New York City

United States

Facts

Population

8,405,837 (2013)

Area

469 km²

181 mi²

Density

17922.9 people per km²

46420.1 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

295 Completed • 22 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Metropolitan Life Tower (1909)

Tallest Building

One World Trade Center (541 m)

Most Common Function*

Office (51%)

Most Common Material*

Steel (48%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

3

Tallest City in

the World

1

Tallest City in

North America

1

Tallest City in

United States

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	One World Trade Center	541.3 m / 1,776 ft
2	Central Park Tower	472.4 m / 1,550 ft
3	111 West 57th Street	435.3 m / 1,428 ft
4	One Vanderbilt Avenue	427 m / 1,401 ft
5	432 Park Avenue	425.7 m / 1,397 ft
6	JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters	423 m / 1,388 ft
7	30 Hudson Yards	387.1 m / 1,270 ft
8	Empire State Building	381 m / 1,250 ft
9	Bank of America Tower	365.8 m / 1,200 ft
10	3 World Trade Center	328.9 m / 1,079 ft

Building Completions Timeline

New York City CTBUH Members

Name	City	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
Arup	Abu Dhabi	Platinum	363	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
DeSimone Consulting Engineers	New York City	Platinum	47	STRC • ENGO
HOK, Inc.	New York City	Platinum	80	INTR • STRC • URB • ARCH • FIN • PMNG • COST • ENGM • FAC • FACS • HIST • SEIS
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates	New York City	Platinum	220	INTR • URB • ARCH • HIST • TRAN
Langan Engineering	London	Platinum	95	CIV • LAND • ENVE • GEO • SEIS
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	Chicago	Platinum	329	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Atlanta	Platinum	138	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
Turner Construction Company	New York City	Platinum	59	PMNG • CON
WSP	Chicago	Platinum	99	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
AKF Group LLC	New York City	Gold	19	COMP • ENGO • FIRE • MEP • OTHR • PROP
Brandston Partnership, Inc.	Beijing	Gold	76	INTR • LAND • ARCH • FAC
McNamara • Salvia	Boston	Gold	20	STRC • WIND • ENGO • SEIS
NBBJ	New York City	Gold	61	INTR • LAND • ARCH • MRKT
Severud Associates Consulting Engineers, PC	New York City	Gold	16	STRC
SL Green Realty Corp.	New York City	Gold	7	DEV • OWN • PROP
SLS Consulting, Inc.	Atlanta	Gold	0	CON • FIRE • INSU
Stantec	Abu Dhabi	Gold	15	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • ENGM • FIRE • SEIS • TRAN
ADG Engineering	New York City	Silver	0	INTR • STRC • ARCH • ENGO
Alchemy Properties	New York City	Silver	1	DEV
Algin Management	New York City	Silver	1	PROP
Archilier Architecture	New York City	Silver	6	INTR • URB • ARCH
Barker Mohandas, LLC	New York City	Silver	41	VERC
Bjarke Ingels Group	Copenhagen	Silver	16	STRC • URB • ARCH
Cast Connex	Dallas	Silver	4	MATR
Cerami & Associates, Inc.	New York City	Silver	25	ENGO • MATR • OTHR
CetraRuddy	New York City	Silver	11	ARCH
Charrette Creative	New York City	Silver	0	MRKT
Code Consultants, Inc.	Los Angeles	Silver	46	ENGO • FIRE • SEC
COOKFOX Architects	New York City	Silver	2	INTR • URB • ARCH
Cosentini Associates	New York City	Silver	100	ENVE • COMP • FIRE • MEP
Cove Property Group	New York City	Silver	0	DEV • OWN
Eastdil Secured	New York City	Silver	0
Ennead Architects	New York City	Silver	1	INTR • URB • ARCH
Epstein	Chicago	Silver	6	CIV • STRC • ARCH
Extell Development	New York City	Silver	13	DEV • OWN • PROP
Fisher Marantz Stone	New York City	Silver	20	OTHR
Foster + Partners	London	Silver	100	ARCH
Front Inc.	Hong Kong	Silver	24	FAC
FullStack Modular LLC	New York City	Silver	0	CON • MATR
FXCollaborative Architects	New York City	Silver	5	INTR • URB • ARCH
GenX Design & Technology Consulting	New York City	Silver	2	COMP
Gilsanz Murray Steficek	New York City	Silver	10	STRC • ENGO • SEC
HDR Inc.	New York City	Silver	0	ARCH
HEARST	New York City	Silver	1	OWN
Heintges Consulting Architects & Engineers	New York City	Silver	5	FAC
HKS Architects	Dallas	Silver	27	INTR • URB • ARCH
JB&B	New York City	Silver	69	BACS • PMNG • ENGM • FIRE • HIST • MEP • SEC
LERA Consulting Structural Engineers	New York City	Silver	11	STRC • WIND • SEIS
Lerch Bates, Inc.	New York City	Silver	65	FAC • FACS • OTHR • VERC
Longman Lindsey	New York City	Silver	6	BMNT • MEP
MBCC-GROUP (Master Builders Solutions US LLC)	New York City	Silver	1	MATR
Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers	New York City	Silver	12	GEO
New York Building Congress	New York City	Silver	0	OTHR
Ornamental Metal Institute of New York	New York City	Silver	0	MATR • NONP
PAN Partners	New York City	Silver	0	STRC • ARCH • PMNG • ENGO • LEGL
Pavarini McGovern	New York City	Silver	4	CON
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.	New York City	Silver	0	CON • LEGL
PEI Architects	New York City	Silver	1	ARCH
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners	New York City	Silver	27	INTR • URB • ARCH
Prudential Center	Boston	Silver	12	DEV • OWN • PROP
Rafael Viñoly Architects	New York City	Silver	13	INTR • URB • ARCH
Reiser + Umemoto RUR Architecture	New York City	Silver	0	ARCH
Robert A.M. Stern Architects	New York City	Silver	17	INTR • URB • ARCH
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)	Birmingham	Silver	0	SURV
SHoP Architects	New York City	Silver	17	ARCH
SLCE Architects	New York City	Silver	53	ARCH
Spiritos Properties LLC	New York City	Silver	0	DEV
Steel Institute of New York	New York City	Silver	0	MATR • NONP
Studio Gang Architects	Chicago	Silver	4	INTR • URB • ARCH
Van Deusen & Associates - VDA	Atlanta	Silver	17	VERC
Walter P Moore	Atlanta	Silver	34	STRC • FAC • HIST • SEIS
Werner Sobek AG	Berlin	Silver	25	STRC • ARCH • ENVE • FAC • TRAN
Woods Bagot	Abu Dhabi	Silver	68	INTR • URB • ARCH
Pratt Institute	New York City	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ACAD
The Skyscraper Museum	New York City	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	NONP

CTBUH People & Events

Co-Chair

Adam Paul

Longman Lindsey

CTBUH Chicago + NYC FLC Presents: The Jewel Changi Airport Presentation by Buro Happold

26 May 2021

CTBUH Chicago + NYC FLC hosts an on-line event…

CTBUH New York Chapter Presents: A Look at Greenpoint Landing Block D

28 July 2020

The CTBUH New York Chapter examines Greenpoint…

Videos

27 May 2021

CTBUH Chicago + NYC FLC Presents The Jewel Changi Airport Presentation by Buro Happold

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Research

17 September 2021

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Global News

15 October 2021

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