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Salesforce Tower, San Francisco
Devon Energy Center, Oklahoma City
Wells Fargo Center, Minneapolis
Three First National Plaza, Chicago
Southeast Financial Center, Miami
383 Madison Avenue, New York City
Centerpoint Energy Plaza, Houston
Eighth Avenue Place East Tower, Calgary
Wolf Point East Tower, Chicago
750 Seventh Avenue, New York City
1500 Louisiana Street, Houston
Eighth Avenue Place West Tower, Calgary
450 Lexington Avenue, New York City
Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons, Milwaukee
Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza, Seattle
Fourth and Madison Building, Seattle
321 North Clark Street, Chicago
Harris Bank Bank Addition II, Chicago
Renaissance Center 100 Tower, Detroit
Renaissance Center 200 Tower, Detroit
Renaissance Center 300 Tower, Detroit
Renaissance Center 400 Tower, Detroit
540 West Madison Street, Chicago
Corporativo Reforma Diana, Mexico City
Wells Fargo Center, Sacramento
Residencial del Bosque 1, Mexico City
Residencial del Bosque 2, Mexico City
31 West 52nd Street, New York City
Fifty South Sixth, Minneapolis
Torre Almirante, Rio de Janeiro
Bosco Verticale Torre E, Milan
101 Second Street, San Francisco
Three Illinois Center, Chicago
One Renaissance Square, Phoenix
2555 Grand Avenue, Kansas City
Bank of America Center, Austin
499 Park Avenue, New York City
55 Second Street, San Francisco
Porta Nuova Garibaldi Tower B, Milan
222 2nd Avenue South, Nashville
Fort Worth City Hall, Fort Worth
200 South Tryon Street, Charlotte
Hawthorne Plaza, San Francisco
Huntington Bank Building, Cleveland
Bosco Verticale Torre D, Milan
Lincoln Common Tower 1, Chicago
Lincoln Common Tower 2, Chicago
Porta Nuova Garibaldi Tower C, Milan
700 Eleventh Street, Washington D.C.
Residences at La Colombe d’Or, Houston
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2020 |
427 m / 1,401 ft |
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2018 |
326.1 m / 1,070 ft |
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3 |
2019 |
320.1 m / 1,050 ft |
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4 |
1982 |
305.4 m / 1,002 ft |
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5 |
1982 |
274.6 m / 901 ft |
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6 |
2012 |
257.2 m / 844 ft |
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7 |
2023 |
254.6 m / 835 ft |
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8 |
1987 |
249.9 m / 820 ft |
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9 |
2018 |
248.9 m / 816 ft |
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10 |
2021 |
241.3 m / 792 ft |
22 January 2021
Highlights - CTBUH China New Year Talk: Future City
Organized around the theme of the "future city," CTBUH held new year talk and Chinese book release in One Museum Place, Shanghai. The CTBUH China...
12 December 2019
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2019
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...
22 March 2021
New San Francisco Tower Approved
San Francisco supervisors approved on 16 March, 2021 an 806 foot (245 meter) tower that could be the city's fourth-tallest building, the culmination of a...
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2020 |
427 m / 1,401 ft |
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2 |
2018 |
326 m / 1,070 ft |
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3 |
2019 |
320 m / 1,050 ft |
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4 |
1982 |
305 m / 1,002 ft |
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5 |
1982 |
275 m / 901 ft |
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6 |
2012 |
257 m / 844 ft |
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7 |
2023 |
255 m / 835 ft |
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8 |
1987 |
250 m / 820 ft |
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9 |
2018 |
249 m / 816 ft |
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10 |
- |
244 m / 800 ft |
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11 |
2024 |
243 m / 798 ft |
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12 |
2021 |
241 m / 792 ft |
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13 |
2009 |
239 m / 785 ft |
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14 |
2004 |
238 m / 781 ft |
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15 |
1983 |
238 m / 780 ft |
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16 |
1992 |
237 m / 776 ft |
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17 |
1988 |
236 m / 775 ft |
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18 |
1992 |
235 m / 770 ft |
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19 |
1981 |
234 m / 767 ft |
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20 |
1983 |
233 m / 764 ft |
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21 |
1980 |
230 m / 756 ft |
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22 |
2001 |
230 m / 755 ft |
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23 |
2017 |
230 m / 755 ft |
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24 |
1996 |
226 m / 741 ft |
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25 |
1987 |
225 m / 738 ft |
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26 |
2021 |
224 m / 735 ft |
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27 |
2017 |
223 m / 732 ft |
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28 |
2022 |
220 m / 722 ft |
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29 |
2012 |
218 m / 714 ft |
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30 |
1970 |
218 m / 714 ft |
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31 |
1983 |
213 m / 698 ft |
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32 |
2011 |
212 m / 696 ft |
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33 |
1989 |
209 m / 685 ft |
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34 |
2024 |
206 m / 677 ft |
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35 |
2020 |
204 m / 668 ft |
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36 |
2006 |
200 m / 657 ft |
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37 |
1999 |
200 m / 656 ft |
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38 |
2011 |
193 m / 632 ft |
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39 |
