CTBUH Gold Member

Gensler

About

Member Since: 2008

Member Offices: Chicago, San Francisco

Website: http://www.gensler.com/

As architects, designers, planners and consultants, Gensler partners with clients on some 3,000 projects every year. These projects can be as small as a wine label or as large as a new urban district.

With more than 4,000 professionals networked across 46 locations, they serve their clients as trusted advisors, combining localized expertise with global perspective wherever new opportunities arise.

Their work reflects an enduring commitment to sustainability, and the belief that design is one of the most powerful strategic tools for securing a lasting competitive advantage.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Cost Consulting; Interior 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

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Height
1 Shanghai Tower
632 m / 2,073  ft
2 Tower Fifth
474.4 m / 1,556  ft
3 International Land-Sea Center
458.2 m / 1,503  ft
4 Willis Tower
442.1 m / 1,451  ft
5 One Vanderbilt Avenue
427 m / 1,401  ft
6 Bank of America Tower
365.8 m / 1,200  ft
7 The St. Regis Chicago
362.9 m / 1,191  ft
8 Deji World Trade Center Tower 1
326.5 m / 1,071  ft
9 Huijin Center 1
320 m / 1,050  ft
10 Chrysler Building
318.9 m / 1,046  ft

Awards

The St. Regis Chicago

Winner: The St. Regis Chicago

Best Tall Building 300-399 meters 2022

Ctbuh Leaders

Joe Fan

Joe Fan

CTBUH Expert Chinese Translation Committee, 2016 – Present

Shanghai

Ashley Rogow

Ashley Rogow

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Chicago, 2019 – Present

Chicago

Reechal Mevada

Reechal Mevada

CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee, 2021 – Present

New York City

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

22 January 2021

Highlights - CTBUH China New Year Talk: Future City

Organized around the theme of the "future city," CTBUH held new year talk and Chinese book release in One Museum Place, Shanghai. The CTBUH China...

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Research

09 March 2023

City Building: The Most Complicated Game

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Global News

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...

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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 Suzhou Zhongnan Center

