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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

About

Member Since: 1977

Member Offices: Chicago, Dubai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Washington D.C.

Website: http://www.som.com/

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) is one of the leading architecture, interior design, engineering, and urban planning firms in the world. Since its founding more than 80 years ago, SOM has earned a reputation for design excellence with a portfolio that includes some of the most important architectural accomplishments of the 20th and 21st centuries, and has been a leader in the research and development of specialized technologies, new processes and innovative ideas, many of which have had a palpable and lasting impact on the design profession and the physical environment.

The firm’s longstanding leadership in design and building technology has been honored with nearly 2,000 awards for quality, innovation, and management. The American Institute of Architects has recognized SOM twice with its highest honor, the Architecture Firm Award—in 1962 and again in 1996.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Civil Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Interior Design; Landscape Architecture; Marketing / Sales; Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing; Structural Engineering; Transportation / Urban Infrastructure; Urban Design

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.

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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

Height
1 Burj Khalifa
828 m / 2,717  ft
2 Burj Jumeira
550 m / 1,804  ft
3 One World Trade Center
541.3 m / 1,776  ft
4 Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
530 m / 1,739  ft
5 Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center
499.8 m / 1,640  ft
6 175 Park Avenue
481.5 m / 1,580  ft
7 China Overseas Suzhou Supertall Project
460 m / 1,509  ft
8 Suzhou CSC Fortune Center
460 m / 1,509  ft
9 Zifeng Tower
450 m / 1,476  ft
10 Willis Tower
442.1 m / 1,451  ft

Awards

Karlatornet

Winner: Karlatornet

Best Tall Building, by Height, 200-299 meters 2025

CVU Leaders

Luke Leung

Luke Leung

CVU Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Chicago

Aaron Mazeika

Aaron Mazeika

CVU Skybridges Research Project Steering Committee, 2019 – Present

Chicago

Scott Duncan

Scott Duncan

CVU Board of Trustees, 2020 – Present

Chicago

Building Completions Timeline

Global News

24 November 2025

Cost Consultant Named for Next Phase of The Avenues – Riyadh Project

AtkinsRéalis has been appointed cost consultant for Phase II of The Avenues – Riyadh, advancing one of Saudi Arabia’s largest mixed-use developments and underscoring the...

 

31 October 2025

Approval Given for San Francisco's 41-Story Mixed-Use Building with Fire Station Replacement

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has approved plans for a 41-story mixed-use high-rise and new fire station at 447 Battery Street and 530 Sansome Street...

 

28 July 2025

35-Story Chicago Building is Renamed After Longest-Serving Secretary of State

In a ceremony led by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and attended by state leaders and community members, the State of Illinois officially renamed the 37-story...

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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
Height
1 Houston Pinnacle

