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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.
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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 | Shanghai Tower | 632 m / 2,073 ft | |
2 | Shimao Fuzhou Tower | 518 m / 1,699 ft | |
3 | Tower Fifth | 474.4 m / 1,556 ft | |
4 | Willis Tower | 442.1 m / 1,451 ft | |
5 | Bank of America Tower | 365.8 m / 1,200 ft | |
6 | Vista Tower | 362.9 m / 1,191 ft | |
7 | Shimao Qianhai Project Tower 1 | 330 m / 1,083 ft | |
8 | Nanjing World Trade Center Tower 1 | 326.5 m / 1,071 ft | |
9 | New York Times Tower | 318.8 m / 1,046 ft | |
10 | Fanya International Finance Building North | 317.8 m / 1,043 ft |
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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
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Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
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1 | Suzhou Zhongnan Center | Suzhou | - |
729 m / 2,392 ft |
137 | Hotel / Residential / Office |
2 | Shanghai Tower | Shanghai | 2015 |
632 m / 2,073 ft |
128 | Hotel / Office |
3 | Gateway Tower | Chicago | - |
610 m / 2,001 ft |
N/A | Residential / Hotel / Residential |
4 | Evergrande International Financial Center T1 | Hefei | - |
518 m / 1,699 ft |
112 | Hotel / Residential / Office |
5 | Shimao Fuzhou Tower | Fuzhou | - |
518 m / 1,699 ft |
108 | Hotel / Office / Retail |
6 | The Constellation | Doha | - |
500 m / 1,640 ft |
20 | Observation / Office |
7 | Tower Fifth | New York City | - |
474.4 m / 1,556 ft |
96 | Office |
8 | Willis Tower | Chicago | 1974 |
442.1 m / 1,451 ft |
108 | Office |
9 | 2 World Trade Center | New York City | - |
403.3 m / 1,323 ft |
82 | Office |
10 | Bank of America Tower | New York City | 2009 |
365.8 m / 1,200 ft |
55 | Office |
11 | Vista Tower | Chicago | 2020 |
362.9 m / 1,191 ft |
101 | Residential / Hotel |
12 | Four Seasons Hotel Tower 2 | Mumbai | - |
355 m / 1,165 ft |
71 | Education / Hotel |
13 | Xiamen Cross Strait Financial Centre | Xiamen | - |
343.9 m / 1,128 ft |
68 | Office |
14 | Shimao Qianhai Project Tower 1 | Shenzhen | 2020 |
330 m / 1,083 ft |
70 | Office |
15 | Nanjing World Trade Center Tower 1 | Nanjing | 2021 |
326.5 m / 1,071 ft |
68 | Hotel / Office |
16 | New York Times Tower | New York City | 2007 |
318.8 m / 1,046 ft |
52 | Office |
17 | Fanya International Finance Building North | Kunming | 2016 |
317.8 m / 1,043 ft |
67 | Office |
18 | Fanya International Finance Building South | Kunming | 2016 |
317.8 m / 1,043 ft |
66 | Office |
19 | The Rainbow Gate Tower 1 | Beijing | - |
316 m / 1,037 ft |
68 | Hotel / Residential / Office |
20 | Botai Tower | Nanchang | - |
315 m / 1,033 ft |
65 | Office |
21 | U.S. Bank Tower | Los Angeles | 1990 |
310.3 m / 1,018 ft |
73 | Office |
22 | KAFD World Trade Center | Riyadh | 2020 |
304 m / 997 ft |
67 | Office |
23 | Tameer Commercial Tower | Abu Dhabi | - |
300 m / 984 ft |
74 | Office |
24 | Rongmin Financial Center | Xi’an | 2022 |
300 m / 984 ft |
58 | Office |
25 | Xiamen Shimao Straits Tower B | Xiamen | 2015 |
295.3 m / 969 ft |
67 | Office |
26 | Concord International Centre | Chongqing | 2017 |
290 m / 951 ft |
64 | Hotel / Office / Retail |
27 | Evergrande IFC 5 | Hefei | 2021 |
290 m / 951 ft |
N/A | Office |
28 | Powerlong Center Tower 1 | Tianjin | 2019 |
289.9 m / 951 ft |
59 | Office |
29 | GCC Bank Headquarters | Riyadh | 2020 |
