Facts
Population
Source: Illinois QuickFacts
2,718,782 (2013)
Area
590 km²
228 mi²
Density
4608.1 people per km²
11934.9 people per mi²
# of 150m+ buildings
130 Completed • 6 Under Construction
First 150m+ Building
Tallest Building
Most Common Function*
Office (47%)
Most Common Material*
Concrete (62%)
Rankings
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
7
Tallest City in
2
Tallest City in
2
Tallest City in
Buildings
Rank |
Name |
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 |
Height |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
442.1 m / 1,451 ft |
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|
2 |
423.2 m / 1,389 ft |
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|
3 |
362.9 m / 1,191 ft |
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|
4 |
343.7 m / 1,128 ft |
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|
5 |
306.9 m / 1,007 ft |
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|
6 |
303.3 m / 995 ft |
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|
7 |
295.8 m / 971 ft |
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|
8 |
292.9 m / 961 ft |
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|
9 |
273.1 m / 896 ft |
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|
10 |
265 m / 869 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
Chicago CTBUH Members
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Logo
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Name
|
City
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Platinum |
113 |
LAND • STRC • URB • BACS • ENVP • ENVE • PMNG • CON • COST • ENGM • MEP • TRAN |
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 |
Platinum |
0 |
ACAD • RES |
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 |
Platinum |
314 |
CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN |
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 |
Platinum |
123 |
STRC • PMNG • ENGO • FAC • HIST • INSU • SEIS • TRAN |
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 |
Platinum |
63 |
CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN |
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 |
Gold |
39 |
INTR • URB • ARCH |
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 |
Gold |
0 |
|
||
 |
Gold |
95 |
INTR • URB • ARCH • COST • MRKT |
||
 |
Gold |
50 |
ARCH |
||
 |
Gold |
6 |
INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH • HIST |
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 |
Gold |
0 |
COMP |
||
 |
Gold |
9 |
INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH |
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 |
Silver |
30 |
ENGO • MATR |
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 |
Silver |
85 |
BACS • MATR |
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 |
Silver |
2 |
ARCH • ENGM |
||
 |
Silver |
11 |
INTR • URB • ARCH |
||
 |
Silver |
30 |
BACS • COST • FIRE • MEP |
||
 |
Silver |
6 |
CIV • STRC • ARCH |
||
 |
Silver |
1 |
ARCH |
||
 |
Silver |
2 |
GEO |
||
 |
Silver |
18 |
MATR • SEIS |
||
 |
Silver |
1 |
ARCH |
||
 |
Silver |
10 |
INTR • URB • ARCH |
||
 |
Silver |
22 |
CON |
||
 |
Silver |
6 |
FIRE |
||
 |
Silver |
26 |
DEV • FIN • PMNG • CON |
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 |
Silver |
13 |
DEV • OWN |
||
 |
Silver |
1 |
ARCH • DEV |
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 |
Silver |
0 |
CON |
||
 |
Silver |
3 |
DEV |
||
 |
Silver |
18 |
MEP |
||
 |
Silver |
32 |
INTR • URB • ARCH • HIST |
||
 |
Silver |
1 |
STRC |
||
 |
Silver |
4 |
INTR • URB • ARCH |
||
 |
Silver |
0 |
FIRE |
||
 |
Silver |
0 |
CON |
||
 |
Silver |
0 |
LEGL |
||
 |
Media Institute/Association |
0 |
NONP |
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