> <Td> Download coordinates as: KML GPX </Td> </Tr> <P> Seattle, Washington, the most populous city in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, has 154 completed high - rise buildings over 160 feet (49 m), of which 39 are over 400 feet (120 m) tall . An additional 65 high - rise buildings are under construction or undergoing planning and design review, as of 2016 . </P> <P> The tallest building in Seattle is the 76 - story Columbia Center, which rises 937 feet (286 m) and was completed in 1985 . It is currently the 24th - tallest building in the United States, and the tallest building in the state of Washington . The second - tallest skyscraper in the city and the state is 1201 Third Avenue, which rises 772 feet (235 m) and was completed in 1988 . The 20 tallest buildings in Washington are all located in Seattle . </P> <P> 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 tenth in North America . </P>

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