CTBUH Silver Member

Solomon Cordwell Buenz - SCB

About

Member Since: 2001

Member Offices: Chicago

Website: http://www.scb.com/

Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) is an architecture, interior design, and planning firm with a thoughtful design vision and a dynamic national imprint. Since 1931, SCB has made a lasting visual impact on skylines, campuses, and neighborhoods nationwide. From offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle, we offer our expertise to clients across the country, helping them achieve their goals, serve their constituents, and create unique built environments.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

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.

RANK
Name
Height
2 The Legacy at Millennium Park

249 m / 818 ft
6 340 on the Park

205 m / 672 ft
7 357 North Green Street

195 m / 640 ft
8 The Heritage at Millennium Park

192 m / 631 ft
9 Millennium Centre

186 m / 610 ft
10 Chicago Place

185 m / 608 ft
11 One Rincon Hill South Tower

184 m / 605 ft
12 The Laurel

183 m / 599 ft
13 The Fordham

175 m / 574 ft
14 Loews Chicago Hotel

173 m / 569 ft

Associated companies

Solomon & Cordwell

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 Aon Center

350 m / 1,148 ft
2 The Legacy at Millennium Park

249 m / 818 ft
3 Mandarin Oriental Chicago

248 m / 814 ft
4 560 North Fairbanks

240 m / 787 ft
5 108 North State

217 m / 712 ft
6 340 on the Park

205 m / 672 ft
7 357 North Green Street

195 m / 640 ft
8 The Heritage at Millennium Park

192 m / 631 ft
9 Millennium Centre

186 m / 610 ft
10 Chicago Place

185 m / 608 ft
11 One Rincon Hill South Tower

184 m / 605 ft
12 The Laurel

183 m / 599 ft
13 The Fordham

175 m / 574 ft
14 Loews Chicago Hotel

173 m / 569 ft
15 Harbor Point

169 m / 554 ft
16 Streeter Place

169 m / 554 ft
17 AMLI River North

165 m / 543 ft
18 One Rincon Hill North Tower

165 m / 541 ft
19 30 Van Ness

165 m / 540 ft
20 Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences

164 m / 539 ft
21 Astra Tower 1

162 m / 533 ft
22 Elysees Condominiums

161 m / 529 ft
23 601 West Monroe Phase 1

161 m / 527 ft
24 465 North Park

160 m / 525 ft
25 Arrive Michigan Avenue

159 m / 523 ft
26 505

159 m / 522 ft
27 Hanover Republic Square

157 m / 516 ft
28 630 N. McClurg Court North Tower

157 m / 515 ft
29 The Streeter

157 m / 514 ft
30 Hanover Brazos Street

156 m / 513 ft
31 Park Tower Condominiums

156 m / 513 ft
32 1230 West Peachtree

156 m

512 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 40 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 467 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.
33 215 West

