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Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed and topped out Chicago skyscrapers that stand at least 550 feet (168 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year of completion.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year		Notes
01.01	Willis Tower		1451 1,451 (442)	110	1974	41°52′44″N 87°38′9″W / 41.87889°N 87.63583°W / 41.87889; -87.63583 (Willis Tower)	Formerly known as Sears Tower; 2nd-tallest building in the United States, 22nd-tallest building in the world; tallest building in the world from 1974 until 1998; tallest building completed in the world in the 1970s.
02.02	Trump International Hotel and Tower		1388 1,388 (423)	98	2009	41°53′20″N 87°37′35″W / 41.88889°N 87.62639°W / 41.88889; -87.62639 (Trump International Hotel and Tower)	5th-tallest building in the United States; tallest building completed in the United States in the first decade of the 21st century.
03.03	Vista Tower		1191 1,191 (363)	101	2020	41°53′14″N 87°37′02″W / 41.88722°N 87.61722°W / 41.88722; -87.61722	Topped off construction on April 26, 2019. Vista Tower will become the third-tallest building in Chicago, and the tallest building in the world designed by a woman, upon completion in 2020.
04.04	Aon Center		1136 1,136 (346)	83	1973	41°53′7″N 87°37′17″W / 41.88528°N 87.62139°W / 41.88528; -87.62139 (Aon Center)	7th-tallest building in the United States; formerly known as the Standard Oil Building. Was the tallest building in Chicago before being surpassed by the Willis Tower.
05.05	875 North Michigan Avenue		1127 1,127 (344)	100	1969	41°53′55.5″N 87°37′23″W / 41.898750°N 87.62306°W / 41.898750; -87.62306 (John Hancock Center)	Formerly known as John Hancock Center; 8th-tallest building in the United States; tallest building constructed in the world in the 1960s; first building in the world outside of New York City to rise at least 1,000 feet (305 m). Was the tallest building in Chicago before being surpassed by the Aon Center.
06.06	Franklin Center		1007 1,007 (307)	61	1989	41°52′49.5″N 87°38′5″W / 41.880417°N 87.63472°W / 41.880417; -87.63472 (AT&T Corporate Center)	Formerly known as the AT&T Corporate Center; 13th-tallest building in the United States; tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1980s.
07.07	Two Prudential Plaza		0995 995 (303)	64	1990	41°53′8″N 87°37′22″W / 41.88556°N 87.62278°W / 41.88556; -87.62278 (Two Prudential Plaza)	16th-tallest building in the United States; tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1990s.
08.08	311 South Wacker Drive		0961 961 (293)	65	1990	41°52′39″N 87°38′8″W / 41.87750°N 87.63556°W / 41.87750; -87.63556 (311 South Wacker Drive)	24th-tallest building in the United States.
09.09	NEMA Chicago		0896 896 (273)	76	2019	41°52′1″N 87°37′23″W / 41.86694°N 87.62306°W / 41.86694; -87.62306 (NEMA Chicago)	Tallest all rental apartment building in Chicago.
010.010	900 North Michigan		0871 871 (266)	66	1989	41°53′59″N 87°37′30″W / 41.89972°N 87.62500°W / 41.89972; -87.62500 (900 North Michigan)
11.011=	Water Tower Place		0860 860 (262)	74	1976	41°53′52.5″N 87°37′20.5″W / 41.897917°N 87.622361°W / 41.897917; -87.622361 (Water Tower Place)
11.011=	Aqua		0860 860 (262)	82	2009	41°53′11″N 87°37′12″W / 41.88639°N 87.62000°W / 41.88639; -87.62000 (Aqua)	Currently the tallest building in the world designed by a female-led architectural firm; first skyscraper in Chicago to contain a hotel, condominiums, apartments and retail space.
12.012	Chase Tower		0850 850 (259)	60	1969	41°52′53.5″N 87°37′48″W / 41.881528°N 87.63000°W / 41.881528; -87.63000 (Chase Tower)	Also known as First National Plaza.