1,611 m / 5,285 ft

2 Burj Khalifa

828 m / 2,717 ft

3 Chow Tai Fook Centre

808 m / 2,651 ft

4 Chicago World Trade Center

701 m / 2,300 ft

5 Chicago World Trade Center

665 m / 2,182 ft

6 Tower of Russia

648 m / 2,126 ft

7 Seoul Light DMC Tower

640 m / 2,101 ft

8 Grand Rama 9 Tower

615 m / 2,018 ft

9 Diamond Mansion

600 m / 1,969 ft

10 Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center

600 m / 1,969 ft

11 Kowloon MTR Tower

574 m / 1,883 ft

12 Burj Jumeira

550 m / 1,804 ft

13 One World Trade Center

541 m / 1,776 ft

14 Wolf Point

532 m / 1,745 ft

15 Tianjin CTF Finance Centre

530 m / 1,739 ft

16 Pertamina Tower

523 m / 1,716 ft

17 Busan Lotte Town Tower

510 m / 1,674 ft

18 Songdo Daewoo Town

510 m / 1,673 ft

19 Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center

500 m / 1,640 ft

20 China International Silk Road Center

498 m / 1,634 ft

21 175 Park Avenue

482 m / 1,580 ft

22 7 South Dearborn

478 m / 1,567 ft

23 Columbus Circle Project

468 m / 1,535 ft

24 China Overseas Suzhou Supertall Project

460 m / 1,509 ft

24 Suzhou CSC Fortune Center

460 m / 1,509 ft

26 Kuningan Persada Tower

451 m / 1,480 ft

27 Samsung Tower

450 m / 1,476 ft

28 Guizhou Culture Plaza Tower

450 m / 1,476 ft

29 Zifeng Tower

450 m / 1,476 ft

30 Willis Tower

442 m / 1,451 ft

31 One Bangkok O4H4

436 m / 1,431 ft

32 Greenland Shandong International Financial Center

428 m / 1,404 ft

33 Trump International Hotel & Tower

423 m / 1,389 ft

34 Jin Mao Tower

421 m / 1,380 ft

35 International Finance Square

420 m / 1,378 ft

36 Transbay Transit Center and Tower

419 m / 1,375 ft

37 Hudson Yards West Site B

416 m / 1,366 ft

38 Al Hamra Tower

413 m / 1,354 ft

39 LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower

412 m / 1,350 ft

40 Ningbo Center Tower 1

409 m / 1,342 ft

41 Bank of Southwest Tower

404 m / 1,325 ft

42 103 Tower

400 m / 1,312 ft

43 Lulu Island Tower

400 m / 1,312 ft

44 COFCO Landmark Tower

390 m / 1,280 ft

45 Lucheng Square

389 m / 1,276 ft

46 Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1

388 m / 1,273 ft

47 Guohua Financial Center Tower 1

388 m / 1,273 ft

48 Saigon Centre 2

386 m / 1,266 ft

49 Plaza Rakyat Office Tower

382 m / 1,253 ft

50 Guiyang World Trade Center Landmark Tower

380 m / 1,247 ft

51 Platinum Tower

380 m / 1,247 ft

52 Guangdong Business Center

376 m / 1,232 ft

53 Transit Terminal Tower

366 m / 1,200 ft

54 Al Sharq Tower

365 m / 1,198 ft

55 Post and Telecommunications Building

364 m / 1,193 ft

56 Wynn Resort New York City

362 m / 1,189 ft

57 Taipei Twins D1

360 m / 1,181 ft

58 Greenland Group Suzhou Center

358 m / 1,175 ft

59 Naga 3 Tower A

358 m / 1,175 ft

60 Hudson Yards West Site A

357 m / 1,172 ft

61 Guohong Center

356 m / 1,168 ft

62 OKO - Residential Tower

354 m / 1,162 ft

63 Dearborn Center

346 m / 1,135 ft

64 875 North Michigan Avenue

344 m / 1,128 ft

65 Diagonal Tower

343 m / 1,127 ft

66 Nanjing Jinling Hotel Phase II

341 m / 1,119 ft

67 LCT The Sharp Residential Tower A

339 m / 1,113 ft

68 Tianjin Modern City Office Tower

338 m / 1,109 ft

69 Tianjin World Financial Center

337 m / 1,105 ft

70 400 North Lake Shore Drive South Tower

335 m / 1,100 ft

71 LCT The Sharp Residential Tower B

333 m / 1,093 ft

72 Tianjin Kerry Center

333 m / 1,093 ft

73 Shenzhen Foreign Trade Center

333 m / 1,093 ft

74 China World Tower

330 m / 1,083 ft

75 Qingdao Landmark Tower 1

329 m / 1,078 ft

76 Nanchang IFC

327 m / 1,073 ft

77 Crown Las Vegas

324 m / 1,063 ft

78 250 Water Street

321 m / 1,052 ft

79 Lopez Centre

320 m / 1,050 ft

79 Sinar Mas Center 1

320 m / 1,050 ft

