And so it begins again. Here’s a link to the last page of v3:
The list starts in 1999 because that's when 1 Superior Place was completed. It was the first 500+ foot tower built in Chicago in many years and it signaled the return of large amounts of highrise construction to the city of Chicago after a bit of a hiatus during the mid 1990’s. Click on the individual building names to be taken to the corresponding Emporis building page to learn more and see pics/renderings. You can also click on the word “website” at the end of each building entry line in the list to be taken to the official project website to learn even more and for developer/marketing contact information.
The buildings are ranked according to the structural height per the guidelines of Emporis. Where no roof height is listed, it is either unknown or the structural height and the roof height are one and the same.
Park Tower res./hotel 844 ft 824 ft 67 2000
111 South Wacker Drive office 681 ft ... .. 51 2005
Hyatt Center office 679 ft 678 ft 48 2005
UBS Tower office 651 ft ... .. 50 2001
55 East Erie residential 647 ft 645 ft 56 2004
River East Center I residential 644 ft ... .. 58 2001
Grand Plaza Tower I residential 641 ft 561 ft 57 2003
The Heritage residential 631 ft ... .. 57 2005
Millennium Centre residential 610 ft 596 ft 58 2003
Chase Center office 580 ft ... .. 39 2003
The Fordham residential 574 ft 568 ft 52 2003
1 South Dearborn office 571 ft ... .. 40 2005
Park Millennium residential 544 ft ... .. 57 2002
The Pinnacle residential 535 ft ... .. 48 2004
191 North Wacker Drive office 516 ft ... .. 37 2002
One Superior Place residential 502 ft ... .. 52 1999
The Bristol residential 488 ft 465 ft 42 2000
The Sterling residential 466 ft ... .. 50 2001
400 North Lasalle residential 454 ft ... .. 45 2003
ABN AMRO Plaza I office 453 ft ... .. 29 2003
Riverbend residential 451 ft ... .. 38 2002
The Shoreham residential 450 ft ... .. 47 2005
Sky55 residential 425 ft 423 ft 40 2006
Skybridge residential 421 ft ... .. 39 2003
2 East Erie residential 415 ft ... .. 39 2002
Museum Tower residential 409 ft 401 ft 38 2006
River View II residential 399 ft ... .. 32 2004
The Pearson residential 395 ft ... .. 35 2003
Wells Street Tower residential 388 ft ... .. 34 2002
Forty-One East Eighth residential 387 ft ... .. 33 2003
Grand Plaza II residential ___ ft 378 ft 39 2003
1111 South Wabash residential 367 ft 365 ft 34 2004
Left Bank at K Station residential 366 ft ... .. 36 2006
Kinzie Park Tower residential 365 ft ... .. 34 2001
Chestnut Tower residential 360 ft ... .. 36 2000
Park Alexandria residential 347 ft ... .. 32 2003
Sofitel Chicago hotel 347 ft ... .. 33 2002
840 North LSD residential 329 ft 326 ft 27 2004
530 North LSD residential 328 ft ... .. 29 2003
The Lancaster residential 324 ft ... .. 30 2005
River View I residential 321 ft ... .. 27 2000
Courtyard by Marriott hotel 317 ft 278 ft 23 2003
Michigan Ave. Tower residential 314 ft 312 ft 29 2005
The Caravel residential 309 ft 303 ft 29 2003
Kingsbury on the Park residential 301 ft 293 ft 25 2004
1122 North Dearborn residential 295 ft ... .. 27 1999
Erie on the Park residential 292 ft ... .. 24 2002
Museum Pointe residential 289 ft ... .. 26 2005
Dearborn Tower residential 286 ft ... .. 17 2001
The Grand on Grand residential 286 ft ... .. 28 2004
Embassy Suites Lakefront hotel 284 ft ... .. 19 2001
Water Tower Residence Hall residential 282 ft ... .. 26 2006
Jefferson Place residential 280 ft ... .. 28 2004
Museum Park Tower 1 residential 280 ft 262 ft 20 2002
550 West Jackson office 276 ft ... .. 18 2000
River Place on the Park residential 276 ft 261 ft 22 2006
State Place residential 273 ft ... .. 24 2005
630 North State Parkway residential 272 ft ... .. 27 2001
The Bernardin residential 272 ft ... .. 27 2005
Admiral’s Pointe residential 271 ft ... .. 27 2002
Prairie Pointe residential 271 ft ... .. 24 2006
Jefferson Tower residential 266 ft ... .. 24 2006
