America's Supertalls

[Micah 16]

 Well, since the Development Around the World died, I thought I should at least make this thread to showcase all the supertall skyscrapers (over 1,000 feet) that are either already built, under contruction, or are being proposed.

To start the list, we will go from the tallest to the smallest:

Chicago Spire (located in Chicago at 2,000 ft; planned finish 2010)

Under Construction

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Crown Las Vegas (located in Las Vegas at 1,888 ft; estimated completion is 2011)

Proposed

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Freedom Tower (located in New York City at 1,776 feet; estimated completion is 2010-2011)

Under Construction

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The Sears Tower (Located in Chicago at 1,721 feet with antenna or 1,451 feet without it; completed in 1973)

Built

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The Trump International Hotel and Tower (Located in Chicago at 1,362 feet with a slated completion at 2009)

Under Construction

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200 Greenwich Street or World Trade Center Tower 2 (Located in New York City at 1,339 feet; completion is slated for 2011)

Approved

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175 Greenwich Street or World Trade Center Tower 3 (Located in New York City at 1,255 feet with an expected completion at 2011).

Approved

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Empire State Building (Located in New York City at 1,472 feet; completed in 1931)

Built

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Transbay Tower. This is actually three supertall buildings out of thirteen proposed ones in the Transbay Project (Located in San Francisco at 1,200 feet; completion unknown)

Proposed

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Empire World Tower I and II (Located in Miami at 1,200 ft; 2010)

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Proposed

Bank of America Tower (Located in New York City at 1,200 ft; 2008)

Under Construction

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One Bayfront Plaza (Located in New York City at 1,180 ft; 2008)

Proposed

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Trans National Place (Located in Boston at 1,175 ft; 2011)

Proposed

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Aon Center (Located in Chicago at 1,136 ft; 1972)

Built

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The John Hanc.ock Center (Located in Chicago at 1,127 without spire; 1969)

Built

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80 South Street (Located in New York City at 1,123 feet; 2009)

Approved

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Signature Tower (Located in Nashville, Tennesse, at 1057 ft; unknown completion)

Approved

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Waterview Tower (Located in Chicago at 1047 ft; 2009)

Under Construction

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Chrysler Building (Located in New York City at 1,046 feet; 1930)

Built

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New York Times Building (Located in New York City at 1,046 feet; finished this year... 2007)

Built

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Bank of America Plaza (Located in Atlanta at 1,023 feet; 1992)

Built

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U.S. Bank Tower (Located in Los Angeles at 1,018 feet; 1990)

Built

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AT&T Corporate Center (Located in Chicago 1,007 feet; 1989)

Built

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JPMorgan Chase Tower (Located in Houston at 1,002 feet; 1982)

Built

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Second edit: Here's a feature of all the upcoming projects via Skyscraperpage.

You should be able to click the link to get a larger image.

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I hate that new transbay complex, I hope it doesn't get built.

[yoshikoroyimara 5]

Yeah...it's too tall...but you know that building on the far left...near the Bay Bridge? My grandparents bought a condominium there...it's I think halfway finished...

[Duke87 1,070]

That 80 South Street thing is rather unattractive. Looks like it may not be built, though, so the skyline may be spared that one.

[patriots_1228 51]

everything is great and makes me proud to be an american except that 80 south....it looks like a) my butt, or b) a little kids toy.

is transnational place going to be somewhere in the 1200's now?? it was originally 1000, but then they made it taller.

[baystatebill 2]

There's a building boom coming in Boston, the South Bay tower is a proposed 1,000 ft and South Station Tower is getting under way, planned to be about 950 ft.

[topcliff 1]

Boston: the San Francisco of the East Coast. I look forward t some of these, but when the heck is SacTown going to get one? We're the capitol, for Pete's sake! Leonardo

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Sacto truely sucks.

[Micah 16]

Originally posted by: Duke87 That 80 South Street thing is rather unattractive. Looks like it may not be built, though, so the skyline may be spared that one.quote>

 

Indeed. It looks like something you would see in Japan (no offense to Japan). It just doesn't look like something you would see in the New York skyline. And you're right, its future is still uncertain. The building has not sold any one of its 10 multi-million dollar residential cubes, and it is unlikely that construction will commence until more units are sold. So to me, that's actually good news. 

Interchange...

[skyliner22 16]

I really wish the transbay towers get built, sure SF has a nice skyline planned out but most of those buildings are from the 70s and less its time SF steps up to bring in more HQs and offices and why not top it off with the tallest buildings west of the mississippi? Sure transamerica is known but internationally not quite as say sears tower or EST. And y stop the awesome construction, SOMA sure needs a change and the recent one is great! Plus transbay will perhaps serve the future CA HSR and caltrain so y not top off a grand central for SF with a magestic skyscraper? Sheesh u people and oh it blocks the bridge view BS, so what! Imagine if they put a viewing deck there and how much of the Bay Area you can see. Thats wat SF lacks a viewing deck. Sure u got Twin Peaks but you dont get instant 360 views now do you?

