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Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

About

Member Since: 1987

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Website: http://www.thorntontomasetti.com/

Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the world’s challenges. An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide, we optimize the design and performance of structures, materials and systems for projects of every size and level of complexity. Our mission is to bring our clients’ ideas to life and, in the process, lay the groundwork for a better, more resilient future. We are committed to being a sustainable, diverse and enduring organization and the global driver of change and innovation in the industries in which we work.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Civil Engineering; Computers / IT / Software; Engineering, Multi-discipline; Engineering, Other; Environmental Engineering; Façade Design / Engineering; Façade Systems; Fire Engineering; Geotechnic / Foundations; Historical Preservation; Insurance / Risk; Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing; Project Management; Security Consultancy; Seismic Design; Structural Engineering; Transportation / Urban Infrastructure; Urban Design

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.

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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 Jeddah Tower
1,000 m / 3,281  ft
2 Uptown Dubai Tower 1
711 m / 2,333  ft
3 Merdeka 118
678.9 m / 2,227  ft
4 Signature Tower Jakarta
638 m / 2,093  ft
5 Shanghai Tower
632 m / 2,073  ft
6 Ping An Finance Center
599.1 m / 1,965  ft
7 Legends Tower
581.3 m / 1,907  ft
8 Lotte World Tower
554.5 m / 1,819  ft
9 Jinan IFC Landmark Tower
518 m / 1,699  ft
10 TAIPEI 101
508 m / 1,667  ft

Awards

Merdeka 118

Winner: Merdeka 118

Best Tall Building, by Height, 300 meters and above 2025

CVU Leaders

Paul Fu

Paul Fu

CVU Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

New York City

Nuria Abad Sanz

Nuria Abad Sanz

CVU Future Leaders Committee, Chicago, 2019 – Present

Chicago

Eddie Jump

Eddie Jump

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

London

Building Completions Timeline

Global News

06 October 2025

University of Chicago Opens 14-Story Office and Lab Building to Drive Research and Entrepreneurship

On September 16, the University of Chicago marked the opening of Hyde Park Labs, a 300,000-square-foot (27,871-square-meter) commercial laboratory designed to accelerate science and innovation....

 

19 September 2025

Construction Pauses For Milwaukee’s Next Mass Timber Tall Building

Work has halted on the planned 31-story Edison development in downtown Milwaukee, that was vying to become the world’s tallest mass timber building. Foundation work...

 

21 August 2025

Chicago Developer Sells Lone Completed Building in Larger Development

Sterling Bay is seeking to sell the only completed building at its stalled Lincoln Yards megaproject, further signaling uncertainty for the 53-acre mixed-use development between...

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Associated companies

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.

