Jaros, Baum & Bolles - The Skyscraper Center

CTBUH Silver Member

JB&B

Overview
Buildings
Initiatives

About

Member Since: 2010

Member Offices: New York City

JB&B has been privileged to work with many of the foremost architectural firms, corporate owners, institutions and real estate developers throughout the world. In over 100 years of practice, JB&B has completed design projects in more than 50 countries and on 6 continents, serving as consulting engineers on some of the most iconic buildings of the 20th century as well as some of the most emblematic of the 21st.

In response to the growth and innovation needs within the industry, JB&B continues to expand its service line to include specialty services such as commissioning, audiovisual, distributed antenna systems, special inspections and MEP advisory services, as well as professional lighting design through its newly formed division, LightBox Studios. It is this ingenuity―and the experience and know-how accrued with our volume of work―that our firm brings to the success of any project.

Fields of Expertise

Engineering, Multi-discipline

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	One World Trade Center	541.3 m / 1,776 ft
2	175 Park Avenue	481.5 m / 1,580 ft
3	Willis Tower	442.1 m / 1,451 ft
4	111 West 57th Street	435.3 m / 1,428 ft
5	One Vanderbilt Avenue	427 m / 1,401 ft
6	30 Hudson Yards	387.1 m / 1,270 ft
7	Bank of China Tower	367.4 m / 1,205 ft
8	Bank of America Tower	365.8 m / 1,200 ft
9	Mercury City Tower	338.8 m / 1,112 ft
10	3 World Trade Center	328.9 m / 1,079 ft