81 Goldfinger Tower A

320 m / 1,050 ft

82 Jiuzhou Bay Tower

319 m / 1,045 ft

83 Zhongtian Future Ark City Window Office Tower

314 m / 1,030 ft

84 Madison Square Garden Project Tower 1

312 m / 1,024 ft

85 CITIC Financial Center Tower 1

312 m / 1,024 ft

86 Poly Pazhou C2

311 m / 1,020 ft

87 New Port Tower

310 m / 1,017 ft

88 AVIC Plaza

310 m / 1,017 ft

89 Pearl River Tower

310 m / 1,016 ft

90 Chengdu Poly International Plaza

309 m / 1,014 ft

91 The Franklin - North Tower

307 m / 1,007 ft

92 Cayan Tower

306 m / 1,005 ft

93 35 Hudson Yards

305 m / 1,000 ft

94 Greenland Hangzhou Century Center South Tower

304 m / 996 ft

95 One Manhattan West

304 m / 996 ft

96 Greenland Hangzhou Century Center North Tower

303 m / 995 ft

97 Greenland Puli Center

303 m / 994 ft

98 Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Parcel A

303 m / 994 ft

98 Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Parcel B

303 m / 994 ft

100 1000 Louisiana

302 m / 992 ft

101 Wangjing City

300 m / 984 ft

102 Goldfinger Tower B

300 m / 984 ft

103 Madison Square Garden Project Tower 2

300 m / 984 ft

104 8 Shenton Way Redevelopment

300 m / 983 ft

105 Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 2

299 m / 982 ft

106 China World Trade Center Phase 3B

296 m / 970 ft

107 Block 319 Tower

294 m / 965 ft

108 Union Station Tower

292 m / 958 ft

109 625 Fulton Street

287 m / 942 ft

110 Two Manhattan West

285 m / 935 ft

111 Guoco Tower

284 m / 931 ft

112 Zhengdong Hotel

280 m / 919 ft

113 Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza

280 m / 919 ft

114 One Century (Wangchao Center)

280 m / 919 ft

115 Taipei Twins C1

280 m / 919 ft

116 One City Centre

276 m / 905 ft

117 NYSE Tower

274 m / 899 ft

118 Renaissance Tower

270 m / 886 ft

119 Magic Tower

270 m / 886 ft

120 CIMC Global Headquarters

270 m / 886 ft

121 Four Seasons Hotel

270 m / 885 ft

122 Guohua Financial Center Tower 2

269 m / 883 ft

123 Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Zifeng Tower

268 m / 879 ft

124 First Canadian Centre Phase 2

265 m / 869 ft

125 The Address Residence Sky View Tower 1

264 m / 867 ft

126 Tower Palace Three, Tower G

264 m / 865 ft

127 4 Houston Center

262 m / 860 ft

128 Brookfield Place

261 m / 856 ft

129 Three California Plaza

260 m / 853 ft

130 Beijing Greenland Center

260 m / 853 ft

131 Guangzhou Star River Headquarters

260 m / 851 ft

132 462 East North Water Street

259 m / 851 ft

133 400 North Lake Shore Drive North Tower

259 m / 850 ft

134 Olympia Tower 1

259 m / 850 ft

135 Philippine Bank of Communications

259 m / 848 ft

136 Hytera Headquarters

258 m / 845 ft

137 Corporate Avenue 2

256 m / 839 ft

138 Shenzhen AVIC Plaza

254 m / 833 ft

139 1930 Broadway

252 m / 827 ft

140 One Bangkok C5

251 m / 824 ft

141 Corporate Avenue 10

250 m / 820 ft

142 Karlatornet

249 m / 818 ft

143 Midtown Tower

248 m / 813 ft

144 28 Liberty

248 m / 813 ft

145 100 Leadenhall Street

247 m / 810 ft

145 E18hteen Seven

247 m / 810 ft

147 Rolex Tower

247 m / 810 ft

148 Ningbo Bank of China Headquarters

246 m / 808 ft

149 80 Red River Street

244 m / 802 ft

150 180 Allyn Street

244 m / 801 ft

151 One Bangkok Tower 4

243 m / 797 ft

152 One Bangkok Tower 3

243 m / 797 ft

153 International Commercial Trade Center

242 m / 794 ft

154 One Bangkok Tower 2

241 m / 791 ft

155 New World Center

238 m / 781 ft

156 555 California Street

237 m / 779 ft

157 1 Worldwide Plaza

237 m / 778 ft

158 The Address Residence Sky View Tower 2

236 m / 773 ft

159 WKL Hotel and Tropicana The Residences

235 m / 771 ft

160 Torre BBVA México

235 m / 771 ft

161 70 West Madison

