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DeSimone Consulting Engineering

About

Member Since: 2015

Member Offices: New York City

Website: http://www.de-simone.com/

DeSimone Consulting Engineering provides leading structural engineering, façade consulting, integrated design and detailing, forensic, and construction consulting services for all types of buildings. With offices in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, DeSimone is known for providing each client with personal, dedicated, and inspiring engineering solutions. To date, DeSimone has designed over 10,000 projects in 44 states and 55 countries.

Fields of Expertise

Engineering, Other; Structural Engineering

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

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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

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Height
1 The Towers
319.7 m / 1,049  ft
2 Wasl Tower
300.6 m / 986  ft
3 220 Central Park South
289.6 m / 950  ft
4 125 Greenwich Street
278 m / 912  ft
5 99 Hudson Street
271 m / 889  ft
6 Regent Emirates Pearl
255 m / 837  ft
7 Panorama Tower
251.9 m / 827  ft
8 Aston Martin Residences
250.2 m / 821  ft
9 Four Seasons Hotel & Tower
240.4 m / 789  ft
10 111 Murray Street
240.2 m / 788  ft

Awards

One Wall Street

Award of Excellence: One Wall Street

Repositioning Award 2024

Ctbuh Leaders

John Viise

John Viise

CTBUH Working Group: Performance Based Seismic Design, 2015 – Present

Chicago

Hari Chandana Gangavarapu

Hari Chandana Gangavarapu

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Florida, 2020 – Present

Roman Przepiorka

Roman Przepiorka

CTBUH Steel-Timber Research Project Steering Committee, 2022 – Present

Chicago

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

09 March 2017

Building Maintenance Units Reach Great Lengths at Hilal Bank, UAE

Al Hilal Bank is a progressive Islamic bank headquartered in Abu Dhabi. It is an architectural accomplishment quite different from other buildings in Abu Dhabi....

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Research

20 March 2020

Tall + Urban Innovation 2020: Dominant Trends

Providing a global overview of tall building development, design and construction, the CTBUH Awards Program and related Tall + Urban Innovation Conference annually survey projects,...

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Global News

16 October 2024

Recently Completed 29-Story NYC Residential Building Gets Recognition for Engineering Achievements

The Olympia DUMBO residential building in Brooklyn, has earned recognition for its innovative engineering, with DeSimone Consulting Engineering playing a key role in achieving the...

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Associated companies

KP Elevator Consulting (2025)

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Height
1 The Towers

320 m / 1,049 ft
2 MAJOR.

