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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 Iconic Complex and Gateway District Tower 1

272 m / 892 ft

119 Renaissance Tower

270 m / 886 ft

120 Magic Tower

270 m / 886 ft

121 CIMC Global Headquarters

270 m / 886 ft

122 Four Seasons Hotel

270 m / 885 ft

123 Guohua Financial Center Tower 2

269 m / 883 ft

124 Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Zifeng Tower

268 m / 879 ft

125 First Canadian Centre Phase 2

265 m / 869 ft

126 The Address Residence Sky View Tower 1

264 m / 867 ft

127 Tower Palace Three, Tower G

264 m / 865 ft

128 4 Houston Center

262 m / 860 ft

129 Brookfield Place

261 m / 856 ft

130 Three California Plaza

260 m / 853 ft

131 Beijing Greenland Center

260 m / 853 ft

132 Guangzhou Star River Headquarters

260 m / 851 ft

133 462 East North Water Street

259 m / 851 ft

134 400 North Lake Shore Drive North Tower

259 m / 850 ft

135 Olympia Tower 1

259 m / 850 ft

136 Philippine Bank of Communications

259 m / 848 ft

137 Hytera Headquarters

258 m / 845 ft

138 Corporate Avenue 2

256 m / 839 ft

139 Shenzhen AVIC Plaza

254 m / 833 ft

140 1930 Broadway

252 m / 827 ft

141 One Bangkok C5

251 m / 824 ft

142 Corporate Avenue 10

250 m / 820 ft

143 Karlatornet

249 m / 818 ft

144 Midtown Tower

248 m / 813 ft

145 28 Liberty

248 m / 813 ft

146 100 Leadenhall Street

247 m / 810 ft

146 E18hteen Seven

247 m / 810 ft

148 Rolex Tower

247 m / 810 ft

149 Ningbo Bank of China Headquarters

246 m / 808 ft

150 80 Red River Street

244 m / 802 ft

151 180 Allyn Street

244 m / 801 ft

152 One Bangkok Tower 4

243 m / 797 ft

153 One Bangkok Tower 3

243 m / 797 ft

154 International Commercial Trade Center

242 m / 794 ft

155 One Bangkok Tower 2

241 m / 791 ft

156 New World Center

238 m / 781 ft

157 555 California Street

237 m / 779 ft

158 1 Worldwide Plaza

237 m / 778 ft

159 The Address Residence Sky View Tower 2

236 m / 773 ft

160 WKL Hotel and Tropicana The Residences

235 m / 771 ft

161 Torre BBVA México

235 m / 771 ft

162 70 West Madison

234 m / 767 ft

163 400 North Lake Shore Drive

233 m / 765 ft

164 Republic Bank Tower

233 m / 764 ft

165 848 Brickell Redevelopment

233 m / 764 ft

166 Southeast Financial Center

233 m / 764 ft

167 Kingtown International Center

231 m / 759 ft

168 383 Madison Avenue

231 m / 758 ft

169 Enterprise Plaza

230 m / 756 ft

170 Zhenru Zhonghai Center Tower 1

230 m / 755 ft

171 Philippine Stock Exchange

230 m / 753 ft

172 Time Warner Center North Tower

228 m / 749 ft

172 Time Warner Center South Tower

228 m / 749 ft

174 Gas Company Tower

228 m / 749 ft

175 Kingold Century

228 m / 748 ft

176 7 World Trade Center

227 m / 743 ft

177 One Liberty Plaza

226 m / 743 ft

178 Wells Fargo North Tower

226 m / 740 ft

179 Dallas Arts Tower

225 m / 738 ft

180 OKO - Office Tower

224 m / 736 ft

181 1540 Broadway

223 m / 733 ft

182 Olympia Centre

223 m / 731 ft

183 3 Manhattan West

223 m / 730 ft

184 Times Square Tower

221 m / 726 ft

185 Istanbul Tower 205

220 m / 722 ft

186 685 1st Avenue

219 m / 719 ft