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Name
Height
1 Jeddah Tower

1,000 m / 3,281 ft

2 Miapolis

914 m / 3,000 ft

3 Suzhou Zhongnan Center

729 m / 2,392 ft

4 Uptown Dubai Tower 1

711 m / 2,333 ft

5 Merdeka 118

679 m / 2,227 ft

6 Ping An Finance Center

660 m / 2,165 ft

7 Signature Tower Jakarta

638 m / 2,093 ft

8 Wuhan Greenland Center

636 m / 2,087 ft

9 Shanghai Tower

632 m / 2,073 ft

10 Chicago Spire

610 m / 2,000 ft

11 Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle

609 m / 2,000 ft

12 Ping An Finance Center

599 m / 1,965 ft

13 Legends Tower

581 m / 1,907 ft

14 Lotte World Tower

555 m / 1,819 ft

15 Jinan IFC Landmark Tower

518 m / 1,699 ft

16 Evergrande Hefei Center T1

518 m / 1,699 ft

17 TAIPEI 101

508 m / 1,667 ft

18 Federation Tower Spire

506 m / 1,660 ft

19 Suzhou Zhongnan Center

499 m / 1,638 ft

20 Tianfu Center

489 m / 1,604 ft

21 Incheon Tower

487 m / 1,598 ft

22 175 Park Avenue

482 m / 1,580 ft

23 North Bund Tower

480 m / 1,575 ft

24 Wuhan Greenland Center

476 m / 1,560 ft

25 SUNAC A-ONE Tower 1

470 m / 1,542 ft

26 Chengdu Greenland Tower

468 m / 1,535 ft

27 FORZA Tower

460 m / 1,509 ft

28 Petronas Twin Tower 1

452 m / 1,483 ft

28 Petronas Twin Tower 2

452 m / 1,483 ft

30 Wuhan Tower

443 m / 1,454 ft

31 Willis Tower

442 m / 1,451 ft

32 Wuhan World Trade Center

438 m / 1,437 ft

33 Multifunctional Highrise Complex - Akhmat Tower

435 m / 1,427 ft

34 Hainan Center Tower 1

428 m / 1,404 ft

35 One Vanderbilt Avenue

427 m / 1,401 ft

36 Kamal Tower

408 m / 1,339 ft

37 Tianfu Center Headquarters Tower

396 m / 1,299 ft

38 CITYMARK CENTRE

388 m / 1,274 ft

39 30 Hudson Yards

387 m / 1,270 ft

40 Federation Tower

374 m / 1,226 ft

41 Nanchang Ping An Financial Center

373 m / 1,224 ft

42 Çamlıca Radio & TV Tower

369 m / 1,211 ft

43 Hengli Global Operations Headquarters Tower 1

369 m / 1,211 ft

44 Qingdao Hai Tian Center

369 m / 1,210 ft

45 SUNAC A-ONE Tower 4

349 m / 1,145 ft

46 One Shenzhen Bay Tower 7

341 m / 1,120 ft

47 Zhonghai City Plaza

340 m / 1,115 ft

48 Comcast Technology Center

339 m / 1,112 ft

49 Wilshire Grand Center

335 m / 1,100 ft

50 Uptown Tower

333 m / 1,094 ft

51 3 World Trade Center

329 m / 1,079 ft

52 New York Times Tower

319 m / 1,046 ft

53 1201 Brickell Bay Drive

313 m / 1,028 ft

54 Eurasia Tower

309 m / 1,013 ft

55 One Manhattan West

304 m / 996 ft

56 SUNAC A-ONE Tower 2

302 m / 991 ft

57 Doosan Haeundae We've the Zenith Tower A

300 m / 984 ft

58 Torre Costanera

300 m / 984 ft

59 Qianhai Prisma Residential Tower

300 m / 984 ft

60 Comcast Center

297 m / 974 ft

61 Evergrande Hefei Center T5

290 m / 951 ft

62 Busan International Finance Center Landmark Tower

289 m / 948 ft

63 Plaza 66

288 m / 945 ft

64 One Liberty Place

288 m / 945 ft

65 Cipriani Residences

286 m / 939 ft

66 Ping An Finance Center South

286 m / 938 ft

67 Tomorrow Square

285 m / 934 ft

68 Three International Finance Center

284 m / 932 ft

69 Doosan Haeundae We've the Zenith Tower B

282 m / 924 ft

70 Torre KOI

279 m / 916 ft

71 Oceanwide Center Tower 1

277 m / 910 ft

72 Okan Tower

275 m / 903 ft

73 2nd & 2nd Tower

274 m / 898 ft

74 Lotte Center Hanoi

272 m / 892 ft

75 Renaissance Tower

270 m / 886 ft

76 Naberezhnaya Tower Block C

268 m / 881 ft

77 Diamond of Istanbul

268 m / 879 ft

78 10 Hudson Yards

268 m / 878 ft

79 Fubon Life Insurance Building

266 m / 871 ft

80 Doosan Haeundae We've the Zenith Tower C