13.013	Park Tower		0844 844 (257)	67	2000	41°53′49.5″N 87°37′30.5″W / 41.897083°N 87.625139°W / 41.897083; -87.625139 (Park Tower)
14.014	One Bennett Park		0837 837 (255)	69	2018	41°53′29″N 87°36′56″W / 41.89139°N 87.61556°W / 41.89139; -87.61556 (One Bennett Park)
15.015	The Legacy at Millennium Park		0822 822 (251)	73	2010	41°52′53″N 87°37′32″W / 41.88139°N 87.62556°W / 41.88139; -87.62556 (The Legacy at Millennium Park)
16.016	Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower		0796 796 (242)	57	2010	41°53′5″N 87°37′12″W / 41.88472°N 87.62000°W / 41.88472; -87.62000 (Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower)	First phase completed in 1997; 24–floor vertical expansion completed in 2010.
17.017	300 North LaSalle		0784 784 (239)	60	2009	41°53′17.5″N 87°37′59″W / 41.888194°N 87.63306°W / 41.888194; -87.63306 (300 North LaSalle)
18.018	Three First National Plaza		0767 767 (234)	57	1981	41°52′56″N 87°37′50″W / 41.88222°N 87.63056°W / 41.88222; -87.63056 (Three First National Plaza)
19.019	Grant Thornton Tower		0755 755 (230)	50	1992	41°53′5″N 87°37′50″W / 41.88472°N 87.63056°W / 41.88472; -87.63056 (Chicago Title and Trust Center)
20.020	150 North Riverside		0747 747 (228)	54	2017	41°53′4.1″N 87°38′20.6″W / 41.884472°N 87.639056°W / 41.884472; -87.639056 (150 North Riverside)	Tallest building in the city west of the Chicago River.
21.021	River Point		0732 732 (223)	52	2017	41°53′9.3″N 87°38′21.8″W / 41.885917°N 87.639389°W / 41.885917; -87.639389 (River Point)
22.022	One Museum Park		0726 726 (221)	62	2009	41°52′1.5″N 87°37′17″W / 41.867083°N 87.62139°W / 41.867083; -87.62139 (One Museum Park)
23.023	Olympia Centre		0725 725 (221)	63	1986	41°53′47″N 87°37′24″W / 41.89639°N 87.62333°W / 41.89639; -87.62333 (Olympia Centre)
24.024	330 North Wabash		0695 695 (212)	52	1973	41°53′19″N 87°37′39″W / 41.88861°N 87.62750°W / 41.88861; -87.62750 (330 North Wabash)	Also known as the IBM Building.
25.025	Waldorf Astoria Chicago		0686 686 (209)	60	2010	41°53′59″N 87°37′39″W / 41.89972°N 87.62750°W / 41.89972; -87.62750 (Elysian)
26.026	111 South Wacker Drive		0681 681 (208)	51	2005	41°52′49″N 87°38′10.5″W / 41.88028°N 87.636250°W / 41.88028; -87.636250 (111 South Wacker Drive)
27.027	181 West Madison Street		0680 680 (207)	50	1990	41°52′53.5″N 87°38′00″W / 41.881528°N 87.63333°W / 41.881528; -87.63333 (181 West Madison Street)
28.028	Hyatt Center		0679 679 (207)	48	2005	41°52′51″N 87°38′10″W / 41.88083°N 87.63611°W / 41.88083; -87.63611 (Hyatt Center)
29.029	One Magnificent Mile		0673 673 (205)	57	1983	41°54′2″N 87°37′29″W / 41.90056°N 87.62472°W / 41.90056; -87.62472 (One Magnificent Mile)
30.030	340 on the Park		0672 672 (205)	64	2007	41°53′5.5″N 87°37′8″W / 41.884861°N 87.61889°W / 41.884861; -87.61889 (340 on the Park)
31.031	77 West Wacker Drive		0668 668 (204)	49	1992	41°53′11.5″N 87°37′50″W / 41.886528°N 87.63056°W / 41.886528; -87.63056 (77 West Wacker Drive)	Formerly known as the United Building and the R.R. Donnelley Building.
32.032	One North Wacker		0652 652 (199)	50	2001	41°52′56″N 87°38′10″W / 41.88222°N 87.63611°W / 41.88222; -87.63611 (One North Wacker)	Also known as the UBS Tower.
33.033	Richard J. Daley Center		0648 648 (198)	32	1965	41°53′2.5″N 87°37′49″W / 41.884028°N 87.63028°W / 41.884028; -87.63028 (Richard J. Daley Center)	Tallest flat-roofed building in the world that contains fewer than 40 floors. Was the tallest building in Chicago before being surpassed by the John Hancock Center.
34.034	55 East Erie Street		0647 647 (197)	56	2003	41°53′38″N 87°37′33″W / 41.89389°N 87.62583°W / 41.89389; -87.62583 (55 East Erie Street)	2nd-tallest all-residential building in Chicago.
