Jaros, Baum & Bolles

CTBUH Silver Member

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

Building Automation Control Systems; Engineering, Multi-discipline; Fire Engineering; Historical Preservation; Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing; Project Management; Security Consultancy

Membership details

Membership Level

Silver

Member Since

2010

Member Offices

New York City

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	One World Trade Center	541.3 m / 1,776 ft
2	Willis Tower	442.1 m / 1,451 ft
3	111 West 57th Street	435.3 m / 1,428 ft
4	One Vanderbilt	427 m / 1,401 ft
5	30 Hudson Yards	387.1 m / 1,270 ft
6	Bank of China Tower	367.4 m / 1,205 ft
7	Bank of America Tower	365.8 m / 1,200 ft
8	Mercury City Tower	338.8 m / 1,112 ft
9	3 World Trade Center	328.9 m / 1,079 ft
10	35 Hudson Yards	304.8 m / 1,000 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: One Manhattan West

Best Tall Building 300-399 meters 2021

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

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Videos

27 October 2015

New York 2050

Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Bjarke Ingels Group; Scott Frank, Jaros, Baum & Bolles; Russel Unger, Urban Green; and Tom Wright, Regional Plan Association, discuss the future of...

Global News

03 February 2021

Airline Reduces Chicago Tower Footprint After Sweeping COVID-19-Related Cuts

United Airlines is shrinking its Willis Tower headquarters, where it has about 30 percent fewer workers than before the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline today confirmed...

Global News

12 January 2021

New Art Installation Revealed at Chicago's Tallest Tower

EQ Office revealed Atmospheric wave wall, a new cultural landmark and the first public art installation in Chicago by globally acclaimed artist Olafur Eliasson. Prominently...

