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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
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Name
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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 |
Completion
|
Height
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1 |
2020 |
427 m / 1,401 ft |
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2 |
- |
393 m / 1,289 ft |
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3 |
2009 |
365.8 m / 1,200 ft |
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4 |
2018 |
358.9 m / 1,177 ft |
||
5 |
2028 |
354 m / 1,161 ft |
||
6 |
2006 |
297.3 m / 975 ft |
||
7 |
2027 |
273 m / 896 ft |
||
8 |
- |
270.2 m / 887 ft |
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9 |
2022 |
267.3 m / 877 ft |
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10 |
2019 |
248.9 m / 816 ft |
28 April 2020
The pandemic crisis of COVID-19 has catalyzed a shockwave of action throughout the AEC industry like never before. The CTBUH Chicago Chapter presents a virtual...
28 April 2016
Challenges and Opportunities in Vertical Healthcare Design
Vertical healthcare design is an emerging field with its own particular set of benefits and challenges. This building type will become more desirable and popular,...
13 September 2022
London Tower Block and Homeless Shelter Set for Approval
Space for almost 100 residential units and a houseless shelter could be built in Central London if City Council approved. Over £50 million (US$57 million)...
ADD Inc (2014)
Burt Hill (2011)
Cardno (2022)
GTA Consultants (2021)
Peter Brett Associates (2018)
VOA Associates (2016)
Wood and Grieve Engineers (2019)
Cardno Haynes Whaley, Inc. (2013)
Cardno Grogan Richards (2006)
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
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Name
|
City
|
Completion
|
Height
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1 |
- |
550 m / 1,804 ft |
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1 |
- |
550 m / 1,804 ft |
||
3 |
2020 |
427 m / 1,401 ft |
||
4 |
- |
393 m / 1,289 ft |
||
5 |
2009 |
366 m / 1,200 ft |
||
6 |
2018 |
359 m / 1,177 ft |
||
7 |
2028 |
354 m / 1,161 ft |
||
8 |
2006 |
297 m / 975 ft |
||
9 |
2027 |
273 m / 896 ft |
||
10 |
- |
270 m / 887 ft |
||
11 |
2022 |
267 m / 877 ft |
||
12 |
2019 |
249 m / 816 ft |
||
13 |
2021 |
246 m / 807 ft |
||
14 |
2021 |
236 m / 773 ft |
||
15 |
- |
233 m / 763 ft |
||
16 |
2023 |
232 m / 760 ft |
||
17 |
2017 |
230 m / 755 ft |
||
18 |
2022 |
219 m / 718 ft |
||
19 |
2017 |
218 m / 715 ft |
||
20 |
2021 |
218 m / 714 ft |
||
21 |
2012 |
214 m / 702 ft |
||
22 |
- |
213 m / 700 ft |
||
23 |
2019 |
213 m / 698 ft |
||
24 |
2023 |
211 m / 691 ft |
||
25 |