265 m / 869 ft

81 Nathani Heights

262 m / 858 ft

82 Evergrande Hefei Center T4

260 m / 853 ft

83 Devon Energy Center

257 m / 844 ft

84 One Bennett Park

255 m / 836 ft

85 343 Madison Avenue

253 m / 829 ft

86 SUNAC A-ONE Tower 3

251 m / 823 ft

87 The Orchard

251 m / 823 ft

88 Qianhai Prisma Office Tower

250 m / 820 ft

89 110 North Wacker

249 m / 817 ft

90 One Museum Place

249 m / 816 ft

91 Hwaseong Dongtan Metapolis 101

249 m / 816 ft

92 Hwaseong Dongtan Metapolis 104

247 m / 812 ft

93 Tencent Seafront Tower 1

246 m / 806 ft

94 Bloomberg Tower

246 m / 806 ft

95 FKI Tower

245 m / 805 ft

96 Haitian Center Tower 3

245 m / 804 ft

97 Federation Tower - Zapad Tower

243 m / 796 ft

98 Vanyue Lingyun

242 m / 793 ft

99 Fifth & Hill

240 m / 789 ft

100 30 Hudson Street

238 m / 781 ft

101 Z14 Plot Tower 2

238 m / 781 ft

102 The First World Tower 1

237 m / 776 ft

102 The First World Tower 2

237 m / 776 ft

102 The First World Tower 3

237 m / 776 ft

102 The First World Tower 4

237 m / 776 ft

106 AI W Tower

231 m / 758 ft

107 130 North Franklin

229 m / 752 ft

108 Paramount Tower

229 m / 750 ft

109 Plaza 66 Tower 2

228 m / 749 ft

110 River Beech Tower

228 m / 748 ft

111 One Liberty Plaza

226 m / 743 ft

112 Three World Financial Center

225 m / 739 ft

113 Sapphire Residences

225 m / 738 ft

114 Hwaseong Dongtan Metapolis 102

224 m / 734 ft

115 Taikang Headquarters Building

223 m / 733 ft

116 FMC Tower at Cira Centre South

223 m / 730 ft

117 Times Square Tower

221 m / 726 ft

118 BNY Mellon Center

221 m / 725 ft

119 Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 1

215 m / 705 ft

120 Blu Estate & Club - Sky Blu

214 m / 701 ft

121 Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir

213 m / 700 ft

122 500 Fifth Avenue

212 m / 697 ft

123 Georgia Pacific Tower

212 m / 697 ft

124 Menara Maxis

212 m / 696 ft

125 Taikoo Hui Tower 1

212 m / 695 ft

126 Americas Tower

211 m / 692 ft

127 Solow Building

210 m / 689 ft

128 Haitian Center Tower 1

210 m / 689 ft

129 Random House Tower

208 m / 684 ft

130 Tower Square

206 m / 677 ft

131 Sequis Tower

206 m / 677 ft

132 Golden Tower

205 m / 673 ft

133 77 West Wacker Drive

204 m / 668 ft

134 Hwaseong Dongtan Metapolis 103

203 m / 667 ft

135 Great American Tower at Queen City Square

203 m / 665 ft

136 Kohinoor Square Tower A

202 m / 662 ft

137 Carlton Centre

201 m / 660 ft

138 1180 Peachtree

200 m / 657 ft

139 Evergrande Hefei Center T3

200 m / 656 ft

140 AI X Tower

200 m / 656 ft

141 295 Jarvis Street

199 m / 654 ft

142 Conrad Seoul

199 m / 654 ft

143 1 Park Place

199 m / 653 ft

144 599 Lexington Avenue

199 m / 653 ft

145 UBS Tower

199 m / 652 ft

146 119 Church Street

198 m / 650 ft

147 550 Madison Avenue

197 m / 647 ft

148 55 East Erie

197 m / 647 ft

149 Two World Financial Center

197 m / 645 ft

150 Elysee

196 m / 644 ft

151 SOCAR Tower

196 m / 643 ft

152 Raheja Revanta

196 m / 642 ft

153 Grand Plaza Apartments

195 m / 641 ft

154 The Ritz-Carlton Residences

195 m / 640 ft

155 Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 2

195 m / 640 ft

156 Tencent Seafront Tower 2

195 m / 639 ft

157 Oceanwide Center Tower 2

191 m / 627 ft

158 Rhodes State Office Tower

190 m / 624 ft

159 Blu Estate & Club - Vista Blu

187 m / 614 ft

160 One International Finance Center

185 m / 605 ft

161 Eleven Times Square

183 m / 601 ft

162 31 Bury Street

183 m / 600 ft

