Lerch Bates is an international consulting services firm with 37 offices throughout North America, South America, the Middle East, Asia and India. Since their founding in 1947 as the first independent elevator consulting firm in the US, they have added offices and capabilities around the world, bringing industry leading expertise and technology to their work with clients on diverse and challenging projects.
Their influence as innovators of design concepts is seen, as many of their “firsts” have become industry standards that can be recognized in many of the world’s tallest buildings.
In 1986 Lerch Bates became an employee owned consulting firm. Much like the early days, each employee/owner takes an entrepreneur's interest in providing the service, quality and ingenuity that clients expect and deserve.
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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
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Burj Khalifa | Dubai | 2010 |
828 m / 2,717 ft |
163 | Office / Residential / Hotel |
4 | Lotte World Tower | Seoul | 2017 |
555 m / 1,819 ft |
123 | Hotel / Residential / Office / Retail |
5 | One World Trade Center | New York City | 2014 |
541 m / 1,776 ft |
94 | Office |
6 | TAIPEI 101 | Taipei | 2004 |
508 m / 1,667 ft |
101 | Office |
7 | International Commerce Centre | Hong Kong | 2010 |
484 m / 1,588 ft |
108 | Hotel / Office |
8 | 175 Park Avenue | New York City | 2030 |
482 m / 1,580 ft |
83 | Hotel / Office |
9 | Wuhan Greenland Center | Wuhan | 2023 |
476 m / 1,560 ft |
101 | Hotel / Serviced Apartments / Office |
11 | Lakhta Center | St. Petersburg | 2019 |
462 m / 1,516 ft |
87 | Office |
12 | FORZA Tower | Bogota | - |
460 m / 1,509 ft |
116 | Hotel / Office |
13 | Suzhou IFS | Suzhou | 2019 |
450 m / 1,476 ft |
95 | Hotel / Office / Serviced Apartments |
Pie Consulting & Engineering (2022)
MovvéO Ltd. (2019)
Lerch Bates Europe (2014)
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
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Burj Khalifa | Dubai | 2010 |
828 m / 2,717 ft |
163 | Office / Residential / Hotel |
2 | Suzhou Zhongnan Center | Suzhou | - |
729 m / 2,392 ft |
137 | Hotel / Residential / Office |
3 | Wuhan Greenland Center | Wuhan | - |
636 m / 2,087 ft |
126 | Hotel / Residential / Office |
4 | Lotte World Tower | Seoul | 2017 |
555 m / 1,819 ft |
123 | Hotel / Residential / Office / Retail |
5 | One World Trade Center | New York City | 2014 |
541 m / 1,776 ft |
94 | Office |
6 | TAIPEI 101 | Taipei | 2004 |
508 m / 1,667 ft |
101 | Office |
7 | International Commerce Centre | Hong Kong | 2010 |
484 m / 1,588 ft |
108 | Hotel / Office |
8 | 175 Park Avenue | New York City | 2030 |
482 m / 1,580 ft |
83 | Hotel / Office |
9 | Wuhan Greenland Center | Wuhan | 2023 |
476 m / 1,560 ft |
101 | Hotel / Serviced Apartments / Office |
10 | Chengdu Greenland Tower | Chengdu | - |
468 m / 1,535 ft |
101 | Hotel / Office |
11 | Lakhta Center | St. Petersburg | 2019 |
462 m / 1,516 ft |
87 | Office |
12 | FORZA Tower | Bogota | - |
460 m / 1,509 ft |
116 | Hotel / Office |
13 | Suzhou IFS | Suzhou | 2019 |
450 m / 1,476 ft |
95 | Hotel / Office / Serviced Apartments |
14 | World One | Mumbai | - |
442 m / 1,450 ft |
117 | Residential |
