List of tallest buildings in Chicago facts for kids

Chicago skyline during sunrise

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

Tallest buildings in Chicago

Chicago, the third-largest city in the United States, is home to 1,397 completed high-rises, 56 of which stand taller than 600 feet (183 m). The tallest building in the city is the 110-story Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), which rises 1,451 feet (442 m) in the Chicago Loop and was completed in 1974. Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world upon its completion, and remained the tallest building in the United States until May 10, 2013. The second, third, and fourth-tallest buildings in Chicago are the Trump International Hotel & Tower, St Regis Chicago, and the Aon Center, respectively. Of the ten tallest buildings in the United States, two are located in Chicago. Of the fifteen tallest buildings in the United States, five are in Chicago. Chicago has the second-tallest skyline in the United States after New York City. Chicago 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 December 2019^[update], Chicago had 125 buildings at least 500 feet (152 m) tall.

Chicago is the birthplace of the skyscraper. The Home Insurance Building, completed in 1885, is regarded as the world's first skyscraper. This building used the steel-frame method, innovated in Chicago. It was originally built with 10 stories, an enormous height in the 1800s, to a height of 138 feet (42 m). It was later expanded to 12 stories with a height of 180 feet (55 m). The building was demolished in 1931. New York City then began building skyscrapers as Chicago had done, and the two cities were virtually the only cities in the world with huge skylines for many decades. Chicago has always played a prominent role in the development of skyscrapers and three past buildings have been the tallest building in the United States. Being the inventor of the skyscraper, Chicago went through a very early high-rise construction boom that lasted from the early 1920s to the late 1930s, during which 9 of the city's 100 tallest buildings were constructed. The city then went through an even larger building boom that has lasted from the early 1960s. The tallest buildings are concentrated in various downtown districts such as the Loop, Streeterville, River North, the South Loop, and the West Loop. Other high-rises extend north along the waterfront into North Side districts such as the Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Uptown and Edgewater. Some high-rises also extend south from downtown along the waterfront to South Side districts such as Kenwood, Hyde Park, and South Shore.

Several new skyscrapers were constructed in the city throughout the 2000s and 2010s, including the Trump International Hotel and Tower, St Regis Chicago, NEMA Chicago, and Aqua. As of January 2021, there were 19 skyscrapers proposed or under construction, 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.

Tallest buildings
Tallest buildings by pinnacle height
Tallest under construction or proposed
Timeline of tallest buildings
Honorable mentions
See also

The 2010 Chicago skyline as seen from the Adler Planetarium (Use cursor to identify buildings)

Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed Chicago skyscrapers that stand at least 550 feet (168 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. There are no buildings in Illinois outside of downtown Chicago that exceed that height. 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	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Coordinates	Notes
01.01	Willis Tower	1451 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; 3rd-tallest building in the United States, 26th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in the world from 1974 until 1998. Also the tallest building in the Midwest. Tallest building constructed in Chicago 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	7th-tallest building in the United States; tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 2000s.
03.03	St. Regis Chicago	1198 1,198 (363)	101	2020	41°53′13″N 87°37′03″W / 41.88694°N 87.61750°W / 41.88694; -87.61750 (Vista Tower)	Formerly known as the Wanda Vista Tower; 11th-tallest building in the United States, and the tallest skyscraper in the world designed by a woman. It is the newest supertall skyscraper in Chicago. Tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 2020s.
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)	12th-tallest building in the U.S.; 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; 13th-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; 27th-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)	30th-tallest building in the United States; tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 1990s.
8	One Chicago East Tower	0973 973 (296)	78	2022	41°53′46.2″N 87°37′43.6″W / 41.896167°N 87.628778°W / 41.896167; -87.628778 (One Chicago East Tower)	34th-tallest building in the United States. Topped out in July 2021.
9	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)	37th-tallest building in the United States.
10	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. tallest building constructed in Chicago in the 2010s.
10.011	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)
11.012=	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 second-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.
11.012=	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)
13.014	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. Was the tallest building in Chicago before being surpassed by the John Hancock Center.
14.015	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)
15.016	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)
16.017	Salesforce Tower Chicago	0835 835 (255)	60	2023	41°53′15.4″N 87°38′15.7″W / 41.887611°N 87.637694°W / 41.887611; -87.637694 (Salesforce Tower Chicago)	Formerly known as Wolf Point South Tower.
16.018	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)
17.019	110 North Wacker	0814 814 (248)	51	2020	41°53′1″N 87°38′15″W / 41.88361°N 87.63750°W / 41.88361; -87.63750 (110 North Wacker Drive)
18.020	1000M	0805 805 (245)	73	2024	41°52′10.6″N 87°37′27.8″W / 41.869611°N 87.624389°W / 41.869611; -87.624389 (1000M)	Construction was temporarily halted in June 2020 due to funding issues and COVID-19 concerns; a revised design received city approval in June 2021 and construction resumed in December 2021. Topped out in July 2023.
18.021	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)
22	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)
20.023	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)
21.024	150 North Riverside	0752 752 (229)	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.
22.025	Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower	0744 744 (227)	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.
23.026	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)
24.027	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)
25.028	BMO Tower	0729 729 (222)	51	2022	41°52′38″N 87°38′26″W / 41.87722°N 87.64056°W / 41.87722; -87.64056 (BMO Tower)	Topped out in 2021.
26.029	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)
26.030	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.
27.031	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)
32	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)
33	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)
30.034	71 South Wacker	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)
31.035	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)
32.036	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)
33.037=	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.
33.037=	Wolf Point East Tower	0668 668 (204)	60	2020	41°53′15.0″N 87°38′12.4″W / 41.887500°N 87.636778°W / 41.887500; -87.636778
35.039	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.
36.040	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 Chase Tower.
37.041	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.
42=	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.
42=	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)
40.044	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)
41.045	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)
42.046	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)
43.047	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)
44.048	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.
45.049	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)
46.050	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)
47.051	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)
52	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)
53	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)
50.054	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 Chicago in the 1930s. Was the tallest building in Chicago before being surpassed by the Richard J. Daley Center.
51.055=	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.
51.055=	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)
53.057	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)
54.058	200 West Madison	0599 599 (182)	44	1982	41°52′56″N 87°38′4″W / 41.88222°N 87.63444°W / 41.88222; -87.63444 (200 West Madison)
55.059	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)
56.060	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)
57.061	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)
62=	Accenture Tower	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)
62=	Marina City I	0588 588 (179)	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)	Marina City was the first building in the United States to be constructed with the Linden climbing tower cranes. It was also the first post-war urban high-rise residential complex in the United States. The two towers were both the tallest residential and tallest concrete structures in the world upon completion in 1968.
62=	Marina City II	0588 588 (179)	61	1964	41°53′16.5″N 87°37′45″W / 41.887917°N 87.62917°W / 41.887917; -87.62917 (Marina City II)	Marina City was the first building in the United States to be constructed with the Linden climbing tower cranes. It was also the first post-war urban high-rise residential complex in the United States. The two towers were both the tallest residential and tallest concrete structures in the world upon completion in 1968.
61.065	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)
62.066	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)
63.067	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)
64.068	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)
65.069	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)
66.070	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)
67.071	One Chicago West Tower	0574 574 (174)	49	2022	41°53′46.2″N 87°37′43.6″W / 41.896167°N 87.628778°W / 41.896167; -87.628778 (One Chicago West Tower)	Topped out in July 2021.
72	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)
73	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)
74	Onterie Center	0570 570 (174)	60	1986	41°53′38″N 87°36′59″W / 41.89389°N 87.61639°W / 41.89389; -87.61639 (Onterie Center)
70.075	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.
71.076=	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 Chicago in the 1920s. Was the tallest building in Chicago before being surpassed by the Chicago Board Of Trade Building.
71.076=	151 North Franklin	0568 568 (173)	35	2018	41°53′5.28″N 87°38′6″W / 41.8848000°N 87.63500°W / 41.8848000; -87.63500 (151 North Franklin)	In June 2018, 151 North Franklin became the new corporate headquarters for CNA Insurance, which has been headquartered in the Chicago Loop since 1900.
72.078	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)
73.079=	Kluczynski Federal Building	0562 562 (171)	42	1974	41°53′42″N 87°37′47″W / 41.89500°N 87.62972°W / 41.89500; -87.62972 (Kluczynski Federal Building)
73.079=	Cirrus	562 (171)	37	2022	41°53′10″N 87°36′55″W / 41.88611°N 87.61528°W / 41.88611; -87.61528 (Cirrus Condominiums)
74.081=	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)
74.081=	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)
76.083=	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)
76.083=	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)
85	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)
86=	Harbor Point	0554 554 (169)	54	1975	41°53′6″N 87°36′53″W / 41.88500°N 87.61472°W / 41.88500; -87.61472 (Harbor Point)
86=	Atwater Apartments	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)

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. (As of 2019)

