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Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.
RANK
|
Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Makkah Royal Clock Tower | Mecca | 2012 |
601 m / 1,972 ft |
120 | Serviced Apartments / Hotel / Retail |
2 | Lotte World Tower | Seoul | 2017 |
555 m / 1,819 ft |
123 | Hotel / Residential / Office / Retail |
4 | Trump International Hotel & Tower | Chicago | 2009 |
423 m / 1,389 ft |
98 | Residential / Hotel |
5 | The St. Regis Chicago | Chicago | 2020 |
363 m / 1,191 ft |
101 | Residential / Hotel |
6 | Emirates Tower One | Dubai | 2000 |
355 m / 1,163 ft |
54 | Office |
7 | Burj Al Arab | Dubai | 1999 |
321 m / 1,053 ft |
56 | Hotel |
8 | Emirates Tower Two | Dubai | 2000 |
309 m / 1,014 ft |
56 | Hotel |
9 | Comcast Center | Philadelphia | 2008 |
297 m / 974 ft |
57 | Office |
10 | 311 South Wacker Drive | Chicago | 1990 |
293 m / 961 ft |
65 | Office |
11 | NEMA Chicago | Chicago | 2019 |
273 m / 896 ft |
81 | Residential |
Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.
RANK
|
Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Makkah Royal Clock Tower | Mecca | 2012 |
601 m / 1,972 ft |
120 | Serviced Apartments / Hotel / Retail |
2 | Lotte World Tower | Seoul | 2017 |
555 m / 1,819 ft |
123 | Hotel / Residential / Office / Retail |
3 | Busan Lotte Town Tower | Busan | - |
510 m / 1,674 ft |
107 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
4 | Trump International Hotel & Tower | Chicago | 2009 |
423 m / 1,389 ft |
98 | Residential / Hotel |
5 | The St. Regis Chicago | Chicago | 2020 |
363 m / 1,191 ft |
101 | Residential / Hotel |
6 | Emirates Tower One | Dubai | 2000 |
355 m / 1,163 ft |
54 | Office |
7 | Burj Al Arab | Dubai | 1999 |
321 m / 1,053 ft |
56 | Hotel |
8 | Emirates Tower Two | Dubai | 2000 |
309 m / 1,014 ft |
56 | Hotel |
9 | Comcast Center | Philadelphia | 2008 |
297 m / 974 ft |
57 | Office |
10 | 311 South Wacker Drive | Chicago | 1990 |
293 m / 961 ft |
65 | Office |
11 | NEMA Chicago | Chicago | 2019 |
273 m / 896 ft |
81 | Residential |
12 | Bank of America Corporate Center | Charlotte | 1992 |
265 m / 871 ft |
60 | Office |
13 | Aqua at Lakeshore East | Chicago | 2009 |
262 m / 859 ft |
86 | Residential / Hotel |
14 | Devon Energy Center | Oklahoma City | 2012 |
257 m / 844 ft |
52 | Office |
15 | Highcliff | Hong Kong | 2003 |
252 m / 828 ft |
73 | Residential |
16 | The Legacy at Millennium Park | Chicago | 2010 |
249 m / 818 ft |
73 | Residential |
17 | 181 Fremont | San Francisco | 2018 |
247 m / 810 ft |
56 | Residential / Office |
18 | Chapultepec Uno R-509 | Mexico City | 2019 |
241 m / 789 ft |
59 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
19 | 609 Main at Texas | Houston | 2017 |
230 m / 755 ft |
48 | Office |
20 | Dallas Arts Tower | Dallas | 1987 |
225 m / 738 ft |
55 | Office |
21 | River Point | Chicago | 2017 |
223 m / 732 ft |
52 | Office |
22 | FMC Tower at Cira Centre South | Philadelphia | 2017 |
223 m / 730 ft |
49 | Residential / Office / Hotel |
23 | Ocean Resort Casino | Atlantic City | 2012 |
219 m / 718 ft |
53 | Hotel / Casino |
24 | 340 on the Park | Chicago | 2007 |
205 m / 672 ft |
64 | Residential |
25 | 1180 Peachtree | Atlanta | 2006 |
200 m / 657 ft |
41 | Office |
26 | Millennium Tower | San Francisco | 2009 |
197 m / 645 ft |
58 | Residential |
27 | Duke Energy Plaza | Charlotte | 2023 |
192 m / 629 ft |
40 | Office |
28 | Wynn Las Vegas | Las Vegas | 2005 |
187 m / 614 ft |
45 | Hotel / Casino |
29 | Cosmopolitan Casino Spa Tower | Las Vegas | 2010 |
184 m / 604 ft |
52 | Hotel |
30 | Cosmopolitan Casino Beach Club Tower | Las Vegas | 2010 |
184 m / 604 ft |
50 | Hotel |
31 | 1144 Fifteenth | Denver | 2018 |
184 m / 602 ft |
42 | Office |
32 | Aria Resort & Casino | Las Vegas | 2009 |
183 m / 600 ft |
60 | Hotel / Casino |
33 | The Concourse | Singapore | 1995 |
175 m / 574 ft |
43 | Residential / Office |
34 | One South Dearborn | Chicago | 2005 |
174 m / 571 ft |
39 | Office |
35 | Palmolive Building | Chicago | 1929 |
172 m / 565 ft |
37 | Residential |
36 | Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas | Las Vegas | 2009 |