729 m

2,392 ft
2 Shanghai Tower

632 m

2,073 ft
3 Gateway Tower

610 m

2,001 ft
4 Evergrande Hefei Center T1

518 m

1,699 ft
5 The Constellation

500 m

1,640 ft
6 Suzhou Zhongnan Center

499.2 m

1,638 ft
7 Tower Fifth

474.4 m

1,556 ft
8 International Land-Sea Center

458.2 m

1,503 ft
9 Willis Tower

442.1 m

1,451 ft
10 One Vanderbilt Avenue

427 m

1,401 ft
11 2 World Trade Center

403.3 m

1,323 ft
12 Bank of America Tower

365.8 m

1,200 ft
13 The St. Regis Chicago

362.9 m

1,191 ft
14 Four Seasons Hotel Tower 2

355 m

1,165 ft
15 Xiamen Cross Strait Financial Centre

343.9 m

1,128 ft
16 Deji World Trade Center Tower 1

326.5 m

1,071 ft
17 Huijin Center 1

320 m

1,050 ft
18 Chrysler Building

318.9 m

1,046 ft
19 New York Times Tower

318.8 m

1,046 ft
20 Fanya International Finance Building North

317.8 m

1,043 ft
21 Fanya International Finance Building South

317.8 m

1,043 ft
22 The Rainbow Gate Tower 1

316 m

1,037 ft
23 Botai Tower

315 m

1,033 ft
24 U.S. Bank Tower

310.3 m

1,018 ft
25 KAFD World Trade Center

304 m

997 ft
26 Tameer Commercial Tower

300 m

984 ft
27 Xiamen Shimao Straits Tower B

295.3 m

969 ft
28 Shimao Qianhai Center

294.3 m

966 ft
29 Concord International Centre

290 m

951 ft
30 Evergrande Hefei Center T5

290 m

951 ft
31 Powerlong Center Tower 1

289.9 m

951 ft
32 Lumina Shanghai

285.1 m

935 ft
33 Rongmin Financial Center

270 m

886 ft
34 Sixth & Guadalupe

266.7 m

875 ft
35 Riyad Bank Tower

264 m

866 ft
36 Evergrande Hefei Center T4

260 m

853 ft
37 Devon Energy Center

257.2 m

844 ft
38 Le Phare de Quebec Tour 1

250 m

820 ft
39 Xiamen Shimao Straits Tower A

249.9 m

820 ft
40 One Museum Place

248.9 m

816 ft
41 Jia Fa Centre

247.2 m

811 ft
42 Tencent Seafront Tower 1

245.8 m

806 ft
43 The St. Regis Jakarta Hotel and Residences

244 m

801 ft
44 Vanke Yun City

243.8 m

800 ft
45 Waldorf Astoria + Magnolias Ratchaprasong

242 m

794 ft
46 Z14 Plot Tower 1

238 m

781 ft
46 Z14 Plot Tower 2

238 m

781 ft
48 The Bow

237.5 m

779 ft
49 Palm Tower

231.5 m

760 ft
50 Tameer Tower A

227 m

745 ft
50 Tameer Tower C

227 m

745 ft
52 Dawangjing 618 Tower 1

227 m

745 ft
53 Sapphire Residences

225 m

738 ft
54 Block 16

220.4 m

723 ft
55 Huijin Center 2

220 m

722 ft
56 Dawangjing 626 Tower 1

220 m

722 ft
57 Xiamen International Centre Hotel Tower

216.1 m

709 ft
58 Dawangjing 626 Tower 2

216 m

709 ft
59 JPMorgan Chase Tower

215.5 m

707 ft
60 21st Century Mansion

210 m

689 ft
61 Burj Alshaya West Tower

205 m

673 ft
62 The Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles

203.3 m

667 ft
63 BM Plaza Office Tower

203 m

666 ft
64 SJC Tower

200 m

656 ft
65 Phoenix International Book City East Tower

200 m

656 ft
66 Beijing Capital Land Lize Financial Center Tower 3

200 m

656 ft
66 Evergrande Hefei Center T3

200 m

656 ft
68 One Market Square

198.4 m

651 ft
69 550 Madison Avenue

197.3 m

647 ft
70 Riverwalk Place

195 m

640 ft
71 Tencent Seafront Tower 2

194.8 m

639 ft
72 Thea at Metropolis Tower 3

191.1 m

627 ft
73 Park Tower 1

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 49 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 395 other buildings of the same Residential / 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.
73 Park Tower 2

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 49 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 395 other buildings of the same Residential / 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.
75 Pujiang International Finance Plaza

