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Facts
Population
Source: Census 2020
2,747,231 (2020)
Area
590 km² • 228 mi²
Density
4,656.3 people per km²
12,059.8 people per mi²
First 150m+ Building
Tallest Building
Rankings
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Tallest City in
the World
Tallest City in
Tallest City in
Buildings
|
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 |
Height
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willis Tower | 442.1 m / 1,451 ft | |
| 2 | Trump International Hotel & Tower | 423.2 m / 1,389 ft | |
| 3 | The St. Regis Chicago | 362.9 m / 1,191 ft | |
| 4 | Aon Center | 346.3 m / 1,136 ft | |
| 5 | 875 North Michigan Avenue | 343.7 m / 1,128 ft | |
| 6 | The Franklin - North Tower | 306.9 m / 1,007 ft | |
| 7 | Two Prudential Plaza | 303.3 m / 995 ft | |
| 8 | One Chicago - 14 West Superior | 295.8 m / 971 ft | |
| 9 | 311 South Wacker Drive | 292.9 m / 961 ft | |
| 10 | NEMA Chicago | 273.1 m / 896 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
Chicago CVU Members
|
Logo
|
Name
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
CCHRB (Chicago Committee on High-Rise Buildings) |
Nonprofit/Governmental
|
0 | NONP |
 |
Arup |
Platinum
|
470 | CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
 |
Buro Happold |
Platinum
|
117 | CIV • STRC • ENVP • ENVE • BMNT • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • SEC • TRAN |
 |
Illinois Institute of Technology |
Platinum
|
0 | ACAD • RES |
 |
KONE Corporation |
Platinum
|
395 | MATR • VERC • VERS |
 |
Langan |
Platinum
|
109 | CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV |
 |
PERI |
Platinum
|
74 | ENGM • MATR |
 |
RWDI |
Platinum
|
532 | WIND • ENVE • ENGO |
 |
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
Platinum
|
365 | CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN |
 |
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. |
Platinum
|
233 | CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN |
 |
WSP |
Platinum
|
689 | CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN |
 |
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture |
Gold
|
48 | INTR • URB • ARCH |
 |
Council on Vertical Urbanism |
Gold
|
0 | NONP |
 |
Gensler |
Gold
|
121 | INTR • ARCH • COST |
 |
Goettsch Partners |
Gold
|
71 | ARCH |
 |
IMEG Corp |
Gold
|
5 | ENGM |
 |
Perkins & Will |
Gold
|
33 | INTR • ARCH • HIST |
 |
Rise Global LLC |
Gold
|
0 | STRC • WIND • SEIS |
 |
360 Chicago |
Silver
|
1 | MRKT |
 |
AMSYSCO |
Silver
|
37 | MATR |
 |
ArcelorMittal |
Silver
|
148 | MATR |
 |
bKL Architecture |
Silver
|
10 | ARCH |
 |
DLR Group |
Silver
|
12 | ARCH |
 |
Epstein |
Silver
|
14 | ARCH |
 |
GEI Consultants |
Silver
|
21 | GEO |
 |
Golub & Company |
Silver
|
6 | OWN |
 |
Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture |
Silver
|
10 | ARCH |
 |
HKS |
Silver
|
28 | ARCH |
 |
Jahn/ |
Silver
|
60 | ARCH |
 |
Jensen Hughes |
Silver
|
59 | FIRE |
 |
Krueck Sexton Partners |
Silver
|
3 | ARCH |
 |
Laurie & Brennan LLP |
Silver
|
0 | LEGL |
 |
McHugh Construction |
Silver
|
22 | CON |
 |
Pappageorge Haymes Partners |
Silver
|
10 | INTR |
 |
ParkFowler Plus |
Silver
|
2 | ARCH |
 |
RATIO I smdp |
Silver
|
3 | URB |
 |
Riverside Investment & Development |
Silver
|
4 | DEV |
 |
SCB |
Silver
|
41 | ARCH |
 |
Studio Gang Architects |
Silver
|
6 | ARCH |
CVU People & Events
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