264 m / 866 ft |
53 | Office |
30 | Evergrande IFC 4 | Hefei | 2021 |
260 m / 853 ft |
N/A | Office |
31 | 6th + Guadalupe | Austin | 2022 |
258.2 m / 847 ft |
66 | Residential / Office |
32 | Devon Energy Center | Oklahoma City | 2012 |
257.2 m / 844 ft |
52 | Office |
33 | Le Phare de Quebec Tour 1 | Quebec | 2022 |
250 m / 820 ft |
65 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
34 | Four Seasons Private Residences | Mumbai | 2020 |
250 m / 820 ft |
55 | Residential |
35 | Xiamen Shimao Straits Tower A | Xiamen | 2015 |
249.9 m / 820 ft |
59 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
36 | One Museum Place | Shanghai | 2018 |
248.9 m / 816 ft |
54 | Office |
37 | Jia Fa Centre | Chongqing | 2015 |
247.2 m / 811 ft |
52 | Hotel / Office / Retail |
38 | Tencent Seafront Tower 1 | Shenzhen | 2017 |
245.8 m / 806 ft |
50 | Office |
39 | Four Seasons Residences | Jakarta | 2021 |
244 m / 801 ft |
55 | Residential |
40 | Vanke Yun City | Shenzhen | 2019 |
243.8 m / 800 ft |
56 | Office |
41 | Waldorf Astoria + Magnolias Ratchaprasong | Bangkok | 2016 |
242 m / 794 ft |
60 | Residential / Hotel |
42 | Z14 Plot Tower 1 | Beijing | 2018 |
238 m / 781 ft |
48 | Office |
42 | Z14 Plot Tower 2 | Beijing | 2018 |
238 m / 781 ft |
48 | Office |
44 | The Bow | Calgary | 2012 |
237.5 m / 779 ft |
57 | Office |
45 | Palm Tower | Dubai | 2020 |
231.5 m / 760 ft |
53 | Residential / Hotel |
46 | Tameer Tower A | Abu Dhabi | - |
227 m / 745 ft |
62 | Residential |
46 | Tameer Tower C | Abu Dhabi | - |
227 m / 745 ft |
62 | Residential |
48 | Dawangjing 618 Tower 1 | Beijing | 2018 |
227 m / 745 ft |
53 | Residential |
49 | Sapphire Residences | Colombo | 2021 |
225 m / 738 ft |
55 | Residential |
50 | Dawangjing 626 Tower 1 | Beijing | 2018 |
220 m / 722 ft |
44 | Office |
51 | Xiamen International Centre Hotel Tower | Xiamen | - |
216.1 m / 709 ft |
50 | Hotel |
52 | Dawangjing 626 Tower 2 | Beijing | 2018 |
216 m / 709 ft |
40 | Office |
53 | JPMorgan Chase Tower | New York City | 1960 |
215.5 m / 707 ft |
52 | Office |
54 | 21st Century Mansion | Shanghai | 2009 |
210 m / 689 ft |
50 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
55 | Burj Alshaya West Tower | Kuwait City | 2018 |
205 m / 673 ft |
45 | Office |
56 | The Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 2010 |
203.3 m / 667 ft |
54 | Residential / Hotel |
57 | BM Plaza Office Tower | Shanghai | 2009 |
203 m / 666 ft |
50 | Office |
58 | SJC Tower | Ho Chi Minh City | - |
200 m / 656 ft |
52 | Office / Hotel / Retail |
59 | Phoenix International Book City East Tower | Suzhou | 2013 |
200 m / 656 ft |
42 | Office |
60 | Beijing Capital Land Lize Financial Center Tower 3 | Beijing | - |
200 m / 656 ft |
N/A | Office |
60 | Evergrande IFC 3 | Hefei | 2020 |
200 m / 656 ft |
N/A | Office |
62 | One Market Square | Houston | - |
198.4 m / 651 ft |
41 | Office |
63 | 550 Madison Avenue | New York City | 1983 |
197.3 m / 647 ft |
37 | Office |
64 | Metropolis Tower D | Los Angeles | 2018 |
197.2 m / 647 ft |
58 | Residential |
65 | Riverwalk Place | Tampa | 2022 |
195 m / 640 ft |
57 | Residential / Office |
66 | Tencent Seafront Tower 2 | Shenzhen | 2017 |
194.8 m / 639 ft |
38 | Office |
67 | Park Tower 1 | Dubai | 2011 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 49 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 338 other buildings of the same Residential / Office 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.
