New York City

United States

Facts

Population

8,405,837 (2013)

Area

469 km²

181 mi²

Density

17922.9 people per km²

46420.1 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

290 Completed • 26 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Metropolitan Life Tower (1909)

Tallest Building

432 Park Avenue (426 m)

Most Common Function*

Office (51%)

Most Common Material*

Steel (48%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

3

Tallest City in

the World

1

Tallest City in

North America

1

Tallest City in

United States

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Central Park Tower	472.4 m / 1,550 ft
2	111 West 57th Street	435.3 m / 1,428 ft
3	One Vanderbilt	427 m / 1,401 ft
4	432 Park Avenue	425.7 m / 1,397 ft
5	30 Hudson Yards	387.1 m / 1,270 ft
6	Empire State Building	381 m / 1,250 ft
7	Bank of America Tower	365.8 m / 1,200 ft
8	9 DeKalb Avenue	334.8 m / 1,099 ft
9	3 World Trade Center	328.9 m / 1,079 ft
10	53 West 53	320.1 m / 1,050 ft

Building Completions Timeline

New York City CTBUH Members

Name	City	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
DeSimone Consulting Engineers	New York City	Platinum	41	STRC • ENGO
HOK, Inc.	New York City	Platinum	78	INTR • STRC • URB • ARCH • FIN • PMNG • COST • ENGM • FAC • FACS • HIST • SEIS
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates	New York City	Platinum	194	INTR • URB • ARCH • HIST • TRAN
Langan Engineering	London	Platinum	92	CIV • LAND • ENVE • GEO • SEIS
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	Chicago	Platinum	314	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	New York City	Platinum	123	STRC • PMNG • ENGO • FAC • HIST • INSU • SEIS • TRAN
Turner Construction Company	New York City	Platinum	56	PMNG • CON
WSP	New York City	Platinum	63	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
AKF Group LLC	New York City	Gold	17	COMP • ENGO • FIRE • MEP • OTHR • PROP
Brandston Partnership, Inc.	Beijing	Gold	64	INTR • LAND • ARCH • FAC
NBBJ	New York City	Gold	60	INTR • LAND • ARCH • MRKT
Severud Associates Consulting Engineers, PC	New York City	Gold	16	STRC • LEGL
SL Green Realty Corp.	New York City	Gold	7	DEV • OWN • PROP
ADG Engineering	New York City	Silver	0	INTR • STRC • ARCH • ENGO
Alchemy Properties	New York City	Silver	1	DEV
Archilier Architecture	New York City	Silver	5	ARCH
Barker Mohandas, LLC	New York City	Silver	30	VERC
Bjarke Ingels Group	Copenhagen	Silver	15	STRC • URB • ARCH
Cast Connex	New York City	Silver	3	MATR
Cerami & Associates, Inc.	New York City	Silver	18	ENGO • MATR • OTHR
CetraRuddy	New York City	Silver	11	ARCH
Code Consultants, Inc.	New York City	Silver	44	ENGO • FIRE
COOKFOX Architects	New York City	Silver	2	INTR • URB • ARCH
Cosentini Associates	New York City	Silver	97	ENVE • COMP • FIRE • MEP
Cove Property Group	New York City	Silver	0	DEV • OWN
Ennead Architects	New York City	Silver	1	INTR • URB • ARCH
Epstein	Chicago	Silver	6	CIV • STRC • ARCH
Extell Development	New York City	Silver	13	DEV • OWN • PROP
Fisher Marantz Stone	New York City	Silver	19	OTHR
Foster + Partners	London	Silver	93	ARCH
Front Inc.	Hong Kong	Silver	25	FAC
FullStack Modular LLC	New York City	Silver	0	CON • MATR
FXCollaborative Architects	New York City	Silver	2	INTR • URB • ARCH
GenX Design & Technology Consulting	New York City	Silver	2	COMP
Gilsanz Murray Steficek	New York City	Silver	9	STRC • ENGO • SEC
HDR Pty Ltd.	New York City	Silver	1	ARCH
HEARST	New York City	Silver	1	OWN
Heintges Consulting Architects & Engineers	New York City	Silver	5	FAC
Jaros, Baum & Bolles	New York City	Silver	68	BACS • PMNG • ENGM • FIRE • HIST • MEP • SEC
LERA Consulting Structural Engineers	New York City	Silver	7	STRC • WIND • SEIS
Longman Lindsey	New York City	Silver	2	BMNT • MEP
MBCC-GROUP (Master Builders Solutions US LLC)	New York City	Silver	1	MATR
PAN Partners	New York City	Silver	0	STRC • ARCH • PMNG • ENGO • LEGL
Pavarini McGovern	New York City	Silver	4	CON
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.	New York City	Silver	0	CON • LEGL
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners	New York City	Silver	25	INTR • URB • ARCH
Prudential Center	New York City	Silver	11	DEV • OWN • PROP
Rafael Viñoly Architects	New York City	Silver	13	INTR • URB • ARCH
Reiser + Umemoto RUR Architecture	New York City	Silver	0	ARCH
Robert A.M. Stern Architects	New York City	Silver	17	INTR • URB • ARCH
SHoP Architects	New York City	Silver	13	ARCH
SLCE Architects	New York City	Silver	53	INTR • URB • ARCH
Spiritos Properties LLC	New York City	Silver	0	DEV
Studio Gang Architects	Chicago	Silver	4	INTR • URB • ARCH
Ornamental Metal Institute of New York	New York City	Silver	0	MATR • NONP
Steel Institute of New York	New York City	Silver	0	MATR • NONP
Pratt Institute	New York City	Media Institute/Association	0	ACAD
The Skyscraper Museum	New York City	Media Institute/Association	0	NONP

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