CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2021

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)'s global study of 200‑meter‑and‑taller building completions for 2021.

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Only countries with at least two completions in 2020 are included in this chart. One 200 m+ tall building was also completed during 2020 in these countries: Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey.

 

Two or fewer tall buildings 200 m+ in height were also completed during 2020 in these cities: Doha, Dongguan, Dongying, Haikou, Harbin, Hefei, Istanbul, Jersey City, Jinan, Lanzhou, Makati, Manchester, Melbourne, Monterrey, Moscow, Mumbai, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Nonthaburi, Riyadh, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Seattle, Shanghai, Suzhou, Sydney, Wuhan, Xi’an, Yokohama, Zhuhai.

 
 
 
 
 

Skyline: Tallest Building by Year

 

Skyline: Tallest 2021 Completions

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2021 Completions List
Rank Building Name City Floors m ft
1 111 West 57th Street New York City, United States 84 435 1,428
2 Minying International Trade Center T2 Dongguan, China 85 423 1,386
3 PIF Tower Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 72 385 1,263
= 4 1 Corporate Avenue Wuhan, China 73 376 1,234
= 4 Dabaihui Plaza Shenzhen, China 70 376 1,232
6 Qingdao Hai Tian Center Qingdao, China 73 369 1,210
7 The A-Tower Dubai, United Arab Emirates 65 333 1,093
8 Guangxi Financial Investment Center Nanning, China 67 330 1,083
9 CCCC Southern Financial Investment Building Zhuhai, China 65 310 1,015
10 Hangzhou Centre Tower A Hangzhou, China 63 293 961
11 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 1 Shenzhen, China 63 292 956
= 12 Opera Grand Dubai, United Arab Emirates 71 288 945
= 12 Nanjing Two IFC Nanjing, China 60 288 944
14 Lumina Shanghai Shanghai, China 61 285 935
15 Tiantou International Business Center 1 Chengdu, China 59 284 932
16 CapitaSpring Singapore, Singapore 51 280 919
17 West Side Place Tower A Melbourne, Australia 81 269 882
= 18 Longda Tower 1 Hangzhou, China 61 268 879
= 18 Boland World Financial Center 1 Nanning, China 53 268 879
= 20 Lodha Park Allura Mumbai, India 81 266 874
= 20 Lodha Park Parkside Mumbai, India 81 266 874
= 20 Trump Tower Mumbai Mumbai, India 79 266 874
= 20 Grand City Main Tower Guangzhou, China 57 266 873
= 24 The One Brisbane, Australia 82 264 866
= 24 Lodha Park Marquise Mumbai, India 77 264 866
26 Trinity Tower Jakarta, Indonesia 50 263 863
= 27 425 Park Avenue New York City, United States 44 262 860
= 27 First Financial City Tower 1 Changsha, China 55 262 860
= 27 First Financial City Tower 2 Changsha, China 55 262 860
30 Qianhai Financial Centre - T1 Shenzhen, China 53 259 849
31 Paramount Tower Hotel & Residences Dubai, United Arab Emirates 65 258 846
= 32 Dongjiang Star Dongguan, China 58 250 820
= 32 China Resources Center Qingdao Qingdao, China – 250 820
= 32 Queens Place North Tower Melbourne, Australia 79 250 820
= 32 The Mega Tower Mandaluyong, Philippines 50 250 819
= 32 Ningbo New World Plaza 1 Ningbo, China 56 250 819
= 37 Guangda Holdings Chaotianmen Center Chongqing, China 49 249 818
= 37 Rail Transit Control Center Dongguan, China 55 249 817
= 39 Andaz Shenzhen Bay Shenzhen, China 58 246 807
= 39 Premier Tower Melbourne, Australia 78 246 807
41 Haitian Center Tower 3 Qingdao, China 55 245 804
42 The St. Regis Jakarta Hotel and Residences Jakarta, Indonesia 55 244 801
43 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 5 Shenzhen, China 53 242 795
44 CIBC Square I Toronto, Canada 52 241 792
= 45 Sail Tower Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 64 240 787
= 45 Country Garden Center Tower 1 Guangzhou, China 54 240 787
= 45 Shimao Riviera Changsha, China 53 240 787
= 45 Greenland Center Tower 5 Ningbo, China 50 240 787
49 Sydney Greenland Centre Sydney, Australia 67 236 773
50 Auris Serenity Tower 1 Mumbai, India 69 235 771
51 Affin Bank TRX Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 47 233 764
= 52 Skyline Tower New York City, United States 67 232 762
= 52 Shenzhen Media Group Tower Shenzhen, China 51 232 762
= 54 Melbourne Square Tower 1 Melbourne, Australia 70 231 758
= 54 Terhab Hotel Dubai, United Arab Emirates 56 231 758
= 56 Sven New York City, United States 67 230 755
= 56 Journal Squared 2 Jersey City, United States 68 230 754
= 58 LOHAS Park Montara Tower 1 Hong Kong, China 65 229 752
= 58 LOHAS Park Montara Tower 2 Hong Kong, China 65 229 752
60 Kuantan-Chi Future Center Block A Shenzhen, China 46 227 744
= 61 Corporate Finance Plaza Pasig, Philippines 57 226 742
= 61 TechnoPark Tower Hanoi, Vietnam 45 226 741
= 63 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 2 Shenzhen, China 49 224 736
= 63 Texas Tower Houston, United States 47 224 735
65 Taikang Headquarters Building Beijing, China 45 223 733
66 BMO Tower Chicago, United States 50 222 727
= 67 Pengguangda Tower Shenzhen, China 58 220 722
= 67 Hanzheng Street Project Tower 1 Wuhan, China 54 220 722