35.035	Lake Point Tower		0645 645 (197)	70	1968	41°53′30″N 87°36′44″W / 41.89167°N 87.61222°W / 41.89167; -87.61222 (Lake Point Tower)	The only tower in the city that sits on the east side of Lake Shore Drive.
36.036	River East Center		0644 644 (196)	58	2001	41°53′29″N 87°37′5.5″W / 41.89139°N 87.618194°W / 41.89139; -87.618194 (River East Center)
37.037	Grand Plaza I		0641 641 (195)	57	2003	41°53′31″N 87°37′43″W / 41.89194°N 87.62861°W / 41.89194; -87.62861 (Grand Plaza I)
38.038	155 North Wacker		0638 638 (195)	45	2009	41°53′5″N 87°38′11.5″W / 41.88472°N 87.636528°W / 41.88472; -87.636528 (155 North Wacker)
39.039	Leo Burnett Building		0635 635 (194)	50	1989	41°53′11″N 87°37′45″W / 41.88639°N 87.62917°W / 41.88639; -87.62917 (Leo Burnett Building)
40.040	The Heritage at Millennium Park		0631 631 (192)	57	2005	41°53′3″N 87°37′32″W / 41.88417°N 87.62556°W / 41.88417; -87.62556 (The Heritage at Millennium Park)
41.041	OneEleven		0630 630 (192)	59	2014	41°53′12″N 87°37′52″W / 41.88667°N 87.63111°W / 41.88667; -87.63111 (OneEleven)	Tallest building built in the city in 2014. Formally 111 W. Wacker and Waterview Tower.
42.042	NBC Tower		0627 627 (191)	37	1989	41°53′24″N 87°37′16″W / 41.89000°N 87.62111°W / 41.89000; -87.62111 (NBC Tower)
43.043	353 North Clark		0624 624 (190)	44	2009	41°53′20″N 87°37′48″W / 41.88889°N 87.63000°W / 41.88889; -87.63000 (353 North Clark)
44.044	Essex on the Park		0620 620 (189)	57	2019	41°52′04″N 87°37′15″W / 41.86778°N 87.62083°W / 41.86778; -87.62083 (Essex on the Park)
45.045	Millennium Centre		0610 610 (186)	58	2003	41°53′35″N 87°37′45″W / 41.89306°N 87.62917°W / 41.89306; -87.62917 (Millennium Centre)
46.046	Chicago Place		0608 608 (185)	49	1991	41°53′43″N 87°37′30.5″W / 41.89528°N 87.625139°W / 41.89528; -87.625139 (Chicago Place)
47.047	Chicago Board of Trade Building		0605 605 (184)	44	1930	41°52′39.5″N 87°37′56″W / 41.877639°N 87.63222°W / 41.877639; -87.63222 (Chicago Board of Trade Building)	One of the tallest Art Deco buildings in the world; tallest building constructed in the city in the 1930s. Was the tallest building in Chicago before being surpassed by the Richard J. Daley Center.
48.048=	One Prudential Plaza		0601 601 (183)	41	1955	41°53′5″N 87°37′24″W / 41.88472°N 87.62333°W / 41.88472; -87.62333 (One Prudential Plaza)	Tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1950s.
48.048=	CNA Center		0601 601 (183)	44	1972	41°52′38″N 87°37′32″W / 41.87722°N 87.62556°W / 41.87722; -87.62556 (CNA Center)
50.050	Heller International Building		0600 600 (183)	45	1992	41°52′51″N 87°38′25″W / 41.88083°N 87.64028°W / 41.88083; -87.64028 (Heller International Building)
51.051	Madison Plaza		0599 599 (182)	44	1982	41°52′56″N 87°38′4″W / 41.88222°N 87.63444°W / 41.88222; -87.63444 (Madison Plaza)
52.052	The Grant		0595 595 (181)	54	2010	41°52′1.5″N 87°37′19″W / 41.867083°N 87.62194°W / 41.867083; -87.62194 (One Museum Park West)
53.053=	1000 Lake Shore Plaza		0590 590 (180)	55	1964	41°54′3.5″N 87°37′28″W / 41.900972°N 87.62444°W / 41.900972; -87.62444 (1000 Lake Shore Plaza)
53.053=	The Clare		0589 589 (179)	52	2008	41°53′50″N 87°37′34″W / 41.89722°N 87.62611°W / 41.89722; -87.62611 (The Clare)
55.055	Citigroup Center		0588 588 (179)	42	1987	41°52′56″N 87°38′26″W / 41.88222°N 87.64056°W / 41.88222; -87.64056 (Citigroup Center)
56.056	Optima Signature		0587 587 (179)	57	2017	41°53′28″N 87°37′17″W / 41.89111°N 87.62139°W / 41.89111; -87.62139 (Optima Signature)
57.057	Mid-Continental Plaza		0583 583 (178)	49	1972	41°52′49″N 87°37′32.5″W / 41.88028°N 87.625694°W / 41.88028; -87.625694 (Mid-Continental Plaza)