Kinzie Station Tower residential 265 ft ... .. 25 2000
Erie Centre residential 264 ft ... .. 23 1999
550 west Adams office 262 ft ... .. 19 2006
Prairie District Tower residential 261 ft ... .. 23 2003
Dearborn Plaza office 261 ft ... .. 17 2000
The Lofts at Museum Park II residential 261 ft ... .. 21 2006
Quaker Plaza office 260 ft ... .. 17 2002
Congress Center office 258 ft ... .. 17 2001
Peninsula Hotel hotel 254 ft ... .. 17 2001
The Grand Orleans residential 254 ft ... .. 21 2005
Union Tower office 252 ft ... .. 18 1999
The Edge Lofts residential 249 ft ... .. 21 2004
Lurie Medical Building laboratory 248 ft ... .. 13 2005
One East 15th Place residential 246 ft ... .. 23 2001
550 West Washington office 244 ft ... .. 17 2000
Sixty West Erie residential 242 ft ... .. 22 2003
Lakeside Tower residential 239 ft ... .. 19 2006
Museum Park Tower 2 residential 236 ft ... .. 21 2003
Maple Tower residential 234 ft ... .. 20 2006
Art Institute Dormitory residential 231 ft ... .. 17 2000
Elm Tower residential 224 ft ... .. 16 2002
The Farallon residential 221 ft ... .. 22 2001
Two River Place residential 218 ft ... .. 17 2004
University Center of Chicago residential 215 ft ... .. 19 2004
Gallery 400 residential 212 ft ... .. 18 2000
Park Place residential 207 ft ... .. 18 2002
340 West Superior residential 205 ft ... .. 17 2002
Vue20 Condominiums residential 200 ft ... .. 19 2003
2120 North Lincoln Park West residential 199 ft ... .. 23 2001
The Belvedere residential 199 ft ... .. 16 2004
The Neapolitan residential 198 ft ... .. 18 2001
Parc Chestnut residential 196 ft ... .. 15 2006
CTA Center office 191 ft ... .. 12 2004
One East 14th Place residential 188 ft ... .. 17 2000
The Lofts at Museum Park 1 residential 188 ft ... .. 15 2004
The Venetian residential 186 ft ... .. 15 2004
The Superior at Lasalle residential 186 ft 185 ft 14 2006
Huron Pointe residential 183 ft ... .. 15 2001
Lakeside on the Park residential 172 ft ... .. 14 2005
Prairie House residential 171 ft ... .. 14 2003
Renaissance Chicago Ohare hotel 171 ft ... .. 15 2003
Platinum Tower residential 167 ft ... .. 15 2002
Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel 166 ft ... .. 15 2001
The Contemporaine residential 164 ft ... .. 15 2004
1819 South Michigan residential 156 ft ... .. 12 2005
Superior West residential 152 ft ... .. 12 2004
1620 South Michigan residential 151 ft ... .. 12 2006
212 East residential 150 ft ... .. 13 2003
630 North Franklin residential 148 ft ... .. 12 2005
Parvenu residential 142 ft ... .. 12 2004
City View Tower residential 138 ft ... .. 13 2003
Hilton Garden Inn hotel ___ ft ... .. 24 1999
Homewood Suites Hotel hotel ___ ft ... .. 20 1999
520 North Michigan residential ___ ft ... .. 17 2000
21 West Chestnut residential ___ ft ... .. 17 1999
Buena Pointe residential ___ ft ... .. 12 2004
University Station residential ___ ft ... .. 12 2006
Trump Tower Chicago res./hotel 1,362 ft 1,171 ft 96 2008 website
Waterview Tower res./hotel 1,047 ft 1,035 ft 89 2009 website
Legacy at Millennium Park residential 822 ft 792 ft 73 2009 website
Aqua res./hotel 815 ft ... .. 83 2009 website
300 North Lasalle office 784 ft ... .. 60 2009 website
One Museum Park residential 734 ft ... .. 65 2008 website
The Elysian res./hotel 700 ft ... .. 60 2008 website
340 on the Park - TO residential 672 ft 659 ft 64 2007 website
353 North Clark office 612 ft ... .. 46 2009
The Clare at Watertower residential 589 ft ... .. 50 2008 website
235 West Van Buren residential 543 ft ... .. 48 2008
The Columbian - TO residential 517 ft ... .. 47 2007 website
The Streeter - TO residential 514 ft ... .. 50 2007 website
600 North LSD South Tower residential 513 ft ... .. 46 2009 website
The Tides residential 500 ft 483 ft 51 2007
Parkview West residential 498 ft 488 ft 49 2008
50 East Chestnut residential 495 ft ... .. 40 2007 website
The Regatta - TO residential 466 ft 457 ft 45 2007 website
600 North Fairbanks residential 458 ft ... .. 41 2007 website