Awards

Winner: One World Trade Center

10 Year Award 2024

Ctbuh Leaders

Christopher Horch

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2015 – Present

New York City

Christopher Colasanti

CTBUH Working Group: MEP, 2018 – Present

New York City

Janine La Marca

CTBUH Chapter Board Member, 2018 – Present

Philadelphia

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	One World Trade Center	New York City	2014	541 m / 1,776 ft	94	Office
2	175 Park Avenue	New York City	2030	482 m / 1,580 ft	83	Hotel / Office
3	Willis Tower	Chicago	1974	442 m / 1,451 ft	108	Office
4	111 West 57th Street	New York City	2021	435 m / 1,428 ft	84	Residential
5	One Vanderbilt Avenue	New York City	2020	427 m / 1,401 ft	62	Office
6	2 World Trade Center	New York City	-	403 m / 1,323 ft	82	Office
7	30 Hudson Yards	New York City	2019	387 m / 1,270 ft	73	Office
8	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	1990	367 m / 1,205 ft	72	Office
9	Bank of America Tower	New York City	2009	366 m / 1,200 ft	55	Office
10	Mercury City Tower	Moscow	2013	339 m / 1,112 ft	75	Residential / Office
11	3 World Trade Center	New York City	2018	329 m / 1,079 ft	69	Office
12	Sentra BDNI Tower A	Jakarta	-	317 m / 1,040 ft	62	Office
13	The Brooklyn Tower	New York City	2023	315 m / 1,035 ft	74	Residential
14	35 Hudson Yards	New York City	2019	305 m / 1,000 ft	72	Residential / Hotel
15	Shining Tower	Taichung	-	304 m / 997 ft	60	Hotel / Office / Retail
16	One Manhattan West	New York City	2019	304 m / 996 ft	67	Office
17	4 World Trade Center	New York City	2014	298 m / 977 ft	65	Office
18	Two Manhattan West	New York City	2023	285 m / 935 ft	58	Office
19	15 Hudson Yards	New York City	2019	279 m / 914 ft	70	Residential
20	10 Hudson Yards	New York City	2016	268 m / 878 ft	52	Office / Retail
21	Eight Spruce Street	New York City	2011	265 m / 870 ft	76	Residential
22	U.S. Steel Tower	Pittsburgh	1970	256 m / 841 ft	64	Office
23	28 Liberty	New York City	1961	248 m / 813 ft	60	Office
24	MetLife Building	New York City	1963	246 m / 808 ft	59	Office
25	Sentra BDNI Tower B	Jakarta	-	240 m / 788 ft	45	Office
26	383 Madison Avenue	New York City	2001	230 m / 755 ft	47	Office
27	Sven	New York City	2021	230 m / 755 ft	67	Residential
28	7 World Trade Center	New York City	2006	227 m / 743 ft	49	Office
29	1540 Broadway	New York City	1990	223 m / 733 ft	42	Office
30	Olympia Centre	Chicago	1986	223 m / 731 ft	63	Residential / Office
31	Times Square Tower	New York City	2004	221 m / 726 ft	47	Office
32	Ocean Resort Casino	Atlantic City	2012	219 m / 718 ft	53	Hotel / Casino
33	General Motors Building	New York City	1968	215 m / 705 ft	50	Office
34	140 Broadway	New York City	1967	210 m / 688 ft	52	Office
35	55 Water Street	New York City	1972	209 m / 687 ft	53	Office
36	277 Park Avenue	New York City	1963	209 m / 687 ft	50	Office
37	1585 Broadway	New York City	1989	209 m / 685 ft	42	Office
38	Four Seasons Hotel	New York City	1993	208 m / 682 ft	52	Hotel
39	599 Lexington Avenue	New York City	1986	199 m / 653 ft	51	Office
40	712 5th Avenue	New York City	1990	198 m / 650 ft	53	Office
41	1400 Biscayne Boulevard	Miami	-	198 m / 650 ft	62	Residential
42	245 Park Avenue	New York City	1967	198 m / 648 ft	47	Office
43	1 MiMA Tower	New York City	2011	195 m / 638 ft	63	Residential / Hotel
44	345 Park Avenue	New York City	1969	193 m / 634 ft	44	Office
45	750 Seventh Avenue	New York City	1989	187 m / 615 ft	35	Office
46	Tower 49®	New York City	1985	187 m / 615 ft	44	Office
47	Credit Lyonnais Building	New York City	1964	186 m / 609 ft	46	Office
48	1166 Avenue of the Americas	New York City	1974	183 m / 600 ft	44	Office
49	W Times Square	New York City	2002	178 m / 583 ft	53	Hotel
50	520 Madison Avenue	New York City	1982	176 m / 577 ft	43	Office
51	5 Times Square	New York City	2002	175 m / 575 ft	40	Office
52	300 Madison Avenue	New York City	2003	175 m / 575 ft	38	Office
52	Lehman Building	New York City	2001	175 m / 575 ft	38	Office
54	Socony Mobil Building	New York City	1956	174 m / 572 ft	42	Office
55	1290 Avenue of the Americas	New York City	1963	174 m / 571 ft	43	Office
56	3 Times Square	New York City	2001	169 m / 555 ft	30	Office
57	330 Madison Avenue	New York City	1964	169 m / 555 ft	41	Office
58	Soyak Kristalkule \| Finansbank Headquarters	Istanbul	2014	169 m / 554 ft	32	Office
59	101 Hudson Street	Jersey City	1992	167 m / 548 ft	42	Office
60	17 State Street	New York City	1988	165 m / 542 ft	41	Office
61	1285 Avenue of the Americas	New York City	1960	165 m / 540 ft	42	Office
