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Rank |
Name |
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Never Completed Proposed Vision Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Height |
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1 |
541.3 m / 1,776 ft |
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2 |
442.1 m / 1,451 ft |
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3 |
435.3 m / 1,428 ft |
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4 |
427 m / 1,401 ft |
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5 |
387.1 m / 1,270 ft |
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6 |
367.4 m / 1,205 ft |
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7 |
365.8 m / 1,200 ft |
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8 |
338.8 m / 1,112 ft |
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9 |
328.9 m / 1,079 ft |
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10 |
307.8 m / 1,010 ft |
Award of Excellence: One Manhattan West
Best Tall Building 300-399 meters 2021
Award of Excellence: One Manhattan West
Best Tall Office Building 2021
Award of Excellence: 35 Hudson Yards
Best Tall Mixed-Use Building 2021
Award of Excellence: 10 Hudson Yards
Façade Engineering Award 2019
Winner: One World Trade Center
Best Tall Building Americas 2015
Best Tall Building Americas 2011
Best Tall Building Americas 2010
CTBUH Advisory Group, 2015 – 2018
CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2015 – Present
CTBUH Annual Conference, Presenter, 2018
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...
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...
EQ Office, the US office portfolio company owned by Blackstone, has reopened Willis Tower’s Wacker Drive lobby, featuring a new, one-of-a-kind art installation created by...
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Name |
City |
Status
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Height |
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2014 |
541 m / 1,776 ft |
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2 |
1974 |
442 m / 1,451 ft |
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3 |
2021 |
435 m / 1,428 ft |
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4 |
2020 |
427 m / 1,401 ft |
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5 |
2019 |
387 m / 1,270 ft |
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6 |
1990 |
367 m / 1,205 ft |
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7 |
2009 |
366 m / 1,200 ft |
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8 |
2013 |
339 m / 1,112 ft |
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9 |
2018 |
329 m / 1,079 ft |
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10 |
- |
317 m / 1,040 ft |
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11 |
2019 |
308 m / 1,010 ft |
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12 |
2019 |
304 m / 996 ft |
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13 |
2014 |
298 m / 977 ft |
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14 |
2022 |
285 m / 935 ft |
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15 |
2019 |
279 m / 914 ft |
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16 |
2016 |
268 m / 878 ft |
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17 |
2011 |
265 m / 870 ft |
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18 |
1970 |
256 m / 841 ft |
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19 |
1961 |
248 m / 813 ft |
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20 |
1963 |
246 m / 808 ft |
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21 |
- |
240 m / 788 ft |
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22 |
2001 |
230 m / 755 ft |
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23 |
2021 |
230 m / 755 ft |
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24 |
2006 |
227 m / 743 ft |
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25 |
1990 |
223 m / 733 ft |
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26 |
1986 |
223 m / 731 ft |
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27 |
2004 |
221 m / 726 ft |
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28 |
2012 |
219 m / 718 ft |
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29 |
1968 |
215 m / 705 ft |
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30 |
1967 |
210 m / 688 ft |
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31 |
1972 |
209 m / 687 ft |
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32 |
1963 |
209 m / 687 ft |
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33 |
1989 |
209 m / 685 ft |
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34 |
1993 |
208 m / 682 ft |
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35 |
1986 |
199 m / 653 ft |
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36 |
1990 |
198 m / 650 ft |
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37 |
1967 |
198 m / 648 ft |
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38 |
2011 |
195 m / 638 ft |
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39 |
1969 |
193 m / 634 ft |
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40 |
1989 |
188 m / 615 ft |
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41 |
1985 |
187 m / 615 ft |
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42 |
1964 |
186 m / 609 ft |
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43 |
1974 |
183 m / 600 ft |
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44 |
2002 |
178 m / 583 ft |
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45 |
1982 |
176 m / 577 ft |
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46 |
2002 |
175 m / 575 ft |
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47 |
2003 |
175 m / 575 ft |
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47 |
2001 |
175 m / 575 ft |
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49 |
1956 |
174 m / 572 ft |
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50 |
1963 |
174 m / 571 ft |
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51 |
2001 |
169 m / 555 ft |
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52 |
1964 |
169 m / 555 ft |
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53 |
2014 |
169 m / 554 ft |
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54 |
1992 |
167 m / 548 ft |
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55 |
1988 |
165 m / 542 ft |
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56 |
1960 |
165 m / 540 ft |
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57 |
2002 |
162 m / 532 ft |
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58 |
1999 |
162 m / 531 ft |
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59 |
1964 |
161 m / 529 ft |
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60 |
1967 |
157 m / 516 ft |
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61 |
1958 |
157 m / 515 ft |
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62 |
2012 |
156 m / 513 ft |
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63 |
1967 |
156 m / 512 ft |
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64 |
1968 |
156 m / 511 ft |
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65 |
1999 |
153 m / 502 ft |
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66 |
2002 |
146 m / 480 ft |
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67 |
1987 |
145 m / 475 ft |
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68 |
1961 |
144 m / 472 ft |
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69 |
2016 |
138 m / 454 ft |
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70 |
2019 |
137 m / 450 ft |
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71 |
2005 |
133 m / 437 ft |
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72 |
1986 |
133 m / 435 ft |
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73 |
1959 |
128 m / 421 ft |
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74 |
1962 |
126 m / 412 ft |
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75 |
2006 |
125 m / 411 ft |
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76 |
1961 |
125 m / 410 ft |
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77 |
2020 |
124 m / 407 ft |
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78 |
1982 |
122 m / 400 ft |
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79 |
1983 |
116 m / 381 ft |
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80 |
1970 |
114 m / 374 ft |
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81 |
1990 |
110 m / 362 ft |
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82 |
1959 |
109 m / 357 ft |
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83 |
1965 |
109 m / 357 ft |
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84 |
2002 |
109 m / 356 ft |
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85 |
1990 |
107 m / 350 ft |
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86 |
1966 |
105 m / 344 ft |
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87 |
2000 |
103 m / 338 ft |
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88 |
1985 |
100 m / 328 ft |
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89 |
- |
100 m / 328 ft |
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90 |
1985 |
99 m / 325 ft |
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91 |
1964 |
94 m / 309 ft |
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91 |
1964 |
94 m / 309 ft |
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91 |
1964 |
94 m / 309 ft |
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94 |
1952 |
94 m / 307 ft |
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95 |
1993 |
93 m / 306 ft |
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96 |
2009 |
89 m / 293 ft |
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97 |
1972 |
88 m / 290 ft |
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98 |
1971 |
85 m / 278 ft |
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99 |
1948 |
83 m / 272 ft |
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100 |
1950 |
78 m / 256 ft |
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101 |
2012 |
74 m / 244 ft |
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102 |
2016 |
70 m / 230 ft |
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103 |
1975 |
54 m / 178 ft |
150 m+ Buildings
300 m+ Buildings
Average Building Age*
34 Years
Most Common Function*
Office, 71 Buildings
Most Common Material*
Steel, 39 Buildings
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
*Based on 103 Completed & Under Construction Buildings
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.
NOTE: Gross-to-Net Height is defined as architectural height minus height of highest occupied floor. Therefore, the Gross-to-Net Height is only calculated for buildings that have both the architectural height and the highest occupied floor height recorded.
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17 May 2018
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