2025 |
210 m / 690 ft |
||
26 |
- |
209 m / 684 ft |
||
27 |
2017 |
202 m / 663 ft |
||
28 |
2022 |
198 m / 650 ft |
||
29 |
- |
198 m / 650 ft |
||
29 |
- |
198 m / 650 ft |
||
31 |
2017 |
194 m / 636 ft |
||
32 |
2019 |
190 m / 623 ft |
||
33 |
2020 |
188 m / 618 ft |
||
34 |
- |
188 m / 617 ft |
||
35 |
2024 |
188 m / 615 ft |
||
36 |
2015 |
187 m / 614 ft |
||
37 |
2023 |
184 m / 603 ft |
||
38 |
2027 |
183 m / 599 ft |
||
39 |
2020 |
179 m / 586 ft |
||
40 |
2024 |
178 m / 583 ft |
||
41 |
2012 |
176 m / 576 ft |
||
42 |
2016 |
170 m / 558 ft |
||
43 |
2014 |
170 m / 558 ft |
||
44 |
2020 |
168 m / 551 ft |
||
45 |
2018 |
168 m / 550 ft |
||
46 |
2017 |
166 m / 543 ft |
||
47 |
2016 |
163 m / 533 ft |
||
48 |
2012 |
158 m / 518 ft |
||
49 |
2014 |
155 m / 509 ft |
||
50 |
2027 |
154 m / 505 ft |
||
51 |
2016 |
153 m / 502 ft |
||
52 |
2009 |
153 m / 501 ft |
||
53 |
- |
151 m / 495 ft |
||
54 |
2023 |
151 m / 495 ft |
||
55 |
2024 |
151 m / 494 ft |
||
56 |
- |
148 m / 486 ft |
||
56 |
2023 |
148 m / 486 ft |
||
58 |
2027 |
148 m / 486 ft |
||
59 |
- |
145 m / 476 ft |
||
60 |
2023 |
145 m / 476 ft |
||
61 |
Roosevelt University Academic, Student Life Residence Center |
2012 |
143 m / 469 ft |
|
62 |
2021 |
138 m / 453 ft |
||
63 |
1927 |
138 m / 452 ft |
||
64 |
- |
136 m / 445 ft |
||
65 |
2019 |
135 m / 443 ft |
||
66 |
2017 |
135 m / 442 ft |
||
67 |
2024 |
135 m / 441 ft |
||
68 |
2021 |
134 m / 440 ft |
||
69 |
2017 |
134 m / 438 ft |
||
70 |
2021 |
133 m / 437 ft |
||
71 |
2018 |
132 m / 434 ft |
||
72 |
2007 |
131 m / 430 ft |
||
73 |
2005 |
131 m / 430 ft |
||
74 |
- |
130 m / 426 ft |
||
75 |
2014 |
129 m / 422 ft |
||
76 |
2011 |
127 m / 418 ft |
||
77 |
- |
123 m / 405 ft |
||
78 |
2010 |
122 m / 401 ft |
||
79 |
- |
122 m / 400 ft |
||
80 |
2016 |
122 m / 400 ft |
||
81 |
- |
122 m / 399 ft |
||
82 |
2011 |
120 m / 394 ft |
||
83 |
2022 |
119 m / 390 ft |
||
84 |
2010 |
118 m / 388 ft |
||
85 |
2018 |
117 m / 384 ft |
||
86 |
2016 |
116 m / 380 ft |
||
87 |
2015 |
115 m / 377 ft |
||
88 |
2002 |
115 m / 377 ft |
||
89 |
2016 |
113 m / 371 ft |
||
90 |
2015 |
111 m / 364 ft |
||
91 |
2024 |
111 m / 364 ft |
||
92 |
- |
110 m / 362 ft |
||
93 |
2009 |
110 m / 361 ft |
||
94 |
2013 |
110 m / 361 ft |
||
95 |
2013 |
109 m / 359 ft |
||
96 |
2013 |
109 m / 358 ft |
||
97 |
2014 |
109 m / 357 ft |
||
98 |
2021 |
109 m / 357 ft |
||
99 |
2014 |
107 m / 351 ft |
||
100 |
2015 |
107 m / 351 ft |
||
101 |
2022 |
107 m / 350 ft |
||
102 |
2019 |
103 m / 338 ft |
||
103 |
- |
102 m / 336 ft |
||
104 |
- |
99 m / 325 ft |
||
105 |
2013 |
98 m / 322 ft |
||
106 |
- |
98 m / 321 ft |
||
107 |
2007 |
96 m / 316 ft |
||
108 |
2010 |
95 m / 312 ft |
||
109 |
2019 |
95 m / 312 ft |
||
110 |
2013 |
93 m / 306 ft |
||
111 |
- |
93 m / 305 ft |
||
