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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
|
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
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---|---|---|---|
1 | Iconic Tower | 393.8 m / 1,292 ft | |
2 | 900 North Michigan Avenue | 265 m / 869 ft | |
3 | Chase Tower | 264.6 m / 868 ft | |
4 | Sail Tower | 240 m / 787 ft | |
5 | Burj Daman | 235 m / 771 ft | |
6 | No2 Opus Place | 222.5 m / 730 ft | |
7 | Perennial | 214.9 m / 705 ft | |
8 | BLVD Heights Tower 1 | 200 m / 656 ft | |
9 | Jade Signature | 193.9 m / 636 ft | |
10 | Warsaw One | 187.8 m / 616 ft |
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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
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
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1 | Chicago Spire | Chicago | - |
609.6 m / 2,000 ft |
150 | Residential |
2 | Iconic Tower | Cairo | 2024 |
393.8 m / 1,292 ft |
77 | Hotel / Residential / Office |
3 | 98 Fourteenth Street | Atlanta | - |
280.4 m / 920 ft |
74 | Residential / Hotel |
4 | 900 North Michigan Avenue | Chicago | 1989 |
265 m / 869 ft |
66 | Residential / Residential / Office / Hotel |
5 | Chase Tower | Chicago | 1969 |
264.6 m / 868 ft |
61 | Office |
6 | Campanile | Frankfurt am Main | - |
264 m / 866 ft |
51 | N/A |
7 | 100 North Wacker Drive | Chicago | - |
260 m / 853 ft |
62 | N/A |
8 | Sail Tower | Jeddah | 2021 |
240 m / 787 ft |
64 | Serviced Apartments / Hotel |
9 | Burj Daman | Dubai | 2014 |
235 m / 771 ft |
65 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
10 | River Beech Tower | Chicago | - |
228 m / 748 ft |
80 | Residential |
11 | No2 Opus Place | Atlanta | - |
222.5 m / 730 ft |
53 | Residential / Office |
12 | Signature Tower | Toronto | - |
218 m / 715 ft |
69 | Residential |
13 | Nara Towers & Marina | Beirut | - |
216 m / 709 ft |
47 | Multiple |
14 | Perennial | Austin | - |
214.9 m / 705 ft |
47 | Office |
15 | 8 East 37th Street | New York City | - |
213 m / 699 ft |
65 | Residential |
16 | BLVD Heights Tower 1 | Dubai | 2020 |
200 m / 656 ft |
53 | Residential |
17 | Jade Signature | Sunny Isles Beach | 2017 |
193.9 m / 636 ft |
57 | Residential |
18 | Warsaw One | Warsaw | - |
187.8 m / 616 ft |
42 | Office |
19 | One Oxford Centre | Pittsburgh | 1983 |
187.5 m / 615 ft |
45 | Office |
20 | Southbank Building A | Chicago | - |
182.3 m / 598 ft |
51 | Residential |
21 | Platinum on the Bay | Miami | - |
179.8 m / 590 ft |
56 | Residential |
22 | The Clare | Chicago | 2009 |
179.5 m / 589 ft |
53 | Residential |
23 | Residence Antilia | Mumbai | 2010 |
173 m / 568 ft |
27 | Residential |
24 | Boeing International Headquarters | Chicago | 1990 |
170.7 m / 560 ft |
36 | Office |
25 | 500 Alton Tower | Miami Beach | - |
167.6 m / 550 ft |
50 | Residential |
26 | European Commission Headquarters Tower 2 | Brussels | - |
164 m / 538 ft |
42 | Office |
27 | Oriental Fisherman's Wharf Tower | Shanghai | 2015 |
160.5 m / 527 ft |
34 | Residential / Office |
28 | 5th & Virginia | Seattle | - |
160 m / 525 ft |
47 | Residential / Hotel |
29 | Aspect | Surrey | - |
157.3 m / 516 ft |
51 | Residential |
30 | Mashreq Bank Headquarters | Dubai | 2020 |
150.3 m / 493 ft |
32 | Office |
31 | BLVD Heights Tower 2 | Dubai | 2020 |
150 m / 492 ft |
46 | Residential |
32 | One Wall Centre | Vancouver | 2001 |
149.8 m / 491 ft |
48 | Residential / Hotel |
33 | 235 West Van Buren | Chicago | 2010 |
149.4 m / 490 ft |
46 | Residential |
34 | 333 Wacker Drive | Chicago | 1983 |
