This list of tallest buildings in El Paso ranks

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by height. The tallest building in the city is the 20-

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, which rises to and was recently completed in 2021. The second-tallest building in the city is the Wells Fargo Plaza, this tower was the tallest building in El Paso for 50 years from 1971 to 2021. The Wells Fargo Plaza rises to . The third tallest building in the city is One San Jacinto Plaza, which rises to . The history of skyscrapers in El Paso began with the completion of the

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Office Building in 1907, this building is still standing and is now known as 416 N. Stanton St. It is tall and has seven floors. The

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, which is considered to be one of the city's first skyscraper, was completed in 1911. This 12-floor, structure stood as the tallest in El Paso until 1921. The city went through a building boom in the 1960s and 1970s, during which El Paso saw the completion of most of its tallest buildings, including the Wells Fargo Plaza and One San Jacinto Plaza. The city is going through another major building boom and many revitalization projects have been completed recently or are currently in progress in downtown. However, no El Paso buildings are among the tallest in the United States. The most recently completed skyscraper in El Paso is the

, which rises and has 20 floors. __TOC__

Tallest buildings

This list ranks El Paso highrise buildings that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. Only completed buildings and under construction buildings that have been topped out are included.

References

External links

Diagram of El Paso Skyscrapers
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