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SL Green Realty Corp., an S&P 500 company and Manhattan's largest office landlord, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust, or REIT, that is focused primarily on acquiring, managing and maximizing value of Manhattan commercial properties. As of September 30, 2020, SL Green held interests in 93 buildings totaling 40.6 million square feet. This included ownership interests in 29.2 million square feet of Manhattan buildings and 10.3 million square feet securing debt and preferred equity investments.
Developer; Owner (Buildings, Land); Property Management
Membership Level
Gold
Member Since
2015
Member Offices
New York City
Rank |
Name |
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 |
Completion |
Height |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
2020 |
427 m / 1,401 ft |
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2 |
1972 |
227.1 m / 745 ft |
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3 |
1909 |
213.4 m / 700 ft |
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4 |
1970 |
187.6 m / 615 ft |
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5 |
1970 |
154.2 m / 506 ft |
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6 |
1928 |
153.3 m / 503 ft |
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7 |
1989 |
148.4 m / 487 ft |
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8 |
2008 |
147.8 m / 485 ft |
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9 |
1930 |
145.1 m / 476 ft |
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10 |
1972 |
144.2 m / 473 ft |
17 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Session 3a: Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Q&A
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...
12 January 2021
Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in 2020: COVID-19 Contributes To Dip in Year-On-Year Completions
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...
13 May 2021
New York City Observatory Set to Open Fall 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...
Rank |
Name |
City |
Completion |
Height |
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1 |
2020 |
427 m / 1,401 ft |
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2 |
- |
286 m / 938 ft |
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3 |
1972 |
227 m / 745 ft |
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4 |
1909 |
213 m / 700 ft |
||
5 |
1970 |
188 m / 615 ft |
||
6 |
1970 |
154 m / 506 ft |
||
7 |
1928 |
153 m / 503 ft |
||
8 |
1989 |
148 m / 487 ft |
||
9 |
2008 |
148 m / 485 ft |
||
10 |
1930 |
145 m / 476 ft |
||
11 |
1972 |
144 m / 473 ft |
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12 |
1927 |
141 m / 462 ft |
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13 |
2001 |
134 m / 440 ft |
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14 |
1958 |
133 m / 436 ft |
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15 |
1965 |
127 m / 416 ft |
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16 |
1962 |
126 m / 412 ft |
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17 |
1927 |
120 m / 392 ft |
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18 |
1956 |
115 m / 377 ft |
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19 |
1988 |
115 m / 376 ft |
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20 |
1973 |
97 m / 318 ft |
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21 |
1914 |
80 m / 263 ft |
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22 |
1927 |
80 m / 261 ft |
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23 |
2013 |
79 m / 260 ft |
150 m+ Buildings
300 m+ Buildings
Average Building Age*
59 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (91%), 20 Buildings
Most Common Material*
Steel (67%), 8 Buildings
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
*Based on 22 Completed & Under Construction Buildings
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17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Session 3a: Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Q&A
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 | Shenzhen
X Information Modeling: Data-Driven Decision Making in the Design of Tall Buildings
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 | New York City
One Vanderbilt: Approving Midtown’s Tallest Office Building
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...
26 October 2015 | New York City
Interview: James von Klemperer
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...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
Urban Density and the Porous High Rise: The Integration of the Tall Building in the City
September 18, 2014. Shanghai, China. James von Klemperer from Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC presents at the 2014 Shanghai Conference closing plenary on "Urban Density...
12 January 2021
Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in 2020: COVID-19 Contributes To Dip in Year-On-Year Completions
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...
30 January 2020
Tall Building Predictions for 2020
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...
17 October 2016
X Information Modeling: Data-Driven Decision Making in the Design of Tall Buildings
This paper outlines 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
One Vanderbilt: Approving Midtown’s Tallest Office Building
This paper traces the development of One Vanderbilt from early design through the complex city approvals process that is ultimately allowing for its realization. From...
26 October 2015
Fire/Life Safety in High-Rise Buildings
Syska Hennessy Group and the Fire Department of the City of New York propose a paper and presentation detailing an overview of Fire/Life Safety in...
22 October 2015
New York: The Ultimate Skyscraper Laboratory
A timeline of skyscraper completions in New York uncannily resembles the boom and bust cycles of the United States in the 20th and early 21st...
01 June 2015
Urban Density and the Porous High-Rise: The Integration of the Tall Building in the City
As the skyscraper matures as a building type, its role in actively connecting to, and reinforcing, major threads of urban fabric becomes increasingly more important....
16 September 2014
Urban Density and the Porous High-Rise: The Integration of the Tall Building in the City
As the skyscraper matures as a building type, its role in actively connecting to, and reinforcing, major threads of urban fabric becomes increasingly more important....
12 June 2008
The Tallest Buildings in the World: Past, Present & Future
Over time, the average height of the 100 tallest buildings in the world has been steadily increasing. However, by 2010, this average height will have...
13 May 2021
New York City Observatory Set to Open Fall 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
Ribbon-Cutting Opens Skyscraper in New York City
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...
18 September 2019
Two Supertalls Top Out in New York City
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...
05 February 2019
One Vanderbilt Reaches Supertall Territory Above Midtown East, New York City
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...
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