CVU Silver Member

Jensen Hughes

Overview
Buildings

About

Member Since: 2007

Member Offices: Chicago

Website: http://www.jensenhughes.com/

Founded in 1980, JENSEN HUGHES, Inc. is a global company headquartered in Baltimore, MD. As one of the largest fire protection and life safety engineering and consulting firms with offices worldwide, JENSEN HUGHES is able to provide the support and responsiveness that their clients need. Their technical experts stay on the cutting edge of evolving fire and life safety codes and regulations and are able to provide timely and accurate consulting and design services. They remain committed to providing their clients with cost-effective, high quality services that are crucial to the protection of life, property, and the environment.

Fields of Expertise

Fire Engineering

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK	Name	Status Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition See all status definitions	Height
1	Jeddah Tower		1,000 m / 3,281 ft
2	Burj Khalifa		828 m / 2,717 ft
3	Shanghai Tower		632 m / 2,073 ft
4	Lotte World Tower		554.5 m / 1,819 ft
5	Shanghai World Financial Center		492 m / 1,614 ft
6	Wuhan Greenland Center		475.6 m / 1,560 ft
7	Chengdu Greenland Tower		468 m / 1,535 ft
8	The Exchange 106		453.6 m / 1,488 ft
9	Petronas Twin Tower 1		451.9 m / 1,483 ft
10	Petronas Twin Tower 2		451.9 m / 1,483 ft

Awards

Shanghai Tower

Winner: Shanghai Tower

10 Year Award 2025

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CVU Leaders

Zhong Liu

Zhong Liu

CVU Expert Chinese Translation Committee, 2014 – Present

Jeffrey Harper

CVU Fire & Life Safety Committee, 2017 – Present

Associated companies

Aon Fire Protection Engineering

CFT Engineering Inc. (2020)

Rolf Jensen & Associates

Jeremy Gardner Associates Ltd.

MGAC (2024)

RBA Engineering

RJA Fire Protection Technology Consulting Co., Ltd.

Sereca Consulting, Inc. (2015)

Sato & Associates, Inc.

Schirmer Engineering Corporation

Morris Goding Accessibility Consulting

Sereca Fire Consulting

Acquired companies

Aon Fire Protection Engineering

CFT Engineering Inc. (2020)

Rolf Jensen & Associates

Subsidiary companies

Jeremy Gardner Associates Ltd.

MGAC (2024)

RBA Engineering

RJA Fire Protection Technology Consulting Co., Ltd.

Sereca Consulting, Inc. (2015)

Sato & Associates, Inc.