58.058	Crain Communications Building		0582 582 (177)	41	1983	41°53′5″N 87°37′30″W / 41.88472°N 87.62500°W / 41.88472; -87.62500 (Smurfit-Stone Building)
59.059	North Pier Apartments		0581 581 (177)	61	1990	41°53′27″N 87°36′52.5″W / 41.89083°N 87.614583°W / 41.89083; -87.614583 (Smurfit-Stone Building)
60.060	Citadel Center		0580 580 (177)	39	2003	41°52′47″N 87°37′43″W / 41.87972°N 87.62861°W / 41.87972; -87.62861 (Citadel Center)
61.061	The Fordham		0574 574 (175)	52	2003	41°53′43.5″N 87°37′38″W / 41.895417°N 87.62722°W / 41.895417; -87.62722 (The Fordham)
62.062	190 South LaSalle Street		0573 573 (175)	40	1987	41°52′47″N 87°37′58″W / 41.87972°N 87.63278°W / 41.87972; -87.63278 (190 South LaSalle Street)
63.063	One South Dearborn		0571 571 (174)	39	2005	41°52′54″N 87°37′43″W / 41.88167°N 87.62861°W / 41.88167; -87.62861 (One South Dearborn)
64.064	Onterie Center		0570 570 (174)	58	1986	41°53′38″N 87°36′59″W / 41.89389°N 87.61639°W / 41.89389; -87.61639 (Onterie Center)
65.065	Loews Hotel Tower		0569 569 (174)	52	2015	41°53′23.9″N 87°37′8″W / 41.889972°N 87.61889°W / 41.889972; -87.61889 (Loews Hotel Tower)	Tallest building built in the city in 2015.
66.066=	Chicago Temple Building		0568 568 (173)	21	1924	41°52′59″N 87°37′50″W / 41.88306°N 87.63056°W / 41.88306; -87.63056 (Chicago Temple Building)	Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1920s. Was the tallest building in Chicago before being surpassed by the Chicago Board Of Trade Building.
66.066=	151 North Franklin		0568 568 (173)	36	2018	41°53′5.4″N 87°38′5.7″W / 41.884833°N 87.634917°W / 41.884833; -87.634917 (151 North Franklin)
68.068	Palmolive Building		0565 565 (172)	37	1929	41°53′59″N 87°37′25″W / 41.89972°N 87.62361°W / 41.89972; -87.62361 (Palmolive Building)
69.069=	Marina City I		0562 562 (171)	61	1964	41°53′17.5″N 87°37′42.5″W / 41.888194°N 87.628472°W / 41.888194; -87.628472 (Marina City I)
69.069=	Marina City II		0562 562 (171)	61	1964	41°53′16.5″N 87°37′45″W / 41.887917°N 87.62917°W / 41.887917; -87.62917 (Marina City II)
71.071=	Huron Plaza		0560 560 (171)	56	1983	41°53′43″N 87°37′36″W / 41.89528°N 87.62667°W / 41.89528; -87.62667 (Huron Plaza)
71.071=	Boeing International Headquarters		0560 560 (171)	36	1990	41°53′2.5″N 87°38′19″W / 41.884028°N 87.63861°W / 41.884028; -87.63861 (Boeing International Headquarters)
73.073=	The Parkshore		0556 556 (169)	56	1991	41°53′8.5″N 87°36′53″W / 41.885694°N 87.61472°W / 41.885694; -87.61472 (The Parkshore)
73.073=	North Harbor Tower		0556 556 (169)	55	1988	41°53′7.5″N 87°36′55.5″W / 41.885417°N 87.615417°W / 41.885417; -87.615417 (North Harbor Tower)
75.075	Civic Opera House		0555 555 (169)	45	1929	41°52′57″N 87°38′14.5″W / 41.88250°N 87.637361°W / 41.88250; -87.637361 (Civic Opera House)
76.076	Streeter Place		0554 554 (169)	55	2009	41°53′32″N 87°37′5″W / 41.89222°N 87.61806°W / 41.89222; -87.61806 (Streeter Place)
77.077=	Newberry Plaza	—	0553 553 (169)	53	1974	41°54′6″N 87°37′44″W / 41.90167°N 87.62889°W / 41.90167; -87.62889 (Newberry Plaza)
77.077=	Michigan Plaza South		0553 553 (169)	46	1985	41°53′9.75″N 87°37′25″W / 41.8860417°N 87.62361°W / 41.8860417; -87.62361 (Michigan Plaza South)
77.077=	30 North LaSalle		0553 553 (169)	44	1975	41°52′58″N 87°37′58″W / 41.88278°N 87.63278°W / 41.88278; -87.63278 (30 North LaSalle)
80.080	Pittsfield Building		0551 551 (168)	38	1927	41°52′59″N 87°37′32.5″W / 41.88306°N 87.625694°W / 41.88306; -87.625694 (Pittsfield Building)
81.081=	Harbor Point		0550 550 (168)	54	1975	41°53′6″N 87°36′53″W / 41.88500°N 87.61472°W / 41.88500; -87.61472 (Harbor Point)
81.081=	One South Wacker		0550 550 (168)	40	1982	41°52′54″N 87°38′10″W / 41.88167°N 87.63611°W / 41.88167; -87.63611 (One South Wacker)