148.6 m / 487 ft |
36 | Office |
35 | 1 Bank of America Center | Charlotte | 2010 |
147.5 m / 484 ft |
31 | Office |
36 | Millennium Broadway | New York City | 1990 |
146.6 m / 481 ft |
47 | Hotel |
37 | Soleil Center | Raleigh | - |
146.3 m / 480 ft |
43 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
38 | Talan Tower 1 | Astana | 2017 |
145.6 m / 478 ft |
30 | Office / Retail |
39 | MetroPlace | Burnaby | 2014 |
141.1 m / 463 ft |
46 | Residential |
40 | River One | SĂŁo Paulo | 2021 |
139.5 m / 458 ft |
38 | Residential / Office |
41 | Urban Mountain | Oslo | - |
137.6 m / 451 ft |
31 | Office / Retail |
42 | The Reed | Chicago | 2023 |
136.2 m / 447 ft |
41 | Residential |
43 | 444 North Michigan | Chicago | 1976 |
135.6 m / 445 ft |
36 | Office |
44 | Bridgestone Americas Tower | Nashville | 2017 |
135.2 m / 444 ft |
31 | Office |
45 | 3rd and Lenora | Seattle | 2020 |
134.1 m / 440 ft |
36 | Residential / Office |
46 | 123 North Wacker | Chicago | 1986 |
132.6 m / 435 ft |
30 | Office |
47 | 225 West Wacker | Chicago | 1989 |
132 m / 433 ft |
28 | Office |
48 | Skybridge | Chicago | 2003 |
128.2 m / 421 ft |
39 | Residential |
49 | Southbank Building B | Chicago | - |
127.3 m / 418 ft |
38 | Residential |
50 | Northern Trust Building | Chicago | 1974 |
126.5 m / 415 ft |
31 | Office |
51 | The Stage | London | 2022 |
126 m / 413 ft |
38 | Residential |
52 | Two First National Plaza | Chicago | 1973 |
124.1 m / 407 ft |
30 | Office |
53 | Al-Birr Foundation Headquarters | Riyadh | - |
124 m / 407 ft |
28 | Office |
54 | Four Seasons Hotel | Beirut | 2009 |
120 m / 394 ft |
26 | Hotel |
55 | Signature Place | St. Petersburg (FL) | 2009 |
116.1 m / 381 ft |
36 | Residential / Office / Retail |
56 | Azure | Dallas | 2007 |
114.3 m / 375 ft |
31 | Residential |
57 | European Commission Headquarters Tower 1 | Brussels | - |
114.1 m / 374 ft |
30 | Office |
58 | The Admiral at the Lake | Chicago | 2012 |
112.2 m / 368 ft |
32 | Residential |
59 | Centrepoint | Burnaby | 2008 |
108.6 m / 356 ft |
32 | Residential |
60 | 230 West Monroe Street | Chicago | 1970 |
107.6 m / 353 ft |
29 | Office |
61 | Florsheim Tower | Chicago | 1984 |
107.3 m / 352 ft |
30 | Office |
62 | Marine Gateway North Residential | Vancouver | 2015 |
107 m / 351 ft |
30 | Residential |
63 | 1700 Huangxing Road | Shanghai | 2014 |
105.6 m / 346 ft |
22 | Office |
64 | Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex | Toronto | 2019 |
105.2 m / 345 ft |
28 | Residential / Education |
65 | 1101 8th Avenue Tower 1 | Seattle | 2022 |
105.2 m / 345 ft |
31 | Residential |
65 | 1101 8th Avenue Tower 2 | Seattle | 2022 |
105.2 m / 345 ft |
31 | Residential |
67 | M.I.T. Kendall Square Dorm | Cambridge | 2020 |
104.3 m / 342 ft |
29 | Residential |
68 | Hilton Alexandria Mark Center | Alexandria (VA) | 1985 |
103 m / 338 ft |
30 | Hotel |
69 | 526 Granville Street | Vancouver | - |
102.1 m / 335 ft |
24 | Office |
70 | Breiavatnet Lanterna | Stavanger | - |
101 m / 331 ft |
26 | Office |
71 | 707 Terry Avenue North Tower | Seattle | 2021 |
100.6 m / 330 ft |
32 | Residential |
71 | 707 Terry Avenue South Tower | Seattle | 2021 |
100.6 m / 330 ft |
32 | Residential |
73 | Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites | Vancouver | 1969 |
100.2 m / 329 ft |
32 | Hotel |
74 | Rocket&Tigerli | Winterthur | 2026 |
100 m / 328 ft |
32 | Residential |
75 | 101 North Wacker | Chicago | 1980 |
99.1 m / 325 ft |
23 | Office |
