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DeSimone Consulting Engineering

About

Member Since: 2015

Member Offices: Miami, New York City

Website: https://www.desimone.com

DeSimone Consulting Engineering provides leading structural engineering, façade consulting, integrated design and detailing, forensic, and construction consulting services for all types of buildings. With offices in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, DeSimone is known for providing each client with personal, dedicated, and inspiring engineering solutions. To date, DeSimone has designed over 10,000 projects in 44 states and 55 countries.

Fields of Expertise

Engineering, Other; Structural Engineering

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 Central Park Tower
472.4 m / 1,550  ft
2 One Bloor West
308.6 m / 1,012  ft
3 Wasl Tower
300.6 m / 986  ft
4 50 Hudson Yards
299 m / 981  ft
5 220 Central Park South
289.6 m / 950  ft
6 The Greenwich
278 m / 912  ft
7 99 Hudson Street
271 m / 889  ft
8 Regent Emirates Pearl
255 m / 837  ft
9 Panorama Tower
251.9 m / 827  ft
10 Aston Martin Residences
250.2 m / 821  ft

Awards

One Bloor West

Winner: One Bloor West

Structure Award 2025

CVU Leaders

Hari Chandana Gangavarapu

Hari Chandana Gangavarapu

CVU Future Leaders Committee, Florida, 2020 – Present

Roman Przepiorka

Roman Przepiorka

CVU Steel-Timber Research Project Steering Committee, 2022 – Present

Chicago

Danilo Nanni

Danilo Nanni

CVU Regional Hub, Americas Steering Committee, 2023 – Present

Miami

Building Completions Timeline

Global News

28 October 2025

Revised Plans Unveiled for Calle 8 Tower in Miami’s Brickell District

The CVU (CTBUH) Florida Chapter will be hosting an event on 30 October, exploring the groundbreaking Calle 8, a 68-story mixed-use high-rise project. Presented from...

 

22 July 2025

Building Feature: 830 Brickell, Miami

Rising 724 feet over downtown Miami, 830 Brickell is a next-generation Class A+ office tower designed to anchor the city’s growing financial district. The 55-story...

 

25 June 2025

Toronto's One Bloor West Tops 300 Meters

One Bloor West, formerly known as The One, has officially reached supertall status, surpassing 300 meters. Located at the corner of Bloor and Yonge in...

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Associated companies

Constructive Engineering Design, Inc. (2026)

KP Elevator Consulting (2025)

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 Central Park Tower

472 m / 1,550 ft
2 The Towers

320 m / 1,049 ft
3 MAJOR.

