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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
3 Makkah Royal Clock Tower

601 m / 1,972 ft
5 FORZA Tower

460 m / 1,509 ft
7 111 West 57th Street

435 m / 1,428 ft
8 Al Hamra Tower

413 m / 1,354 ft
10 PIF Tower

385 m / 1,263 ft
11 Nanjing Nexus Tower 1

350 m / 1,148 ft
12 ADNOC Headquarters

342 m / 1,122 ft
13 Hengqin International Finance Center

338 m / 1,108 ft
14 Shimao International Plaza

333 m / 1,094 ft
15 The Index

326 m / 1,070 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Global News

26 August 2025

Tenants Move into Recently Completed Hamburg High-Rise

In the western part of Hamburg's HafenCity, the first tenants have moved into the EDGE HafenCity office building designed by architecture firm HENN. After around...

 

21 November 2024

Construction Progress for 198-Meter Building in Athens within a Smart City Urban Project

Rising above Athens’s coastline, cranes mark the on-going construction of the Riviera Tower, a 198 meter skyscraper that could become Greece’s tallest building upon completion...

 

04 September 2024

Investment Injected to Complete Construction of 300-Meter Building in Noida, India

After starting construction and being put on hold, the 300-meter Supernova Spira in Noida, India will receive funding from Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd to clear...

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Associated companies

Happold Consulting Engineers

Paladino (2021)

BuroHappold Engineering (2020)

Paladino and Company (2021)

