List of tallest buildings in Chicago

This list of tallest buildings in Chicago ranks skyscraper

Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

s by height in the U.S.

United States

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city of Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

, Illinois

Illinois

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, which is considered to be the birthplace of the skyscraper. The tallest building in Chicago is the 110-story

Storey

A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...

Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower), which rises 1454 feet (443 m) in the Chicago Loop

Chicago Loop

The Loop or Chicago Loop is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas located in the City of Chicago, Illinois. It is the historic commercial center of downtown Chicago...

and was completed in 1974. It also stands as the tallest building in the United States, rising 1730 feet (527 m) with the addition of its western antenna

Antenna (radio)

An antenna is an electrical device which converts electric currents into radio waves, and vice versa. It is usually used with a radio transmitter or radio receiver...

. The second-, third- and fourth-tallest buildings in Chicago are the Trump International Hotel & Tower, the Aon Center

Aon Center (Chicago)

The Aon Center is a modern skyscraper in the Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by architect firms Edward Durell Stone and The Perkins and Will partnership, and completed in 1973 as the Standard Oil Building...

and the John Hancock Center

John Hancock Center

John Hancock Center at 875 North Michigan Avenue in the Streeterville area of Chicago, Illinois, is a 100-story, 1,127-foot tall skyscraper, constructed under the supervision of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, with chief designer Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan...

, respectively.
The history of skyscrapers in Chicago began with the 1885 completion of the Home Insurance Building

Home Insurance Building

The Home Insurance Building was built in 1884 in Chicago, Illinois, USA and destroyed in 1931 to make way for the Field Building . It was the first building to use structural steel in its frame, but the majority of its structure was composed of cast and wrought iron...

, which is often regarded as the first steel-framed skyscraper

Steel frame

Steel frame usually refers to a building technique with a "skeleton frame" of vertical steel columns and horizontal -beams, constructed in a rectangular grid to support the floors, roof and walls of a building which are all attached to the frame...

in the world. The building was originally constructed with a height of 138 feet (42 m) and 10 stories, and was later expanded to a height of 180 feet (55 m) and 12 stories before being demolished in 1931. Historically, Chicago has played a prominent role in the development of the skyscraper. The Masonic Temple Building

Masonic Temple (Chicago)

The Masonic Temple Building was a skyscraper built in Chicago, Illinois in 1892. Designed by the firm of Burnham and Root and built at the northeast corner of Randolph and State Streets, the building rose 22 stories...

was the tallest building in the world using the unconventional definition that excludes the New York World Building

New York World Building

The New York World Building was a skyscraper in New York City designed by early skyscraper specialist George Browne Post and built in 1890 to house the now-defunct newspaper, The New York World. It was razed in 1955.-History:...

's ornamental lantern. Three past buildings have been considered the tallest building in the United States, including the Chicago Board of Trade Building

Chicago Board of Trade Building

The Chicago Board of Trade Building is a skyscraper located in :Chicago, Illinois, United States. It stands at 141 W. Jackson Boulevard at the foot of the LaSalle Street canyon, in the Loop community area in Cook County. Built in 1930 and first designated a Chicago Landmark on May 4, 1977, the...

, which in both of its incarnations held the title of Chicago's tallest building. Chicago went through a very early high-rise construction boom that lasted from the early 1920s to the mid-1930s, during which time 11 of the city's 91 tallest buildings were constructed. The city then went through an even larger building boom that has lasted from the early 1960s until the present. The high-rises that have been constructed are mostly concentrated in the Loop

Chicago Loop

The Loop or Chicago Loop is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas located in the City of Chicago, Illinois. It is the historic commercial center of downtown Chicago...

and along the Magnificent Mile

Magnificent Mile

The Magnificent Mile, sometimes referred to as The Mag Mile, is a neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, that runs along a portion of Michigan Avenue extending from the Chicago River to Oak Street in the Near North Side community area. The district is located adjacent to downtown; it is also one block...

in Chicago's Near North Side

Near North Side, Chicago

The Near North Side is one of 77 well-defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is located north and east of the Chicago River, just north of the central business district . To its east is Lake Michigan and its northern boundary is the 19th-century city limit of Chicago,...

community area

Community areas of Chicago

Community areas in Chicago refers to the work of the Social Science Research Committee at University of Chicago which has unofficially divided the City of Chicago into 77 community areas. These areas are well-defined and static...

. Overall, the skyline of Chicago is ranked (based on existing and under-construction buildings over 492 feet (150 m) tall) first in the Midwestern United States

Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....

and second in the United States, after New York City. , there were 1,125 completed high-rises in the city, second in the country behind New York. Based on the average height of the ten tallest completed buildings, Chicago has the tallest skyline in the world.

Chicago has another building under construction that is planned to exceed 1000 feet (304.8 m) in height, though construction has been on hold, with the building incomplete, since early 2008: the 1047 feet (319 m) Waterview Tower

Waterview Tower

Waterview Tower is a partially constructed residential skyscraper in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. The original plan called for it to be tall. The plan as of July 2011 is to build a 65-story, 500-unit luxury apartment building....

