Otis Elevator Company

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About

Member Since: 1983

Member Offices: Hartford

Otis is the world’s leading manufacturer and maintainer of people-moving products, including elevators, escalators and moving walkways. Founded in 1853, by the inventor of the safety elevator, Otis offers products and services through its companies in approximately 200 countries and territories. Otis is a unit of United Technologies Corp., a leading provider to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide. By combining a passion for science with precision engineering, the company is creating smart, sustainable solutions the world needs. For more information, visit www.otis.com or follow Otis on LinkedIn, YouTube and as @OtisElevatorCo on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Fields of Expertise

Materials / Products / Systems Supplier; Vertical Transportation Consultant

Buildings

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	Height
1	Burj Khalifa	828 m / 2,717 ft
2	Canton Tower	604 m / 1,982 ft
3	Ping An Finance Center	599.1 m / 1,965 ft
4	Lotte World Tower	554.5 m / 1,819 ft
5	CN Tower	553.3 m / 1,815 ft
6	Shanghai World Financial Center	492 m / 1,614 ft
7	Central Park Tower	472.4 m / 1,550 ft
8	Oriental Pearl Television Tower	468 m / 1,535 ft
9	Petronas Twin Tower 1	451.9 m / 1,483 ft
10	Petronas Twin Tower 2	451.9 m / 1,483 ft

Awards

Winner: The Spiral

Best Tall Building, by Height, 300-399 meters 2023

Ctbuh Leaders

Richard Pulling

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2018 – Present

Greenville

Jim Tian

CTBUH China Office Board, 2023 – Present

Lucien Wedzikowski

CTBUH France Chapter, 2023 – Present

Paris

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

31 October 2019

The Now: Servicing the Modern Tall Building Occupant

David Malott, Founder & CEO, AI., chairs a panel discussion with Abram Gamboa, Managing Director of Project Management, CBRE; Kirsten Hull, VP of Development, EQ...

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Research

16 October 2023

Livability in Cities and Tall Buildings: Global Case Studies

Marrying design and function in harmony helps deliver tall buildings that impress the visitor and gather the esteem and loyalty of occupants. Through these essential...

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Global News

26 September 2023

New Antenna Installed Atop Willis Tower

ABC7 Chicago successfully installed a brand new antenna on the Willis Tower on a Sunday morning. The process was captured by Chopper 7. A helicopter...