1969 |
192 m / 630 ft |
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40 |
- |
190 m / 623 ft |
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41 |
1991 |
189 m / 619 ft |
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42 |
1989 |
188 m / 615 ft |
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43 |
2008 |
185 m / 607 ft |
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44 |
2018 |
184 m / 602 ft |
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45 |
2002 |
183 m / 600 ft |
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46 |
2021 |
180 m / 591 ft |
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47 |
2019 |
180 m / 590 ft |
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48 |
2014 |
177 m / 580 ft |
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49 |
2005 |
174 m / 571 ft |
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50 |
1991 |
173 m / 568 ft |
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51 |
1981 |
171 m / 561 ft |
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52 |
2017 |
169 m / 554 ft |
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53 |
1992 |
167 m / 549 ft |
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54 |
2013 |
166 m / 545 ft |
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55 |
1981 |
166 m / 543 ft |
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56 |
- |
161 m / 528 ft |
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57 |
1976 |
159 m / 523 ft |
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57 |
1976 |
159 m / 523 ft |
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59 |
2003 |
156 m / 512 ft |
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60 |
1983 |
156 m / 512 ft |
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61 |
1987 |
156 m / 510 ft |
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62 |
1974 |
156 m / 510 ft |
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63 |
1976 |
155 m / 509 ft |
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63 |
1976 |
155 m / 509 ft |
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63 |
1976 |
155 m / 509 ft |
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63 |
1976 |
155 m / 509 ft |
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67 |
- |
150 m / 492 ft |
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68 |
1983 |
149 m / 487 ft |
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69 |
2016 |
148 m / 485 ft |
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70 |
2004 |
146 m / 479 ft |
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71 |
1990 |
145 m / 477 ft |
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72 |
2013 |
143 m / 469 ft |
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73 |
2016 |
138 m / 454 ft |
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74 |
2003 |
138 m / 453 ft |
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75 |
2003 |
138 m / 453 ft |
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76 |
1986 |
138 m / 453 ft |
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77 |
1989 |
132 m / 433 ft |
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78 |
2017 |
132 m / 433 ft |
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78 |
2013 |
132 m / 433 ft |
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80 |
2021 |
132 m / 432 ft |
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81 |
1985 |
130 m / 425 ft |
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82 |
1988 |
130 m / 425 ft |
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83 |
1992 |
129 m / 423 ft |
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84 |
1996 |
129 m / 422 ft |
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84 |
1997 |
129 m / 422 ft |
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86 |
1985 |
125 m / 411 ft |
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87 |
2001 |
123 m / 404 ft |
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88 |
2021 |
122 m / 400 ft |
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89 |
1991 |
120 m / 394 ft |
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90 |
2004 |
120 m / 394 ft |
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91 |
- |
120 m / 392 ft |
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92 |
1982 |
118 m / 388 ft |
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93 |
2020 |
116 m / 382 ft |
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94 |
2014 |
116 m / 380 ft |
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95 |
2017 |
116 m / 380 ft |
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96 |
1995 |
115 m / 377 ft |
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97 |
2017 |
113 m / 371 ft |
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98 |
1985 |
111 m / 365 ft |
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99 |
1971 |
110 m / 361 ft |
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100 |
1979 |
108 m / 354 ft |
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101 |
1999 |
108 m / 354 ft |
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102 |
2016 |
108 m / 354 ft |
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103 |
1979 |
107 m / 350 ft |
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104 |
- |
106 m / 349 ft |
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105 |
1986 |
106 m / 347 ft |
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106 |
2003 |
106 m / 347 ft |
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107 |
2016 |
106 m / 346 ft |
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108 |
2014 |
104 m / 341 ft |
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109 |
- |
104 m / 341 ft |
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110 |
1971 |
104 m / 341 ft |
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111 |
1975 |
102 m / 336 ft |
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112 |
1984 |
102 m / 336 ft |
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113 |
1980 |
102 m / 335 ft |
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114 |
2002 |
101 m / 330 ft |
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115 |
2012 |
100 m / 328 ft |
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116 |
2004 |
100 m / 328 ft |
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117 |