. The 150-story Chicago Spire, originally planned for completion in 2012, has been canceled.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Chicago skyscrapers that stand at least 550 feet (168 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spire

Spire

A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from the Old English word spir, meaning a sprout, shoot, or stalk of grass....

s and architectural details but does not include antenna mast

Radio masts and towers

Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. They are among the tallest man-made structures...

s. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank	Name	Floors	Year	Coordinates	Notes
01.01	Willis Tower	108	1974	41°52′44"N 87°38′9"W	Tallest building in the United States; Tallest building in the world until 1998; Tallest building completed in the world in the 1970s
02.02	Trump International Hotel and Tower Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago) The Trump International Hotel and Tower, also known as Trump Tower Chicago and locally as the Trump Tower, is a skyscraper condo-hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois. The building, named after real estate developer Donald Trump, was designed by architect Adrian Smith of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill...	96	2009	41°53′20"N 87°37′35"W	2nd-tallest building in the United States; Tallest building completed in the United States in the 2000s
03.03	Aon Center Aon Center (Chicago) The Aon Center is a modern skyscraper in the Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by architect firms Edward Durell Stone and The Perkins and Will partnership, and completed in 1973 as the Standard Oil Building...	83	1973	41°53′7"N 87°37′17"W	5th-tallest in the United States; formerly known as the Standard Oil Building.
04.04	John Hancock Center John Hancock Center John Hancock Center at 875 North Michigan Avenue in the Streeterville area of Chicago, Illinois, is a 100-story, 1,127-foot tall skyscraper, constructed under the supervision of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, with chief designer Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan...	100	1969	41°53′55.5"N 87°37′23"W	6th-tallest in the United States; Tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1960s.
05.05	AT&T Corporate Center AT&T Corporate Center The Franklin Center is a 60-story skyscraper completed in 1989 as the AT&T Corporate Center to consolidate the central region headquarters of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company . It stands at a height of and contains in the Loop neighborhood of downtown Chicago...	61	1989	41°52′49.5"N 87°38′5"W	11th-tallest in the United States; Tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1980s
06.06	Two Prudential Plaza Two Prudential Plaza Two Prudential Plaza is a super-tall skyscraper that was built in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois, United States in 1990. At 995 feet tall, it is currently the sixth-tallest building in Chicago and the thirteenth tallest in the United States. The building was designed by the firm Loebl,...	64	1990	41°53′8"N 87°37′22"W	13th-tallest in the United States; Tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1990s
07.07	311 South Wacker Drive 311 South Wacker Drive 311 South Wacker Drive in Chicago, USA, is a post-modern 65-story skyscraper completed in 1990. At 961 feet tall, it is the seventh tallest building in Chicago and the 16th tallest in the United States...	65	1990	41°52′39"N 87°38′8"W	16th-tallest in the United States
08.08	900 North Michigan 900 North Michigan 900 North Michigan in Chicago is a skyscraper completed in 1989. At 871 feet tall, it is currently the seventh tallest building in Chicago and the 25th tallest in the United States...	66	1989	41°53′59"N 87°37′30"W
09.09	Water Tower Place Water Tower Place Water Tower Place is a large urban, mixed-use development comprising a shopping mall and 74 story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The complex is located at 835 North Michigan Avenue, along the Magnificent Mile. It is named after the nearby Chicago Water Tower...	74	1976	41°53′52.5"N 87°37′20.5"W
10.010	Chase Tower Chase Tower (Chicago) Chase Tower, located in the Chicago Loop area of Chicago at 10 South Dearborn Street, is a 60 story skyscraper completed in 1969. At 850 feet tall, it is the tenth tallest building in Chicago, the tallest building inside the Chicago 'L' Loop elevated tracks, and the 32nd tallest in the United...	60	1969	41°52′53.5"N 87°37′48"W
11.011	Park Tower Park Tower (Chicago) Park Tower, located at 800 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, is a skyscraper that was completed in 2000. At 844 feet tall with 70 floors — 67 floors for practical use, it is the eleventh tallest building in Chicago, the 35th tallest building in the United States, and the eighty-third tallest in...	67	2000	41°53′49.5"N 87°37′30.5"W
12.012	Aqua	82	2009	41°53′11"N 87°37′12"W	One of tallest buildings in the world designed by a female-lead architectural firm; First skyscraper in Chicago to contain a hotel Hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms... , condominium Condominium A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights... s, apartment Apartment An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building... s and retail Retailing Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be... space.
13.013	The Legacy at Millennium Park	73	2010	41°52′53"N 87°37′32"W	Tallest all-residential building in Chicago
14.014	Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower	57	2010	41°53′5"N 87°37′12"W	First completed in 1997 with a height of 571 feet (174 m) The second phase of construction to add 24 floors was completed in 2010.
15.015	300 North LaSalle 300 North LaSalle 300 North LaSalle is a 60-story mixed-use building, constructed from 2006 to 2009, located on the north bank of the Chicago River on the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States...	60	2009	41°53′17.5"N 87°37′59"W
16.016	Three First National Plaza Three First National Plaza Three First National Plaza is a 57-story office tower in Chicago. Completed in 1981, the building is one of the tallest in Chicago at . The building was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in a sawtooth shape to minimize obstructions it might cause to nearby buildings. The design also allows...	57	1981	41°52′56"N 87°37′50"W
17.017	Chicago Title and Trust Center	50	1992	41°53′5"N 87°37′50"W