234 m / 767 ft

162 400 North Lake Shore Drive

233 m / 765 ft

163 Republic Bank Tower

233 m / 764 ft

164 848 Brickell Redevelopment

233 m / 764 ft

165 Southeast Financial Center

233 m / 764 ft

166 Kingtown International Center

231 m / 759 ft

167 383 Madison Avenue

231 m / 758 ft

168 Enterprise Plaza

230 m / 756 ft

169 Zhenru Zhonghai Center Tower 1

230 m / 755 ft

170 Philippine Stock Exchange

230 m / 753 ft

171 Time Warner Center North Tower

228 m / 749 ft

171 Time Warner Center South Tower

228 m / 749 ft

173 Gas Company Tower

228 m / 749 ft

174 Kingold Century

228 m / 748 ft

175 7 World Trade Center

227 m / 743 ft

176 One Liberty Plaza

226 m / 743 ft

177 Wells Fargo North Tower

226 m / 740 ft

178 Dallas Arts Tower

225 m / 738 ft

179 OKO - Office Tower

224 m / 736 ft

180 1540 Broadway

223 m / 733 ft

181 Olympia Centre

223 m / 731 ft

182 3 Manhattan West

223 m / 730 ft

183 Times Square Tower

221 m / 726 ft

184 Istanbul Tower 205

220 m / 722 ft

185 685 1st Avenue

219 m / 719 ft

186 Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Financial Building

218 m / 715 ft

187 252 East 57th Street

218 m / 715 ft

188 Republic Plaza

218 m / 714 ft

189 One Shell Plaza

218 m / 714 ft

190 One Bangkok Ritz Carlton / One89 Wireless

216 m / 710 ft

191 JPMorgan Chase Tower

216 m / 707 ft

192 Riverview Place R1

215 m / 705 ft

192 Riverview Place R2

215 m / 705 ft

192 Riverview Place R3

215 m / 705 ft

195 Four Seasons Tower

214 m / 703 ft

196 Alinma Bank Tower

213 m / 699 ft

197 Georgia Pacific Tower

212 m / 697 ft

197 Hancock Whitney Center

212 m / 697 ft

199 345 California Center

212 m / 695 ft

200 Poly Cultural Plaza

212 m / 695 ft

201 China Merchants Tower

211 m / 692 ft

202 700 1st Avenue Tower 3

210 m / 689 ft

203 Maincourt Tower

210 m / 689 ft

204 Solow Building

210 m / 689 ft

205 Petron Megaplaza

210 m / 689 ft

206 140 Broadway

210 m / 688 ft

207 2001 Ross Avenue

209 m / 686 ft

208 Random House Tower

208 m / 684 ft

209 Shangri-La Hotel

208 m / 682 ft

210 Crowne Plaza Hotel

208 m / 682 ft

211 Bay-Wellington Tower

207 m / 679 ft

212 Ningbo Guohua Financial Tower

206 m / 677 ft

213 Tower Square

206 m / 677 ft

214 One Magnificent Mile

205 m / 673 ft

215 One Court Square

205 m / 673 ft

216 Al Rajhi Bank Tower

205 m / 673 ft

217 10 West 57th Street

205 m / 672 ft

218 Palace Hotel Residential Tower

204 m / 669 ft

219 Sichuan Airlines Center

204 m / 669 ft

220 Sany IROOTECH Headquarters Tower 1

204 m / 669 ft

221 33 South 6th Street

204 m / 668 ft

222 708 1st Avenue

203 m / 666 ft

223 Carlton Centre

201 m / 660 ft

224 Ayala Triangle Gardens North

201 m / 658 ft

225 Zhenru Zhonghai Center Tower 2

200 m / 657 ft

226 Longgang Tianan Cyberpark Phase 4

200 m / 656 ft

226 Philamlife Tower

200 m / 656 ft

228 DPC Tower

200 m / 656 ft

229 Jumeirah Hangzhou Hotel

200 m / 656 ft

230 Otemachi One Tower

200 m / 656 ft

231 CITIC Financial Center Tower 2

200 m / 656 ft

231 Corporate Avenue 9

200 m / 656 ft

233 Hangzhou GT Land Jumeirah

200 m / 656 ft

234 RAYZONE

200 m / 656 ft

235 Beijing Lize Ping An Finance Centre

200 m / 656 ft

236 Guizhou Culture Plaza Plot A3

200 m / 655 ft

237 1 Park Place

199 m / 653 ft

238 Olympia Tower 2

199 m / 653 ft

239 Guizhou Culture Plaza Plot A4

198 m / 650 ft

240 Intercontinental Guangzhou Exhibition Center

198 m / 648 ft

241 Wuhan Design Heart

195 m / 641 ft

242 Qingdao Landmark Tower 3

195 m / 640 ft

243 Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 1

194 m / 635 ft

244 Grace Plaza

192 m / 630 ft

245 700 1st Avenue Tower 2

192 m / 630 ft

