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Severud Associates has been actively engaged in providing structural engineering services since its inception in 1928. As Structural Consultants to architects, Severud Associates has been responsible for the design of many major structures.
Severud Associates offers a full range of Structural Engineering Consulting Services including analysis and design of structures, construction document preparation, construction contract administration, consultations, evaluations and reports.
Developing and maintaining efficient and cost effective methods is of paramount importance to them. Presented with complex problems, Severud Associates, drawing on its years of experience, can in conjunction with owners, architects, and contractors, produce innovative, reliable and economical solutions.
Structural Engineering
RANK
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Name
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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 | One Vanderbilt Avenue | 427 m / 1,401 ft | |
2 | JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters | 423 m / 1,388 ft | |
3 | Bank of America Tower | 365.8 m / 1,200 ft | |
4 | IDS Center | 241.4 m / 792 ft | |
5 | 161 North Clark | 230.5 m / 756 ft | |
6 | 787 Seventh Avenue | 229.2 m / 752 ft | |
7 | 712 5th Avenue | 198.1 m / 650 ft | |
8 | Gateway Arch | 192 m / 630 ft | |
9 | G. Fred DiBona Jr. Building | 190.5 m / 625 ft | |
10 | Place Ville Marie | 188 m / 617 ft |
CTBUH Advisory Group, 2022 – Present
30 May 2018
Interview: Joel Breitkopf & Daniel Kaplan | 35xv
Joel Breitkopf, Principal of Alchemy Properties, and Daniel Kaplan, Senior Partner of FXCollaborative, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Best Tall Building Americas –...
05 July 2023
We All Love to Get High: Optimizing Observation Deck Design
Height is aspirational, and having the best view from that height has become a driver in contemporary tall building design. Likewise, observation decks are a...
21 February 2024
Chicago Investor Strikes Deal for 50-Story Office Tower in Chicago Loop
It has been reported that Fairpoint Development, a Chicago investor known for big real estate projects in emerging areas, has a deal to buy a...
RANK
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Name
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Completion
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Height
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Floors
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Function
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1 | One Vanderbilt Avenue | New York City | 2020 |
427 m / 1,401 ft |
62 | Office |
2 | JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters | New York City | 2025 |
423 m / 1,388 ft |
60 | Office |
3 | Bank of America Tower | New York City | 2009 |
366 m / 1,200 ft |
55 | Office |
4 | IDS Center | Minneapolis | 1973 |
241 m / 792 ft |
55 | Office |
5 | 161 North Clark | Chicago | 1992 |
230 m / 756 ft |
50 | Office |
6 | 787 Seventh Avenue | New York City | 1985 |
229 m / 752 ft |
51 | Office |
7 | 712 5th Avenue | New York City | 1990 |
198 m / 650 ft |
53 | Office |
8 | Gateway Arch | St. Louis | 1965 |
192 m / 630 ft |
N/A | Observation |
9 | G. Fred DiBona Jr. Building | Philadelphia | 1990 |
191 m / 625 ft |
45 | Office |
10 | Place Ville Marie | Montreal | 1962 |
188 m / 617 ft |
43 | Office |
11 | 835 Sixth Avenue | New York City | 2010 |
187 m / 614 ft |
53 | Residential / Hotel |
12 | Marina City I | Chicago | 1964 |
179 m / 588 ft |
61 | Residential |
12 | Marina City II | Chicago | 1964 |
179 m / 588 ft |
61 | Residential |
14 | TSX Broadway | New York City | 2023 |
177 m / 582 ft |
47 | Hotel / Retail |
15 | Cityplace II | Dallas | - |
171 m / 560 ft |
42 | Office |
15 | Tower at Cityplace | Dallas | 1989 |
171 m / 560 ft |
42 | Office |
17 | 3 Times Square | New York City | 2001 |
169 m / 555 ft |
30 | Office |
18 | 101 Hudson Street | Jersey City | 1992 |
167 m / 548 ft |
42 | Office |
19 | 1999 Broadway | Denver | 1985 |
166 m / 544 ft |
43 | Office |
20 | Tour Part-Dieu | Lyon | 1977 |
165 m / 541 ft |
42 | Hotel / Office |
21 | Seagram Building | New York City | 1958 |
157 m / 515 ft |
38 | Office |
22 | Mutual of America Building | New York City | 1995 |
145 m / 476 ft |
34 | Office |
23 | Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel | Baltimore | 2001 |
131 m / 430 ft |
32 | Hotel |
24 | Toren | New York City | 2009 |
130 m / 427 ft |
37 | Residential |
25 | Miraval Living Condominiums | New York City | 1985 |
123 m / 404 ft |
39 | Residential |
26 | 390 Madison Avenue | New York City | 2019 |
123 m / 403 ft |
32 | Office |
27 | Helena | New York City | 2005 |
122 m / 401 ft |
37 | Residential |
28 | 200 East 34th Street | New York City | 2023 |
119 m / 390 ft |
32 | Residential |
29 | The Bryant | New York City | 2021 |
115 m / 377 ft |
32 | Residential / Hotel |
30 | Sphere | Las Vegas | 2023 |
112 m / 366 ft |
N/A | Exhibition |
31 | George Bush Intercontinental Airport Control Tower | Houston | 1969 |
102 m / 336 ft |
N/A | Air Traffic Control Tower |
32 | 35xv | New York City | 2016 |
102 m / 334 ft |
25 | Residential / Education |
33 | Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine | New York City | 1993 |
93 m / 306 ft |
25 | Education / Hospital |
34 | Rockwell Place Hotel | New York City | - |
93 m / 305 ft |
29 | Hotel |
35 | Two Fifty West 81st | New York City | 2019 |
76 m / 249 ft |
20 | Residential |
36 | Weill Greenberg Center | New York City | 2007 |
74 m / 241 ft |
15 | Hospital |
37 | Reva and David Logan Center for Arts | Chicago | 2012 |
51 m / 168 ft |
11 | Education |
38 | Sacramento International Air Traffic Control Tower | Sacramento | 1967 |
40 m / 130 ft |
N/A | Air Traffic Control Tower |
39 | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport Tower | Lubbock | 1975 |
34 m / 110 ft |
N/A | Air Traffic Control Tower |
Average Building Age*
37 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (74%)
Most Common Material*
Composite (36%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database
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.