Formerly Named

Schirmer Engineering Corporation

Morris Goding Accessibility Consulting

Sereca Fire Consulting

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK	Name	City	Status Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition See all status definitions	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	Jeddah Tower	Jeddah		2030	1,000 m / 3,281 ft	167	Residential / Serviced Apartments
2	Burj Khalifa	Dubai		2010	828 m / 2,717 ft	163	Office / Residential / Hotel
3	Suzhou Zhongnan Center	Suzhou		-	729 m / 2,392 ft	137	Hotel / Residential / Office
4	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan		-	636 m / 2,087 ft	126	Hotel / Residential / Office
5	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai		2015	632 m / 2,073 ft	128	Hotel / Office
6	Lotte World Tower	Seoul		2017	555 m / 1,819 ft	123	Hotel / Residential / Office / Retail
7	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai		2008	492 m / 1,614 ft	101	Hotel / Office
8	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan		2023	476 m / 1,560 ft	101	Hotel / Serviced Apartments / Office
9	Chengdu Greenland Tower	Chengdu		2029	468 m / 1,535 ft	101	Hotel / Office
10	R&F Guangdong Building	Tianjin		-	468 m / 1,535 ft	91	Residential / Hotel / Office
11	The Exchange 106	Kuala Lumpur		2019	454 m / 1,488 ft	95	Office
12	Petronas Twin Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur		1998	452 m / 1,483 ft	88	Office
12	Petronas Twin Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur		1998	452 m / 1,483 ft	88	Office
14	Zifeng Tower	Nanjing		2010	450 m / 1,476 ft	66	Hotel / Office
15	Willis Tower	Chicago		1974	442 m / 1,451 ft	108	Office
16	Greenland Shandong International Financial Center	Jinan		2026	428 m / 1,404 ft	88	Hotel / SOHO / Office
17	Trump International Hotel & Tower	Chicago		2009	423 m / 1,389 ft	98	Residential / Hotel
18	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai		1999	421 m / 1,380 ft	88	Hotel / Office
19	Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower	Nanjing		-	420 m / 1,377 ft	99	Residential / Hotel / Office
20	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong		2003	412 m / 1,352 ft	88	Office
21	PIF Tower	Riyadh		2021	385 m / 1,263 ft	72	Office
22	Qingdao Hai Tian Center	Qingdao		2021	369 m / 1,210 ft	73	Hotel / Office
23	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong		1990	367 m / 1,205 ft	72	Office
24	Greenland Group Suzhou Center	Suzhou		2026	358 m / 1,175 ft	77	Hotel / Office
25	OKO - Residential Tower	Moscow		2015	354 m / 1,162 ft	90	Residential / Serviced Apartments / Hotel
26	Empire 88 Tower	Ho Chi Minh City		-	333 m / 1,093 ft	88	Residential / Serviced Apartments / Hotel
27	Pearl River Tower	Guangzhou		2013	310 m / 1,016 ft	71	Office
28	Cayan Tower	Dubai		2013	306 m / 1,005 ft	73	Residential
29	Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Parcel A	Nanchang		2015	303 m / 994 ft	59	Office
29	Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Parcel B	Nanchang		2015	303 m / 994 ft	59	Office
31	Axiom One	Shanghai		2023	285 m / 935 ft	50	Office
32	Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Zifeng Tower	Nanchang		2015	268 m / 879 ft	56	Hotel / Office
33	Samsung China Headquarters	Beijing		2018	260 m / 853 ft	57	Office
34	One Bloor Street East	Toronto		2017	257 m / 844 ft	78	Residential
35	Axiom Two	Shanghai		2026	250 m / 820 ft	N/A	Office
36	FKI Tower	Seoul		2013	245 m / 805 ft	50	Office
37	Haitian Center Tower 3	Qingdao		2021	245 m / 804 ft	55	Residential
38	Global Harbor North Tower	Shanghai		2014	245 m / 804 ft	45	Serviced Apartments / Office / Retail
38	Global Harbor South Tower	Shanghai		2014	245 m / 804 ft	45	Office / Residential / Hotel / Retail
40	1000M	Chicago		2024	240 m / 788 ft	74	Residential
41	Vida Residence Downtown Dubai	Dubai		2019	238 m / 782 ft	61	Serviced Apartments
42	Forbes International Tower	Cairo		2030	230 m / 755 ft	50	Office
43	OKO - Office Tower	Moscow		2015	224 m / 736 ft	46	Office
44	River Point	Chicago		2017	223 m / 732 ft	52	Office
45	Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 1	Shanghai		2020	215 m / 705 ft	32	Office
46	Haitian Center Tower 1	Qingdao		2021	210 m / 689 ft	40	Office / Hotel
47	1322 Golden Empire Tower	Manila		2002	203 m / 666 ft	57	Residential
48	Oriental Financial Center	Shanghai		2014	199 m / 653 ft	31	Office
49	SOCAR Tower	Baku		2015	196 m / 643 ft	40	Office
50	Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 2	Shanghai		2020	195 m / 640 ft	31	Office
51	1 Elizabeth	Sydney		2024	174 m / 571 ft	39	Office