246 RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower

192 m / 630 ft

247 NBC Tower

191 m / 627 ft

248 Waldorf Astoria New York

191 m / 625 ft

249 San Felipe Plaza

191 m / 625 ft

250 Legend

190 m / 623 ft

251 Agile Corporation Headquarters Tower

190 m / 622 ft

252 Olympic Tower

189 m / 620 ft

253 Techno Mart 21

189 m / 620 ft

254 Gold Peak Centre B

188 m / 616 ft

255 919 3rd Avenue

188 m / 615 ft

256 Tower 49®

187 m / 615 ft

257 Baccarat Hotel & Residences

186 m / 610 ft

258 Gold Peak Centre A

186 m / 609 ft

259 Chicago Place

185 m / 608 ft

260 AIA Central

185 m / 607 ft

261 Wells Fargo South Tower

185 m / 606 ft

262 415 Madison Avenue Redevelopment

184 m / 605 ft

263 250 West 55th Street

183 m / 602 ft

264 U.S. Bank Center

183 m / 601 ft

265 700 1st Avenue Tower 1

183 m / 600 ft

266 50 Fremont Center

183 m / 600 ft

267 1166 Avenue of the Americas

183 m / 600 ft

268 500 West Monroe Street

183 m / 600 ft

269 Madison Plaza

182 m / 599 ft

270 270 Greenwich Street

182 m / 597 ft

271 Sany IROOTECH Headquarters Tower 2

181 m / 594 ft

272 Tipco Tower

180 m / 591 ft

273 The Avenues T3

180 m / 591 ft

274 Jiang Dong Tower

180 m / 591 ft

274 Tour Charenton

180 m / 591 ft

276 Ping An Finance Centre Tower B

180 m / 590 ft

277 Tour Areva

178 m / 584 ft

278 The Avenues Conrad Hotel

178 m / 584 ft

279 LG Gangnam Tower

177 m / 581 ft

280 ASEM Tower

176 m / 579 ft

281 No.8 Thames City

176 m / 577 ft

282 300 Madison Avenue

175 m / 575 ft

283 Park Avenue Plaza

175 m / 574 ft

284 The Avenues T1

175 m / 574 ft

285 Chongqing International Trade and Commerce Center 3

175 m / 573 ft

286 530 Sansome Street

175 m / 573 ft

287 One Roxas Triangle

174 m / 572 ft

287 Two Roxas Triangle

174 m / 572 ft

289 Onterie Center

174 m / 570 ft

290 780 3rd Avenue

174 m / 570 ft

291 Qingdao Landmark Tower 2

173 m / 569 ft

292 450 Lexington Avenue

173 m / 568 ft

293 The Avenues Waldorf Astoria Hotel

173 m / 568 ft

294 Masters Tower Cebu

172 m / 564 ft

295 Sinar Mas Center 2

172 m / 563 ft

296 US Bank Plaza I

171 m / 561 ft

297 RCBC Plaza Tower 2

170 m / 558 ft

298 Shanghai Grand Center

170 m / 558 ft

299 Olympia Tower 3

168 m / 551 ft

300 Kula Belgrade

168 m / 551 ft

301 Esentai Tower

168 m / 551 ft

302 Gemdale Plaza Tower A

168 m / 551 ft

303 One Bangkok Tower 5

167 m / 548 ft

304 Quantum 2

165 m / 541 ft

305 1285 Avenue of the Americas

165 m / 540 ft

306 Hollandse Meester

164 m / 538 ft

307 Shaklee Terrace Building

164 m / 538 ft

308 The Franklin - South Tower

164 m / 538 ft

309 City Place I

163 m / 535 ft

310 EY Plaza

163 m / 534 ft

311 One America Tower

162 m / 533 ft

312 The Broadgate Tower

161 m / 529 ft

313 Seneca One

161 m / 529 ft

314 Arcos Torre II East

161 m / 529 ft

314 Arcos Torre II West

161 m / 529 ft

316 Poly International Plaza – Dawangjing

161 m / 529 ft

317 708 1st Avenue Tower B

161 m / 528 ft

318 Poly Real Estate Headquarters Tower 1

161 m / 527 ft

318 Poly Real Estate Headquarters Tower 2

161 m / 527 ft

320 JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Shanghai Pudong

160 m / 526 ft

321 New Futura North Tower

160 m / 525 ft

321 New Futura South Tower

160 m / 525 ft

323 Ayala Tower One

160 m / 525 ft

324 Canopy Tower

160 m / 525 ft

325 425 Market Street

160 m / 524 ft

326 Rondo 1

159 m / 522 ft

327 Goodwin Square

159 m / 522 ft

328 Financial Centre D

159 m / 520 ft

329 Muqarnas Tower

158 m

518 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 36 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,280 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.
329 Zhong Hong Tower

