List of tallest buildings in Chicago
Tallest buildings
Table:
Rank

Name

Image

Height
ft (m)

Floors

Year

Coordinates

Notes

01.01

Willis Tower

1,451 (442)

108

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.[2][3][4]

02.02

Trump International Hotel and Tower

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.[12][13]

03.03

Aon Center

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.[14][15]

04.04

875 North Michigan Avenue

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.[16][17]

05.05

Franklin Center

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.[18][19]

06.06

Two Prudential Plaza

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.[20][21]

07.07

311 South Wacker Drive

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.[22][23]

08.08

900 North Michigan

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)

[24][25]

09.09=

Water Tower Place

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)

[26][27]

09.09=

Aqua

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.[28][29][30][31]

11.011

Chase Tower

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.[32][33]

12.012

Park Tower

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)

[34][35]

13.013

One Bennett Park

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)

[36]

14.014

The Legacy at Millennium Park

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)

[37][38]

15.015

Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower

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.[39][40]

16.016

300 North LaSalle

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)

[41][42]

17.017

Three First National Plaza

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)

[43][44]

18.018

Grant Thornton Tower

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)

[45][46]

19.019

150 North Riverside

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.[47]

20.020

River Point

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)

[48]

21.021

One Museum Park

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)

[49][50]

22.022

Olympia Centre

725 (221)

63

1986

41°53′47″N 87°37′24″W﻿ / ﻿41.89639°N 87.62333°W﻿ / 41.89639; -87.62333﻿ (Olympia Centre)

[51][52]

23.023

330 North Wabash

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.[53][54]

24.024

Waldorf Astoria Chicago

686 (209)

60

2010

41°53′59″N 87°37′39″W﻿ / ﻿41.89972°N 87.62750°W﻿ / 41.89972; -87.62750﻿ (Elysian)

[55][56]

25.025

111 South Wacker Drive

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)

[57][58]

26.026

181 West Madison Street

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)

[59][60]

27.027

Hyatt Center

679 (207)

48

2005

41°52′51″N 87°38′10″W﻿ / ﻿41.88083°N 87.63611°W﻿ / 41.88083; -87.63611﻿ (Hyatt Center)

[61][62]

28.028

One Magnificent Mile

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)

[63][64]

29.029

340 on the Park

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)

[65][66]

30.030

77 West Wacker Drive

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.[67][68]

31.031

One North Wacker

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.[69][70]

32.032

Richard J. Daley Center

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.[71][72]

33.033

55 East Erie Street

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.[73][74]

34.034

Lake Point Tower

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.[75][76]

35.035

River East Center

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)

[77][78]

36.036

Grand Plaza I

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)

[79][80]

37.037

155 North Wacker

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)

[81][82]

38.038

Leo Burnett Building

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)

[83][84]

39.039

The Heritage at Millennium Park

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)

[85][86]

40.040

OneEleven

630 (192)

59

2014

Tallest building built in the city in 2014. Formally 111 W. Wacker and Waterview Tower.[87]

41.041

NBC Tower

627 (191)

37

1989

41°53′24″N 87°37′16″W﻿ / ﻿41.89000°N 87.62111°W﻿ / 41.89000; -87.62111﻿ (NBC Tower)

[88][89]

42.042

353 North Clark

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)

[90][91]

43.043

Essex on the Park

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)

[92]

44.044

Millennium Centre

610 (186)

58

2003

41°53′35″N 87°37′45″W﻿ / ﻿41.89306°N 87.62917°W﻿ / 41.89306; -87.62917﻿ (Millennium Centre)

[93][94]

45.045

Chicago Place

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)

[95][96]

46.046

Chicago Board of Trade Building

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.[97][98]

47.047=

One Prudential Plaza

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.[99][100]

47.047=

CNA Center

601 (183)

44

1972

41°52′38″N 87°37′32″W﻿ / ﻿41.87722°N 87.62556°W﻿ / 41.87722; -87.62556﻿ (CNA Center)