18.018	One Museum Park One Museum Park One Museum Park is a skyscraper in Chicago, USA. It was designed by Chicago-based architecture firm Pappageorge Haymes, Ltd. and is located in the Near South Side community area.-Overview:...	62	2009	41°52′1.5"N 87°37′17"W	Tallest building on South Side South Side (Chicago) The South Side is a major part of the City of Chicago, which is located in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Much of it has evolved from the city's incorporation of independent townships, such as Hyde Park Township which voted along with several other townships to be annexed in the June 29,... of Chicago Tallest building in the city located outside of the Chicago Loop Chicago Loop The Loop or Chicago Loop is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas located in the City of Chicago, Illinois. It is the historic commercial center of downtown Chicago... and the Near North Side Near North Side, Chicago The Near North Side is one of 77 well-defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is located north and east of the Chicago River, just north of the central business district . To its east is Lake Michigan and its northern boundary is the 19th-century city limit of Chicago,... .
19.019	Olympia Centre Olympia Centre The Olympia Centre is a skyscraper in Chicago. It is a mixed use building consisting of offices in the lower part of the building and residences in the narrower upper section. It was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, and at 725 ft tall, with 63 floors, it is Chicago's tallest...	63	1986	41°53′47"N 87°37′24"W
20.020	330 North Wabash	47	1973	41°53′19"N 87°37′39"W	Also known as IBM Building.
21.021	Elysian Elysian, Chicago The Elysian Hotel in Chicago, Illinois is located on East Walton Street in the Gold Coast, The Elysian is a luxury hotel with 188 rooms boasting 5-star amenities including a spa. The Elysian also has 52 private residences, condos, most of which are worth well over $1 million. Marc Jacobs also has a...	60	2010	41°53′59"N 87°37′39"W
22.022	111 South Wacker Drive 111 South Wacker Drive 111 South Wacker Drive is an office tower located in Chicago. Completed in 2005 at 681 feet , the 51 story blue-glass structure is one of the tallest in the city. It sits on the site of the former U.S. Gypsum Building, one of the tallest demolished buildings in Chicago.Designed by Goettsch...	51	2005	41°52′49"N 87°38′10.5"W
23.023	181 West Madison Street 181 West Madison Street 181 West Madison Street is a skyscraper located in Chicago. Built in 1990, the building is 680 feet tall and contains 50 floors. It is architect Cesar Pelli's first and only completed tower in the city....	50	1990	41°52′53.5"N 87°38′00"W
24.024	Hyatt Center Hyatt Center Hyatt Center is an office tower in Chicago completed in 2005. The 48 story skyscraper stands at 679 feet on 71 South Wacker Drive. It is owned by the Irvine Company....	48	2005	41°52′51"N 87°38′10"W
25.025	One Magnificent Mile One Magnificent Mile One Magnificent Mile is a mixed-use high-rise tower completed in 1983 at the northern end of Michigan Avenue on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago containing upscale retailers on the ground floor, followed by office space above that & luxury condominium apartments on top.Height: 673 ft / 205 m Total...	58	1983	41°54′2"N 87°37′29"W
26.026	340 on the Park 340 on the Park 340 on the Park is a residential tower in the Lakeshore East development of the neighborhood of New Eastside/ East Loop Chicago and was completed in 2007. The building briefly surpassed 55 East Erie as the tallest all-residential building in Chicago...	64	2007	41°53′5.5"N 87°37′8"W
27.027	77 West Wacker Drive 77 West Wacker Drive 77 West Wacker Drive, also known as the United Building, is an office building in the Loop, Chicago. Finished in 1992, the building rises to a height of 668 ft with around of interior space. The building, with 51 floors, was designed by Ricardo Bofill...	49	1992	41°53′11.5"N 87°37′50"W	Also known as the United Building. Formerly known as the R.R. Donnelley Building.
28.028	One North Wacker	50	2001	41°52′56"N 87°38′10"W	Also known as the UBS Tower.
29.029	Richard J. Daley Center Richard J. Daley Center The Richard J. Daley Center, also known by its courtyard Daley Plaza and named after longtime mayor Richard J. Daley, is the premier civic center of the City of Chicago in Illinois. Situated on Randolph and Washington Streets between Dearborn and Clark Streets, the Richard J. Daley Center is...	31	1965	41°53′2.5"N 87°37′49"W	Tallest flat-roofed building in the world that contains fewer than 40 floors.
30.030	55 East Erie Street 55 East Erie Street 55 East Erie is an all-residential skyscraper in Chicago. It is at 647 ft . Designed by Fujikawa Johnson & Associates and Searl & Associates Architects, the 56 story building was completed in 2004 and is the third-tallest all-residential building in the United States after Trump World Tower in New...	56	2003	41°53′38"N 87°37′33"W	2nd-tallest completed all-residential building in the city, and 3rd-tallest all-residential building in the country.
31.031	Lake Point Tower Lake Point Tower Lake Point Tower is a high-rise residential building located on a promontory of the Lake Michigan lakefront in downtown Chicago, just north of the Chicago River at 505 North Lake Shore Drive. It is located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area...	70	1968	41°53′30"N 87°36′44"W	Shortest building in the world to contain 70 floors.
32.032	River East Center River East Center River East Center is a Chicago skyscraper that is a part of the larger River East complex. The tower, containing 620 condominium units, stands at 644 feet with 58 floors, and was completed in 2001. The building, designed by DeStefano + Partners, originally called for spires atop of the roof on all...	58	2001	41°53′29"N 87°37′5.5"W
33.033	Grand Plaza I Grand Plaza I Grand Plaza I is a residential skyscraper in Chicago. The 57 story building was completed in 2003 at a height of when measured from its decorative spires. Grand Plaza I is one of the tallest all-residential buildings in Chicago and contains 481 luxury apartment units. It is also the tallest...	57	2003	41°53′31"N 87°37′43"W
34.034	155 North Wacker 155 North Wacker 155 North Wacker is a 48 story skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois designed by Goettsch Partners and was developed by the John Buck Company. It stands 638 feet . It has received LEED silver pre-certification....	45	2009	41°53′5"N 87°38′11.5"W
