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Goettsch Partners

About

Member Since: 2004

Member Offices: Chicago

Website: http://www.gpchicago.com

Goettsch Partners (GP), through a progression of leadership transitions, traces its roots to 1938 when Mies van der Rohe established his design practice in Chicago. GP is an innovative architecture firm with a global perspective, emphasizing a singular design approach across offices in Chicago, Denver and Shanghai.

Focused on combining exceptional design, technical expertise and unmatched service, the firm creates measurable value and environmentally responsible solutions. Services include architecture, interiors, planning and building enclosure design. Diverse projects around the world share a consistent emphasis on bringing bold design clarity to complex challenges.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

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
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

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Height
1 Guangxi China Resources Tower
402.7 m / 1,321  ft
2 Greenland Optics Valley Center Landmark Tower
400 m / 1,312  ft
3 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 1
298.5 m / 979  ft
4 R&F Yingkai Square
296.2 m / 972  ft
5 One Chicago - 14 West Superior
295.8 m / 971  ft
6 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Office Tower 1
293 m / 961  ft
7 Changchun China Resources Center Tower 1
282.7 m / 927  ft
8 Hangzhou R&F Center Tower 1
280.1 m / 919  ft
9 Wuhan China Resources Center Tower 1
260 m / 853  ft
10 Suzhou Greenland Center Office Tower
250 m / 820  ft

Awards

1900 Lawrence

Award of Excellence: 1900 Lawrence

Best Tall Building, by Region, Americas 2025

CVU Leaders

Patrick Loughran

Patrick Loughran

CVU Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Chicago

Matthew Larson

Matthew Larson

CVU Chicago Chapter, 2018 – Present

Chicago

James Zheng

James Zheng

CVU Advisory Group, 2018 – Present

Chicago

Building Completions Timeline

Global News

09 May 2025

Images Shared of Completed Dual-Tower Headquarters Complex in Shenzhen With Transparent "Sky Village"

The COFCO Qianhai Innovation Center in Shenzhen has been completed, bringing to the area a 190,000-square-meter multi-tenant office complex and includes the headquarters for bot...

 

18 February 2025

Partnership Formed for Developing Class A Office Building in Chicago

It has been reported that Third Millennium Group and Hines are partnering to move forward with an office development proposal at 590 W. Madison St....

 

25 January 2024

Global Firm Wins Design Competition for New Urban Renewal Complex in Jinan

Global architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) recently won the design competition for a new three-parcel, 111,500-square-meter urban renewal project bordering the famed Honglou Plaza in...

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Associated companies

Lohan Caprile Goettsch Architects (2005)

Lohan Associates (2002)

FCL Associates (1986)

Fujikawa Conterato Lohan & Associates (1982)

The Office of Mies van der Rohe (1975)

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1969)

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 R&F Guangdong Building

468 m / 1,535 ft
2 Nanning China Resources Tower

445 m / 1,460 ft
3 Guangxi China Resources Tower

403 m / 1,321 ft
4 Greenland Optics Valley Center Landmark Tower

400 m / 1,312 ft
5 Nanjing International Center 3

346 m / 1,136 ft
6 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 1

335 m / 1,100 ft
7 Nanjing International Center 3

306 m / 1,004 ft
8 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 1

299 m / 979 ft
9 R&F Yingkai Square

296 m / 972 ft
10 One Chicago - 14 West Superior

296 m / 971 ft
11 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Office Tower 1