|
49 | Residential / Office |
67 | Park Tower 2 | Dubai | 2011 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 49 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 338 other buildings of the same Residential / Office 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.
|
49 | Residential / Office |
69 | Pujiang International Finance Plaza | Shanghai | 2014 |
190 m / 623 ft |
42 | Office |
70 | Aria Resort & Casino | Las Vegas | 2009 |
182.9 m / 600 ft |
60 | Hotel / Casino |
71 | The Iconic | Tysons Corner | - |
182.9 m / 600 ft |
32 | Office |
72 | Hearst Tower | New York City | 2006 |
182 m / 597 ft |
46 | Office |
73 | The Finance Centre | Taguig City | 2018 |
180.2 m / 591 ft |
43 | Office |
74 | Le Phare de Quebec Tour 2 | Quebec | 2022 |
180 m / 591 ft |
50 | Residential |
75 | Citic Pacific Fortune Plaza 1 | Shanghai | - |
180 m / 591 ft |
39 | Office |
76 | Fairmont Austin | Austin | 2018 |
180 m / 591 ft |
36 | Hotel |
77 | Powerlong Center Tower 2 | Tianjin | 2017 |
179.7 m / 590 ft |
43 | Residential |
78 | Citic Pacific Fortune Plaza 2 | Shanghai | - |
177 m / 581 ft |
36 | Office |
79 | 79 Robinson Road | Singapore | 2020 |
177 m / 581 ft |
29 | Office / Retail |
80 | Bank of America Tower | Houston | 2019 |
176.5 m / 579 ft |
34 | Office |
81 | Evergrande IFC 2 | Hefei | 2020 |
170 m / 558 ft |
N/A | N/A |
82 | Dawangjing 618 Tower 3 | Beijing | 2018 |
169.7 m / 557 ft |
37 | Office |
83 | Nanjing World Trade Center Tower 2 | Nanjing | 2017 |
168 m / 551 ft |
37 | Hotel |
84 | The Tower at PNC Plaza | Pittsburgh | 2015 |
166 m / 544 ft |
33 | Office |
85 | Lavenue Crown | Ho Chi Minh City | 2021 |
160 m / 525 ft |
36 | Serviced Apartments / Hotel |
86 | 399 Park Avenue | New York City | 1961 |
159.7 m / 524 ft |
41 | Office |
87 | RRI Energy Plaza | Houston | 2003 |
158 m / 518 ft |
36 | Office |
88 | The Hub on Causeway Office Tower | Boston | 2021 |
154.8 m / 508 ft |
30 | Office |
89 | One Indiana Square | Indianapolis | 1969 |
153.6 m / 504 ft |
37 | Office |
90 | Dawangjing 618 Tower 2 | Beijing | 2018 |
153.6 m / 504 ft |
37 | Office |
91 | The Post Oak | Houston | 2018 |
152.1 m / 499 ft |
36 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
92 | 388 Greenwich Street | New York City | 1988 |
151.2 m / 496 ft |
39 | Office |
93 | The Hub on Causeway Residential & Hotel Tower | Boston | 2019 |
150.9 m / 495 ft |
38 | Residential / Hotel |
94 | Beijing Capital Land Lize Financial Center Hotel | Beijing | - |
150 m / 492 ft |
N/A | Office |
94 | Beijing Capital Land Lize Financial Center Tower 1 | Beijing | - |
150 m / 492 ft |
N/A | Office |
96 | WPP Campus | Shanghai | 2015 |
149.6 m / 491 ft |
31 | Office / Retail |
97 | Tameer Tower D | Abu Dhabi | - |
149.5 m / 490 ft |
40 | Residential |
98 | Hess Tower | Houston | 2010 |
149.4 m / 490 ft |
29 | Office |
