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DeSimone Consulting Engineering

About

Member Since: 2015

Member Offices: Miami, New York City

Website: http://www.de-simone.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 Wasl Tower
300.6 m / 986  ft
2 220 Central Park South
289.6 m / 950  ft
3 The Greenwich
278 m / 912  ft
4 99 Hudson Street
271 m / 889  ft
5 Regent Emirates Pearl
255 m / 837  ft
6 Panorama Tower
251.9 m / 827  ft
7 Aston Martin Residences
250.2 m / 821  ft
8 Four Seasons Hotel & Tower
240.4 m / 789  ft
9 111 Murray Street
240.2 m / 788  ft
10 50 West
237.3 m / 779  ft

Awards

Wasl Tower

Award of Excellence: Wasl Tower

Construction 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...

 

16 October 2024

Recently Completed 29-Story NYC Residential Building Gets Recognition for Engineering Achievements

The Olympia DUMBO residential building in Brooklyn, has earned recognition for its innovative engineering, with DeSimone Consulting Engineering playing a key role in achieving the...

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Associated companies

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 The Towers

320 m / 1,049 ft
2 MAJOR.

318 m / 1,043 ft
3 Wasl Tower

301 m / 986 ft
4 220 Central Park South

290 m / 950 ft
5 The Greenwich

278 m / 912 ft
6 99 Hudson Street

271 m / 889 ft
7 Regent Emirates Pearl

255 m / 837 ft
8 Panorama Tower

252 m / 827 ft
9 Aston Martin Residences

250 m / 821 ft
10 Four Seasons Hotel & Tower

240 m / 789 ft
11 111 Murray Street

240 m / 788 ft
12 50 West

237 m / 779 ft
13 Madison Square Park Tower

237 m / 778 ft
14 Santander Tower

233 m / 765 ft
15 Skyline Tower

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

229 m / 752 ft
17 Aro

225 m / 738 ft
18 Calle 8

225 m / 737 ft
19 830 Brickell

221 m / 724 ft
20 100 East 53rd Street

217 m / 711 ft
21 Marquis

214 m / 702 ft
22 Jersey City Urby

213 m / 700 ft
23 One Thousand Museum

213 m / 699 ft
24 Brickell Flatiron

213 m / 698 ft
25 Winthrop Center

211 m / 693 ft
26 Millennium Tower

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

205 m / 674 ft
28 One Wall Street

202 m / 663 ft
29 900 Biscayne Bay

198 m / 650 ft
30 55 Hudson Street

198 m / 649 ft
31 Turnberry Ocean Club

198 m / 649 ft
32 Millennium Tower

197 m / 645 ft
33 Tower 28

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

194 m / 635 ft
35 Langham Place

193 m / 632 ft
36 The Edge on Brickell

192 m / 631 ft
37 Avalon Willoughby Square

190 m / 624 ft
38 Rose Hill

189 m / 620 ft
39 808 Pavonia Avenue

189 m / 619 ft
40 425 5th Avenue

188 m / 618 ft
41 Una Residences

187 m / 613 ft
42 Allianz Tower

186 m / 609 ft
43 Cosmopolitan Casino Spa Tower

184 m / 604 ft
44 Cosmopolitan Casino Beach Club Tower

184 m / 604 ft
45 The Hub

184 m / 602 ft
46 Epic Residences & Hotel

183 m / 601 ft
47 W Times Square

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

177 m / 580 ft
49 LOFTY Brickell

175 m / 574 ft
50 505 Summit

173 m / 569 ft
51 813 Pavonia Avenue

170 m / 558 ft
52 VDARA

169 m / 556 ft
53 Equitable Building

169 m / 555 ft
54 Tower 111

169 m / 554 ft
55 One Willoughby Square

168 m / 552 ft
56 17 State Street

165 m / 542 ft
57 70 Columbus

161 m / 529 ft
58 The Metropolis

161 m / 528 ft
59 William Beaver House

161 m / 527 ft
60 77 Greenwich

159 m / 523 ft
61 Tower 46

153 m / 501 ft
62 1450 BRICKELL

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

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

152 m / 498 ft
65 Mohegan Sun Sky Tower

148 m / 487 ft
66 50 Hudson Street

147 m / 482 ft
67 Three Tequesta Point

146 m / 480 ft
68 Circa Las Vegas

146 m / 480 ft
69 CassaNY

146 m / 478 ft
70 Prism Tower

145 m / 476 ft
71 Millennium Place Tower 1

145 m / 475 ft
72 Park Avenue Place

144 m / 472 ft
73 Aire

143 m / 470 ft
74 Neptune/Sixth

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

141 m / 461 ft
76 Prime

139 m / 456 ft
77 Tower 31

137 m / 450 ft
78 Millennium Point

137 m / 449 ft
79 Millennium Place Tower 2

136 m / 445 ft
80 The Westin Diplomat Resort

135 m / 444 ft
81 The Olivia

134 m / 440 ft
82 Eagle + West Tower 1

134 m / 438 ft
83 Moxy Chelsea

128 m / 420 ft
84 2 Columbus

128 m / 420 ft
85 Alcove

128 m / 419 ft
86 Humana Building

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

123 m / 404 ft
88 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 9,733 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.
89 351 Marin Boulevard

