Lerch Bates - The Skyscraper Center

CTBUH Silver Member

Lerch Bates, Inc.

About

Member Since: 1993

Member Offices: Littleton

Lerch Bates is an international consulting services firm with 29 offices throughout North America, the Middle East, Asia and India. Since their founding in 1947 as the first independent elevator consulting firm in the US, they have added offices and capabilities around the world, bringing industry leading expertise and technology to their work with clients on diverse and challenging projects.

Their influence as innovators of design concepts is seen, as many of their “firsts” have become industry standards that can be recognized in many of the world’s tallest buildings.

In 1986 Lerch Bates became an employee owned consulting firm. Much like the early days, each employee/owner takes an entrepreneur's interest in providing the service, quality and ingenuity that clients expect and deserve.

Fields of Expertise

Façade Design / Engineering; Materials / Products / Systems Supplier; Vertical Transportation Consultant

Membership details

Membership Level

Silver

Member Since

1993

Member Offices

Littleton

Buildings

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	2010	828 m / 2,717 ft
2	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	2017	554.5 m / 1,819 ft
3	One World Trade Center	New York City	2014	541.3 m / 1,776 ft
4	TAIPEI 101	Taipei	2004	508 m / 1,667 ft
5	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	2010	484 m / 1,588 ft
6	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan	2022	475.6 m / 1,560 ft
7	Chengdu Greenland Tower	Chengdu	2022	468 m / 1,535 ft
8	Suzhou IFS	Suzhou	2019	450 m / 1,476 ft
9	Trump International Hotel & Tower	Chicago	2009	423.2 m / 1,389 ft
10	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	2003	412 m / 1,352 ft

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

19 September 2012

“Skytrak” – An Elevator System for the 21st Century

The dream of having more than two passenger elevators travelling in one lift shaft has been around for 50 years or more. This presentation will...

Research

16 September 2014

Vertical Transportation and Logistics in Mixed-Use High-Rise Towers

The mixed-use vertical city is a concept as an option created from the necessities of ever increasing urban densities in maturing cities around the world....

Global News

08 February 2021

An Aspen Tree-Inspired Mixed-Use Complex is Coming to Denver

Studio Gang has revealed its latest project, a 14-story, mixed-use tower slated to rise on a triangular lot in downtown Denver. Once complete, Populus, the...

