CVU Gold Member

Magnusson Klemencic Associates

About

Member Since: 1983

Member Offices: Seattle

Website: http://www.mka.com/

MKA’s passion is creating structural systems for buildings of all shapes, sizes, and complexities and civil site and infrastructure designs for architectural projects. In addition to traditional structural and civil engineering services, they offer enhanced expertise in seismic, wind, vibration, existing building, performance-based, and blast engineering and site strategies for low-impact design, site infrastructure planning, strategic water planning, and excavation shoring.

MKA has been presented with a top national ACEC engineering design award (the most significant recognition by their peers) 26 times in the last 29 years–three times more than any competitor engineering firm in the United States; and the ""Grand Conceptor"" award three times. Collectively, their projects have won 500+ awards from a variety of industry organizations. If it can be done, MKA can do it.

Fields of Expertise

Civil Engineering; Seismic Design; 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 Jeddah Tower
1,000 m / 3,281  ft
2 The St. Regis Chicago
362.9 m / 1,191  ft
3 Suning Plaza Tower 1
338 m / 1,109  ft
4 Salesforce Tower
326.1 m / 1,070  ft
5 Xinda Kingtown International Center Tower 1
320 m / 1,050  ft
6 Leatop Plaza
302.7 m / 993  ft
7 Suzhou Keyne Center Office and Hotel
300 m / 984  ft
8 One Chicago - 14 West Superior
295.8 m / 971  ft
9 Key Tower
288.7 m / 947  ft
10 Columbia Center
284.4 m / 933  ft

Awards

Five Park

Award of Excellence: Five Park

Best Tall Building, by Region, Americas 2025

CVU Leaders

Alex Wiley

Alex Wiley

CVU Future Leaders Committee, Seattle, 2017 – Present

Cody Furrow

Cody Furrow

CVU Future Leaders Committee, Seattle, 2022 – Present

Seattle

Jeremy Hasselbauer

Jeremy Hasselbauer

CVU Seattle Chapter, 2022 – Present

Seattle

Building Completions Timeline

Global News

04 June 2025

US-Based Contractor will Manage 1000+ Meter Jeddah Tower Project

Construction of the long-stalled Jeddah Tower—set to surpass 1,000 meters in height—has officially resumed, with U.S.-based Turner appointed as project manager. Turner previously managed the...

 

02 September 2024

Demolition of Iconic Chicago Building Begins to Make Way for $1.7 Billion Casino Complex

Bally’s has begun demolishing the Freedom Center printing plant in Chicago to make way for a $1.7 billion USD casino along the Chicago River. The...

 

17 June 2024

A Long-Awaited 73-Story Residential Skyscraper Opens in Chicago

1000M, the newest residential skyscraper in downtown Chicago, officially opened on 13 June 2024. Designed by the late legendary architect Helmut Jahn, the 73-story tower...

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Associated companies

Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire (2003)

Skilling Ward Rogers Barkshire (1987)

Skilling, Helle, Christiansen, Robertson (1983)

Worthington, Skilling, Helle, & Jackson (1967)

Worthington & Skilling (1960)

W.H. Witt Company (1955)