163 Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center Phase 2

183 m / 600 ft

164 The Henderson

183 m / 599 ft

165 Hearst Tower

182 m / 597 ft

166 The Finance Centre

180 m / 591 ft

167 Fairmont Austin

180 m / 591 ft

168 One Financial Center

180 m / 590 ft

169 Thurgood Marshall U.S. Court House

180 m / 590 ft

170 The Clare

179 m / 589 ft

171 Accenture Tower

179 m / 588 ft

172 40 Charter Street

179 m / 586 ft

173 Hasune Housing Project

178 m / 585 ft

174 Tour Areva

178 m / 584 ft

175 474 North Lake Shore Drive

177 m / 581 ft

176 2700-2750 Sloat Boulevard

177 m / 580 ft

177 Citadel Center

177 m / 580 ft

178 One World Financial Center

176 m / 577 ft

179 Block 185

176 m / 577 ft

180 5 Times Square

175 m / 575 ft

181 745 Seventh Avenue

175 m / 575 ft

182 New York Marriott Marquis Hotel

175 m / 574 ft

183 190 South LaSalle

175 m / 573 ft

184 Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 2

173 m / 568 ft

185 Blu Estate & Club - Iris Blu

172 m / 566 ft

186 Cirrus

171 m / 562 ft

187 Rams Beyond

171 m / 562 ft

188 Trilogy Limassol Seafront West Tower

170 m / 558 ft

189 Evergrande Hefei Center T2

170 m / 558 ft

190 Continental Center

169 m / 554 ft

191 Soyak Kristalkule | Finansbank Headquarters

169 m / 554 ft

192 Newberry Plaza

169 m / 553 ft

193 Ministry of Taxes

168 m / 552 ft

194 252 Church

166 m / 545 ft

195 Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 3

166 m / 545 ft

196 Tour Gan

166 m / 545 ft

197 Indeed Tower

165 m / 542 ft

198 Taikoo Hui Tower 2

165 m / 541 ft

199 Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas

164 m / 539 ft

200 CBA Tower

164 m / 538 ft

201 Couture

164 m / 537 ft

202 One Tampa City Center

164 m / 537 ft

203 Western Yards-Opus

163 m / 534 ft

204 Palazzo Lombardia

161 m / 529 ft

205 654-668 Danforth Avenue

161 m / 527 ft

206 601 West Monroe Phase 1

161 m / 527 ft

207 Trilogy Limassol Seafront East Tower

160 m / 525 ft

208 Villas in the Sky

160 m / 525 ft

209 River Plaza

160 m / 524 ft

210 77 Greenwich

159 m / 523 ft

211 5359 Dundas Street West

159 m / 521 ft

212 10 South Wacker

159 m / 520 ft

212 30 South Wacker

159 m / 520 ft

214 Dongbu Finance Building

158 m / 519 ft

215 The Residences at the Ritz-Carlton

158 m / 518 ft

216 One Thames Quay

158 m / 517 ft

217 Deutsche Bank

158 m / 517 ft

218 191 North Wacker Drive

157 m / 516 ft

219 401 East Ontario Street

157 m / 515 ft

220 One Hanson Place

156 m / 512 ft

221 Trilogy Limassol Seafront North Tower

155 m / 509 ft

222 Al Khatem Tower

155 m / 509 ft

222 Al Maqam Tower

155 m / 509 ft

224 United Nations Secretariat Building

154 m / 506 ft

225 One Lincoln Street

153 m / 503 ft

226 10 South LaSalle

153 m / 501 ft

227 28 State Street

152 m / 500 ft

228 Four World Financial Center

152 m / 500 ft

229 Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 3

152 m / 499 ft

230 700 River

151 m / 497 ft

231 55 West Monroe

151 m / 495 ft

232 The Row

151 m / 495 ft

233 One Broadway Plaza

150 m / 493 ft

234 Sabana Capital

150 m / 492 ft

235 411 King

150 m / 491 ft

236 51W52

150 m / 491 ft

237 33 Arch Street

149 m / 489 ft

238 1 Bank of America Center

148 m / 484 ft

239 Harborside Plaza 5

146 m / 480 ft

240 W Austin Hotel & Residences

145 m / 477 ft

241 Daily News Building

145 m / 476 ft

242 Four Seasons Abu Dhabi

144 m / 472 ft

243 Capital One Tower

143 m / 470 ft

244 VIA 57 WEST

142 m / 467 ft