187 Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Financial Building

218 m / 715 ft

188 252 East 57th Street

218 m / 715 ft

189 Republic Plaza

218 m / 714 ft

190 One Shell Plaza

218 m / 714 ft

191 One Bangkok Ritz Carlton / One89 Wireless

216 m / 710 ft

192 JPMorgan Chase Tower

216 m / 707 ft

193 Riverview Place R1

215 m / 705 ft

193 Riverview Place R2

215 m / 705 ft

193 Riverview Place R3

215 m / 705 ft

196 Four Seasons Tower

214 m / 703 ft

197 Alinma Bank Tower

213 m / 699 ft

198 Georgia Pacific Tower

212 m / 697 ft

198 Hancock Whitney Center

212 m / 697 ft

200 345 California Center

212 m / 695 ft

201 Poly Cultural Plaza

212 m / 695 ft

202 China Merchants Tower

211 m / 692 ft

203 Tour Charenton

210 m / 690 ft

204 700 1st Avenue Tower 3

210 m / 689 ft

205 Maincourt Tower

210 m / 689 ft

206 Solow Building

210 m / 689 ft

207 Petron Megaplaza

210 m / 689 ft

208 Poly Foshan Liangxi Plaza Phase 2

210 m / 689 ft

209 140 Broadway

210 m / 688 ft

210 2001 Ross Avenue

209 m / 686 ft

211 Random House Tower

208 m / 684 ft

212 Shangri-La Hotel

208 m / 682 ft

213 Crowne Plaza Hotel

208 m / 682 ft

214 Bay-Wellington Tower

207 m / 679 ft

215 Ningbo Guohua Financial Tower

206 m / 677 ft

216 Tower Square

206 m / 677 ft

217 One Magnificent Mile

205 m / 673 ft

218 One Court Square

205 m / 673 ft

219 Al Rajhi Bank Tower

205 m / 673 ft

220 10 West 57th Street

205 m / 672 ft

221 Palace Hotel Residential Tower

204 m / 669 ft

222 Sichuan Airlines Center

204 m / 669 ft

223 Sany IROOTECH Headquarters Tower 1

204 m / 669 ft

224 33 South 6th Street

204 m / 668 ft

225 708 1st Avenue

203 m / 666 ft

226 Carlton Centre

201 m / 660 ft

227 Ayala Triangle Gardens North

201 m / 658 ft

228 Zhenru Zhonghai Center Tower 2

200 m / 657 ft

229 Longgang Tianan Cyberpark Phase 4

200 m / 656 ft

229 Philamlife Tower

200 m / 656 ft

231 DPC Tower

200 m / 656 ft

232 Jumeirah Hangzhou Hotel

200 m / 656 ft

233 Otemachi One Tower

200 m / 656 ft

234 CITIC Financial Center Tower 2

200 m / 656 ft

234 Corporate Avenue 9

200 m / 656 ft

236 Hangzhou GT Land Jumeirah

200 m / 656 ft

237 RAYZONE

200 m / 656 ft

238 Beijing Lize Ping An Finance Centre

200 m / 656 ft

239 Guizhou Culture Plaza Plot A3

200 m / 655 ft

240 1 Park Place

199 m / 653 ft

241 Olympia Tower 2

199 m / 653 ft

242 Guizhou Culture Plaza Plot A4

198 m / 650 ft

243 Intercontinental Guangzhou Exhibition Center

198 m / 648 ft

244 Wuhan Design Heart

195 m / 641 ft

245 Qingdao Landmark Tower 3

195 m / 640 ft

246 Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 1

194 m / 635 ft

247 Grace Plaza

192 m / 630 ft

248 700 1st Avenue Tower 2

192 m / 630 ft

249 RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower

192 m / 630 ft

250 NBC Tower

191 m / 627 ft

251 Waldorf Astoria New York

191 m / 625 ft

252 San Felipe Plaza

191 m / 625 ft

253 Legend

190 m / 623 ft

254 Agile Corporation Headquarters Tower

190 m / 622 ft

255 Olympic Tower

189 m / 620 ft

256 Techno Mart 21

189 m / 620 ft

257 Gold Peak Centre B

188 m / 616 ft

258 919 3rd Avenue

188 m / 615 ft