112 |
2019 |
93 m / 305 ft |
||
113 |
1995 |
91 m / 299 ft |
||
114 |
2019 |
91 m / 297 ft |
||
115 |
2020 |
90 m / 295 ft |
||
116 |
2023 |
89 m / 290 ft |
||
117 |
1996 |
88 m / 289 ft |
||
118 |
- |
88 m / 289 ft |
||
119 |
2018 |
87 m / 284 ft |
||
120 |
The Tree House Residence Hall at Massachusetts College of Art and Design |
2012 |
85 m / 280 ft |
|
121 |
2023 |
85 m / 279 ft |
||
122 |
1988 |
85 m / 279 ft |
||
123 |
2002 |
85 m / 279 ft |
||
124 |
2015 |
84 m / 277 ft |
||
125 |
2020 |
84 m / 276 ft |
||
126 |
2006 |
84 m / 275 ft |
||
127 |
2018 |
83 m / 272 ft |
||
128 |
2008 |
82 m / 267 ft |
||
129 |
2020 |
81 m / 266 ft |
||
130 |
- |
79 m / 259 ft |
||
131 |
- |
78 m / 256 ft |
||
132 |
2016 |
77 m / 252 ft |
||
133 |
2013 |
76 m / 249 ft |
||
134 |
2017 |
76 m / 248 ft |
||
135 |
2010 |
76 m / 248 ft |
||
136 |
- |
75 m / 246 ft |
||
137 |
2019 |
74 m / 243 ft |
||
138 |
2016 |
72 m / 236 ft |
||
138 |
2015 |
72 m / 236 ft |
||
140 |
2008 |
72 m / 235 ft |
||
141 |
1926 |
72 m / 235 ft |
||
142 |
- |
72 m / 235 ft |
||
143 |
2018 |
71 m / 232 ft |
||
144 |
- |
71 m / 232 ft |
||
145 |
- |
71 m / 231 ft |
||
146 |
2013 |
70 m / 231 ft |
||
147 |
- |
69 m / 228 ft |
||
148 |
- |
69 m / 226 ft |
||
149 |
2014 |
69 m / 225 ft |
||
150 |
- |
68 m / 222 ft |
||
151 |
2015 |
66 m / 217 ft |
||
152 |
2018 |
66 m / 216 ft |
||
153 |
- |
66 m / 215 ft |
||
154 |
2004 |
66 m / 215 ft |
||
155 |
2008 |
65 m / 213 ft |
||
156 |
2015 |
64 m / 211 ft |
||
157 |
1982 |
64 m / 210 ft |
||
158 |
2016 |
64 m / 209 ft |
||
159 |
2020 |
63 m / 207 ft |
||
160 |
2020 |
63 m / 207 ft |
||
160 |
2009 |
63 m / 207 ft |
||
162 |
2014 |
63 m / 205 ft |
||
163 |
2024 |
61 m / 201 ft |
||
164 |
2017 |
60 m / 197 ft |
||
165 |
2006 |
58 m / 190 ft |
||
166 |
2017 |
58 m / 190 ft |
||
167 |
- |
57 m / 187 ft |
||
168 |
2017 |
56 m / 184 ft |
||
169 |
2020 |
54 m / 177 ft |
||
170 |
2018 |
53 m / 175 ft |
||
171 |
- |
53 m / 173 ft |
||
172 |
2024 |
53 m / 172 ft |
||
173 |
2014 |
51 m / 168 ft |
||
174 |
- |
51 m / 167 ft |
||
175 |
- |
46 m / 151 ft |
||
176 |
2010 |
26 m / 84 ft |
||
177 |
- |
- m / - ft |
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178 |
- |
- m / - ft |
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179 |
- |
- m / - ft |
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180 |
- |
- m / - ft |
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181 |
2022 |
- m / - ft |
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182 |
- |
- m / - ft |
||
183 |
2020 |
- m / - ft |
||
184 |
2023 |
- m / - ft |
Average Building Age*
10 Years
Most Common Function*
Residential (61%)
Most Common Material*
Concrete (85%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database
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.
