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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
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Bank of America Tower | New York City | 2009 |
365.8 m / 1,200 ft |
55 | Office |
4 | Stantec Tower | Edmonton | 2019 |
248.9 m / 816 ft |
66 | Residential / Office |
5 | Shangri-La Hotel Toronto | Toronto | 2012 |
214 m / 702 ft |
65 | Residential / Hotel |
6 | 451 10th Avenue Office Tower | New York City | - |
213.4 m / 700 ft |
N/A | Office |
9 | Jade Signature | Sunny Isles Beach | 2017 |
193.9 m / 636 ft |
57 | Residential |
10 | Absolute World Building D | Mississauga | 2012 |
175.6 m / 576 ft |
56 | Residential |
11 | Solitair Brickell | Miami | 2018 |
167.7 m / 550 ft |
49 | Residential |
12 | The Encore | New York City | 2016 |
162.5 m / 533 ft |
48 | Residential |
13 | Absolute World Building E | Mississauga | 2012 |
157.9 m / 518 ft |
50 | Residential |
14 | 170 North Peoria Street | Chicago | 2022 |
150.9 m / 495 ft |
43 | Residential |
26 October 2015
A Model Modernization: Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building and GSA’s Mid-Century Inventory
Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building (EGWW) is an 18-story federal office designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and constructed in downtown Portland, Oregon, in 1975....
12 December 2019
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2019
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...
17 December 2019
Two Boston Site Redevelopments Move Forward
The Abbey Group began demolition of the former site of the Boston Flower Exchange in the South End neighborhood of Boston on 12 December 2019....
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
|
|
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1 | Tatweer Tower 1 | Dubai | - |
550 m / 1,804 ft |
120 | N/A |
1 | Tatweer Tower 2 | Dubai | - |
550 m / 1,804 ft |
120 | N/A |
3 | Bank of America Tower | New York City | 2009 |
365.8 m / 1,200 ft |
55 | Office |
4 | Stantec Tower | Edmonton | 2019 |
248.9 m / 816 ft |
66 | Residential / Office |
5 | Shangri-La Hotel Toronto | Toronto | 2012 |
214 m / 702 ft |
65 | Residential / Hotel |
6 | 451 10th Avenue Office Tower | New York City | - |
213.4 m / 700 ft |
N/A | Office |
7 | Kallisto Las Vegas I | Las Vegas | - |
198 m / 650 ft |
51 | Residential |
7 | Kallisto Las Vegas II | Las Vegas | - |
198 m / 650 ft |
51 | Residential |
9 | Jade Signature | Sunny Isles Beach | 2017 |
193.9 m / 636 ft |
57 | Residential |
10 | Absolute World Building D | Mississauga | 2012 |
175.6 m / 576 ft |
56 | Residential |
11 | Solitair Brickell | Miami | 2018 |
167.7 m / 550 ft |
49 | Residential |
12 | The Encore | New York City | 2016 |
162.5 m / 533 ft |
48 | Residential |
13 | Absolute World Building E | Mississauga | 2012 |
157.9 m / 518 ft |
50 | Residential |
14 | 170 North Peoria Street | Chicago | 2022 |
150.9 m / 495 ft |
43 | Residential |
15 | Virgin Hotel | New York City | 2020 |
145 m / 476 ft |
38 | Hotel / Retail |
16 | Roosevelt University Academic, Student Life Residence Center | Chicago | 2012 |
143 m / 469 ft |
32 | Residential / Education / Office |
17 | Atelier | Dallas | 2021 |
140.2 m / 460 ft |
41 | Residential |
18 | Residence Inn Chicago Downtown/Loop | Chicago | 1927 |
137.8 m / 452 ft |
37 | Office |
19 | Level BK | New York City | 2017 |
133.5 m / 438 ft |
40 | Residential |
20 | The Greenpoint | New York City | 2018 |
132.2 m / 434 ft |
39 | Residential |
21 | Patina | Vancouver | 2011 |
127.4 m / 418 ft |
42 | Residential |
22 | Woodward's 43 | Vancouver | 2010 |
122.3 m / 401 ft |
41 | Residential |
23 | BC Place - Site 10c | Vancouver | - |
121.9 m / 400 ft |
40 | Residential |
24 | Edmonton Tower | Edmonton | 2016 |
121.9 m / 400 ft |
27 | Office |
25 | The Lex | Chicago | 2010 |
118.3 m / 388 ft |
35 | Residential |
26 | Hilton Cleveland | Cleveland | 2016 |
115.8 m / 380 ft |
28 | Hotel |
27 | Torre Citibank | Santo Domingo | 2002 |
115 m / 377 ft |
22 | Office |
28 | Huntington Theater Tower | Boston | - |
110.3 m / 362 ft |
32 | Residential |
29 | Accolade | Toronto | 2009 |
110 m / 361 ft |
36 | Residential |
30 | Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building | Portland | 2013 |
110 m / 361 ft |
18 | Office |
31 | Metro Tower III | Burnaby | 2013 |
109 m / 358 ft |
27 | Office |
32 | 5th & Brazos | Austin | 2020 |
108.8 m / 357 ft |
32 | Residential / Hotel |
33 | Alexan Capitol | Austin | 2020 |
106.7 m / 350 ft |
29 | Residential |
34 | 1380 South Ocean Tower 1 | Pompano Beach | - |
99 m / 325 ft |
32 | Residential / Hotel |
35 | Exchange South End Building C | Boston | 2022 |
97.8 m / 321 ft |
22 | Office |
36 | Prentice Women's Hospital | Chicago | 2007 |
96.3 m / 316 ft |
18 | Hospital |
37 | Midtown 8 | Miami | 2019 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 28 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.