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Otis Nederland

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Otis Nederland

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	2010	828 m / 2,717 ft	163	Office / Residential / Hotel
2	Ping An Finance Center	Shenzhen	-	660 m / 2,165 ft	115	Office
3	Canton Tower	Guangzhou	2010	604 m / 1,982 ft	37	Telecommunications / Observation
4	Ping An Finance Center	Shenzhen	2017	599 m / 1,965 ft	115	Office
5	Goldin Finance 117	Tianjin	-	597 m / 1,957 ft	128	Hotel / Office
6	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	2017	555 m / 1,819 ft	123	Hotel / Residential / Office / Retail
7	CN Tower	Toronto	1976	553 m / 1,815 ft	N/A	Telecommunications / Observation / Retail
8	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	2008	492 m / 1,614 ft	101	Hotel / Office
9	Central Park Tower	New York City	2020	472 m / 1,550 ft	98	Residential / Retail
10	Oriental Pearl Television Tower	Shanghai	1995	468 m / 1,535 ft	14	Telecommunications / Observation
11	Petronas Twin Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	1998	452 m / 1,483 ft	88	Office
11	Petronas Twin Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	1998	452 m / 1,483 ft	88	Office
13	Willis Tower	Chicago	1974	442 m / 1,451 ft	108	Office
14	Guangzhou International Finance Center	Guangzhou	2010	439 m / 1,439 ft	101	Hotel / Office
15	Menara Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur	1996	420 m / 1,379 ft	15	Telecommunications / Observation
16	Tianjin Radio & TV Tower	Tianjin	1991	415 m / 1,362 ft	N/A	Telecommunications / Observation
17	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	2003	412 m / 1,352 ft	88	Office
18	Henan Province Radio & Television Tower	Zhengzhou	2011	388 m / 1,273 ft	N/A	Telecommunications / Observation
19	Empire State Building	New York City	1931	381 m / 1,250 ft	102	Office
20	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	1992	374 m / 1,227 ft	78	Office
21	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	1990	367 m / 1,205 ft	72	Office
22	Stratosphere Tower	Las Vegas	1996	350 m / 1,149 ft	N/A	Telecommunications
23	85 Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	1997	348 m / 1,140 ft	85	Hotel / Office / Retail
24	875 North Michigan Avenue	Chicago	1969	344 m / 1,128 ft	100	Residential / Office
25	Chongqing World Financial Center	Chongqing	2015	339 m / 1,112 ft	72	Hotel / Office
26	Macau Tower	Macau	2001	338 m / 1,109 ft	61	Telecommunications / Observation
27	The One	Toronto	2025	328 m / 1,077 ft	91	Residential / Hotel
28	Vilnius TV Tower	Vilnius	1980	326 m / 1,071 ft	N/A	Telecommunications / Observation
29	Sumo Tower 1	Jeddah	-	322 m / 1,056 ft	70	Residential / Office
30	Burj Al Arab	Dubai	1999	321 m / 1,053 ft	56	Hotel
31	Chrysler Building	New York City	1930	319 m / 1,046 ft	77	Office
32	The Spiral	New York City	2022	314 m / 1,030 ft	65	Office
33	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta	1992	312 m / 1,023 ft	55	Office
34	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles	1990	310 m / 1,018 ft	72	Office
35	Pearl River Tower	Guangzhou	2013	310 m / 1,016 ft	71	Office
36	The Franklin - North Tower	Chicago	1989	307 m / 1,007 ft	60	Office
37	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok	1997	304 m / 997 ft	85	Hotel
38	KAFD World Trade Center	Riyadh	2022	304 m / 997 ft	67	Office
39	Eiffel Tower	Paris	1889	300 m / 984 ft	3	Telecommunications / Observation
40	Eureka Tower	Melbourne	2006	297 m / 975 ft	91	Residential
41	Sumo Tower 2	Jeddah	-	293 m / 961 ft	62	Residential / Office
42	Sky Tower	Abu Dhabi	2010	292 m / 959 ft	74	Residential / Office
43	Key Tower	Cleveland	1991	289 m / 947 ft	57	Office
44	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia	1987	288 m / 945 ft	61	Office
45	Yingli International Finance Centre	Chongqing	2012	288 m / 945 ft	58	Office
46	Columbia Center	Seattle	1984	284 m / 933 ft	76	Office
47	601 Lexington	New York City	1977	279 m / 915 ft	63	Office