259 Tower 49®

187 m / 615 ft

260 Baccarat Hotel & Residences

186 m / 610 ft

261 Gold Peak Centre A

186 m / 609 ft

262 Chicago Place

185 m / 608 ft

263 AIA Central

185 m / 607 ft

264 Wells Fargo South Tower

185 m / 606 ft

265 415 Madison Avenue Redevelopment

184 m / 605 ft

266 250 West 55th Street

183 m / 602 ft

267 U.S. Bank Center

183 m / 601 ft

268 700 1st Avenue Tower 1

183 m / 600 ft

269 50 Fremont Center

183 m / 600 ft

270 1166 Avenue of the Americas

183 m / 600 ft

271 500 West Monroe Street

183 m / 600 ft

272 Madison Plaza

182 m / 599 ft

273 270 Greenwich Street

182 m / 597 ft

274 Sany IROOTECH Headquarters Tower 2

181 m / 594 ft

275 Tipco Tower

180 m / 591 ft

276 The Avenues T3

180 m / 591 ft

277 Jiang Dong Tower

180 m / 591 ft

278 Ping An Finance Centre Tower B

180 m / 590 ft

279 Tour Areva

178 m / 584 ft

280 The Avenues Conrad Hotel

178 m / 584 ft

281 LG Gangnam Tower

177 m / 581 ft

282 ASEM Tower

176 m / 579 ft

283 No.8 Thames City

176 m / 577 ft

284 300 Madison Avenue

175 m / 575 ft

285 Park Avenue Plaza

175 m / 574 ft

286 The Avenues T1

175 m / 574 ft

287 Chongqing International Trade and Commerce Center 3

175 m / 573 ft

288 530 Sansome Street

175 m / 573 ft

289 One Roxas Triangle

174 m / 572 ft

289 Two Roxas Triangle

174 m / 572 ft

291 Onterie Center

174 m / 570 ft

292 780 3rd Avenue

174 m / 570 ft

293 Qingdao Landmark Tower 2

173 m / 569 ft

294 450 Lexington Avenue

173 m / 568 ft

295 The Avenues Waldorf Astoria Hotel

173 m / 568 ft

296 Masters Tower Cebu

172 m / 564 ft

297 Sinar Mas Center 2

172 m / 563 ft

298 US Bank Plaza I

171 m / 561 ft

299 RCBC Plaza Tower 2

170 m / 558 ft

300 Shanghai Grand Center

170 m / 558 ft

301 Olympia Tower 3

168 m / 551 ft

302 Kula Belgrade

168 m / 551 ft

303 Esentai Tower

168 m / 551 ft

304 Gemdale Plaza Tower A

168 m / 551 ft

305 One Bangkok Tower 5

167 m / 548 ft

306 Quantum 2

165 m / 541 ft

307 1285 Avenue of the Americas

165 m / 540 ft

308 Hollandse Meester

164 m / 538 ft

309 Shaklee Terrace Building

164 m / 538 ft

310 The Franklin - South Tower

164 m / 538 ft

311 City Place I

163 m / 535 ft

312 EY Plaza

163 m / 534 ft

313 One America Tower

162 m / 533 ft

314 The Broadgate Tower

161 m / 529 ft

315 Seneca One

161 m / 529 ft

316 Arcos Torre II East

161 m / 529 ft

316 Arcos Torre II West

161 m / 529 ft

318 Poly International Plaza – Dawangjing

161 m / 529 ft

319 708 1st Avenue Tower B

161 m / 528 ft

320 Poly Real Estate Headquarters Tower 1

161 m / 527 ft

320 Poly Real Estate Headquarters Tower 2

161 m / 527 ft

322 JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Shanghai Pudong

160 m / 526 ft

323 New Futura North Tower

160 m / 525 ft

323 New Futura South Tower

160 m / 525 ft

325 Ayala Tower One

160 m / 525 ft

326 Canopy Tower

160 m / 525 ft

327 425 Market Street

160 m / 524 ft

328 Rondo 1

159 m / 522 ft

329 Goodwin Square

159 m / 522 ft

330 Financial Centre D

159 m / 520 ft

331 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 7,293 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.
331 Zhong Hong Tower