158 m / 518 ft

331 Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank Headquarters

158 m / 518 ft

332 Mitsui & Co. Building

158 m / 518 ft

333 Two Financial Place

157 m / 515 ft

334 The Atrium Serviced Apartments

157 m / 515 ft

335 Espacio Condesa Corporativo

157 m / 515 ft

336 425 South Financial Place

157 m / 515 ft

337 No.10 Thames City

157 m / 514 ft

338 1300 West Carroll Avenue Phase 2

157 m / 514 ft

339 Huntington Center

156 m / 512 ft

340 Rizal Tower

156 m / 512 ft

341 321 North Clark Street

155 m / 510 ft

342 Jesse White State of Illinois Building

155 m / 510 ft

343 Sixty State Street

155 m / 509 ft

344 2 Times Square

155 m / 509 ft

344 600 Lonsdale

155 m / 509 ft

344 The Atrium Residences

155 m / 509 ft

347 Zuellig Building

155 m / 509 ft

348 555 17th Street

155 m / 507 ft

349 One Beacon Street

155 m / 507 ft

350 10 Universal City Plaza

154 m / 506 ft

351 Parkline South

154 m / 506 ft

352 616 1st Avenue Tower 1

154 m / 505 ft

353 Hotel de las Artes

154 m / 505 ft

354 Central Place Sydney South Tower

154 m / 505 ft

355 El Paso Energy Building

153 m / 502 ft

356 One George Street

153 m / 502 ft

357 Tower 46

153 m / 501 ft

358 Telesis Tower

152 m / 500 ft

359 The World Centre

152 m / 500 ft

360 Symphony Towers

152 m / 499 ft

361 100 Mount Street

152 m / 498 ft

362 Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel

151 m / 497 ft

363 Beijing Goldfield Plaza Tower A

151 m / 497 ft

364 Citigroup Headquarters

151 m / 496 ft

365 333 Bush Street

151 m / 495 ft

366 PNC Centre

151 m / 494 ft

367 Mashreq Bank Headquarters

150 m / 493 ft

368 Rembrandt Tower

150 m / 492 ft

369 PNC Bank Building

150 m / 491 ft

370 Arena Tower

149 m / 489 ft

371 Pan Peninsula East Tower

148 m / 486 ft

372 Central Place Sydney North Tower

148 m / 486 ft

373 Webank Headquarters

148 m / 486 ft

374 St. Regis San Francisco

148 m / 484 ft

375 Talan Tower 1

146 m / 478 ft

376 Parkline North

145 m / 476 ft

377 Itaú Fidelité Marginal Pinheiros

145 m / 476 ft

378 45 Fremont Center

145 m / 476 ft

379 Cook County Administration Building

145 m / 475 ft

380 Mindet 6

144 m / 472 ft

381 250 Water Street North Tower

143 m / 470 ft

381 250 Water Street South Tower

143 m / 470 ft

383 Skipton House Redevelopment-Tower A

143 m / 468 ft

384 The Stratford

142 m / 466 ft

385 650 California Street

142 m / 466 ft

386 1301 Market Street

140 m / 460 ft

387 401 North Michigan Avenue

139 m / 457 ft

388 Wells Fargo Tower

138 m / 454 ft

389 Equitable Building

138 m / 453 ft

390 William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower

138 m / 452 ft

391 222 South Riverside Plaza

137 m / 450 ft

392 Centro Operativo BBVA Bancomer

137 m / 449 ft

392 The Curve

137 m / 449 ft

394 Shaoxing City Tower

137 m / 449 ft

395 St. Michael's Tower

137 m / 448 ft

396 Providence Tower

136 m / 446 ft

397 University Club Tower

136 m / 446 ft

398 18 India Street Tower 1

136 m / 445 ft

399 One Main Place

136 m / 445 ft

399 Two PNC Plaza

136 m / 445 ft

401 85 Broad Street

135 m / 443 ft

402 Corporate Avenue 3

135 m / 443 ft

403 Luna Gardens

135 m / 443 ft

404 400 Poydras Tower

135 m / 442 ft

405 200 South Orange

134 m / 441 ft

406 1010 Common

134 m / 438 ft

407 Financial Centre C

133 m / 437 ft

408 Annenberg Building

133 m / 436 ft

409 500 Folsom

133 m / 435 ft

410 4 Metrotech Center

131 m / 429 ft

411 101 Warren Street

130 m / 428 ft

412 Toren

130 m / 427 ft

413 Bell Tower

130 m / 426 ft

414 Milwaukee Center

130 m / 426 ft

415 505 Montgomery

130 m / 425 ft

416 Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center

129 m / 424 ft

417 Fifteen Fifty

129 m / 422 ft

418 100 East Pratt Street

128 m / 418 ft

419 1300 West Carroll Avenue Phase 1

127 m / 418 ft

420 1865 Broadway

127 m / 416 ft

421 Hartford Plaza South

126 m / 415 ft

422 Richardson Building

126 m / 414 ft

423 Quantum

126 m / 413 ft

424 National Commercial Bank

126 m / 413 ft

425 350 Mission Street

126 m / 413 ft

426 PNC Center

125 m / 410 ft

427 One City Centre

125 m / 410 ft

428 595 Market Street

125 m / 410 ft

429 707 Fifth Street

125 m / 410 ft

430 No.9 Thames City

125 m / 409 ft

431 Ordway Building

123 m / 404 ft

432 Fifty South Sixth

123 m / 404 ft

433 Pan Peninsula West Tower

122 m / 400 ft

434 875 3rd Avenue

122 m / 400 ft

435 One Congress Plaza

121 m / 398 ft

436 One Maritime Plaza

121 m / 398 ft

437 1500 Mission Street

121 m / 396 ft

438 The Plaza on Dewitt

120 m / 395 ft

439 Northlight Theatre Tower

120 m / 395 ft

440 Talan Tower 2

120 m / 393 ft

441 95 State at City Creek

120 m / 393 ft

442 225 West Washington Street

120 m / 393 ft

443 Marriott Hotel City Center

119 m / 392 ft

444 Carlton Hotel

119 m / 390 ft

445 The Atrium Office Tower

119 m / 390 ft

446 75 State Street

119 m / 390 ft

447 380 Stuart Street

118 m / 388 ft

448 Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Jeddah at the Corniche North Tower

118 m / 387 ft

448 Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Jeddah at the Corniche South Tower

118 m / 387 ft

450 Elizabeth House North Tower

118 m / 387 ft

451 The Superior Court of California - San Diego

118 m / 387 ft

452 111 Main

118 m / 387 ft

453 TD Tower

117 m / 383 ft

454 Chronicle Tower

115 m / 377 ft

455 Canadian Pacific Plaza

115 m / 377 ft

456 461 5th Avenue

115 m / 376 ft

457 Ayala Triangle Gardens South

115 m / 376 ft

458 Bally's Atlantic City

114 m / 375 ft

459 33 West Monroe

114 m / 375 ft

460 388 Market Street

114 m / 375 ft

461 One Bangkok Andaz Hotel

114 m / 374 ft

462 AMP Square

113 m / 372 ft

463 Midtown East

113 m / 372 ft

464 303 West Madison

113 m / 372 ft

465 Standard Insurance Center

112 m / 367 ft

466 One Flagler

111 m / 365 ft

467 B & W Tower

111 m / 363 ft

467 Meidinger Tower

111 m / 363 ft

469 88 Kearny Street

111 m / 363 ft

470 1125 17th Street

111 m / 363 ft

471 1201 North Market Street

110 m / 360 ft

472 250 West Pratt Street

110 m / 360 ft

473 Denver Energy Center Tower II

109 m / 357 ft

474 Eaton Center

109 m / 356 ft

475 3300 North Central Avenue

109 m / 356 ft

476 Il Matitone

109 m / 356 ft

477 Grand Hyatt San Francisco

108 m / 355 ft

478 Gemdale Plaza Tower B

108 m / 354 ft

478 PNC Center

108 m / 354 ft

480 101 Second Street

108 m / 354 ft

481 Amorsolo West

107 m / 351 ft

482 Atrium Two

107 m / 351 ft

483 33 North Dearborn

106 m / 348 ft

484 Poly Corporation Headquarters

106 m / 348 ft

485 Ontario Tower

106 m / 346 ft

486 Skipton House Redevelopment-Tower B

105 m / 346 ft

487 Sofitel Singapore City Centre

105 m / 345 ft

488 250 Water Street

105 m / 345 ft

489 Bank of Beijing Mansion

105 m

344 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,280 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.
489 China Life Insurance Center