48	22 Bishopsgate	London	2020	278 m / 913 ft	62	Office
49	The St. Regis Toronto	Toronto	2012	277 m / 908 ft	63	Residential / Hotel
50	World Trade Center Abu Dhabi - The Offices	Abu Dhabi	2014	277 m / 907 ft	60	Office
51	Aura at College Park	Toronto	2014	272 m / 892 ft	78	Residential
52	Otis Test Tower	Shanghai	2018	270 m / 886 ft	N/A	Industrial
53	Riyad Bank Tower	Riyadh	2023	264 m / 866 ft	53	Office
54	Trump World Tower	New York City	2001	262 m / 861 ft	72	Residential
55	Water Tower Place	Chicago	1976	262 m / 859 ft	74	Residential / Hotel / Retail
56	Aqua at Lakeshore East	Chicago	2009	262 m / 859 ft	86	Residential / Hotel
57	Brookfield Place	Toronto	1990	261 m / 856 ft	53	Office
58	Guangdong Telecom Plaza	Guangzhou	2002	260 m / 853 ft	68	Office
59	Transamerica Pyramid Center	San Francisco	1972	260 m / 853 ft	48	Office
60	Philippine Bank of Communications	Makati	2000	259 m / 848 ft	55	Office
61	Rainier Square	Seattle	2020	258 m / 847 ft	58	Residential / Office
62	Panorama Tower	Miami	2018	252 m / 827 ft	81	Residential / Hotel / Office
63	Rialto Towers	Melbourne	1986	251 m / 824 ft	63	Office
64	Beijing Yintai Centre - Park Tower	Beijing	2008	250 m / 820 ft	63	Residential / Hotel
65	Torre Cepsa	Madrid	2008	248 m / 815 ft	49	Office
66	28 Liberty	New York City	1961	248 m / 813 ft	60	Office
67	4 Times Square	New York City	1999	247 m / 809 ft	48	Office
68	Bloomberg Tower	New York City	2004	246 m / 806 ft	54	Residential / Office
69	Emaar Square The Address Hotel & Residences	Istanbul	2020	245 m / 802 ft	51	Hotel / Serviced Apartments / Residential
70	Woolworth Building	New York City	1913	241 m / 792 ft	58	Residential / Office
71	IDS Center	Minneapolis	1973	241 m / 792 ft	55	Office
72	Bahrain World Trade Center 1	Manama	2008	240 m / 787 ft	45	Office
72	Bahrain World Trade Center 2	Manama	2008	240 m / 787 ft	45	Office
74	30 Hudson Street	Jersey City	2004	238 m / 781 ft	42	Office
75	The Bow	Calgary	2012	237 m / 779 ft	57	Office
76	N Seoul Tower	Seoul	1975	237 m / 777 ft	N/A	Telecommunications / Observation
77	Capella Tower	Minneapolis	1992	237 m / 776 ft	56	Office
78	383 Madison Avenue	New York City	2001	230 m / 755 ft	47	Office
79	Prudential Tower	Boston	1964	229 m / 750 ft	52	Office
80	One Liberty Plaza	New York City	1972	226 m / 743 ft	54	Office
81	Swissotel The Stamford	Singapore	1986	226 m / 741 ft	73	Hotel
82	TD Tower	Toronto	1967	223 m / 731 ft	56	Office
83	Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center	Detroit	1977	221 m / 727 ft	70	Hotel
84	380 Lonsdale Street	Melbourne	2021	221 m / 726 ft	67	Residential / Hotel
85	Waldorf Astoria Chengdu	Chengdu	2017	220 m / 722 ft	51	Hotel / Residential
86	Republic Plaza	Denver	1984	218 m / 714 ft	56	Office
87	Sun Hung Kai Centre	Hong Kong	1991	215 m / 704 ft	56	Office
88	AMA Plaza	Chicago	1972	212 m / 695 ft	52	Hotel / Office
89	Allianz Tower	Milan	2015	209 m / 686 ft	50	Office
90	Landmark	Shenzhen	2007	206 m / 676 ft	52	Office
91	Maslak Spine Tower	Istanbul	2014	202 m / 663 ft	47	Residential / Office / Retail
92	Kohinoor Square Tower A	Mumbai	2019	202 m / 662 ft	49	Office
93	Hearst Tower	Charlotte	2002	201 m / 659 ft	47	Office
94	245 Park Avenue	New York City	1967	198 m / 648 ft	47	Office
95	Lake Point Tower	Chicago	1968	196 m / 645 ft	70	Residential
96	Tricolour 1	Moscow	2014	194 m / 636 ft	58	Residential
97	Mercantile Building	New York City	1929	193 m / 632 ft	48	Office
98	Miami Tower	Miami	1987	191 m / 625 ft	47	Office
99	Tricolour 2	Moscow	2015	190 m / 623 ft	58	Residential
100	Singer Building	New York City	1908	187 m / 612 ft	41	Office
101	Space Needle	Seattle	1962	184 m / 605 ft	N/A	Observation
102	TD North Tower	Toronto	1969	183 m / 600 ft	46	Office
103	Conrad New York Midtown	New York City	1990	180 m / 590 ft	54	Hotel
104	Marina City I	Chicago	1964	179 m / 588 ft	61	Residential
104	Marina City II	Chicago	1964	179 m / 588 ft	61	Residential
106	Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters	Hong Kong	1985	179 m / 587 ft	43	Office