76 | MaxHaus Santos | Santos | 2021 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 29 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,677 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
|
29 | Residential |
77 | The Cooper | Chicago | 2018 |
97.8 m / 321 ft |
29 | Residential |
78 | 848 Seymour Street | Vancouver | 2025 |
96.6 m / 317 ft |
30 | Hotel |
79 | 2 North LaSalle Street | Chicago | 1979 |
96.3 m / 316 ft |
26 | Office |
80 | 5055 Joyce Street | Vancouver | - |
96.1 m / 315 ft |
36 | Residential |
81 | One American Place | Baton Rouge | 1974 |
94.5 m / 310 ft |
24 | Office |
82 | Public Pool | Chicago | - |
93.9 m / 308 ft |
17 | Hotel |
83 | Casaviva BKO | SĂŁo Paulo | 2018 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 27 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,677 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
|
27 | Residential |
83 | VN Capote Valente | SĂŁo Paulo | 2020 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 27 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,677 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
|
27 | Residential |
85 | Flatiron | Vancouver | 2008 |
91.4 m / 300 ft |
28 | Residential |
86 | The Canadian | Vancouver | 2000 |
91.1 m / 299 ft |
29 | Residential |
87 | lilli Midtown | Atlanta | 2018 |
90.5 m / 297 ft |
24 | Residential |
88 | Southbank Building C | Chicago | - |
90.4 m / 296 ft |
26 | Residential |
89 | Riley Towers I | Indianapolis | 1963 |
89.9 m / 295 ft |
30 | Residential |
89 | Riley Towers II | Indianapolis | 1963 |
89.9 m / 295 ft |
30 | Residential |
91 | Noble Square Co-op | Chicago | 1969 |
89.9 m / 295 ft |
28 | Residential |
92 | Marine Gateway South Residential | Vancouver | 2015 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 26 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,677 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
|
26 | Residential |
92 | You, Perdizes | SĂŁo Paulo | 2021 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 26 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,677 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
|
26 | Residential |
94 | The Bayview | Vancouver | 2002 |
87.8 m / 288 ft |
28 | Residential / Retail |
95 | Malmö Live | Malmö | 2015 |
87.4 m / 287 ft |
25 | Hotel |
96 | 225 Carlton | Winnipeg | 2018 |
87 m / 285 ft |
25 | Residential / Office / Retail |
97 | MIT Kendall Square Building 5 | Cambridge | 2021 |
85.4 m / 280 ft |
18 | Office / Museum |
98 | 22 West Washington | Chicago | 2008 |
84.1 m / 276 ft |
17 | Office |
99 | Oscar by You,Inc | SĂŁo Paulo | 2022 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,677 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
|
24 | Residential |
100 | PPA 30 Parcel 4.01 | Riyadh | 2019 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 21 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 397 other buildings of the same Residential / Office 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.
|
21 | Residential / Office |
101 | 101 East Erie Street | Chicago | - |
78.9 m / 259 ft |
20 | Office |
102 | Marine Gateway Office | Vancouver | 2015 |
78 m / 256 ft |
16 | Office |
103 | MaxHaus Berrini Torre 1 | SĂŁo Paulo | 2014 |
77 m / 253 ft |
24 | Residential |
103 | MaxHaus Berrini Torre 2 | SĂŁo Paulo | 2014 |
77 m / 253 ft |
24 | Residential |
105 | Scotia Bank Tower | Winnipeg | 2018 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 17 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 325 other buildings of the same Office / Retail 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.