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 India Tower

700 m / 2,296 ft
2 Chicago Spire

610 m / 2,000 ft
3 Makkah Royal Clock Tower

601 m / 1,972 ft
4 Alrriyadah Ritz Carlton

494 m / 1,621 ft
5 FORZA Tower

460 m / 1,509 ft
6 World One

442 m / 1,450 ft
7 111 West 57th Street

435 m / 1,428 ft
8 Al Hamra Tower

413 m / 1,354 ft
9 Suning Xinjiekou Plaza

388 m / 1,273 ft
10 PIF Tower

385 m / 1,263 ft
11 Nanjing Nexus Tower 1

350 m / 1,148 ft
12 ADNOC Headquarters

342 m / 1,122 ft
13 Hengqin International Finance Center

338 m / 1,108 ft
14 Shimao International Plaza

333 m / 1,094 ft
15 The Index

326 m / 1,070 ft
16 The Landmark

324 m / 1,063 ft
17 Lamar Tower 1

322 m / 1,056 ft
18 Heartland 66 Office Tower

321 m / 1,052 ft
19 Fanya International Finance Building North

318 m / 1,043 ft
20 Fanya International Finance Building South

318 m / 1,043 ft
21 Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 2

315 m / 1,033 ft
22 MahaNakhon

314 m / 1,030 ft
23 Varso Tower

310 m / 1,017 ft
24 The Prestige Sky Tower

308 m / 1,010 ft
25 KAFD World Trade Center

304 m / 997 ft
26 Supernova Spira

300 m / 984 ft
27 NBK Tower

300 m / 984 ft
28 Aspire Tower

300 m / 984 ft
29 Qianhai Prisma Residential Tower

300 m / 984 ft
30 Dayabumi

290 m / 953 ft
31 GDH BCC Tower 2

284 m / 932 ft
32 One Victoria

282 m / 926 ft
33 World One

280 m / 919 ft
34 World View

278 m / 911 ft
35 Icone Tower

275 m / 902 ft
36 Al Faisaliah Center

267 m / 876 ft
37 Suning Plaza Tower A

266 m / 873 ft
38 Riyad Bank Tower

264 m / 866 ft
39 Eurovea Towers South

260 m / 853 ft
40 Three Sixty West Tower B

260 m / 853 ft
41 Three Sixty West Tower A

256 m / 839 ft
42 Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 1

255 m / 837 ft
43 Permata Sapura Tower

253 m / 828 ft
44 Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 1

250 m / 820 ft
45 Qianhai Prisma Office Tower

250 m / 820 ft
46 One Bangkok Tower 4

241 m / 791 ft
47 One Canada Square

236 m / 774 ft
48 The Headquarters Business Park

236 m / 774 ft
49 Burj Daman

235 m / 771 ft
50 The Prestige Bay Tower

233 m / 765 ft
51 Samba Bank HQ Tower

231 m / 758 ft
52 Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 2

230 m / 755 ft
53 Al Faisal Tower

227 m / 745 ft
54 Lodha Venezia

227 m / 744 ft
55 Aro

225 m / 738 ft
56 World Crest

225 m / 737 ft
57 Two ICC

223 m / 732 ft
58 InterContinental Hotel West Bay

220 m / 722 ft
59 Unicredit Tower

218 m / 714 ft
60 100 East 53rd Street

217 m / 711 ft
61 Lodha Azzuro

213 m / 698 ft
62 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower A

212 m / 696 ft
62 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower B

212 m / 696 ft
62 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower C

212 m / 696 ft
65 Capital Plaza Residential Towers

210 m / 689 ft
66 Hotel America

210 m / 689 ft
66 Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 3

210 m / 689 ft
68 Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Tower

209 m / 684 ft
69 Hudson's Tower

207 m / 680 ft
70 25 Park Row

203 m / 666 ft
71 Kohinoor Square Tower A

202 m / 662 ft
72 Zhuhai Hengqin Xinqu Ahongda Finance Tower 1

200 m / 656 ft
73 Capital Plaza Office Tower

200 m / 656 ft
74 Riviera Tower

198 m / 650 ft
75 One ICC

198 m / 648 ft
76 Heartland 66 Tower SA3

197 m / 648 ft
77 One Portal Way Building A

195 m / 641 ft
78 Miami Innovation Tower

193 m / 633 ft
79 Abdul Aziz Al Babtain Cultural WAQF

189 m / 619 ft
80 Varyap Meridian A Block

188 m / 618 ft
81 DUO Residences

186 m / 610 ft
82 Vauxhall Cross South Tower

186 m / 609 ft
83 One Portal Way Building C

185 m / 608 ft
84 ADIA Tower

185 m / 607 ft
85 Parnas Tower

185 m / 607 ft
86 Eurovea Towers North

184 m / 604 ft
87 One Lodha Place

183 m / 600 ft
88 One Portal Way Building E

182 m / 595 ft
89 Varyap Meridian C Block

180 m / 591 ft
90 Jordan Gate Tower 1

180 m / 591 ft
90 Jordan Gate Tower 2

180 m / 591 ft
90 Supertech Nova East

180 m / 591 ft
90 Supertech Nova West

180 m / 591 ft
94 30 St Mary Axe

180 m / 590 ft
95 DUO Tower

179 m / 589 ft
96 303 East 44th Street

179 m / 588 ft
97 Heartland 66 Tower SA2

177 m / 581 ft
98 The Ruby

174 m / 569 ft
99 National Bank of Abu Dhabi Headquarters

173 m / 568 ft
100 GDH BCC Tower 1

170 m / 558 ft
100 ONE

170 m / 558 ft
102 Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons

169 m / 554 ft
103 SBS Broadcasting Center

167 m / 548 ft
104 Capital Plaza Sofitel Hotel

166 m / 545 ft
105 The Tower at PNC Plaza

166 m / 544 ft
106 Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 1

165 m / 542 ft
107 Torre Iberdrola

165 m / 541 ft
108 American Copper Buildings West Tower

165 m / 540 ft
109 Varyap Meridian E Block

164 m / 538 ft
110 One Post Office Square

161 m / 530 ft
111 Heartland 66 Tower SA1

161 m / 529 ft
112 Southernwood Retail Park Block 1A

159 m / 522 ft
113 Kaishengyuan Plaza Tower A

159 m / 521 ft
113 Kaishengyuan Plaza Tower B

159 m / 521 ft
115 One Thames Quay

158 m / 517 ft
116 Q22 Tower

155 m / 509 ft
117 Morpheus

154 m / 504 ft
118 Vauxhall Cross North Tower

151 m / 496 ft
119 Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre

150 m / 492 ft
120 Tianfu Software Park Tower 1

150 m / 492 ft
121 PPA 30 Parcel 5.05 Residential Tower

149 m / 489 ft
122 BurJuman Centre

148 m / 486 ft
123 Commercialbank Plaza Tower

148 m / 486 ft
124 American Copper Buildings East Tower

143 m / 470 ft
125 Cheongdam Tower

143 m

469 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 42 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,858 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.
126 EDGE East Side Berlin