52	Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 2	Chengdu		-	173 m / 568 ft	46	Serviced Apartments
53	Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 3	Chengdu		-	166 m / 545 ft	43	Serviced Apartments
54	The Tower at PNC Plaza	Pittsburgh		2015	166 m / 544 ft	33	Office
55	201 Elizabeth Street Renovation	Sydney		-	165 m / 541 ft	41	Office
56	Theatre Park	Toronto		2015	165 m / 541 ft	47	Residential
57	One Lansdowne Road Tower A	London		2029	162 m / 533 ft	50	Residential
58	100 Queen Street	Melbourne		1993	161 m / 529 ft	37	Office
59	Aspect	Surrey		-	157 m / 516 ft	51	Residential
60	3001 John F Kennedy Boulevard	Philadelphia		-	156 m / 512 ft	34	Office
61	Melbourne Quarter Tower	Melbourne		2024	155 m / 509 ft	34	Office
62	The EY Centre	Sydney		2016	155 m / 509 ft	38	Office / Retail
63	United Nations Secretariat Building	New York City		1953	154 m / 506 ft	39	Office
64	Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 3	Shanghai		2020	152 m / 499 ft	20	Office
65	Residences at RCMI	Toronto		2014	145 m / 477 ft	42	Residential
66	8 Chifley	Sydney		2013	141 m / 461 ft	24	Office
67	Kendall Common Block R3	Cambridge		-	139 m / 456 ft	36	Residential
68	Lawrence East TOC North Tower	Toronto		2031	136 m / 445 ft	36	Residential
69	Brookfield Place Sydney	Sydney		2021	133 m / 437 ft	34	Office
70	Shirley Ryan AbilityLab	Chicago		2016	131 m / 431 ft	27	Hospital
71	39 Martin Place	Sydney		2024	130 m / 427 ft	31	Office
72	The Mercian	Birmingham		2022	130 m / 427 ft	42	Residential
73	38-44 Broadway Avenue - St. Monica's Church	Toronto		-	129 m / 425 ft	39	Residential / Religious
74	The Collection	Honolulu		2016	129 m / 422 ft	43	Residential
75	The Clair	Toronto		-	128 m / 421 ft	35	Residential
76	Waihonua at Kewalo	Honolulu		2015	127 m / 418 ft	43	Residential
77	Three Nationwide Plaza	Columbus		1988	124 m / 408 ft	26	Office
78	Mandarin Oriental Bankside Yards	London		2028	120 m / 392 ft	34	Residential / Hotel
79	111 Main	Salt Lake City		2016	118 m / 387 ft	25	Office
80	Northwestern Medicine 259 East Erie	Chicago		2014	117 m / 385 ft	26	Hospital
81	3025 JFK	Philadelphia		2023	113 m / 371 ft	28	Residential / Office
82	32 Smith Street	Parramatta		2020	111 m / 363 ft	28	Office
83	One Australia Avenue	Sydney		2015	107 m / 351 ft	31	Residential
84	Poly Centre	Sydney		2022	107 m / 350 ft	25	Office
85	Enclave: Acton	London		2025	106 m / 349 ft	32	Residential
86	LINEA	Chicago		2017	106 m / 348 ft	33	Residential
87	Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex	Toronto		2019	105 m / 345 ft	28	Residential / Education
88	Cielo Condos	Toronto		2027	104 m / 341 ft	30	Residential
89	Eastern Yards-Building SH-7	London		-	104 m / 340 ft	30	Residential
90	V by Crown	Parramatta		2016	103 m / 338 ft	29	Residential / Serviced Apartments
91	Lisbon Street Building 1 Tower II	Leeds		-	103 m / 337 ft	33	Residential
92	Graduate Tower at Site 4	Cambridge		2021	102 m / 335 ft	29	Residential / Education / Office
93	One Lansdowne Road Tower B	London		2029	102 m / 334 ft	31	Residential
94	CHOP Schuylkill Avenue Research Building (SARB)	Philadelphia		2025	98 m / 320 ft	17	Office / Laboratory
95	Parkland Memorial Hospital	Dallas		2015	97 m / 318 ft	17	Hospital
96	Thomson, Canada Gardens	London		2020	96 m / 315 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 28 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,837 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.	28	Residential
97	Anthem Technology Center	Atlanta		2020	95 m / 313 ft	21	Office
98	W Atlanta-Midtown	Atlanta		1974	95 m / 310 ft	28	Hotel
99	AURA by Aqualand	Sydney		2024	94 m / 310 ft	28	Residential
100	Lawrence East TOC Middle Tower	Toronto		2031	94 m / 307 ft	24	Residential
100	Lawrence East TOC South Tower	Toronto		2031	94 m / 307 ft	24	Residential
102	Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences	Boston		2022	93 m / 305 ft	18	Education
103	Kendall Common Block R2	Cambridge		-	91 m / 300 ft	23	Residential
104	MIRO East Tower	San Jose		2021	91 m / 298 ft	28	Residential
104	MIRO West Tower	San Jose		2021	91 m / 298 ft	28	Residential
106	Akamai Technologies Global Headquarters	Cambridge		2019	91 m / 297 ft	20	Office
107	The Post South Tower	Vancouver		2023	87 m / 284 ft	21	Office
108	Kendall Common Block C2	Cambridge		-	85 m / 280 ft	18	Laboratory
109	Australia Towers II	Sydney		2015	84 m / 277 ft	25	Residential
110	The Post North Tower	Vancouver		2023	83 m / 272 ft	22	Office
111	Bellamy Close and Byng Street Regeneration-Block C	London		-	82 m / 269 ft	25	Residential
112	Frontier	Seattle		2021	82 m / 268 ft	17	Office