107	The Butterfly	Vancouver	2024	179 m / 586 ft	57	Residential
108	Jardine House	Hong Kong	1973	179 m / 586 ft	52	Office
109	Atlanta Centre	San Juan (PH)	-	179 m / 586 ft	35	Office
110	Pier West 1	New Westminster	2024	178 m / 584 ft	53	Residential
111	China Resources Building	Hong Kong	1983	178 m / 584 ft	50	Office
112	300 Madison Avenue	New York City	2003	175 m / 575 ft	38	Office
112	Lehman Building	New York City	2001	175 m / 575 ft	38	Office
114	111 Huntington Avenue	Boston	2002	172 m / 564 ft	36	Office
115	Blue Diamond Tower	Miami Beach	2000	170 m / 559 ft	44	Residential
115	Green Diamond Tower	Miami Beach	2000	170 m / 559 ft	44	Residential
117	Levent 199	Istanbul	2014	170 m / 558 ft	43	Office
118	Yintai Center Tower 2	Chengdu	2016	170 m / 558 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 39 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,886 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.	39	Office
118	Yintai Center Tower 3	Chengdu	2016	170 m / 558 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 39 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,886 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.	39	Office
120	Leveque Tower	Columbus	1927	169 m / 555 ft	47	Office
121	3 Times Square	New York City	2001	169 m / 555 ft	30	Office
122	Soyak Kristalkule \| Finansbank Headquarters	Istanbul	2014	169 m / 554 ft	32	Office
123	Lucky Target Plaza	Shanghai	1998	168 m / 551 ft	38	Office
124	Huitong New Yangtze River Center Tower A	Wuhan	2017	168 m / 551 ft	31	Office
125	Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4	Warsaw	2014	165 m / 543 ft	45	Residential
126	The Franklin - South Tower	Chicago	1992	164 m / 538 ft	35	Office
127	Westin New York at Times Square	New York City	2002	162 m / 532 ft	45	Hotel
128	515 Park Avenue	New York City	1999	162 m / 531 ft	43	Residential
129	Internet Financial Center Tower A	Haikou	2017	162 m / 531 ft	36	Office
129	Internet Financial Center Tower B	Haikou	2017	162 m / 531 ft	36	Office
131	90 Columbus	Jersey City	2018	161 m / 529 ft	50	Residential
132	Xinyuan Honey Mart	Shijiazhuang	2020	160 m / 524 ft	36	Hotel / SOHO / Retail
133	Rondo 1	Warsaw	2006	159 m / 522 ft	40	Office
134	Kemper Building	Chicago	1962	159 m / 522 ft	41	Office
135	26 Broadway	New York City	1924	159 m / 520 ft	31	Office
136	Skylon Tower	Niagara Falls	1965	159 m / 520 ft	N/A	Observation / Retail
137	300 NMA	Chicago	2022	157 m / 515 ft	47	Residential / Hotel
138	Yintai Center Tower 4	Chengdu	2016	157 m / 515 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 46 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,185 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.	46	Residential
139	Renaissance Center 100 Tower	Detroit	1976	155 m / 509 ft	39	Office
139	Renaissance Center 200 Tower	Detroit	1976	155 m / 509 ft	39	Office
139	Renaissance Center 300 Tower	Detroit	1976	155 m / 509 ft	39	Office
139	Renaissance Center 400 Tower	Detroit	1976	155 m / 509 ft	39	Office
143	Hochhaus Neue Donau	Vienna	2001	150 m / 492 ft	34	Residential
144	Loews Philadelphia Hotel	Philadelphia	1932	150 m / 492 ft	36	Hotel
145	333 Wacker Drive	Chicago	1983	149 m / 487 ft	36	Office
146	575 5th Avenue	New York City	1983	148 m / 484 ft	35	Office
147	Consolidated Gas Building	New York City	1928	146 m / 478 ft	24	Office
148	Book Tower	Detroit	1926	145 m / 475 ft	38	Residential / Hotel / Office
149	American Furniture Mart	Chicago	1926	144 m / 474 ft	29	Office / Residential
150	12 Metrotech Center	New York City	2005	144 m / 473 ft	32	Office / Government
151	Pier West 2	New Westminster	2024	144 m / 472 ft	43	Residential
152	AT&T Tower	Minneapolis	1991	142 m / 467 ft	34	Office
153	Torre de Madrid	Madrid	1957	142 m / 466 ft	34	Residential / Office
154	Smith Tower	Seattle	1914	141 m / 462 ft	38	Residential / Office
155	The Residences at Grand Plaza	Chicago	2003	140 m / 458 ft	39	Residential
156	Oxford Tower	Warsaw	1978	139 m / 456 ft	42	Office
