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Founded in New York City in 1969, DeSimone Consulting Engineers provides high-quality structural engineering, façade consulting, and forensic services for all types of buildings. With offices in the United States, South America, and the Middle East, the firm is organized to support clients around the country and around the globe.
Known for the highest quality of service, DeSimone’s project portfolio demonstrates the firm’s dedication to pursuing and developing superlative structures. To date, DeSimone has designed over 10,000 projects in 44 states and 46 countries.
Engineering, Other; Structural Engineering
Membership Level
Gold
Member Since
2015
Member Offices
New York City
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Name |
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Never Completed Proposed Vision Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
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1 |
289.6 m / 950 ft |
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2 |
271 m / 889 ft |
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3 |
255 m / 837 ft |
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4 |
251.9 m / 827 ft |
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5 |
240.4 m / 789 ft |
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6 |
240.2 m / 788 ft |
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7 |
237.3 m / 779 ft |
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8 |
237.1 m / 778 ft |
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9 |
237 m / 778 ft |
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10 |
229.3 m / 752 ft |
Best Tall Building 200-299 meters 2021
Award of Excellence: One Thousand Museum
Best Tall Building 200-299 meters 2021
Award of Excellence: Panorama Tower
Geotechnical Engineering Award 2019
Award of Excellence: Allianz Tower
Best Tall Building Europe 2016
Award of Excellence: Al Hilal Bank Tower
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa 2015
Best Tall Building Americas 2011
CTBUH Advisory Group, 2008 – 2011
CTBUH Regional Committee, 2018 – Present
CTBUH Regional Representative, 2016 – 2018
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. William O'Donnell, DeSimone Consulting Engineers; Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; SawTeen Seen, Leslie E. Robertson Associates, answer questions at the...
In this era of globalization, societies and cities struggle with the need to modernize and remain competitive against the desire to show deference to historical...
A settlement has been tentatively reached in a lawsuit involving tenants of the sinking Millennium Tower in downtown San Francisco, an attorney representing the luxury...
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2019 |
290 m / 950 ft |
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2 |
2021 |
278 m / 912 ft |
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3 |
2020 |
271 m / 889 ft |
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4 |
2016 |
255 m / 837 ft |
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5 |
2018 |
252 m / 827 ft |
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6 |
2003 |
240 m / 789 ft |
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7 |
2018 |
240 m / 788 ft |
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8 |
2018 |
237 m / 779 ft |
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9 |
2021 |
237 m / 778 ft |
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10 |
2017 |
237 m / 778 ft |
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11 |
2016 |
229 m / 752 ft |
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12 |
2018 |
225 m / 738 ft |
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13 |
2022 |
223 m / 732 ft |
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14 |
2018 |
217 m / 711 ft |
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15 |
2009 |
214 m / 702 ft |
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16 |
2016 |
214 m / 700 ft |
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17 |
2019 |
213 m / 699 ft |
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18 |
2016 |
208 m / 681 ft |
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19 |
2021 |
205 m / 674 ft |
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20 |
2008 |
198 m / 650 ft |
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21 |
2020 |
198 m / 649 ft |
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22 |
2009 |
197 m / 645 ft |
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23 |
2017 |
194 m / 637 ft |
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24 |
2017 |
194 m / 635 ft |
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25 |
2010 |
193 m / 632 ft |
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26 |
- |
192 m / 631 ft |
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27 |
2015 |
190 m / 624 ft |
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28 |
2003 |
188 m / 618 ft |
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29 |
2015 |
186 m / 609 ft |
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30 |
2010 |
184 m / 604 ft |
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31 |
2016 |
184 m / 602 ft |
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32 |
2009 |
183 m / 601 ft |
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33 |
2002 |
178 m / 583 ft |
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34 |
2021 |
177 m / 580 ft |
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35 |
2009 |
170 m / 556 ft |
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36 |
1915 |
169 m / 555 ft |
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37 |
2011 |
169 m / 554 ft |
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38 |
1988 |
165 m / 542 ft |
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39 |
2015 |
161 m / 529 ft |
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40 |
2001 |
161 m / 528 ft |
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41 |
2010 |
161 m / 527 ft |
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42 |
2020 |
159 m / 523 ft |
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43 |
2013 |
153 m / 501 ft |
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44 |
2010 |
153 m / 500 ft |
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45 |
2021 |
151 m / 495 ft |
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46 |
2002 |
148 m / 487 ft |
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47 |
2001 |
146 m / 480 ft |
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48 |
2010 |
146 m / 478 ft |
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49 |
2015 |
145 m / 476 ft |
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50 |
2001 |
145 m / 475 ft |
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51 |
2004 |
144 m / 472 ft |
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52 |
1990 |
143 m / 470 ft |
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53 |
2010 |
143 m / 470 ft |
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54 |
- |
143 m / 470 ft |
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55 |
2006 |
137 m / 450 ft |
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56 |
2001 |
137 m / 449 ft |
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57 |
2001 |
136 m / 445 ft |
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58 |
2002 |
135 m / 444 ft |
