Population
Source: Illinois QuickFacts
2,718,782 (2013)
Area
590 km² • 228 mi²
Density
4,608.1 people per km²
11,934.9 people per mi²
First 150m+ Building
Tallest Building
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Tallest City in
the World
Tallest City in
Tallest City in
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 |
Height
|
---|---|---|---|
1 | Willis Tower | 442.1 m / 1,451 ft | |
2 | Trump International Hotel & Tower | 423.2 m / 1,389 ft | |
3 | The St. Regis Chicago | 362.9 m / 1,191 ft | |
4 | 875 North Michigan Avenue | 343.7 m / 1,128 ft | |
5 | The Franklin - North Tower | 306.9 m / 1,007 ft | |
6 | Two Prudential Plaza | 303.3 m / 995 ft | |
7 | One Chicago - 14 West Superior | 295.8 m / 971 ft | |
8 | 311 South Wacker Drive | 292.9 m / 961 ft | |
9 | NEMA Chicago | 273.1 m / 896 ft | |
10 | 900 North Michigan Avenue | 265 m / 869 ft |
Logo
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Name
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
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CCHRB (Chicago Committee on High-Rise Buildings) |
Nonprofit/Governmental
|
0 | NONP |
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The University of Chicago |
Nonprofit/Governmental
|
0 | ACAD |
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Arup |
Platinum
|
438 | CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
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Buro Happold |
Platinum
|
108 | CIV • STRC • ENVP • ENVE • BMNT • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • SEC • TRAN |
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Illinois Institute of Technology |
Platinum
|
0 | ACAD • RES |
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KONE Industrial Ltd |
Platinum
|
394 | MATR • VERC • VERS |
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Langan |
Platinum
|
99 | CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV |
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PERI |
Platinum
|
64 | ENGM • MATR |
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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
Platinum
|
348 | CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN |
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Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. |
Platinum
|
200 | CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN |
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WSP |
Platinum
|
606 | CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN |
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Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture |
Gold
|
45 | INTR • URB • ARCH |
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Gensler |
Gold
|
110 | INTR • ARCH • COST |
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Goettsch Partners |
Gold
|
68 | ARCH |
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IMEG Corp |
Gold
|
4 | CIV • LAND • STRC • BACS • COMP • ENGM • HIST • OTHR • SEC • SEIS |
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Nucor Corporation |
Gold
|
5 | MATR |
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Perkins & Will |
Gold
|
31 | INTR • ARCH • HIST |
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Rise Global LLC |
Gold
|
0 | STRC • WIND • SEIS |
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360 Chicago |
Silver
|
1 | MRKT |
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AMSYSCO |
Silver
|
36 | ENGO |
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ArcelorMittal |
Silver
|
144 | MATR |
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bKL Architecture |
Silver
|
10 | ARCH |
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Bowa Construction |
Silver
|
2 | CON |
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Code Consultants, Inc. |
Silver
|
47 | FIRE |
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DLR Group |
Silver
|
12 | ARCH |
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Environmental Systems Design, Inc. Now Stantec |
Silver
|
50 | STRC • BACS • ENGM • FIRE • HIST • MEP • SEC |
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Epstein |
Silver
|
13 | ARCH |
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FitzGerald Associates |
Silver
|
1 | ARCH |
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GEI Consultants |
Silver
|
21 | GEO |
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GREC Architects |
Silver
|
2 | ARCH |
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Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture |
Silver
|
10 | ARCH |
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HKS |
Silver
|
27 | ARCH |
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Jahn/ |
Silver
|
60 | ARCH |
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Jensen Hughes |
Silver
|
55 | FIRE |
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Krueck Sexton Partners |
Silver
|
3 | ARCH |
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Lendlease |
Silver
|
88 | DEV |
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Magellan Development Group |
Silver
|
12 | ARCH |
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McHugh Construction |
Silver
|
22 | CON |
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Optima Inc. |
Silver
|
1 | ARCH |
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Pappageorge Haymes Partners |
Silver
|
9 | INTR |
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Pepper Construction |
Silver
|
0 | CON |
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Pierce Engineers, Inc. |
Silver
|
0 | STRC |
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RATIO I smdp |
Silver
|
3 | URB |
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Riverside Investment & Development |
Silver
|
3 | DEV |
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Solomon Cordwell Buenz - SCB |
Silver
|
36 | ARCH |
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Studio Gang Architects |
Silver
|
4 | ARCH |
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Telgian Engineering & Consulting, LLC |
Silver
|
0 | FIRE |
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