293 m / 961 ft
12 Changchun China Resources Center Tower 1

283 m / 927 ft
13 Hangzhou R&F Center Tower 1

280 m / 919 ft
14 Wuhan China Resources Center Tower 1

260 m / 853 ft
15 4th & Brazos

251 m / 823 ft
16 Suzhou Greenland Center Office Tower

250 m / 820 ft
17 110 North Wacker

249 m / 817 ft
18 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 5

249 m / 817 ft
19 Andaz Shenzhen Bay

246 m / 807 ft
20 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 2

231 m / 759 ft
21 Paramount Tower

229 m / 750 ft
22 1010 Church Street

229 m / 750 ft
23 Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower

227 m / 744 ft
24 TD Tower

223 m / 731 ft
25 BMO Tower

222 m / 729 ft
26 150 North Riverside

221 m / 724 ft
27 Poly Shunde Business Tower

220 m / 722 ft
28 Chancheng Greenland Center Phase 2 Office Tower 1

214 m / 702 ft
29 Cityfront Center Plaza

213 m / 700 ft
30 AMA Plaza

212 m / 695 ft
31 111 South Wacker

208 m / 681 ft
32 Changchun China Resources Center Tower 2

207 m / 681 ft
33 Rosewood Sanya and Sanya Forum

207 m / 680 ft
34 Changchun China Resources Center Tower 3

203 m / 664 ft
35 COFCO Qianhai Asia Pacific Building

200 m / 657 ft
36 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 4

200 m / 657 ft
37 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 1

200 m / 656 ft
38 UBS Tower

199 m / 652 ft
39 Wuhan China Resources Center Tower 2

196 m / 644 ft
40 Grand Hyatt Dalian

195 m / 641 ft
41 155 North Wacker

195 m / 638 ft
42 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 3

189 m / 619 ft
43 800 Lea Avenue

186 m / 610 ft
44 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 4

185 m / 606 ft
45 Park Tower at Transbay

185 m / 605 ft
46 TD North Tower

183 m / 600 ft
47 Chicony Electronics Headquarters

180 m / 592 ft
48 COFCO Qianhai Innovation Center West Tower

180 m / 592 ft
49 Zhengzhou Greenland New Metropolis Tower 9

180 m / 591 ft
50 55 East Monroe

178 m / 583 ft
51 590 West Madison

177 m / 582 ft
52 Hongwell International Plaza

176 m / 577 ft
53 222 West Randolph

175 m / 575 ft
54 One Chicago - 23 West Chicago Avenue

175 m / 574 ft
55 Kluczynski Federal Building

171 m / 562 ft
56 Nanjing International Center 1

169 m / 553 ft
57 Nanjing International Center 2

169 m / 553 ft
58 The Summit - Plot 554

167 m / 547 ft
59 Grand Hyatt Chengdu at Chicony Plaza

166 m / 545 ft
60 RBC Plaza

164 m / 539 ft
61 Beijing Nexus Center

164 m / 538 ft
62 Xi'an MixC Tower A

163 m / 534 ft
62 Xi'an MixC Tower B

163 m / 534 ft
64 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Office Tower 2

162 m

531 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 37 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,257 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.
65 East Finance & Choice Goods Commercial Building

160 m / 525 ft
66 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 3

160 m / 523 ft
67 Seagram Building

157 m / 515 ft
68 321 North Clark Street

155 m / 510 ft
69 Al Khatem Tower

155 m / 509 ft
69 Al Maqam Tower

155 m / 509 ft
71 TD South Tower

154 m / 504 ft
72 China Resources Vanguard Headquarter Building

145 m / 476 ft
73 Mennica Legacy Tower, East Building

140 m / 459 ft
74 Prime

139 m / 456 ft
75 Rivere

139 m / 455 ft
76 Marriott Marquis Chicago

135 m / 444 ft
77 Wrigley Building

134 m / 438 ft
78 Al Sarab Tower

131 m / 430 ft
78 Al Sila Tower

131 m / 430 ft
80 1900 Lawrence

130 m / 427 ft
81 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 2

130 m / 427 ft
82 Market Tower

128 m / 421 ft
83 TD West Tower

128 m / 420 ft
84 Alcove

128 m / 419 ft
85 301 South Green Street

123 m / 404 ft
86 420 East Ohio

122 m / 400 ft
87 Al Maryah Tower

120 m / 394 ft
88 Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse

117 m / 383 ft
89 One Illinois Center

110 m / 362 ft
90 Conrad Shenzhen

108 m / 353 ft
91 Chancheng Greenland Center Phase 1 Office Tower

107 m / 352 ft
92 2345 Grand

107 m / 352 ft
93 Soochow Securities Headquarters

106 m / 349 ft
94 Poly Beijing Tongzhou Metropolitan North Tower

105 m / 345 ft
94 Poly Beijing Tongzhou Metropolitan South Tower

105 m / 345 ft
96 Grand Hyatt Hotel Guangzhou

104 m / 340 ft
97 Unlimited Center

104 m / 340 ft
98 LondonHouse Chicago

103 m / 338 ft
99 Chancheng Greenland Center Phase 2 Office Tower 3

100 m / 328 ft
100 Poly Puzhou Parcel 5, Tower 1

97 m

318 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,257 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.
100 Poly Puzhou Parcel 5, Tower 2

97 m

318 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,257 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.
102 Hilton Riyadh Hotel

93 m / 306 ft
103 Wrigley Building North Addition

90 m / 294 ft
104 Wyndham Grand Riyadh

87 m / 286 ft
105 2400 North Lakeview Apartments

87 m / 284 ft
106 China Enterprise International Finance Center Tower A

86 m / 282 ft
106 China Enterprise International Finance Center Tower B

86 m / 282 ft
108 Poly Puzhou Parcel 5, Tower 3

83 m

272 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 19 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,257 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.
109 860 North Lake Shore Drive

82 m / 270 ft
109 880 North Lake Shore Drive

82 m / 270 ft
111 One Charles Center

82 m / 269 ft
112 Friedrichstraße Skyscraper

80 m / 262 ft
113 Esplanade Apartments I

79 m / 260 ft
113 Esplanade Apartments II

79 m / 260 ft
115 J.W. Marriott Grand Rapids

78 m / 256 ft
116 Commonwealth Promenade I

77 m / 253 ft
116 Commonwealth Promenade II

77 m / 253 ft
118 China Diamond Exchange Center

77 m / 251 ft
119 Hotel Kapok Shenzhen Bay

73 m

240 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 19 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,229 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.
120 Colonnade Park Apartments

72 m

236 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 21 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,733 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.
121 Hilton Riyadh Residences

