List of tallest buildings in Chicago Totally Explained

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This list of tallest buildings in Chicago ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois by height. The tallest building in Chicago is currently the 110-story Sears Tower, which rises 1,451 feet (442 m) second in North America only to New York City.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Chicago skyscrapers that stand at least 500 feet (152 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but doesn't include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

Rank	Name	Height feet / m	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Sears Tower	1,451 / 442	108	1974	5th-tallest building in the world, tallest building in the United States. Has been the tallest building in the city, the state, and the country since 1974. Tallest building in the world from 1974 until 1998. Remains the tallest completed building in the world when measuring to pinnacle height. Tallest building constructed in the city and the world in the 1970s.
2	Aon Center	1,136 / 346	83	1973	16th-tallest building in the world, 3rd-tallest in the United States.
3	John Hancock Center	1,127 / 344	100	1969	18th-tallest building in the world, 4th-tallest in the United States. Tallest completed building in the world that contains both commercial and residential units. Tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1960s.
4	AT&T Corporate Center	1,007 / 307	61	1989	33rd-tallest building in the world, 9th-tallest in the United States. Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1980s.
5	Two Prudential Plaza	995 / 303	64	1990	36th-tallest building in the world, 11th-tallest in the United States. Tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1990s.
6	311 South Wacker Drive	961 / 293	65	1990	44th-tallest building in the world, 14th-tallest in the United States.
7	900 North Michigan	871 / 265	66	1989	74th-tallest building in the world, 24th-tallest in the United States.
8	Water Tower Place	859 / 262	74	1976	85th-tallest building in the world, 28th-tallest in the United States.
9	Chase Tower	850 / 259	60	1969	97th-tallest building in the world, 31st-tallest in the United States.
10	Park Tower	844 / 257	67	2000	103rd-tallest building in the world, 34th-tallest in the United States.
11	Three First National Plaza	767 / 234	57	1981	193rd-tallest building in the world, 57th-tallest in the United States.
12	Chicago Title & Trust Center	756 / 230	50	1992	63rd-tallest building in the United States.
13	Olympia Centre	725 / 221	63	1986	86th-tallest building in the United States.
14	330 North Wabash	695 / 212	47	1973	Also known as IBM Building.
15	111 South Wacker Drive	681 / 208	51	2005
16	181 West Madison Street	680 / 207	50	1990
17	Hyatt Center	679 / 207	48	2005
18	One Magnificent Mile	673 / 205	58	1983
19	340 on the Park	672 / 205	64	2007	Tallest all-residential building in the city, and 2nd-tallest all-residential building in the United States after Trump World Tower in New York City.
20	77 West Wacker Drive	668 / 204	49	1992	Also known as the United Building. Formerly known as the R.R. Donnelley Building.
21	UBS Tower	652 / 199	50	2001
22	Richard J. Daley Center	648 / 198	31	1965	Tallest flat-roofed building in the world that contains less than 40 floors.
23	55 East Erie Street	647 / 197	56	2003	2nd-tallest all-residential building in the city, and 3rd-tallest all-residential building in the country.
24	Lake Point Tower	645 / 197	70	1968	Shortest building in the world to contain 70 floors.
25	River East Center	644 / 196	58	2001
26	Grand Plaza I	641 / 195	57	2003
27	Leo Burnett Building	635 / 194	50	1989
28	The Heritage at Millennium Park	631 / 192	57	2005
29	NBC Tower	627 / 191	37	1989
30	Millennium Centre	610 / 186	59	2003
31	Chicago Place	608 / 185	49	1991
32	Chicago Board of Trade Building	605 / 184	44	1930	Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1930s.
33	One Prudential Plaza	601 / 183	41	1955	Tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1950s.
34	CNA Plaza	601 / 183	44	1972
35	Heller International Building	600 / 183	45	1992
36	Madison Plaza	599 / 182	45	1982
37	1000 Lake Shore Plaza	590 / 180	55	1964
38	Marina City I	588 / 179	61	1964
39	Marina City II	588 / 179	61	1964
40	Citigroup Center	588 / 179	41	1985
41	Mid-Continental Plaza	583 / 178	49	1972
42	Smurfit-Stone Building	582 / 177	41	1983
43	North Pier Apartments	581 / 177	61	1990
44	Citadel Center	580 / 177	37	2003
45	The Fordham	574 / 175	52	2003
46	190 South LaSalle Street	573 / 175	42	1987
47	One South Dearborn	571 / 174	39	2005
48	Onterie Center	570 / 174	57	1985
49	Chicago Temple Building	568 / 173	21	1924	Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1920s.
50	Palmolive Building	565 / 172	37	1929
51=	Huron Plaza	560 / 171	56	1983
51=	Boeing International Headquarters	560 / 171	36	1990
53=	The Parkshore	556 / 169	56	1991
53=	North Harbor Tower	556 / 169	55	1988
55	Civic Opera House	555 / 169	45	1929
56=	Newberry Plaza	553 / 169	53	1974
56=	Michigan Plaza South	553 / 169	46	1985
56=	30 North LaSalle	553 / 169	44	1975
59	Pittsfield Building	551 / 168	39	1927
60	Harbor Point	550 / 168	54	1975
61	One South Wacker	550 / 168	40	1982
62	Kluczynski Federal Building	545 / 166	45	1975
63	Park Millennium	544 / 166	57	2002
64	USG Building	538 / 164	35	1992
65=	The Pinnacle	535 / 163	48	2004
65=	LaSalle Bank Building	535 / 163	45	1934
67	Park Place Tower	531 / 162	56	1971	Tallest building in the city located outside of Downtown Chicago.
68	One North LaSalle	530 / 162	48	1930
69	Elysées Condominiums	529 / 161	56	1972
70	River Plaza	524 / 160	56	1977
71	35 East Wacker Drive	523 / 159	40	1927
72	Unitrin Building	522 / 159	41	1962
73	Mather Tower	521 / 159	42	1928
74=	10 South Wacker	520 / 158	40	1987
74=	30 South Wacker	520 / 158	40	1987
76	The Columbian	517 / 158	47	2008
77	191 North Wacker	516 / 157	37	2002
78=	401 East Ontario	515 / 157	51	1990
78=	One Financial Place	515 / 157	39	1985
80	The Streeter	514 / 157	50	2007
81	Park Tower Condominiums	513 / 156	54	1974	Also known as 5415 North Sheridan.
82	LaSalle-Wacker Building	512 / 156	41	1930
83=	Harris Bank Addition II	510 / 155	38	1977
83=	321 North Clark	510 / 155	35	1987	Also known as Quaker Tower.
85	400 East Ohio Street	505 / 154	50	1983
86	Carbide & Carbon Building	503 / 153	38	1929
87=	One Superior Place	502 / 153	52	1999
87=	10 South LaSalle	502 / 153	37	1986	Also known as Chase Plaza.
89	120 North LaSalle	501 / 153	39	1992
90	The Tides	500 / 152	51	2008	Under construction - this building was topped out in late 2007, becoming the 90th-tallest building in the city.
91	200 South Wacker Drive	500 / 152	41	1981