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28 April 2020 | Online Event
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15 April 2014 | Chicago
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07 November 2013 | Chicago
Created on a limited public-university budget and an aggressive schedule, the Tree House achieves environmental conservation goals while still providing a memorable environment for students....
04 February 2013 | Chicago
The Young Professionals organized a Student Workshop at IIT to cover the design and construction of Roosevelt Tower. The presentation was led by: Joe Dietz,...
21 September 2012 | Shanghai
In the future, the University will need to consider vertical models to co-exist within their urban cores and create a living and working balance. With...
28 April 2016
Douglas King, VOA Associates
Vertical healthcare design is an emerging field with its own particular set of benefits and challenges. This building type will become more desirable and popular,...
01 February 2014
B. K. Boley & Tamara Roy, ADD Inc
The Tree House, a 20-story residential tower for 493 freshmen, is inspired by Gustav Klimt’s painting, The Tree of Life. It is clad in more...
01 February 2013
Christopher Groesbeck, VOA Associates
Multi-function universities in tall buildings are still a rarity, but they are growing more common as institutions look for efficient and cost-effective ways to serve...
19 September 2012
Christopher Groesbeck, VOA Associates; Jon DeVries & John McDonald, Roosevelt University; Ron Klemencic, MKA
In the future, the University will need to consider vertical models to co-exist within their urban cores and create a living and working balance. With...
13 May 2021
Summit One Vanderbilt, a four-level 6,039 square meter (65,000 square foot) observatory including an outdoor summit terrace, will be located in the crown of One...
02 March 2021
Investors could strike gold with the iconic gold-plated Eureka Skydeck and Eureka 89 restaurant going to market. Levels 88 and 89 have been opened up...
23 February 2021
Developer Beulah is in the process of creating the world’s tallest vertical garden on its AU$2 billion (US$1.5 billion) Southbank tower in Melbourne. The images...
15 September 2020
Yesterday, 14 September 2020, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) and developers SL Green and Hines celebrated the opening of One Vanderbilt with a ribbon cutting...
27 April 2020
What will be Australia’s tallest building, towering more than 354 meters above Melbourne’s central business district (CBD), Southbank by Beulah has been approved by the...
27 April 2020
What will be Australia’s tallest building, towering more than 354 meters above Melbourne’s central business district (CBD), Southbank by Beulah has been approved by the...
18 September 2019
The Grand Central Terminal-adjacent supertall One Vanderbilt officially topped out this week, reaching its full 1,401-foot (427-meter) height. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the tower...
08 March 2019
The first office tower of the MĂtikah project will enter into operation this year. Real estate investment firm, Fibra Uno will execute capital investments between...
04 March 2019
James Packer-backed casino giant Crown Resorts has been forced to rethink plans for a site in Melbourne’s Southbank, where it hoped to build Australia’s tallest...
05 February 2019
One Vanderbilt is officially the latest skyscraper in New York City to achieve a height equivalent to “supertall” (300 meters and higher) status. Located at...
17 August 2017
The CTBUH Florida Chapter hosted a tour of Jade Signature, a luxury condominium complex under construction in Miami.
13 October 2016
The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.
01 November 2013
“Towards Zero Carbon,” a collaborative design studio between Tongji University, CTBUH and the Illinois Institute of Technology, made a week-long visit to Chicago in November.
04 February 2013
The Young Professionals Committee hosted a student workshop at the Illinois Institute of Technology on Roosevelt Tower.
09 May 2012
Four days after the official opening of Roosevelt University’s new tower, guests of the CTBUH’s Young Professionals Committee were treated to a tour of the newest addition to the Chicago skyline.
16 December 2011
The CTBUH staff observed history being made as Chicago’s past meets Chicago’s future in the two Roosevelt University buildings.
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