Camden, New Jersey is located on theDelaware River in theDelaware Valley/Philadelphia metropolitan area in the US. At 380 ft (120 m), a tower of theBenjamin Franklin Bridge is the tallest structure in the city.Camden City Hall, at 370 ft (110 m), has been the tallest building in the city since 1931. Several buildings of theVictor Talking Machine Company (which became part ofRCA Victor in 1929) dot the city's skyline, which also includes late 20th century residential high-rises.
| Rank | Name | Image | Neighborhood | Height ft /m | Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camden City Hall |  | Downtown | 371 ft (113 m) | 18 | 1931 | Tallest building in Camden since 1931.[1][2] and tallest in theDelaware Valley outside ofPhiladelphia.[3] |
| 2 | Northgate II |  | North Camden | 226 ft (69 m) | 23 | 1979 | Residential highrise[4][5] |
| 3 | Triad1828 Centre[6] | .jpg) | Waterfront | 220 ft (67 m) | 18 | 2018 | [7][8] |
| 4 | Northgate I |  | North Camden | 200 ft (61 m) | 21 | 1962 | Residential highrise[9][10] |
| 5 | 330 Cooper |  | Cooper-Grant | 148 ft (45 m) | 12 | 2012 | Rutgers-Camden student housing[11] |
| 6 | Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center |  | Parkside Gateway | 141 ft (43 m) | 10 | 1950 | [12][13] |
| 7 | Nipper Building |  | Waterfront Cooper-Grant | 121 ft (37 m) plus tower | 10 | 1916 | Residences known as The Victor[14][15] inspired byNipper logo for theRCA Victor when it was known as Building 17. |
| 8 | One Port Center | _01.jpg) | Central Waterfront | 135 ft (41 m) | 11 | 1996 | Delaware River Port Authority[16][17][18][19] |
| 9 | Riverview Towers |  | Waterfront | 130 ft (40 m) | 15 | 1977 | Residential high-rise[20] |
| 10 | Keleman Pavilion | Lanning Square | 130 ft (40 m) | 10 | 1978 | Cooper University Hospital[21] | |
| 11 | Wilson Building |  | Downtown | 125 ft (38 m) | 12 | 1926 | Commercial[22][23] |
| 12 | Victor Executive Building[24] |  | Cooper-Grant | 125 ft (38 m) | 8 | 1916[25][26] | RCA Building No. 2. also once home toCamden City Public Schools[27][28] |
| 12 | RCA Factory Building No. 8 |  | Cooper-Grant Waterfront | 125 ft (38 m) | 10 | 1924 | Radio Lofts (proposed)[29][30][31] |
| 13 | Patient Pavilion |  | Lanning Square | 121 ft (37 m) | 10 | 2008 | Cooper University Hospital[32] |
| 14 | Camden Tower |  | Cooper-Grant | 121 ft (37 m) | 11 | 1989 | Rutgers-Camden housing[33] |
| 15 | JFK Towers |  | Marlton | 121 ft (37 m) | 10 | 1964 | Residential highrise[34] |
| 16 | Mitchell H. Cohen US Courthouse |  | Cooper Grant | 6 | 1994 | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey[35][36] |
In May 2013 theNew Jersey Economic Development Authority announced that it would seek developers for the site of the demolishedRiverfront State Prison just north of theCentral Waterfront and theBenjamin Franklin Bridge inCooper Point.[37][38] In September 2013 Waterfront Renaissance Associates announced that it proposed to a develop a 2.3-million-square-foot commercial complex on 16 acres (6.5 ha) called the Riverfront World Trade Center. The project would be built in four phases, the first of which would be a promenade along the Delaware River.The plan calls for two 22-story and two 18-story buildings.[39][40][41]
In October 2013,Herschend Family Entertainment announced they would add an attraction adjacent to the Adventure Aquarium, a 300 ft (91 m), 25-storyobservation tower ride with amoored balloon andgondola that would carry passengers above the site offering views of city, theDelaware River and thePhiladelphia skyline[42][43] to be built bySkyview Tower Systems. The 300 ft (91 m) Skyview Tower, a combinationgyro tower andmoored balloon, in the city's entertainment district on theCamden Waterfront was expected to open in 2015.[42] The structure is three rod towers joined at intervals by circular hoops Propelled by a winch, lightweight carriage disguised within the balloon envelope ascends the tower. The gondola beneath the balloon acts as floating circular walkway for a maximum of 40 passengers.[44]
In September 2015,Liberty Property Trust unveiled a proposal to build two towers, one 590 ft (180 m) tall[45] and another 450 ft (140 m)[46] as part a master plan on the waterfront designed byRobert A. M. Stern. Called Camden Towers it all include an 18-story building the waterfront.[47] Construction began in 2017.[48][49][50][51]
In 2024,Cooper University Hospital announced a $3 billion expansion which would include several mid-rise towers, construction of which begin in 2025.[52]
The Beacon Building is a proposed 25-story tower adjacent to theWalter Rand Transportation Center.[53]
At 300 ft (91 m) and right on the river, it will instantly alter the form of Camden's tiny skyline, which otherwise includes the iconic 12-story RCA Nipper Building (Dranoff's condo The Victor) designed by Ballinger in 1909, Michael Graves' 11-story headquarters for DRPA One Port Center from 1994, the two 20-story, 1960s-era Northgate apartment towers, and of course Camden City Hall, opened in 1931 with a design by Edwards & Green. At 371′, City Hall is the only Camden building which will surpass Skyview in height. (The Benjamin Franklin Bridge's towers are 380′ to the top.)
