CTBUH Gold Member

McNamara • Salvia

About

Member Since: 2000

Member Offices: Boston, Miami, New York City

Website: http://www.mcsal.com/

McNamara • Salvia has combined a common sense approach with nationally recognized technical design experience. With more than 95% of their business from returning clients and referrals, their credibility is represented by their clients.

McNamara • Salvia brings award winning creativity, innovation, and experience in structural design to a wide variety of project types. Their experience spans the nation reaching from all areas of New England to the high-seismic regions of Las Vegas and California to the hurricane climate of South Florida.

They specialize in all types of building structures including world-class medical, educational and research facilities, urban and suburban corporate headquarters and campuses, high-rise towers, retail, commercial and mixed use developments, and multi-unit residential structures.

Fields of Expertise

Seismic Design; Structural Engineering; Wind 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.

RANK
Name
Height
1 35 Hudson Yards

305 m / 1,000 ft
2 Torre Mitikah

266 m / 872 ft
3 50 West 66th Street

236 m / 775 ft
4 130 William Street

230 m / 755 ft
5 100 West 37th Street

226 m / 743 ft
6 Brooklyn Point

220 m / 723 ft
7 South Station Tower

206 m / 677 ft
8 Miami River Phase 1

195 m / 640 ft
9 Jade Signature

194 m / 636 ft
11 11 Hoyt Street

188 m / 618 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

19 September 2012

Sloshing Dampers for Slender Concrete Towers

This presentation examines the application of specially designed tuned sloshing dampers such as bi-directional and double-decker dampers to two very slender concrete towers currently under...

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Research

16 October 2023

Humanizing High Density

The theme “Humanizing High Density—People, Nature & the Urban Realm” for the CTBUH 2023 International Conference comes at a pertinent moment: Today intersecting are a...

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Global News

16 January 2025

Jersey City Approves 34-Story Tower at 107 Morgan Street

Jersey City’s Planning Board has approved LCOR’s proposal to redevelop a 7,000-square-meter parking lot at 107 Morgan Street into a 34-story mixed-use tower. The plan,...

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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
Name
Height
1 35 Hudson Yards

305 m / 1,000 ft
2 Torre Mitikah

266 m / 872 ft
3 50 West 66th Street

236 m / 775 ft
4 130 William Street

230 m / 755 ft
5 100 West 37th Street

226 m / 743 ft
6 Brooklyn Point

220 m / 723 ft
7 South Station Tower

206 m / 677 ft
8 Miami River Phase 1

195 m / 640 ft
9 Jade Signature

194 m / 636 ft
10 Copley Place Residential Tower

191 m / 625 ft
11 11 Hoyt Street

188 m / 618 ft
12 One Congress

186 m / 610 ft
13 One International Place

183 m / 600 ft
14 Harbor Garage Project Residential Tower

183 m / 600 ft
15 The Pinnacle at Central Wharf

183 m / 600 ft
16 Lyra

174 m / 571 ft
17 111 Huntington Avenue

172 m / 564 ft
18 Solitair Brickell

168 m / 550 ft
19 Two International Place

164 m / 538 ft
20 Brooklyn Crossing

162 m / 532 ft
21 Bulfinch Crossing Residential Tower

158 m / 519 ft
22 13-14 Appold Street

156 m / 512 ft
23 100 Las Olas

151 m / 495 ft
24 BEZEL at Miami Worldcenter

151 m / 494 ft
25 33 Lomasney Way

148 m / 487 ft
26 One St Petersburg

139 m / 456 ft
27 Atlantic Wharf

139 m / 456 ft
28 Ellipse

135 m / 444 ft
29 611 West 56th Street

134 m / 440 ft
30 Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences

131 m

430 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 35 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 347 other buildings of the same Residential / 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.
31 1865 Broadway

127 m / 416 ft
32 1 Java Street South Tower

124 m / 408 ft
33 Planet Hollywood Las Vegas

119 m / 390 ft
34 Pierce Boston

115 m / 378 ft
35 Moxy Hotel

111 m / 364 ft
36 South Station Air Rights Development Phase 2

106 m / 349 ft
37 The Gallery at Harborplace

106 m / 346 ft
38 AVA Theatre District Tower

103 m / 338 ft
39 888 Boylston Street

99 m / 325 ft
40 RiverCenter I

94 m / 308 ft
41 The Harrison

94 m / 308 ft
42 Ellison Building

93 m / 306 ft
43 One Congress Street Tower 3

89 m / 294 ft
44 RiverCenter II

89 m / 292 ft
45 One Congress Street Tower 4

87 m / 286 ft
46 South Station Air Rights Development Phase 3

85 m / 279 ft
47 660 Washington Apartments

84 m / 275 ft
48 4 West Las Olas

83 m / 272 ft
49 MIT Kendall Square SoMa Site 3 Building

72 m / 235 ft
50 Lantera

64 m / 211 ft
51 64 University Place

50 m / 165 ft
52 Little Building

42 m / 138 ft
53 Miami River Phase 2

-
54 107 Morgan Street

-
55 One West Palm Tower I

-
55 One West Palm Tower II

-
57 1 Java Street North Tower

-
57 40 Thorndike

-
59 88 Seaport

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

10 Years

Most Common Function*

Residential (55%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (76%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 20 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 17 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.

