CTBUH Gold Member

Tishman Speyer

About

Member Since: 1982

Member Offices: Shanghai

Website: http://www.tishmanspeyer.com/

Tishman Speyer operates in 41 markets, 10 countries and 4 continents. Since its inception in 1978, TS has acquired, developed and operated over 370 projects totaling over 133.8 million square feet, and has assembled a property portfolio in excess of US $73.0 billion in total value across the United States, Europe, Latin America, India and China. TS has over 1,550 real estate professionals and support staff worldwide and serves the space needs of over 2,300 tenants worldwide. Signature assets include New York’s Rockefeller Center, Chrysler Center and Yankee Stadium, Frankfurt’s MesseTurm and OpernTurm, São Paulo’s Torre Norte, and Ventura Corporate Towers in Rio de Janeiro. Currently, TS has projects in different stages of development in major cities around the world, including Brasília, Chengdu, Frankfurt, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, San Francisco and Suzhou.

Fields of Expertise

Developer; Financial Industry; Owner (Buildings, Land); Property Management

Membership details

Membership Level

Gold

Member Since

1982

Member Offices

  • Shanghai

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

Chrysler Building

318.9 m / 1,046 ft

2

The Spiral

317.3 m / 1,041 ft

3

The Franklin - North Tower

306.9 m / 1,007 ft

4

Comcast Building

259.1 m / 850 ft

5

MesseTurm

256.5 m / 842 ft

6

CitySpire

248.1 m / 814 ft

7

MetLife Building

246.3 m / 808 ft

8

Grant Thornton Tower

230.5 m / 756 ft

9

130 North Franklin

229.1 m / 752 ft

10

Shenzhen Lenovo T1

196 m / 643 ft

Building Completions Timeline

 

Videos

03 November 2016

Interview: Ron Klemencic

Ron Klemencic, Chairman & CEO, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, discusses some of his personal favorite projects with Chris Bentley, during the 2016 CTBUH Awards Symposium at...

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Research

20 March 2020

Tall + Urban Innovation 2020: Dominant Trends

Providing a global overview of tall building development, design and construction, the CTBUH Awards Program and related Tall + Urban Innovation Conference annually survey projects,...

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Research

01 March 2018

Designing the High-Rise Building from the Inside/Out

For over 100 years, the tall building has largely advanced in technological innovation; however very little has been done in the terms of understanding the...