Kingsbury Plaza - TO residential 456 ft ... .. 47 2007
600 North LSD North Tower residential 453 ft ... .. 40 2007 website
MoMo - TO residential 409 ft ... .. 31 2007 website
The Chandler - TO residential 389 ft ... .. 36 2007 website
The Fairbanks @ Cityfront Pl. – TO residential 387 ft ... .. 32 2007 website
Astoria Tower residential 374 ft 329 ft 32 2007 website
1720 South Michigan residential 367 ft 346 ft 31 2007 website
1600 Museum Park residential 361 ft ... .. 30 2008 website
1400 Museum Park residential 345 ft ... .. 32 2007 website
Vetro residential 324 ft 317 ft 31 2008 website
Prentice Women’s Hospital - TO hospital 316 ft 307 ft 18 2007 website
Burnham Pointe residential 313 ft ... .. 30 2008 website
550 St. Clair residential 310 ft ... .. 26 2007 website
Marquee Michigan Avenue residential 292 ft ... .. 26 2007 website
River North Marriott Suites hotel 298 ft ... .. 27 2007
30 West Oak - TO residential 290 ft 289 ft 22 2007 website
CBS 2 Broadcast Center office 276 ft ... .. 17 2007
Avenue East - TO residential 276 ft ... .. 26 2007 website
757 Orleans residential 271 ft ... .. 22 2008 website
Reebie Lofts residential 264 ft 257 ft 22 2008
Museum Park Place - TO residential 259 ft ... .. 23 2007 website
Trio residential 235 ft ... .. 22 2007 website
Vision on State - TO residential 210 ft ... .. 19 2007 website
Library Tower residential 207 ft ... .. 16 2007
Park View East - TO residential 183 ft ... .. 18 2007 website
30 West Erie - TO residential 182 ft ... .. 14 2007
740 Fulton - TO residential 180 ft ... .. 14 2007 website
451 Huron - TO residential 179 ft 177 ft 16 2007 website
Stukel Towers C - TO educational 145 ft ... .. 12 2007
Emerald, North Tower residential 142 ft ... .. 12 2008 website
Emerald, South Tower residential 142 ft ... .. 12 2008 website
Allure at K Station residential ___ ft ... .. 39 2008
Michigan Avenue Tower II residential ___ ft ... .. 25 2007 website
900 South Clark residential ___ ft ... .. 24 2008
660 North State residential ___ ft ... .. 22 2008
108 North State - Condo residential ___ ft ... .. 21 ____
108 North State - Hotel residential ___ ft ... .. 20 ____
Printers Corner residential ___ ft ... .. 18 2007 website
South Campus Res. Hall dormitory ___ ft ... .. 14 2008 website
Pure residential ___ ft ... .. 12 2008
The Granville residential ___ ft ... .. 12 2008
Chicago Spire res./hotel 2,000 ft ... .. 150 2009 website
Park Michigan residential 866 ft ... .. 80 2009 website
Intercontinental North Tower res./hotel 850 ft ... .. 71 ____
560 North Fairbanks res./hotel 787 ft 752 ft 58 ____
Cityfront Plaza Tower III res./hotel 750 ft ... .. 65 ____
680 North Rush res./office 730 ft 720 ft 65 2009
601 West Monroe office 620 ft 594 ft 42 ____
29-39 South Lasalle office ~620 ft ... .. 51 ____
500 North LSD residential 615 ft ... .. 57 ____
Cityfront Plaza Tower II residential 560 ft ... .. 40 ____
630 North McClurg North Tower residential 515 ft ... .. 50 ____
630 North McClurg South Tower residential 515 ft ... .. 50 ____
River North Center Condos residential 498 ft ... .. 47 ____
The Ritz-Carlton Residences residential 495 ft 476 ft 40 ____ website
215 West Washington residential 490 ft 460 ft 49 ____
Millennium Park Plaza residential 470 ft ... .. 41 ____
X/O Condos North Tower residential 450 ft ... .. 44 ____ website
Park 1000 residential 429 ft ... .. 40 2007 website
535 North St. Clair residential 410 ft ... .. 37 ____ website
One East Superior residential 407 ft ... .. 35 ____
X/O Condos South Tower residential 380 ft ... .. 33 ____ website
901 South Wabash residential 369 ft ... .. 43 ____
1001 South Wabash residential 369 ft ... .. 43 ____
1035 West Van Buren residential 360 ft ... .. 29 ____
The Huron Club residential 345 ft ... .. 27 ____ website
3660 North LSD residential 330 ft ... .. 29 ____
Museum Park Place 2 residential 329 ft ... .. 31 ____
The Avalon residential 320 ft ... .. 27 ____ website
735 West Division residential 315 ft ... .. 27 2007