Pinn. Rank	Std. Rank	Name	Pinnacle height ft (m)	Standard height ft (m)	Floors	Year
1	1	Willis Tower	1730 1,730 (527)	1451 1,451 (442)	110	1974
2	5	875 North Michigan Avenue	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)	98	2009
4	3	St Regis Chicago	1198 1,198 (365)	1198 1,198 (365)	101	2020
5	4	Aon Center	1136 1,136 (346)	1136 1,136 (346)	83	1973
6	6	Franklin Center North Tower	1007 1,007 (307)	887 887 (270)	61	1989
7	7	Two Prudential Plaza	0995 995 (303)	0995 995 (303)	64	1990
8	8	311 South Wacker Drive	0961 961 (293)	0961 961 (293)	65	1990
9	51	One Prudential Plaza	0912 912 (278)	0601 601 (183)	41	1955
10	9	NEMA Chicago	0896 896 (273)	0896 896 (273)	76	2019

Tallest under construction or proposed

900 West Randolph Street

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.

Name	Height* ft (m)	Floors*	Year* (est.)	Notes
400 Lake Shore Drive North Tower	858 (261)	72	2027	Approved December 14, 2020
360 North Green Street	399 (122)	24	2024	Approved March 2022
344 North Canal Street	375 (114)	33	2024	Approved May 21, 2020.
1112 West Carroll Avenue	370 (113)	33	2024	Approved September 2021.
150 East Ontario Street	345 (105)	28	2024
225 North Elizabeth Street	314 (96)	28	2024
220 N Ada Street	314 (96)	28	2026	Approved March 2022
868 North Wells Street	305 (93)	27	2024

Approved and 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.

Name	Height* ft (m)	Floors*	Year* (est.)	Notes
Tribune East Tower	1,442 (440)	113	2027	Approved May 11, 2020. Delayed several times, construction is expected to start in 2024. Would become the second-tallest building in Chicago upon completion.
Lakeshore East I Tower	950 (289)	80	2022
113 East Roosevelt (Phase II)	>829 (>253)	76	—	Approved November 19, 2015.
400 Lake Shore Drive South Tower	765 (262)	TBD	—	Approved December 14, 2020
130 North Franklin Street	700 (214)	53	—	Approved August 2015.
Southbank Building A	598 (182)	51	—
725 West Randolph Street	550 (187)	TBD	2022	Initial design was approved July 19, 2018; revised design is pending approval.
193 North Columbus Drive	502 (153)	47	2022	Formerly known as Lakeshore East Site O.
222 North Stetson Avenue	TBD	46	—
1520-1576 North Fremont Street	465 (142)	40	—	Zoning application filed July 25, 2018.
Rivere	455 (139)	30	—	Formerly known as 444 North Dearborn Street.
1565 N Clybourn	450 (137)	37	—
Southbank Building B	418 (127)	38	—
315 North May Street	410 (125)	26	2024	Approved September 2021.
322 North Clark Street	395 (120)	32	—	Approved August 2016.
1130 North State Street	345 (105)	30	2022	Approved September 2021.
12 West Maple Street	330 (101)	22	—	Approved September 19, 2019.

Cancelled

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. This list does not include vision projects such as Gateway Tower or the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle, nor does it include projects that were not approved by the Chicago Plan Commission such as the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower.

Name	Height* ft (m)	Floors*	Approved	Cancelled	Notes
7 South Dearborn	2,000 (610)	112	1999	2000	One South Dearborn was built on the site instead.
Chicago Spire	2,000 (610)	150	2007	2016	400 Lake Shore Drive is the current proposal for the site.
Old Chicago Main Post Office Twin Towers	2,000 (610)	120	2011	2014	Part of the Old Chicago Main Post Office Redevelopment pursued by Bill Davies.
Waterview Tower	1,047 (319)	89	2005	2008	The original design for Waterview Tower was cancelled after construction of the first 26 floors of the building. OneEleven was built on the vacated structure.

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name	Years as tallest	Height ft (m)	Floors
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
Chase Tower (Chicago)	1969	0850 850 (260)	60
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

Honorable mentions

530.5 feet (161.7 m) Park Place Tower in Lakeview is the tallest building in Illinois outside of downtown Chicago.
513 feet (156 m) Park Tower in Edgewater is the second-tallest building in Illinois outside of downtown Chicago.
418 feet (127 m) Oakbrook Terrace Tower in Oakbrook Terrace is the tallest building in Illinois outside of Chicago.
395 feet (120 m) Two Pierce Place in Itasca is the second-tallest building in Illinois outside of Chicago.