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Severud Associates Consulting Engineers, PC

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About

Member Since: 2009

Member Offices: New York City

Website: http://www.severud.com/index.php

Severud Associates has been actively engaged in providing structural engineering services since its inception in 1928. As Structural Consultants to architects, Severud Associates has been responsible for the design of many major structures.

Severud Associates offers a full range of Structural Engineering Consulting Services including analysis and design of structures, construction document preparation, construction contract administration, consultations, evaluations and reports.

Developing and maintaining efficient and cost effective methods is of paramount importance to them. Presented with complex problems, Severud Associates, drawing on its years of experience, can in conjunction with owners, architects, and contractors, produce innovative, reliable and economical solutions.

Fields of Expertise

Structural Engineering

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	One Vanderbilt Avenue	427 m / 1,401 ft
2	JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters	423 m / 1,388 ft
3	Bank of America Tower	365.8 m / 1,200 ft
4	IDS Center	241.4 m / 792 ft
5	161 North Clark	230.5 m / 756 ft
6	787 Seventh Avenue	229.2 m / 752 ft
7	712 5th Avenue	198.1 m / 650 ft
8	Gateway Arch	192 m / 630 ft
9	G. Fred DiBona Jr. Building	190.5 m / 625 ft
10	Place Ville Marie	188 m / 617 ft

Awards

Winner: PENN 2

Repositioning Award 2025

CVU Leaders

Edward DePaola

CVU Advisory Group, 2022 – Present

New York City

Building Completions Timeline

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Global News

22 October 2025

Official Opening of 270 Park Avenue, a Landmark All-Electric Headquarters in New York City

On 20 October 2025, JPMorganChase officially opened 270 Park Avenue, its new 60-story global headquarters in Manhattan, designed by Foster + Partners. The building is...

08 January 2025

Japanese Owner/Developer Acquires Stake in NYC's One Vanderbilt

Mori Building Co., Ltd., one of Japan's leading urban developers, has acquired a stake in One Vanderbilt through its U.S. subsidiary, Mori Building (U.S.A.) LLC. ...

06 August 2024

D.C. Office Building Sold with Plans for Conversion to Housing

Sale of a 190,385-square-foot (17,687 square meter) Class B office building at 1201 Connecticut Avenue NW, located in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle neighborhood recently occured...

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Associated companies

Formerly Named

Severud-Szegezdy

Severud-Perrone-Szegezdy-Sturm (1984)

Severud-Perrone-Sturm-Bandel (1978)

Severud-Elstad-Krueger Associates (1960)

Fred N. Severud (1949)

Formerly Named

Severud-Szegezdy

Severud-Perrone-Szegezdy-Sturm (1984)

Severud-Perrone-Sturm-Bandel (1978)

Severud-Elstad-Krueger Associates (1960)

Fred N. Severud (1949)