35.035	Leo Burnett Building Leo Burnett Building The Leo Burnett Building, located on 35 West Wacker Drive at North Dearborn Street in the Chicago Loop, is a 46 story, 635 foot tall skyscraper above the Chicago River's west bank. When built in 1989, it was the 12th tallest structure in Chicago. It was designed by Kevin Roche-John Dinkeloo and...	50	1989	41°53′11"N 87°37′45"W
36.036	The Heritage at Millennium Park The Heritage at Millennium Park The Heritage at Millennium Park located at 130 N. Garland Court is a relatively new mixed use tower in Chicago. Completed in 2005 with a height of 631 feet and 57 floors, the building was designed by the architectural firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz .The tower's success lies mainly with its location;...	57	2005	41°53′3"N 87°37′32"W
37.037	NBC Tower NBC Tower The NBC Tower is an office tower on the Near north side of Chicago, Illinois, United States located at 454 North Columbus Drive in downtown Chicago's Magnificent Mile area. Completed in 1989, the 37-story building reaches a height of 627 feet...	37	1989	41°53′24"N 87°37′16"W
38.038	353 North Clark 353 North Clark 353 North Clark is a tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. The building began construction in 2007 and was completed in 2009. It has 44 floors with a total of of floorspace. 353 North Clark is the home of Jenner & Block, a law firm, and Mesirow Financial, a financial services firm.-External...	44	2009	41°53′20"N 87°37′48"W
39.039	Millennium Centre Millennium Centre (Chicago) Millennium Centre is a postmodern skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois in the city's Near North Side neighborhood. The building rises 610 feet . It contains 59 floors, and was completed in 2003...	59	2003	41°53′35"N 87°37′45"W
40.040	Chicago Place Chicago Place Chicago Place is a mixed-use high-rise on the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue in Chicago along the Magnificent Mile anchored by Saks Fifth Avenue According to the Chicago Tribune, as of Feb 2009, the mall portion is now shuttered and will be converted to office space...	49	1991	41°53′43"N 87°37′30.5"W
41.041	Chicago Board of Trade Building Chicago Board of Trade Building The Chicago Board of Trade Building is a skyscraper located in :Chicago, Illinois, United States. It stands at 141 W. Jackson Boulevard at the foot of the LaSalle Street canyon, in the Loop community area in Cook County. Built in 1930 and first designated a Chicago Landmark on May 4, 1977, the...	44	1930	41°52′39.5"N 87°37′56"W	Tallest Art Deco Art Deco Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and... building in the world outside of New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... . Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1930s.
42.042=	One Prudential Plaza One Prudential Plaza One Prudential Plaza is a 41-story structure in Chicago completed in 1955 as the headquarters for Prudential's Mid-America company...	41	1955	41°53′5"N 87°37′24"W	Tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1950s.
43.042=	CNA Center	44	1972	41°52′38"N 87°37′32"W
44.044	Heller International Building Heller International Building The Heller International Building is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. The building rises 600 feet in Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood. It contains 45 floors, and was completed in 1992. The Heller International Building currently stands as the 44th-tallest building in the city...	45	1992	41°52′51"N 87°38′25"W	Tallest building in the city west of the Chicago River Chicago River The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of that runs through the city of the same name, including its center . Though not especially long, the river is notable for being the reason why Chicago became an important location, as the link between the Great Lakes and... .
45.045	Madison Plaza Madison Plaza Madison Plaza is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. The building rises 599 feet in the Chicago Loop. It contains 45 floors, and was completed in 1982. Madison Plaza currently stands as the 36th-tallest building in the city...	45	1982	41°52′56"N 87°38′4"W
46.046	One Museum Park West One Museum Park West One Museum Park West is the companion structure to One Museum Park in the Near South Side community area in Chicago, Illinois, USA...	54	2010	41°52′1.5"N 87°37′19"W
47.047	1000 Lake Shore Plaza 1000 Lake Shore Plaza 1000 Lake Shore Plaza is a 590ft tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It was completed in 1964 and has 55 floors. Sidney Morris designed the building, which is the 47th tallest in Chicago. When it was completed, it was claimed as the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world, but the Tour...	55	1964	41°54′3.5"N 87°37′28"W
48.048	The Clare at Water Tower The Clare at Water Tower The Clare at Water Tower. This first-of-its-kind, high-rise senior living community is situated on the Loyola University Chicago Water Tower Campus in Chicago's Gold Coast at Rush Street & Pearson Street. The 53 story building is designed by Perkins and Will, and is one of the tallest buildings...	52	2008	41°53′50"N 87°37′34"W
49.049=	Marina City I Marina City Marina City is a mixed-use residential/commercial building complex occupying an entire city block on State Street in Chicago, Illinois. It lies on the north bank of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, directly across from the Loop district...	61	1964	41°53′17.5"N 87°37′42.5"W
50.049=	Marina City II Marina City Marina City is a mixed-use residential/commercial building complex occupying an entire city block on State Street in Chicago, Illinois. It lies on the north bank of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, directly across from the Loop district...	61	1964	41°53′16.5"N 87°37′45"W
51.049=	Citigroup Center	41	1985	41°52′56"N 87°38′26"W
52.052	Mid-Continental Plaza Mid-Continental Plaza Mid-Continental Plaza is a 583ft tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It was completed in 1972 and has 49 floors. Shaw and Associates designed the building, which is the 52nd tallest building in Chicago. It was originally planned as two 40-story black glass towers. The top 15 floors are being...	49	1972	41°52′49"N 87°37′32.5"W
53.053	Smurfit-Stone Building Smurfit-Stone Building Smurfit-Stone Building is a 41 story, 582 foot skyscraper located at 150 North Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It was also known as the Stone Container Building and was formerly called the Associates Center...	41	1983	41°53′5"N 87°37′30"W
