List of tallest buildings in Chicago

Tallest buildings in Chicago
View of Chicago from Willis Tower, looking to the northeast

Chicago, the third-largest city in the United States, is home to 1,264 completed high-rises,[1] 44 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.[2][3] Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world from its completion, and remained the tallest building in the United States until May 10, 2013 when it was overtaken by One World Trade Center in New York City.[4] The second-, third- and fourth-tallest buildings in Chicago are the Trump International Hotel & Tower, the Aon Center and the John Hancock Center, respectively. Of the ten tallest buildings in the United States, four are located in Chicago.[5] As of February 2013, the entire city has 105 buildings at least 500 feet (152 m) tall.[6]

Chicago is the birthplace of the skyscraper.[7][8] 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, a considerable height in the 1800s, to a height of 138 feet (42 m), making it the tallest building in the world. It was later expanded to 12 stories with a height of 180 feet (55 m). The building was demolished in 1931.[9][10] 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 11 of the city's 91 tallest buildings were constructed. The city then went through an even much 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, including the Trump International Hotel and Tower. As of August 2014 there were 10 skyscrapers under construction in Chicago.[11]

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 John Hancock Center 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)

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 of completion.

Rank Name Image Height
ft (m)		 Floors Year Coordinates Notes
1 Willis Tower 1,450 (442) 110 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, joint 14th-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]
2 Trump International Hotel and Tower 1,389 (423) 90 2009 41°53′20″N 87°37′35″W / 41.88889°N 87.62639°W / 41.88889; -87.62639 (Trump International Hotel and Tower) 4th-tallest building in the United States; tallest building completed in the United States in the first decade of the 21st century.[12][13]
3 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.[14][15]
4 John Hancock Center 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) 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).[16][17]
5 Franklin Center North Tower 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]
6 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]
7 311 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) 21st-tallest building in the United States.[22][23]
8 900 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]
9 Water Tower Place 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) [26][27]
10 Aqua 859 (262) 82 2009 41°53′11″N 87°37′12″W / 41.88639°N 87.62000°W / 41.88639; -87.62000 (Aqua) One of tallest buildings 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 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 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 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) [36][37]
14 300 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) [38][39]
15 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) [40][41]
16 Chicago Title and Trust Center 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) [42][43]
17 Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower 743 (226) 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.[44][45]
18 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) Tallest all-residential building in Chicago; tallest building on the South Side of Chicago; tallest building in the city located outside of the Chicago Loop and the Near North Side.[46][47]
19 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) [48][49]
20 330 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.[50][51]
21 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) [52][53]
22 111 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) [54][55]
23 181 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) [56][57]
24 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) [58][59]
25 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) [60][61]
26 340 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) [62][63]
27 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.[64][65]
28 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.[66][67]
29 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.[68][69]
30 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.[70][71]
31 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) Shortest building in the world to contain 70 floors.[72][73]
32 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) [74][75]
33 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) [76][77]
34 155 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) [78][79]
35 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) [80][81]
36 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) [82][83]
36 OneEleven 630 (192) 59 2014 Formally 111 W. Wacker and Waterview Tower.[84]
37 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) [85][86]
38 353 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) [87][88]
39 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) [89][90]
40 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) [91][92]
41 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) Tallest Art Deco building in the world outside of New York City; tallest building constructed in the city in the 1930s.[93][94]
42= 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.[95][96]
42= 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) [97][98]
44 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) Tallest building in the city west of the Chicago River.[99][100]
45 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) [101][102]
46 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) [103][104]
47 1000 Lake Shore Plaza — 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) [105][106]
48 The Clare at Water Tower 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) [107][108]
49 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) [109][110]
50 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) [111][112]
51 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) [113][114]
52 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) [115][116]
53 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) [117][118]
54 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) [119][120]
55 190 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) [121][122]
56 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) [123][124]
57 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) [125][126]
58 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.
59 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.[127][128]
60 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) [129][130]
61= 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) [131][132]
61= 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) [133][134]
63= 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) [135][136]
63= 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) [137][138]
65= 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) [139][140]
65= 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) [141][142]
67 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) [143]
68 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) [144][145]
69= 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) [146][147]
69= 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) [148][149]
69= 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) [150][151]
72 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) [152][153]
73= 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) [154][155]
73= 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) [156][157]

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.
Pinn.
Rank
 Std.
Rank
 Name Pinnacle
height
ft (m)		 Standard
height
ft (m)		 Floors Year Source
1 1 Willis Tower 1,730 (527) 1,451 (442) 108 1974 [4]
2 4 John Hancock Center 1,500 (457) 1,127 (344) 100 1969 [17]
3 2 Trump International Hotel and Tower 1,389 (423) 1,389 (423) 98 2009 [13]
4 3 Aon Center 1,136 (346) 1,136 (346) 83 1973 [15]
5 5 Franklin Center North Tower 1,007 (307) 887 (270) 61 1989 [19]
6 6 Two Prudential Plaza 995 (303) 995 (303) 64 1990 [21]
7 7 311 South Wacker Drive 961 (293) 961 (293) 65 1990 [23]
8 42 One Prudential Plaza 912 (278) 601 (183) 41 1955 [96]
9 8 900 North Michigan 871 (266) 871 (266) 66 1989 [25]
10 9 Water Tower Place 859 (262) 859 (262) 74 1976 [27]

Tallest under construction or proposed

Under Construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Chicago as of March 2016 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.