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.

Rank	Name	Pinnacle Height feet / m	Standard Height feet / m	Reference
1	Sears Tower	1,730 / 527	1,451 / 442
Trump International Hotel and Tower	1,362 / 415	96	2009	Tallest development by Donald Trump currently under construction in the world. Upon completion, it'll break the record for the world's highest residence that's currently held by the John Hancock Center.
Waterview Tower	1,047 / 319	89	2009
Aqua	822 / 251	82	2009
The Legacy at Millennium Park	819 / 250	73	2009
300 North LaSalle	785 / 239	60	2009
Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower (height addition)	743 / 226	54	2010
One Museum Park	734 / 224	62	2008
Elysian	686 / 209	60	2009
155 North Wacker	638 / 195	45	2009
353 North Clark	624 / 190	44	2009
One Museum Park West	620 / 189	54	2009
The Clare at Water Tower	589 / 179	52	2008	Will stand as one of the tallest senior living centers in the world upon completion.
Streeter Place	570 / 174	53	2009
600 Lake Shore Drive, South Tower	513 / 156	47	2008
The Tides	500 / 152	51	2008	This building was topped out in late 2007, and is currently the 90th-tallest building in the city.

Approved

This lists buildings that are approved for construction in Chicago and are planned to rise at least 500 feet (152 m).

Name	Height* feet / m	Floors	Year	Notes
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Chicago	930 / 283	78	2010
Cityfront Plaza Tower III		65	2009

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

Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Chicago and are planned to rise at least 500 feet (152 m).

Name	Height* feet / m	Floors*	Year*	Notes
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower	1,265 / 386	107	2012
375 East Wacker Drive	1,030 / 314	76	2010
Grant Park Tower IV	900 / 274	83
29 South LaSalle	870 / 265	51	2009
Park Michigan	866 / 264	80	2009
InterContinental Chicago (North Tower)	850 / 259	71	2009
Grant Park Tower III	790 / 241	73
560 North Fairbanks	787 / 240	58	2010
200 North Riverside Plaza	700 / 213	50	2009
Lakeshore East Building 2-O	650 / 198
150 East Ontario	588 / 179	51
Lakeshore East Building 2-A	550 / 168		2010
Lakeshore East Building 3-I	525 / 160		2010
630 North McClurg Court, South Tower	515 / 157	50	2009	Also known as 335-363 East Erie South.
630 North McClurg Court, North Tower	515 / 157	50	2009	Also known as 335-363 East Erie North.
The Peshtigo		58	2010
Medici Towers I		53
Central Station - 1200 South Indiana		53	2009
222 West Randolph		50
740 North Rush		50
319 East Illinois Street		50

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

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists structures that once held the title of tallest building in Chicago. The title of tallest building in the city has changed many times over the decades, although few have actually been the world's tallest building. Italics indicate former world record holders.

Name	Street address	Years as tallest	Height feet / m	Floors
First Holy Name Cathedral	733 N. State Street	1854–1869	245 / 75	1
Saint Michael's Church	1633 N. Cleveland Avenue	1869–1885	290 / 88	1
Chicago Board of Trade Building	141 W. Jackson Boulevard	1885–1895	322 / 98	10
Masonic Temple Building	N. State Street and E. Randolph Street	1895–1899	302 / 92	21
Montgomery Ward Building	6 N. Michigan Avenue	1889–1922	394 / 120	22
Wrigley Building	400 N. Michigan Avenue	1922–1924	438 / 134	27
Chicago Temple Building	77 W. Washington Street	1924–1930	568 / 173	23
Chicago Board of Trade Building	141 W. Jackson Boulevard	1930–1965	605 / 184	44
Richard J. Daley Center	50 W. Washington Street	1965–1969	648 / 198	32
John Hancock Center	875 N. Michigan Avenue	1969–1973	1,127 / 344	100
Aon Center	200 E. Randolph Street	1973–1974	1,136 / 346	83
Sears Tower	233 S. Wacker Drive	1974–present	1,451 / 442	108

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