142 m / 466 ft
127 Book Tower

140 m / 460 ft
128 Oxford Tower

139 m / 456 ft
129 Kendall Common Block R3

139 m / 456 ft
130 PPA 30 Parcel 3.09

138 m / 453 ft
131 2 Trafalgar Way, Building 2

138 m / 451 ft
132 Grove Tower 1

136 m / 446 ft
133 One Bishopsgate Plaza

136 m / 446 ft
134 500 Folsom

133 m / 435 ft
135 Ferry Island Building 1 North Tower

129 m / 423 ft
136 RWE Turm

127 m / 417 ft
137 Glasgow Tower

127 m / 417 ft
138 The Stage

126 m / 413 ft
139 PP 10 Parcel 4.08

126 m / 413 ft
140 PPA 30 Parcel 5.05 Office Tower

125 m / 410 ft
141 Kohinoor Square Tower B

124 m / 406 ft
142 One North Quay

124 m / 406 ft
143 Faria Lima B32 Office Tower

123 m / 404 ft
144 Chelsea Waterfront-West Tower

122 m / 402 ft
145 Port Baku Business Center

120 m / 394 ft
146 Supertech Astralis

120 m / 394 ft
147 Grove Tower 2

119 m / 391 ft
148 Jameson House

119 m / 389 ft
149 33-49 Des Voeux Road West

116 m / 381 ft
150 ToHa Tower 1

110 m / 362 ft
151 NOMA-Angel Gardens

110 m / 361 ft
152 2 Trafalgar Way, Building 3

109 m / 358 ft
153 The Helix

107 m / 352 ft
154 Zorlu Center Hotel Tower

107 m / 351 ft
154 Zorlu Center Tower A

107 m / 351 ft
154 Zorlu Center Tower B

107 m / 351 ft
154 Zorlu Center Tower C

107 m / 351 ft
158 LINEA

106 m / 348 ft
159 Hesperia Tower

105 m / 344 ft
160 PP 10 Parcel 2.14

105 m / 344 ft
161 Amazon PenPlace Site, Tower 2

105 m / 343 ft
162 One Horizon Center

104 m / 341 ft
163 UŠĆE Office Tower 2

104 m / 341 ft
164 The Power Station

104 m / 341 ft
165 Amazon PenPlace Site, Tower 1

103 m / 337 ft
166 Centre House North Building

102 m / 334 ft
167 Amazon PenPlace Site, Tower 3

101 m / 330 ft
168 Nanjing Nexus Tower 2

100 m / 328 ft
169 888 Boylston Street

99 m / 325 ft
170 Canaletto

96 m / 314 ft
171 The Turing Building

95 m / 313 ft
172 LKF Square

94 m / 308 ft
173 Kendall Common Block R2

91 m / 300 ft
174 Regency Heights-Prince Regent

91 m / 300 ft
175 Prince of Wales Drive Building A

90 m / 296 ft
176 Varso 2

90 m / 295 ft
177 BankMed HQ

88 m

289 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 20 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,316 other buildings of the same 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.
178 2 Trafalgar Way, Building 1

87 m / 287 ft
179 MEBE One Khimki Plaza

87 m / 285 ft
180 Kendall Common Block C2

85 m / 280 ft
181 Chelsea Waterfront East Tower

85 m / 279 ft
182 Lewisham Retail Park-Block A

84 m / 276 ft
183 PPA 30 Parcel 5.01

83 m / 272 ft
184 The Witmer

82 m / 270 ft
185 Varyap Meridian B Block

82 m

269 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,858 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.
185 Varyap Meridian D Block

82 m

269 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,858 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.
187 Mount Parker Residences

82 m / 268 ft
188 PP 10 Parcel 4.07

81 m / 266 ft
188 Varso 1

81 m / 266 ft
190 One Portal Way Building B

80 m / 263 ft
191 Porsche Design Tower

80 m / 262 ft
192 East Bank UAL London College of Fashion

80 m / 261 ft
193 Grand Central Apartments

78 m / 256 ft
194 Museum of The Future

78 m / 255 ft
195 PPA 30 Parcel 5.06

77 m / 253 ft
196 Kendall Common Block R1/CC

76 m / 250 ft
196 Kendall Common Block R4

76 m / 250 ft
198 Kendall Common Block C1

76 m / 250 ft
199 Thameside West-Phase 1 Building A

75 m / 247 ft
199 Thameside West-Phase 1 Building B

75 m / 247 ft
201 Southwark Station OSD

75 m / 247 ft
202 CandleHouse

73 m / 240 ft
203 Lodha Venezia Social Housing

73 m / 239 ft
204 The Cube

72 m / 237 ft
205 Centre House South Building

72 m / 235 ft
206 Prince of Wales Drive Building B

72 m / 235 ft
207 Nachteiland

70 m / 230 ft
208 EDGE HafenCity

70 m

230 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 16 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,316 other buildings of the same 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.
209 One Portal Way Building F