54.054	North Pier Apartments North Pier Apartments North Pier Apartments is a 581ft tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It was completed in 1990 and has 61 floors. Dubin Dubin Black and Moutoussamy designed the building, which is the 43rd tallest and the tallest precast concrete panel clad building when completed, in Chicago. The buildings...	61	1990	41°53′27"N 87°36′52.5"W
55.055	Citadel Center Citadel Center Citadel Center is a 580ft tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, designed by Spanish-Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill. The 44th tallest building in Chicago was completed in 2003 and has 39 floors. A limited-edition cast of the Winged Victory of Samothrace, one of the world's most famous sculptures,...	37	2003	41°52′47"N 87°37′43"W
56.056	The Fordham The Fordham The Fordham is one of the tallest residential buildings in Chicago. The 52-story building was completed in 2003 at a height of 574 ft and features a château-like roof. It was designed by Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates and developed by the Fordham Company.Developer Christopher T. Carley...	52	2003	41°53′43.5"N 87°37′38"W
57.057	190 South LaSalle Street 190 South LaSalle Street 190 South LaSalle Street is a 573ft tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It was completed in 1987 and has 40 floors. Johnson/Burgee Architects designed the building, which is the 57th tallest building in Chicago....	42	1987	41°52′47"N 87°37′58"W
58.058	One South Dearborn One South Dearborn One South Dearborn is a 571 ft tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It was constructed from 2003 to 2005 and has 39 floors. DeStefano Keating Partners designed the building, which is the 47th tallest in Chicago. The current anchor tenant is Sidley Austin LLP, which moved into One South...	39	2005	41°52′54"N 87°37′43"W
59.059	Onterie Center Onterie Center The Onterie Center is a sixty-story award-winning high rise in downtown Chicago, IL. It is located at 441 East Erie St, and takes its name from a conflation of "Ontario" and "Erie", the streets at its two entrances....	57	1985	41°53′38"N 87°36′59"W
60.060	Chicago Temple Building Chicago Temple Building The Chicago Temple Building is a 173 meter tall skyscraper church located at 77 W. Washington St. in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is home to the congregation of the First United Methodist Church of Chicago. It was completed in 1924 and has 23 floors dedicated to religious and office use...	21	1924	41°52′59"N 87°37′50"W	Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1920s.
61.061	Palmolive Building Palmolive Building The Palmolive Building, formerly the Playboy Building, is a 37-story Art Deco building at 919 N. Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Built by Holabird & Root, it was completed in 1929 and was home to Colgate-Palmolive-Peet....	37	1929	41°53′59"N 87°37′25"W
62.062=	Huron Plaza	56	1983	41°53′43"N 87°37′36"W
63.062=	Boeing International Headquarters Boeing International Headquarters The Boeing International Headquarters is a 36-floor skyscraper located in the Near West Side of Chicago. The building has been made the corporate headquarters for Boeing, which decided in 2001 to move to Chicago from Seattle...	36	1990	41°53′2.5"N 87°38′19"W
64.064=	The Parkshore The Parkshore The Parkshore is a 556ft tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It was completed in 1991 and has 56 floors. Barancik Conte designed the building, which is the 53rd tallest in Chicago.-References:**...	56	1991	41°53′8.5"N 87°36′53"W
65.064=	North Harbor Tower North Harbor Tower North Harbor Tower is a 556ft tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It was completed in 1988 and has 55 floors. Fujikawa Johnson & Associates designed the building, which is the 53rd tallest in Chicago...	55	1988	41°53′7.5"N 87°36′55.5"W
66.066	Civic Opera House Civic Opera House (Chicago) The Civic Opera House is an opera house located at 20 North Wacker Drive in Chicago. It is part of a building which contains a 45-story office tower and two 22-story wings. This structure opened on November 4, 1929 and has an Art Deco interior....	45	1929	41°52′57"N 87°38′14.5"W
67.067	Streeter Place Streeter Place Streeter Place is a 55 story rental apartment skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois. The building was completed in 2009 and stands 554 feet tall . The building is located a quarter of a mile from Lake Michigan and stands adjacent to the Streeterville neighborhood. Streeter Place contains 480...	53	2009	41°53′32"N 87°37′5"W
68.068=	Newberry Plaza Newberry Plaza Newberry Plaza is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It was completed in 1974 and has 53 floors. Gordon and Levin designed the building, which is the 56th tallest in Chicago. When it was completed it was the sixth-tallest all-residential skyscraper in the world...	53	1974	41°54′6"N 87°37′44"W
69.068=	Michigan Plaza South Illinois Center Illinois Center is a mixed-use urban development in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA, lying east of Michigan Avenue. It is notable in that the streets running through it have three levels. Elsewhere in Chicago, some streets have two levels, with the lower level for through traffic and service...	46	1985	41°53′9.75"N 87°37′25"W
70.068=	30 North LaSalle 30 North LaSalle 30 North LaSalle is a 553ft tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was completed in 1975 and has 44 floors. Thomas E. Stanley designed the building, which is the 56th tallest in Chicago. It is built on the site of the Chicago Stock Exchange Building.-References:**...	44	1975	41°52′58"N 87°37′58"W
71.071	Pittsfield Building Pittsfield Building The Pittsfield Building, is a 38-story skyscraper located at 55 E. Washington Street in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, USA, that was the city's tallest building at the time of its completion...	39	1927	41°52′59"N 87°37′32.5"W
72.072=	Harbor Point	54	1975	41°53′6"N 87°36′53"W
73.072=	One South Wacker One South Wacker One South Wacker is a 550 ft tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was constructed from 1979 to 1982 and has 40 floors. Murphy/Jahn, Inc. Architects designed the building, which is tied for the 72nd tallest building in Chicago....	40	1982	41°52′54"N 87°38′10"W