190 m

623 ft
76 79 Robinson Road

184.9 m

607 ft
77 Aria Resort & Casino

182.9 m

600 ft
78 The Iconic

182.9 m

600 ft
79 Hearst Tower

182 m

597 ft
80 The Finance Centre

180.2 m

591 ft
81 Le Phare de Quebec Tour 2

180 m

591 ft
82 Wenzhou Donghai Square A

180 m

591 ft
83 Citic Pacific Fortune Plaza 1

180 m

591 ft
84 Kamiyacho Trust Tower

180 m

591 ft
85 Fairmont Austin

180 m

591 ft
86 Powerlong Center Tower 2

179.7 m

590 ft
87 Citic Pacific Fortune Plaza 2

177 m

581 ft
88 Bank of America Tower

176.5 m

579 ft
89 Evergrande Hefei Center T2

170 m

558 ft
90 Dawangjing 618 Tower 3

169.7 m

557 ft
91 Deji World Trade Center Tower 2

168 m

551 ft
92 The Tower at PNC Plaza

166 m

544 ft
93 Lavenue Crown

160 m

525 ft
94 399 Park Avenue

159.7 m

524 ft
95 RRI Energy Plaza

158 m

518 ft
96 The Hub on Causeway Office Tower

154.8 m

508 ft
97 One Indiana Square

153.6 m

504 ft
98 Dawangjing 618 Tower 2

153.6 m

504 ft
99 The Post Oak

152.1 m

499 ft
100 555 Collins Street

152 m

499 ft
101 388 Greenwich Street

151.2 m

496 ft
102 The Hub on Causeway Residential & Hotel Tower

150.9 m

495 ft
103 Ju Jie Financial Center Tower 1

150 m

492 ft
104 Beijing Capital Land Lize Financial Center Hotel

150 m

492 ft
104 Beijing Capital Land Lize Financial Center Tower 1

150 m

492 ft
104 China Electronics Headquarters Tower 1

150 m

492 ft
107 WPP Campus

149.6 m

491 ft
108 Tameer Tower D

149.5 m

490 ft
109 Hess Tower

149.4 m

490 ft
110 Shenzhen Avary Holding Headquarters A

148.7 m

488 ft
111 1916 Boren Avenue

147.5 m

484 ft
112 Terrace Block

147.2 m

483 ft
113 RASA Two

146.6 m

481 ft
114 Tameer Tower B

145.5 m

477 ft
115 Phoenix International Book City West Tower

145 m

476 ft
116 Moxy Los Angeles Downtown / AC Hotel Los Angeles Downtown

141.8 m

465 ft
117 300 South Tryon

141 m

463 ft
118 Metropolis Tower 2

140.5 m

461 ft
119 Custom House Tower

140 m

459 ft
120 ITC One Hotel

140 m

459 ft
121 The View at Tysons Building C-1

138.7 m

455 ft
122 Aspire Post Oak

138.1 m

453 ft
123 Signia by Hilton Atlanta

138.1 m

453 ft
124 Block 162

137.8 m

452 ft
125 Deji World Trade Center Tower 3

136 m

446 ft
125 Deji World Trade Center Tower 4

136 m

446 ft
127 Powerlong Center Tower 3

135.9 m

446 ft
128 TKE Innovation and Qualification Center Tower

135.8 m

446 ft
129 Marriott Marquis Chicago

135.2 m

444 ft
130 Metropolis Tower 1

134.7 m

442 ft
131 Rajawali Headquarters

132 m

433 ft
132 Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

131.5 m

431 ft
133 Central Park House

131.1 m

430 ft
134 Phoenix Observation Tower

130 m

427 ft
135 360 North Green

129.5 m

425 ft
136 Northshore

129.3 m

424 ft
137 One World Place

129.2 m

424 ft
138 The View at Tysons Building C-2B

128.2 m

421 ft
139 9950 Woodloch Forest Tower

126.5 m

415 ft
140 Currency House Residence

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 37 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,677 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.
141 1901 Minor Avenue North Tower

125.5 m

412 ft
141 1901 Minor Avenue South Tower

125.5 m

412 ft
143 Niels Eperson Building

125.1 m

410 ft
144 Galter Pavilion

122.7 m

402 ft
145 Shenzhen Avary Holding Headquarters B

122.1 m

401 ft
146 Symphony Honolulu

122 m

400 ft
147 Intercontinental Shanghai Puxi

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 32 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,129 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.
148 Manchester Pacific Gateway Block 1B

121.9 m

400 ft
149 500 West 2nd Street

121.9 m

400 ft
150 The View at Tysons Building D-1

120.2 m

394 ft
151 Beijing Capital Land Lize Financial Center Tower 2

120 m

394 ft
152 The View at Tysons Building C-2A

118.5 m

389 ft
153 Third + Shoal

118 m

387 ft
154 World Plaza

115 m

377 ft
155 Azure

114.3 m

375 ft
156 77 Water Street

113.9 m

374 ft
157 501 Commerce

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 26 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,793 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.
158 222 Second Street

112.8 m

370 ft
159 InterContinental New York Times Square

110.6 m

363 ft
160 Le Phare de Quebec Tour 3

110 m

361 ft
161 1111 Broadway

109.7 m

360 ft
162 Amegy Tower

108 m

354 ft
163 Manchester Pacific Gateway Hotel North Tower

106.7 m

350 ft
163 Manchester Pacific Gateway Hotel South Tower

106.7 m

350 ft
165 Landmark Two

106.4 m

349 ft
166 AVIC International Finance Center Commercial Tower 1

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,793 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.
166 AVIC International Finance Center Commercial Tower 2

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,793 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.
168 Three PNC Plaza