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CTBUH Advisory Group, 2022 – Present
30 May 2018
Joel Breitkopf, Principal of Alchemy Properties, and Daniel Kaplan, Senior Partner of FXCollaborative, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Best Tall Building Americas –...
30 May 2018
Rising 102 meters above a mid-block site, 35XV is a unique, hybrid residential-academic building located in Manhattan’s vibrant Chelsea neighborhood. Utilizing excess development rights from...
18 October 2016
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Javier Quintana de Una, IDOM; Albert Chan, Shui on Land Limited; James Parakh, City of Toronto Planning Department; Martin...
17 October 2016
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Richard Witt, Quadrangle Architects; James von Klamperer Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Keith Griffiths, Aedas; Peter Brannan, Arquitectonica answer questions...
17 October 2016
This presentation outlined X-Information Modeling or XIM, a method of data-driven decision-making for the design of tall buildings. Developed over its application on more than...
26 October 2015
Tall Buildings in urban landscapes present a unique challenge in the field of sustainable building. These structures tend to attract a tenant base of dynamic...
26 October 2015
James von Klemperer of KPF is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. James discusses...
26 October 2015
New York’s most iconic buildings, the early 20th-Century high rises, were designed as aspirational symbols of urban life with carefully sculpted forms that mediate between...
26 October 2015
This presentation traces the development of One Vanderbilt from early design through the complex city approvals process that is ultimately allowing for its realization. From...
06 November 2014
Douglas Durst is the chairman and a member of the third generation to lead The Durst Organization, one of New York’s oldest and most respected...
05 July 2023
Terri Meyer Boake
Height is aspirational, and having the best view from that height has become a driver in contemporary tall building design. Likewise, observation decks are a...
22 August 2022
James von Klemperer & Andrew Cleary, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
The recently completed One Vanderbilt Avenue tower has become the standard bearer for one of New York City’s most ambitious zoning initiatives of the past...
17 September 2021
Will Miranda & Daniel Safarik, CTBUH
Some 97 cities worldwide, including most of the world’s megacities with a population of 10 million or more, have signed onto the C40 Cities Climate...
12 January 2021
CTBUH Research
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released its annual report, CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2020, part of the Tall...
25 June 2020
Sae Hwang Oh, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Beginning in the late 19th century, construction of skyscrapers spread throughout Chicago, New York City, and then the world as demand of space in buildings...
30 January 2020
CTBUH Research
The combined brains of the CTBUH editorial and database staff boldly predict what might happen across the global skyscraper industry in 2020. Check out our...
01 March 2018
Kyoung Sun Moon, Yale University School of Architecture
The emergence of tall buildings in the late 19th century was possible by using new materials and separating the role of structures and that of...
08 August 2017
Leading Women in Tall Buildings
Recently, there has been a growing and overdue recognition in the architecture discipline that women are under-represented, not just in terms of leadership positions held,...
21 February 2024
It has been reported that Fairpoint Development, a Chicago investor known for big real estate projects in emerging areas, has a deal to buy a...
09 May 2022
Construction on TSX Broadway has reached a significant milestone with the completion of the historic Palace Theatre’s lift to its new position 30 feet (9.1...
15 April 2022
Foster + Partners has been announced as the architect for JPMorgan Chase‘s 60-story headquarters at 270 Park Avenue, and has released the first set of...
13 May 2021
Summit One Vanderbilt, a four-level 6,039 square meter (65,000 square foot) observatory including an outdoor summit terrace, will be located in the crown of One...
15 September 2020
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...
11 June 2020
Anthony Vargas is taking no chances with the novel coronavirus. To prove it, the 41-year-old New York City construction worker opens the front door of...
18 September 2019
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...
21 May 2019
The Minneapolis skyline has been mostly untouched for nearly 20 years. But by the end of June, the city is expected to finalize the sale...
05 February 2019
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...
06 June 2017
CTBUH New York hosted a series of presentations and a tour at the construction site of One Vanderbilt, which will rise to 427 meters when completed in 2021.
13 October 2016
The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.
13 February 2013
Twelve of the world’s best-known structural engineering firms helped the CTBUH Research Team to perform a fundamental part of its LCA research project.