* Indicates buildings that are still under construction but have been topped out.

= Indicates buildings that have the same rank because they have the same height.

Tallest buildings by pinnacle height

This list ranks Chicago skyscrapers based on their pinnacle height, which includes radio masts and antennas. As architectural features and spires can be regarded as subjective, some skyscraper enthusiasts prefer this method of measurement. Standard architectural height measurement, which excludes antennas in building height, is included for comparative purposes.

Pinn. Rank	Std. Rank	Name
1	1	Willis Tower
2	4	John Hancock Center John Hancock Center John Hancock Center at 875 North Michigan Avenue in the Streeterville area of Chicago, Illinois, is a 100-story, 1,127-foot tall skyscraper, constructed under the supervision of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, with chief designer Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan...
3	2	Trump International Hotel and Tower Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago) The Trump International Hotel and Tower, also known as Trump Tower Chicago and locally as the Trump Tower, is a skyscraper condo-hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois. The building, named after real estate developer Donald Trump, was designed by architect Adrian Smith of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill...
4	3	Aon Center Aon Center (Chicago) The Aon Center is a modern skyscraper in the Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by architect firms Edward Durell Stone and The Perkins and Will partnership, and completed in 1973 as the Standard Oil Building...
5	5	AT&T Corporate Center AT&T Corporate Center The Franklin Center is a 60-story skyscraper completed in 1989 as the AT&T Corporate Center to consolidate the central region headquarters of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company . It stands at a height of and contains in the Loop neighborhood of downtown Chicago...
6	6	Two Prudential Plaza Two Prudential Plaza Two Prudential Plaza is a super-tall skyscraper that was built in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois, United States in 1990. At 995 feet tall, it is currently the sixth-tallest building in Chicago and the thirteenth tallest in the United States. The building was designed by the firm Loebl,...
7	7	311 South Wacker Drive 311 South Wacker Drive 311 South Wacker Drive in Chicago, USA, is a post-modern 65-story skyscraper completed in 1990. At 961 feet tall, it is the seventh tallest building in Chicago and the 16th tallest in the United States...
8	42	One Prudential Plaza One Prudential Plaza One Prudential Plaza is a 41-story structure in Chicago completed in 1955 as the headquarters for Prudential's Mid-America company...
9	8	900 North Michigan 900 North Michigan 900 North Michigan in Chicago is a skyscraper completed in 1989. At 871 feet tall, it is currently the seventh tallest building in Chicago and the 25th tallest in the United States...
10	9	Water Tower Place Water Tower Place Water Tower Place is a large urban, mixed-use development comprising a shopping mall and 74 story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The complex is located at 835 North Michigan Avenue, along the Magnificent Mile. It is named after the nearby Chicago Water Tower...

Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Chicago and are planned to rise at least 550 feet (168 m). Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are also included.

Name	Height ft (m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology... )	Floors	Year	Notes
Waterview Tower Waterview Tower Waterview Tower is a partially constructed residential skyscraper in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. The original plan called for it to be tall. The plan as of July 2011 is to build a 65-story, 500-unit luxury apartment building....		89	2012	Construction suspended

Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Chicago and are planned to rise at least 500 feet (152 m). A floor count of 40 stories is used as the cutoff in place of a height of 500 feet (152 m) for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.

Name	Height* ft / m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...	Floors*	Year*	Notes
Old Chicago Main Post Office Redevelopment Old Chicago Main Post Office Redevelopment The Old Chicago Main Post Office Redevelopment is a proposed 20-acre project on a lot located along the Chicago River on the southwest side of Downtown Chicago, Illinois to be constructed in phases over a period of one decade that will include the renovation of Chicago's historic Old Main Post...	01.02000 / 610	120	2011	Several towers planned over next 10 years. Proposed in July 2011
Grant Park Tower IV	02.0900 / 274	83
29 South LaSalle 29 South LaSalle 29 South LaSalle is a proposed 51 story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois designed by Lucien Lagrange Architects. It would stand at 870 feet . This project would include a "renovation", and facdectomy of the adjacent New York Life Insurance Building....	03.0870 / 265	51	2009
Park Michigan Park Michigan Park Michigan was a proposed 80 story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois designed by Pappageorge/Haymes, Ltd. Its location is a street level parking lot at the northeast corner of Wabash Avenue and 9th Street...	04.0866 / 264	80	2009
InterContinental Chicago (North Tower) InterContinental Chicago InterContinental Chicago is a hotel in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The hotel currently occupies two Multi-story buildings. The historic tower, or "South Tower," is a 471 foot, 42 story building which was completed in 1929 originally as the home of the Medinah Athletic Club. The main tower,...	05.0850 / 259	71	2009
375 East Wacker Drive 375 East Wacker Drive 375 East Wacker is a 76-story mixed-use skyscraper planned for the Lakeshore East area of Chicago.- Design :The façade will be mostly glass with limestone accents and the façade will be lit with LEDs which would change colors with the seasons. North Field Drive will pass under the structure...	06.0840 / 259	76	2010
Grant Park Tower III	07.0790 / 241	73
200 North Riverside Plaza 200 North Riverside Plaza 200 North Riverside Plaza is a proposed 700 ft tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. The 50 floor building will have 108,000 m² of floors space. It is being developed by Hines and designed by Pickard Chilton Architects.-References:...	09.0700 / 213	50	2009
Lakeshore East Building 2-O Lakeshore East Lakeshore East is a master-planned mixed use urban development being built by the Magellan Development Group in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located in the northeastern part of the Loop, which, along with Illinois Center, is called the Near East...	10.0650 / 198
150 East Ontario	11.0588 / 179	51
Lakeshore East Building 2-A Lakeshore East Lakeshore East is a master-planned mixed use urban development being built by the Magellan Development Group in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located in the northeastern part of the Loop, which, along with Illinois Center, is called the Near East...	12.0550 / 168		2010
Lakeshore East Building 3-I Lakeshore East Lakeshore East is a master-planned mixed use urban development being built by the Magellan Development Group in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located in the northeastern part of the Loop, which, along with Illinois Center, is called the Near East...	13.0525 / 160		2010
630 North McClurg Court, South Tower	14.0515 / 157	50	2009	Also known as 335-363 East Erie South.
630 North McClurg Court, North Tower	15.0515 / 157	50	2009	Also known as 335-363 East Erie North.
The Peshtigo	16.0	58	2010
Medici Towers I	17.0	53
Central Station - 1200 South Indiana	18.0	53	2009
222 West Randolph	19.0	50
740 North Rush	20.0	50
319 East Illinois Street	21.0	50

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This is a list of buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Chicago. Of all the buildings that have held the title, only Willis Tower has held the title of world's tallest building.

