CVU Silver Member

SCB

About

Member Since: 2001

Member Offices: Chicago

Website: http://www.scb.com/

SCB is an architecture, planning, interior, and urban design firm. Founded in 1931, the firm provides design services from Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, and Los Angeles. SCB is at the forefront of dense urban living, innovative workplaces, inspiring learning environments, resilient infrastructure, and vibrant communities. Through the collective impact of nearly a century of work, our firm has made an indelible mark on the contemporary landscape.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture Design

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

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Height
1 The Legacy at Millennium Park
249.3 m / 818  ft
2 5700 Wilshire Boulevard
243 m / 797  ft
3 5750 Wilshire Boulevard
242.8 m / 797  ft
4 340 on the Park
204.9 m / 672  ft
5 669 North Michigan Avenue
203.6 m / 668  ft
6 The Heritage at Millennium Park
192.4 m / 631  ft
7 Millennium Centre
185.9 m / 610  ft
8 Chicago Place
185.3 m / 608  ft
9 One Rincon Hill South Tower
184.4 m / 605  ft
10 The Laurel
182.6 m / 599  ft

Awards

Tribune Tower

Award of Excellence: Tribune Tower

Repositioning Award 2025

CVU Leaders

Sara Beardsley

Sara Beardsley

CVU Chicago Chapter, 2025 – Present

Chicago

Leo Lung

Leo Lung

CVU Regional Committee, California, 2025 – Present

San Francisco

Associated companies

Solomon Cordwell Buenz (2025)

Solomon & Cordwell

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
Height
1 Aon Center Renovation

350 m / 1,148 ft
2 The Legacy at Millennium Park

249 m / 818 ft
3 Mandarin Oriental Chicago

248 m / 814 ft
4 5700 Wilshire Boulevard

243 m / 797 ft
5 5750 Wilshire Boulevard

243 m / 797 ft
6 560 North Fairbanks

240 m / 787 ft
7 108 North State

217 m / 712 ft
8 340 on the Park

205 m / 672 ft
9 669 North Michigan Avenue

204 m / 668 ft
10 357 North Green Street

195 m / 640 ft
11 The Heritage at Millennium Park

192 m / 631 ft
12 Millennium Centre

186 m / 610 ft
13 Chicago Place

185 m / 608 ft
14 One Rincon Hill South Tower

184 m / 605 ft
15 The Laurel

183 m / 599 ft
16 2700-2750 Sloat Boulevard

177 m / 580 ft
17 The Fordham

175 m / 574 ft
18 Loews Chicago Hotel

173 m / 569 ft
19 Harbor Point

169 m / 554 ft
20 Streeter Place

169 m / 554 ft
21 30 North LaSalle

169 m / 553 ft
22 AMLI River North

165 m / 543 ft
23 One Rincon Hill North Tower

165 m / 541 ft
24 30 Van Ness

165 m / 540 ft
25 Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences

164 m / 539 ft
26 135 South LaSalle Street

163 m / 535 ft
27 Astra Tower 1

162 m / 533 ft
28 Elysees Condominiums

161 m / 529 ft
29 601 West Monroe Phase 1

161 m / 527 ft
30 465 North Park

160 m / 525 ft
31 Arrive Michigan Avenue

159 m / 523 ft
32 505

159 m / 522 ft
33 Hanover Republic Square

157 m / 516 ft
34 630 N. McClurg Court North Tower

157 m / 515 ft
35 The Streeter

157 m / 514 ft
36 Hanover Brazos Street

156 m / 513 ft
37 Park Tower Condominiums

156 m / 513 ft
38 1230 West Peachtree

156 m

512 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 40 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 500 other buildings of the same Residential / Office 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.
39 215 West

155 m / 509 ft
40 414 Light Street

152 m / 500 ft
41 The St. James

152 m / 498 ft
42 Parkview West

152 m / 498 ft
43 500 North Lake Shore Drive

151 m / 497 ft
44 50 East Chestnut Street

151 m / 495 ft
45 The Bristol

149 m / 488 ft
46 Town Tower

148 m / 487 ft
47 1601 Mission Street

147 m / 481 ft
48 73 East Lake

146 m / 477 ft
49 Moment

146 m / 477 ft
50 The Murano

145 m / 475 ft
51 Plaza 440

144 m / 474 ft
52 1234 West Randolph Street

143 m / 470 ft
53 The Sterling

142 m / 466 ft
54 1520-1576 North Fremont Street

142 m / 465 ft
55 Tribune Tower

142 m / 465 ft
56 Hanover River Oaks

141 m / 462 ft
57 Presidential Towers I

141 m / 461 ft
57 Presidential Towers II

141 m / 461 ft
57 Presidential Towers III

141 m / 461 ft
57 Presidential Towers IV

141 m / 461 ft
61 601 West Monroe Phase 2

140 m / 458 ft
62 Kingsbury Plaza

139 m / 456 ft
63 400 North LaSalle

138 m / 454 ft
64 The Fifth

138 m / 452 ft
65 Hanover Buffalo Bayou

137 m

449 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 40 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,950 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.
66 Hubbard Place