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 Jeddah Tower

1,000 m / 3,281 ft
2 Doha Convention Center Tower

551 m / 1,808 ft
3 One World Trade Center

417 m / 1,368 ft
4 Two World Trade Center

415 m / 1,362 ft
5 Suning Xinjiekou Plaza

388 m / 1,273 ft
6 Concord City

378 m / 1,240 ft
7 The St. Regis Chicago

363 m / 1,191 ft
8 Four Seasons Hotel Tower 2

355 m / 1,165 ft
9 Nanjing International Center 3

346 m / 1,136 ft
10 Suning Plaza Tower 1

338 m / 1,109 ft
11 Salesforce Tower

326 m / 1,070 ft
12 Xinda Kingtown International Center Tower 1

320 m / 1,050 ft
13 One Brickell City Centre

317 m / 1,040 ft
14 Nanjing International Center 3

306 m / 1,004 ft
15 Leatop Plaza

303 m / 993 ft
16 50 Main Street

302 m / 992 ft
17 Skyrise Miami

302 m / 990 ft
18 Suzhou Keyne Center Office and Hotel

300 m / 984 ft
19 One Chicago - 14 West Superior

296 m / 971 ft
20 Key Tower

289 m / 947 ft
21 Columbia Center

284 m / 933 ft
22 Oceanwide Center Tower 1

277 m / 910 ft
23 NEMA Chicago

273 m / 896 ft
24 888 2nd Avenue

271 m / 888 ft
25 Trump Tower Mumbai

266 m / 874 ft
26 Energy Tower at City Center

265 m / 869 ft
27 Aqua at Lakeshore East

262 m / 859 ft
28 Xinda Kingtown International Center Tower 2

260 m / 853 ft
29 Rainier Square

258 m / 847 ft
30 Salesforce Tower

255 m / 835 ft
31 Highcliff

252 m / 828 ft
32 The 42

249 m / 817 ft
33 Four Seasons Private Residences

248 m / 814 ft
34 1000M

240 m / 788 ft
35 The Imperium at Capital Commons

240 m / 787 ft
36 300 North LaSalle

239 m / 785 ft
37 The Royalton

230 m / 755 ft
38 Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower

227 m / 744 ft
39 Two Union Square

226 m / 740 ft
40 Marina One

225 m / 740 ft
41 Maven at Capitol Commons

225 m / 738 ft
41 Suning Plaza Tower 2

225 m / 738 ft
43 Texas Tower

224 m / 735 ft
44 River Point

223 m / 732 ft
45 BMO Tower

222 m / 729 ft
46 150 North Riverside

221 m / 724 ft
47 Seattle Municipal Tower

220 m / 722 ft
48 Suzhou Keyne Center Residential Tower

220 m / 722 ft
49 The Summit

220 m / 721 ft
50 Museum Plaza

212 m / 696 ft
51 World Finance Tower

212 m / 696 ft
52 21st Century Mansion

210 m / 689 ft
53 111 South Wacker

208 m / 681 ft
54 Mutual of Omaha Headquarters

206 m / 677 ft
55 ATX Tower

206 m / 675 ft
56 340 on the Park

205 m / 672 ft
57 Wolf Point East

204 m / 668 ft
58 Shihao Center Tower 1

200 m / 656 ft
59 Lodha Altamount

195 m / 640 ft
60 155 North Wacker

195 m / 638 ft
61 One Brickell City Centre

193 m / 634 ft
62 Safeco Plaza

192 m / 630 ft
63 RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower

192 m / 630 ft
64 Oceanwide Center Tower 2

191 m / 627 ft
65 Viridian at Greenhills

190 m / 623 ft
66 The Avery

188 m / 618 ft
67 One Rincon Hill South Tower

184 m / 605 ft
68 Russell Investments Center

182 m / 598 ft
69 Pacific Plaza Tower 1

179 m / 587 ft
69 Pacific Plaza Tower 2

179 m / 587 ft
71 One Chicago - 23 West Chicago Avenue

175 m / 574 ft
72 One Roxas Triangle

174 m / 572 ft
72 Two Roxas Triangle

174 m / 572 ft
74 Loews Chicago Hotel

173 m / 569 ft
75 RCBC Plaza Tower 2

170 m / 558 ft
76 Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons

169 m / 554 ft
77 Brava

167 m / 549 ft
78 Five Park

167 m / 548 ft
79 Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza

166 m / 543 ft
80 One Rincon Hill North Tower

165 m / 541 ft
81 Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences

164 m / 539 ft
82 2+U

161 m / 527 ft
83 Doppler Tower

160 m / 524 ft
84 North Squared

159 m / 522 ft
85 Day One Tower

159 m / 521 ft
86 Rise

159 m / 520 ft
87 re:Invent Office Tower

159 m / 520 ft
88 One Delisle

158 m / 518 ft
89 CNA Center

158 m / 517 ft
90 EAST, Miami

157 m / 516 ft
91 Rainier Tower

157 m / 514 ft
92 Fourth and Madison Building

156 m / 512 ft
93 Four Seasons Private Residences

156 m / 510 ft
94 Lodha Altia

154 m

505 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 45 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.
94 Lodha Dioro

154 m

505 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 45 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.
94 Lodha Elisium

154 m

505 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 45 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.
94 Lodha Enchante

154 m

505 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 45 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.
94 Lodha Estrella

154 m

505 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 45 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.
94 Lodha Evoq

154 m

505 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 45 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.
94 Lodha Gardenia

154 m

505 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 45 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.
101 Reach

153 m / 503 ft
102 The Tides at Lakeshore East

152 m / 500 ft
103 500 North Lake Shore Drive

151 m / 497 ft
104 No. 9 Walton

151 m / 494 ft
105 Pacific Plaza Condominiums

150 m / 492 ft
106 Avila South Tower

150 m

492 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 44 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.
107 One Filinvest

