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Facts
Population
Source: US Census
2,195,914 (2014)
Area
628 km² • 242 mi²
Density
3,496.7 people per km²
9,056.4 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 | JPMorgan Chase Tower | 305.4 m / 1,002 ft | |
| 2 | 1000 Louisiana | 302.4 m / 992 ft | |
| 3 | Williams Tower | 274.6 m / 901 ft | |
| 4 | TC Energy Center | 237.8 m / 780 ft | |
| 5 | Heritage Plaza | 232.3 m / 762 ft | |
| 6 | Enterprise Plaza | 230.4 m / 756 ft | |
| 7 | 609 Main at Texas | 230.1 m / 755 ft | |
| 8 | Centerpoint Energy Plaza | 225.9 m / 741 ft | |
| 9 | Texas Tower | 224 m / 735 ft | |
| 10 | 1600 Smith Street | 223.1 m / 732 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
Houston CVU Members
|
Logo
|
Name
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Arup |
Platinum
|
470 | CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
 |
Langan |
Platinum
|
109 | CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV |
 |
RWDI |
Platinum
|
532 | WIND • ENVE • ENGO |
 |
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. |
Platinum
|
233 | CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN |
 |
atelierMIDE |
Silver
|
0 | ARCH |
 |
Hines |
Silver
|
72 | DEV |
Global News
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