Videos

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19 September 2012

Sloshing Dampers for Slender Concrete Towers

This presentation examines the application of specially designed tuned sloshing dampers such as bi-directional and double-decker dampers to two very slender concrete towers currently under...

19 September 2012

Track 12: Controlling & Harnessing Building Movement Q & A

The Track 12 panel consisting of: Robert McNamara, McNamara/Salvia Inc.; Constantin Christopoulos, University of Toronto; Ahsan Kareem, University of Notre Dame, answer questions from delegates.

Research

16 October 2023

Humanizing High Density

CTBUH Research

The theme “Humanizing High Density—People, Nature & the Urban Realm” for the CTBUH 2023 International Conference comes at a pertinent moment: Today intersecting are a...

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...

29 July 2019

Eliminate the “Void Loophole”?

Elizabeth Goldstein, The Municipal Art Society of New York; Bart A. Sullivan, McNamara Salvia

Because regulations in New York City specify the total number floors a building can have, based on its location and lot size, but do not...

17 October 2016

Toward the Future City: An Ethical Design Philosophy for Urban Habitats

Jared Gilbert, COOKFOX Architects

Ever taller skyscrapers, increased density, and global interconnectivity are creating new pressures and complexities in both the urban environment and the public space. Contemporary attitudes...

22 October 2015

Gaining Momentum at Hudson Yards

Jay Cross, Hudson Yards

Hudson Yards is the largest private real estate development ever undertaken in the United States. The site, built over a working rail yard, will eventually...

19 September 2012

Sloshing Dampers for Slender Concrete Towers

Robert McNamara, McNamara/Salvia; Ahsan Kareem & Dae-Kun Kwon, University of Notre Dame; Deepak Kumar, IIT Madras

Tall towers with very slender aspect ratios of height to width of the structural system are becoming very common as today’s architectural idiom. Mitigation of...

26 February 2001

Practical Solution to Reduce the Wind-Induced Response of Tall Buildings

Robert J. McNamara, McNamara/Salvia

This paper presents the results of an investigation of the application of viscous dampers in a high-rise structure located in an urban environment. The structure,...

Global News

04 October 2022

Luxury Hotel Brand Coming to South Station Tower in Boston

The residences being built at South Station Tower are within walking distance of Boston public transit system the T. Famed hotelier Ritz-Carlton will be the...

23 December 2021

Permits Filed For A 68-Story Skyscraper in Midtown, New York City

Permits have been filed for a 68-story mixed-use building at 100 West 37th Street in Midtown, Manhattan. Located between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, the lot...

09 March 2020

New York City’s Highest Outdoor Skydeck Set to Open

The opening of Edge, the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere, offering 360-degree views of New York City’s iconic skyline will be celebrated...

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...

29 March 2019

New York City May Close Zoning Loophole for Tall Buildings

Following a growing public uproar over developers exploiting loopholes to build tall buildings, the Department of City Planning on Friday March 28th proposed a zoning...

15 March 2019

New York City’s Hudson Yards’ Shops, Restaurants, Officially Open to The Public

At noon on March 15, 2019, New York’s newest neighborhood ceremonially opened for business. Hudson Yards‘ first public-facing attractions, the Shops & Restaurants and Thomas...

08 March 2019

First Tower in Mexico City’s Mitikah Project to Open in 2019

The first office tower of the Mítikah project will enter into operation this year. Real estate investment firm, Fibra Uno will execute capital investments between...

05 March 2019

New Residential Details Revealed for New York City’s 35 Hudson Yards

New details and renderings have been released for 35 Hudson Yards, set to be the tallest residential tower in the Hudson Yards neighborhood at over...

05 April 2018

Loggia-Wrapped New York City Condo Tower Starts to Rise

The Adjaye Associates-designed 130 William, the firm’s first skyscraper in New York, is on the rise. AN has spotted crews working above grade, and a...

19 March 2018

Demolition Begins for 50 West 66th Street in New York City

Demolition has begun on the final building left at 50 West 66th Street, where Extell will soon be adding yet another punctuation mark to the...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving McNamara • Salvia

CTBUH Florida Takes Construction Tour of Jade Signature

17 August 2017

The CTBUH Florida Chapter hosted a tour of Jade Signature, a luxury condominium complex under construction in Miami.

CTBUH NYC Organizes One Vanderbilt Site Tour

06 June 2017

CTBUH New York hosted a series of presentations and a tour at the construction site of One Vanderbilt, which will rise to 427 meters when completed in 2021.

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 NYC YPC: Spring Social at BIG

07 April 2016

CTBUH New York Young Professional Committee held their annual Spring Social event at Bjarke Ingels Group's New York Office on April 7, 2016.

YPC: 2015 Achievements and Event Success

16 March 2016

CTBUH YPC held their first meeting of 2016 on March 16 at the offices of SOM to discuss the success of the past events and plans for future initiatives.

Performance and Behavior of Tall Buildings for Wind Loads

13 January 2016

CTBUH YPC hosted an event on wind engineering and understanding its effects on tall buildings as well as to provide insight into the engineering efforts in design of shorter buildings.