= 67 Harbour Heights Tower A Manama, Bahrain 54 220 722
= 67 Panyu Agile Plaza Tower A Guangzhou, China 47 220 722
= 67 CIMC Shenzhen Qianhai East Tower Shenzhen, China 43 220 722
= 67 Euro America Financial City Tower 1 Hangzhou, China 43 220 722
= 67 Euro America Financial City Tower 2 Hangzhou, China 43 220 722
= 67 State Grid Tower Dalian, China 42 220 722
75 Guangzhou International Commercial Center Guangzhou, China 51 219 720
= 76 Hebei Rijian Shijiazhuang Zhejiang Building Shijiazhuang, China 51 218 715
= 76 380 Lonsdale Street Melbourne, Australia 67 218 714
= 78 LOHAS Park Marini Hong Kong, China 61 216 709
= 78 The FACE Victory Suites Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 51 216 709
= 80 Garden Towers 2 Makati, Philippines 60 215 705
= 80 The Luxe by Infinitum Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 56 215 705
82 Xinghai Long Island Dalian, China 51 213 699
= 83 Suzhou Longfor Centre Suzhou, China 46 212 697
= 83 Tokyo Torch Tokiwabashi Tower Tokyo, Japan 40 212 696
= 83 Shenzhen Gemdale Viseen South Tower Shenzhen, China 45 212 694
86 Longgang Jiuzuan Block 5B Shenzhen, China 46 211 693
= 87 Ganzhou China Resources Center Vientiane City Tower A Ganzhou, China 55 210 691
= 87 Crescent City Office Building Baku, Azerbaijan 52 210 689
= 87 Harbour Heights Tower C Manama, Bahrain 52 210 689
= 87 Haitian Center Tower 1 Qingdao, China 40 210 689
= 91 Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 46 209 687
= 91 TSLAW Tower Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 48 209 686
93 Greater China World Financial Center Tower 1 Shenzhen, China 44 208 683
94 West Side Place Tower B Melbourne, Australia 65 206 676
= 95 Resorts World Las Vegas Tower I Las Vegas, United States 57 205 674
= 95 Sunshine Financial Center Beijing, China 42 205 673
= 95 Sunshine Insurance Headquarters Beijing, China 42 205 673
= 95 One Park Drive London, United Kingdom 58 205 672
= 95 The Peak Residential Tower 1 Phnom Penh, Cambodia 55 205 672
= 95 The Peak Residential Tower 2 Phnom Penh, Cambodia 55 205 672
= 101 Costanera Torre A Panama City, Panama 62 204 668
= 101 200 Amsterdam Avenue New York City, United States 55 204 668
= 103 Ping An Fortune Center Tower A Beijing, China 45 203 667
= 103 Eaton Residences Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 52 203 666
= 103 Shandong Port Tower Qingdao, China 45 203 666
= 106 Regency Hotel Shenzhen, China 42 202 663
= 106 High-Tech City Tower 2 Changchun, China 41 202 663
= 108 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 4 Shenzhen, China 49 201 659
= 108 Warsaw Unit Warsaw, Poland 46 201 659
= 110 Downtown Views I Dubai, United Arab Emirates 55 200 656
= 110 Zhuhai Hengqin Integrated Development East Tower Zhuhai, China 47 200 656
= 110 OCT Innovation Tower Shenzhen, China 46 200 656
= 110 Boland World Financial Center 2 Nanning, China 45 200 656
= 110 COFCO Shanghai Joy City Phase 2 Shanghai, China 42 200 656
= 110 Tadawul Tower Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 42 200 656
Top 30 Projected 2022 Completions
Rank Building Name City Floors m ft
1 Merdeka 118 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 118 679 2,227
2 CITYMARK CENTRE Shenzhen, China 70 388 1,274
3 Autograph Tower Jakarta, Indonesia 75 383 1,256
4 Huiyun Center Shenzhen, China 80 359 1,178
5 Greenland Group Suzhou Center Suzhou, China 77 358 1,175
6 Il Primo Tower Dubai, United Arab Emirates 79 356 1,168
7 Glory Xi'an International Financial Center Xi’an, China 75 350 1,148
8 Uptown Tower Dubai, United Arab Emirates 78 340 1,115
= 9 One Za'abeel Tower 1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 67 330 1,083
= 9 Wuhan Yangtze River Shipping Center Wuhan, China 65 330 1,083
11 Huaqiang Golden Corridor City Plaza Main Tower Shenyang, China 66 327 1,073
12 Deji World Trade Center Tower 1 Nanjing, China 68 326 1,071
13 The Brooklyn Tower New York City, United States 74 325 1,066
14 Huijin Center 1 Guangzhou, China 69 320 1,050
15 Yangzhou International Mansion Yangzhou, China 72 318 1,043
16 The Spiral New York City, United States 66 314 1,031
17 TEDA IFC 1 Tianjin, United States 56 313 1,027
18 Abu Dhabi Plaza Astana, Kazakhstan 75 311 1,020
= 19 Greenland Center 1 Hangzhou, China 75 310 1,017
= 19 Greenland Center 2 Hangzhou, China 75 310 1,017
= 19 Varso Tower Warsaw, Poland 53 310 1,017
22 KAFD World Trade Center Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 67 304 997
= 23 International Commerce Financial Centre T1 Chongqing, China 65 301 988
= 23 Luminary Tower Jakarta, Indonesia 64 301 988
= 25 Taizhou Tiansheng Center Taizhou, China 66 299 981
= 25 50 Hudson Yards New York City, United States 58 299 981
27 Tianjin Universe World Tianjin, China 50 297 974
28 One Chicago - 14 West Superior Chicago, United States 77 296 971
29 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Office Tower 1 Shenzhen, China 62 293 961
= 30 C Future City West Tower Shenzhen, China 62 291 954
= 30 C Future City East Tower Shenzhen, China 62 291 954