Tallest Buildings
This list ranks 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 in which a building was completed.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height |
Floors | Year | Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.01 | Willis Tower | 1,451 !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; tallest building in the United States, 9th-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 | 1389 !1,389 (423) | 96 | 2009 | 41°53′20″N 87°37′35″W / 41.88889°N 87.62639°W / 41.88889; -87.62639 (Trump International Hotel and Tower) | 2nd-tallest building in the United States; tallest building completed in the United States in the 2000s | |
| 03.03 | 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) | 5th-tallest in the United States; formerly known as the Standard Oil Building | |
| 04.04 | John Hancock Center | 1127 !1,127 (344) | 100 | 1969 | 41°53′55.5″N 87°37′23″W / 41.89875°N 87.62306°W / 41.89875; -87.62306 (John Hancock Center) | 6th-tallest 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) | |
| 05.05 | Franklin Center North Tower | 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; 11th-tallest in the United States; tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1980s | |
| 06.06 | 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) | 13th-tallest in the United States; tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1990s | |
| 07.07 | 311 South Wacker Drive | 0961 !961 (293) | 65 | 1990 | 41°52′39″N 87°38′8″W / 41.8775°N 87.63556°W / 41.8775; -87.63556 (311 South Wacker Drive) | 16th-tallest in the United States | |
| 08.08 | 900 North Michigan | 0871 !871 (266) | 66 | 1989 | 41°53′59″N 87°37′30″W / 41.89972°N 87.625°W / 41.89972; -87.625 (900 North Michigan) | ||
| 09.09 | Water Tower Place | 0859 !859 (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) | ||
| 10.010 | Aqua | 0859 !859 (262) | 86 | 2009 | 41°53′11″N 87°37′12″W / 41.88639°N 87.62°W / 41.88639; -87.62 (Aqua) | One of tallest buildings in the world designed by a female-lead architectural firm; first skyscraper in Chicago to contain a hotel, condominiums, apartments and retail space | |
| 11.011 | Chase Tower | 0850 !850 (259) | 60 | 1969 | 41°52′53.5″N 87°37′48″W / 41.881528°N 87.63°W / 41.881528; -87.63 (Chase Tower) | ||
| 12.012 | 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) | |
| 13.013 | 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) | Tallest all-residential building in Chicago | |
| 14.014 | 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) | ||
| 15.015 | 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) | ||
| 16.016 | Chicago Title and Trust Center | 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) | ||
| 17.017 | Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower | 0743 !743 (226) | 57 | 2010 | 41°53′5″N 87°37′12″W / 41.88472°N 87.62°W / 41.88472; -87.62 (Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower) | First phase completed in 1997; 24–floor vertical expansion completed in 2010 | |
| 18.018 | One Museum Park | 0734 !734 (224) | 62 | 2009 | 41°52′1.5″N 87°37′17″W / 41.867083°N 87.62139°W / 41.867083; -87.62139 (One Museum Park) | Tallest building on South Side of Chicago; tallest building in the city located outside of the Chicago Loop and the Near North Side. | |
| 19.019 | Olympia Centre | 0731 !731 (223) | 63 | 1986 | 41°53′47″N 87°37′24″W / 41.89639°N 87.62333°W / 41.89639; -87.62333 (Olympia Centre) | ||
| 20.020 | 330 North Wabash | 0695 !695 (212) | 47 | 1973 | 41°53′19″N 87°37′39″W / 41.88861°N 87.6275°W / 41.88861; -87.6275 (330 North Wabash) | Also known as the IBM Building | |
| 21.021 | Waldorf Astoria Chicago | 0686 !686 (209) | 60 | 2010 | 41°53′59″N 87°37′39″W / 41.89972°N 87.6275°W / 41.89972; -87.6275 (Elysian) | ||
| 22.022 | 111 South Wacker Drive | 0681 !681 (208) | 51 | 2005 | 41°52′49″N 87°38′10.5″W / 41.88028°N 87.63625°W / 41.88028; -87.63625 (111 South Wacker Drive) | ||
| 23.023 | 181 West Madison Street | 0680 !680 (207) | 50 | 1990 | 41°52′53.5″N 87°38′00″W / 41.881528°N 87.6333333°W / 41.881528; -87.6333333 (181 West Madison Street) | ||
| 24.024 | 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) | |
| 25.025 | One Magnificent Mile | 0673 !673 (205) | 58 | 1983 | 41°54′2″N 87°37′29″W / 41.90056°N 87.62472°W / 41.90056; -87.62472 (One Magnificent Mile) | ||
| 26.026 | 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) | ||
| 27.027 | 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) | Also known as the United Building; formerly known as the R.R. Donnelley Building | |
| 28.028 | 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 | |