Name Height*
ft (m)		 Floors* Year*
(est.)		 Notes
River Point 730 (222) 52 2017 [158]
150 North Riverside 752 (229) 54 2017 [159]
151 North Franklin 600 (183) 36 2018 [160]
Optima Chicago II 587 (179) 42 2018 [161]
Moment 477 (145.5) 45 2016 [162]
MILA 444 (135.2) 40 2016 [163]
McCormick Place Marriott Marquis 444 (135.2) 40 2017 [164]
1001 South State Street 440 (134.1) 41 2017 [165]
Block 37 Tower 436 (132.9) 38 2016 [166]
Ability Institute of RIC 431 (131.4) 27 2016 [167]
167 West Erie Street 430 (131.1) 39 2017 [168]
No. 9 Walton 430 (131.1) 35 2018 [169]
The Sinclair 420 (128) 35 2017 [170]
833 North Clark 380 (115.8) 33 2017 [171]
165 West Superior Street 357 (108.8) 35 2017 [172]

Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Chicago and that are planned to rise at least 325 feet (99 m). A floor count of 50 stories is used as the cutoff for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.

Name Height*
ft (m)		 Image Floors* Year*
(est.)		 Notes
Wanda Vista 1186 (360) 88 — Would become the third tallest building in Chicago upon completion.[173]
Grupo Posada Tower — 82 2017
Wolf Point South Tower 950 (289) 75 2017
One Bennett Park 843 (259) 68 2017 [174][175]
1000 South Michigan 832 (254) 86 - Approved.[176]
113 East Roosevelt (Phase II) >829 (>253) 76 Approved November 19, 2015[177]
113 East Roosevelt (Phase I) 829 (253) 76 Approved November 19, 2015[177]
The Chicago — 70 — [178]
Wolf Point East Tower 750 (228) 60 2017
130 North Franklin 700 (214) 48 — [179]
201 North Columbus 645 (196) 60 — [180]
Garvey Tower — 50 — [181]
465 North Park 500 (150) 48 — [182]
Atrium Village redevelopment tower I — 44 — Approved [183]
Atrium Village redevelopment tower II — — — Approved [183]
Atrium Village redevelopment tower III — — — Approved [183]
Atrium Village redevelopment tower IV — 32 2018 Approved [183]

Cancelled or Distressed

Name Height*
ft (m)		 Image Floors* Year*
(est.)		 Notes
Chicago World Trade Center 2,300 (700) 185 - It was cancelled in the 1990s
Chicago Spire (400 North Lakeshore) 2,000 (610) 150 - The original plan has been cancelled. Chicago Magazine showcased several proposals for the site.[184]
Old Chicago Main Post Office Twin Towers 2,000 (610) 120 - Proposed July 21, 2011 and approved July 18, 2013; cancelled December 2014.
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower 1,358 (414) 111 - Proposed in 2009 and cancelled in 2012.

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding expected building heights, floor counts or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Timeline of tallest buildings

Current Chicago Board of Trade Building
Masonic Temple

This is a list of buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Chicago. Of all the buildings that have held the title, only Willis Tower has also held the title of world's tallest building.

Name Years as tallest Height
ft (m)		 Floors Notes
First Holy Name Cathedral[A] 1854–1869 245 (75) 1 [185]
Saint Michael's Church 1869–1885 290 (88) 1 [186]
Chicago Board of Trade Building[B] 1885–1895 322 (98) 10 [187]
Masonic Temple Building 1895–1899[C] 302 (92) 21 [188]
Montgomery Ward Building[D] 1899–1922 394 (120) 22 [189]
Wrigley Building 1922–1924 438 (134) 30 [190]
Chicago Temple Building 1924–1930 568 (173) 23 [128]
Chicago Board of Trade Building 1930–1965 605 (184) 44 [94]
Richard J. Daley Center 1965–1969 648 (198) 32 [69]
John Hancock Center 1969–1973 1,127 (344) 100 [17]
Aon Center 1973–1974 1,136 (346) 83 [15]
Willis Tower 1974–present 1,451 (442) 108 [4]

See also

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Notes

A. ^ This building was destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, and replaced by the current cathedral of the same name in 1875.
B. ^ The clock tower on this building was removed in 1895, allowing a shorter building to become the tallest in the city.
C. ^ The Masonic Temple, built in 1892, became the tallest in Chicago three years later when the Board of Trade Building had its clock tower removed.
D. ^ This building is currently 282 feet (86 m) tall, following the removal of a pyramid top and sculpture.

References

General
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