158 m / 518 ft

333 Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank Headquarters

158 m / 518 ft

334 Mitsui & Co. Building

158 m / 518 ft

335 Two Financial Place

157 m / 515 ft

336 The Atrium Serviced Apartments

157 m / 515 ft

337 Espacio Condesa Corporativo

157 m / 515 ft

338 425 South Financial Place

157 m / 515 ft

339 No.10 Thames City

157 m / 514 ft

340 1300 West Carroll Avenue Phase 2

157 m / 514 ft

341 Huntington Center

156 m / 512 ft

342 Rizal Tower

156 m / 512 ft

343 321 North Clark Street

155 m / 510 ft

344 Jesse White State of Illinois Building

155 m / 510 ft

345 Sixty State Street

155 m / 509 ft

346 2 Times Square

155 m / 509 ft

346 600 Lonsdale

155 m / 509 ft

346 The Atrium Residences

155 m / 509 ft

349 Zuellig Building

155 m / 509 ft

350 555 17th Street

155 m / 507 ft

351 One Beacon Street

155 m / 507 ft

352 10 Universal City Plaza

154 m / 506 ft

353 Parkline South

154 m / 506 ft

354 616 1st Avenue Tower 1

154 m / 505 ft

355 Hotel de las Artes

154 m / 505 ft

356 Central Place Sydney South Tower

154 m / 505 ft

357 El Paso Energy Building

153 m / 502 ft

358 One George Street

153 m / 502 ft

359 Tower 46

153 m / 501 ft

360 Telesis Tower

152 m / 500 ft

361 The World Centre

152 m / 500 ft

362 Symphony Towers

152 m / 499 ft

363 100 Mount Street

152 m / 498 ft

364 Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel

151 m / 497 ft

365 Beijing Goldfield Plaza Tower A

151 m / 497 ft

366 Citigroup Headquarters

151 m / 496 ft

367 333 Bush Street

151 m / 495 ft

368 PNC Centre

151 m / 494 ft

369 Mashreq Bank Headquarters

150 m / 493 ft

370 Rembrandt Tower

150 m / 492 ft

371 PNC Bank Building

150 m / 491 ft

372 Arena Tower

149 m / 489 ft

373 Pan Peninsula East Tower

148 m / 486 ft

374 Central Place Sydney North Tower

148 m / 486 ft

375 Webank Headquarters

148 m / 486 ft

376 St. Regis San Francisco

148 m / 484 ft

377 Talan Tower 1

146 m / 478 ft

378 Parkline North

145 m / 476 ft

379 Itaú Fidelité Marginal Pinheiros

145 m / 476 ft

380 45 Fremont Center

145 m / 476 ft

381 Cook County Administration Building

145 m / 475 ft

382 Mindet 6

144 m / 472 ft

383 250 Water Street North Tower

143 m / 470 ft

383 250 Water Street South Tower

143 m / 470 ft

385 Skipton House Redevelopment-Tower A

143 m / 468 ft

386 The Stratford

142 m / 466 ft

387 650 California Street

142 m / 466 ft

388 1301 Market Street

140 m / 460 ft

389 401 North Michigan Avenue

139 m / 457 ft

390 Wells Fargo Tower

138 m / 454 ft

391 Equitable Building

138 m / 453 ft

392 William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower

138 m / 452 ft

393 222 South Riverside Plaza

137 m / 450 ft

394 Centro Operativo BBVA Bancomer

137 m / 449 ft

394 The Curve

137 m / 449 ft

396 Shaoxing City Tower

137 m / 449 ft

397 St. Michael's Tower

137 m / 448 ft

398 Providence Tower

136 m / 446 ft

399 University Club Tower

136 m / 446 ft

400 18 India Street Tower 1

136 m / 445 ft

401 One Main Place

136 m / 445 ft

401 Two PNC Plaza

136 m / 445 ft

403 85 Broad Street

135 m / 443 ft

404 Corporate Avenue 3

135 m / 443 ft

405 Luna Gardens

135 m / 443 ft

406 400 Poydras Tower

135 m / 442 ft

407 200 South Orange

134 m / 441 ft

408 1010 Common

134 m / 438 ft

409 Financial Centre C

133 m / 437 ft

410 Annenberg Building

133 m / 436 ft

411 500 Folsom

133 m / 435 ft

412 4 Metrotech Center

131 m / 429 ft

413 101 Warren Street

130 m / 428 ft

414 Toren

130 m / 427 ft

