Lerch Bates - The Skyscraper Center

CTBUH Silver Member

Lerch Bates, Inc.

Overview
Buildings
Initiatives

About

Member Since: 1993

Member Offices: New York City

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.

Fields of Expertise

Vertical Transportation Consultant

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	City	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
10	Chengdu Greenland Tower	Chengdu	2029	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

Pie Consulting & Engineering (2022)

MovvéO Ltd. (2019)

Lerch Bates Europe (2014)

Acquired companies

Pie Consulting & Engineering (2022)

Formerly Named

MovvéO Ltd. (2019)

Lerch Bates Europe (2014)

RANK	Name	City	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	2029	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	2025	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	2025	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	2030	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	-	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	2025	207 m / 680 ft	49	Residential / Hotel
78	Oceanwide Plaza Tower I	Los Angeles	2025	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	2030	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	2024	48 m / 159 ft	13	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 7,192 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

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Lerch Bates

CTBUH Certifies Lotte Tower as Fifth Tallest Building Worldwide

04 April 2017

CTBUH has recognized the completion of Lotte World Tower, now the fifth tallest building worldwide at 555 meters.

Façade Access Technical Guide Advances

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.

Façade Access Technical Guide Kick Off

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.