318 m / 1,043 ft
3 Wasl Tower

301 m / 986 ft
4 220 Central Park South

290 m / 950 ft
5 125 Greenwich Street

278 m / 912 ft
6 99 Hudson Street

271 m / 889 ft
7 Regent Emirates Pearl

255 m / 837 ft
8 Panorama Tower

252 m / 827 ft
9 Aston Martin Residences

250 m / 821 ft
10 Four Seasons Hotel & Tower

240 m / 789 ft
11 111 Murray Street

240 m / 788 ft
12 50 West

237 m / 779 ft
13 Madison Square Park Tower

237 m / 778 ft
14 Skyline Tower

232 m / 762 ft
15 Shangri-La at the Fort

229 m / 752 ft
16 Aro

225 m / 738 ft
17 830 Brickell

221 m / 724 ft
18 100 East 53rd Street

217 m / 711 ft
19 Marquis

214 m / 702 ft
20 Jersey City Urby

213 m / 700 ft
21 One Thousand Museum

213 m / 699 ft
22 Brickell Flatiron

213 m / 698 ft
23 Winthrop Center

211 m / 693 ft
24 Millennium Tower

208 m / 681 ft
25 Resorts World Las Vegas Tower I

205 m / 674 ft
26 One Wall Street

202 m / 663 ft
27 900 Biscayne Bay

198 m / 650 ft
28 55 Hudson Street

198 m / 649 ft
29 Turnberry Ocean Club

198 m / 649 ft
30 Millennium Tower

197 m / 645 ft
31 Tower 28

194 m / 637 ft
32 Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 1

194 m / 635 ft
33 Langham Place

193 m / 632 ft
34 The Edge on Brickell

192 m / 631 ft
35 Avalon Willoughby Square

190 m / 624 ft
36 Rose Hill

189 m / 620 ft
37 425 5th Avenue

188 m / 618 ft
38 Una Residences

187 m / 613 ft
39 Allianz Tower

186 m / 609 ft
40 Cosmopolitan Casino Spa Tower

184 m / 604 ft
41 Cosmopolitan Casino Beach Club Tower

184 m / 604 ft
42 The Hub

184 m / 602 ft
43 Epic Residences & Hotel

183 m / 601 ft
44 W Times Square

178 m / 583 ft
45 Ritz-Carlton New York NoMad

177 m / 580 ft
46 499 Summit

173 m / 569 ft
47 VDARA

169 m / 556 ft
48 Equitable Building

169 m / 555 ft
49 Tower 111

169 m / 554 ft
50 One Willoughby Square

168 m / 552 ft
51 17 State Street

165 m / 542 ft
52 70 Columbus

161 m / 529 ft
53 The Metropolis

161 m / 528 ft
54 William Beaver House

161 m / 527 ft
55 77 Greenwich

159 m / 523 ft
56 Tower 46

153 m / 501 ft
57 1450 BRICKELL

153 m / 500 ft
58 The Modern at Fort Lee North Tower

152 m / 498 ft
58 The Modern at Fort Lee South Tower

152 m / 498 ft
60 Mohegan Sun Sky Tower

148 m / 487 ft
61 50 Hudson Street

147 m / 482 ft
62 Three Tequesta Point

146 m / 480 ft
63 CassaNY

146 m / 478 ft
64 Prism Tower

145 m / 476 ft
65 Millennium Place Tower 1

145 m / 475 ft
66 Park Avenue Place

144 m / 472 ft
67 Aire

143 m / 470 ft
68 Neptune/Sixth

143 m / 470 ft
69 Prime

139 m / 456 ft
70 Tower 31

137 m / 450 ft
71 Millennium Point

137 m / 449 ft
72 Millennium Place Tower 2

136 m / 445 ft
73 The Westin Diplomat Resort

135 m / 444 ft
74 The Olivia

134 m / 440 ft
75 Eagle + West Tower 1

134 m / 438 ft
76 Moxy Chelsea

128 m / 420 ft
77 2 Columbus

128 m / 420 ft
78 Alcove

128 m / 419 ft
79 Humana Building

127 m / 417 ft
80 Hunter's Point South Commons

123 m / 404 ft
81 351 Marin Boulevard

122 m / 400 ft
82 Olympia DUMBO

122 m / 400 ft
83 Four Seasons Hotel & Residences

121 m / 398 ft
84 Millennium Tower Residences

120 m / 394 ft
85 Al Maryah Tower

120 m / 394 ft
86 The Aurora

118 m / 387 ft
87 The Centria

118 m / 386 ft
88 Avalon Riverview North

117 m / 385 ft
89 The Forge

117 m / 384 ft
90 The Milan Condominium

116 m / 381 ft
91 Element

116 m / 380 ft
92 The Central at 5th by Hilton Club

115 m / 378 ft
93 Chelsea Landmark

112 m / 368 ft
94 The Riverhouse

110 m / 362 ft
95 The Visionaire

110 m / 360 ft
96 370 North Morgan

109 m / 358 ft
97 ParkShore Plaza

108 m / 355 ft
98 The Metropolitan

107 m / 350 ft
99 Bisby at Newport

107 m / 350 ft
100 29 Park Madison

105 m / 345 ft
101 Avalon Brooklyn Bay

104 m / 343 ft
102 Hunter's Point South Crossing

104 m / 342 ft
103 Eagle + West Tower 2

104 m / 342 ft
104 1841 Broadway

103 m / 339 ft
105 The Empire

103 m / 337 ft
106 The Impala

102 m / 334 ft
107 Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 2

100 m / 328 ft
107 Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 3

100 m / 328 ft
109 The Seville

99 m / 326 ft
110 215 Chrystie Street

96 m / 314 ft
111 455 Central Park West

95 m / 312 ft
112 5th On The Park

95 m / 310 ft
113 Grove at Grand Bay North Tower

94 m / 308 ft
113 Grove at Grand Bay South Tower

94 m / 308 ft
115 Atlantis Royal Tower East

93 m / 305 ft
116 360 State Street

91 m / 300 ft
117 1001 Water

90 m / 296 ft
118 Hotel Riu Plaza New York Times Square

90 m / 294 ft
119 Park Grove Tower A

90 m / 294 ft
120 Heron East Tower

89 m / 291 ft
121 Park Grove Tower B

88 m / 290 ft
122 Atlantis Royal Tower West

88 m

289 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 23 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,227 other buildings of the same Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
123 Hartford Marriott Downtown