|
28 | Residential |
38 | Canvas | Boston | - |
93 m / 305 ft |
30 | Residential / Office |
39 | Jim Pattison Pavilion | Vancouver | 1995 |
91.1 m / 299 ft |
19 | Hospital |
40 | 145 Broadway | Cambridge | - |
89.6 m / 294 ft |
19 | Office |
41 | Residences at Conference Plaza | Vancouver | 1996 |
88 m / 289 ft |
30 | Residential / Retail |
42 | The Tree House Residence Hall at Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Boston | 2012 |
85.3 m / 280 ft |
21 | Residential |
43 | Douglas Jung Building | Vancouver | 2002 |
85 m / 279 ft |
19 | Office / Retail |
44 | 660 Washington Apartments | Boston | 2006 |
83.8 m / 275 ft |
26 | Residential |
45 | Hampton Inn / Homewood Suites Chicago Downtown West Loop | Chicago | 2016 |
76.7 m / 252 ft |
24 | Hotel |
46 | Waterplace I | Providence | 2008 |
71.6 m / 235 ft |
19 | Residential |
47 | Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown | Philadelphia | 1926 |
71.6 m / 235 ft |
15 | Office |
48 | Glasshouse Skylofts | Winnipeg | 2016 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 21 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.
|
21 | Residential |
48 | One Greenway North | Boston | 2015 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 21 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.
|
21 | Residential |
50 | Allston Yards Building C | Boston | - |
70.7 m / 232 ft |
22 | Residential |
51 | 112 Barcelona Building | Barcelona | - |
69.4 m / 228 ft |
16 | Office |
52 | 315 on A | Boston | 2014 |
68.6 m / 225 ft |
20 | Residential |
53 | Troy Boston | Boston | 2015 |
66 m / 217 ft |
19 | Residential |
54 | Exchange South End Building D | Boston | 2022 |
65.5 m / 215 ft |
15 | Office |
55 | University Center | Chicago | 2004 |
65.5 m / 215 ft |
19 | Residential |
56 | Waterplace II | Providence | 2008 |
64.9 m / 213 ft |
17 | Residential |
57 | Hyatt Place Chicago Downtown | Chicago | 2015 |
64.4 m / 211 ft |
17 | Hotel |
58 | 1110 Park Avenue | New York City | 2016 |
63.7 m / 209 ft |
15 | Residential |
59 | The Residences Hotel Blu | Vancouver | 2014 |
62.5 m / 205 ft |
20 | Residential / Hotel |
60 | The Sterling at the Metro | Bethesda | 2006 |
m / ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 17 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.
|
17 | Residential |
61 | Brock Commons Tallwood House | Vancouver | 2017 |
57.9 m / 190 ft |
18 | Residential |
62 | Allston Yards Building B | Boston | - |
57 m / 187 ft |
14 | Office / Retail |
63 | Exchange South End Building B | Boston | 2022 |
52.7 m / 173 ft |
14 | Office / Retail |
64 | The Arbour | Toronto | 2024 |
52.5 m / 172 ft |
10 | Education |
65 | Allston Yards Building D | Boston | - |
50.9 m / 167 ft |
16 | Residential |
66 | 9955 Jasper Avenue | Edmonton | - |
- |
50 | Residential |
67 | 1836 Biscayne Boulevard | Miami | - |
- |
38 | Residential |
68 | AER in the Arts District | Tampa | - |
- |
33 | Residential |
69 | Renaissance Motor City | Dubai | - |
- |
29 | Hotel |
69 | Yotel Miami | Miami | 2021 |
- |
29 | Residential / Hotel |
Average Building Age*
10 Years
Most Common Function*
Residential (63%)
Most Common Material*
Concrete (86%)
* 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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26 October 2015
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26 October 2015
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26 October 2015
New York’s most iconic buildings, the early 20th-Century high rises, were designed as aspirational symbols of urban life with carefully sculpted forms that mediate between...