| 29.029 | Richard J. Daley Center | 0648 !648 (198) | 31 | 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 | |
| 30.030 | 55 East Erie Street | 0648 !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 | |
| 31.031 | 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) | Shortest building in the world to contain 70 floors | |
| 32.032 | 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) | ||
| 33.033 | 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) | |
| 34.034 | 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) | ||
| 35.035 | 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) | ||
| 36.036 | 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) | ||
| 37.037 | NBC Tower | 0627 !627 (191) | 37 | 1989 | 41°53′24″N 87°37′16″W / 41.89°N 87.62111°W / 41.89; -87.62111 (NBC Tower) | ||
| 38.038 | 353 North Clark | 0624 !624 (190) | 44 | 2009 | 41°53′20″N 87°37′48″W / 41.88889°N 87.63°W / 41.88889; -87.63 (353 North Clark) | ||
| 39.039 | Millennium Centre | 0610 !610 (186) | 59 | 2003 | 41°53′35″N 87°37′45″W / 41.89306°N 87.62917°W / 41.89306; -87.62917 (Millennium Centre) | ||
| 40.040 | 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) | ||
| 41.041 | 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) | Tallest Art Deco building in the world outside of New York City; tallest building constructed in the city in the 1930s | |
| 42.042= | 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 | |
| 43.042= | 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) | ||
| 44.044 | 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) | Tallest building in the city west of the Chicago River | |
| 45.045 | Madison Plaza | 0599 !599 (182) | 45 | 1982 | 41°52′56″N 87°38′4″W / 41.88222°N 87.63444°W / 41.88222; -87.63444 (Madison Plaza) | ||
| 46.046 | One Museum Park West | — | 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) | |
| 47.047 | 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) | |
| 48.048 | The Clare at Water Tower | — | 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 at Water Tower) | |
| 49.049 | Citigroup Center | 0588 !588 (179) | 41 | 1985 | 41°52′56″N 87°38′26″W / 41.88222°N 87.64056°W / 41.88222; -87.64056 (Citigroup Center) | ||
| 50.050 | 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) | ||
| 51.051 | Smurfit-Stone Building | 0582 !582 (177) | 41 | 1983 | 41°53′5″N 87°37′30″W / 41.88472°N 87.625°W / 41.88472; -87.625 (Smurfit-Stone Building) | ||
| 52.052 | 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) | ||
| 53.053 | Citadel Center | 0580 !580 (177) | 37 | 2003 | 41°52′47″N 87°37′43″W / 41.87972°N 87.62861°W / 41.87972; -87.62861 (Citadel Center) | ||
| 54.054 | 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) | ||
| 55.055 | 190 South LaSalle Street | 0573 !573 (175) | 42 | 1987 | 41°52′47″N 87°37′58″W / 41.87972°N 87.63278°W / 41.87972; -87.63278 (190 South LaSalle Street) | ||
| 56.056 | 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) | ||
| 57.057 | Onterie Center | 0570 !570 (174) | 57 | 1985 | 41°53′38″N 87°36′59″W / 41.89389°N 87.61639°W / 41.89389; -87.61639 (Onterie Center) | ||
| 58.058 | 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 | |
| 59.059 | 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) | ||
| 60.060= | 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) | ||
| 61.060= | 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) | ||
| 62.062= | 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) | |
| 63.062= | 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) | ||
| 64.064= | 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) | ||
| 65.064= | 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) | ||
| 66.066 | Civic Opera House | 0555 !555 (169) | 45 | 1929 | 41°52′57″N 87°38′14.5″W / 41.8825°N 87.637361°W / 41.8825; -87.637361 (Civic Opera House) | ||
| 67.067 | Streeter Place | 0554 !554 (169) | 53 | 2009 | 41°53′32″N 87°37′5″W / 41.89222°N 87.61806°W / 41.89222; -87.61806 (Streeter Place) | ||
| 68.068= | 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) | |
| 69.068= | 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) | |
| 70.068= | 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) | |
| 71.071 | Pittsfield Building | 0551 !551 (168) | 39 | 1927 | 41°52′59″N 87°37′32.5″W / 41.88306°N 87.625694°W / 41.88306; -87.625694 (Pittsfield Building) | ||
| 72.072= | Harbor Point | 0550 !550 (168) | 54 | 1975 | 41°53′6″N 87°36′53″W / 41.885°N 87.61472°W / 41.885; -87.61472 (Harbor Point) | ||
| 73.072= | 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) |
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