318 m / 1,043 ft
4 One Bloor West

309 m / 1,012 ft
5 Wasl Tower

301 m / 986 ft
6 50 Hudson Yards

299 m / 981 ft
7 220 Central Park South

290 m / 950 ft
8 The Greenwich

278 m / 912 ft
9 99 Hudson Street

271 m / 889 ft
10 Regent Emirates Pearl

255 m / 837 ft
11 Panorama Tower

252 m / 827 ft
12 Aston Martin Residences

250 m / 821 ft
13 Bloomberg Tower

246 m / 806 ft
14 Four Seasons Hotel & Tower

240 m / 789 ft
15 111 Murray Street

240 m / 788 ft
16 50 West

237 m / 779 ft
17 Madison Square Park Tower

237 m / 778 ft
18 Santander Tower

233 m / 765 ft
19 Skyline Tower

232 m / 762 ft
20 Shangri-La at the Fort

229 m / 752 ft
21 Aro

225 m / 738 ft
22 Calle 8

225 m / 737 ft
23 830 Brickell

221 m / 724 ft
24 100 East 53rd Street

217 m / 711 ft
25 Marquis

214 m / 702 ft
26 Jersey City Urby

213 m / 700 ft
27 One Thousand Museum

213 m / 699 ft
28 Brickell Flatiron

213 m / 698 ft
29 Winthrop Center

211 m / 693 ft
30 Random House Tower

208 m / 684 ft
31 Millennium Tower

208 m / 681 ft
32 Resorts World Las Vegas Tower I

205 m / 674 ft
33 One Wall Street

202 m / 663 ft
34 900 Biscayne Bay

198 m / 650 ft
35 55 Hudson Street

198 m / 649 ft
36 Turnberry Ocean Club

198 m / 649 ft
37 Millennium Tower

197 m / 645 ft
38 Tower 28

194 m / 637 ft
39 Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 1

194 m / 635 ft
40 Langham Place

193 m / 632 ft
41 The Edge on Brickell

192 m / 631 ft
42 Avalon Willoughby Square

190 m / 624 ft
43 Rose Hill

189 m / 620 ft
44 808 Pavonia Avenue

189 m / 619 ft
45 425 5th Avenue

188 m / 618 ft
46 Una Residences

187 m / 613 ft
47 Allianz Tower

186 m / 609 ft
48 Cosmopolitan Casino Spa Tower

184 m / 604 ft
49 Cosmopolitan Casino Beach Club Tower

184 m / 604 ft
50 The Hub

184 m / 602 ft
51 Epic Residences & Hotel

183 m / 601 ft
52 W Times Square

178 m / 583 ft
53 Ritz-Carlton New York NoMad

177 m / 580 ft
54 LOFTY Brickell

175 m / 574 ft
55 One South Dearborn

174 m / 571 ft
56 505 Summit

173 m / 569 ft
57 813 Pavonia Avenue

170 m / 558 ft
58 VDARA

169 m / 556 ft
59 Equitable Building

169 m / 555 ft
60 Tower 111

169 m / 554 ft
61 One Willoughby Square

168 m / 552 ft
62 17 State Street

165 m / 542 ft
63 70 Columbus

161 m / 529 ft
64 The Metropolis

161 m / 528 ft
65 William Beaver House

161 m / 527 ft
66 77 Greenwich

159 m / 523 ft
67 Tower 46

153 m / 501 ft
68 1450 BRICKELL

153 m / 500 ft
69 The Modern at Fort Lee North Tower

152 m / 498 ft
69 The Modern at Fort Lee South Tower

152 m / 498 ft
71 Saqqara Residences 1

150 m / 492 ft
72 Mohegan Sun Sky Tower

148 m / 487 ft
73 50 Hudson Street

147 m / 482 ft
74 Three Tequesta Point

146 m / 480 ft
75 Circa Las Vegas

146 m / 480 ft
76 CassaNY

146 m / 478 ft
77 Prism Tower

145 m / 476 ft
78 Millennium Place Tower 1

145 m / 475 ft
79 12 Metrotech Center

144 m / 473 ft
80 Park Avenue Place

144 m / 472 ft
81 Aire

143 m / 470 ft
82 Neptune/Sixth

143 m / 470 ft
83 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Expansion

141 m / 461 ft
84 Prime

139 m / 456 ft
85 Tower 31

137 m / 450 ft
86 Millennium Point

137 m / 449 ft
87 Millennium Place Tower 2

136 m / 445 ft
88 The Westin Diplomat Resort

135 m / 444 ft
89 The Olivia

134 m / 440 ft
90 Eagle + West Tower 1

134 m / 438 ft
91 Moxy Chelsea

128 m / 420 ft
92 2 Columbus

128 m / 420 ft
93 Alcove

128 m / 419 ft
94 500 West Main Street

127 m / 417 ft
95 Hunter's Point South Commons

123 m / 404 ft
96 2000 Biscayne Boulevard

123 m

404 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 36 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,823 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.
97 351 Marin Boulevard

122 m / 400 ft
98 Olympia DUMBO

122 m / 400 ft
99 Four Seasons Hotel & Residences

121 m / 398 ft
100 Millennium Tower Residences

120 m / 394 ft
101 Al Maryah Tower

120 m / 394 ft
102 The Aurora

118 m / 387 ft
103 The Centria

118 m / 386 ft
104 Avalon Riverview North

117 m / 385 ft
105 The Forge

117 m / 384 ft
106 The Milan Condominium

116 m / 381 ft
107 The Lowell Modern

116 m / 381 ft
108 Element

116 m / 380 ft
109 The Central at 5th by Hilton Club

115 m / 378 ft
110 Chelsea Landmark

112 m / 368 ft
111 The Riverhouse

110 m / 362 ft
112 The Visionaire

110 m / 360 ft
113 Pearl Fulton Market

109 m / 358 ft
114 ParkShore Plaza

108 m / 355 ft
115 The Metropolitan

107 m / 350 ft
116 Bisby at Newport

107 m / 350 ft
117 29 Park Madison

105 m / 345 ft
118 Avalon Brooklyn Bay

104 m / 343 ft
119 Hunter's Point South Crossing

104 m / 342 ft
120 Eagle + West Tower 2

104 m / 342 ft
121 1841 Broadway

103 m / 339 ft
122 The Empire

103 m / 337 ft
123 The Impala

102 m / 334 ft
124 175 Third Street

101 m / 331 ft
125 Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 2

100 m / 328 ft
125 Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 3

100 m / 328 ft
127 The Seville

99 m / 326 ft
128 215 Chrystie Street

96 m / 314 ft
129 Link Apartments QPN

95 m / 312 ft
130 455 Central Park West

95 m / 312 ft
131 5th On The Park

95 m / 310 ft
132 Grove at Grand Bay North Tower

94 m / 308 ft
132 Grove at Grand Bay South Tower

94 m / 308 ft
134 Atlantis Royal Tower East

93 m / 305 ft
135 360 State Street

91 m / 300 ft
136 1001 Water

90 m / 296 ft
137 Hotel Riu Plaza New York Times Square

90 m / 294 ft
138 Park Grove Tower A

90 m / 294 ft
139 New Brunswick Performing Arts Center

89 m / 292 ft
140 Heron East Tower

89 m / 291 ft
141 Park Grove Tower B

88 m / 290 ft
142 Atlantis Royal Tower West

88 m

289 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 23 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,232 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.
143 Hartford Marriott Downtown

