List of tallest buildings in Chicago

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Chicago has the tallest building in the United States, the Sears Tower, and many slightly shorter buildings, almost all in the Loop or along North Michigan Avenue. The Sears Tower also has the most floors of any building in the world, and if one includes its 278-foot-tall western antenna, remains the world's tallest skyscraper. In addition, Chicago has the distinction of being the only city in the world with more than one building containing at least 100 floors (New York City had 3 such buildings from 1973-2001). The John Hancock Center, with several floors of condominiums in between business and restaurant spaces, holds the world record for the highest residential floor.

Chicago was the location of the building generally considered the world's first steel–frame construction skyscraper, the ten–story Home Insurance Building, built in 1885 and demolished in 1931.

Contents 1 Tallest completed buildings in Chicago 2 Under construction 3 Construction approved 4 Historical tallest in Chicago 5 Tallest buildings in Chicago's suburbs 6 Reference 7 See also

[edit] Tallest completed buildings in Chicago

Rank	Name	Street Address	Height feet / meters	Floors	Year
1	Sears Tower	233 South Wacker Drive	1,451 / 442	108	1974
2	Aon Center	200 East Randolph Street	1,136 / 346	83	1973
3	John Hancock Center	875 North Michigan Avenue	1,127 / 344	100	1969
4	AT&T Corporate Center	227 West Monroe Street	1,007 / 307	61	1989
5	Two Prudential Plaza	180 North Stetson Avenue	995 / 303	64	1990
6	311 S. Wacker Dr.	311 South Wacker Drive	961 / 293	65	1990
7	900 N. Michigan Ave.	900 North Michigan Avenue	871 / 265	66	1989
8	Water Tower Place	845 North Michigan Avenue	859 / 262	74	1976
9	Chase Tower	21 South Clark Street	850 / 259	60	1969
10	Park Tower	800 North Michigan Avenue	844 / 257	67	2000
11	Three First National Plaza	70 West Madison Street	767 / 234	57	1981
12	Chicago Title & Trust Center	161 North Clark Street	756 / 230	50	1992
13	Olympia Centre	737 North Michigan Avenue	725 / 221	63	1986
14	330 North Wabash (formerly IBM Plaza)	330 North Wabash Avenue	695 / 212	47	1973
15	111 S. Wacker Dr.	111 South Wacker Drive	681 / 208	51	2005
16	181 W. Madison St.	181 West Madison Street	680 / 207	50	1990
17	Hyatt Center	71 South Wacker Drive	679 / 207	48	2005
18	One Magnificent Mile	980 North Michigan Avenue	673 / 205	58	1983
19	77 West Wacker Drive	77 West Wacker Drive	668 / 204	49	1992
20	UBS Tower	1 North Wacker Drive	652 / 199	50	2001
21	Daley Center	55 West Washington Street	648 / 198	31	1965
22	55 E. Erie St.	55 East Erie Street	647 / 197	56	2003
23	Lake Point Tower	505 North Lake Shore Drive	645 / 197	70	1968
24	River East Center	350 East Illinois Street	644 / 196	58	2001
25	Grand Plaza I	540 North State Street	641 / 195	57	2003
26	Leo Burnett Building	35 West Wacker Drive	635 / 194	50	1989
27	The Heritage at Millennium Park	130 North Garland Court	631 / 192	57	2005
28	NBC Tower	445 North Cityfront Plaza Drive	627 / 191	37	1989
29	Millennium Centre	33 West Ontario Street	610 / 186	59	2003
30	Chicago Place	700 North Michigan Avenue	608 / 185	49	1991
31	Chicago Board of Trade Building	141 West Jackson Boulevard	605 / 184	44	1930
32	One Prudential Plaza	130 East Randolph Street	601 / 183	41	1955
33	CNA Plaza	325 South Wabash Avenue	601 / 183	44	1972
34	Heller International Building	500 West Monroe Street	600 / 183	45	1992
35	Madison Plaza	200 West Madison Street	599 / 182	45	1982
36	1000 Lake Shore Plaza	1000 North Lake Shore Drive	590 / 180	55	1964
37	Marina City 1	300 North State Street	588 / 179	61	1964
38	Marina City 2	300 North State Street	588 / 179	61	1964
39	Citicorp Center	500 West Madison Street	588 / 179	41	1985
40	Mid-Continental Plaza	55 East Monroe Street	582 / 177	50	1972
41	Smurfit-Stone Building	150 North Michigan Avenue	582 / 177	41	1983
42	North Pier Apartments	474 North Lake Shore Drive	581 / 177	61	1990
43	Chase Center	131 South Dearborn Street	580 / 177	37	2003
44	The Fordham	25 East Superior Street	574 / 175	52	2003
45	190 South LaSalle Street	190 South LaSalle Street	573 / 175	42	1987
46	One South Dearborn	1 South Dearborn Street	571 / 174	39	2005
47	Onterie Center	446 East Ontario Street	570 / 174	57	1985
48	Chicago Temple Building	77 West Washington Street	568 / 173	21	1924
49	Palmolive Building	919 North Michigan Avenue	565 / 172	37	1929
50	Huron Plaza Apartments	30 East Huron Street	560 / 171	56	1983
51	Boeing International Headquarters	100 North Riverside Plaza	560 / 171	36	1990