99 | 1916 Boren Avenue | Seattle | - |
147.5 m / 484 ft |
48 | Residential / Hotel |
100 | Tameer Tower B | Abu Dhabi | - |
145.5 m / 477 ft |
40 | Residential |
101 | Phoenix International Book City West Tower | Suzhou | 2013 |
145 m / 476 ft |
37 | Residential / Hotel |
102 | 300 South Tryon | Charlotte | 2017 |
141 m / 463 ft |
25 | Office |
103 | Custom House Tower | Cork | - |
140 m / 459 ft |
34 | Hotel |
104 | ITC One Hotel | Colombo | 2021 |
140 m / 459 ft |
33 | Hotel |
105 | The View at Tysons Building C-1 | Tysons Corner | - |
138.7 m / 455 ft |
28 | Office |
106 | Block 162 | Denver | 2020 |
137.8 m / 452 ft |
30 | Office |
107 | Metropolis Tower C | Los Angeles | 2018 |
137.5 m / 451 ft |
40 | Residential |
108 | Nanjing World Trade Center Tower 3 | Nanjing | 2016 |
136 m / 446 ft |
38 | Residential |
108 | Nanjing World Trade Center Tower 4 | Nanjing | 2016 |
136 m / 446 ft |
38 | Residential |
110 | Powerlong Center Tower 3 | Tianjin | 2015 |
135.9 m / 446 ft |
31 | Residential |
111 | Marriott Marquis Chicago | Chicago | 2017 |
135.2 m / 444 ft |
40 | Hotel |
112 | Metropolis Tower B | Los Angeles | 2017 |
134.7 m / 442 ft |
38 | Residential |
113 | Rajawali Headquarters | Jakarta | 2021 |
132 m / 433 ft |
30 | Office / Hotel |
114 | Shirley Ryan AbilityLab | Chicago | 2016 |
131.5 m / 431 ft |
27 | Hospital |
115 | Phoenix Observation Tower | Phoenix | - |
130 m / 427 ft |
9 | Observation / Exhibition |
116 | Northshore | Austin | 2016 |
129.3 m / 424 ft |
38 | Residential |
117 | One World Place | Taguig City | 2015 |
129.2 m / 424 ft |
31 | Office |
118 | The View at Tysons Building C-2B | Tysons Corner | - |
128.2 m / 421 ft |
35 | Residential |
119 | IQC Test Tower | Vinings | 2021 |
128 m / 420 ft |
N/A | Exhibition / Industrial |
120 | Hackett Tower | The Woodlands | 2014 |
126.5 m / 415 ft |
31 | Office |
121 | Currency House Residence | Dubai | 2009 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 37 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,528 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
|
37 | Residential |
122 | 1901 Minor Avenue North Tower | Seattle | - |
125.5 m / 412 ft |
40 | Residential / Retail |
122 | 1901 Minor Avenue South Tower | Seattle | - |
125.5 m / 412 ft |
40 | Residential / Retail |
124 | Galter Pavilion | Chicago | 1999 |
122.7 m / 402 ft |
22 | Hospital |
125 | Symphony Honolulu | Honolulu | 2016 |
122 m / 400 ft |
42 | Residential |
126 | Manchester Pacific Gateway Block 1B | San Diego | 2021 |
121.9 m / 400 ft |
28 | Hotel / Office |
127 | 500 West 2nd Street | Austin | 2017 |
121.9 m / 400 ft |
28 | Office |
128 | Intercontinental Shanghai Puxi | Shanghai | 2009 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 32 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,051 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.