164 m / 539 ft |
47 | Residential / Hotel |
37 | Ayala Tower One | Makati | 1996 |
160 m / 525 ft |
35 | Office |
38 | Arthaus | Philadelphia | 2022 |
160 m / 525 ft |
41 | Residential |
39 | Torre Sofia | San Pedro Garza García | 2014 |
158 m / 518 ft |
40 | Office / Residential |
40 | 191 North Wacker Drive | Chicago | 2002 |
157 m / 516 ft |
37 | Office |
41 | Frost Bank Tower | Austin | 2004 |
157 m / 516 ft |
33 | Office |
42 | Bellagio Resort & Casino | Las Vegas | 1998 |
156 m / 511 ft |
36 | Hotel / Casino |
43 | The Grand by Gehry | Los Angeles | 2022 |
156 m / 511 ft |
43 | Residential / Retail |
44 | Al Khatem Tower | Abu Dhabi | 2012 |
155 m / 509 ft |
37 | Office |
44 | Al Maqam Tower | Abu Dhabi | 2012 |
155 m / 509 ft |
37 | Office |
46 | 1450 BRICKELL | Miami | 2010 |
153 m / 500 ft |
34 | Office |
47 | Ameriprise Financial Center | Minneapolis | 2000 |
152 m / 498 ft |
31 | Office |
48 | 235 West Van Buren | Chicago | 2010 |
149 m / 490 ft |
46 | Residential |
49 | The Bristol | Chicago | 2000 |
149 m / 488 ft |
42 | Residential |
50 | Prism Tower | New York City | 2015 |
145 m / 476 ft |
42 | Residential |
51 | Pacific Gate by Bosa | San Diego | 2017 |
140 m / 458 ft |
41 | Residential |
52 | 717 Texas Avenue | Houston | 2003 |
138 m / 453 ft |
34 | Office |
53 | Caesars Palace Tower | Las Vegas | 1998 |
133 m / 435 ft |
29 | Hotel |
54 | La Nube | San Pedro Garza García | 2022 |
132 m / 433 ft |
34 | Residential |
55 | Al Sarab Tower | Abu Dhabi | 2012 |
131 m / 430 ft |
31 | Office |
55 | Al Sila Tower | Abu Dhabi | 2012 |
131 m / 430 ft |
31 | Office |
57 | Three Nationwide Plaza | Columbus | 1988 |
124 m / 408 ft |
26 | Office |
58 | United States Federal Courthouse | Seattle | 2004 |
119 m / 390 ft |
19 | Office / Government |
59 | Sam Nunn Federal Center | Atlanta | 1997 |
118 m / 388 ft |
24 | Office |
60 | Fubon Fuzhou Financial Center | Fuzhou | 2018 |
118 m / 387 ft |
28 | Office |
61 | Wynn Palace | Macau | 2016 |
115 m / 377 ft |
29 | Hotel / Casino |
62 | JW Marriott Indianapolis Downtown | Indianapolis | 2011 |
115 m / 376 ft |
34 | Hotel |
63 | Equus 333 Torre 1 | San Pedro Garza García | 2016 |
112 m / 368 ft |
24 | Office |
63 | Equus 333 Torre 2 | San Pedro Garza García | 2016 |
112 m / 368 ft |
24 | Office |
65 | 45 Province Street | Boston | 2009 |
112 m / 367 ft |
31 | Residential |
66 | Beau Rivage Casino Hotel | Biloxi | 1999 |
105 m / 346 ft |
32 | Hotel / Casino |
67 | Conrad Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 2022 |
99 m / 326 ft |
27 | Hotel / Retail |
68 | Fort Worth City Hall | Fort Worth | 2004 |
99 m / 324 ft |
18 | Office |
69 | Mickey Leland Federal Building | Houston | 1983 |
98 m / 320 ft |
22 | Office / Government |
70 | Equus 333 Torre 3 | San Pedro Garza García | 2016 |
96 m / 316 ft |
24 | Residential |
71 | The Kensington | Boston | 2013 |
95 m / 313 ft |
27 | Residential |
72 | theWit Hotel | Chicago | 2009 |
95 m / 311 ft |
26 | Hotel |
73 | 22 West Washington | Chicago | 2008 |
84 m / 276 ft |
17 | Office |
74 | 800 Fulton Market | Chicago | 2021 |
81 m / 265 ft |
19 | Office |
75 | The Vendome | Dallas | 2002 |
77 m / 253 ft |
20 | Residential |
76 | Turning Stone Resort Casino Tower | Oneida | 2005 |
77 m / 253 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 20 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,212 other buildings of the same Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
|
20 | Hotel |
77 | Hunt Oil Company Headquarters | Dallas | 2007 |
75 m / 246 ft |
15 | Office |
78 | Taipei Performing Arts Center | Taipei | 2022 |
64 m / 209 ft |
11 | Other |
79 | Mills Park Tower | Oak Park | 1975 |
60 m / 197 ft |
19 | Residential |
80 | Hall Arts Center Mixed Use Tower | Dallas | - |
- |
45 | Residential / Office / Hotel |
81 | Hall Arts Center Residential Tower | Dallas | - |
- |
30 | Residential |
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.
01 December 2013
The International Journal of High-Rise Buildings, Volume 2: Number 4 includes 8 papers focusing on pure research content and investigations in tall building design.
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