137 m / 449 ft
67 Lake & Wells

137 m / 449 ft
68 Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

136 m / 447 ft
69 1001 South State Street

134 m / 440 ft
70 Two Park Central

133 m / 436 ft
71 Marquee

133 m / 436 ft
72 McClurg Court Center A

131 m / 430 ft
72 McClurg Court Center B

131 m / 430 ft
74 1555 North Astor

131 m / 428 ft
75 1130 North State Street

130 m / 425 ft
76 Sky55

129 m / 425 ft
77 The Sinclair

128 m / 420 ft
78 'A'ali'i

127 m / 418 ft
79 State and Chestnut

125 m / 410 ft
80 Atlas

123 m / 403 ft
81 One Oak

122 m / 400 ft
82 100 Van Ness

122 m / 400 ft
83 399 Fremont

122 m / 400 ft
84 Anaha

122 m / 400 ft
85 James House

121 m / 398 ft
86 1900 Broadway

120 m / 395 ft
87 Alloy

119 m / 390 ft
88 Wells Street Tower

118 m / 388 ft
89 7Seventy7

118 m / 387 ft
90 The Residences at Bishop Place

118 m / 387 ft
91 The Lumen

116 m / 382 ft
92 Kilbourn Tower

116 m / 380 ft
93 Hanover Boulevard Place

114 m / 375 ft
94 2800 North Lake Shore Drive

113 m / 372 ft
95 Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers

112 m / 369 ft
96 Hawthorne House

112 m / 367 ft
97 Left Bank at K Station

111 m / 366 ft
98 1338 West Lake Street

111 m / 364 ft
99 The Chicagoan

110 m / 362 ft
100 Edgewater Plaza North

110 m / 361 ft
101 Astra Tower 2

110 m / 361 ft
102 Cassidy on Canal

108 m / 355 ft
103 903 Peachtree

108 m / 354 ft
104 One Park Central

108 m / 354 ft
105 Atelier

107 m / 352 ft
106 1230 West Peachtree

107 m / 351 ft
107 Central SOMA Tower

107 m / 350 ft
108 210 N Street

107 m / 350 ft
109 333 North Water Street

106 m / 347 ft
110 Edgewater Plaza South

106 m / 346 ft
111 8th and Cherry Street

105 m / 345 ft
112 Hanover Post Oak

101 m / 330 ft
113 Country Club Tower East

100 m / 328 ft
113 Country Club Tower West

100 m / 328 ft
115 5000 Town Center

100 m / 328 ft
116 Hanover Montrose

99 m / 326 ft
117 ARQ

98 m / 320 ft
118 Block One Building A

97 m / 319 ft
119 605 Davis Street

97 m / 318 ft
120 Prime Corporate Center

96 m / 315 ft
121 625 West Adams

93 m / 305 ft
122 Eleven40

92 m / 303 ft
123 4 East Elm Street

92 m / 300 ft
124 299 Fremont

91 m / 300 ft
125 Block Two Building C

91 m / 300 ft
126 2008 West End Avenue

91 m / 299 ft
127 Eastline Dallas

91 m / 298 ft
128 5252 South Cornell Avenue

90 m / 297 ft
129 1418 North Lake Shore Drive

89 m / 292 ft
130 Arthur

88 m / 290 ft
131 525 Hawthorne

87 m / 285 ft
132 10 South Riverside Plaza

87 m / 285 ft
132 120 South Riverside Plaza

87 m / 285 ft
134 The Summit at University City

85 m / 279 ft
135 949 South Hope Street

84 m / 274 ft
136 Hollywood Towers North

82 m / 270 ft
136 Hollywood Towers South

82 m / 270 ft
138 50 East Bellevue

82 m / 269 ft
139 360 Residences

82 m / 269 ft
140 Aspire

81 m / 265 ft
141 Pearson on the Park

80 m / 262 ft
142 Vantage Med Center

79 m / 260 ft
143 1410 North State Parkway

78 m / 256 ft
144 AMLI 900

78 m / 256 ft
145 605 Davis Street

77 m / 252 ft
146 Hanover Turtle Creek

75 m

246 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,950 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.
147 Union Station Vertical Expansion

72 m / 235 ft
148 One Six Six

71 m / 234 ft
149 Wind Creek Chicago Southland

64 m / 210 ft
150 320 North Sangamon Street

55 m / 181 ft
151 Union Station

49 m / 162 ft
152 200-298 West 2nd Street

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153 Clark & Divison Tower

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154 171 West Van Buren

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155 The Lily River Oaks

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156 Bally’s Chicago Hotel Tower

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157 1899 McKinney

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157 370 South West Temple

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159 Portfolio

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160 2700 Sloat Boulevard

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161 1840 North Marcy Street North Tower

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161 400 North Elizabeth Street

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163 1840 North Marcy Street South Tower

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164 2811 Kirby Drive Office Building

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164 Telegraph Tower

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