71 m / 232 ft
122 Coppia

69 m / 226 ft
123 Lafayette Pavillion Apartments

67 m / 220 ft
124 Promontory Apartments

66 m / 218 ft
125 Lafayette Towers Apartments East

65 m / 213 ft
125 Lafayette Towers Apartments West

65 m / 213 ft
127 Pavilion Apartments - North Tower

65 m / 212 ft
127 Pavilion Apartments - South Tower

65 m / 212 ft
129 Viceroy Chicago

64 m / 212 ft
130 China Enterprise International Finance Center Tower C

60 m / 195 ft
131 The Summit - Plot 553

58 m

190 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 16 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 331 other buildings of the same Retail / 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.
132 Mennica Legacy Tower, West Building

43 m / 142 ft
133 Suzhou Greenland Center Apartment Tower 1

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134 Queensbridge Collective Residential Tower

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135 Hsinchu High-Speed Rail Station TOD Tower 1

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135 Suzhou Greenland Center Apartment Tower 2

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135 Suzhou Greenland Center Apartment Tower 3

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138 1111 South Tryon Street

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139 Poly International Finance Center Tower 1

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139 Poly International Finance Center Tower 2

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141 590 West Madison

-
142 Hsinchu High-Speed Rail Station TOD Tower 2

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143 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 3

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144 Suzhou Greenland Center Hotel Tower

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145 Qingjian Lake Redevelopment North Tower

-
146 Poly International Finance Center Tower 3

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146 Poly International Finance Center Tower 4

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148 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 2

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148 Qingjian Lake Redevelopment South Tower

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150 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 4

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151 Jinan Honglou Plaza

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152 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Apartment Tower 1

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152 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Apartment Tower 2

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152 Financial Street Shanghai Building 1

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152 Financial Street Shanghai Building 2

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152 Financial Street Shanghai Building 3

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152 Financial Street Shanghai Building 4

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152 Financial Street Shanghai Building 5

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152 Greenland Optics Valley Center Tower 2

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152 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 5

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152 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 6

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152 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 7

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

15 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (58%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (49%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 57 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 49 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

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.

Designated Experts

James Goettsch

Chairman, Goettsch Partners
Chicago, United States

James Zheng

Chief Executive Officer & President, Goettsch Partners
Chicago, United States

Matthew Larson

Chief Marketing Officer, Goettsch Partners
Chicago, United States

Paul De Santis

Partner & Design Director, Goettsch Partners
Chicago, United States

CVU Leaders At Goettsch Partners

CVU Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Patrick Loughran

Principal, Goettsch Partners
Chicago, United States

CVU Chicago Chapter, 2018 – Present

Matthew Larson

Chief Marketing Officer, Goettsch Partners
Chicago, United States

CVU Advisory Group, 2018 – Present

James Zheng

Chief Executive Officer & President, Goettsch Partners
Chicago, United States

CVU Awards Construction Jury, 2025

Paul De Santis

Partner & Design Director, Goettsch Partners
Chicago, United States

Global News

27 October 2022

Nanning Supertall with World's Highest Outdoor Pool Reaches Completion

Global architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) has announced the completion of Guangxi China Resources Tower, a new 402.7-meter-tall (1,321-foot-tall) skyscraper in Nanning, China, that is also...

01 April 2022

Chicago Investor in Megadeal for Wacker Drive Tower

Chicago real estate investor Tim Callahan has returned to the downtown office market, partnering with a New York firm to buy the 55-story tower at...

13 April 2021

Chicago Office Tower Tops Out

Construction has topped out for the 50-story, 727-foot-tall (221-meter-tall) office tower at 320 S Canal Street in the West Loop. Also known as BMO Tower,...

18 November 2020

Supertall Tower Opens in Nanning

Opening ceremonies were held 2 November 2020 for the Nanning China Resources Center Tower, developed by CR Land and designed by Goettsch Partners (GP). At...

26 March 2020

Under-Construction Chicago Skyscrapers Acquire New Tenants

Real estate investment firm Heitman has inked a lease for 60,000 square feet (5,600 square meters) at Riverside Investment & Development and Howard Hughes’ under-construction...

26 March 2020

Under-Construction Chicago Skyscrapers Acquire New Tenants

Real estate investment firm Heitman has inked a lease for 60,000 square feet (5,600 square meters) at Riverside Investment & Development and Howard Hughes’ under-construction...

26 February 2020

Design Unveiled for Financial Complex in Guangzhou

A design for Poly 335 Financial Center, a 300,000-square-meter mixed-use complex in the Zengcheng district of Guangzhou, China, has been unveiled by Goettsch Partners. Set...

20 December 2019

Skyscraper Projects in Chicago’s Near West Side Move Forward

Global architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) announced the groundbreaking on 20 December 2019 for Union Station Tower, also known as BMO Tower, a new 50-story...

22 March 2019

Luxury Co-Working Firm Leases Penthouse in New Wacker Drive Tower in Chicago

The development team behind the new Bank of America Tower going up at 110 N. Wacker Drive today announced a 58,000-square-foot (5,388-square-meter) lease with No18,...

21 February 2019

New Supertall Tops Out in Nanning

One of the world’s tallest new skyscrapers is taking shape in the regional capital of Nanning in Southern China, where a 403-meter (1,322-foot) crystalline tower...

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