15 | Greenland Shandong International Financial Center | Jinan | 2024 |
428 m / 1,404 ft |
88 | Hotel / SOHO / Office |
16 | Trump International Hotel & Tower | Chicago | 2009 |
423 m / 1,389 ft |
98 | Residential / Hotel |
17 | Two International Finance Centre | Hong Kong | 2003 |
412 m / 1,352 ft |
88 | Office |
18 | Guiyang International Financial Center T1 | Guiyang | 2020 |
401 m / 1,316 ft |
79 | Hotel / Office |
19 | Okhta Centre | St. Petersburg | - |
396 m / 1,299 ft |
77 | Office / Retail |
20 | China Resources Tower | Shenzhen | 2018 |
393 m / 1,288 ft |
68 | Office |
21 | PIF Tower | Riyadh | 2021 |
385 m / 1,263 ft |
72 | Office |
22 | Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid | Abu Dhabi | 2014 |
381 m / 1,251 ft |
88 | Residential |
23 | The Address Boulevard | Dubai | 2017 |
370 m / 1,214 ft |
73 | Residential / Hotel / Retail |
24 | Qingdao Hai Tian Center | Qingdao | 2021 |
369 m / 1,210 ft |
73 | Hotel / Office |
25 | Taipei Twins D1 | Taipei | 2027 |
360 m / 1,181 ft |
70 | Office |
26 | Greenland Group Suzhou Center | Suzhou | 2024 |
358 m / 1,175 ft |
77 | Hotel / Office |
27 | OKO - Residential Tower | Moscow | 2015 |
354 m / 1,162 ft |
90 | Residential / Serviced Apartments / Hotel |
28 | Spring City 66 | Kunming | 2019 |
349 m / 1,145 ft |
61 | Office |
29 | 85 Sky Tower | Kaohsiung | 1997 |
348 m / 1,140 ft |
85 | Hotel / Office / Retail |
30 | Comcast Technology Center | Philadelphia | 2018 |
339 m / 1,112 ft |
59 | Hotel / Office |
31 | Wilshire Grand Center | Los Angeles | 2017 |
335 m / 1,100 ft |
62 | Hotel / Office |
32 | Empire 88 Tower | Ho Chi Minh City | - |
333 m / 1,093 ft |
88 | Residential / Serviced Apartments / Hotel |
33 | Guangzhou International Cultural Center | Guangzhou | 2025 |
320 m / 1,050 ft |
56 | Office |
34 | MahaNakhon | Bangkok | 2016 |
314 m / 1,030 ft |
79 | Residential / Hotel |
35 | Poly Pazhou C2 | Guangzhou | 2017 |
311 m / 1,020 ft |
65 | Office |
36 | Cayan Tower | Dubai | 2013 |
306 m / 1,005 ft |
73 | Residential |
37 | The Shard | London | 2013 |
306 m / 1,004 ft |
73 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
38 | Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Parcel A | Nanchang | 2015 |
303 m / 994 ft |
59 | Office |
38 | Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Parcel B | Nanchang | 2015 |
303 m / 994 ft |
59 | Office |
40 | Greenland Center North Tower | Yinchuan | - |
301 m / 988 ft |
58 | Hotel / Office |
41 | Lokhandwala Minerva | Mumbai | 2023 |
301 m / 986 ft |
78 | Residential |
42 | Tour Phare | Puteaux | - |
296 m / 971 ft |
68 | Office |
43 | Dayabumi | Kuala Lumpur | - |
290 m / 953 ft |
60 | Office / Hotel |
44 | Prestige Liberty North Tower | Mumbai | 2025 |
290 m / 951 ft |
63 | Office |
45 | World One | Mumbai | 2020 |
280 m / 919 ft |
76 | Residential |
46 | Taipei Twins C1 | Taipei | 2027 |
280 m / 919 ft |
53 | Office |
47 | World View | Mumbai | 2020 |
278 m / 911 ft |
73 | Residential |
48 | Guiyang International Financial Center T2 | Guiyang | 2020 |
275 m / 902 ft |
54 | Office |
49 | Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Zifeng Tower | Nanchang | 2015 |
268 m / 879 ft |
56 | Hotel / Office |
50 | Al Faisaliah Center | Riyadh | 2000 |
267 m / 876 ft |
30 | Office / Hotel |