Tallest buildings by pinnacle height

This list ranks Chicago skyscrapers based on their pinnacle height, which includes radio masts and antennas. Standard architectural height measurement, which excludes antennas in building height, is included for comparative purposes. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Tallest buildings in Chicago by pinnacle height.

Tallest under construction or proposed

Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Chicago and are planned to rise at least 300 feet (91 m). Buildings whose construction is on-hold are also included. A floor count of 30 stories is used as the cutoff for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers. The "Year" category denotes when the building is expected to be completed.

Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Chicago and that are planned to rise at least 300 feet (91 m). A floor count of 50 stories is used as the cutoff for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers. The "Year" category denotes when construction of the building is expected to begin.

Canceled or distressed

This lists buildings designed to rise at least 500 feet (152 m) that were designed and proposed for construction in Chicago, yet were never built.

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding expected building heights, floor counts or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Timeline of tallest buildings

Current Chicago Board of Trade Building

Masonic Temple

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 also held the title of world's tallest building.

Name	Image	Years as tallest	Height ft (m)	Floors	Notes
First Holy Name Cathedral		1854–1869	0245 245 (75)	1
Saint Michael's Church		1869–1885	0290 290 (88)	1
Chicago Board of Trade Building		1885–1895	0322 322 (98)	10
Masonic Temple Building		1895–1899	0302 302 (92)	21
Montgomery Ward Building		1899–1922	0394 394 (120)	22
Wrigley Building		1922–1924	0438 438 (134)	30
Chicago Temple Building		1924–1930	0568 568 (173)	23
Chicago Board of Trade Building		1930–1965	0605 605 (184)	44
Richard J. Daley Center		1965–1969	0648 648 (198)	32
John Hancock Center		1969–1973	1127 1,127 (344)	100
Aon Center		1973–1974	1136 1,136 (346)	83
Willis Tower		1974–present	1451 1,451 (442)	108

Images for kids

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  Chicago skyline during sunrise

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  A plethora of towers in downtown Chicago, looking northeast towards Lake Michigan

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  Tallest buildings in Chicago

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Chicago para niños