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KPFF Consulting Engineers

Overview
Buildings

About

Member Since: 2026

Member Offices: Seattle

Founded in Seattle in 1960, KPFF Consulting Engineers is one of the largest and most established structural and civil engineering firms on the West Coast. Driven by a commitment to their core values of excellence, trust, relationships, stability, and passion, KPFF has grown to a firm of over 1,500 employees and over 30 offices across the United States. In addition to structural and civil engineering, KPFF also provides transportation engineering, bridge engineering, project management, construction management, surveying, and a variety of specialty engineering services, including advanced seismic design, shoring expertise, vibration design and mitigation, cladding design, and sustainable technologies. Their engineers have worked on all types of building and non-building projects throughout the United States and overseas. KPFF approaches every design challenge with their passion for solving problems, delivering excellence, and enabling the growth and creativity of their people, partners, and profession. Their tall buildings have been designed by their offices in Seattle, Portland, San Diego, and Los Angeles.

Fields of Expertise

Engineering - Other

Buildings

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	1201 Third Avenue Tower	Seattle	1988	235 m / 772 ft	55	Office
2	Docusign Tower	Seattle	1983	175 m / 574 ft	47	Office
3	KOIN Center	Portland	1984	155 m / 509 ft	33	Residential / Office
4	121 Boren	Seattle	2028	151 m / 494 ft	48	Residential
5	1000 Second Avenue	Seattle	1986	150 m / 493 ft	40	Office
6	Mama Tower	Seattle	-	148 m / 484 ft	47	Residential
7	2005 5th Avenue	Seattle	-	148 m / 484 ft	44	Residential / Office
11	Park Avenue West	Portland	2016	141 m / 464 ft	30	Residential / Office
12	Block 216	Portland	2023	141 m / 464 ft	35	Residential / Hotel / Office
13	Olive 8	Seattle	2009	139 m / 455 ft	39	Residential / Hotel

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	1201 Third Avenue Tower	Seattle	1988	235 m / 772 ft	55	Office
2	Docusign Tower	Seattle	1983	175 m / 574 ft	47	Office
3	KOIN Center	Portland	1984	155 m / 509 ft	33	Residential / Office
4	121 Boren	Seattle	2028	151 m / 494 ft	48	Residential
5	1000 Second Avenue	Seattle	1986	150 m / 493 ft	40	Office
6	Mama Tower	Seattle	-	148 m / 484 ft	47	Residential
7	2005 5th Avenue	Seattle	-	148 m / 484 ft	44	Residential / Office
8	One Central	Seattle	-	147 m / 482 ft	44	Residential / Hotel
9	2005 5th Ave	Seattle	-	146 m / 480 ft	45	Residential / Office
10	7th & Market	San Diego	-	146 m / 478 ft	39	Hotel / Residential / Office / Retail
11	Park Avenue West	Portland	2016	141 m / 464 ft	30	Residential / Office
12	Block 216	Portland	2023	141 m / 464 ft	35	Residential / Hotel / Office
13	Olive 8	Seattle	2009	139 m / 455 ft	39	Residential / Hotel
14	11th & Front	Boise	-	138 m / 451 ft	40	Residential
15	Bellevue Towers Two	Bellevue	2009	137 m / 450 ft	43	Residential
16	Wilshire Gate	Los Angeles	-	137 m / 450 ft	33	Residential / Hotel
17	Nexus	Seattle	2020	135 m / 442 ft	41	Residential
18	3rd and Lenora	Seattle	2020	134 m / 440 ft	36	Residential / Office
19	The Emerald	Seattle	2020	134 m / 439 ft	40	Residential
20	The 8 Tower	Seattle	-	132 m / 434 ft	42	Residential
21	Bellevue Towers One	Bellevue	2009	131 m / 430 ft	42	Residential
22	500 West Jefferson	Louisville	1971	128 m / 420 ft	30	Office
23	Pacwest Center	Portland	1984	127 m / 418 ft	30	Office
24	Fairmont Manchester Hotel	San Diego	-	122 m / 400 ft	35	Hotel
25	One Lincoln Park	Denver	2009	114 m / 374 ft	32	Residential
26	Fox Tower	Portland	2000	114 m / 373 ft	27	Office
27	Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building	Portland	2013	110 m / 361 ft	18	Office
28	City Center	Bellevue	1986	109 m / 358 ft	27	Office
29	Fourth & Blanchard Building	Seattle	1979	105 m / 344 ft	25	Office
30	Skyglass	Seattle	2023	104 m / 342 ft	32	Residential
31	Kaleidoscope Tower	Abu Dhabi	2014	104 m / 341 ft	24	Residential / Retail
32	Cosmopolitan on the Park	Portland	2016	104 m / 340 ft	28	Residential
33	The 314	St. Louis	-	100 m / 328 ft	29	Residential
34	Kaye	Seattle	2025	99 m / 325 ft	31	Residential
34	The John Ross Tower	Portland	2007	99 m / 325 ft	31	Residential
36	The Ardea	Portland	2009	99 m / 325 ft	30	Residential
37	The Waverly	Seattle	2022	99 m / 325 ft	29	Residential
38	Symetra Financial Center	Bellevue	1986	99 m / 324 ft	25	Office
39	Multnomah County Central Courthouse	Portland	2020	99 m / 324 ft	17	Government
40	400 108th	Bellevue	-	98 m / 323 ft	19	Office
41	1107	Seattle	-	98 m / 320 ft	29	Residential
42	1000 Broadway	Portland	1991	98 m / 320 ft	24	Office
43	Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse	Portland	1997	97 m / 318 ft	16	Government
44	430 116th Avenue Northeast	Bellevue	-	97 m / 317 ft	27	Residential
45	Second & Seneca Building	Seattle	1991	96 m / 315 ft	22	Office
46	8th and Main Tower	Boise	2014	96 m / 315 ft	18	Office
47	Tower at OPOP	St. Louis	2010	95 m / 312 ft	25	Residential
48	OneU	Seattle	-	89 m / 291 ft	26	Residential
49	1950 India Street	San Diego	-	88 m / 290 ft	26	Residential
50	11West	Portland	2023	88 m / 290 ft	24	Residential / Office
51	Metropolitan Park East	Seattle	1988	85 m / 279 ft	20	Office
52	Twelve West	Portland	2009	83 m / 273 ft	17	Residential / Office
53	Metropolitan Park West	Seattle	1980	79 m / 259 ft	18	Office
54	Aster Tower	Portland	2015	76 m / 250 ft	21	Residential
55	King Street Station Tower	Seattle	1906	75 m / 247 ft	N/A	Belltower
56	400 Westlake	Seattle	2023	67 m / 220 ft	16	Office
57	5 MLK	Portland	2020	65 m / 213 ft	17	Residential / Office
58	Federal Reserve Building	Seattle	2020	54 m / 177 ft	11	Office
59	PPA 30 Parcel 2.05 Office Tower	Riyadh	2022	48 m / 157 ft	9	Office / Retail
60	Framework	Portland	-	45 m / 148 ft	12	Residential / Office
61	Julia West House	Portland	2025	45 m / 146 ft	12	Residential
62	PPA 30 Parcel 2.05 Residential Tower	Riyadh	2022	40 m / 131 ft	8	Residential / Retail
63	Carbon12	Portland	2018	29 m / 95 ft	8	Residential
64	PAE Living Building	Portland	2022	23 m / 75 ft	5	Office / Retail

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