51 | Tour Generali | Courbevoie | - |
265 m / 869 ft |
50 | Office |
52 | Samsung China Headquarters | Beijing | 2018 |
260 m / 853 ft |
57 | Office |
53 | Beijing Greenland Center | Beijing | 2016 |
260 m / 853 ft |
55 | Residential / Office |
54 | Commerzbank Tower | Frankfurt am Main | 1997 |
259 m / 850 ft |
56 | Office |
55 | Central Market Hotel Tower | Abu Dhabi | - |
255 m / 837 ft |
58 | Hotel |
56 | Permata Sapura Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 2020 |
253 m / 828 ft |
53 | Office |
57 | Bagualing Industrial Park Urban Renewal Design | Shenzhen | 2025 |
250 m / 820 ft |
N/A | Residential / Office |
58 | Torre Cepsa | Madrid | 2008 |
248 m / 815 ft |
49 | Office |
59 | FKI Tower | Seoul | 2013 |
245 m / 805 ft |
50 | Office |
60 | Haitian Center Tower 3 | Qingdao | 2021 |
245 m / 804 ft |
55 | Residential |
61 | CCTV Headquarters | Beijing | 2012 |
234 m / 768 ft |
54 | Office |
62 | Salesforce Tower | London | 2011 |
230 m / 755 ft |
46 | Office |
63 | Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences, One Dalton Street | Boston | 2020 |
228 m / 748 ft |
61 | Residential / Hotel |
64 | World Crest | Mumbai | 2017 |
225 m / 737 ft |
60 | Residential |
65 | OKO - Office Tower | Moscow | 2015 |
224 m / 736 ft |
46 | Office |
66 | FMC Tower at Cira Centre South | Philadelphia | 2017 |
223 m / 730 ft |
49 | Residential / Office / Hotel |
67 | Istanbul Tower 205 | Istanbul | 2019 |
220 m / 722 ft |
54 | Office |
68 | The Edge | Beirut | - |
220 m / 722 ft |
50 | Residential / Hotel |
69 | Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Headquarters | Xi’an | 2018 |
217 m / 713 ft |
46 | Office |
70 | AFD Tower 1 | Almaty | - |
216 m / 709 ft |
42 | Office |
70 | AFD Tower 2 | Almaty | - |
216 m / 709 ft |
42 | Office |
72 | One Thousand Museum | Miami | 2019 |
213 m / 699 ft |
60 | Residential |
73 | The Independent | Austin | 2019 |
211 m / 694 ft |
58 | Residential |
74 | Winthrop Center | Boston | 2023 |
211 m / 693 ft |
53 | Residential / Office |
75 | China Merchants Tower | Shenzhen | 2013 |
211 m / 692 ft |
38 | Office |
76 | Haitian Center Tower 1 | Qingdao | 2021 |
210 m / 689 ft |
40 | Office / Hotel |
77 | Hudson's Tower | Detroit | 2024 |
207 m / 680 ft |
49 | Residential / Hotel |
78 | Oceanwide Plaza Tower I | Los Angeles | 2024 |
206 m / 677 ft |
53 | Residential / Hotel / Retail |
79 | Golden Tower | Jeddah | 2018 |
205 m / 673 ft |
49 | Residential |
80 | Sichuan Airlines Center | Chengdu | 2016 |
204 m / 669 ft |
45 | Office |
81 | Kohinoor Square Tower A | Mumbai | 2019 |
202 m / 662 ft |
49 | Office |
82 | 25 Canada Square | London | 2002 |
201 m / 659 ft |
42 | Office |
83 | Prestige Liberty South Tower | Mumbai | 2025 |
200 m / 656 ft |
43 | Office |
83 | Tadawul Tower | Riyadh | 2022 |
200 m / 656 ft |
43 | Office |
85 | 8 Canada Square | London | 2002 |
200 m / 655 ft |
42 | Office |
86 | Intercontinental Guangzhou Exhibition Center | Guangzhou | 2017 |
198 m / 648 ft |
40 | Hotel / Serviced Apartments |
87 | Warsaw Trade Tower | Warsaw | 1999 |
187 m / 614 ft |
43 | Office |
88 | OneEleven | Chicago | 2014 |
187 m / 613 ft |
58 | Residential |
89 | Baccarat Hotel & Residences | New York City | 2015 |
186 m / 610 ft |
46 | Residential / Hotel |
90 | Tour T1 | Courbevoie | 2008 |
