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.
| Pinn. Rank |
Std. Rank |
Name | Pinnacle height |
Standard height |
Floors | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Willis Tower | 1730 !1,730 (527) | 1451 !1,451 (442) | 108 | 1974 | |
| 2 | 4 | John Hancock Center | 1500 !1,500 (457) | 1127 !1,127 (344) | 100 | 1969 | |
| 3 | 2 | Trump International Hotel and Tower | 1389 !1,389 (423) | 1389 !1,389 (423) | 96 | 2009 | |
| 4 | 3 | Aon Center | 1136 !1,136 (346) | 1136 !1,136 (346) | 83 | 1973 | |
| 5 | 5 | Franklin Center North Tower | 1007 !1,007 (307) | 887 !887 (270) | 61 | 1989 | |
| 6 | 6 | Two Prudential Plaza | 0995 !995 (303) | 0995 !995 (303) | 64 | 1990 | |
| 7 | 7 | 311 South Wacker Drive | 0961 !961 (293) | 0961 !961 (293) | 65 | 1990 | |
| 8 | 42 | One Prudential Plaza | 0912 !912 (278) | 0601 !601 (183) | 41 | 1955 | |
| 9 | 8 | 900 North Michigan | 0871 !871 (266) | 0871 !871 (266) | 66 | 1989 | |
| 10 | 9 | Water Tower Place | 0859 !859 (262) | 0859 !859 (262) | 74 | 1976 |
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