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59 |
2001 |
134 m / 440 ft |
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60 |
2018 |
128 m / 420 ft |
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61 |
1998 |
128 m / 420 ft |
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62 |
1985 |
127 m / 417 ft |
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63 |
2015 |
123 m / 404 ft |
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64 |
2001 |
121 m / 398 ft |
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65 |
2007 |
120 m / 394 ft |
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66 |
2015 |
120 m / 394 ft |
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67 |
2003 |
118 m / 387 ft |
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68 |
2006 |
118 m / 386 ft |
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69 |
2007 |
117 m / 385 ft |
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70 |
2005 |
116 m / 381 ft |
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71 |
2008 |
116 m / 380 ft |
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72 |
2021 |
115 m / 378 ft |
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73 |
2007 |
112 m / 368 ft |
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74 |
2008 |
110 m / 362 ft |
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75 |
2008 |
110 m / 360 ft |
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76 |
2006 |
108 m / 355 ft |
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77 |
2004 |
107 m / 350 ft |
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78 |
2008 |
105 m / 345 ft |
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79 |
2015 |
104 m / 342 ft |
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80 |
- |
103 m / 339 ft |
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81 |
2001 |
103 m / 337 ft |
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82 |
2001 |
102 m / 334 ft |
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83 |
2017 |
100 m / 328 ft |
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83 |
2017 |
100 m / 328 ft |
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85 |
2002 |
99 m / 326 ft |
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86 |
2017 |
96 m / 314 ft |
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87 |
2004 |
95 m / 312 ft |
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88 |
2009 |
95 m / 310 ft |
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89 |
2016 |
94 m / 308 ft |
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89 |
2016 |
94 m / 308 ft |
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91 |
1998 |
93 m / 305 ft |
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92 |
2010 |
91 m / 300 ft |
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93 |
2016 |
90 m / 294 ft |
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94 |
2018 |
90 m / 294 ft |
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95 |
2020 |
88 m / 287 ft |
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96 |
2018 |
84 m / 274 ft |
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97 |
2010 |
81 m / 265 ft |
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98 |
2009 |
80 m / 261 ft |
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99 |
2018 |
78 m / 256 ft |
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100 |
2010 |
78 m / 255 ft |
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101 |
2019 |
75 m / 246 ft |
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102 |
2017 |
74 m / 243 ft |
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103 |
2007 |
73 m / 240 ft |
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104 |
2018 |
72 m / 236 ft |
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105 |
1982 |
70 m / 231 ft |
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106 |
2014 |
66 m / 217 ft |
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107 |
2016 |
66 m / 215 ft |
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108 |
2011 |
54 m / 176 ft |
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109 |
2017 |
52 m / 171 ft |
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109 |
2017 |
52 m / 171 ft |
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111 |
2017 |
50 m / 165 ft |
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112 |
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114 |
1998 |
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2005 |
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115 |
2007 |
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115 |
2007 |
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150 m+ Buildings
Average Building Age*
12 Years
Most Common Function*
Residential, 62 Buildings
Most Common Material*
Concrete, 88 Buildings
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
*Based on 117 Completed & Under Construction Buildings
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.
NOTE: Gross-to-Net Height is defined as architectural height minus height of highest occupied floor. Therefore, the Gross-to-Net Height is only calculated for buildings that have both the architectural height and the highest occupied floor height recorded.
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17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. William O'Donnell, DeSimone Consulting Engineers; Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; SawTeen Seen, Leslie E. Robertson Associates, answer questions at the...
26 October 2015 | New York City
Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum; Silvian Marcus, WSP Group; and Stephen DeSimone, DeSimone Consulting Engineers, PLLC, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York...
03 March 2008 | Dubai
Stephen DeSimone, of DeSimone Engineers, talked about the new tactics and solutions being implemented to overcome urban development obstacles at the CTBUH 8th World Congress...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. William O'Donnell, DeSimone Consulting Engineers; Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; SawTeen Seen, Leslie E. Robertson Associates, answer questions at the...
26 October 2015 | New York City
Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum; Silvian Marcus, WSP Group; and Stephen DeSimone, DeSimone Consulting Engineers, PLLC, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York...
03 March 2008 | Dubai
Stephen DeSimone, of DeSimone Engineers, talked about the new tactics and solutions being implemented to overcome urban development obstacles at the CTBUH 8th World Congress...
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26 October 2015
Dan Kaplan & Fatin Anlar, FXFOWLE; Stephen DeSimone, DeSimone Consulting Engineers
In this era of globalization, societies and cities struggle with the need to modernize and remain competitive against the desire to show deference to historical...
26 October 2015
Vincent DeSimone, Luis Ramirez & Abdul Mohammad, DeSimone Consulting Engineers, PLLC
This paper investigates challenges of designing buildings to accommodate challenging twisting architecture. The foremost challenge is to resist the torsion generated due to twisting geometry...
16 January 2010
Todd Schliemann, Tara Leibenhaut-Tyre & Megan Miller, Polshek Partnership; et al.
The building is a destination, both visually and experientially, realizing the client’s conceptual goal to create a "living room for the neighborhood," a public place...