157	Atlantic Wharf	Boston	2011	139 m / 456 ft	31	Residential / Office
158	Satrio Tower	Jakarta	2017	139 m / 456 ft	29	Office
159	540 West Madison Street	Chicago	2003	138 m / 453 ft	29	Office
160	Intraco I	Warsaw	1975	138 m / 453 ft	39	Office
161	Eugenie Terrace on the Park	Chicago	1987	137 m / 450 ft	44	Residential
162	Defense 2000	Puteaux	1974	137 m / 449 ft	45	Residential
163	Hotel Concorde Lafayette	Paris	1974	137 m / 449 ft	34	Hotel
164	W Minneapolis - The Foshay	Minneapolis	1929	137 m / 448 ft	32	Hotel
165	Manchester Grand Hyatt Seaport	San Diego	2003	136 m / 446 ft	34	Hotel
166	The Westin Diplomat Resort	Hollywood	2002	135 m / 444 ft	39	Hotel
167	1001 South State Street	Chicago	2016	134 m / 440 ft	40	Residential
168	Empire Trust Company Building	New York City	1927	134 m / 438 ft	33	Office
169	Parus	Minsk	2014	133 m / 436 ft	32	Residential / Office
170	1 Bligh Street	Sydney	2011	133 m / 436 ft	30	Office
171	Russ Building	San Francisco	1927	133 m / 435 ft	32	Office
172	North Tower	Moscow	2008	132 m / 432 ft	26	Office
173	IAG house	Sydney	1976	131 m / 430 ft	32	Office
174	Royal Plaza	Minsk	2014	130 m / 427 ft	33	Office
175	One World Place	Taguig City	2015	129 m / 424 ft	31	Office
176	Leaside Towers East	Toronto	1970	129 m / 423 ft	44	Residential
176	Leaside Towers West	Toronto	1970	129 m / 423 ft	44	Residential
178	The Infinity II	San Francisco	2009	128 m / 420 ft	41	Residential
179	Niels Eperson Building	Houston	1927	125 m / 410 ft	31	Residential / Office
180	Orange Telecommunication Tower	Antananarivo	2013	125 m / 410 ft	33	Office
181	The Bridge at Dubai Sports City	Dubai	2014	125 m / 410 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 32 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 453 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.	32	Residential / Office
182	Citylights at Queens Landing	New York City	1997	125 m / 410 ft	42	Residential
183	Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences	New Orleans	1967	124 m / 407 ft	33	Residential / Hotel
184	Kohinoor Square Tower B	Mumbai	2020	124 m / 406 ft	32	Residential
185	Tower Life Building	San Antonio	1929	123 m / 404 ft	30	Residential
186	The Matrix Tower	Dubai	2013	123 m / 404 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 36 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,185 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.	36	Residential
187	Mondriaan Toren	Amsterdam	2002	123 m / 404 ft	31	Office
188	VDNkh Tower	Moscow	2007	123 m / 403 ft	35	Residential
189	BMO Plaza	Indianapolis	1988	122 m / 401 ft	31	Office
190	One American Center	Austin	1984	122 m / 401 ft	32	Office
191	TP S.A. Tower	Warsaw	2001	122 m / 400 ft	30	Office
192	Ladya 2	Samara	2006	122 m / 400 ft	29	Residential
192	Ladya 3	Samara	2008	122 m / 400 ft	29	Residential
194	Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza	New York City	1997	121 m / 398 ft	32	Office
195	Armada Hoffler Tower	Virginia Beach	2002	121 m / 396 ft	23	Office
196	Proximus Tower I	Brussels	1994	120 m / 394 ft	30	Office
197	Busan Tower	Busan	1973	120 m / 394 ft	N/A	Telecommunications / Observation
198	Foreshore Place	Cape Town	1970	119 m / 390 ft	34	Office / Residential
199	75 State Street	Boston	1988	119 m / 390 ft	31	Office
200	Aria	Philadelphia	1929	119 m / 389 ft	33	Residential
201	Forty-One East Eighth	Chicago	2003	118 m / 387 ft	33	Residential
202	The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning	Toronto	2013	118 m / 386 ft	22	Education
203	Northwestern Medicine 259 East Erie	Chicago	2014	117 m / 385 ft	26	Hospital
204	Tricolour 3	Moscow	2015	117 m / 384 ft	36	Residential
205	Torre Europa	Madrid	1985	116 m / 381 ft	33	Office
206	The Millennium	Sunny Isles Beach	1998	116 m / 380 ft	36	Residential
207	400 East Randolph Street	Chicago	1963	115 m / 378 ft	36	Residential
208	Shell Building	San Francisco	1929	115 m / 378 ft	29	Office
209	Swanston Square Apartment Tower	Melbourne	2015	115 m / 377 ft	33	Residential