617-627 West Division residential 300 ft ... .. 25 ____
Aristocrat Tower residential 292 ft ... .. 25 ____ website
1600 East 56th Street residential 268 ft ... .. 25 ____
Flair Tower residential 252 ft ... .. 24 ____
Azure Tower residential 232 ft ... .. 19 ____ website
6740 South Shore Drive residential 230 ft ... .. 20 2009
419-427 West Belmont residential 159 ft ... .. 12 ____
The Inn at Lincoln Park hotel 152 ft ... .. 14 ____
53rd & Cornell Tower residential 136 ft ... .. 12 ____
Medici Towers I residential ___ ft ... .. 53 ____ website
740 North Rush residential ___ ft ... .. 50 ____
222 West Randolph office ___ ft ... .. 50 ____
200 West Lake residential ___ ft ... .. 43 ____
Medici Towers II residential ___ ft ... .. 42 ____ website
State-Walton condos residential ___ ft ... .. 42 ____
The Curve residential ___ ft ... .. 37 ____
Walton on the Park North Tower residential ___ ft ... .. 37 ____
Clinton-Kinzie Apartments residential ___ ft ... .. 35 ____
Clinton-Kinzie Condos residential ___ ft ... .. 35 ____
85 East Wacker Condos residential ___ ft ... .. 35 ____
6400 S. Stony Island residential ___ ft ... .. 34 ____
Wacker Plaza office ___ ft ... .. 34 ____
aloft Hotel res./hotel ___ ft ... .. 34 ____
Madison West 645 Tower I office ___ ft ... .. 32 ____
161 West Kinzie residential ___ ft ... .. 32 ____
Walton on the Park South Tower residential ___ ft ... .. 32 ____
Admiral at the Lake residential ___ ft ... .. 31 ____
ABN AMRO Plaza II office ___ ft ... .. 30 ____
Harrison-Wells Condos residential ___ ft ... .. 29 ____
SoNo I residential ___ ft ... .. 28 ____ website
SoNo II residential ___ ft ... .. 28 ____ website
Park Kingsbury residential ___ ft ... .. 28 ____ website
835 West Wilson residential ___ ft ... .. 27 ____
Parkview East residential ___ ft ... .. 27 ____
Union Station*** mixed-use ___ ft ... .. 26 ____
Glashaus residential ___ ft ... .. 25 ____ website
Catalyst residential ___ ft ... .. 24 ____ website
Madison West 645 Tower II office ___ ft ... .. 22 ____
Theater District Lofts II residential ___ ft ... .. 20 ____ website
1546-1558 South State residential ___ ft ... .. 20 ____
1555-1559 South Clark residential ___ ft ... .. 20 ____
831 South Wabash residential ___ ft ... .. 20 ____
1111 North Halsted residential ___ ft ... .. 20 ____
1111 North Halsted residential ___ ft ... .. 20 ____
Aloft Millennium Park hotel ___ ft ... .. 19 ____
320 West Erie residential ___ ft ... .. 18 ____
565 Quincy**** residential ___ ft ... .. 18 ____
Quadrangle Tower residential ___ ft ... .. 18 ____
Leland Park residential ___ ft ... .. 18 ____
Element Hotel hotel ___ ft ... .. 17 ____
120 North Jefferson office ___ ft ... .. 16 ____
428 West St. James Place residential ___ ft ... .. 16 ____
600 South Clark residential ___ ft ... .. 16 ____
5440 North Sheridan residential ___ ft ... .. 15 ____ website
The Mondial residential ___ ft ... .. 15 ____ website
Imperial Plaza Hotel hotel ___ ft ... .. 15 ____
Sheridan-Irving Park Condos residential ___ ft ... .. 14 ____
1349 South Wabash residential ___ ft ... .. 14 ____ website
1555 South Wabash residential ___ ft ... .. 14 ____
1260 West Madison I residential ___ ft ... .. 13 ____
1260 West Madison II residential ___ ft ... .. 13 ____
150 North Jefferson residential ___ ft ... .. 12 ____
Grand Station residential ___ ft ... .. 12 ____
residential ___ ft ... .. __ ____
- here are renderings for some of the under construction and proposed projects:
- here are renderings for some of the under construction and proposed projects:
All of the credit for this thread goes to the hard-working and extremely dedicated Chicago editors and photographers of Emporis. It is they who track down developers and architects to get height data and renderings. It is they who schlep around town taking pictures and keeping track of the status of all the various projects in Chicago. I merely arrange the information they gather into this simple, concise, and easy to read list.