|
32 | Hotel |
129 | The View at Tysons Building D-1 | Tysons Corner | - |
120.2 m / 394 ft |
31 | Residential / Hotel |
130 | Beijing Capital Land Lize Financial Center Tower 2 | Beijing | - |
120 m / 394 ft |
N/A | Office |
131 | The View at Tysons Building C-2A | Tysons Corner | - |
118.5 m / 389 ft |
32 | Residential |
132 | Third + Shoal | Austin | 2018 |
118 m / 387 ft |
28 | Office |
133 | World Plaza | Taguig City | - |
115 m / 377 ft |
27 | Office |
134 | Azure | Dallas | 2007 |
114.3 m / 375 ft |
31 | Residential |
135 | 77 Water Street | New York City | 1970 |
113.9 m / 374 ft |
26 | Office |
136 | 222 Second Street | San Francisco | 2015 |
112.8 m / 370 ft |
26 | Office |
137 | InterContinental New York Times Square | New York City | 2010 |
110.6 m / 363 ft |
34 | Hotel |
138 | Le Phare de Quebec Tour 3 | Quebec | 2022 |
110 m / 361 ft |
30 | Residential / Office |
139 | 1111 Broadway | Oakland | 1990 |
109.7 m / 360 ft |
24 | Office |
140 | Amegy Tower | Houston | 2016 |
108 m / 354 ft |
24 | Office |
141 | Manchester Pacific Gateway Hotel North Tower | San Diego | 2021 |
106.7 m / 350 ft |
27 | Hotel |
141 | Manchester Pacific Gateway Hotel South Tower | San Diego | 2021 |
106.7 m / 350 ft |
27 | Hotel |
143 | Landmark Apartments | Los Angeles | 2020 |
106.4 m / 349 ft |
34 | Residential |
144 | Three PNC Plaza | Pittsburgh | 2010 |
105 m / 344 ft |
23 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
145 | One Fairchild | London | - |
104.5 m / 343 ft |
30 | Hotel / Office |
146 | AVIC International Finance Center Commercial Tower 1 | Chengdu | 2017 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 5,962 other buildings of the same Office 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.
|
24 | Office |
146 | AVIC International Finance Center Commercial Tower 2 | Chengdu | 2017 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 5,962 other buildings of the same Office 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.
|
24 | Office |
148 | 3 Columbus Circle | New York City | 2011 |
102 m / 335 ft |
26 | Office |
149 | Tysons Overlook | Tysons Corner | - |
100.6 m / 330 ft |
23 | Office |
150 | Wanda Vista Hotel | Kunming | 2014 |
100 m / 328 ft |
23 | Hotel |
151 | Wanda International Decorated Apartment 1 | Kunming | 2014 |
100 m / 328 ft |
N/A | Residential |
151 | Wanda International Decorated Apartment 2 | Kunming | 2014 |
100 m / 328 ft |
N/A | Residential |
153 | Union Pacific Center | Omaha | 2004 |
100 m / 328 ft |
19 | Office |
154 | Guotai Junan Securities Tower | Shanghai | - |
99.7 m / 327 ft |
21 | Office |
155 | Two Gotham Center | New York City | 2011 |
99.6 m / 327 ft |
22 | Office |
156 | 1133-1157 West Lake Street | Chicago | - |
99.1 m / 325 ft |
29 | Residential |
157 | Mickey Leland Federal Building | Houston | 1983 |
97.5 m / 320 ft |
22 | Office / Government |
158 | Reynolds Building | Winston-Salem | 1929 |
95.7 m / 314 ft |
21 | Residential / Hotel |
159 | Alina II | Los Angeles | 2018 |
95 m / 312 ft |
28 | Residential |
160 | Four Seasons at Burj Alshaya | Kuwait City | 2017 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 25 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,051 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.
|
25 | Hotel |
161 | 301 Howard Street | San Francisco | 1988 |
93.5 m / 307 ft |
23 | Office |
162 | 200 Park Avenue | San Jose | 2023 |
91.4 m / 300 ft |
19 | Office |
163 | Feinberg Pavillion | Chicago | 1999 |
90.5 m / 297 ft |
17 | Hospital / Retail |
164 | 360 North Green | Chicago | - |
89.9 m / 295 ft |
21 | Office |
165 | 167 North Green | Chicago | 2020 |
88.4 m / 290 ft |
17 | Office |
166 | Gr333N | Chicago | 2020 |
87.8 m / 288 ft |
19 | Office |
167 | Boro Tower | Tysons Corner | 2019 |
87.2 m / 286 ft |
20 | Office |