185 m / 607 ft |
36 | Office |
91 | Tours DUO 1 | Paris | 2021 |
180 m / 591 ft |
39 | Office |
92 | Tour Saint-Gobain | Courbevoie | 2019 |
180 m / 590 ft |
41 | Office |
93 | Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 2 | Chengdu | - |
173 m / 568 ft |
46 | Serviced Apartments |
94 | Cirrus | Chicago | 2021 |
171 m / 562 ft |
52 | Residential |
95 | Grattacielo Intesa Sanpaolo | Turin | 2015 |
166 m / 545 ft |
38 | Office |
96 | Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 3 | Chengdu | - |
166 m / 545 ft |
43 | Serviced Apartments |
97 | Oceanwide Plaza Tower II | Los Angeles | 2024 |
162 m / 530 ft |
40 | Residential / Retail |
97 | Oceanwide Plaza Tower III | Los Angeles | 2024 |
162 m / 530 ft |
40 | Residential / Retail |
99 | The Broadgate Tower | London | 2008 |
161 m / 529 ft |
35 | Office |
100 | Arthaus | Philadelphia | 2022 |
160 m / 525 ft |
41 | Residential |
101 | Tribunal de Paris | Paris | 2017 |
160 m / 524 ft |
38 | Office |
102 | Rondo 1 | Warsaw | 2006 |
159 m / 522 ft |
40 | Office |
103 | 3001 John F Kennedy Boulevard | Philadelphia | - |
156 m / 512 ft |
34 | Office |
104 | The Grand by Gehry | Los Angeles | 2022 |
156 m / 511 ft |
43 | Residential / Retail |
105 | The Reed | Chicago | 2023 |
137 m / 451 ft |
41 | Residential |
106 | Providence Tower | London | 2016 |
136 m / 446 ft |
44 | Residential |
107 | MILA | Chicago | 2016 |
135 m / 444 ft |
40 | Residential |
108 | The Willis Building | London | 2007 |
125 m / 409 ft |
28 | Office |
109 | Kohinoor Square Tower B | Mumbai | 2020 |
124 m / 406 ft |
32 | Residential |
110 | Faria Lima B32 Office Tower | São Paulo | 2020 |
123 m / 404 ft |
27 | Office |
111 | Cascade | Chicago | 2021 |
123 m / 403 ft |
37 | Residential |
112 | Tours DUO 2 | Paris | 2021 |
122 m / 400 ft |
27 | Hotel |
113 | Port Baku Business Center | Baku | 2011 |
120 m / 394 ft |
32 | Office |
114 | One Crown Place | London | - |
114 m / 375 ft |
24 | Office |
115 | 3025 JFK | Philadelphia | 2023 |
113 m / 371 ft |
28 | Residential / Office |
116 | Omni Louisville Hotel | Louisville | 2018 |
113 m / 370 ft |
30 | Residential / Hotel |
117 | Equus 333 Torre 1 | San Pedro Garza García | 2016 |
112 m / 368 ft |
24 | Office |
117 | Equus 333 Torre 2 | San Pedro Garza García | 2016 |
112 m / 368 ft |
24 | Office |
119 | The Heron | London | 2013 |
112 m / 367 ft |
36 | Residential |
120 | Ontario Tower | London | 2007 |
106 m / 346 ft |
32 | Residential |
121 | Skylight | Warsaw | 2007 |
105 m / 344 ft |
26 | Office |
122 | Conrad Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 2022 |
99 m / 326 ft |
27 | Hotel / Retail |
123 | CHOP Schuylkill Avenue Research Building (SARB) | Philadelphia | 2025 |
98 m / 320 ft |
17 | Office / Laboratory |
124 | Equus 333 Torre 3 | San Pedro Garza García | 2016 |
96 m / 316 ft |
24 | Residential |
125 | Grove at Grand Bay North Tower | Miami | 2016 |
94 m / 308 ft |
21 | Residential |
125 | Grove at Grand Bay South Tower | Miami | 2016 |
94 m / 308 ft |
21 | Residential |
127 | 20 Gracechurch | London | 1994 |
92 m / 301 ft |
17 | Office |
128 | John A. Paulson Center Faculty Tower | New York City | 2022 |
91 m / 299 ft |
23 | Residential / Education |
129 | lilli Midtown | Atlanta | 2018 |
91 m / 297 ft |