[homeandaway 1]

wow! - America sure is having alot of buildings built!. i love the 80th South Street in New York! - should hopefully be a BAT on Sim City 5!

[toxicpiano 125]

Argh! I hate the Chicago Spire so much, it looks horrible!

[patriots_1228 51]

Originally posted by: baystatebill There's a building boom coming in Boston, the South Bay tower is a proposed 1,000 ft and South Station Tower is getting under way, planned to be about 950 ft.quote>

 

thanks to those idiotic NIMBYs, south bay tower will most likely not be built. isnt south station going to be 695? as it said on some other site, "only in Boston do you have NIMBYs complaining that a 600 foot tower will interfere with air traffic when there is an 800 foot tower right next to it"

Originally posted by: topcliff Boston: the San Francisco of the East Coast. I look forward t some of these, but when the heck is SacTown going to get one? We're the capitol, for Pete's sake! Leonardoquote>

 

actually, SF is the Boston of the west coast, because Boston came first (first big city in america!, also we have first public beach, first public park, and a bunch of other firsts )

[manman99 2]

the only building i truly hate is that 80 south street, so many awesome buildings were proposed for over there and they come out with boxes on a stick! To me its a waste of money if that thing gets built, it doesent house enough people for it to be that tall! which is why i am infuiated at the proposal of "stick in the box"!

manman99

[yoshikoroyimara 5]

today...the largest (residential) building on the West side of the Mississippi was topped off in San Francisco!

[Cob92 360]

Seems like America's skyscrapers won't be upstaged by all those Dubai towers after all.

[kawan 6]

Wow...makes all the proposed skyscrapers in England look bad...

[newy2 0]

great post micah, america is gettin a few big ones built and proposed, rekon Chicago spire will be given the green lights? That diagram is sweet, too btw.

[patriots_1228 51]

chicago spire is ugly.......makes me want to puke.

[IDS2 3,344]

Hey don't diss America's tallest! I really hope the Chicago Spire gets built. Pretty cool. I also like the Crown Las Vegas and the Freedom tower...Rincon Hill looks awesome but I don't like that 80 south street. If there more than 10 residences it might have a point, but 10 units? What a waste. A total waste. However, like I said the new WTC looks awesome, all of it, so does the Trump Chicago and the New York Times tower, the Bank of America looks good and everything completed looks good. Yeah verything except 80 south street (cool design but waste of space and money)

[topcliff 1]

Looking at all these, we're becoming the large populous planet with large, confusing glass megascrapers everywhere from all those sci-fi movies. That's just my opinion though. Leonardo

[manman99 2]

Bank of America Tower in New york is actually reffered to as one bryant park, all of the documentations i saw of it never said anything about Bank of America, so Im not sure if is a Bank of America Tower. But I do like what the building does to the environment. The building will actually cleanse 90% of all the air in Manhattan, generate its own electricity, and is made like the new hearst Building, out of recycled material, will collect rain water and such, which is why I love the tower completely, because it gives back to the environment, and thats no joke!

[sEAhAwk fAn121 0]

I thought they had started work on the Chicago Spire. my dad works in Chicago (well is based out of Chicago OHare) and he said they had broken ground. And why hasnt Kansas City got any in the pipeline im sad about that well we do but its an observation tower i do see the (approved) part on its website but for now Go! Chicago!!!

[Micah 16]

I thought they had started work on the Chicago Spire.quote>

They have broken ground. But for some reason, it's not considered under construction until the crane for the tower is up which should either be up today or tomorrow.

[patriots_1228 51]

seahawk-i thought kc was getting a supertall? wasnt it the tornado tower?

[sEAhAwk fAn121 0]

its an observation tower so it doesnt count as a building and its going to be built about 15 miles west ok downtown KC and i really dont consiter it a supertall

[patriots_1228 51]

silly KC, making observatory towers while the rest of the world builds mile-highs whats there to observe, farms? OOOOOOOOO

[Cleaner475 150]

there are some brilliant buildings there

[masochist 111]

Awesome! Even though I don't live there anymore, I've been waiting to see some pictures on what's been going on in Vegas. There are a whole bunch of new 'scrapers being built (including a nice 900+ tower downtown that I think will be residential). Vegas was never known for having a tall skyline...having the second tallest building in America (if it's approved by the FAA) would definitely help change that.

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900+ ft. tower isn't being built.  Not enough demand.  I say they build some rewards...

[crazyyaya 4]

I love how new york and chicago are like americas skyscaper galleries. The chicago spire going look so futuristic.