168 | 22 West Washington | Chicago | 2008 |
84.1 m / 276 ft |
17 | Office |
169 | PPA 30 Parcel 5.01 | Riyadh | 2018 |
83 m / 272 ft |
19 | Residential / Office |
170 | Hotel Indigo at Metropolis | Los Angeles | 2017 |
82.6 m / 271 ft |
19 | Hotel |
171 | 400 Record Street | Dallas | 1984 |
81.7 m / 268 ft |
16 | Office |
172 | Hotel Alessandra | Houston | 2017 |
80.2 m / 263 ft |
21 | Hotel |
173 | The Gate | Dubai | 2004 |
80 m / 262 ft |
15 | Office |
174 | Manchester Pacific Gateway Navy Building | San Diego | 2020 |
76.2 m / 250 ft |
17 | Office |
175 | 400 Hillsborough | Raleigh | - |
74.4 m / 244 ft |
20 | Residential / Office |
176 | Homewood Suites Hotel Chicago Downtown | Chicago | 1999 |
73.5 m / 241 ft |
20 | Hotel |
177 | Michigan Central Station | Detroit | 1913 |
70.1 m / 230 ft |
18 | Office |
178 | WSFS Bank Center | Wilmington | 2006 |
70.1 m / 230 ft |
15 | Office |
179 | Vagelos Education Center | New York City | 2016 |
70 m / 230 ft |
14 | Education |
180 | Vantage Oak Park | Oak Park | 2016 |
67.8 m / 223 ft |
21 | Residential |
181 | Inter-Continental Hotel-Houston | Houston | 2002 |
67.7 m / 222 ft |
23 | Hotel |
182 | The Post Office | Chicago | 1932 |
65.5 m / 215 ft |
14 | Abandoned |
183 | U.S. Embassy, London | London | 2018 |
65.3 m / 214 ft |
12 | Office |
184 | TriBca | San José | 2019 |
65 m / 213 ft |
20 | Residential |
185 | Le Phare de Quebec Tour 4 | Quebec | 2022 |
60 m / 197 ft |
17 | Office |
186 | Century Plaza Hotel & Spa | Los Angeles | 1966 |
54.3 m / 178 ft |
16 | Hotel |
187 | The New Museum | New York City | 2009 |
53 m / 174 ft |
8 | Museum |
188 | 209 North Racine Avenue | Chicago | - |
41.8 m / 137 ft |
9 | Office |
189 | The Landing | Tysons Corner | - |
40.7 m / 133 ft |
6 | Office / Retail |
190 | 1300 South Figueroa | Los Angeles | - |
- |
53 | Hotel |
191 | 1600 South Figueroa | Los Angeles | - |
- |
52 | Residential / Hotel |
192 | The Rainbow Gate Tower 2 | Beijing | - |
- |
50 | Office |
193 | Innovation Tower | Houston | 2021 |
- |
48 | Residential / Office |
194 | Fig + Pico 1 | Los Angeles | 2022 |
- |
42 | Hotel |
195 | Aspire Post Oak | Houston | 2021 |
- |
39 | Residential |
196 | Hazens LA Center Tower 2 | Los Angeles | - |
- |
38 | Residential |
196 | JW Marriott Addition | Los Angeles | 2020 |
- |
38 | Hotel |
198 | 555 Collins Street | Melbourne | 2022 |
- |
35 | Office |
199 | W Hotel Downtown Los Angeles | Los Angeles | - |
- |
34 | Hotel |
200 | 55 King Street | Melbourne | - |
- |
32 | Office |
200 | Hazens LA Center Tower 1 | Los Angeles | - |
- |
32 | Residential |
202 | 222 West 2nd Street | Los Angeles | - |
- |
30 | Residential / Office |
203 | Hazens LA Center Tower 2 | Los Angeles | - |
- |
29 | Hotel |
204 | Fig + Pico 2 | Los Angeles | 2022 |
- |
25 | Hotel |
205 | Torre Universal | San José | 2020 |
- |
22 | Office |
206 | Vermont Corridor Tower | Los Angeles | - |
- |
21 | Office |
207 | 23rd and Market | Philadelphia | - |
- |
18 | Office |
208 | Business Headquarters (BHQ) | Vinings | 2021 |
- |
11 | Office |
209 | Signia Hilton Hotel | Atlanta | 2022 |
- |
N/A | Hotel |
Average Building Age*
14 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (63%)
Most Common Material*
Concrete (44%)
* 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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Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first lecture of the series Building Tall...
03 November 2016
Louis Nowikas, Vice President, Hearst Corporation, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the 2016 CTBUH Tall Building 10 Year Award Winner, the Hearst Tower, New...
03 November 2016
Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D, & Grant Uhlir, Managing Director, Gensler, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, the 2016 CTBUH...