24 | Residential |
130 | Heron East Tower | Tampa | 2021 |
89 m / 291 ft |
26 | Residential |
131 | The Tree House Residence Hall at Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Boston | 2012 |
85 m / 280 ft |
21 | Residential |
132 | Four Winds Casino and Hotel Phase 2 | South Bend | 2023 |
85 m / 278 ft |
22 | Hotel / Casino |
133 | St Georges Central | Leicester | - |
82 m / 269 ft |
22 | Hotel / Office / Residential |
134 | Frontier | Seattle | 2021 |
82 m / 268 ft |
17 | Office |
135 | Moor House | London | 2005 |
82 m / 268 ft |
19 | Office |
136 | One Steuart Lane | San Francisco | 2021 |
73 m / 240 ft |
20 | Residential |
137 | Obama Presidential Center | Chicago | 2025 |
72 m / 235 ft |
8 | Museum |
138 | Fargo Block 9 | Fargo | 2021 |
71 m / 234 ft |
18 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
139 | Le Meridian Hotel Denver Downtown | Denver | 2017 |
70 m / 231 ft |
20 | Hotel |
140 | John A. Paulson Center Student Tower | New York City | 2022 |
69 m / 225 ft |
16 | Residential / Education |
141 | 44 Hopton Street | London | - |
63 m / 207 ft |
22 | Residential |
142 | Orrin G. Hatch United States Courthouse | Salt Lake City | 2014 |
63 m / 207 ft |
10 | Government |
143 | 40 Tenth Ave | New York City | 2019 |
61 m / 199 ft |
11 | Office |
144 | Lumen | Warsaw | 2007 |
60 m / 197 ft |
14 | Office |
145 | Zeitz MOCAA | Cape Town | 2017 |
58 m / 190 ft |
14 | Hotel / Museum |
146 | Minneapolis Public Service Building | Minneapolis | 2021 |
53 m / 173 ft |
10 | Office |
147 | Populus | Denver | 2023 |
49 m / 159 ft |
13 | Residential / Hotel |
148 | THREE FOUR FIVE | Chicago | 2022 |
48 m / 158 ft |
11 | Office |
149 | GEMS World Academy - Chicago, Lower School | Chicago | 2014 |
47 m / 156 ft |
10 | Education |
150 | Apex Plaza | Charlottesville | - |
35 m / 115 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 8 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,061 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.
|
8 | Office |
151 | Medina Towers | Tripoli | - |
- |
40 | Office / Residential |
152 | 10 BKC | Mumbai | - |
- |
31 | Residential |
153 | Unite Hale Village Tower | London | - |
- |
22 | Residential |
154 | Raleigh City Hall | Raleigh | - |
- |
20 | Office |
154 | Raleigh Civic Campus Phase 2 | Raleigh | - |
- |
20 | Office |
154 | Raleigh Civic Campus Phase 3 | Raleigh | - |
- |
20 | Office |
157 | Las Vegas Live | Las Vegas | - |
- |
19 | Hotel |
158 | 88 Seaport | Boston | - |
- |
18 | Office |
159 | Paddington Development | London | - |
- |
16 | Office |
160 | Hudson's North Tower | Detroit | 2024 |
- |
12 | Office / Exhibition |
161 | Empire City Tower 2 | Ho Chi Minh City | - |
- |
N/A | Residential |
161 | Empire City Tower 3 | Ho Chi Minh City | - |
- |
N/A | Office |
04 April 2017
CTBUH has recognized the completion of Lotte World Tower, now the fifth tallest building worldwide at 555 meters.
12 February 2013
The Façade Access Working Group met to continue work on the upcoming Technical Guide, Façade Access and Maintenance in High-Rise Buildings.
25 April 2012
At the end of April, the co-chairs of the Façade Access Working Group met to officially kick off work for the Façade Access and Maintenance Technical Guide.
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