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	2010	828 m / 2,717 ft
2	Suzhou Zhongnan Center	Suzhou	-	729 m / 2,392 ft
3	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan	-	636 m / 2,087 ft
4	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	2017	555 m / 1,819 ft
5	One World Trade Center	New York City	2014	541 m / 1,776 ft
6	TAIPEI 101	Taipei	2004	508 m / 1,667 ft
7	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	2010	484 m / 1,588 ft
8	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan	2022	476 m / 1,560 ft
9	Chengdu Greenland Tower	Chengdu	2022	468 m / 1,535 ft
10	FORZA Tower	Bogota	-	460 m / 1,509 ft
11	Suzhou IFS	Suzhou	2019	450 m / 1,476 ft
12	World One	Mumbai	-	442 m / 1,450 ft
13	Trump International Hotel & Tower	Chicago	2009	423 m / 1,389 ft
14	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	2003	412 m / 1,352 ft
15	Guiyang International Financial Center T1	Guiyang	2020	401 m / 1,316 ft
16	China Resources Tower	Shenzhen	2018	393 m / 1,288 ft
17	PIF Tower	Riyadh	2021	385 m / 1,263 ft
18	The Address Boulevard	Dubai	2017	370 m / 1,214 ft
19	Haitian Center Tower 2	Qingdao	2021	369 m / 1,211 ft
20	Greenland Group Suzhou Center	Suzhou	2021	358 m / 1,175 ft
21	OKO - Residential Tower	Moscow	2015	354 m / 1,162 ft
22	Spring City 66	Kunming	2019	349 m / 1,145 ft
23	85 Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	1997	348 m / 1,140 ft
24	Comcast Technology Center	Philadelphia	2018	339 m / 1,112 ft
25	Wilshire Grand Center	Los Angeles	2017	335 m / 1,100 ft
26	Guangzhou International Cultural Center	Guangzhou	2023	320 m / 1,050 ft
27	Poly Pazhou C2	Guangzhou	2017	311 m / 1,020 ft
28	Cayan Tower	Dubai	2013	306 m / 1,005 ft
29	Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Parcel A	Nanchang	2015	303 m / 994 ft
29	Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Parcel B	Nanchang	2015	303 m / 994 ft
31	Greenland Center North Tower	Yinchuan	2021	301 m / 988 ft
32	Dayabumi	Kuala Lumpur	-	291 m / 953 ft
33	World One	Mumbai	2020	280 m / 919 ft
34	Guiyang International Financial Center T2	Guiyang	2020	275 m / 902 ft
35	Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Zifeng Tower	Nanchang	2015	268 m / 879 ft
36	Samsung China Headquarters	Beijing	2018	260 m / 853 ft
37	Beijing Greenland Center	Beijing	2016	260 m / 853 ft
38	Permata Sapura Tower	Kuala Lumpur	2020	253 m / 828 ft
39	FKI Tower	Seoul	2013	246 m / 805 ft
40	Haitian Center Tower 3	Qingdao	2021	245 m / 804 ft
41	OKO - Office Tower	Moscow	2015	225 m / 736 ft
42	FMC Tower at Cira Centre South	Philadelphia	2017	223 m / 730 ft
43	Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Headquarters	Xi’an	2018	217 m / 713 ft
44	One Thousand Museum	Miami	2019	213 m / 699 ft
45	The Independent	Austin	2019	212 m / 694 ft
46	China Merchants Tower	Shenzhen	2013	211 m / 692 ft
47	Haitian Center Tower 1	Qingdao	2021	210 m / 689 ft
48	Hudsons Tower	Detroit	2023	207 m / 680 ft
49	Oceanwide Plaza Tower I	Los Angeles	2021	206 m / 677 ft
50	Golden Tower	Jeddah	2018	205 m / 673 ft
51	Sichuan Airlines Center	Chengdu	2016	204 m / 669 ft
52	Kohinoor Square Tower A	Mumbai	2019	202 m / 662 ft
53	Tadawul Tower	Riyadh	2021	200 m / 656 ft
54	Poly Pazhou C1	Guangzhou	2017	198 m / 648 ft
55	OneEleven	Chicago	2014	187 m / 613 ft
56	Baccarat Hotel & Residences	New York City	2015	186 m / 610 ft
57	Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 2	Chengdu	2021	173 m / 568 ft
58	Cirrus	Chicago	2021	171 m / 562 ft
59	Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 3	Chengdu	2021	166 m / 545 ft
60	Oceanwide Plaza Tower II	Los Angeles	2021	162 m / 530 ft
60	Oceanwide Plaza Tower III	Los Angeles	2021	162 m / 530 ft
62	3001 John F Kennedy Boulevard	Philadelphia	-	156 m / 512 ft
63	The Reed	Chicago	2023	136 m / 447 ft
64	MILA	Chicago	2016	136 m / 444 ft
65	Faria Lima B32 Office Tower	São Paulo	2020	124 m / 407 ft
66	Kohinoor Square Tower B	Mumbai	2020	124 m / 406 ft
67	Cascade	Chicago	2021	123 m / 403 ft
68	Omni Louisville Hotel	Louisville	2018	113 m / 370 ft
69	Equus 333 Torre 1	San Pedro Garza García	2016	112 m / 368 ft
69	Equus 333 Torre 2	San Pedro Garza García	2016	112 m / 368 ft
71	3025 John F Kennedy Boulevard	Philadelphia	-	110 m / 361 ft
72	Equus 333 Torre 3	San Pedro Garza García	2016	96 m / 316 ft
73	Grove at Grand Bay North Tower	Miami	2016	94 m / 308 ft
73	Grove at Grand Bay South Tower	Miami	2016	94 m / 308 ft
75	lilli Midtown	Atlanta	2018	91 m / 297 ft
76	Four Winds Casino and Hotel Phase 2	South Bend	2021	85 m / 278 ft
77	Obama Presidential Center	Chicago	2021	72 m / 235 ft
78	Fargo Block 9	Fargo	2020	71 m / 234 ft
79	Le Meridian Hotel Denver Downtown	Denver	2017	70 m / 231 ft
80	40 Tenth Ave	New York City	2019	61 m / 199 ft
81	345 North Morgan Street	Chicago	-	48 m / 158 ft
82	GEMS World Academy - Chicago, Lower School	Chicago	2014	47 m / 156 ft
83	10 BKC	Mumbai	-	- m / - ft
84	Raleigh City Hall	Raleigh	-	- m / - ft
84	Raleigh Civic Campus Phase 2	Raleigh	-	- m / - ft
84	Raleigh Civic Campus Phase 3	Raleigh	-	- m / - ft
87	Populus	Denver	2023	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

6 Years

Most Common Function*

Mixed-use (39%), 28 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete (54%), 37 Buildings

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

Function
Material

Total: 71 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.

Total: 69 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 72 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

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