84 m

276 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,232 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.
143 The Cove Atlantis

84 m

276 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,232 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.
145 220 Central Park South Villa

84 m / 274 ft
146 100 11th Avenue

81 m / 265 ft
147 The Standard

80 m / 261 ft
148 Park Grove Tower C

78 m / 256 ft
149 The James New York

78 m / 255 ft
150 H-1

77 m / 254 ft
151 Maverick Chelsea

76 m / 249 ft
152 citizenM Hotel

75 m / 246 ft
153 Pudong Financial Plaza L+Mall

74 m / 243 ft
154 Gramercy Green

73 m / 240 ft
155 The Exhibit

72 m / 236 ft
156 Portland Building

70 m / 231 ft
157 378 West End Avenue

69 m / 226 ft
158 170 Amsterdam Avenue

66 m / 217 ft
159 Faena House

66 m / 215 ft
160 HL23

54 m / 176 ft
161 The Surf Club Four Seasons North Tower

52 m / 171 ft
161 The Surf Club Four Seasons South Tower

52 m / 171 ft
163 Covenant House New York

50 m / 165 ft
164 The Surf Club Four Seasons Hotel Tower

50 m / 165 ft
165 Scholars Village East Building

40 m / 130 ft
165 Scholars Village West Building

40 m / 130 ft
167 Resorts World Las Vegas Tower II

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168 Resorts World Las Vegas Tower III

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169 The Standard Residences Brickell Miami

-
170 1900 Biscayne Boulevard East Tower

-
170 1900 Biscayne Boulevard West Tower

-
172 The Lily River Oaks

-
173 The Reef Atlantis

-
174 2811 Kirby Drive Office Building

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

13 Years

Most Common Function*

Residential (53%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (79%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 66 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 63 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

Danilo Nanni

Principal, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
Miami, United States

Jinsun Parque

Director of Marketing, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
New York City, United States

Dalibor Savovic

Senior Associate, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
London, United Kingdom

John Viise

Managing Principal, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
Chicago, United States

Stephen DeSimone

President & CEO, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
New York City, United States

David Koren

Director of Marketing, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
New York City, United States

CVU Leaders At DeSimone Consulting Engineering

CVU Future Leaders Committee, Florida, 2020 – Present

Hari Chandana Gangavarapu

Senior Project Engineer, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
Miami, United States

CVU Steel-Timber Research Project Steering Committee, 2022 – Present

Roman Przepiorka

Associate Principal, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
Chicago, United States

CVU Regional Hub, Americas Steering Committee, 2023 – Present

Danilo Nanni

Principal, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
Miami, United States

CVU Chicago Chapter, 2023 – Present

John Viise

Managing Principal, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
Chicago, United States

CVU New York City Chapter, 2026 – Present

Dalibor Savovic

Senior Associate, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
London, United Kingdom

Global News

25 June 2025

Toronto's One Bloor West Tops 300 Meters

One Bloor West, formerly known as The One, has officially reached supertall status, surpassing 300 meters. Located at the corner of Bloor and Yonge in...

10 July 2023

Toronto Building Revises Height to 91 Stories

At a City Council meeting during the week of 12 June 2023, a final revised height of 91 stories has been determined for The One,...

09 November 2022

New York Penthouse Sells for US$72 Million

A penthouse on Manhattan's Billionaire's Row at 220 Central Park South has sold for US$72 million, records show. The full-floor unit is just over 5,000 square...

25 October 2022

Office Tower in Hudson Yards Development Officially Opens in New York City

Foster + Partners has completed 50 Hudson Yards in New York City as part of the Hudson Yards major development in Midtown Manhattan. The 981-foot-tall (299...

19 February 2021

Sixth Building in New York City Megadevelopment Tops Out

50 Hudson Yards, the practice’s latest building in New York has officially topped out. The LEED Gold-designed, 58-story office development forms an integral part of...

12 January 2021

Towering Supercolumns Could Extend Toronto Tower Even Higher

Mizrahi Developments' The One kicked off 2021 with proposed changes to its height. Approved at 85 stories and 308.6 meters, the plan would add nine...

18 September 2019

Two Supertalls Top Out in New York City

The Grand Central Terminal-adjacent supertall One Vanderbilt officially topped out this week, reaching its full 1,401-foot (427-meter) height. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the tower...

16 April 2019

Up to 80 New Skyscrapers Planned in Toronto as Demand Climbs

Toronto’s crowded skyline could see scores of new skyscrapers sprouting up in the next few years, more than doubling the number of tall buildings in...

15 March 2019

New York City’s Hudson Yards’ Shops, Restaurants, Officially Open to The Public

At noon on March 15, 2019, New York’s newest neighborhood ceremonially opened for business. Hudson Yards‘ first public-facing attractions, the Shops & Restaurants and Thomas...

21 January 2019

“Tower Fifth” Could Become New York City’s Second-Tallest

For decades, the New York City skyline was dominated by one building, the 1,250-foot-tall (381-meter) Empire State Building. But 17 “supertall” skyscrapers — defined as...

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