105 m

344 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,280 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.
489 Menara Hap Seng 3

105 m

344 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,280 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.
492 222 North LaSalle

104 m / 342 ft

493 1515 Poydras

104 m / 341 ft

494 Two Shell Plaza

104 m / 341 ft

495 University Hall

103 m / 338 ft

496 Wells Fargo Plaza

103 m / 338 ft

497 Oxford Tower

103 m / 338 ft

498 Loop Transportation Center

102 m / 336 ft

499 Kaiser Engineering Building

102 m / 336 ft

500 No.5 Upper Riverside

102 m / 335 ft

501 Denver Energy Center Tower I

102 m / 335 ft

502 Hartford Plaza

102 m / 334 ft

503 Arkes Family Pavilion

101 m / 333 ft

504 Inland Steel Building

101 m / 332 ft

505 One Blue Hill Plaza

101 m

331 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 23 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,280 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.
506 525 West Monroe Street

101 m / 330 ft

507 Bremer Tower

100 m / 328 ft

508 One Brickell Square

100 m / 328 ft

509 Bechtel Building

100 m / 328 ft

510 Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 2

100 m / 328 ft

510 Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 3

100 m / 328 ft

512 Corporate Avenue 4

100 m / 327 ft

512 Corporate Avenue 5

100 m / 327 ft

514 500 North Michigan Avenue

99 m / 325 ft

515 101 Barclay Street

99 m / 325 ft

516 River North Point

99 m / 325 ft

517 Union Bank Building

99 m / 325 ft

518 Financial Centre B

99 m / 325 ft

519 235 Pine Street

99 m / 324 ft

520 Harris Bank Addition I

98 m / 322 ft

521 Pan-American Life Building

98 m / 322 ft

522 US Bank Plaza II

98 m / 321 ft

523 300 South Riverside

98 m / 320 ft

524 7 Hudson Square

98 m / 320 ft

525 220 North Ada Street

97 m / 320 ft

526 570 Broome Street

97 m / 317 ft

527 PNC Bank Building

97 m / 317 ft

528 Genesis North Tower

97 m / 317 ft

529 No.4 Upper Riverside

96 m / 315 ft

530 222 South Main

96 m / 315 ft

531 Lincoln Yards North Building A.2

96 m / 315 ft

532 1455 Market Street

96 m / 315 ft

533 353 Sacramento Street

95 m / 313 ft

534 Breitner Center

95 m / 312 ft

535 No.3 Upper Riverside

94 m / 309 ft

536 Oval Tower

94 m / 308 ft

537 One Bush Street

94 m / 308 ft

538 Lever House

94 m / 307 ft

539 Ten Penn Center

93 m / 306 ft

540 Lee Towers 1

93 m / 305 ft

540 Lee Towers 2

93 m / 305 ft

540 Rotterdam Science Tower

93 m / 305 ft

543 UBS Plaza

93 m / 305 ft

544 Icon Norfolk

93 m / 304 ft

545 One State Street

91 m / 300 ft

546 Financial Centre A

91 m / 299 ft

547 La Guardia Plaza 4

90 m / 295 ft

548 Congress Center

89 m / 292 ft

549 Eighth and Main Building

88 m / 290 ft

550 1000 West Carroll Avenue

88 m / 288 ft

551 330 North Green

88 m / 288 ft

552 Hidalgo Place

88 m / 287 ft

553 10 South Riverside Plaza

87 m / 285 ft

553 120 South Riverside Plaza

87 m / 285 ft

555 Rivage Residences

87 m / 284 ft

556 Five Star Bank Plaza

87 m / 284 ft

557 555 Montgomery Street

86 m / 282 ft

558 Pendry Manhattan West

86 m / 281 ft

559 Zuidoost Toren A

85 m / 279 ft

560 Poly International Plaza Tower 2

84 m / 276 ft

561 One Park Place

83 m / 273 ft

562 2 MiamiCentral

83 m / 273 ft

563 Terrace Plaza Hotel

83 m / 272 ft

564 Wuyi Center Tower 1

82 m / 269 ft

565 800 Fulton Market

81 m / 265 ft

566 Thrivent Financial Building

81 m / 264 ft

567 Zuidoost Toren B

80 m / 262 ft

568 Five Manhattan West

80 m / 262 ft

569 Fairmont Plaza

80 m / 261 ft

570 555 West Monroe Street

79 m / 260 ft

571 Faraday Wood

79 m / 260 ft

572 No.2 Upper Riverside

79 m / 260 ft

573 Manhattan House

78 m / 256 ft

574 Atrium One

77 m / 252 ft

575 One Main Place

76 m / 250 ft

576 Hartford Plaza North

74 m / 244 ft

577 Sabah Al-Salem University City Central Administration Building

74 m / 244 ft

578 No.1 Upper Riverside

74 m / 243 ft

579 Harrison West

74 m / 243 ft

580 20 Stanwix Street

74 m / 243 ft

581 Pudong Financial Plaza L+Mall

74 m / 243 ft

582 Marriott World Trade Center

74 m / 242 ft

583 Hilton Portland Downtown

73 m / 241 ft

584 One Steuart Lane

73 m / 240 ft

585 John Jay College of Criminal Justice Expansion

73 m / 239 ft

586 San Francisco Planning, Building and Public Works Departments

73 m / 238 ft

587 Public Safety Answering Center II