149 m

489 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 34 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,257 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.
108 Ten Thousand

147 m / 483 ft
109 The Century

146 m / 478 ft
110 PP 10 Parcel 3.04 Office Tower

145 m / 474 ft
111 Roosevelt University Academic, Student Life Residence Center

143 m / 469 ft
112 Rosewood Abu Dhabi

140 m / 460 ft
113 One Union Square

139 m / 456 ft
114 The Reed

137 m / 451 ft
115 The Shoreham

137 m / 450 ft
116 Bally's Chicago

136 m / 447 ft
117 Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

136 m / 447 ft
118 MILA

135 m / 444 ft
119 Marriott Marquis Chicago

135 m / 444 ft
120 AMLI Arc Tower

135 m / 442 ft
121 The Signia Hilton

134 m / 441 ft
122 340 Fremont Street

134 m / 440 ft
123 Cirrus

134 m / 440 ft
123 West Edge Tower

134 m / 440 ft
125 415 Natoma Street

133 m / 435 ft
126 1900 Lawrence

130 m / 427 ft
127 Mira

130 m / 427 ft
128 Phoenix Observation Tower

130 m / 427 ft
129 The Infinity II

128 m / 420 ft
130 171 Dartmouth Street

128 m / 419 ft
131 Hokua at 1288 Ala Moana

127 m / 418 ft
132 600 Canal Place

127 m / 417 ft
133 2 East Erie

126 m / 415 ft
134 State and Chestnut

125 m / 410 ft
135 JW Marriott Convention Hotel

124 m / 408 ft
136 Aspira Apartments

124 m / 407 ft
137 The Eight

122 m / 400 ft
138 399 Fremont

122 m / 400 ft
139 Station East

122 m / 400 ft
140 Maxem at Capitol Commons

121 m / 397 ft
141 United States Federal Courthouse

119 m / 390 ft
142 7Seventy7

118 m / 387 ft
143 8 NEMA

118 m / 387 ft
144 Austin Marriott Downtown

118 m / 386 ft
145 The Lumen

116 m / 382 ft
146 Century Square

116 m / 381 ft
147 100 Above The Park

116 m / 381 ft
148 Hotel Palomar

116 m / 380 ft
149 Hilton Cleveland

116 m / 380 ft
150 601 J Street

115 m / 377 ft
151 JW Marriott Indianapolis Downtown

115 m / 376 ft
152 Omni San Diego Hotel and The Metropolitan

114 m / 375 ft
153 LPM Apartments

114 m / 374 ft
154 Arkadia Tower

112 m / 369 ft
155 5th & Brazos

109 m / 357 ft
156 The Helix

107 m / 352 ft
157 The Infinity I

107 m / 350 ft
158 Gio Midtown

106 m / 348 ft
159 River East

105 m / 344 ft
160 Amazon PenPlace Site, Tower 2

105 m / 343 ft
161 Amazon PenPlace Site, Tower 1

103 m / 337 ft
162 Amazon PenPlace Site, Tower 3

101 m / 330 ft
163 Hyatt Regency Salt lake City

100 m / 327 ft
164 PP 10 Parcel 3.04 Residential Tower

98 m / 320 ft
165 75 Broadway

96 m / 316 ft
166 Garage East

93 m / 305 ft
167 200 Park Avenue

91 m / 300 ft
168 River North Marriott Suites

91 m / 298 ft
169 Akamai Technologies Global Headquarters

91 m / 297 ft
170 Avila North Tower

85 m

279 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 25 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.
171 IBM Building

84 m / 276 ft
172 PP 10 Parcel 3.05 Office Tower

83 m / 274 ft
173 Millennium Tower

83 m / 272 ft
174 643 North Spring Street

82 m / 270 ft
175 Frontier

82 m / 268 ft
176 The Canyon at Mission Rock

81 m / 265 ft
177 The Regent

81 m / 265 ft
178 Verde

80 m / 263 ft
179 18 NEMA

75 m / 245 ft
180 Luma

73 m / 240 ft
181 One South Market

73 m / 238 ft
182 Le Meridian Hotel Denver Downtown

70 m / 231 ft
183 Shinsegae International

69 m / 226 ft
184 PP 10 Parcel 3.05 Residential Tower

67 m / 220 ft
185 Tower Building

67 m / 220 ft
186 Marquette Plaza

65 m / 212 ft
187 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Expansion

62 m / 203 ft
188 4th & Harrison

62 m / 203 ft
189 Xavier

61 m / 201 ft
190 Seattle Central Library

60 m / 196 ft
191 Aloft Chicago City Center, Fairfield Inn River North, Hyatt Place River North