210	Tapa Tower	Honolulu	1982	114 m / 375 ft	36	Hotel
211	Manhattan 2	Chelyabinsk	2015	114 m / 375 ft	36	Residential
211	Manhattan 26	Chelyabinsk	2017	114 m / 375 ft	36	Residential
213	Huitong New Yangtze River Center Tower B	Wuhan	2017	113 m / 372 ft	17	Office
214	Camden City Hall	Camden	1931	113 m / 371 ft	18	Government
215	Broderick Tower Lofts	Detroit	1928	113 m / 369 ft	35	Residential
216	Crystal Laputa Tower 3	Chengdu	2017	112 m / 368 ft	30	Residential
217	Crystal Laputa Tower 1	Chengdu	2017	111 m / 366 ft	31	Residential
218	Des Moines Marriott	Des Moines	1981	111 m / 365 ft	33	Hotel
219	Sky Fort (C205 - S6)	Moscow	2011	109 m / 358 ft	33	Residential / Retail
219	Sky Fort (C206 - S5)	Moscow	2012	109 m / 358 ft	33	Residential / Retail
221	Regents Park South	Chicago	1972	109 m / 357 ft	37	Residential
222	1600 Broadway	Denver	1972	107 m / 352 ft	26	Office
223	Newtone Park 3	Yekaterinburg	-	107 m / 351 ft	34	Residential
224	Hotel Riu Plaza España	Madrid	1953	107 m / 351 ft	26	Hotel
225	The Infinity I	San Francisco	2008	107 m / 350 ft	35	Office
226	Luxor Pyramid	Las Vegas	1993	107 m / 350 ft	30	Hotel / Casino
227	Capitol Center	Columbia	1987	106 m / 349 ft	25	Office
228	Opus 12	Puteaux	1973	106 m / 348 ft	25	Office
229	International Financial Center Tower C	Haikou	2017	106 m / 348 ft	23	Office
230	Sofitel Chicago Water Tower	Chicago	2002	106 m / 347 ft	33	Hotel
231	Coopvaert	Rotterdam	2006	106 m / 347 ft	29	Residential
232	Drake Tower	Chicago	1929	106 m / 347 ft	30	Residential
233	Sky Fort (C203 - S2)	Moscow	2010	105 m / 344 ft	32	Residential / Retail
233	Sky Fort (C204 - S3)	Moscow	2011	105 m / 344 ft	32	Residential / Retail
233	Sky Fort (C206 - S2)	Moscow	2012	105 m / 344 ft	32	Residential / Retail
236	Royal Bank Building	Calgary	1968	105 m / 344 ft	24	Office
237	Hyatt Regency McCormick Place	Chicago	1998	105 m / 344 ft	33	Hotel
238	414 Water Street	Baltimore	2008	105 m / 344 ft	33	Residential
239	Regents Park North	Chicago	1974	104 m / 342 ft	36	Residential
240	500 Duplex Avenue	Toronto	1972	104 m / 341 ft	34	Residential
241	Candler Building	New York City	1912	104 m / 341 ft	24	Office
242	Edificio Windsor	Madrid	1979	104 m / 341 ft	32	Office
243	Malevich 5	Yekaterinburg	2019	104 m / 341 ft	33	Residential
244	Bahn Tower	Berlin	2000	103 m / 338 ft	26	Office
245	One Dayton Centre	Dayton	1989	102 m / 336 ft	20	Office
246	Proximus Tower II	Brussels	1994	102 m / 335 ft	30	Office
247	Domus Vista	Frederiksberg	1969	102 m / 334 ft	30	Residential
248	Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel	Philadelphia	1980	101 m / 330 ft	29	Hotel
249	South Shore Beach Apartments	Chicago	1965	100 m / 329 ft	34	Residential
250	LVMH Tower	New York City	1999	100 m / 328 ft	25	Office
250	Mezhdunarodnyi 1	St. Petersburg	2008	100 m / 328 ft	25	Residential / Retail
250	Mezhdunarodnyi 2	St. Petersburg	2008	100 m / 328 ft	25	Residential / Retail
250	Mezhdunarodnyi 3	St. Petersburg	2008	100 m / 328 ft	25	Residential / Retail
254	Sequana Tower - Bouygues Telcom	Issy-les-Moulineaux	2010	100 m / 328 ft	24	Office
255	Marquette Place	Minneapolis	1985	100 m / 327 ft	36	Residential
256	Plaza Tower	Knoxville	1979	100 m / 327 ft	27	Office
257	Williams Center Tower II	Tulsa	1983	99 m / 324 ft	23	Office
258	Hunter-Dulin Building	San Francisco	1926	98 m / 322 ft	22	Office
259	Centro Empresarial Senado	Rio de Janeiro	2012	98 m / 321 ft	21	Office
260	Westin Michigan Avenue	Chicago	1972	98 m / 320 ft	27	Hotel
261	Wells Fargo Tower	Roanoke	1991	98 m / 320 ft	21	Office
262	Ladya 1	Samara	2004	97 m / 318 ft	20	Residential
263	The Parker	Chicago	2016	96 m / 315 ft	29	Residential
264	Al Asiri Tower	Doha	2009	96 m / 315 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,886 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.	22	Office
265	Michigan Avenue Tower I	Chicago	2005	96 m / 314 ft	29	Residential
266	The Lloyd's Building	London	1986	95 m / 312 ft	14	Office
267	UFO	Bratislava	1972	95 m / 312 ft	N/A	Observation / Other