|
17 | Office / Retail |
106 | Rush University Medical Center Hospital Tower | Chicago | 2012 |
77 m / 252 ft |
14 | Hospital |
107 | Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute | Houston | 2010 |
76.8 m / 252 ft |
13 | Office / Education |
108 | MaxHaus Anália Franco Torre 1 | São Paulo | 2010 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,677 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
|
22 | Residential |
108 | MaxHaus Anália Franco Torre 2 | São Paulo | 2010 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,677 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
|
22 | Residential |
110 | Cambridge Crossing, Parcel G | Cambridge | - |
74.1 m / 243 ft |
14 | Laboratory / Office |
111 | MaxHaus Porto Alegre Torre A | Porto Alegre | 2016 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 20 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,677 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
|
20 | Residential |
112 | U.S. Gypsum Building | Chicago | 1963 |
67.1 m / 220 ft |
17 | Office |
113 | 400 Westlake | Seattle | 2023 |
67.1 m / 220 ft |
16 | Office |
114 | The Park | Vancouver | 1998 |
64 m / 210 ft |
23 | Residential |
115 | MaxHaus Alto da Boa Vista | SĂŁo Paulo | 2013 |
62.4 m / 205 ft |
20 | Residential |
116 | MaxHaus Porto Alegre Torre B | Porto Alegre | 2016 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,677 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
|
18 | Residential |
116 | MaxHaus Porto Alegre Torre C | Porto Alegre | 2016 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,677 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
|
18 | Residential |
118 | King's Landing South | Vancouver | 2005 |
57 m / 187 ft |
18 | Residential |
119 | PPA 30 Parcel 2.11 | Riyadh | - |
55 m / 180 ft |
11 | Residential / Office / Retail |
120 | Federal Reserve Building | Seattle | 2020 |
54.1 m / 177 ft |
11 | Office |
121 | European Commission Headquarters Tower 3 | Brussels | - |
52.1 m / 171 ft |
14 | Office |
121 | European Commission Headquarters Tower 4 | Brussels | - |
52.1 m / 171 ft |
14 | Office |
123 | Norwegian Geotechnical Institute | Oslo | - |
46 m / 151 ft |
12 | Office |
124 | Højhus Jagtvej Nord | Nuuk (Godthaab) | 2008 |
38 m / 125 ft |
13 | Residential |
124 | Højhus Jagtvej Syd | Nuuk (Godthaab) | 2006 |
38 m / 125 ft |
13 | Residential |
126 | Qullilerfik | Nuuk (Godthaab) | 2005 |
32 m / 105 ft |
10 | Residential / Office |
127 | Bellevue and 22nd | West Vancouver | - |
31.1 m / 102 ft |
8 | Residential |
128 | Dubai Tower | Dubai | - |
- |
60 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
129 | TCF Bank Building | Minneapolis | - |
- |
50 | Office / Residential / Hotel |
130 | Parkway Tower 2 | Surrey | - |
- |
48 | Residential / Office |
131 | Sheet Music Tower | Nashville | - |
- |
41 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
132 | Parkway Tower 4 | Surrey | - |
- |
40 | Residential |
133 | Parkway Tower 1 | Surrey | - |
- |
38 | Residential |
134 | Monroe Block Office Tower | Detroit | - |
- |
35 | Office |
135 | Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center Phase 2 | Chicago | - |
- |
31 | Laboratory |
136 | AimberĂŞ by You,Inc | SĂŁo Paulo | 2023 |
- |
28 | Residential / Serviced Apartments |
137 | Haus Mitre Aclimação | São Paulo | - |
- |
27 | Residential |
138 | 1125 Joaquim | SĂŁo Paulo | - |
- |
26 | Residential |
138 | Maya Parque das Nações | Campo Grande | - |
- |
26 | Residential |
138 | Monroe Block Residential Tower | Detroit | - |
- |
26 | Residential |
141 | MaceiĂł 88 by You,inc | SĂŁo Paulo | - |
- |
25 | Residential |
142 | Versa Brooklin | SĂŁo Paulo | - |
- |
24 | Residential |
143 | Esquina Jardyn | SĂŁo Paulo | - |
- |
21 | Residential / Other |
143 | The Sutton Place Hotel | Winnipeg | 2022 |
- |
21 | Hotel |
145 | Current | Chicago | - |
- |
19 | Residential |
145 | The Bay Building | Vancouver | 2026 |
- |
19 | Office / Retail |
147 | K8 | Stavanger | 2023 |
- |
16 | Office |
147 | Onni South Lake Union West Tower | Seattle | - |
- |
16 | Office |
147 | The Sutton Place Residences | Winnipeg | 2022 |
- |
16 | Residential / Retail |
150 | The Galbraith | Dallas | - |
- |
15 | Residential |
150 | University of Miami Clinical Research Building | Miami | 2006 |
- |
15 | Education / Hospital / Office |
152 | Onni South Lake Union East Tower | Seattle | - |
- |
14 | Office |
153 | BCIT Student Residence | Burnaby | - |
- |
12 | Residential |
154 | Hypar Tower 1 | Dubai | - |
- |
N/A | Residential / Serviced Apartments / Hotel |
154 | Hypar Tower 2 | Dubai | - |
- |
N/A | Residential / Serviced Apartments / Hotel |
154 | Riverline Building F | Chicago | - |
- |
N/A | Residential |
154 | Riverline Roosevelt Road Tower | Chicago | - |
- |
N/A | Residential |
154 | Vancouver Art Gallery | Vancouver | - |
- |
N/A | Museum |
Average Building Age*
17 Years
Most Common Function*
Mixed-use (36%)
Most Common Material*
Concrete (54%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database