415 Bell Tower

130 m / 426 ft

416 Milwaukee Center

130 m / 426 ft

417 505 Montgomery

130 m / 425 ft

418 Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center

129 m / 424 ft

419 Fifteen Fifty

129 m / 422 ft

420 100 East Pratt Street

128 m / 418 ft

421 1300 West Carroll Avenue Phase 1

127 m / 418 ft

422 1865 Broadway

127 m / 416 ft

423 Hartford Plaza South

126 m / 415 ft

424 Richardson Building

126 m / 414 ft

425 Quantum

126 m / 413 ft

426 National Commercial Bank

126 m / 413 ft

427 350 Mission Street

126 m / 413 ft

428 PNC Center

125 m / 410 ft

429 One City Centre

125 m / 410 ft

430 595 Market Street

125 m / 410 ft

431 707 Fifth Street

125 m / 410 ft

432 No.9 Thames City

125 m / 409 ft

433 Ordway Building

123 m / 404 ft

434 Fifty South Sixth

123 m / 404 ft

435 Pan Peninsula West Tower

122 m / 400 ft

436 875 3rd Avenue

122 m / 400 ft

437 One Congress Plaza

121 m / 398 ft

438 One Maritime Plaza

121 m / 398 ft

439 1500 Mission Street

121 m / 396 ft

440 The Plaza on Dewitt

120 m / 395 ft

441 Northlight Theatre Tower

120 m / 395 ft

442 Talan Tower 2

120 m / 393 ft

443 95 State at City Creek

120 m / 393 ft

444 225 West Washington Street

120 m / 393 ft

445 Marriott Hotel City Center

119 m / 392 ft

446 Carlton Hotel

119 m / 390 ft

447 The Atrium Office Tower

119 m / 390 ft

448 75 State Street

119 m / 390 ft

449 380 Stuart Street

118 m / 388 ft

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

118 m / 387 ft

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

118 m / 387 ft

452 Elizabeth House North Tower

118 m / 387 ft

453 The Superior Court of California - San Diego

118 m / 387 ft

454 111 Main

118 m / 387 ft

455 TD Tower

117 m / 383 ft

456 Chronicle Tower

115 m / 377 ft

457 Canadian Pacific Plaza

115 m / 377 ft

458 461 5th Avenue

115 m / 376 ft

459 Ayala Triangle Gardens South

115 m / 376 ft

460 Bally's Atlantic City

114 m / 375 ft

461 33 West Monroe

114 m / 375 ft

462 388 Market Street

114 m / 375 ft

463 One Bangkok Andaz Hotel

114 m / 374 ft

464 AMP Square

113 m / 372 ft

465 Midtown East

113 m / 372 ft

466 303 West Madison

113 m / 372 ft

467 Standard Insurance Center

112 m / 367 ft

468 One Flagler

111 m / 365 ft

469 B & W Tower

111 m / 363 ft

469 Meidinger Tower

111 m / 363 ft

471 88 Kearny Street

111 m / 363 ft

472 1125 17th Street

111 m / 363 ft

473 1201 North Market Street

110 m / 360 ft

474 250 West Pratt Street

110 m / 360 ft

475 Denver Energy Center Tower II

109 m / 357 ft

476 Eaton Center

109 m / 356 ft

477 3300 North Central Avenue

109 m / 356 ft

478 Il Matitone

109 m / 356 ft

479 Grand Hyatt San Francisco

108 m / 355 ft

480 Gemdale Plaza Tower B

108 m / 354 ft

480 PNC Center

108 m / 354 ft

482 101 Second Street

108 m / 354 ft

483 Amorsolo West

107 m / 351 ft

484 Atrium Two

107 m / 351 ft

485 33 North Dearborn

106 m / 348 ft

486 Poly Corporation Headquarters

106 m / 348 ft

487 Ontario Tower

106 m / 346 ft

488 Skipton House Redevelopment-Tower B

105 m / 346 ft

489 Sofitel Singapore City Centre

105 m / 345 ft

490 250 Water Street

105 m / 345 ft

491 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 7,293 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.
491 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 7,293 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.
491 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 7,293 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.
494 222 North LaSalle