122 m / 400 ft
90 Olympia DUMBO

122 m / 400 ft
91 Four Seasons Hotel & Residences

121 m / 398 ft
92 Millennium Tower Residences

120 m / 394 ft
93 Al Maryah Tower

120 m / 394 ft
94 The Aurora

118 m / 387 ft
95 The Centria

118 m / 386 ft
96 Avalon Riverview North

117 m / 385 ft
97 The Forge

117 m / 384 ft
98 The Milan Condominium

116 m / 381 ft
99 Element

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

115 m / 378 ft
101 Chelsea Landmark

112 m / 368 ft
102 The Riverhouse

110 m / 362 ft
103 The Visionaire

110 m / 360 ft
104 370 North Morgan

109 m / 358 ft
105 ParkShore Plaza

108 m / 355 ft
106 The Metropolitan

107 m / 350 ft
107 Bisby at Newport

107 m / 350 ft
108 29 Park Madison

105 m / 345 ft
109 Avalon Brooklyn Bay

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

104 m / 342 ft
111 Eagle + West Tower 2

104 m / 342 ft
112 1841 Broadway

103 m / 339 ft
113 The Empire

103 m / 337 ft
114 The Impala

102 m / 334 ft
115 Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 2

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

100 m / 328 ft
117 The Seville

99 m / 326 ft
118 215 Chrystie Street

96 m / 314 ft
119 455 Central Park West

95 m / 312 ft
120 5th On The Park

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

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

94 m / 308 ft
123 Atlantis Royal Tower East

93 m / 305 ft
124 360 State Street

91 m / 300 ft
125 1001 Water

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

90 m / 294 ft
127 Park Grove Tower A

90 m / 294 ft
128 New Brunswick Performing Arts Center

89 m / 292 ft
129 Heron East Tower

89 m / 291 ft
130 Park Grove Tower B

88 m / 290 ft
131 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 1,229 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.
132 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 1,229 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.
132 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 1,229 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.
134 220 Central Park South Villa

84 m / 274 ft
135 100 11th Avenue

81 m / 265 ft
136 The Standard

80 m / 261 ft
137 Park Grove Tower C

78 m / 256 ft
138 The James New York

78 m / 255 ft
139 H-1

77 m / 254 ft
140 Maverick Chelsea

76 m / 249 ft
141 citizenM Hotel

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

74 m / 243 ft
143 Gramercy Green

73 m / 240 ft
144 The Exhibit

72 m / 236 ft
145 Portland Building

70 m / 231 ft
146 378 West End Avenue

69 m / 226 ft
147 170 Amsterdam Avenue

66 m / 217 ft
148 Faena House

66 m / 215 ft
149 HL23

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

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

52 m / 171 ft
152 Covenant House New York

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

50 m / 165 ft
154 Scholars Village East Building

40 m / 130 ft
154 Scholars Village West Building

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

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157 Resorts World Las Vegas Tower III

-
158 The Standard Residences Brickell Miami

-
159 1900 Biscayne Boulevard East Tower

-
159 1900 Biscayne Boulevard West Tower

-
161 The Reef Atlantis

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

12 Years

Most Common Function*

Residential (58%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (86%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 59 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 56 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 CVU Europe Scientific and Advisory Group, 2024 – Present

Dalibor Savovic

Senior Associate, DeSimone Consulting Engineering
London, United Kingdom

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...

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...

05 August 2022

Financial Firm will Occupy other Miami Towers Prior to Building Their Own

Citadel, a hedge fund firm headed by Ken Griffin, is in the process of completing deals for new office space as it prepares to expand...

12 July 2022

Miami Office Tower Tops Out at 55 Stories

In Miami, construction of OKO Group and Cain International’s 830 Brickell office tower is nearing completion. The building’s general contractor, Civic Construction, recently topped off...

03 December 2021

Residential Skyscraper in Miami Structurally Tops Out

The Aston Martin Residences in Miami has structurally topped out. This milestone was celebrated as part of Design Miami 2021. This sail shaped building is...

02 July 2021

Penthouse Details Revealed of Luxury Residences in Miami

The Aston Martin Residences in Miami are being designed to recall the form of a sail. Toward the interior, the residences open outward with floor-to-ceiling...

26 March 2021

Miami Office Tower Approaches Halfway Mark

As financial firms, technology companies and high-net worth individuals migrate to Miami en masse, construction is progressing at a Class A office tower underway in...

01 November 2019

Miami’s Brickell Flatiron Receives Key Occupancy Certificate

Brickell Flatiron, the new 64-story luxury condominium tower in Downtown Miami’s Brickell Financial District, has received its Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) from the City...

05 July 2019

One Thousand Museum in Downtown Miami Has Officially Opened for Business

One Thousand Museum, the late Zaha Hadid’s final residential tower in the United States, is the newest high-end condominium to grace Biscayne Boulevard in the...

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