2017 |
99 m / 326 ft |
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118 |
2004 |
99 m / 324 ft |
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119 |
1981 |
98 m / 321 ft |
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120 |
1984 |
96 m / 315 ft |
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121 |
2013 |
92 m / 302 ft |
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122 |
1961 |
91 m / 299 ft |
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123 |
1987 |
91 m / 299 ft |
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124 |
2008 |
90 m / 294 ft |
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125 |
2017 |
90 m / 294 ft |
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126 |
2005 |
88 m / 290 ft |
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127 |
1924 |
88 m / 289 ft |
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128 |
2017 |
87 m / 284 ft |
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129 |
- |
85 m / 279 ft |
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130 |
2014 |
84 m / 275 ft |
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131 |
1984 |
81 m / 265 ft |
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132 |
1976 |
76 m / 250 ft |
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133 |
1983 |
76 m / 249 ft |
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134 |
1982 |
73 m / 240 ft |
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135 |
- |
72 m / 237 ft |
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136 |
2013 |
72 m / 235 ft |
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137 |
2002 |
70 m / 230 ft |
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138 |
2019 |
65 m / 214 ft |
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138 |
2019 |
65 m / 214 ft |
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140 |
2005 |
63 m / 207 ft |
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141 |
2012 |
62 m / 202 ft |
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142 |
1992 |
61 m / 199 ft |
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143 |
- |
53 m / 173 ft |
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144 |
2016 |
26 m / 85 ft |
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144 |
2019 |
26 m / 85 ft |
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146 |
- |
- m / - ft |
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147 |
2022 |
- m / - ft |
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148 |
2021 |
- m / - ft |
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149 |
2020 |
- m / - ft |
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150 |
2022 |
- m / - ft |
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151 |
2018 |
- m / - ft |
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152 |
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- m / - ft |
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152 |
2021 |
- m / - ft |
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154 |
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150 m+ Buildings
300 m+ Buildings
Average Building Age*
24 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (78%), 111 Buildings
Most Common Material*
Concrete (50%), 52 Buildings
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
*Based on 142 Completed & Under Construction Buildings
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22 January 2021 | Shanghai
Highlights - CTBUH China New Year Talk: Future City
Organized around the theme of the "future city," CTBUH held new year talk and Chinese book release in One Museum Place, Shanghai. The CTBUH China...
03 April 2018 | Milan
Bosco Verticale – Porta Nuova, Milan
Devised by Boeri Studio and co-developed and managed by COIMA, Bosco Verticale represents an urbanistic and architectural challenge through a new integrated concept of sustainability....
28 March 2018 | Chicago
Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: Naturalizing the Vertical Realm
Thursday, February 1, 2018. Chicago, United States of America. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) held...
03 November 2016 | Chicago
Finding Tailored Solutions to Common Problems
As Chairman and CEO of Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Ron Klemencic has played an active role in shaping the direction of the structural engineering community. His...
18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Ron Klemencic, Magnusson Klemencic Associates; Karl Almstead, Turner Construction Company; Andrew Nicholson, CBRE; Jon Pickard, Pickard Chilton; Ian Smith,...
18 October 2016 | Milan
Shijiazhuang, the capital of the Hebei province in northeastern China, is a metropolis of three million people. It forms part of the immense developing megalopolis...
18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
CTBUH Video Interview – Jon Pickard
Jon Pickard of Pickard Chilton is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Jon discusses the local economic impacts of tall buildings.
18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
CTBUH Video Interview – Stefano Boeri
Stefano Boeri of Stefano Boeri Architetti is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Stefano discusses the development of Bosco Verticale and...
18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
CTBUH 2016 China Conference Plenary 3: Cities to Megacities: The Future Q & A
October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China.Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Musuem; Chao (Ivan) Wan, Tencent Holdings Limited; Jonathan Ward, NBBJ; Stefano Boeri, Stefano Boeri Architetti; Winy Maas,...
22 December 2015 | Milan
Bosco Verticale: View From a Drone
An in depth look at the Bosco Verticale, as viewed from a drone, produced by www.droniair.it. Bosco Verticale, located in Milan, was the 2015 winner...
12 November 2015 | Chicago
Alida Forte Catella, Founder and CEO, COIMA, & Stefano Boeri, Founder and Senior Architect, Boeri Studio, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding Bosco Verticale, Milan,...
12 November 2015 | Chicago
A Forest in the Sky: Bosco Verticale, Milan
Alida Forte Catella, Founder and CEO, COIMA, and Stefano Boeri, Founder and Senior Architect, Boeri Studio, speak at the 14th Annual Best Tall Building Symposium...