Name	Years as tallest	Floors
First Holy Name Cathedral	1854–1869	1
Saint Michael's Church St. Michael's Church, Old Town, Chicago St. Michael's Church in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago is a Roman Catholic church staffed by the Redemptorist order of priests. The parish was founded to minister to German Catholic immigrants in 1852 with its first wooden church completed that year at a cost of $750 . The building stands at...	1869–1885	1
Chicago Board of Trade Building Chicago Board of Trade Building The Chicago Board of Trade Building is a skyscraper located in :Chicago, Illinois, United States. It stands at 141 W. Jackson Boulevard at the foot of the LaSalle Street canyon, in the Loop community area in Cook County. Built in 1930 and first designated a Chicago Landmark on May 4, 1977, the...	1885–1895	10
Masonic Temple Building	1895–1899	21
Montgomery Ward Building	1899–1922	22
Wrigley Building Wrigley Building The Wrigley Building is a skyscraper located directly across Michigan Avenue from the Tribune Tower on the Magnificent Mile...	1922–1924	30
Chicago Temple Building Chicago Temple Building The Chicago Temple Building is a 173 meter tall skyscraper church located at 77 W. Washington St. in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is home to the congregation of the First United Methodist Church of Chicago. It was completed in 1924 and has 23 floors dedicated to religious and office use...	1924–1930	23
Chicago Board of Trade Building Chicago Board of Trade Building The Chicago Board of Trade Building is a skyscraper located in :Chicago, Illinois, United States. It stands at 141 W. Jackson Boulevard at the foot of the LaSalle Street canyon, in the Loop community area in Cook County. Built in 1930 and first designated a Chicago Landmark on May 4, 1977, the...	1930–1965	44
Richard J. Daley Center Richard J. Daley Center The Richard J. Daley Center, also known by its courtyard Daley Plaza and named after longtime mayor Richard J. Daley, is the premier civic center of the City of Chicago in Illinois. Situated on Randolph and Washington Streets between Dearborn and Clark Streets, the Richard J. Daley Center is...	1965–1969	32
John Hancock Center John Hancock Center John Hancock Center at 875 North Michigan Avenue in the Streeterville area of Chicago, Illinois, is a 100-story, 1,127-foot tall skyscraper, constructed under the supervision of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, with chief designer Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan...	1969–1973	100
Aon Center Aon Center (Chicago) The Aon Center is a modern skyscraper in the Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by architect firms Edward Durell Stone and The Perkins and Will partnership, and completed in 1973 as the Standard Oil Building...	1973–1974	83
Willis Tower	1974–present	108

* The Masonic Temple, built in 1892, became the tallest in Chicago three years later when the Board of Trade Building had its clock tower removed.

On-hold, canceled, vision and fantasy projects

Rank	Name	Height (m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology... )	Floors	Constructed	Status
11	The Illinois The Illinois The Mile High Illinois, Illinois Sky-City, or simply The Illinois was a proposed skyscraper that would have been high, envisioned by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956. The design, intended to be built in Chicago, would have included 528 stories, with a gross area of...	1731.3 (5,680 ft)	528	1956 - ?	Vision
22	Windy City Ultra Tower	1,229(4,032 ft)	305	?	Fantasy
33	Erewhon Center	860(2,821 ft)	207	?	Vision
44	World Trade Center	762(2,500 ft)	210	1992 - ?	Canceled
55	Chicago World Trade Center Chicago World Trade Center The Chicago World Trade Center was a proposed 2500 feet supertall skyscraper in Chicago, United States. It would have had 210 floors and it was also to look like the actual World Trade Center that was destroyed on September 11, 2001. The building was designed in 1982 by Harry Weese for Stanley...	701(2,299 ft)	184	1990 - ?	Canceled
66	Chicago Super Tower	677(2,221 ft)	178	?	Fantasy
77	Chicago Spire	610(2,001 ft)	150	2007 - ?	Canceled
88	World Finance Center	610(2,001 ft)	111	2008–2012	Fantasy
99	7 South Dearborn 7 South Dearborn 7 South Dearborn was a planned skyscraper in Chicago, United States. It would have been high and at the intersection of Madison and Dearborn.-Initial Plans:...	610(2,001 ft)	112	2004 - ?	Canceled
1010	Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle The Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle was a proposed 125-floor skyscraper intended for Chicago, United States by Lee Miglin and J. Paul Beitler. The site of the proposed Skyneedle now is host to a parking garage. However, across the street from the parking garage is another César Pelli project, 181 West...	609(1,998 ft)	125	1989 - ?	Canceled
1111	Project 2000 Project 2000 Project 2000 was a planned building in Chicago, Illinois, designed by Spanish-Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill. It would have had 120 floors and would have been built on North LaSalle Street. However, it was never built....	600(1,968 ft)	120	?	Canceled
1212	Chicago Central Tower	565(1,853 ft)	120	2006–2009	Fantasy
1313	Wolf Point Wolf Point, Chicago Wolf Point is the location at the confluence of the North, South and Main Branches of the Chicago River in the present day Near North Side, Loop, and Near West Side community areas of Chicago. This fork in the river is historically important in the development of early Chicago...	532(1,745 ft)	71	?	Canceled
1414	The Philosophy	458(1,502 ft)	100	2008–2011	Fantasy
1515	The Star of Chicago	457(1,499 ft)	101	2008–2011	Fantasy
1616	One North Wacker	389(1,276 ft)	83	1989 - ?	Canceled
1717	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower Chicago, is a canceled hotel and condominium skyscraper that would have been tall. The Prime Group was in charge of the project which was purposed at a cost of $610 million...	387(1,269 ft)	100	? - 2012	Canceled
1818	International Information Center	366(1,200 ft)	75	2009–2012	Fantasy
1919	Dearborn Tower	346(1,135 ft)	85	1989 - ?	Canceled
2020	Waterview Tower Waterview Tower Waterview Tower is a partially constructed residential skyscraper in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. The original plan called for it to be tall. The plan as of July 2011 is to build a 65-story, 500-unit luxury apartment building....	319(1,046 ft)	90	2006–2012	On-hold

External links

Diagram of Chicago skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage.com

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