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Associated companies

Rank
Name
City
Height

1

Hudson Spire

New York City

549 m

1,800 ft

2

Chrysler Building

New York City

319 m

1,046 ft

3

The Spiral

New York City

317 m

1,041 ft

4

The Franklin - North Tower

Chicago

307 m

1,007 ft

5

Macy`s Redevelopment Tower I

New York City

277 m

910 ft

6

Comcast Building

New York City

259 m

850 ft

7

MesseTurm

Frankfurt am Main

257 m

842 ft

8

CitySpire

New York City

248 m

814 ft

9

MetLife Building

New York City

246 m

808 ft

10

Grant Thornton Tower

Chicago

231 m

756 ft

11

130 North Franklin

Chicago

229 m

752 ft

12

Shenzhen Lenovo T1

Shenzhen

196 m

643 ft

13

11 Hoyt Street

New York City

191 m

626 ft

14

353 North Clark

Chicago

190 m

623 ft

15

OMNITURM

Frankfurt am Main

190 m

623 ft

16

500 West Monroe Street

Chicago

183 m

600 ft

17

Hearst Tower

New York City

182 m

597 ft

18

3 Jackson Park

New York City

177 m

581 ft

19

520 Madison Avenue

New York City

176 m

577 ft

20

190 South LaSalle

Chicago

175 m

573 ft

20

575 Market Street

San Francisco

175 m

573 ft

22

TaunusTurm

Frankfurt am Main

170 m

558 ft

23

Opernturm

Frankfurt am Main

170 m

558 ft

24

Concordia Corporate

Nova Lima

170 m

556 ft

25

Civic Opera Building

Chicago

169 m

555 ft

26

30 North LaSalle

Chicago

169 m

553 ft

27

The Summit - Plot 554

Suzhou

167 m

547 ft

28

The Franklin - South Tower

Chicago

164 m

538 ft

29

10 South Wacker

Chicago

159 m

520 ft

29

30 South Wacker

Chicago

159 m

520 ft

31

One Federal Street

Boston

159 m

520 ft

32

Torre Norte

São Paulo

158 m

518 ft

33

The Atrium Serviced Apartments

Chengdu

157 m

515 ft

34

International Building

New York City

156 m

512 ft

35

The Atrium Residences

Chengdu

155 m

509 ft

36

1 Jackson Park

New York City

153 m

501 ft

37

Ventura Corporate Towers

Rio de Janeiro

151 m

497 ft

38

PNC Centre

Chicago

151 m

494 ft

39

One Rockefeller Plaza

New York City

149 m

489 ft

40

555 Mission Street

San Francisco

148 m

487 ft

41

2 Jackson Park

New York City

143 m

471 ft

42

Tour Dexia

Courbevoie

143 m

469 ft

43

650 California Street

San Francisco

142 m

466 ft

44

High Street Tower

Boston

138 m

452 ft

45

Rochaverá Corporate Tower C

São Paulo

134 m

440 ft

46

One Park Tower

Atlanta

134 m

439 ft

47

Shenzhen Lenovo T2

Shenzhen

133 m

436 ft

48

Chrysler East

New York City

132 m

432 ft

49

One Gotham Center

New York City

130 m

427 ft

49

Three Gotham Center

New York City

130 m

427 ft

51

Mira

San Francisco

130 m

425 ft

52

Florida Penthouses A

São Paulo

129 m

422 ft

53

The Infinity II

San Francisco

128 m

420 ft

54

Northern Trust Building

Chicago

127 m

415 ft

55

595 Market Street

San Francisco

125 m

410 ft

56

1270 Avenue of the Americas

New York City

125 m

409 ft

57

Tower Bridge Corporate

São Paulo

124 m

407 ft

58

LUMINA I

San Francisco

122 m

400 ft

59

655 4th Street

San Francisco

122 m

400 ft

60

600 Fifth Avenue

New York City

122 m

399 ft

61

Two Alliance Center

Atlanta

121 m

395 ft

62

Florida Penthouses B

São Paulo

120 m

393 ft

63

The Atrium Office Tower

Chengdu

119 m

390 ft

64

Particolare Torre A

São Paulo

116 m

381 ft

64

Particolare Torre B

São Paulo

116 m

381 ft

66

Mellon Bank Center

Los Angeles

114 m

375 ft

67

222 East 41st Street

New York City

114 m

375 ft

68

11 West 42nd Street

New York City

113 m

370 ft

69

222 Second Street

San Francisco

113 m

370 ft

70

Tower Edson

São Paulo

110 m

361 ft

71

520 Pike Tower

Seattle

110 m

360 ft

72

Three Alliance Center

Atlanta

107 m

351 ft

73

LUMINA II

San Francisco

107 m

350 ft

74

The Infinity I

San Francisco

107 m

350 ft

75

Central SOMA Tower

San Francisco

107 m

350 ft

76

Tour Esplanade

Puteaux

105 m

344 ft

77

222 North LaSalle

Chicago

104 m

342 ft

78

Duo Alto de Pinheiros I

São Paulo

102 m

335 ft

78

Duo Alto de Pinheiros II

São Paulo

102 m

335 ft

80

525 West Monroe Street

Chicago

101 m

330 ft

81

300 Park Avenue

New York City

100 m

328 ft

82

Two Gotham Center

New York City

100 m

327 ft

83

Colony Square 100

Atlanta

96 m

315 ft

84

Second & Seneca Building

Seattle

96 m

315 ft

85

Tower Gabrielle

São Paulo

95 m

312 ft

86

AQWA Corporate

Rio de Janeiro

95 m

312 ft

87

Colony Square 400

Atlanta

94 m

308 ft

88

One Bush Street

San Francisco

94 m

308 ft