58 m / 190 ft
192 City Hyde Park

52 m / 172 ft
193 The University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons

50 m / 164 ft
194 T3 Bayside

49 m / 162 ft
195 The Cobb Apartments

46 m / 152 ft
196 T3 Sterling Road Building 5A

40 m / 131 ft
197 T3 Sterling Road Building 3A

32 m / 104 ft
198 T3

26 m / 85 ft
198 T3 West Midtown

26 m / 85 ft
200 Park Villas

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201 New Cuffe Parade Tower 10

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201 New Cuffe Parade Tower 11

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201 New Cuffe Parade Tower 12

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201 New Cuffe Parade Tower 8

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205 NAIOP Office Building of the Future

-
206 700 Canal Place

-
207 Lodha Excelus

-
207 Shihao Center Tower 2

-
207 The Net

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

13 Years

Most Common Function*

Residential (48%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (60%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 82 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 81 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

Ron Klemencic

Chairman & CEO, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Seattle, United States

Farshad Berahman

Senior Principal, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Seattle, United States

Sean Clifton

Senior Principal, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Seattle, United States

Kevin Aswegan

Principal, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Seattle, United States

Alex Wiley

Senior Associate, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Seattle, United States

CVU Leaders At Magnusson Klemencic Associates

CVU Future Leaders Committee, Seattle, 2017 – Present

Alex Wiley

Senior Associate, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Seattle, United States

CVU Future Leaders Committee, Seattle, 2022 – Present

Cody Furrow

Senior Design Engineer, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Seattle, United States

CVU Seattle Chapter, 2022 – Present

Jeremy Hasselbauer

Senior Associate, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Seattle, United States

CVU College of Fellows, 2023 – Present

Ron Klemencic

Chairman & CEO, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Seattle, United States

CVU Expert Peer Review Committee, 2024 – Present

Sean Clifton

Senior Principal, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Seattle, United States

Global News

04 June 2025

US-Based Contractor will Manage 1000+ Meter Jeddah Tower Project

Construction of the long-stalled Jeddah Tower—set to surpass 1,000 meters in height—has officially resumed, with U.S.-based Turner appointed as project manager. Turner previously managed the...

15 September 2023

Firms Race to Finish the World’s Tallest Tower in Jeddah

The company responsible for constructing the Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia has restarted work on the project and has compiled a list of contractors who...

24 May 2023

Luxury Hotel Sale in Chicago Proceeds

The St. Regis hotel in Chicago has been sold for US$134 million. This makes it one of the city's biggest hotel sales in years. The...

13 June 2022

Second-Highest Condo at St. Regis Sells in Chicago

A condominium nearly at the top of the new St. Regis sold for US$9.2 million, the highest recorded sale price so far in the Studio...

07 March 2022

Chicago Mixed-Use Supertall Makes its Highest-Priced Sale to Date

A condominium on the 80th floor of the new St. Regis tower, formerly known as Vista, sold for nearly US$8.85 million. The condo, about 6,400 square...

25 November 2020

Chicago’s Third Tallest Building Gets A New Name

The soaring Vista Tower, the newest addition to Chicago’s famed skyline, now has a new name: St. Regis Chicago. The skyscraper also has a new...

20 October 2020

James Loewenberg, Developer of Chicago High-Rises, Dies at 86

James Loewenberg, a Chicago architect-turned-developer with a portfolio that includes the Aqua and Vista Tower skyscrapers in downtown Chicago, has died at age 86 after...

31 July 2020

Chicago Developer to Buy Out Supertall Building's Partner for US$270 million

The Chicago developer building the 101-story Vista Tower on the Chicago River has agreed to buy out its majority Chinese partner for US$270 million, ending...

12 February 2019

Two World Trade Center in New York City May Rise Without an Anchor Tenant

One of the final pieces of the World Trade Center puzzle may be put into place—albeit in a somewhat risky fashion. Bloomberg reports that Larry...

12 February 2019

Two World Trade Center in New York City May Rise Without an Anchor Tenant

One of the final pieces of the World Trade Center puzzle may be put into place—albeit in a somewhat risky fashion. Bloomberg reports that Larry...

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