245 650 California Street

142 m / 466 ft

246 Leighton House Residence Tower

140 m / 460 ft

247 Scotiabank North Tower

140 m / 460 ft

248 Chicago Marriott

140 m / 460 ft

249 WTorre Morumbi

140 m / 459 ft

250 ITC One Hotel

140 m / 459 ft

251 The Residences at Grand Plaza

140 m / 458 ft

252 601 West Monroe Phase 2

140 m / 458 ft

253 Swissotel Chicago

139 m / 457 ft

254 7 Bryant Park

138 m / 454 ft

255 717 Texas Avenue

138 m / 453 ft

256 540 West Madison Street

138 m / 453 ft

257 The Waterfall Tower

138 m / 453 ft

258 The Harmon

138 m / 453 ft

259 David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care

137 m / 450 ft

260 Veer Towers East

137 m / 449 ft

260 Veer Towers West

137 m / 449 ft

262 Astra Tower

137 m / 449 ft

263 Casablanca Finance City Tower

136 m / 446 ft

264 444 North Michigan

136 m / 445 ft

265 85 Broad Street

135 m / 443 ft

266 Xerox Tower

135 m / 443 ft

267 Crystal Tower 1

135 m / 443 ft

268 5 Corporate Avenue

135 m / 441 ft

269 Hartford 21

134 m / 440 ft

270 Eagle + West Tower 1

134 m / 438 ft

271 745 5th Avenue

133 m / 435 ft

272 180 North LaSalle

133 m / 435 ft

273 The Victor

132 m / 432 ft

274 Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

131 m / 431 ft

275 Al Sarab Tower

131 m / 430 ft

275 Al Sila Tower

131 m / 430 ft

277 Mira

130 m / 427 ft

278 Evo at Cira Centre South

130 m / 427 ft

279 Five One Five North State

130 m / 427 ft

279 Lujiazui JuYuan Project

130 m / 427 ft

281 The Clair

128 m / 421 ft

282 10 George Street

128 m / 420 ft

283 Taikoo Hui Mandarin Oriental Hotel

128 m / 420 ft

284 Federal Building

128 m / 419 ft

285 Naberezhnaya Tower Block B

127 m / 417 ft

286 Euston Tower Renovation

125 m / 412 ft

287 MoMo

125 m / 411 ft

288 1100 North Lake Shore Drive

125 m / 410 ft

289 Capital One Center Three

125 m / 410 ft

290 Kohinoor Square Tower B

124 m / 406 ft

291 Fifty South Sixth

123 m / 404 ft

292 Cascade

123 m / 403 ft

293 Citizen 360

122 m / 400 ft

294 420 East Ohio

122 m / 400 ft

295 Monarch Place

122 m / 400 ft

296 1700 Alberni Street West Tower

121 m / 397 ft

297 Austin Proper

121 m / 397 ft

298 10 Rittenhouse Square

121 m / 396 ft

299 Metcalfe Federal Building

121 m / 396 ft

300 Westin Hotel at Copley Place

120 m / 395 ft

301 Mandarin Oriental Bankside Yards

120 m / 392 ft

302 420 5th Avenue

119 m / 391 ft

303 Carlton Hotel

119 m / 390 ft

304 The Carlyle

118 m / 388 ft

305 Perla

118 m / 388 ft

306 The Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza

118 m / 387 ft

307 Northwestern Medicine 259 East Erie

117 m / 385 ft

308 101 Federal Street

116 m / 382 ft

309 Ontario Court of Justice - Toronto

116 m / 382 ft

310 Bally's Atlantic City

114 m / 375 ft

311 633 North St. Clair

114 m / 375 ft

312 CHOP Roberts Center for Pediatric Research Building 1

114 m / 375 ft

313 Ayia Napa Marina East Tower

114 m / 374 ft

314 Ayia Napa Marina West Tower

114 m / 374 ft

315 The Admiral at the Lake

112 m / 368 ft

316 1111 South Wabash

112 m / 367 ft

317 One Flagler

111 m / 365 ft

318 141 Willoughby Street

110 m / 360 ft

319 2 East Oak Street

110 m / 360 ft

320 The Edison

108 m / 355 ft

321 Block F Makers Quarter

108 m / 353 ft

322 Grand Hyatt Baha Mar East Tower

107 m

351 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 28 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,231 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.
323 625 North Michigan