105 m

344 ft
169 One Fairchild

104.5 m

343 ft
170 3 Columbus Circle

102 m

335 ft
171 Tysons Overlook

100.6 m

330 ft
172 Wanda Vista Hotel

100 m

328 ft
173 Wanda International Decorated Apartment 1

100 m

328 ft
173 Wanda International Decorated Apartment 2

100 m

328 ft
175 Union Pacific Center

100 m

328 ft
176 Guotai Junan Securities Tower

99.7 m

327 ft
177 Two Gotham Center

99.6 m

327 ft
178 1133-1157 West Lake Street

99.1 m

325 ft
179 Mickey Leland Federal Building

97.5 m

320 ft
180 Reynolds Building

95.7 m

314 ft
181 Alina II

95 m

312 ft
182 Four Seasons at Burj Alshaya

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 25 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,129 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.
183 301 Howard Street

93.5 m

307 ft
184 200 Park Avenue

91.4 m

300 ft
185 Feinberg Pavillion

90.5 m

297 ft
186 167 North Green

88.4 m

290 ft
187 Gr333n

87.8 m

288 ft
188 Boro Tower

87.2 m

286 ft
189 22 West Washington

84.1 m

276 ft
190 Sunset + Wilcox

83.8 m

275 ft
191 PPA 30 Parcel 5.01

83 m

272 ft
192 400 Record Street

81.7 m

268 ft
193 Torre Universal

80.7 m

265 ft
194 The Laura Hotel

80.2 m

263 ft
195 The Gate

80 m

262 ft
196 Hotel Indigo at Metropolis

79.3 m

260 ft
197 The Key at 12th

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,793 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.
198 Manchester Pacific Gateway Navy Building

76.2 m

250 ft
199 400 Hillsborough

74.4 m

244 ft
200 Homewood Suites Hotel Chicago Downtown

73.5 m

241 ft
201 LX57

72.9 m

239 ft
202 Michigan Central Station

70.1 m

230 ft
203 WSFS Bank Center

70.1 m

230 ft
204 Vagelos Education Center

70 m

230 ft
205 1101 West Van Buren Street

68.8 m

226 ft
206 Vantage Oak Park

67.8 m

223 ft
207 Inter-Continental Hotel-Houston

67.7 m

222 ft
208 The Post Office

65.5 m

215 ft
209 U.S. Embassy, London

65.3 m

214 ft
210 TriBca

65 m

213 ft
211 MI Mobile Internet Technology Park East Building

63.3 m

208 ft
211 MI Mobile Internet Technology Park North Building

63.3 m

208 ft
211 MI Mobile Internet Technology Park South Building

63.3 m

208 ft
214 Yanmar Tokyo

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 14 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,793 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.
215 Le Phare de Quebec Tour 4

60 m

197 ft
216 Century Plaza Hotel & Spa

54.3 m

178 ft
217 The New Museum

53 m

174 ft
218 ALLY

44 m

144 ft
219 209 North Racine Avenue

41.8 m

137 ft
220 The Landing

40.7 m

133 ft
221 Stephen Avenue Quarter Tower 1

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222 Stephen Avenue Quarter Tower 2

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223 1300 South Figueroa

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224 1600 South Figueroa

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225 The Rainbow Gate Tower 2

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226 Innovation Tower

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227 Four Seasons Private Residences

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228 Hazens LA Center Tower 2

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228 JW Marriott Addition

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230 W Hotel Downtown Los Angeles

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231 55 King Street

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231 Hazens LA Center Tower 1

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231 One Beverly Hills South Tower

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234 222 West 2nd Street

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235 Hazens LA Center Tower 2

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236 One Beverly Hills North Tower

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237 FNB Financial Center

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238 Fairmont Phoenix

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238 Fig + Pico Tower 2

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240 Stephen Avenue Quarter Tower 3

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241 Vermont Corridor Tower

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242 845 South Olive Street

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243 23rd and Market

-
243 555 Greenwhich+345 Hudson

-
245 One Station Hill

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246 3805-3813 NASA Road 1

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247 Business Headquarters (BHQ)

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

12 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (67%)

Most Common Material*

Composite (42%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 73 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 66 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

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