12 November 2015 | Chicago
Yoram Eilon, Seinor Vice President, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Kenneth Lewis, Managing Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Hin Kong Poon, Deputy Chief Development Officer, CapitaLand...
26 October 2015 | New York City
The New Supers: Super-Slender Towers of New York
432 Park Avenue, the MoMA Tower and Steinway Tower at 111 West 57th Street are the first of a new generation of supertall buildings in...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
The possibility of creating green surfaces over the structures is an opportunity which is seen with increasing interest by planners and investors, due to the...
22 January 2021 | Shanghai
Highlights - CTBUH China New Year Talk: Future City
Organized around the theme of the "future city," CTBUH held new year talk and Chinese book release in One Museum Place, Shanghai. The CTBUH China...
03 April 2018 | Milan
Bosco Verticale – Porta Nuova, Milan
Devised by Boeri Studio and co-developed and managed by COIMA, Bosco Verticale represents an urbanistic and architectural challenge through a new integrated concept of sustainability....
28 March 2018 | Chicago
Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: Naturalizing the Vertical Realm
Thursday, February 1, 2018. Chicago, United States of America. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) held...
03 November 2016 | Chicago
Finding Tailored Solutions to Common Problems
As Chairman and CEO of Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Ron Klemencic has played an active role in shaping the direction of the structural engineering community. His...
18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Ron Klemencic, Magnusson Klemencic Associates; Karl Almstead, Turner Construction Company; Andrew Nicholson, CBRE; Jon Pickard, Pickard Chilton; Ian Smith,...
18 October 2016 | Milan
Shijiazhuang, the capital of the Hebei province in northeastern China, is a metropolis of three million people. It forms part of the immense developing megalopolis...
18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
CTBUH Video Interview – Jon Pickard
Jon Pickard of Pickard Chilton is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Jon discusses the local economic impacts of tall buildings.
18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
CTBUH Video Interview – Stefano Boeri
Stefano Boeri of Stefano Boeri Architetti is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Stefano discusses the development of Bosco Verticale and...
18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
CTBUH 2016 China Conference Plenary 3: Cities to Megacities: The Future Q & A
October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China.Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Musuem; Chao (Ivan) Wan, Tencent Holdings Limited; Jonathan Ward, NBBJ; Stefano Boeri, Stefano Boeri Architetti; Winy Maas,...
22 December 2015 | Milan
Bosco Verticale: View From a Drone
An in depth look at the Bosco Verticale, as viewed from a drone, produced by www.droniair.it. Bosco Verticale, located in Milan, was the 2015 winner...
12 November 2015 | Chicago
Alida Forte Catella, Founder and CEO, COIMA, & Stefano Boeri, Founder and Senior Architect, Boeri Studio, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding Bosco Verticale, Milan,...
12 November 2015 | Chicago
A Forest in the Sky: Bosco Verticale, Milan
Alida Forte Catella, Founder and CEO, COIMA, and Stefano Boeri, Founder and Senior Architect, Boeri Studio, speak at the 14th Annual Best Tall Building Symposium...
12 November 2015 | Chicago
Yoram Eilon, Seinor Vice President, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Kenneth Lewis, Managing Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Hin Kong Poon, Deputy Chief Development Officer, CapitaLand...
26 October 2015 | New York City
The New Supers: Super-Slender Towers of New York
432 Park Avenue, the MoMA Tower and Steinway Tower at 111 West 57th Street are the first of a new generation of supertall buildings in...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
The possibility of creating green surfaces over the structures is an opportunity which is seen with increasing interest by planners and investors, due to the...
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12 December 2019
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
Steel and Skyscrapers: A Productive History and a Sustainable Future
Shelley C. Finnigan, Nicoleta Popa, Jean-Claude Gerardy, ArcelorMittal; Dario Trabucco, CTBUH
This research aims to demonstrate recent developments in the partnership between steel and skyscrapers. It highlights steel’s sustainability characteristics and explores the impact that the...
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’...
01 July 2018
Towards Resource-Generative Skyscrapers
Mohamed Imam & Branko Kolarevic, University of Calgary
Rapid urbanization, resource depletion, and limited land are further increasing the need for skyscrapers in city centers; therefore, it is imperative to enhance tall building...
17 October 2016
Stefano Boeri, Stefano Boeri Architects
Shijiazhuang, the capital of the Hebei province in northeastern China, is a metropolis of three million people. It forms part of the immense developing megalopolis...
17 October 2016
Increased High-Rise Resilience to Stabilize Cities of the Future
Rudi Scheuermann, Arup
Dense urban city environments consist of an agglomeration of tall buildings. The resilience of cities as a whole depends, among other components, on the resilience...