06 November 2014
Thursday, 6th November 2014 Chicago, USA. Leslie Shepherd, Chief Architect, General Services Administration, James Cutler, Founding Partner, Cutler Anderson Architects, Michael Goldrick, Project Management Director,...
06 November 2014
The Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt (EGWW) Federal Building is an office tower, completed in 1974. The building no longer met the functional or the energy and...
06 November 2014
Douglas Durst is the chairman and a member of the third generation to lead The Durst Organization, one of New York’s oldest and most respected...
06 November 2014
Thursday 6th November 2014. Chicago, IL. Leslie Sheppard, General Services Administration, and Jim Cutler, Cutler Anderson Architects, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Best...
06 November 2014
The 13th Annual Awards Ceremony & Dinner was held in Mies van der Rohe's iconic Crown Hall, on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, Chicago....
15 April 2014
Industry leaders answering this question include: B.K. Boley, ADD Inc; Dave Elder, Mace; Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang Architects; James Goettsch, Goettsch Partners; Rem Koolhaas, OMA;...
07 November 2013
B.K. Boley of ADD Inc discusses the Tree House Residence Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, a Finalist for Best Tall Building Americas. The artful and organic...
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...
25 April 2019
Daniel Safarik, CTBUH
In this paper, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat seeks to define “innovation” in terms of the potentially transformative technologies and practices for...
31 January 2019
Richard Witt & Les Klein, Quadrangle Architects
Toronto’s most significant urbanization occurred in the automobile era, with a typical downtown business core and periphery of low-rise bedroom communities. But population growth, greenbelts,...
30 October 2017
Robert M. Foster, University of Queensland; Michael H. Ramage, University of Cambridge; Thomas Reynolds, The University of Edinburgh
Recent developments in the design and construction of progressively taller buildings using engineered timber as a structural material raise important questions about the language that...
28 April 2016
Douglas King, VOA Associates
Vertical healthcare design is an emerging field with its own particular set of benefits and challenges. This building type will become more desirable and popular,...
26 October 2015
Alexander Durst, The Durst Organization
Tall Buildings in urban landscapes present a unique challenge in the field of sustainable building. These structures tend to attract a tenant base of dynamic...
17 December 2019
The Abbey Group began demolition of the former site of the Boston Flower Exchange in the South End neighborhood of Boston on 12 December 2019....
17 December 2019
The Abbey Group began demolition of the former site of the Boston Flower Exchange in the South End neighborhood of Boston on 12 December 2019....
17 December 2019
The Abbey Group began demolition of the former site of the Boston Flower Exchange in the South End neighborhood of Boston on 12 December 2019....
17 December 2019
The Abbey Group began demolition of the former site of the Boston Flower Exchange in the South End neighborhood of Boston on 12 December 2019....
17 December 2019
The Abbey Group began demolition of the former site of the Boston Flower Exchange in the South End neighborhood of Boston on 12 December 2019....
17 December 2019
The Abbey Group began demolition of the former site of the Boston Flower Exchange in the South End neighborhood of Boston on 12 December 2019....
24 September 2019
Developers ProCura and Great Gulf plan to build a 50- to 55-story slim tower on the southeast corner of Jasper Avenue and 100th Street, currently...
29 March 2018
A pair of developers hoping to build the tallest tower in the Fulton Market District of Chicago have cut down their plan by eight floors...
17 August 2017
The CTBUH Florida Chapter hosted a tour of Jade Signature, a luxury condominium complex under construction in Miami.
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.
15 February 2014
Created on a limited public-university budget and an aggressive schedule, the Tree House represents a well-considered solution that announces itself as a foundry of inspiration.
01 November 2013
“Towards Zero Carbon,” a collaborative design studio between Tongji University, CTBUH and the Illinois Institute of Technology, made a week-long visit to Chicago in November.
04 February 2013
The Young Professionals Committee hosted a student workshop at the Illinois Institute of Technology on Roosevelt Tower.
09 May 2012
Four days after the official opening of Roosevelt University’s new tower, guests of the CTBUH’s Young Professionals Committee were treated to a tour of the newest addition to the Chicago skyline.
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