89

Tour Pacific

Puteaux

93 m

306 ft

90

Duo Design Morumbi - Tower 1

São Paulo

92 m

302 ft

90

Duo Design Morumbi - Tower 2

São Paulo

92 m

302 ft

90

Duo Design Morumbi - Tower 3

São Paulo

92 m

302 ft

90

Torre Andira

São Paulo

92 m

302 ft

90

Torre Araucária

São Paulo

92 m

302 ft

90

Torre Caúna

São Paulo

92 m

302 ft

90

Torre Cedro

São Paulo

92 m

302 ft

90

Torre Figueira

São Paulo

92 m

302 ft

90

Torre Jacarandá

São Paulo

92 m

302 ft

90

Torre Jatobá

São Paulo

92 m

302 ft

90

Torre Jequitibá

São Paulo

92 m

302 ft

90

Torre Palmeira

São Paulo

92 m

302 ft

90

Torre Pau Brasil

São Paulo

92 m

302 ft

90

Torre Peroba

São Paulo

92 m

302 ft

90

Vila Nova

São Paulo

92 m

302 ft

105

Oliver Street Tower

Boston

92 m

301 ft

106

AQWA Corporate 2

Rio de Janeiro

90 m

295 ft

107

Port Corporate Tower

Rio de Janeiro

87 m

285 ft

108

Metropolitan

São Paulo

85 m

279 ft

109

Simon & Schuster Building

New York City

85 m

277 ft

110

Mission Rock Building A

San Francisco

77 m

254 ft

111

Brasilia Green

Brasilia

74 m

243 ft

112

Court Square Place

New York City

74 m

241 ft

113

Mission Rock Building F

San Francisco

73 m

240 ft

114

Two Court Square

New York City

71 m

234 ft

115

10 Rockefeller Plaza

New York City

70 m

228 ft

116

Bank of America Building

New York City

70 m

228 ft

117

375 Hudson Street

New York City

64 m

210 ft

118

Mission Rock Building G

San Francisco

58 m

190 ft

119

The Summit - Plot 553

Suzhou

57 m

187 ft

120

320 North Sangamon Street

Chicago

55 m

181 ft

121

Verde SW1

London

51 m

168 ft

122

99 Hudson Boulevard

New York City

- m

- ft

123

The Springs of Shanghai Tower 1

Shanghai

- m

- ft

124

400 North Aberdeen

Chicago

- m

- ft

124

The Wheeler

New York City

- m

- ft

126

The Springs of Shanghai Tower 2

Shanghai

- m

- ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

31 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (60%), 69 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete (58%), 56 Buildings

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.

Total: 115 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.
 
Total: 97 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.
 

*Based on 115 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

Building Completions Timeline

 

Construction Time Chart

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.

 

03 November 2016 | Chicago

Interview: Ron Klemencic

Ron Klemencic, Chairman & CEO, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, discusses some of his personal favorite projects with Chris Bentley, during the 2016 CTBUH Awards Symposium at...

03 November 2016 | Chicago

Interview: Hearst Tower

Louis Nowikas, Vice President, Hearst Corporation, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the 2016 CTBUH Tall Building 10 Year Award Winner, the Hearst Tower, New...

03 November 2016 | Chicago

Integrating Old with New: Hearst Tower

Sophisticated, distinctive, and transformative, Hearst Tower has profoundly impacted the skyscraper typology through its first decade of existence. Rarely has a tower so successfully integrated...

18 October 2016 | Shenzhen

CTBUH Video Interview – James Parakh

James Parakh of the City of Toronto Planning Department is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. James discusses the design elements...

18 October 2016 | Toronto

The Space Between: Urban Spaces Surrounding Tall Buildings

This presentation was intended to introduce the upcoming CTBUH technical guide titled "The Space Between," which investigates the importance of publicly accessible spaces surrounding tall...

16 October 2016 | Shenzhen

CTBUH Video Interview – Robert Pratt

Robert Pratt of Tishman Speyer Properties is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Robert discusses the economics of tall buildings around...

26 October 2015 | New York City

The Inevitability of Global Adaptation: Eastern and Western Developers Practicing Internationally

For architecture and engineering firms working for development clients who build large-scale urban projects in various corners of the world, the effort is often facilitated...

06 November 2014 | Chicago

Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award: Wind Engineering the World’s Tallest

Peter Irwin, one of the founding partners of Rowan Williams Davies and Irwin Inc. (RWDI), has led wind engineering on many of the world’s tallest...