17 October 2016
Swinal Samant, National University of Singapore
The rise in sustainable skyscrapers and large-scale mixed-use buildings has seen the proliferation of atria and sky-courts worldwide due to their ability to simultaneously contribute...
26 October 2015
The New Supers: Super-Slender Towers of New York
Silvian Marcus, WSP Group
432 Park Avenue, the MoMA Tower and Steinway Tower at 111 West 57th Street are the first of a new generation of supertall buildings in...
22 October 2015
New York: The Ultimate Skyscraper Laboratory
CTBUH Research
A timeline of skyscraper completions in New York uncannily resembles the boom and bust cycles of the United States in the 20th and early 21st...
22 October 2015
Perspectives on the Skyscraper City
New York 2015 Conference Special
To commemorate the CTBUH 2015 International Conference, some of the most prominent voices in the New York tall building industry today – all of whom...
01 February 2015
A New Urban Forest Rises in Milan
Elena Giacomello, Università Iuav di Venezia
The Bosco Verticale “vertical forest” in Milan, Italy, takes the definition of “green skyscraper” to a new level, deploying more than 13,000 plants across 90+...
16 September 2014
Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings
CTBUH Research
The latest CTBUH technical guide, Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings, provides a thorough investigation of the methods used around the world for implementation of vertical...
16 September 2014
Elena Giacomello, Iuav University of Venice
The possibility of creating green surfaces over the structures is an opportunity which is seen with increasing interest by planners and investors, due to the...
01 May 2003
Shoring Wall and Subsurface Structural Systems: IDX Tower, Seattle, Washington
David G. Winter, Shannon & Wilson; Douglas E. Loesch, MKA; Robert Hollister, Hines
This paper reports on the performance of the excavation shoring. The new building is supported on a mat footing that varies in thickness from 6...
12 December 2019
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
Steel and Skyscrapers: A Productive History and a Sustainable Future
Shelley C. Finnigan, Nicoleta Popa, Jean-Claude Gerardy, ArcelorMittal; Dario Trabucco, CTBUH
This research aims to demonstrate recent developments in the partnership between steel and skyscrapers. It highlights steel’s sustainability characteristics and explores the impact that the...
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’...
01 July 2018
Towards Resource-Generative Skyscrapers
Mohamed Imam & Branko Kolarevic, University of Calgary
Rapid urbanization, resource depletion, and limited land are further increasing the need for skyscrapers in city centers; therefore, it is imperative to enhance tall building...
17 October 2016
Stefano Boeri, Stefano Boeri Architects
Shijiazhuang, the capital of the Hebei province in northeastern China, is a metropolis of three million people. It forms part of the immense developing megalopolis...
17 October 2016
Increased High-Rise Resilience to Stabilize Cities of the Future
Rudi Scheuermann, Arup
Dense urban city environments consist of an agglomeration of tall buildings. The resilience of cities as a whole depends, among other components, on the resilience...
17 October 2016
Swinal Samant, National University of Singapore
The rise in sustainable skyscrapers and large-scale mixed-use buildings has seen the proliferation of atria and sky-courts worldwide due to their ability to simultaneously contribute...
26 October 2015
The New Supers: Super-Slender Towers of New York
Silvian Marcus, WSP Group
432 Park Avenue, the MoMA Tower and Steinway Tower at 111 West 57th Street are the first of a new generation of supertall buildings in...
22 October 2015
New York: The Ultimate Skyscraper Laboratory
CTBUH Research
A timeline of skyscraper completions in New York uncannily resembles the boom and bust cycles of the United States in the 20th and early 21st...
22 October 2015
Perspectives on the Skyscraper City
New York 2015 Conference Special
To commemorate the CTBUH 2015 International Conference, some of the most prominent voices in the New York tall building industry today – all of whom...
01 February 2015
A New Urban Forest Rises in Milan
Elena Giacomello, Università Iuav di Venezia
The Bosco Verticale “vertical forest” in Milan, Italy, takes the definition of “green skyscraper” to a new level, deploying more than 13,000 plants across 90+...
16 September 2014
Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings
CTBUH Research
The latest CTBUH technical guide, Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings, provides a thorough investigation of the methods used around the world for implementation of vertical...
16 September 2014
Elena Giacomello, Iuav University of Venice
The possibility of creating green surfaces over the structures is an opportunity which is seen with increasing interest by planners and investors, due to the...
01 May 2003
Shoring Wall and Subsurface Structural Systems: IDX Tower, Seattle, Washington
David G. Winter, Shannon & Wilson; Douglas E. Loesch, MKA; Robert Hollister, Hines
This paper reports on the performance of the excavation shoring. The new building is supported on a mat footing that varies in thickness from 6...
