List of tallest buildings in Chicago

Chicago, the third-largest city in the United States, is home to 1,397 completed high-rises,[1] 56 of which stand taller than 600 feet (183 m).

Chicago has the second-tallest skyline in the United States after New York City, and leads the nation in the twenty tallest women-designed towers in the world, thanks to contributions by Jeanne Gang and Natalie de Blois.

As of January 2021, there were 19 skyscrapers proposed or under construction,[10] including One Chicago Square, 1000M, and Bank of America Tower, as well as Tribune Tower East, an approved skyscraper set to become the city's second-tallest building.

Download coordinates as: This list ranks completed Chicago skyscrapers that stand at least 550 feet (168 m) tall, based on standard height measurement.

[161][162] This list ranks Chicago skyscrapers based on their pinnacle height, which includes radio masts and antennas.

A floor count of 30 stories is used as the cutoff for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.

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.

This lists buildings designed to rise at least 800 feet (244 m) that were approved for construction in Chicago but were cancelled prior to completion.

Chicago skyline during sunrise
A plethora of towers in downtown Chicago, looking northeast towards Lake Michigan
Tallest buildings in Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History One Museum Park Shedd Aquarium The Columbian Hilton Chicago Renaissance Blackstone Hotel One Financial Place 311 South Wacker Drive Spertus Institute 200 South Wacker Drive Willis Tower Chicago Board of Trade Congress Plaza Hotel 111 South Wacker Drive Franklin Center North Tower Kluczynski Federal Building Auditorium Building Field Building CNA Center Citadel Center Metropolitan Tower Chase Tower Three First National Plaza Santa Fe Building One South Dearborn Mid-Continental Plaza Buckingham Fountain Richard J. Daley Center Legacy Tower University Club of Chicago LaSalle-Wacker Building 300 North LaSalle United Building Pittsfield Building Leo Burnett Building The Heritage at Millennium Park Crain Communications Building Kemper Building Michigan Plaza South One Prudential Plaza Jay Pritzker Pavilion Trump Tower Chicago Two Prudential Plaza Aon Center Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower Aqua 340 on the Park The Buckingham Park Tower The Tides Olympia Centre Outer Drive East The Shoreham 875 North Michigan Avenue Water Tower Place North Harbor Tower Harbor Point The Parkshore 400 East Ohio Street 401 East Ontario Onterie Center North Pier Apartments Lake Point Tower Navy Pier
The 2010 Chicago skyline as seen from the Adler Planetarium (Use cursor to identify buildings)
Willis Tower in the middle, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
St. Regis Chicago
St. Regis Chicago
2006-06-07 840x1500 Chicago aon building
2006-06-07 840x1500 Chicago aon building
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Chicago (22332583569)
311 South Wacker Drive
311 South Wacker Drive
Three First National Plaza, Chicago
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Chicago Temple Building5 (cropped)
Chicago Temple Building5 (cropped)
Tallest buildings in Chicago by pinnacle height. (As of 2019)
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COLBERT(1871) p353 CHURCH OF THE HOLY NAME
Chicago Temple Building5 (cropped)
Chicago Temple Building5 (cropped)
Chicago (22332583569)
Chicago (22332583569)
2006-06-07 840x1500 Chicago aon building
2006-06-07 840x1500 Chicago aon building