[edit] Under construction

Tall buildings that are currently being built in Chicago include:

Rank	Name	Street Address	Height feet / meters	Floors	Year
2	Trump Tower Chicago	401 North Wabash Avenue	1,362 / 415	96	2008
5	Waterview Tower	111 West Wacker Drive	1,047 / 319	89	2009
13	Aqua	S. Water Street & North Stetson	823 / 251	82	2009
14	Legacy Tower	21-39 S. Wabash	822 / 251	73	2009
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower	300 E Randolph	796 / 242	57	2010
16	300 North LaSalle	300 North LaSalle	784 / 239	60	2009
19	One Museum Park	1215 South Prairie Avenue	734 / 224	62	2008
21	Elysian	11 E. Walton St	700 / 213	60	2008
27	340 on the Park	340 East Randolph Street	672 / 205	64	2007

[edit] Construction approved

The proposed 2,000-foot Chicago Spire, if built, would be the tallest building in the United States in both habitable floors and spire height.

Rank	Name	Street Address	Height feet / meters	Floors	Year
1	Chicago Spire	400 North Lake Shore Drive	2,000 / 610	150	2010
9	Mandarin Oriental Hotel Chicago	215 North Michigan Avenue	930 / 283	78	2009
37	One Museum Park West	1201 South Prairie Avenue	620 / 189	54	2009

[edit] Historical tallest in Chicago

The title of tallest building in Chicago has changed many times over the decades, although few have actually been the world's tallest building. The year denotes when the building became the tallest in the city. Italics indicate former world record holders.

Name	Street Address	Height feet / meters	Floors	Year
Holy Name Cathedral1	733 North State Street	245 / 75		1854
Saint Michael's Church	1633 North Cleveland Avenue	290 / 88		1869
Board of Trade Building2	141 West Jackson Boulevard	322 / 98	10	1885
Masonic Temple Building	North State Street and East Randolph Street	302 / 92	21	1895
Montgomery Ward Building3	6 North Michigan Avenue	394 / 120	22	1899
Wrigley Building	400 North Michigan Avenue	438 / 134	27	1922
Chicago Temple Building	77 West Washington Street	568 / 173	23	1924
Chicago Board of Trade Building	141 West Jackson Boulevard	605 / 184	44	1930
Richard J. Daley Center	50 West Washington Street	648 / 198	32	1965
John Hancock Center	875 North Michigan Avenue	1,127 / 344	100	1969
Aon Center	200 East Randolph Street	1,136 / 346	83	1973
Sears Tower	233 South Wacker Drive	1,451 / 442	108	1974

¹ This building was destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, and replaced by the current cathedral of the same name in 1875.

² The clock tower on this building was removed in 1895, allowing a shorter building to become the tallest in the city.

³ This building is currently 282 feet (86 m) tall, following the removal of a pyramid top and sculpture.

[edit] Tallest buildings in Chicago's suburbs

A few high-rise buildings are scattered throughout Chicago's suburbs, with the densest concentrations in Evanston, Schaumburg, and the Interstate-88 corridor around Oak Brook. Buildings listed in italics are under construction.

Rank	Name	Location	Height feet / meters	Floors	Year
1	Oakbrook Terrace Tower	Oakbrook Terrace	418 / 127	31	1986
2	Two Pierce Place	Itasca	395 / 120	26	1991
3	Chase Building	Evanston	277 / 84	23	1969
4	Sherman Plaza	Evanston	276 / 84	25	2006
5	Zurich Towers I	Schaumburg	270 / 82	20	1988
6	Zurich Towers II	Schaumburg	270 / 82	20	1990
7	Esplanade I	Downers Grove	266 / 81	19	1990
8	Optima Views	Evanston	265 / 81	28	2003
9	425 Woodfield Corporate Center	Schaumburg	263 / 80	21	1986
10	Fox Island Place	Aurora	243 / 74	22	1927
11	Wilson Hall (Fermilab)	Batavia	239 / 73	16	1973
12	Rotary Center	Evanston	237 / 72	18	1977
13	Park Evanston Apartments	Evanston	236 / 72	24	1998
14	One Pierce Place	Itasca	223 / 68	17	1985
15	Westin Lombard Yorktown Center	Lombard	223 / 68	19	2007

[edit] Reference

• Emporis

[edit] See also

• Chicago architecture
• List of buildings
• List of masts
• List of tallest buildings in the world
• List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
• List of tallest buildings and structures in the world by country
• List of tallest buildings in New York City
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Paris
• List of tallest structures in the world
• List of tallest structures in the world by type of use
• List of towers

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