104 m / 342 ft

495 1515 Poydras

104 m / 341 ft

496 Two Shell Plaza

104 m / 341 ft

497 University Hall

103 m / 338 ft

498 Wells Fargo Plaza

103 m / 338 ft

499 Oxford Tower

103 m / 338 ft

500 Loop Transportation Center

102 m / 336 ft

501 Kaiser Engineering Building

102 m / 336 ft

502 No.5 Upper Riverside

102 m / 335 ft

503 Denver Energy Center Tower I

102 m / 335 ft

504 Hartford Plaza

102 m / 334 ft

505 Arkes Family Pavilion

101 m / 333 ft

506 Inland Steel Building

101 m / 332 ft

507 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 7,293 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.
508 525 West Monroe Street

101 m / 330 ft

509 Bremer Tower

100 m / 328 ft

510 One Brickell Square

100 m / 328 ft

511 Bechtel Building

100 m / 328 ft

512 Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 2

100 m / 328 ft

512 Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 3

100 m / 328 ft

514 Corporate Avenue 4

100 m / 327 ft

514 Corporate Avenue 5

100 m / 327 ft

516 500 North Michigan Avenue

99 m / 325 ft

517 101 Barclay Street

99 m / 325 ft

518 River North Point

99 m / 325 ft

519 Union Bank Building

99 m / 325 ft

520 Financial Centre B

99 m / 325 ft

521 235 Pine Street

99 m / 324 ft

522 Harris Bank Addition I

98 m / 322 ft

523 Pan-American Life Building

98 m / 322 ft

524 US Bank Plaza II

98 m / 321 ft

525 300 South Riverside

98 m / 320 ft

526 7 Hudson Square

98 m / 320 ft

527 Stead 220

97 m / 320 ft

528 570 Broome Street

97 m / 317 ft

529 PNC Bank Building

97 m / 317 ft

530 Genesis North Tower

97 m / 317 ft

531 No.4 Upper Riverside

96 m / 315 ft

532 222 South Main

96 m / 315 ft

533 Lincoln Yards North Building A.2

96 m / 315 ft

534 1455 Market Street

96 m / 315 ft

535 353 Sacramento Street

95 m / 313 ft

536 Breitner Center

95 m / 312 ft

537 No.3 Upper Riverside

94 m / 309 ft

538 Oval Tower

94 m / 308 ft

539 One Bush Street

94 m / 308 ft

540 Lever House

94 m / 307 ft

541 Ten Penn Center

93 m / 306 ft

542 Lee Towers 1

93 m / 305 ft

542 Lee Towers 2

93 m / 305 ft

542 Rotterdam Science Tower

93 m / 305 ft

545 UBS Plaza

93 m / 305 ft

546 Icon Norfolk

93 m / 304 ft

547 One State Street

91 m / 300 ft

548 Financial Centre A

91 m / 299 ft

549 La Guardia Plaza 4

90 m / 295 ft

550 Congress Center

89 m / 292 ft

551 Eighth and Main Building

88 m / 290 ft

552 1000 West Carroll Avenue

88 m / 288 ft

553 330 North Green

88 m / 288 ft

554 Hidalgo Place

88 m / 287 ft

555 10 South Riverside Plaza

87 m / 285 ft

555 120 South Riverside Plaza

87 m / 285 ft

557 Rivage Residences

87 m / 284 ft

558 Five Star Bank Plaza

87 m / 284 ft

559 555 Montgomery Street

86 m / 282 ft

560 Pendry Manhattan West

86 m / 281 ft

561 Zuidoost Toren A

85 m / 279 ft

562 Poly International Plaza Tower 2

84 m / 276 ft

563 One Park Place

83 m / 273 ft

564 2 MiamiCentral

83 m / 273 ft

565 Terrace Plaza Hotel

83 m / 272 ft

566 Wuyi Center Tower 1

82 m / 269 ft

567 800 Fulton Market

81 m / 265 ft

568 Thrivent Financial Building

81 m / 264 ft

569 Iconic Complex and Gateway District Tower 2

80 m / 262 ft

570 Zuidoost Toren B

80 m / 262 ft

571 Five Manhattan West

80 m / 262 ft

572 Fairmont Plaza

80 m / 261 ft

573 555 West Monroe Street

79 m / 260 ft

574 Faraday Wood

79 m / 260 ft

575 No.2 Upper Riverside

79 m / 260 ft

576 Manhattan House

78 m / 256 ft

577 Atrium One

77 m / 252 ft

578 One Main Place

76 m / 250 ft

579 Hartford Plaza North

74 m / 244 ft

580 Sabah Al-Salem University City Central Administration Building

74 m / 244 ft

581 No.1 Upper Riverside

74 m / 243 ft