84 m

276 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,227 other buildings of the same Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
123 The Cove Atlantis

84 m

276 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,227 other buildings of the same Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
125 220 Central Park South Villa

84 m / 274 ft
126 100 11th Avenue

81 m / 265 ft
127 The Standard

80 m / 261 ft
128 Park Grove Tower C

78 m / 256 ft
129 The James New York

78 m / 255 ft
130 H-1

77 m / 254 ft
131 Maverick Chelsea

76 m / 249 ft
132 citizenM Hotel

75 m / 246 ft
133 Pudong Financial Plaza L+Mall

74 m / 243 ft
134 Gramercy Green

73 m / 240 ft
135 The Exhibit

72 m / 236 ft
136 Portland Building

70 m / 231 ft
137 170 Amsterdam Avenue

66 m / 217 ft
138 Faena House

66 m / 215 ft
139 HL23

54 m / 176 ft
140 The Surf Club Four Seasons North Tower

52 m / 171 ft
140 The Surf Club Four Seasons South Tower

52 m / 171 ft
142 Covenant House New York

50 m / 165 ft
143 The Surf Club Four Seasons Hotel Tower

50 m / 165 ft
144 Resorts World Las Vegas Tower II

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145 Resorts World Las Vegas Tower III

-
146 The Reef Atlantis

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

12 Years

Most Common Function*

Residential (57%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (85%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 56 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 55 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Designated Experts

Danilo Nanni

Principal, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
Miami, United States

Jinsun Parque

Director of Marketing, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
New York City, United States

Dalibor Savovic

Senior Associate, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
London, United Kingdom

John Viise

Managing Principal, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
Chicago, United States

Stephen DeSimone

President & CEO, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
New York City, United States

David Koren

Director of Marketing, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
New York City, United States

Ctbuh Leaders At DeSimone Consulting Engineering

CTBUH Working Group: Performance Based Seismic Design, 2015 – Present

John Viise

Managing Principal, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
Chicago, United States

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Florida, 2020 – Present

Hari Chandana Gangavarapu

Senior Project Engineer, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
Miami, United States

CTBUH Steel-Timber Research Project Steering Committee, 2022 – Present

Roman Przepiorka

Associate Principal, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
Chicago, United States

CTBUH Regional Hub, Americas Steering Committee, 2023 – Present

Danilo Nanni

Principal, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
Miami, United States

CTBUH Europe Scientific and Advisory Group, 2024 – Present

Dalibor Savovic

Senior Associate, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
London, United Kingdom

Videos

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09 March 2017

Building Maintenance Units Reach Great Lengths at Hilal Bank, UAE

Al Hilal Bank is a progressive Islamic bank headquartered in Abu Dhabi. It is an architectural accomplishment quite different from other buildings in Abu Dhabi....

17 October 2016

Structural & Geotechnic Engineering Q&A

Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. William O'Donnell, DeSimone Consulting Engineers; Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; SawTeen Seen, Leslie E. Robertson Associates, answer questions at the...

12 November 2015

2015 Awards - Session 1 Q&A

Hiroo Mori, Director & Executive VP, Mori Building, Philip Nikandrov, Chief Architect, Gorproject, James Goettsch, CEO & Partner, Goettsch Partners, Jan Andersson, Senior Advisor, HSB...

12 November 2015

Rethinking Office Space Through Creative Design: Al Hilal Bank Tower, Abu Dhabi

James Goettsch, CEO & Partner, Goettsch Partners, speaks at the 14th Annual Best Tall Building Symposium – Session 1 in a presentation entitled "Rethinking Office...

12 November 2015

Interview: Al Hilal Bank Tower

James Goettsch, Chairman and CEO, Goettsch Partners, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Best Tall Building Featured Finalist, Al Hilal Bank Tower, Abu Dhabi,...

27 October 2015

Social Infrastructure

With the rise of technological solutions, the practice of architecture is often divorced from the cultural, social, and environmental contexts where we build. Buildings have...

26 October 2015

2015 New York Conference - Session 3e - Q&A

Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum; Silvian Marcus, WSP Group; and Stephen DeSimone, DeSimone Consulting Engineers, PLLC, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York...

03 March 2008

Building Tall: A renewed Urban Imperative

Stephen DeSimone, of DeSimone Engineers, talked about the new tactics and solutions being implemented to overcome urban development obstacles at the CTBUH 8th World Congress...