18 September 2014 | Shanghai

Interview: Robert Pratt

Robert Pratt of Tishman Speyer Properties is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower.

18 September 2014 | Shanghai

Urban Density and the Porous High Rise: The Integration of the Tall Building in the City

September 18, 2014. Shanghai, China. James von Klemperer from Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC presents at the 2014 Shanghai Conference closing plenary on "Urban Density...

20 March 2020

Tall + Urban Innovation 2020: Dominant Trends

CTBUH Research

Providing a global overview of tall building development, design and construction, the CTBUH Awards Program and related Tall + Urban Innovation Conference annually survey projects,...

01 March 2018

Designing the High-Rise Building from the Inside/Out

Timothy Johnson & Jonathan Ward, NBBJ

For over 100 years, the tall building has largely advanced in technological innovation; however very little has been done in the terms of understanding the...

01 March 2018

Dynamic Interrelationship between the Evolution of the Structural Systems and Façade Design in Tall Buildings

Kyoung Sun Moon, Yale University School of Architecture

The emergence of tall buildings in the late 19th century was possible by using new materials and separating the role of structures and that of...

08 August 2017

Birds, Planes and Bio-Blitzes

Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang Architects

Having designed the 262-meter Aqua in Chicago, which completed in 2009, Jeanne Gang, principal and founder of Studio Gang Architects, received considerable attention for what...

01 December 2016

Stability of Diagrid Structures

Ahmad Rahimian, WSP | Parsons Brinkerhoff

Efficiencies in the strength and stability of truss systems have been understood since the Middle Ages. The major impetus for widespread use of the truss...

01 December 2016

An Overview of Structural & Aesthetic Developments in Tall Buildings Using Exterior Bracing & Diagrid Systems

Kheir Al-Kodmany, University of Illinois; Mir M. Ali, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

There is much architectural and engineering literature which discusses the virtues of exterior bracing and diagrid systems in regards to sustainability - two systems which...

01 December 2016

The Emergence of the Diagrid - It’s All About the Node

Terri Meyer Boake, University of Waterloo

The diagrid structural system for constructing tall buildings is a recent invention. Debuting in 2004 with the construction of the Swiss Re Tower in London,...

17 October 2016

Cities to Megacities: Perspectives

CTBUH 2016 Conference Speakers

The CTBUH 2016 International Conference is being held in the three cities of the Pearl River Delta, the world’s largest “megacity,” projected to have 120...

01 June 2016

The Economics of Skyscraper Construction in Manhattan: Past, Present, and Future

Jason Barr, Rutgers University

This paper discusses the economics of skyscraper construction in Manhattan since 1990. First the paper reviews the economic theory of skyscraper height. Next it documents...

26 October 2015

The Economics of Skyscraper Construction in Manhattan: Past, Present, and Future

Jason Barr, Rutgers University

This paper discusses the economics of skyscraper construction in Manhattan since 1990. First the paper reviews the economic theory of skyscraper height. Next it documents...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Tishman Speyer Properties

CTBUH NYC Organizes One Vanderbilt Site Tour

06 June 2017

CTBUH New York hosted a series of presentations and a tour at the construction site of One Vanderbilt, which will rise to 427 meters when completed in 2021.

CTBUH 2016 Conference Silver Sponsor

16–21 October 2016

Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism takes place progressively across three Chinese cities: Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong.

CTBUH Atlanta: Hardhat Tour

13–20 June 2016

The CTBUH Atlanta Chapter hosted two hardhat tours of Three Alliance Center, the largest office building currently under construction in the city.

Rockefeller Center Historical Building and Urban Habitat Tour

28 October 2015

CTBUH 2015 delegates toured the Rockefeller Center which the tour predominantly focused on discovering what happens “backstage” at one of the most famous tall building complexes.

CTBUH 2015 New York Conference Platinum Sponsor

26–30 October 2015

After a post-recession hiatus in tall building construction in many countries lasting several years, numerous cities are again resurgent.

New York Conference Inaugural Steering Committee Meeting

17–21 November 2014

Plans for the 2015 Conference in New York are now well underway, beginning with an initial meeting of the Steering Committee at the Bank of America Tower Nov. 18.