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With customers in over 100 countries served by more than 50,000 employees, TK Elevator achieved sales of more than €8 billion in fiscal year 2021/2022. We ensure high levels of customer service globally from our extensive network of about 1,000 locations. Over the past several decades, TK Elevator has established itself as one of the world’s leading elevator companies and became independent after separation from the thyssenkrupp group in August 2020. The company’s most important business line is the service business proudly provided by around 25,000 service technicians. The product portfolio ranges from standardized elevators for low-rise residential buildings to highly customized solutions for skyscrapers. In addition, it covers escalators, moving walks, passenger boarding bridges and stair and platform lifts. Integrated cloud-based solutions, such as the MAX platform, are delivering enhanced services. With these digital offerings, there are no longer any limits to urban mobility. TKE – move beyond.
Materials / Products / Systems Supplier; Vertical Transportation Consultant; Vertical Transportation Supplier
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
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Name
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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 |
Completion
|
Height
|
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1 |
2014 |
541.3 m / 1,776 ft |
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2 |
1967 |
540 m / 1,772 ft |
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3 |
2008 |
492 m / 1,614 ft |
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4 |
2019 |
462 m / 1,516 ft |
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5 |
2021 |
385 m / 1,263 ft |
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6 |
2016 |
373.7 m / 1,226 ft |
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7 |
2013 |
338.8 m / 1,112 ft |
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8 |
2012 |
328.6 m / 1,078 ft |
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9 |
2020 |
322 m / 1,056 ft |
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10 |
2022 |
299 m / 981 ft |
01 June 2018
Occupant Interior Transportation Routes Using MULTI
As part of the ongoing CTBUH research project, "A Study on the Design Possibilities Enabled by Rope-Less, Non-Vertical Elevators", students created hypothetical projects that utilize...
17 October 2016
New Approaches for Efficient People Transportation in Both Dimensions – Vertically and Horizontally
The trend of growing cities with permanently increasing populations will require new and visionary solutions for mobility in urban areas. Moving people as we are...
25 October 2022
Office Tower in Hudson Yards Development Officially Opens in New York City
UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed a skyscraper in New York City as part of the Hudson Yards development in Midtown Manhattan. Called...
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
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Name
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City
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Completion
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Height
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1 |
- |
1700 m / 5,577 ft |
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2 |
2014 |
541 m / 1,776 ft |
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3 |
1967 |
540 m / 1,772 ft |
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4 |
- |
506 m / 1,660 ft |
||
5 |
2008 |
492 m / 1,614 ft |
||
6 |
2019 |
462 m / 1,516 ft |
||
7 |
2021 |
385 m / 1,263 ft |
||
8 |
2016 |
374 m / 1,226 ft |
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9 |
2013 |
339 m / 1,112 ft |
||
10 |
2012 |
329 m / 1,078 ft |
||
11 |
2020 |
322 m / 1,056 ft |
||
12 |
- |
319 m / 1,047 ft |
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13 |
2022 |
299 m / 981 ft |
||
14 |
2008 |
297 m / 974 ft |
||
15 |
2022 |
290 m / 951 ft |
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16 |
2011 |
265 m / 870 ft |
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17 |
1997 |
259 m / 850 ft |
||
18 |
2018 |
248 m / 814 ft |
||
19 |
2020 |
247 m / 811 ft |
||
20 |
2018 |
247 m / 810 ft |
||
21 |
2017 |
246 m / 807 ft |
||
22 |
2015 |
246 m / 807 ft |
||
23 |
2013 |
246 m / 805 ft |