155 m / 509 ft
34 414 Light Street

152 m / 500 ft
35 The St. James

152 m / 498 ft
36 Parkview West

152 m / 498 ft
37 500 North Lake Shore Drive

151 m / 497 ft
38 50 East Chestnut Street

151 m / 495 ft
39 The Bristol

149 m / 488 ft
40 Town Tower

148 m / 487 ft
41 73 East Lake

146 m / 477 ft
42 Moment

146 m / 477 ft
43 The Murano

145 m / 475 ft
44 Plaza 440

144 m / 474 ft
45 1234 West Randolph Street

143 m / 470 ft
46 The Sterling

142 m / 466 ft
47 1520-1576 North Fremont Street

142 m / 465 ft
48 Tribune Tower

141 m / 463 ft
49 Hanover River Oaks

141 m / 462 ft
50 Presidential Towers I

141 m / 461 ft
50 Presidential Towers II

141 m / 461 ft
50 Presidential Towers III

141 m / 461 ft
50 Presidential Towers IV

141 m / 461 ft
54 601 West Monroe Phase 2

140 m / 458 ft
55 Kingsbury Plaza

139 m / 456 ft
56 400 North LaSalle

138 m / 454 ft
57 The Fifth

138 m / 452 ft
58 Hubbard Place

137 m / 449 ft
59 Lake & Wells

137 m / 449 ft
60 Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

136 m / 447 ft
61 1001 South State Street

134 m / 440 ft
62 Marquee

133 m / 436 ft
63 McClurg Court Center A

131 m / 430 ft
63 McClurg Court Center B

131 m / 430 ft
65 1555 North Astor

131 m / 428 ft
66 1130 North State Street

130 m / 425 ft
67 Sky55

129 m / 425 ft
68 The Sinclair

128 m / 420 ft
69 'A'ali'i

127 m / 418 ft
70 State and Chestnut

125 m / 410 ft
71 Atlas

123 m / 403 ft
72 One Oak

122 m / 400 ft
73 100 Van Ness

122 m / 400 ft
74 399 Fremont

122 m / 400 ft
75 Anaha

122 m / 400 ft
76 James House

121 m / 398 ft
77 1900 Broadway

120 m / 395 ft
78 520 Mateo Street

119 m / 390 ft
79 Wells Street Tower

118 m / 388 ft
80 7Seventy7

118 m / 387 ft
81 The Lumen

116 m / 382 ft
82 Kilbourn Tower

116 m / 380 ft
83 Hanover Boulevard Place

114 m / 375 ft
84 2800 North Lake Shore Drive

113 m / 372 ft
85 Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers

112 m / 369 ft
86 Hawthorne House

112 m / 367 ft
87 Left Bank at K Station

111 m / 366 ft
88 The Chicagoan

110 m / 362 ft
89 Edgewater Plaza North

110 m / 361 ft
90 Astra Tower 2

110 m / 361 ft
91 Cassidy on Canal

108 m / 355 ft
92 903 Peachtree

108 m / 354 ft
93 1230 West Peachtree

107 m / 351 ft
94 Central SOMA Tower

107 m / 350 ft
95 210 N Street

107 m / 350 ft
96 333 North Water Street

106 m / 347 ft
97 Edgewater Plaza South

106 m / 346 ft
98 8th and Cherry Street

105 m / 345 ft
99 Hanover Post Oak

101 m / 330 ft
100 Country Club Tower East

100 m / 328 ft
100 Country Club Tower West

100 m / 328 ft
102 5000 Town Center

100 m / 328 ft
103 Hanover Montrose

99 m / 326 ft
104 ARQ

98 m / 320 ft
105 Block One Building A

97 m / 319 ft
106 Eastline Dallas

96 m

315 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 28 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,339 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.
107 Prime Corporate Center

96 m / 315 ft
108 625 West Adams

93 m / 305 ft
109 Eleven40

92 m / 303 ft
110 4 East Elm Street

92 m / 300 ft
111 299 Fremont

91 m / 300 ft
112 Block Two Building C

91 m / 300 ft
113 2008 West End Avenue

91 m / 299 ft
114 5252 South Cornell Avenue

90 m / 297 ft
115 1338 West Lake Street

90 m / 296 ft
116 1418 North Lake Shore Drive

89 m / 292 ft
117 525 Hawthorne

87 m / 285 ft
118 The Summit at University City

85 m / 279 ft
119 949 South Hope Street

84 m / 274 ft
120 Hollywood Towers North

82 m / 270 ft
120 Hollywood Towers South

82 m / 270 ft
122 50 East Bellevue

82 m / 269 ft
123 360 Residences

82 m / 269 ft
124 Aspire

81 m / 265 ft
125 Pearson on the Park

80 m / 262 ft
126 Vantage Med Center

79 m / 260 ft
127 1410 North State Parkway

78 m / 256 ft
128 AMLI 900

78 m / 256 ft
129 605 Davis Street

77 m / 252 ft
130 Union Station Vertical Expansion

72 m / 235 ft
131 One Six Six

71 m / 234 ft
132 320 North Sangamon Street

55 m / 181 ft
133 Union Station

49 m / 162 ft
134 200-298 West 2nd Street

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135 2700 Sloat Boulevard

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136 Clark & Divison Tower

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137 171 West Van Buren

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138 Bally’s Chicago Hotel Tower

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139 1899 McKinney

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139 370 South West Temple

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141 1840 North Marcy Street North Tower

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142 Portfolio

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143 400 North Elizabeth Street

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144 1840 North Marcy Street South Tower

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145 Telegraph Tower

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CTBUH Initiatives Involving Solomon Cordwell Buenz

SCB Hosts IIT Students for Office Visit, Lurie Hospital Tour

23 February 2018

As part of the CTBUH-IIT Academic Courses, a group of IIT architecture students visited the Chicago office of SCB and toured Lurie Children's Hospital.

IIT Students Tour at SCB and Lurie Children's Hospital

07 February 2018

As part of the CTBUH-IIT Academic Courses, a group of IIT architecture students visited the SCB Chicago Office on February 7.

YPC Presents on Complex Chicago Mixed-Use Project

16 April 2014

The Young Professionals Committee of CTBUH facilitated a roundtable discussion on Chicago’s under-construction mixed-use development 455 North Park Drive, at Crown Hall, Illinois Instit

Legacy Tour

21 October 2009

Attendees of the 2009 CTBUH Chicago Conference toured The Legacy at Millennium Park, one of the newest addition to the downtown loop area residential stock.

CTBUH Summer Tall Tours Underway – Legacy at Millennium Park

22 May 2009

The first of three CTBUH construction tours held in Chicago during the summer of 2009 was attended by 30 people, at the Legacy.

2009 Mock Firms Competition

08 May 2009

CTBUH staff Antony Wood, Jan Klerks and Philip Oldfield were involved in the reviews of the "Mock Firms National Skyscraper Challenge" organized by Chicago Architecture Today.