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22 March 2021 | San Francisco
New San Francisco Tower Approved
San Francisco supervisors approved on 16 March, 2021 an 806 foot (245 meter) tower that could be the city's fourth-tallest building, the culmination of a...
22 January 2021 | Salt Lake City
Details on Multiple Salt Lake City High-Rises Revealed
“Small” Lake City keeps growing up. Check out the ever-rising skyline, where 2021 and 2022 will bring three new skyscrapers to the heart of Utah’s...
19 January 2021 | Oakland
Elevations Revealed for Oakland Skyscraper
Plans for a 622-foot (189 meters) office tower at 415 20th Street are heading to the Oakland Design Review Committee on January 27th 2021. The...
16 December 2020 | Fort Worth
Fort Worth Council Approves Purchase of Downtown Tower for City Hall
Cheering the decision as a financial win and a sign of a new era for Fort Worth, the City Council on Tuesday, 15 December, 2020...
01 December 2020 | Toronto
Toronto Bus Station to be Replaced with Skyscraper
This Friday, 4 December 2020, after almost two decades in service, GO Transit's old Union Station Bus Terminal will be fenced off and closed to...
06 October 2020 | Houston
Three Workers Killed in Building Partial Collapse in Houston
A building under construction partially collapsed in west Houston, resulting in at least three people killed, fire officials said Monday, 5 October, 2020. According to...
15 September 2020 | New York City
Ribbon-Cutting Opens Skyscraper in New York City
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...
01 September 2020 | Toronto
South Tower of Complex Nears Completion in Downtown Toronto
Just over three years ago, a surface parking lot southeast of Union Station began its transformation into the first of two towers, part of the...
24 August 2020 | Houston
Hines Founder Gerald D. Hines, Who Shaped Houston's Skyline, Dead at 95
Gerald D. Hines, who turned a one-man real estate office in Houston into the global developer Hines, died last night at his home, Hines announced....
23 July 2020 | Houston
Renovations Revealed for Houston Tower, Along With Major Deal
Hines, the international real estate firm, and an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (Cerberus), a global leader in alternative investing, announced on 13 July...
23 April 2020 | Chicago
Foundation Preparations Begin at 60-Story Office Tower Along Chicago River
Development of the 60-story Salesforce Tower has kicked off along the Chicago River after the project secured a US$500 million-plus construction loan that is one of the...
29 January 2020 | San Francisco
Skyscraper Inches Towards Approval in San Francisco
The Planning Commission in San Francisco has approved a new 61-story, 806-foot (246-meter) mixed-use tower at Transbay Center. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects for...
05 December 2019 | San Francisco
Revised Design for San Francisco Tower Submitted
The proposed tower on Transbay Parcel F, in downtown San Francisco, has gone through a redesign that shaved off space and planned housing. The developers...
18 November 2019 | Salt Lake City
Proposed Skyscraper in Salt Lake City Would Take Place of Aging Theater
Elected officials in Salt Lake City will discuss a sales price for the Utah Theater on 12 November 2019, after the city quietly inked a...
24 October 2019 | Boston
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...
18 September 2019 | New York City
Two Supertalls Top Out in New York City
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...
01 July 2019 | Puteaux
Tour Hekla Begins Construction in La Défense Near Paris
The currently under-construction Hekla Tower at La Défense is emblematic of next-generation skyscrapers: one that is integrated with the urban habitat. The building, which is...
01 July 2019 | Charlotte
New Tech Hub in Charlotte to Bring a 23-Story Tower
In a major nod to Charlotte’s growing technology workforce, Lowe’s announced June 27 that it has selected the city for a 2,000-employee global tech hub,...
26 June 2019 | Houston
Two Downtown Houston Skyscrapers to be Sold for US$627 Million
The downtown Houston skyscraper commonly called JPMorgan Chase Tower, located at 600 Travis St., and the adjacent Chase Center building are reportedly being sold in...
20 June 2019 | Oakland
New 28-Story Skyscraper to be Built in Oakland
The CEO of Kaiser Permanente announced 17 June 2019 that the company will be constructing a new headquarters in Oakland and will call it The...
16 May 2019 | Oklahoma City
Window Washers Rescued From Rogue Lift Atop Oklahoma City’s Tallest Building
Two window washers were working atop a 52-story skyscraper in Oklahoma City on Wednesday morning, 15 May, 2019, when strong gusts of wind began swinging...
12 April 2019 | Melbourne
Timber Tower Will Join Melbourne Skyline
Hines, one of the world’s largest privately-owned global property groups, has made its foray into Australian development, purchasing of a corner site in Collingwood where...