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	One World Trade Center	New York City	2014	541 m / 1,776 ft
2	Willis Tower	Chicago	1974	442 m / 1,451 ft
3	111 West 57th Street	New York City	2021	435 m / 1,428 ft
4	One Vanderbilt	New York City	2020	427 m / 1,401 ft
5	2 World Trade Center	New York City	-	403 m / 1,323 ft
6	30 Hudson Yards	New York City	2019	387 m / 1,270 ft
7	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	1990	367 m / 1,205 ft
8	Bank of America Tower	New York City	2009	366 m / 1,200 ft
9	Mercury City Tower	Moscow	2013	339 m / 1,112 ft
10	3 World Trade Center	New York City	2018	329 m / 1,079 ft
11	Sentra BDNI Tower A	Jakarta	-	317 m / 1,040 ft
12	35 Hudson Yards	New York City	2019	305 m / 1,000 ft
13	Shining Tower	Taichung	-	304 m / 997 ft
14	One Manhattan West	New York City	2019	304 m / 996 ft
15	4 World Trade Center	New York City	2014	298 m / 977 ft
16	Two Manhattan West	New York City	2022	285 m / 935 ft
17	15 Hudson Yards	New York City	2019	279 m / 914 ft
18	10 Hudson Yards	New York City	2016	268 m / 878 ft
19	Eight Spruce Street	New York City	2011	265 m / 870 ft
20	U.S. Steel Tower	Pittsburgh	1970	256 m / 841 ft
21	28 Liberty	New York City	1961	248 m / 813 ft
22	MetLife Building	New York City	1963	246 m / 808 ft
23	Sentra BDNI Tower B	Jakarta	-	240 m / 788 ft
24	383 Madison Avenue	New York City	2001	230 m / 755 ft
25	Sven	New York City	2021	230 m / 755 ft
26	7 World Trade Center	New York City	2006	227 m / 743 ft
27	1540 Broadway	New York City	1990	223 m / 733 ft
28	Olympia Centre	Chicago	1986	223 m / 731 ft
29	Times Square Tower	New York City	2004	221 m / 726 ft
30	Ocean Resort Casino	Atlantic City	2012	219 m / 718 ft
31	General Motors Building	New York City	1968	215 m / 705 ft
32	Marine Midland Building	New York City	1967	210 m / 688 ft
33	55 Water Street	New York City	1972	209 m / 687 ft
34	277 Park Avenue	New York City	1963	209 m / 687 ft
35	1585 Broadway	New York City	1989	209 m / 685 ft
36	Four Seasons Hotel	New York City	1993	208 m / 682 ft
37	599 Lexington Avenue	New York City	1986	199 m / 653 ft
38	712 5th Avenue	New York City	1990	198 m / 650 ft
39	1400 Biscayne Boulevard	Miami	-	198 m / 650 ft
40	245 Park Avenue	New York City	1967	198 m / 648 ft
41	1 MiMA Tower	New York City	2011	195 m / 638 ft
42	345 Park Avenue	New York City	1969	193 m / 634 ft
43	750 Seventh Avenue	New York City	1989	188 m / 615 ft
44	Tower 49®	New York City	1985	187 m / 615 ft
45	Credit Lyonnais Building	New York City	1964	186 m / 609 ft
46	1166 Avenue of the Americas	New York City	1974	183 m / 600 ft
47	W Times Square	New York City	2002	178 m / 583 ft
48	520 Madison Avenue	New York City	1982	176 m / 577 ft
49	5 Times Square	New York City	2002	175 m / 575 ft
50	300 Madison Avenue	New York City	2003	175 m / 575 ft
50	Lehman Building	New York City	2001	175 m / 575 ft
52	Socony Mobil Building	New York City	1956	174 m / 572 ft
53	1290 Avenue of the Americas	New York City	1963	174 m / 571 ft
54	Reuters Building	New York City	2001	169 m / 555 ft
55	330 Madison Avenue	New York City	1964	169 m / 555 ft
56	Soyak Kristalkule \| Finansbank Headquarters	Istanbul	2014	169 m / 554 ft
57	101 Hudson Street	Jersey City	1992	167 m / 548 ft
58	17 State Street	New York City	1988	165 m / 542 ft
59	1285 Avenue of the Americas	New York City	1960	165 m / 540 ft
60	Westin New York at Times Square	New York City	2002	162 m / 532 ft
61	515 Park Avenue	New York City	1999	162 m / 531 ft
62	Tower at Erieview	Cleveland	1964	161 m / 529 ft
63	Deutsche Bank	New York City	1974	158 m / 517 ft
64	Union Bank Plaza	Los Angeles	1967	157 m / 516 ft
65	Seagram Building	New York City	1958	157 m / 515 ft
66	1214 Fifth Avenue	New York City	2012	156 m / 513 ft
67	437 Madison Avenue	New York City	1967	156 m / 512 ft
68	K & L Gates Center	Pittsburgh	1968	156 m / 511 ft
69	LJZ Plaza	Shanghai	1999	153 m / 502 ft
70	Harborside Plaza 5	Jersey City	2002	146 m / 480 ft
71	Plaza VII	Minneapolis	1987	145 m / 475 ft
72	United States Plywood Building	New York City	1961	144 m / 472 ft
73	7 Bryant Park	New York City	2016	138 m / 454 ft
74	David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care	New York City	2019	137 m / 450 ft
75	Cira Centre	Philadelphia	2005	133 m / 437 ft
76	123 North Wacker	Chicago	1986	133 m / 435 ft
77	2 Broadway	New York City	1959	128 m / 421 ft
78	280 Park Avenue	New York City	1962	126 m / 412 ft
79	505 5th Avenue	New York City	2006	125 m / 411 ft
80	One City Centre	Houston	1961	125 m / 410 ft
81	Faria Lima B32 Office Tower	São Paulo	2020	123 m / 404 ft
82	875 3rd Avenue	New York City	1982	122 m / 400 ft
83	Guardian Life Building	New York City	1983	116 m / 381 ft
84	77 Water Street	New York City	1970	114 m / 374 ft
85	The Chicagoan	Chicago	1990	110 m / 362 ft
86	Corning Glass Building	New York City	1959	109 m / 357 ft
87	Columbus Center	Columbus	1965	109 m / 357 ft
88	360 Madison Avenue	New York City	2002	109 m / 356 ft
89	Samuel B. & David Rose Building	New York City	1990	107 m / 350 ft
90	111 Wall Street	New York City	1966	105 m / 344 ft
91	Bahn Tower	Berlin	2000	103 m / 338 ft
92	One Brickell Square	Miami	1985	100 m / 328 ft
93	EPIQ	Quito	-	100 m / 328 ft
94	101 Barclay Street	New York City	1985	99 m / 325 ft
95	Society Hill Towers I	Philadelphia	1964	94 m / 309 ft
95	Society Hill Towers II	Philadelphia	1964	94 m / 309 ft
95	Society Hill Towers III	Philadelphia	1964	94 m / 309 ft
98	Lever House	New York City	1952	94 m / 307 ft
99	Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine	New York City	1993	93 m / 306 ft
100	NASCAR Plaza	Charlotte	2009	89 m / 293 ft
101	100 William Street	New York City	1972	88 m / 290 ft
102	10 Hanover Square	New York City	1971	85 m / 278 ft
103	Terrace Plaza Hotel	Cincinnati	1948	83 m / 272 ft
104	Manhattan House	New York City	1950	78 m / 256 ft
105	The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Hall	New York City	2012	74 m / 244 ft
106	Vagelos Education Center	New York City	2016	70 m / 230 ft
107	Percy & Harold D Uris Pavilion	New York City	1975	54 m / 178 ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

34 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (71%), 71 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Steel (51%), 39 Buildings

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.

Function
Material

Total: 100 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.

Total: 76 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 100 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

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