582 Harrison West

74 m / 243 ft

583 20 Stanwix Street

74 m / 243 ft

584 Pudong Financial Plaza L+Mall

74 m / 243 ft

585 Marriott World Trade Center

74 m / 242 ft

586 Hilton Portland Downtown

73 m / 241 ft

587 One Steuart Lane

73 m / 240 ft

588 John Jay College of Criminal Justice Expansion

73 m / 239 ft

589 San Francisco Planning, Building and Public Works Departments

73 m / 238 ft

590 Public Safety Answering Center II

73 m / 238 ft

591 Wuyi Center Tower 2

72 m / 236 ft

592 RDO Building

71 m / 234 ft

593 Harrison Tower Apartments & Villas

71 m / 234 ft

594 680 Folsom Street

70 m / 230 ft

595 Royal Eden Docks

69 m / 227 ft

596 Lincoln Yards North Building A.1

69 m / 225 ft

597 Harrison East

68 m / 223 ft

598 Seaport Science Center

67 m / 221 ft

599 Poly International Plaza Tower 3

67 m / 220 ft

600 Vertical Medina

66 m / 218 ft

601 Westin Houston Medical Center

66 m / 216 ft

602 Lincoln Common Tower 1

65 m / 214 ft

602 Lincoln Common Tower 2

65 m / 214 ft

604 135-175 Bishopsgate

64 m / 211 ft

605 375 Hudson Street

64 m / 210 ft

606 Pilkington Building

64 m / 210 ft

607 925 Common Luxury Apartments

64 m / 210 ft

608 City Island-Grantham House

63 m / 206 ft

609 700 Eleventh Street

61 m / 199 ft

610 La Guardia Plaza 1

60 m / 197 ft

611 28&7

57 m / 188 ft

612 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 7,293 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 The Dalton School

55 m / 181 ft

614 ARC Innovation Center

54 m / 178 ft

615 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 7,293 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.
616 Elizabeth House South Tower

53 m / 174 ft

617 KAFD Conference Centre

42 m / 137 ft

618 Sabah Al-Salem University City Central Library

40 m / 131 ft

619 Sabah Al-Salem University City Convocation Hall

36 m / 119 ft

620 Naza Signature Tower

-

621 88 Seoul Media Tower

-

622 Naga 3 Tower B

-

622 Naga 3 Tower C

-

624 Aurelia Residences

-

625 Park Villas

-

626 1111 Sunset Residential Tower 1

-

627 SOM Timber Tower

-

628 1706-1726 Sherman Avenue

-

629 1111 Sunset Residential Tower 2

-

629 Crossroads Hollywood Apartment Tower

-

631 Crossroads Hollywood Condo Tower

-

631 Xuhui Vanke Center Phase III Tower 3

-

631 Xuhui Vanke Center Phase III Tower 4

-

634 Catalinas Rio North Tower

-

635 Crossroads Hollywood Hotel Tower

-

636 Catalinas Rio South Tower

-

637 The Collective Canary Wharf

-

638 1 Silk Street

-

639 18 India Street Tower 2

-

639 Cook County Hospital Redevopment Phase 1B

-

639 Cook County Hospital Redevopment Phase 4 East Tower

-

639 Cook County Hospital Redevopment Phase 4 West Tower

-

639 Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 3

-

639 Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 4

-

639 Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 5

-

639 Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 6

-

639 Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 7

-

639 Post Oak & Richmond Tower 1

-

639 Post Oak & Richmond Tower 2

-

639 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 255 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.

Designated Experts

CVU Leaders At Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

CVU Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Luke Leung

CVU Skybridges Research Project Steering Committee, 2019 – Present

Aaron Mazeika

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

Mark Sarkisian

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

Vram Malek

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