03 November 2016
Sophisticated, distinctive, and transformative, Hearst Tower has profoundly impacted the skyscraper typology through its first decade of existence. Rarely has a tower so successfully integrated...
03 November 2016
As the tallest building in China upon completion, Shanghai Tower has had an immediate and profound impact on the country’s perceptions of how a skyscraper...
03 November 2016
Alexander Durst, Chief Development Officer, The Durst Organization; Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Partner, Bjarke Ingels Group; Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D; Grant Uhlir, Managing Director,...
20 March 2020
CTBUH Research
In the first edition of the 2012 Journal, CTBUH published a Tall Buildings in Numbers study titled Tallest 20 in 2020: Era of the Megatall—The...
20 March 2020
CTBUH Research
Providing a global overview of tall building development, design and construction, the CTBUH Awards Program and related Tall + Urban Innovation Conference annually survey projects,...
20 March 2020
CTBUH Research
This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...
30 January 2020
CTBUH Research
In 2019, 126 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This was a 13.7 percent decrease from 146 in 2018. The total number...
12 December 2019
CTBUH Research
The year 2019 was remarkable for the tall building industry, with 26 supertall buildings (300 meters or taller) completed, the most in any year. This...
28 October 2019
Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum
In both professional circles and in the public eye, the subject of the World’s Tallest Building (WTB) has held the spotlight for more than a...
28 October 2019
Stephen Katz, Gensler
Few buildings are as iconic as Willis Tower. Generations of Chicagoans have a collective memory of this building playing a role in their entire lives....
11 October 2019
CTBUH Research
The default image of the skyscraper for the past 50 years in the public imagination has likely been the extruded, rectilinear corporate “box,” derived from...
11 October 2019
Jeanne Gang & Juliane Wolf, Studio Gang
Upon completion, Vista Tower will become Chicago’s third tallest building, topping out the Lakeshore East development, where the Chicago River meets Lake Michigan. Occupying a...
16 December 2019
Chinese developer City Century has acquired a prime development site across the street from L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, where it intends to build...
20 August 2019
Dubai’s Palm Tower, situated at the center of the “trunk” of the Palm Jumeirah, was visited in the wake of a recent announcement by the...
18 July 2019
EQ Office, the US office portfolio company owned by Blackstone, has reopened Willis Tower’s Wacker Drive lobby, featuring a new, one-of-a-kind art installation created by...
16 May 2019
Two window washers were working atop a 52-story skyscraper in Oklahoma City on Wednesday morning, 15 May, 2019, when strong gusts of wind began swinging...
06 May 2019
Amidst the ongoing evolution of the Manhattan skyline, one of the most notable recent changes has been the completion of the Midtown East rezoning, which...
30 April 2019
Vista Tower reached its final height on April 26 2019, when construction workers poured concrete to form the Chicago skyscraper’s 101st and final floor. That...
30 April 2019
Vista Tower reached its final height on April 26 2019, when construction workers poured concrete to form the Chicago skyscraper’s 101st and final floor. That...
15 April 2019
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been brought in to deliver Hodder + Partners’ controversial Saint Michael’s tower in Manchester, with the local practice kept...
29 January 2019
The modernist Union Carbide building at 270 Park Avenue, due to be replaced by a new 70-story skyscraper, is now one step closer to coming...
21 January 2019
For decades, the New York City skyline was dominated by one building, the 1,250-foot-tall (381-meter) Empire State Building. But 17 “supertall” skyscrapers — defined as...
25 August 2020
The CTBUH Chicago Chapter presents a virtual town panel discussion, where panelists will discuss inclusivity in design in the AEC industry.
16 June 2020
This virtual event focuses on the future of post-pandemic high-rise office building operation and development.
23 January 2020
Join the CTBUH Chicago Future Leaders Committee for a tour of Gensler's downtown Chicago office space! The afternoon event will feature a short presentation on Gensler's current work.
28 August 2019
CTBUH Chicago led an illuminating tour of the wholesale renovation of the base of Willis Tower, the largest such construction project to take place since the building’s completion
28 August 2019
CTBUH Chicago led an illuminating tour of the wholesale renovation of the base of Willis Tower, the largest such construction project to take place since the building’s completion
29 January 2019
CTBUH China hosted a symposium which explored the development of smart offices, addressing challenges brought by rapid technological advancements and growing populations.
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