12 April 2019 | Paris
Plans Revealed for New Urban District in Paris
Winners for the competition "Inventer Bruneseau" have been decided. The massive project will convert a 100,000-square-meter brownfield site into a major new urban district by...
05 April 2019 | Bellevue
Amazon Planning to Move Worldwide Operations Team from Seattle to Bellevue
In yet another sign that Amazon is cooling on its hometown of Seattle, the retail-entertainment-tech giant says it is planning to move its entire...
08 March 2019 | Houston
Construction Begins on 47-Story Office Tower in Downtown Houston
Houston-based real estate firm Hines plans to pour the concrete mat foundation for its latest downtown Houston project, Texas Tower, on the former Houston Chronicle...
21 February 2019 | Denver
Denver Skyscraper Projects Transform Skyline
Denver’s skyline reached rarely visited heights in 2018 when the 40-story 1144 Fifteenth office tower opened in March. Topping out at 183-meters (603-feet), it is...
05 February 2019 | New York City
One Vanderbilt Reaches Supertall Territory Above Midtown East, New York City
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...
04 February 2019 | Houston
Designs Revealed for The Preston in Downtown Houston
Houston-based Hines, the 61-year-old international real estate firm that’s been involved in 29 developments in downtown alone, plans to start construction next month on its...
02 January 2019 | New York City
Final Segment of 53 West 53rd Street’s Apex Installed in New York City
The final piece of the third and highest apex of Jean Nouvel’s first residential skyscraper was anchored and installed over Midtown in late December 2018....
30 November 2018 | Chicago
Salesforce to add 1,000 jobs in new Chicago riverfront skyscraper
Salesforce on Friday, November 30, 2018 will announce plans to anchor a new riverfront skyscraper and add at least 1,000 jobs to its Chicago workforce...
22 March 2021 | San Francisco
New San Francisco Tower Approved
San Francisco supervisors approved on 16 March, 2021 an 806 foot (245 meter) tower that could be the city's fourth-tallest building, the culmination of a...
22 January 2021 | Salt Lake City
Details on Multiple Salt Lake City High-Rises Revealed
“Small” Lake City keeps growing up. Check out the ever-rising skyline, where 2021 and 2022 will bring three new skyscrapers to the heart of Utah’s...
19 January 2021 | Oakland
Elevations Revealed for Oakland Skyscraper
Plans for a 622-foot (189 meters) office tower at 415 20th Street are heading to the Oakland Design Review Committee on January 27th 2021. The...
16 December 2020 | Fort Worth
Fort Worth Council Approves Purchase of Downtown Tower for City Hall
Cheering the decision as a financial win and a sign of a new era for Fort Worth, the City Council on Tuesday, 15 December, 2020...
01 December 2020 | Toronto
Toronto Bus Station to be Replaced with Skyscraper
This Friday, 4 December 2020, after almost two decades in service, GO Transit's old Union Station Bus Terminal will be fenced off and closed to...
06 October 2020 | Houston
Three Workers Killed in Building Partial Collapse in Houston
A building under construction partially collapsed in west Houston, resulting in at least three people killed, fire officials said Monday, 5 October, 2020. According to...
15 September 2020 | New York City
Ribbon-Cutting Opens Skyscraper in New York City
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...
01 September 2020 | Toronto
South Tower of Complex Nears Completion in Downtown Toronto
Just over three years ago, a surface parking lot southeast of Union Station began its transformation into the first of two towers, part of the...
24 August 2020 | Houston
Hines Founder Gerald D. Hines, Who Shaped Houston's Skyline, Dead at 95
Gerald D. Hines, who turned a one-man real estate office in Houston into the global developer Hines, died last night at his home, Hines announced....
23 July 2020 | Houston
Renovations Revealed for Houston Tower, Along With Major Deal
Hines, the international real estate firm, and an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (Cerberus), a global leader in alternative investing, announced on 13 July...
23 April 2020 | Chicago
Foundation Preparations Begin at 60-Story Office Tower Along Chicago River
Development of the 60-story Salesforce Tower has kicked off along the Chicago River after the project secured a US$500 million-plus construction loan that is one of the...
29 January 2020 | San Francisco
Skyscraper Inches Towards Approval in San Francisco
The Planning Commission in San Francisco has approved a new 61-story, 806-foot (246-meter) mixed-use tower at Transbay Center. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects for...
05 December 2019 | San Francisco
Revised Design for San Francisco Tower Submitted
The proposed tower on Transbay Parcel F, in downtown San Francisco, has gone through a redesign that shaved off space and planned housing. The developers...