||
24 |
2024 |
243 m / 798 ft |
||
25 |
2008 |
243 m / 796 ft |
||
26 |
2021 |
241 m / 792 ft |
||
27 |
2018 |
237 m / 779 ft |
||
28 |
2019 |
235 m / 770 ft |
||
29 |
2015 |
234 m / 768 ft |
||
30 |
2017 |
233 m / 764 ft |
||
31 |
2024 |
229 m / 750 ft |
||
32 |
2004 |
228 m / 749 ft |
||
32 |
2004 |
228 m / 749 ft |
||
34 |
2007 |
227 m / 745 ft |
||
35 |
2017 |
224 m / 735 ft |
||
36 |
2017 |
223 m / 730 ft |
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37 |
2012 |
214 m / 702 ft |
||
38 |
2018 |
205 m / 673 ft |
||
39 |
2014 |
202 m / 664 ft |
||
40 |
2020 |
195 m / 640 ft |
||
41 |
2020 |
189 m / 620 ft |
||
42 |
2009 |
185 m / 607 ft |
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43 |
2014 |
184 m / 603 ft |
||
44 |
2013 |
183 m / 602 ft |
||
45 |
1964 |
179 m / 588 ft |
||
45 |
1964 |
179 m / 588 ft |
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47 |
2016 |
178 m / 582 ft |
||
48 |
2014 |
177 m / 581 ft |
||
49 |
2014 |
171 m / 561 ft |
||
50 |
2018 |
170 m / 556 ft |
||
51 |
2021 |
168 m / 552 ft |
||
52 |
2015 |
166 m / 545 ft |
||
53 |
2016 |
165 m / 541 ft |
||
54 |
2016 |
163 m / 533 ft |
||
55 |
- |
160 m / 525 ft |
||
56 |
2011 |
158 m / 518 ft |
||
57 |
2014 |
158 m / 518 ft |
||
58 |
2020 |
157 m / 516 ft |
||
59 |
2023 |
157 m / 515 ft |
||
60 |
2012 |
156 m / 512 ft |
||
61 |
2018 |
153 m / 501 ft |
||
62 |
2004 |
149 m / 489 ft |
||
63 |
2008 |
142 m / 466 ft |
||
64 |
1971 |
142 m / 466 ft |
||
65 |
2015 |
141 m / 463 ft |
||
66 |
2004 |
141 m / 461 ft |
||
67 |
2013 |
140 m / 460 ft |
||
68 |
2012 |
140 m / 459 ft |
||
69 |
2015 |
140 m / 459 ft |
||
70 |
- |
139 m / 456 ft |
||
71 |
2015 |
139 m / 456 ft |
||
71 |
2016 |
139 m / 456 ft |
||
73 |
2009 |
136 m / 446 ft |
||
74 |
2022 |
136 m / 446 ft |
||
75 |
2020 |
135 m / 442 ft |
||
76 |
2012 |
134 m / 440 ft |
||
77 |
2006 |
133 m / 437 ft |
||
78 |
2016 |
132 m / 431 ft |
||
79 |
2007 |
131 m / 430 ft |
||
80 |
2001 |
130 m / 426 ft |
||
80 |
2001 |
130 m / 426 ft |
||
82 |
2014 |
129 m / 422 ft |
||
83 |
2022 |
125 m / 410 ft |
||
84 |
2001 |
123 m / 404 ft |
||
85 |
2020 |
123 m / 404 ft |
||
86 |
2020 |
123 m / 404 ft |
||
87 |
2008 |
121 m / 397 ft |
||
88 |
1961 |
120 m / 394 ft |
||
89 |
2014 |
117 m / 384 ft |
||
90 |
2005 |
116 m / 381 ft |
||
91 |
2012 |
114 m / 373 ft |
||
92 |
2014 |
114 m / 373 ft |
||
93 |
2017 |
113 m / 371 ft |
||
94 |
2019 |
112 m / 367 ft |
||
95 |
2013 |
112 m / 366 ft |
||
96 |
2008 |
111 m / 364 ft |
||
97 |
2004 |
110 m / 361 ft |
||
98 |
2011 |
110 m / 361 ft |
||
99 |
2017 |
110 m / 361 ft |
||
100 |
2012 |
109 m / 358 ft |
||
100 |
2012 |
109 m / 358 ft |
||
102 |
2003 |
108 m / 353 ft |
||
103 |
2017 |
107 m / 351 ft |
||
104 |
2017 |
107 m / 351 ft |
||
105 |
2019 |
106 m / 348 ft |
||
105 |
2019 |
106 m / 348 ft |
||
107 |
2006 |
105 m / 344 ft |
||
108 |
2016 |
102 m / 334 ft |
||
109 |
1999 |
101 m / 331 ft |
||
110 |
2005 |
101 m / 331 ft |
||
111 |
2000 |
101 m / 331 ft |
||
112 |
2002 |
100 m / 328 ft |
||
113 |
2009 |
99 m / 325 ft |
||
114 |
2004 |
98 m / 320 ft |
||
115 |
1960 |
95 m / 311 ft |
||
116 |
2019 |
92 m / 302 ft |
||
117 |
2004 |
90 m / 295 ft |
||
118 |
2004 |
84 m / 276 ft |
||
119 |
2015 |
84 m / 274 ft |
||
120 |
2005 |
83 m / 272 ft |
||
121 |
2013 |
83 m / 271 ft |
||
122 |
2020 |
82 m / 269 ft |
||
123 |
2004 |
81 m / 266 ft |
||
124 |
2015 |
81 m / 265 ft |
||
125 |
2001 |
80 m / 262 ft |
||
126 |
2008 |
79 m / 259 ft |
||
127 |
2021 |
78 m / 256 ft |
||
128 |
2008 |
76 m / 249 ft |
||
129 |
2012 |
68 m / 223 ft |
||
130 |
1967 |
66 m / 216 ft |
||
131 |
2005 |
65 m / 214 ft |
||
132 |
2011 |
61 m / 200 ft |
||
133 |
2004 |
60 m / 196 ft |
||
134 |
2019 |
45 m / 148 ft |
||
134 |
2020 |
45 m / 148 ft |
||
136 |
2019 |
42 m / 139 ft |
||
137 |
2011 |
41 m / 135 ft |
||
137 |
2012 |
41 m / 135 ft |
||
139 |
2019 |
38 m / 125 ft |
||
139 |
2019 |
38 m / 125 ft |
||
139 |
2019 |
38 m / 125 ft |
||
139 |
2019 |
38 m / 125 ft |
||
139 |
2019 |
38 m / 125 ft |
||
139 |
2019 |
38 m / 125 ft |
||
139 |
2019 |
38 m / 125 ft |
||
146 |
2014 |
26 m / 86 ft |
||
147 |
2021 |
- m / - ft |
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148 |
2022 |
- m / - ft |
||
149 |
2021 |
- m / - ft |
Average Building Age*
12 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (43%)
Most Common Material*
Concrete (56%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database
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.