268	La Rive Condominiums	Minneapolis	1987	95 m / 312 ft	29	Residential
269	Rand Tower	Minneapolis	1929	95 m / 311 ft	27	Hotel
270	UT Austin Tower	Austin	1937	94 m / 307 ft	29	Office / Library
271	Atlantis Royal Tower East	Paradise Island	1998	93 m / 305 ft	23	Hotel / Casino
272	Riverside Plaza	Chicago	1929	92 m / 302 ft	26	Office
273	City Tower	Orange	1988	92 m / 302 ft	21	Office
274	W Hotel Chicago Lakeshore	Chicago	1964	91 m / 298 ft	33	Hotel
275	Plummer Building	Rochester, MN	1928	91 m / 298 ft	19	Library / Hospital
276	Swisscom Tower	Winterthur	1999	90 m / 295 ft	25	Office
277	The Westin Charlotte	Charlotte	2003	89 m / 293 ft	25	Hotel
278	Malevich 1	Yekaterinburg	2014	89 m / 292 ft	27	Residential
279	Rainbow Tower	Honolulu	1968	89 m / 292 ft	31	Hotel
280	Cambria Hotel Houston Downtown Convention Center	Houston	1927	89 m / 291 ft	19	Hotel
281	Crystal Laputa Tower 2	Chengdu	2017	89 m / 290 ft	26	Residential
282	Newtone Park 1	Yekaterinburg	2017	88 m / 290 ft	28	Residential
283	Huntington Bank Building	Cleveland	1924	88 m / 289 ft	21	Office
284	Atlantis Royal Tower West	Paradise Island	1998	88 m / 289 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 23 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,189 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.	23	Hotel
285	Continental Life Building	St. Louis	1930	87 m / 286 ft	22	Residential
286	Nederlande Gasunie	Groningen	1994	87 m / 285 ft	17	Office
287	Piazza Matteotti	Livorno	1966	85 m / 279 ft	28	Residential / Office
288	Manhattan 14	Chelyabinsk	2017	83 m / 273 ft	26	Residential
289	Macy's at State Street	Chicago	1914	83 m / 272 ft	13	Office / Retail
290	Sandman Signature Fort Worth Downtown Hotel	Fort Worth	1920	82 m / 270 ft	20	Hotel
291	Evropeiskii Kvartal - Best House	Samara	2008	82 m / 269 ft	26	Residential
291	Moskva 1	Krasnodar	2017	82 m / 269 ft	26	Residential / Office
291	Moskva 2	Krasnodar	2017	82 m / 269 ft	26	Residential / Office
291	Universitetskii - Kopernik	Yekaterinburg	2016	82 m / 269 ft	26	Residential
291	Universitetskii - Lomonosov	Yekaterinburg	2014	82 m / 269 ft	26	Residential
291	Universitetskii - Mendeleev	Yekaterinburg	2014	82 m / 269 ft	26	Residential
291	Universitetskii 2	Yekaterinburg	2010	82 m / 269 ft	26	Residential
291	Universitetskii 3	Yekaterinburg	2012	82 m / 269 ft	26	Residential
299	SEG Apartment Tower	Vienna	1998	82 m / 269 ft	25	Residential
300	President	Yekaterinburg	2012	82 m / 269 ft	20	Office
301	Frontier	Seattle	2021	82 m / 268 ft	17	Office
302	1401 South State	Chicago	2008	80 m / 264 ft	22	Residential
303	Akvarel 4	Rostov-on-Don	2015	79 m / 259 ft	25	Residential
303	Akvarel 5	Rostov-on-Don	2016	79 m / 259 ft	25	Residential
303	Step Green House	Samara	2012	79 m / 259 ft	25	Residential
306	Oscar	Krasnodar	2014	79 m / 259 ft	24	Residential
307	The Capital	Mumbai	2013	79 m / 259 ft	19	Office
308	Manhattan House	New York City	1950	78 m / 256 ft	21	Residential
309	Manhattan 1	Chelyabinsk	2015	77 m / 253 ft	24	Residential
309	Manhattan 10	Chelyabinsk	2017	77 m / 253 ft	24	Residential
309	Manhattan 15	Chelyabinsk	2017	77 m / 253 ft	24	Residential
309	Manhattan 25	Chelyabinsk	2017	77 m / 253 ft	24	Residential
309	Manhattan 3	Chelyabinsk	2015	77 m / 253 ft	24	Residential
309	Manhattan 36	Chelyabinsk	2017	77 m / 253 ft	24	Residential
309	Manhattan 37	Chelyabinsk	2017	77 m / 253 ft	24	Residential
309	Manhattan 4	Chelyabinsk	2017	77 m / 253 ft	24	Residential
309	Manhattan 5	Chelyabinsk	2015	77 m / 253 ft	24	Residential
309	Manhattan 6	Chelyabinsk	2015	77 m / 253 ft	24	Residential
309	Manhattan 7	Chelyabinsk	2015	77 m / 253 ft	24	Residential
309	Manhattan 8	Chelyabinsk	2013	77 m / 253 ft	24	Residential
309	Manhattan 9	Chelyabinsk	2013	77 m / 253 ft	24	Residential
322	SpringHill Suites by Marriott Las Vegas Convention Center	Las Vegas	2009	77 m / 252 ft	24	Hotel
323	Narragansett Apartments	Chicago	1929	77 m / 251 ft	22	Residential
324	Evropeiskii 1	Krasnodar	2012	76 m / 249 ft	24	Residential