113	Kendall Common Block R1/CC	Cambridge		-	76 m / 250 ft	19	Residential
113	Kendall Common Block R4	Cambridge		-	76 m / 250 ft	19	Residential
115	Kendall Common Block C1	Cambridge		-	76 m / 250 ft	16	Laboratory
116	Eastern Yards-Building SH-4	London		-	75 m / 246 ft	21	Residential
117	Threadworks	Leeds		2026	75 m / 246 ft	24	Serviced Apartments
118	InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland Hotel	Shanghai		2018	75 m / 245 ft	17	Hotel
119	One Steuart Lane	San Francisco		2021	73 m / 240 ft	20	Residential
120	Lisbon Street Building 1 Tower I	Leeds		-	72 m / 237 ft	22	Residential
121	MIT Kendall Square SoMa Site 3 Building	Cambridge		2022	72 m / 235 ft	14	Laboratory / Office
122	Obama Presidential Center	Chicago		2026	72 m / 235 ft	8	Museum
123	The John and Frances Angelos Law Center	Baltimore		2013	71 m / 231 ft	12	Education
124	Al Wasl Plaza Dome	Dubai		2021	67 m / 221 ft	N/A	Office
125	U.S. Embassy, London	London		2018	65 m / 214 ft	12	Office
126	Alto Apartments	London		2017	65 m / 213 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 19 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,837 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.	19	Residential
127	Park Hyatt Hotel & Residences	Toronto		2021	62 m / 205 ft	17	Residential
128	39 Athol Street West	Oshawa		-	62 m / 202 ft	18	Residential
129	UTS Broadway Building	Sydney		2014	57 m / 188 ft	12	Education
130	Sub Station No. 164	Sydney		2021	57 m / 187 ft	14	Office
131	Lisbon Street Building 3	Leeds		-	57 m / 186 ft	15	Serviced Apartments / Office
132	Rove Expo City North Tower	Dubai		2021	55 m / 180 ft	12	Hotel
132	Rove Expo City South Tower	Dubai		2021	55 m / 180 ft	12	Hotel
134	Minneapolis Public Service Building	Minneapolis		2021	53 m / 173 ft	10	Office
135	BRIC Phase 1	San Diego		2016	53 m / 173 ft	17	Hotel
136	Kendall Common Block C4	Cambridge		-	52 m / 170 ft	11	Laboratory
137	Brook House	London		-	51 m / 168 ft	15	Residential
138	The Sign Building B	Milan		2021	51 m / 167 ft	12	Office
139	The University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons	Chicago		2016	50 m / 164 ft	15	Residential / Retail
140	Al Wasl Plaza Building 1	Dubai		2021	50 m / 163 ft	10	Office
140	Al Wasl Plaza Building 3/10	Dubai		2021	50 m / 163 ft	10	Office
140	Al Wasl Plaza Building 5	Dubai		2021	50 m / 163 ft	10	Office
143	Lisbon Street Building 4	Leeds		-	49 m / 159 ft	11	Office
144	Sirius	Sydney		2024	48 m / 158 ft	15	Residential
145	Edition Hotel & Residences	West Hollywood		2019	48 m / 158 ft	14	Residential / Hotel / Retail
146	Collyer, Canada Gardens	London		2020	48 m / 157 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 14 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,837 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.	14	Residential
146	Harris, Canada Gardens	London		2020	48 m / 157 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 14 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,837 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.	14	Residential
146	Lismer, Canada Gardens	London		2020	48 m / 157 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 14 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,837 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.	14	Residential
149	GEMS World Academy - Chicago, Lower School	Chicago		2014	47 m / 156 ft	10	Education
150	380 Collins Street	Melbourne		1891	47 m / 153 ft	7	Office
151	11 Young Street	Sydney		2021	46 m / 152 ft	14	Residential / Office
152	The Sign Building A	Milan		2020	43 m / 141 ft	10	Office
153	402 Dunsmuir Street	Vancouver		2020	43 m / 139 ft	9	Office
154	61-65 Holborn Viaduct	London		-	42 m / 139 ft	13	Residential
155	18 Loftus Street	Sydney		2021	42 m / 137 ft	13	Residential / Retail
156	Varley/Jackson/Seath, Canada Gardens	London		2020	41 m / 135 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 12 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,837 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.	12	Residential
157	90 Queen Street	Melbourne		1890	33 m / 107 ft	7	Office
158	Parkway Tower 2	Surrey		-	-	48	Residential / Office
159	Parkway Tower 4	Surrey		-	-	40	Residential
160	Parkway Tower 1	Surrey		-	-	38	Residential
161	Arena Central Plot 4	Birmingham		-	-	30	Residential
162	H Hotel W39	New York City		2023	-	29	Hotel
163	88 Seaport	Boston		-	-	18	Office
164	Arena Central Plot 5	Birmingham		-	-	17	Residential
165	Empire City Tower 2	Ho Chi Minh City		-	-	N/A	Residential
165	Empire City Tower 3	Ho Chi Minh City		-	-	N/A	Office

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