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01 June 2018 | Venice
As part of the ongoing CTBUH research project, "A Study on the Design Possibilities Enabled by Rope-Less, Non-Vertical Elevators", students created hypothetical projects that utilize...
31 May 2018 | Chicago
MULTI – the world’s first and only rope-less, sideways-moving elevator – ushers in the end of the 160-year reign of rope-dependent elevators, harnessing the power...
30 October 2017 | Sydney
During the CTBUH 2017 International Conference, held in Sydney, delegates who visited the CTBUH research booth were presented with an introductory video of questions being...
16 March 2017 | Chicago
Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first lecture of the series Building Tall...
16 March 2017 | Chicago
Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first event in the Building Tall lecture...
18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Ron Klemencic, Magnusson Klemencic Associates; Karl Almstead, Turner Construction Company; Andrew Nicholson, CBRE; Jon Pickard, Pickard Chilton; Ian Smith,...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. David Malott, Kohn Pedersen Fox; Wai Ming (Thomas) Tsang, Fing An Financial Centre; Karl-Ott Schoellkopf, Thyssenkrupp, answer questions at...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
The trend of growing cities with permanently increasing populations will require new and visionary solutions for mobility in urban areas. Moving people as we are...
27 October 2015 | New York City
Markus Jetter & Stefan Gerstenmeyer, thyssenkrupp; Shelley Finnigan, ArcelorMittal; John Mizon, Schindler, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York Conference Session 4d: Technological...
27 October 2015 | New York City
The world’s first rope-free passenger elevator system for high-rise applications enables the building industry to face the challenges of global urbanization. This presentation presents the...
17 October 2016
Karl-Otto Schoellkopf & Joerg Mueller, thyssenkrupp Elevator
The trend of growing cities with permanently increasing populations will require new and visionary solutions for mobility in urban areas. Moving people as we are...
26 October 2015
Markus Jetter & Stefan Gerstenmeyer, ThyssenKrupp
The world’s first rope-free passenger elevator system for high-rise applications enables the building industry to face the challenges of global urbanization. MULTI represents the realization...
16 September 2014
Patrick Bass, ThyssenKrupp
Maximizing capacity with smart and energy-efficient elevator solutions for the high-rise buildings of the world’s inaugural metropolitan century.
25 October 2022
UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed a skyscraper in New York City as part of the Hudson Yards development in Midtown Manhattan. Called...
19 February 2021
50 Hudson Yards, the practice’s latest building in New York has officially topped out. The LEED Gold-designed, 58-story office development forms an integral part of...
01 December 2020
This Friday, 4 December 2020, after almost two decades in service, GO Transit's old Union Station Bus Terminal will be fenced off and closed to...
11 November 2020
ARA Asset Management has purchased Parc 1 Tower B, an office building in Seoul, for over ₩1 trillion (US$1.2 billion), in a deal slated to...
08 July 2019
The 405-meter One Tower in Moscow is set to become one of the tallest residential buildings in Europe, the deputy mayor of Moscow announced as...
15 April 2019
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been brought in to deliver Hodder + Partners’ controversial Saint Michael’s tower in Manchester, with the local practice kept...
15 March 2019
At noon on March 15, 2019, New York’s newest neighborhood ceremonially opened for business. Hudson Yards‘ first public-facing attractions, the Shops & Restaurants and Thomas...
01 March 2019
The owner of the Chicago Spire site could have another year to begin developing the lakefront site, four months after a downtown alderman rejected a...
21 January 2019
For decades, the New York City skyline was dominated by one building, the 1,250-foot-tall (381-meter) Empire State Building. But 17 “supertall” skyscrapers — defined as...
27 March 2018
The proliferation of supertall towers around the world continually drives innovations in building engineering, and thyssenkrupp Elevator is at the forefront when it comes to...
02 July 2020
This symposium gathered many successful practitioners sharing their experiences and discussing the recreation of the urban realm in the sky through connections between buildings at height.
31 July 2019
Three researchers from the CTBUH Skybridges Research Team visited four key skybridge-linked projects in Shenzhen, Chongqing, Beijing, and Kuala Lumpur.
18 July 2019
More than 100 attendees gathered at Linked Hybrid for a symposium held in conjunction with the forthcoming skybridge research project, “Bringing the Horizontal Into the Vertical Realm.”
05 July 2019
Join CTBUH India for a panel discussion and networking event on the challenges and opportunities of elevatoring particular to the Indian context.
11 April 2019
As part of the Skybridges research project, CTBUH and IIT College of Architecture traveled to NYC for presentations, workshops, and meetings regarding Skybridge designs.
06 November 2018
During the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference, awards were conferred in relation to five CTBUH Research and Academic programs that will produce a number of important future outputs.
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