[101][102]

49.049

Heller International Building

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)

50.050

Madison Plaza

599 (182)

44

1982

41°52′56″N 87°38′4″W﻿ / ﻿41.88222°N 87.63444°W﻿ / 41.88222; -87.63444﻿ (Madison Plaza)

[103][104]

51.051

The Grant

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)

[105][106]

52.052=

1000 Lake Shore Plaza

File:1000 Lake Shore Plaza.jpg

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)

[107][108]

52.052=

The Clare

File:The Clare Chicago.jpg

589 (179)

52

2008

41°53′50″N 87°37′34″W﻿ / ﻿41.89722°N 87.62611°W﻿ / 41.89722; -87.62611﻿ (The Clare)

[109][110]

54.054

Citigroup Center

588 (179)

42

1987

41°52′56″N 87°38′26″W﻿ / ﻿41.88222°N 87.64056°W﻿ / 41.88222; -87.64056﻿ (Citigroup Center)

[111][112]

55.055

Optima Signature

587 (179)

57

2017

41°53′28″N 87°37′17″W﻿ / ﻿41.89111°N 87.62139°W﻿ / 41.89111; -87.62139﻿ (Optima Signature)

[113]

56.056

Mid-Continental Plaza

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)

[114][115]

57.057

Crain Communications Building

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)

[116][117]

58.058

North Pier Apartments

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)

[118][119]

59.059

Citadel Center

580 (177)

39

2003

41°52′47″N 87°37′43″W﻿ / ﻿41.87972°N 87.62861°W﻿ / 41.87972; -87.62861﻿ (Citadel Center)

[120][121]

60.060

The Fordham

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)

[122][123]

61.061

190 South LaSalle Street

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)

[124][125]

62.062

One South Dearborn

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)

[126][127]

63.063

Onterie Center

570 (174)

58

1986

41°53′38″N 87°36′59″W﻿ / ﻿41.89389°N 87.61639°W﻿ / 41.89389; -87.61639﻿ (Onterie Center)

[128][129]

64.064

Loews Hotel Tower

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.

65.065=

Chicago Temple Building

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.[130][131]

65.065=

151 North Franklin

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)

[132]

67.067

Palmolive Building

565 (172)

37

1929

41°53′59″N 87°37′25″W﻿ / ﻿41.89972°N 87.62361°W﻿ / 41.89972; -87.62361﻿ (Palmolive Building)

[133][134]

68.068=

Marina City I

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)

[135][136]

68.068=

Marina City II

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)

[137][138]

70.070=

Huron Plaza

560 (171)

56

1983

41°53′43″N 87°37′36″W﻿ / ﻿41.89528°N 87.62667°W﻿ / 41.89528; -87.62667﻿ (Huron Plaza)

[139][140]

70.070=

Boeing International Headquarters

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)

[141][142]

72.072=

The Parkshore

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)

[143][144]

72.072=

North Harbor Tower

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)

[145][146]

74.074

Civic Opera House

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)

[147]

75.075

Streeter Place

554 (169)

55

2009

41°53′32″N 87°37′5″W﻿ / ﻿41.89222°N 87.61806°W﻿ / 41.89222; -87.61806﻿ (Streeter Place)

[148][149]

76.076=

Newberry Plaza

—

553 (169)

53

1974

41°54′6″N 87°37′44″W﻿ / ﻿41.90167°N 87.62889°W﻿ / 41.90167; -87.62889﻿ (Newberry Plaza)

[150][151]

76.076=

Michigan Plaza South

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)

[152][153]

76.076=

30 North LaSalle

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)

[154][155]

79.079

Pittsfield Building

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)

[156][157]

80.080=

Harbor Point

550 (168)

54

1975

41°53′6″N 87°36′53″W﻿ / ﻿41.88500°N 87.61472°W﻿ / 41.88500; -87.61472﻿ (Harbor Point)

[158][159]

80.080=

One South Wacker

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)

[160][161]

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