324	Evropeiskii 2	Krasnodar	2012	76 m / 249 ft	24	Residential
324	Evropeiskii 3	Krasnodar	2011	76 m / 249 ft	24	Residential
324	Evropeiskii Kvartal - Vip House	Samara	2008	76 m / 249 ft	24	Residential
324	Na Montazhnikov	Krasnodar	2016	76 m / 249 ft	24	Residential
324	Universitetskii 1	Yekaterinburg	2007	76 m / 249 ft	24	Residential
330	Westin River North	Chicago	1987	76 m / 248 ft	21	Hotel
331	Centre Court	The Hague	2003	75 m / 246 ft	17	Office
332	Oglesby Towers	Chicago	1963	74 m / 242 ft	25	Residential
333	The Leland	Detroit	1927	74 m / 241 ft	20	Residential
334	Aviator 1	Rostov-on-Don	2013	73 m / 240 ft	23	Residential
334	Aviator 2	Rostov-on-Don	2013	73 m / 240 ft	23	Residential
334	Aviator 3	Rostov-on-Don	2014	73 m / 240 ft	23	Residential
334	Brig 2	Samara	2014	73 m / 240 ft	23	Residential
334	Dom na Berezanskoi	Krasnodar	2016	73 m / 240 ft	23	Residential
334	Grand House	Rostov-on-Don	-	73 m / 240 ft	23	Residential
334	Kaskad (Levanevskogo)	Krasnodar	2015	73 m / 240 ft	23	Residential
334	Lagoon Tower	Honolulu	1967	73 m / 240 ft	23	Hotel
342	Media Tower	Vienna	2001	71 m / 234 ft	19	Office
343	Rigshospitalet	Copenhagen	1970	70 m / 230 ft	17	Hospital
343	Williams Center Tower I	Tulsa	1982	70 m / 230 ft	17	Office
345	Haagse Poort	The Hague	1995	70 m / 230 ft	16	Office
346	Brig 3-1	Samara	2015	69 m / 226 ft	22	Residential
346	Brig 3-2	Samara	2015	69 m / 226 ft	22	Residential
346	Brig 3-3	Samara	2015	69 m / 226 ft	22	Residential
346	Brig 3-4	Samara	2015	69 m / 226 ft	22	Residential
346	Slavyanka 1	Krasnodar	2018	69 m / 226 ft	22	Residential
346	Slavyanka 2	Krasnodar	-	69 m / 226 ft	22	Residential
346	Slavyanka 5	Krasnodar	-	69 m / 226 ft	22	Residential
346	Slavyanka 6	Krasnodar	-	69 m / 226 ft	22	Residential
354	University Club	Chicago	1909	68 m / 222 ft	14	Hotel / Office
355	Atlant	Rostov-on-Don	2009	67 m / 219 ft	21	Residential
355	Newtone Park 2	Yekaterinburg	-	67 m / 219 ft	21	Residential
355	Vysota	Tolyatti	2015	67 m / 219 ft	21	Residential
358	Codanhus	Frederiksberg	1967	66 m / 217 ft	21	Office
359	Marquette Plaza	Minneapolis	1973	65 m / 212 ft	13	Office
360	Akvarel 2	Rostov-on-Don	2015	64 m / 208 ft	20	Residential
360	Akvarel 3	Rostov-on-Don	2015	64 m / 208 ft	20	Residential
360	Brig 1-1	Samara	2011	64 m / 208 ft	20	Residential
360	Brig 1-2	Samara	2011	64 m / 208 ft	20	Residential
360	Solnechnyi Ostrov	Tyumen	2013	64 m / 208 ft	20	Residential
365	T3 Collingwood	Melbourne	2023	63 m / 207 ft	15	Office
366	Ameristar East Chicago Hotel	East Chicago	2001	55 m / 179 ft	15	Hotel
367	Aloft Miami Brickell	Miami	2013	46 m / 152 ft	14	Hotel
368	4 Sezona, Building 1	Minsk	2021	-	16	Residential
368	4 Sezona, Building 2	Minsk	2022	-	16	Residential
368	4 Sezona, Building 3	Minsk	2023	-	16	Residential
368	4 Sezona, Building 4	Minsk	2024	-	16	Residential

Statistics

Average Building Age*

31 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (60%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (46%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Function
Material

Based on 126 buildings over 150 m height with a function

Based on 118 buildings over 150 m height with a material

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CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2018 – Present

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Executive Consultant, Otis Elevator Company

Greenville, United States

CTBUH China Office Board, 2023 – Present

Jim Tian

Operations Director, Otis High Rise Center, Otis Elevator Company

Farmington, United States

CTBUH France Chapter, 2023 – Present

Lucien Wedzikowski

Senior Director, High Rise & Advanced Dispatching, Otis Elevator Company

Paris, France

CTBUH Awards Repositioning Jury, 2024

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Head of Global Strategic Accounts & Customer Advisory Board Chair, Otis Elevator Company

London, United Kingdom

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