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Facts
Population
Source: Illinois QuickFacts
2,718,782 (2013)
Area
590 km² • 228 mi²
Density
4,608.1 people per km²
11,934.9 people per mi²
First 150m+ Building
Tallest Building
Rankings
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Tallest City in
the World
Tallest City in
Tallest City in
Buildings
|
RANK
|
Name
|
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Height
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willis Tower | 442.1 m / 1,451 ft | |
| 2 | Trump International Hotel & Tower | 423.2 m / 1,389 ft | |
| 3 | The St. Regis Chicago | 362.9 m / 1,191 ft | |
| 4 | 875 North Michigan Avenue | 343.7 m / 1,128 ft | |
| 5 | The Franklin - North Tower | 306.9 m / 1,007 ft | |
| 6 | Two Prudential Plaza | 303.3 m / 995 ft | |
| 7 | One Chicago - 14 West Superior | 295.8 m / 971 ft | |
| 8 | 311 South Wacker Drive | 292.9 m / 961 ft | |
| 9 | NEMA Chicago | 273.1 m / 896 ft | |
| 10 | 900 North Michigan Avenue | 265 m / 869 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
Chicago CTBUH Members
|
Logo
|
Name
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Arup |
Platinum
|
381 | CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
 |
Illinois Institute of Technology |
Platinum
|
0 | ACAD • RES |
 |
KONE Industrial Ltd |
Platinum
|
385 | MATR • VERC • VERS |
 |
Langan Engineering |
Platinum
|
98 | CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV |
 |
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
Platinum
|
342 | CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN |
 |
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. |
Platinum
|
149 | CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN |
 |
WSP |
Platinum
|
139 | CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN |
 |
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture |
Gold
|
40 | INTR • URB • ARCH |
 |
Gensler |
Gold
|
107 | INTR • ARCH • COST |
 |
Goettsch Partners |
Gold
|
56 | ARCH |
 |
IMEG Corp |
Gold
|
0 | COST • ENGO • OTHR |
 |
Nucor Corporation |
Gold
|
5 | MATR |
 |
Perkins & Will |
Gold
|
11 | INTR • ARCH • HIST |
 |
Rise Global LLC |
Gold
|
0 | STRC • WIND • SEIS |
 |
SilverEdge Systems Software, Inc. |
Gold
|
0 | COMP |
 |
UL Solutions |
Gold
|
0 | ENGO • MEP • OTHR |
 |
360 Chicago |
Silver
|
1 | MRKT |
 |
Adjustable Concrete Construction |
Silver
|
2 | MATR |
 |
AMSYSCO |
Silver
|
35 | ENGO • MATR |
 |
ArcelorMittal |
Silver
|
94 | MATR |
 |
Baumann Consulting |
Silver
|
2 | ARCH • ENGM |
 |
bKL Architecture |
Silver
|
10 | ARCH |
 |
Bowa Construction |
Silver
|
0 | CON |
 |
Brininstool + Lynch, Ltd |
Silver
|
1 | ARCH |
 |
DLR Group |
Silver
|
12 | ARCH |
 |
Environmental Systems Design, Inc. |
Silver
|
34 | BACS • COST • FIRE • MEP |
 |
Epstein |
Silver
|
6 | CIV • STRC • ARCH |
 |
FitzGerald Associates |
Silver
|
1 | ARCH |
 |
GEI Consultants |
Silver
|
15 | GEO |
 |
GERB Vibration Control Systems |
Silver
|
22 | MATR • SEIS |
 |
GREC Architects |
Silver
|
2 | ARCH |
 |
Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture |
Silver
|
6 | ARCH |
 |
HED |
Silver
|
1 | ARCH |
 |
JAHN |
Silver
|
12 | INTR • URB • ARCH |
 |
Jensen Hughes |
Silver
|
8 | FIRE |
 |
Krueck Sexton Partners |
Silver
|
3 | ARCH |
 |
Lendlease |
Silver
|
29 | DEV • FIN • PMNG • CON |
 |
Magellan Development Group |
Silver
|
12 | ARCH • DEV • OWN |
 |
McHugh Construction |
Silver
|
22 | CON |
 |
Meyer Borgman Johnson |
Silver
|
3 | STRC |
 |
Optima Inc. |
Silver
|
1 | ARCH • DEV |
 |
Pappageorge Haymes Partners |
Silver
|
9 | INTR |
 |
Pepper Construction |
Silver
|
0 | CON |
 |
Pierce Engineers, Inc. |
Silver
|
0 | STRC |
 |
RATIO I smdp |
Silver
|
2 | LAND • URB • ARCH • HIST |
 |
Riverside Investment & Development |
Silver
|
3 | DEV |
 |
Solomon Cordwell Buenz - SCB |
Silver
|
36 | INTR • URB • ARCH • HIST |
 |
Studio Gang Architects |
Silver
|
4 | INTR • URB • ARCH |
 |
Telgian Engineering & Consulting, LLC |
Silver
|
0 | FIRE • SEC |
 |
TLC Engineering Solutions |
Silver
|
2 | ENGM |
 |
VDA Elevator and Escalator Consulting |
Silver
|
18 | VERC |
 |
CCHRB (Chicago Committee on High-Rise Buildings) |
Nonprofit/Governmental
|
0 | NONP |
 |
The University of Chicago |
Nonprofit/Governmental
|
0 | ACAD |
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