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Old Posted Dec 15, 2006, 4:33 AM
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The 500 Club

Here's a list for all you numbers geeks out there that want to know who's in the 500 Club. . . by that I noted cities which have at least (5) buildings taller than 500 feet. . . to which I owe the data to Emporis and leave it open for discussion since there are the inevitable "known unknowns". . . if you know what I mean. . .


City Built U/C Total
Hong Kong (PRC) 186 16 202
New York City (USA) 184 8 192
Chicago (USA) 86 11 97
Shanghai (PRC) 71 13 84
Dubai (UAE) 26 58 84
Tokyo (Japan) 64 17 81
Shenzhen (PRC) 30 11 41
Singapore 36 4 40
Guangzhou (PRC) 22 9 31
Houston (USA) 29 - 29
Seoul (South Korea) 26 1 27
Miami (USA) 6 20 26
Melbourne (Australia) 24 - 24
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) 22 2 24
Sydney (Australia) 23 - 23
Nanjing (PRC) 12 9 21
Los Angeles (USA) 21 - 21
Panama City (Panama) 6 14 20
Bangkok (Thailand) 17 3 20
Moscow (Russia) 12 7 19
San Francisco (USA) 16 2 18
Osaka (Japan) 14 3 17
Dallas (USA) 17 - 17
Toronto (Canada) 12 4 16
Boston (USA) 16 - 16
Beijing (PRC) 5 9 14
Atlanta (USA) 12 2 14
Makati (Philippines) 13 - 13
Wuhan (PRC) 9 3 12
Seattle (USA) 12 - 12
Las Vegas (USA) 3 9 12
Chongqing (PRC) 8 4 12
Busan (South Korea) 9 3 12
Frankfurt (Germany) 10 1 11
Philadelphia (USA) 8 2 10
Macau (PRC) 1 9 10
London (England) 9 1 10
Abu Dhabi (UAE) 4 6 10
Tianjin (PRC) 8 1 9
Pittsburgh (USA) 9 - 9
Istanbul (Turkey) 6 3 9
Calgary (Canada) 9 - 9
Sharjah (UAE) - 8 8
Paris (France) 7 1 8
Minneapolis (USA) 8 - 8
Jakarta (Indonesia) 6 2 8
São Paulo (Brazil) 4 3 7
Qingdao (PRC) 7 - 7
Mexico City (Mexico) 6 1 7
Dalian (PRC) 7 - 7
Buenos Aires (Argentina)3 4 7
Montréal (Canada) 6 - 6
Jersey City (USA) 3 3 6
Detroit (USA) 6 - 6
Xiamen (PRC) 5 - 5
Tel Aviv (Israel) 3 2 5
Taipei (Taiwan) 4 1 5
Nagoya (Japan) 3 2 5
Manama (Bahrain) 1 4 5
Madrid (Spain) 1 4 5
Kaohsiung (Taiwan) 5 - 5
Jinan (PRC) 4 1 5
Hangzhou (PRC) 1 4 5
Doha (Qatar) 1 4 5
Denver (USA) 5 - 5
Columbus (USA) 5 - 5
Charlotte (USA) 4 1 5
Changsha (PRC) 5 - 5
Brisbane (Australia) 4 1 5
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Old Posted Dec 15, 2006, 4:36 AM
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fine work, thomas.

shanghai & chicago, dubai has got your number. NYC & HK, you're next. it appears as though dubai won't be satisfied until it has more 500+ footers than the rest of the world combined!
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Old Posted Dec 15, 2006, 4:54 AM
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one question though, emporis lists chicago as having 87 buildings 500' or taller, not 86. did you miss one?
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The Hong Kong number is surprising. I remember a few years ago being around 80 u/c. Is it due to a slowdown or a lack of height information for the towers currently u/c

*edit*

nevermind ... checked it out myself

over 260 buildings (~220c/~40u/c) 500+ feet or 50 storeys tall

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Old Posted Dec 15, 2006, 6:09 AM
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one question though, emporis lists chicago as having 87 buildings 500' or taller, not 86. did you miss one?
is the demolished tower being included?
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Old Posted Dec 15, 2006, 5:54 AM
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Hmm. . . interesting. . . my search comes up with 86. . . I'll have to snoop around a bit and see where that elusive building is hiding. . .
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Old Posted Dec 15, 2006, 6:14 AM
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great list Tom and wow is Dubai going insane! As for the US there are only 5 cities with 20+ now but I wonder if any approved/proposed projects in other cities will bring their totals to greater than 20.
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Old Posted Dec 15, 2006, 6:17 AM
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Calgary actually has 10, not 9. Another (Centennial Place - 41s, 545') is under construction, and as many as 4 more (Arriva42, Jamieson, Penny Lane, The Bow) may start construction in 2007.
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Sunny Isles Beach, Florida is only 1 building breaking ground away from joining the club. Wouldn't that be crazy (1 completed, 3 under construction currently)? Quite an accomplishment for a city thats less than 1 square mile (and only 7 years old).