62	Westin New York at Times Square	New York City	2002	162 m / 532 ft	45	Hotel
63	515 Park Avenue	New York City	1999	162 m / 531 ft	43	Residential
64	Tower at Erieview	Cleveland	1964	161 m / 529 ft	40	Office
65	Deutsche Bank	New York City	1974	158 m / 517 ft	39	Office
66	Union Bank Plaza	Los Angeles	1967	157 m / 516 ft	40	Office
67	Seagram Building	New York City	1958	157 m / 515 ft	38	Office
68	1214 Fifth Avenue	New York City	2012	156 m / 513 ft	43	Residential / Office
69	437 Madison Avenue	New York City	1967	156 m / 512 ft	40	Office
70	K & L Gates Center	Pittsburgh	1968	156 m / 511 ft	39	Office
71	LJZ Plaza	Shanghai	1999	153 m / 502 ft	34	Office
72	Harborside Plaza 5	Jersey City	2002	146 m / 480 ft	34	Office
73	Plaza VII	Minneapolis	1987	145 m / 475 ft	36	Hotel / Office
74	United States Plywood Building	New York City	1961	144 m / 472 ft	38	Office
75	7 Bryant Park	New York City	2016	138 m / 454 ft	29	Office
76	David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care	New York City	2019	137 m / 450 ft	23	Hospital
77	Cira Centre	Philadelphia	2005	133 m / 437 ft	29	Office
78	123 North Wacker	Chicago	1986	133 m / 435 ft	30	Office
79	2 Broadway	New York City	1959	128 m / 421 ft	32	Office
80	280 Park Avenue	New York City	1962	126 m / 412 ft	31	Office
81	505 5th Avenue	New York City	2006	125 m / 411 ft	26	Office
82	One City Centre	Houston	1961	125 m / 410 ft	32	Office
83	Faria Lima B32 Office Tower	São Paulo	2020	123 m / 404 ft	27	Office
84	875 3rd Avenue	New York City	1982	122 m / 400 ft	29	Office
85	Guardian Life Building	New York City	1983	116 m / 381 ft	27	Office
86	77 Water Street	New York City	1970	114 m / 374 ft	26	Office
87	The Chicagoan	Chicago	1990	110 m / 362 ft	37	Residential / Retail
88	Corning Glass Building	New York City	1959	109 m / 357 ft	28	Office
89	Columbus Center	Columbus	1965	109 m / 357 ft	25	Office
90	360 Madison Avenue	New York City	2002	109 m / 356 ft	26	Office
91	Samuel B. & David Rose Building	New York City	1990	107 m / 350 ft	32	Residential / Education
92	111 Wall Street	New York City	1966	105 m / 344 ft	24	Office
93	Bahn Tower	Berlin	2000	103 m / 338 ft	26	Office
94	One Brickell Square	Miami	1985	100 m / 328 ft	26	Office
95	EPIQ	Quito	2024	100 m / 328 ft	25	Residential / Office / Retail
96	101 Barclay Street	New York City	1985	99 m / 325 ft	23	Office
97	Society Hill Towers I	Philadelphia	1964	94 m / 309 ft	31	Residential
97	Society Hill Towers II	Philadelphia	1964	94 m / 309 ft	31	Residential
97	Society Hill Towers III	Philadelphia	1964	94 m / 309 ft	31	Residential
100	Lever House	New York City	1952	94 m / 307 ft	21	Office
101	Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine	New York City	1993	93 m / 306 ft	25	Education / Hospital
102	NASCAR Plaza	Charlotte	2009	89 m / 293 ft	20	Office
103	100 William Street	New York City	1972	88 m / 290 ft	21	Office
104	10 Hanover Square	New York City	1971	85 m / 278 ft	22	Residential
105	Terrace Plaza Hotel	Cincinnati	1948	83 m / 272 ft	20	Serviced Apartments / Hotel / Office / Retail
106	555 Greenwhich+345 Hudson	New York City	2023	81 m / 266 ft	18	Office
107	Manhattan House	New York City	1950	78 m / 256 ft	21	Residential
108	The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Hall	New York City	2012	74 m / 244 ft	15	Education
109	Vagelos Education Center	New York City	2016	68 m / 223 ft	14	Education
110	Percy & Harold D Uris Pavilion	New York City	1975	54 m / 178 ft	12	Hospital

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Jaros, Baum & Bolles

CTBUH Philadelphia Chapter Presents: Living Off the Land

13 October 2021

The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) together with the Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania has assembled a panel of thought leaders for a symposium to address food security, public common space, and how architecture can provide a self sustaining physical, cultural, and economic model for cities.

CTBUH Silver Member

JB&B

About

Fields of Expertise

Buildings

Awards

Ctbuh Leaders

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Jaros, Baum & Bolles

CTBUH Philadelphia Chapter Presents: Living Off the Land

CTBUH Philadelphia Chapter Presents: Public Common Space

CTBUH NY Chapter Holds Demolition Seminar

CTBUH New York FLC Hosts: Roadmap to 80 x 50

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings

Eight Spruce Street Residential Tour

CTBUH 2015 New York Conference Gold Sponsor