18 November 2019 | Salt Lake City
Proposed Skyscraper in Salt Lake City Would Take Place of Aging Theater
Elected officials in Salt Lake City will discuss a sales price for the Utah Theater on 12 November 2019, after the city quietly inked a...
24 October 2019 | Boston
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...
18 September 2019 | New York City
Two Supertalls Top Out in New York City
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...
01 July 2019 | Puteaux
Tour Hekla Begins Construction in La Défense Near Paris
The currently under-construction Hekla Tower at La Défense is emblematic of next-generation skyscrapers: one that is integrated with the urban habitat. The building, which is...
01 July 2019 | Charlotte
New Tech Hub in Charlotte to Bring a 23-Story Tower
In a major nod to Charlotte’s growing technology workforce, Lowe’s announced June 27 that it has selected the city for a 2,000-employee global tech hub,...
26 June 2019 | Houston
Two Downtown Houston Skyscrapers to be Sold for US$627 Million
The downtown Houston skyscraper commonly called JPMorgan Chase Tower, located at 600 Travis St., and the adjacent Chase Center building are reportedly being sold in...
20 June 2019 | Oakland
New 28-Story Skyscraper to be Built in Oakland
The CEO of Kaiser Permanente announced 17 June 2019 that the company will be constructing a new headquarters in Oakland and will call it The...
16 May 2019 | Oklahoma City
Window Washers Rescued From Rogue Lift Atop Oklahoma City’s Tallest Building
Two window washers were working atop a 52-story skyscraper in Oklahoma City on Wednesday morning, 15 May, 2019, when strong gusts of wind began swinging...
12 April 2019 | Melbourne
Timber Tower Will Join Melbourne Skyline
Hines, one of the world’s largest privately-owned global property groups, has made its foray into Australian development, purchasing of a corner site in Collingwood where...
12 April 2019 | Paris
Plans Revealed for New Urban District in Paris
Winners for the competition "Inventer Bruneseau" have been decided. The massive project will convert a 100,000-square-meter brownfield site into a major new urban district by...
05 April 2019 | Bellevue
Amazon Planning to Move Worldwide Operations Team from Seattle to Bellevue
In yet another sign that Amazon is cooling on its hometown of Seattle, the retail-entertainment-tech giant says it is planning to move its entire...
08 March 2019 | Houston
Construction Begins on 47-Story Office Tower in Downtown Houston
Houston-based real estate firm Hines plans to pour the concrete mat foundation for its latest downtown Houston project, Texas Tower, on the former Houston Chronicle...
21 February 2019 | Denver
Denver Skyscraper Projects Transform Skyline
Denver’s skyline reached rarely visited heights in 2018 when the 40-story 1144 Fifteenth office tower opened in March. Topping out at 183-meters (603-feet), it is...
05 February 2019 | New York City
One Vanderbilt Reaches Supertall Territory Above Midtown East, New York City
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...
04 February 2019 | Houston
Designs Revealed for The Preston in Downtown Houston
Houston-based Hines, the 61-year-old international real estate firm that’s been involved in 29 developments in downtown alone, plans to start construction next month on its...
02 January 2019 | New York City
Final Segment of 53 West 53rd Street’s Apex Installed in New York City
The final piece of the third and highest apex of Jean Nouvel’s first residential skyscraper was anchored and installed over Midtown in late December 2018....
30 November 2018 | Chicago
Salesforce to add 1,000 jobs in new Chicago riverfront skyscraper
Salesforce on Friday, November 30, 2018 will announce plans to anchor a new riverfront skyscraper and add at least 1,000 jobs to its Chicago workforce...
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22 May 2019
The Chicago Chapter of the CTBUH hosted a panel discussion at the CAC on the topics of new construction, refurbishment and affordability in relation to the city of Chicago.
28 October 2015
CTBUH 2015 delegates toured 7 Bryant Park Office Building which sits on a block-long site fronting on the Avenue of the Americas between 39th and 40th streets.
25–29 May 2015
A group of 20 Belgian real estate professionals traveled to Chicago from May 25-29 to visit several tall buildings, and related developments as part of a CTBUH Belgium study trip.
03 June 2014
A panel discussion featuring the two tallest buildings in San Francisco, Salesforce Tower and 181 Fremont Street, was attended by approximately 125 people.
23 January 2014
The chapter's fifth event included video presentations by Peter Rees, the Chief Planning Officer for London & a case study of The Gherkin by Kent Gardner, its owner.
03 November 2010
CTBUH staffers participated in a tour of the recently completed 300 North LaSalle Building in downtown Chicago.
08 May 2010
Executive Director Antony Wood visited China to attend and speak at the Shanghai Expo. While in China, the foundation was set for the CTBUH 9th World Congress.
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