107 m / 350 ft

324 Eight O Five

106 m / 348 ft

325 Shimizu Corporation Tokyo Headquarters

106 m / 348 ft

326 Park Alexandria

106 m / 347 ft

327 Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex

105 m / 345 ft

328 PPA 30 Parcel 5.03 Tower 1

105 m / 344 ft

329 JC Mandarin Plaza

105 m / 344 ft

330 Eagle + West Tower 2

104 m / 342 ft

331 Hilton New Orleans Riverside

104 m / 341 ft

332 Eastern Yards-Building SH-7

104 m / 340 ft

333 Richmond Yards Building A

103 m / 339 ft

334 The Dylan

103 m / 338 ft

335 Pace University Tower

103 m / 338 ft

336 200 East Delaware

102 m / 336 ft

337 Elm Street Plaza

102 m / 335 ft

338 LVL 29

101 m / 331 ft

339 600 Miami Worldcenter

100 m / 329 ft

340 840 North Lake Shore Drive

100 m / 329 ft

341 Marunouchi Tokio Marine

100 m / 328 ft

342 Guotai Junan Securities Tower

100 m / 327 ft

343 Metropolitan Park Building 6

99 m / 325 ft

343 Metropolitan Park Building 7/8

99 m / 325 ft

345 Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower A

99 m / 325 ft

345 Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower B

99 m / 325 ft

347 1133 North Dearborn

98 m / 321 ft

348 7 Hudson Square

98 m / 320 ft

349 Shard Place

97 m / 319 ft

350 Prentice Women's Hospital

96 m / 316 ft

351 100 West Chestnut

96 m / 315 ft

352 1700 Alberni Street East Tower

95 m / 313 ft

353 Grand Hyatt Baha Mar West Tower

92 m

302 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,231 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.
354 Kingsbury on the Park

92 m / 301 ft

355 601 City Center

92 m / 300 ft

356 Parkline

89 m / 293 ft

357 Erie on the Park

89 m / 292 ft

358 Heron East Tower

89 m / 291 ft

359 Ascent

87 m / 284 ft

360 Western Yards-The Arbor

85 m / 278 ft

361 22 West Washington

84 m / 276 ft

362 Chicago Board of Trade Addition

84 m / 275 ft

363 Prairie Pointe

83 m / 271 ft

364 50 East Bellevue

82 m / 269 ft

365 La Clara

82 m

269 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,800 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.
366 315 Park Avenue South

81 m / 266 ft

367 555 Greenwhich+345 Hudson

81 m / 266 ft

368 Ruby North Tower

81 m / 265 ft

368 Ruby South Tower

81 m / 265 ft

370 Optima Views

81 m / 265 ft

371 Torre Universal

81 m / 265 ft

372 Crystal Tower 2

80 m / 262 ft

373 17 Battery Park

79 m / 259 ft

374 330 Hudson

79 m / 259 ft

375 546 5th Avenue

79 m / 258 ft

376 Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center

79 m / 258 ft

377 J.W. Marriott Grand Rapids

78 m / 256 ft

378 AMLI 900

78 m / 256 ft

379 Rush University Medical Center Hospital Tower

77 m / 252 ft

380 10 World Trade

77 m / 251 ft

381 Westin River North

76 m / 248 ft

382 Eastern Yards-Building SH-4

75 m / 246 ft

383 AI W Aviation Station

75 m / 246 ft

384 The Leo

73 m / 239 ft

385 Signature at Reston - West Tower

72 m

236 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 21 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,800 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.
386 Obama Presidential Center

72 m / 235 ft

387 New York State Comptroller's Headquarters

70 m / 230 ft

388 World Trade Center West

69 m / 225 ft

389 Al Wasl Plaza Dome

67 m / 221 ft

390 626 South Wabash

67 m / 219 ft

391 Dwight Building

67 m / 219 ft

392 The Stack Deep Ellum

66 m / 217 ft

393 Hyde Park Labs

66 m / 216 ft

394 U.S. Embassy, London

65 m / 214 ft

395 Orrin G. Hatch United States Courthouse

63 m / 207 ft

396 eXchange

63 m / 205 ft

397 Straits Row

62 m / 203 ft

398 39 Athol Street West

62 m / 202 ft

399 SLS Baha Mar

61 m

200 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 16 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,231 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.
400 One Oak Brook Commons