How many people outside of the Miami area have even heard of Sunny Isles by the way?
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WOW.. Dubai has 28 built and 59 u/c... thats insane!
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Miami and Panama City should be sister cities if they aren't already. An interesting way of looking at things. I knew Houston was tall, but didn't think they had the numbers. For Miami, I believe Emporis has a few listed as u/c that aren't really, but it seems like we have them starting once every 2 weeks, so it's probably close.
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Miami and Panama City should be sister cities if they aren't already. An interesting way of looking at things. I knew Houston was tall, but didn't think they had the numbers. For Miami, I believe Emporis has a few listed as u/c that aren't really, but it seems like we have them starting once every 2 weeks, so it's probably close.
Brickell I'll have to check but the only one out of the 20 for Miami that isn't u/c is MET 3. Also Emporis has not updated the twin Capital at Brickell towers which are 649' & 607' and started construction this month. So we can add another 2 to Miami's total. As for approved projects by the city I counted 20 more.

Top 10 (US only):

1) NYC : 192
2) Chicago : 97
3) Houston : 29
4) Miami : 27
5) LA : 21
6) SF : 18
7) Dallas : 17
8) Boston : 16
9) Atlanta : 14
10) Seattle : 12
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Brickell I'll have to check but the only one out of the 20 for Miami that isn't u/c is MET 3. Also Emporis has not updated the twin Capital at Brickell towers which are 649' & 607' and started construction this month. So we can add another 2 to Miami's total. As for approved projects by the city I counted 20 more.

Top 10 (US only):

1) NYC : 192
2) Chicago : 97
3) Houston : 29
4) Miami : 27
5) LA : 21
6) SF : 18
7) Dallas : 17
8) Boston : 16
9) Atlanta : 14
10) Seattle : 12
Emporis also lists Met 2 as "approved" when it is already under construction.

Miami : 28
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If counting NYC and Jersey City, the total comes to.........drum roll..........187 built and 11 u/c making it numero uno. NWTC towers plus countless proposals with potential supertalls.
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I'm surprised that Toronto and Atlanta have so few 500 ft. buildings. I also think Houston never gets proper respect around here.
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3 out of the five in Columbus are government buildings. It is good to be the state capital! (Thanks Cincy, Cleveland, Toledo, etc. for your tax dollars at work!)
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3 out of the five in Columbus are government buildings. It is good to be the state capital! (Thanks Cincy, Cleveland, Toledo, etc. for your tax dollars at work!)
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That list put Detroit at 6. Actually it has 7 and one only 5 feet short, if you include the flag pole that will put Detroit right at 8.

1. Marriott Hotel Ren. Cen. - 748 ft.
2. Comerica Tower - 620 ft.
3. Penobscott Bldg. - 565 ft.
4. Ren. Cen. Office Tower #1. 506 ft.
5. Ren. Cen. Office Tower #2. 506 ft.
6. Ren. Cen. Office Tower #3. 506 ft.
7. Ren. Cen. Office Tower #4. 506 ft.
8. The Guardian Bldg. - 495 ft.

Detroit has also had at least 3 buildings over 500 feet cancelled.
The Book Tower #2 - 944 ft.
The Fisher Bldg. original plan - 840 ft.
Greektown Casino Hotel plan #2 - 558 ft.

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If counting NYC and Jersey City, the total comes to.........drum roll..........187 built and 11 u/c making it numero uno. NWTC towers plus countless proposals with potential supertalls.
Don't need to go to Jersey!

As some has already stated Emporis is not always up-to-date nor do they have height figures of all buildings under construction, especially residentials.
In NYC I count 9 that will meet the 500 ft criteria currently under construction, they are:

1) 125 West 31 st ( Epic) - 648ft
2) 123 Washington St. ( 4 Albany St.) - 53 stories; 583ft
3) 6-12 Barclay St- 584 ft.
4) 15 Central Park West - 550 ft.
5) Goldman Sachs- 740 ft
6) Beekman Tower - ~860 ft.
7) New York Times - 853 ft. ( spire 1,142ft)
8) Sky House - 588 ft
9) Saya - 544- 604 ft.

The following UC have no reported height but could potentially surpass 500ft.

10) 15 Williams Street - 47 floors
11) Trump Soho - 45 floors
12) River Place - 57 floors
13) 785 8th Ave - 566ft (per NYC DOB)

There is also a building in Queens (near Citi-bank) that is UC and possibly going to be 600ft. but, I've read nothing definitive.

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