Research

20 March 2020

Tall + Urban Innovation 2020: Dominant Trends

CTBUH Research

Providing a global overview of tall building development, design and construction, the CTBUH Awards Program and related Tall + Urban Innovation Conference annually survey projects,...

12 December 2019

Interactive Study on Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2019

CTBUH Research

The year 2019 was remarkable for the tall building industry, with 26 supertall buildings (300 meters or taller) completed, the most in any year. This...

11 October 2019

Was the Home Insurance Building The “First Skyscraper”?

Mir M. Ali, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Gerald Larson, University of Cincinnati

Chicago’s Home Insurance Building, the 12-story office building designed by William Le Baron Jenney, completed in 1885 and demolished in 1931, has frequently been referred...

12 December 2018

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018

CTBUH Research

The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018, though the total number of completed buildings of 200 meters’...

20 October 2018

Polycentric Cities: The Future of Vertical Urbanism

CTBUH 2018 Conference Speakers

As we approach the new normality of cities housing 10 million or more inhabitants, those best positioned for the future are evolving along polycentric, multi-nodal...

Global News

09 November 2022

New York Penthouse Sells for US$72 Million

A penthouse on Manhattan's Billionaire's Row at 220 Central Park South has sold for US$72 million, records show. The full-floor unit is just over 5,000 square...

25 August 2022

Boston Mixed-Use Building Built to Passive House Standards

Winthrop Center, a new 691-foot-tall (210.5-meter-tall) mixed-use tower in Boston was built to Passive House standards. The structure’s 812,000 square feet (75,437 square meters) of...

05 August 2022

Financial Firm will Occupy other Miami Towers Prior to Building Their Own

Citadel, a hedge fund firm headed by Ken Griffin, is in the process of completing deals for new office space as it prepares to expand...

12 July 2022

Miami Office Tower Tops Out at 55 Stories

In Miami, construction of OKO Group and Cain International’s 830 Brickell office tower is nearing completion. The building’s general contractor, Civic Construction, recently topped off...

03 December 2021

Residential Skyscraper in Miami Structurally Tops Out

The Aston Martin Residences in Miami has structurally topped out. This milestone was celebrated as part of Design Miami 2021. This sail shaped building is...

02 July 2021

Penthouse Details Revealed of Luxury Residences in Miami

The Aston Martin Residences in Miami are being designed to recall the form of a sail. Toward the interior, the residences open outward with floor-to-ceiling...

26 March 2021

Miami Office Tower Approaches Halfway Mark

As financial firms, technology companies and high-net worth individuals migrate to Miami en masse, construction is progressing at a Class A office tower underway in...

01 November 2019

Miami’s Brickell Flatiron Receives Key Occupancy Certificate

Brickell Flatiron, the new 64-story luxury condominium tower in Downtown Miami’s Brickell Financial District, has received its Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) from the City...

24 October 2019

Planned Skyscraper Above Boston Rail Station Moves Forward

South Station Tower is planned to rise 677 feet (206.4 meters) above South Station, an aging transportation hub in Boston that’s swarmed daily by thousands...

05 July 2019

One Thousand Museum in Downtown Miami Has Officially Opened for Business

One Thousand Museum, the late Zaha Hadid’s final residential tower in the United States, is the newest high-end condominium to grace Biscayne Boulevard in the...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving DeSimone Consulting Engineering

CTBUH Chicago Presents: A Panel Discussion on Chicago Building Code Modernization

18 February 2020

The CTBUH Chicago Chapter held for a panel discussion focused on the latest Chicago Building Code Modernization as it relates to high-rise building design.

CTBUH Florida Hosts Construction Tour of One Thousand Museum

29 June 2017

CTBUH Florida organized a site visit and series of presentations on the under-construction One Thousand Museum building in Downtown Miami.

CTBUH Florida: Tall Building Damping Technologies

25 April 2017

CTBUH Florida held a presentation on Tall Building Damping Technologies at the School of Architecture, University of Miami.

CTBUH 2016 Conference Silver+ Sponsor

16–21 October 2016

Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism takes place progressively across three Chinese cities: Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong.

CTBUH Florida: Construction Tour of Panorama Tower

26 July 2016

The CTBUH Florida Chapter hosted its inaugural event, a construction tour of Panorama Tower, on July 26 in Miami.

Miami Regional Tour

29–30 October 2015

CTBUH 2015 delegates toured Miami, a city of urban complexities and cultural amenities that defy the old stereotypes.