26 October 2015
Dan Kaplan & Fatin Anlar, FXFOWLE; Stephen DeSimone, DeSimone Consulting Engineers
In this era of globalization, societies and cities struggle with the need to modernize and remain competitive against the desire to show deference to historical...
26 October 2015
Vincent DeSimone, Luis Ramirez & Abdul Mohammad, DeSimone Consulting Engineers, PLLC
This paper investigates challenges of designing buildings to accommodate challenging twisting architecture. The foremost challenge is to resist the torsion generated due to twisting geometry...
16 January 2010
Todd Schliemann, Tara Leibenhaut-Tyre & Megan Miller, Polshek Partnership; et al.
The building is a destination, both visually and experientially, realizing the client’s conceptual goal to create a "living room for the neighborhood," a public place...
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04 September 2019 | San Francisco
A settlement has been tentatively reached in a lawsuit involving tenants of the sinking Millennium Tower in downtown San Francisco, an attorney representing the luxury...
31 July 2019 | New York City
When completed in 1915, New York’s Equitable Building was the largest building in the world. Located at 120 Broadway in Manhattan’s financial district, it stands...
05 July 2019 | Miami
One Thousand Museum, the late Zaha Hadid’s final residential tower in the United States, is the newest high-end condominium to grace Biscayne Boulevard in the...
19 June 2019 | Portland
An audit by the City of Portland, Oregon, has found that the DLR Group’s renovation of the Michael Graves–designed Portland Building is over budget and,...
12 March 2019 | San Francisco
Months before two cracks were discovered on interior windows of Salesforce Tower – San Francisco’s tallest building, owner Boston Properties enlisted a drone to inspect...
31 January 2019 | Jersey City
After topping out at the end of 2018, 99 Hudson Street has become the tallest skyscraper in both Jersey City and all of New Jersey,...
28 January 2019 | New York City
The sale of a New York penthouse for around $238 million has broken the record for the most expensive home ever sold in the U.S....
24 March 2020 | Las Vegas
With COVID-19 upending daily life in Las Vegas, at least one major real estate project has shelved construction work over the outbreak, and at least...
02 January 2018 | New York City
JEMB Realty Corporation (JEMB), a real estate development, investment, and management organization headquartered in New York City, has announced that world renowned architecture firm, FXFOWLE,...
04 December 2018 | San Francisco
All sides in the Millennium Tower debacle appear to be nearing an agreement on a $100 million-plus fix to stop the 58-story high-rise from sinking...
04 September 2019 | San Francisco
A settlement has been tentatively reached in a lawsuit involving tenants of the sinking Millennium Tower in downtown San Francisco, an attorney representing the luxury...
31 July 2019 | New York City
When completed in 1915, New York’s Equitable Building was the largest building in the world. Located at 120 Broadway in Manhattan’s financial district, it stands...
05 July 2019 | Miami
One Thousand Museum, the late Zaha Hadid’s final residential tower in the United States, is the newest high-end condominium to grace Biscayne Boulevard in the...
19 June 2019 | Portland
An audit by the City of Portland, Oregon, has found that the DLR Group’s renovation of the Michael Graves–designed Portland Building is over budget and,...
12 March 2019 | San Francisco
Months before two cracks were discovered on interior windows of Salesforce Tower – San Francisco’s tallest building, owner Boston Properties enlisted a drone to inspect...
31 January 2019 | Jersey City
After topping out at the end of 2018, 99 Hudson Street has become the tallest skyscraper in both Jersey City and all of New Jersey,...
28 January 2019 | New York City
The sale of a New York penthouse for around $238 million has broken the record for the most expensive home ever sold in the U.S....
24 March 2020 | Las Vegas
With COVID-19 upending daily life in Las Vegas, at least one major real estate project has shelved construction work over the outbreak, and at least...
02 January 2018 | New York City
JEMB Realty Corporation (JEMB), a real estate development, investment, and management organization headquartered in New York City, has announced that world renowned architecture firm, FXFOWLE,...
04 December 2018 | San Francisco
All sides in the Millennium Tower debacle appear to be nearing an agreement on a $100 million-plus fix to stop the 58-story high-rise from sinking...
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29 June 2017
CTBUH Florida organized a site visit and series of presentations on the under-construction One Thousand Museum building in Downtown Miami.
25 April 2017
CTBUH Florida held a presentation on Tall Building Damping Technologies at the School of Architecture, University of Miami.
16–21 October 2016
Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism takes place progressively across three Chinese cities: Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong.
26 July 2016
The CTBUH Florida Chapter hosted its inaugural event, a construction tour of Panorama Tower, on July 26 in Miami.
29–30 October 2015
CTBUH 2015 delegates toured Miami, a city of urban complexities and cultural amenities that defy the old stereotypes.
26–30 October 2015
After a post-recession hiatus in tall building construction in many countries lasting several years, numerous cities are again resurgent.
03–05 March 2008
The Congress hosted presentations, seminars and workshops covering virtually every aspect of tall building development, with a particular emphasis on sustainability.
18 October 2005
The CTBUH 4th Annual awards ceremony and dinner was held in the Astor Ballroom of the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel.
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