61 m / 199 ft

401 WH Arena Big Timber Tower

59 m / 194 ft

402 Aloft Chicago Magnificent Mile

59 m / 194 ft

403 Visa Market Support Center

58 m / 190 ft

404 Pardee School for Global Studies

57 m / 186 ft

405 Seven

56 m / 182 ft

406 One Mission Bay

55 m / 180 ft

407 Rove Expo City North Tower

55 m / 180 ft

407 Rove Expo City South Tower

55 m / 180 ft

409 AI X Plaza

54 m / 178 ft

410 The Apsley

53 m / 173 ft

411 919 on Fulton

53 m / 172 ft

412 Limberlost Place

53 m / 172 ft

413 The David Rubenstein Forum

52 m / 171 ft

414 Al Wasl Plaza Building 1

50 m / 163 ft

414 Al Wasl Plaza Building 3/10

50 m / 163 ft

414 Al Wasl Plaza Building 5

50 m / 163 ft

417 Edition Hotel & Residences

48 m / 158 ft

418 Richmond Yards Building C

47 m / 156 ft

419 Vessel

46 m / 150 ft

420 ALLY

44 m / 144 ft

421 Rosewood Baha Mar

42 m

138 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 11 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,231 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.
422 Richmond Yards Building D

42 m / 137 ft

423 Richmond Yards Building E

41 m / 133 ft

424 Amaris

40 m / 130 ft

425 WH Arena

39 m / 128 ft

426 TMU Student Wellbeing Centre

34 m / 113 ft

427 Grogan | Dove Federal Office Building

33 m / 108 ft

428 Richmond Yards Building B

32 m / 105 ft

429 Freedom Plaza Residential Tower 1

-

430 1001 North Water North Tower

-

431 Banyan Tree & Mohegan Hotel

-

432 Freedom Plaza Residential Tower 2

-

433 670 Mesquit North Tower

-

433 670 Mesquit South Tower

-

435 Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre East Tower

-

436 Assemble Chicago

-

437 K-Project

-

438 88 Seaport

-

438 Elephant Park H1 Office

-

440 Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre West Tower

-

441 The Gem Building

-

442 2100 North Southport

-

443 1001 North Water South Tower

-

443 Hyatt Dream Hotel

-

443 Las Vegas Athletics Stadium

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443 The Boardwalk at Bricktown Phase 1 Residential Tower

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443 The Boardwalk at Bricktown Phase 2 Residential Tower

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443 The Boardwalk at Bricktown Phase 3 Residential Tower

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

21 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (53%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (45%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 173 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 163 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

CVU Leaders At Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

CVU Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Paul Fu

Senior Principal, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

CVU Future Leaders Committee, Chicago, 2019 – Present

Nuria Abad Sanz

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

Eddie Jump

CVU College of Fellows, 2023 – Present

Hi Sun Choi

Senior Principal RET, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

CVU College of Fellows, 2024 – Present

Dennis Poon

Managing Principal, Vice Chairman Emeritus, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

CVU Awards Systems Jury, 2025 – Present

Alejandro Fernandez

Associate Principal, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

CVU Tall Building Academic & Teaching Committee, 2025 – Present

Lauren Millman

Vice President, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

CVU New York City Chapter, 2026 – Present

Jason Langer

VP - Construction Engineering, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

CVU New York City Chapter, 2026 – Present

Michael Squarzini

04 June 2025

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21 January 2025

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05 July 2024

Oklahoma City Approves Plans for 581-Meter High-Rise

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13 March 2024

Funding is Acquired for Proposed 500+ Meter Building in Oklahoma City

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18 December 2023

Vision for High-Rise Over 100 Floors in Oklahoma City

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15 September 2023

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

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08 June 2021

Merdeka 118 Tower Tops Out in Kuala Lumpur

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08 May 2020

Kuala Lumpur Skyscraper Construction Site Adjusts to Pandemic-Related Movement Control Order

Construction work at Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) Merdeka 118 has been delayed by roughly two to three months due to restrictive measures taken to curb...

01 March 2019

As One Chicago Lakefront Project Gets a New Deadline, Another is Announced

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