73 m / 238 ft

588 Wuyi Center Tower 2

72 m / 236 ft

589 RDO Building

71 m / 234 ft

590 Harrison Tower Apartments & Villas

71 m / 234 ft

591 680 Folsom Street

70 m / 230 ft

592 Royal Eden Docks

69 m / 227 ft

593 Lincoln Yards North Building A.1

69 m / 225 ft

594 Harrison East

68 m / 223 ft

595 Seaport Science Center

67 m / 221 ft

596 Poly International Plaza Tower 3

67 m / 220 ft

597 Vertical Medina

66 m / 218 ft

598 Westin Houston Medical Center

66 m / 216 ft

599 Lincoln Common Tower 1

65 m / 214 ft

599 Lincoln Common Tower 2

65 m / 214 ft

601 135-175 Bishopsgate

64 m / 211 ft

602 375 Hudson Street

64 m / 210 ft

603 Pilkington Building

64 m / 210 ft

604 925 Common Luxury Apartments

64 m / 210 ft

605 City Island-Grantham House

63 m / 206 ft

606 700 Eleventh Street

61 m / 199 ft

607 La Guardia Plaza 1

60 m / 197 ft

608 28&7

57 m / 188 ft

609 Défense Plaza

57 m

187 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 13 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,280 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.
610 The Dalton School

55 m / 181 ft

611 ARC Innovation Center

54 m / 178 ft

612 Genesis South Tower

53 m

174 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 12 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,280 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.
613 Elizabeth House South Tower

53 m / 174 ft

614 KAFD Conference Centre

42 m / 137 ft

615 Sabah Al-Salem University City Central Library

40 m / 131 ft

616 Sabah Al-Salem University City Convocation Hall

36 m / 119 ft

617 Naza Signature Tower

-

618 88 Seoul Media Tower

-

619 Naga 3 Tower B

-

619 Naga 3 Tower C

-

621 Aurelia Residences

-

622 Park Villas

-

623 1111 Sunset Residential Tower 1

-

624 SOM Timber Tower

-

625 1706-1726 Sherman Avenue

-

626 1111 Sunset Residential Tower 2

-

626 Crossroads Hollywood Apartment Tower

-

628 Crossroads Hollywood Condo Tower

-

628 Xuhui Vanke Center Phase III Tower 3

-

628 Xuhui Vanke Center Phase III Tower 4

-

631 Catalinas Rio North Tower

-

632 Crossroads Hollywood Hotel Tower

-

633 Catalinas Rio South Tower

-

634 The Collective Canary Wharf

-

635 1 Silk Street

-

636 18 India Street Tower 2

-

636 Cook County Hospital Redevopment Phase 1B

-

636 Cook County Hospital Redevopment Phase 4 East Tower

-

636 Cook County Hospital Redevopment Phase 4 West Tower

-

636 Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 3

-

636 Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 4

-

636 Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 5

-

636 Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 6

-

636 Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 7

-

636 Post Oak & Richmond Tower 1

-

636 Post Oak & Richmond Tower 2

-

636 Post Oak & Richmond Tower 3

-

Statistics

Average Building Age*

24 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (61%)

Most Common Material*

Composite (36%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 254 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 215 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.

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CVU Skybridges Research Project Steering Committee, 2019 – Present

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Structural Engineering Principal, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

CVU Board of Trustees, 2020 – Present

Scott Duncan

CVU Hong Kong Chapter, 2023 – Present

Joyce Lam

CVU United Kingdom Chapter, 2023 – Present

Sukriye (Rae) Robinson

Associate Architect, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

CVU College of Fellows, 2023 – Present

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Partner of Structural and Seismic Engineering, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

CVU College of Fellows, 2023 – Present

John Zils

Structural Engineer, Associate Partner (retired), Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

CVU Height and Data Committee, 2024 – Present

Luke Edwards

Junior Designer, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

CVU Materials Assembly, 2025 – Present

Jennifer Hesser

Operations Manager, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

CVU New York City Chapter, 2026 – Present

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