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	One Vanderbilt Avenue	New York City	2020	427 m / 1,401 ft	62	Office
2	JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters	New York City	2025	423 m / 1,388 ft	60	Office
3	Bank of America Tower	New York City	2009	366 m / 1,200 ft	55	Office
4	IDS Center	Minneapolis	1973	241 m / 792 ft	55	Office
5	161 North Clark	Chicago	1992	230 m / 756 ft	50	Office
6	787 Seventh Avenue	New York City	1985	229 m / 752 ft	51	Office
7	712 5th Avenue	New York City	1990	198 m / 650 ft	53	Office
8	Gateway Arch	St. Louis	1965	192 m / 630 ft	N/A	Observation
9	G. Fred DiBona Jr. Building	Philadelphia	1990	191 m / 625 ft	45	Office
10	Place Ville Marie	Montreal	1962	188 m / 617 ft	43	Office
11	835 Sixth Avenue	New York City	2010	187 m / 614 ft	53	Residential / Hotel
12	Marina City I	Chicago	1964	179 m / 588 ft	61	Residential
12	Marina City II	Chicago	1964	179 m / 588 ft	61	Residential
14	TSX Broadway	New York City	2023	177 m / 582 ft	47	Hotel / Theater
15	32 Old Slip	New York City	1987	175 m / 575 ft	37	Office
16	Cityplace II	Dallas	-	171 m / 560 ft	42	Office
16	Tower at Cityplace	Dallas	1989	171 m / 560 ft	42	Office
18	3 Times Square	New York City	2001	169 m / 555 ft	30	Office
19	101 Hudson Street	Jersey City	1992	167 m / 548 ft	42	Office
20	1999 Broadway	Denver	1985	166 m / 544 ft	43	Office
21	Tour Part-Dieu	Lyon	1977	165 m / 541 ft	42	Hotel / Office
22	The Edition Times Square	New York City	2019	157 m / 516 ft	42	Hotel / Retail
23	Exchange Place Center	Jersey City	1990	157 m / 515 ft	32	Office
24	Seagram Building	New York City	1958	157 m / 515 ft	38	Office
25	1155 Avenue of the Americas	New York City	1984	156 m / 511 ft	40	Office
26	Citigroup Headquarters	New York City	1988	151 m / 496 ft	39	Office
27	100 Park Avenue	New York City	2008	148 m / 485 ft	36	Office
28	Mutual of America Building	New York City	1995	145 m / 476 ft	34	Office
29	One Madison Avenue	New York City	2023	143 m / 468 ft	28	Office
30	PENN 2	New York City	2024	138 m / 453 ft	33	Office
31	One Seaport Plaza	New York City	1984	134 m / 440 ft	35	Office
32	Chrysler East	New York City	1999	132 m / 432 ft	32	Office
33	Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel	Baltimore	2001	131 m / 430 ft	32	Hotel
34	Toren	New York City	2009	130 m / 427 ft	37	Residential
35	Broad Financial Center	New York City	1986	130 m / 427 ft	27	Office
36	Miraval Living Condominiums	New York City	1985	123 m / 404 ft	39	Residential
37	390 Madison Avenue	New York City	2019	123 m / 403 ft	32	Office
38	Helena	New York City	2005	122 m / 401 ft	37	Residential
39	200 East 34th Street	New York City	2023	119 m / 390 ft	32	Residential
40	The Bryant	New York City	2021	115 m / 377 ft	32	Residential / Hotel
41	New United States Mission to the United Nations	New York City	2009	112 m / 368 ft	26	Government
42	Sphere	Las Vegas	2023	112 m / 366 ft	N/A	Exhibition
43	George Bush Intercontinental Airport Control Tower	Houston	1969	102 m / 336 ft	N/A	Air Traffic Control Tower
44	35xv	New York City	2016	102 m / 334 ft	25	Residential / Education
45	City Hall East Tower	Toronto	1965	100 m / 327 ft	27	Government
46	The NOMA	New York City	2018	96 m / 315 ft	25	Residential
47	Society Hill Towers I	Philadelphia	1964	94 m / 309 ft	31	Residential
47	Society Hill Towers II	Philadelphia	1964	94 m / 309 ft	31	Residential
47	Society Hill Towers III	Philadelphia	1964	94 m / 309 ft	31	Residential
50	27 on 27th	New York City	2011	94 m / 307 ft	27	Residential
51	Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine	New York City	1993	93 m / 306 ft	25	Education / Hospital
52	Rockwell Place Hotel	New York City	-	93 m / 305 ft	29	Hotel
53	The Gateway	New Brunswick	2012	91 m / 298 ft	22	Residential / Office / Retail
54	The Alexander at Rego Center	New York City	2015	91 m / 298 ft	26	Residential / Retail
55	Metropolitan Correctional Center	Chicago	1975	88 m / 289 ft	27	Other
56	445 Park Avenue	New York City	1947	87 m / 287 ft	22	Office
57	Hotel Novotel New York Times Square	New York City	1984	83 m / 272 ft	26	Hotel
58	City Hall West Tower	Toronto	1965	80 m / 261 ft	20	Government
59	182 Broadway	New York City	2013	79 m / 260 ft	23	Residential / Retail
60	Eastern Mirage Hotel & North Queens Medical Center	New York City	-	79 m / 258 ft	18	Residential / Hotel / Hospital
61	Two Fifty West 81st	New York City	2019	76 m / 249 ft	20	Residential
62	Weill Greenberg Center	New York City	2007	74 m / 241 ft	15	Hospital
63	The Prince Kitano New York	New York City	1996	61 m / 199 ft	17	Hotel
64	Chicago Department of Aviation Control Tower	Chicago	1970	55 m / 180 ft	N/A	Air Traffic Control Tower
65	Marymount School of New York	New York City	2024	55 m / 179 ft	10	Education
66	Reva and David Logan Center for Arts	Chicago	2012	51 m / 168 ft	11	Education
67	Longfellow Building	Washington D.C.	1941	48 m / 158 ft	12	Office
68	Sacramento International Air Traffic Control Tower	Sacramento	1967	40 m / 130 ft	N/A	Air Traffic Control Tower
69	Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport Tower	Lubbock	1975	34 m / 110 ft	N/A	Air Traffic Control Tower

Statistics

Average Building Age*

35 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (75%)

Most Common Material*

Steel (39%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Function
Material

Based on 24 buildings over 150 m height with a function

Based on 18 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.

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Designated Experts

Edward DePaola

President and CEO, Severud Associates Consulting Engineers, PC

New York City, United States

Fortunato Orlando

Principal, Severud Associates Consulting Engineers, PC

New York City, United States

CVU Leaders At Severud Associates Consulting Engineers, PC

CVU Advisory Group, 2022 – Present

Edward DePaola

President and CEO, Severud Associates Consulting Engineers, PC

New York City, United States

Global News

22 October 2025

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