68 m / 222 ft
210 One Angel Square

68 m / 221 ft
211 1 Ashley Road West Tower

66 m / 218 ft
212 Baltyk Tower

65 m / 213 ft
213 One Portal Way Building D1

64 m / 211 ft
214 101 Whitechapel High Street

63 m / 205 ft
215 Prince of Wales Drive Building F

62 m / 204 ft
216 Southernwood Retail Park Hotel

54 m / 178 ft
217 Oxo Tower Wharf

53 m / 175 ft
218 Minneapolis Public Service Building

53 m / 173 ft
219 Ashley Road West

52 m / 170 ft
220 Kendall Common Block C4

52 m / 170 ft
221 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower A

49 m / 160 ft
222 1 Ashley Road East Tower

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 9,858 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.
223 Southernwood Retail Park Block 1B

47 m / 155 ft
224 Southernwood Retail Park Block 2A

41 m / 133 ft
225 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower B

40 m

131 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 9 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,316 other buildings of the same 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.
225 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower C

40 m

131 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 9 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,316 other buildings of the same 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.
227 Trafalgar Place

36 m / 119 ft
228 Infinitus Plaza Building A

36 m / 117 ft
228 Infinitus Plaza Building B

36 m / 117 ft
230 PP 10 Parcel 2.09

35 m / 113 ft
231 EDGE Suedkreuz

29 m / 94 ft
232 One Portal Way Building D2

28 m / 93 ft
233 The Financial Plaza

27 m / 88 ft
234 PVN Tower

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235 Monroe Block Office Tower

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236 West Harbin Station Tower 1

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236 West Harbin Station Tower 2

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238 980 Great West Road Block H

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238 Monroe Block Residential Tower

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240 980 Great West Road Block K

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241 980 Great West Road Block B2

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241 Globe Road Tower 1

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243 980 Great West Road Block I

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244 Admiral Serebryakov Embankment Tower 1

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244 Ferry Island Building 1 South Tower

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246 Elephant Park H1 Office

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246 North Island Tower

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246 Whitehall Road Tower

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249 980 Great West Road Block F

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249 Admiral Serebryakov Embankment Tower 2

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251 Welbourne Plot Tower

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252 Globe Road Tower 2

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252 Globe Road Tower 3

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252 PPA 30 Parcel 2.08

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255 980 Great West Road Block B1

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255 Ferry Island Building 2

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255 Sir Michael Uren Hub

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258 980 Great West Road Block G

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258 Hudson's North Tower

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260 Lankuaikei Agriculture Development Headquarters

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261 Bay Opera of Shenzhen

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261 Maryah Plaza Hotel Tower

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261 Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 2

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261 Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 3

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261 Tianfu Software Park Tower 2

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

10 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (43%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (68%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 83 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 72 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Designated Experts

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Global News

04 September 2024

Investment Injected to Complete Construction of 300-Meter Building in Noida, India

After starting construction and being put on hold, the 300-meter Supernova Spira in Noida, India will receive funding from Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd to clear...

16 April 2024

Milestone Made with Final Beam Placed on Detroit Building

On Wednesday, 10 April, crews placed the final steel construction beam on Hudson's Tower in Detroit. The 49-story building is part of a development on...

04 April 2023

Software Company Establishes Tenancy at Warsaw Tower

German software developer SAP is set to move into the 11th story of the Varso Tower building in central Warsaw. There, the Polish branch of...

27 October 2022

Poland's Tallest Building Reaches Completion in Warsaw

Foster + Partners has completed the 52-story Varso Tower in Warsaw at a final height of 310 meters, which is Warsaw—as well as Poland's—tallest building....

19 May 2022

New Renderings Released for Mixed-Use Project in Detroit

Dan Gilbert's real estate firm has released updated renderings of what its ambitious Hudson's site development will look like once construction finishes in a few...

04 May 2022

Plans for an Octagonal Skyscraper Unveiled for Nanjing

Architecture studio Büro Ole Scheeren has unveiled plans for the 350-meter-high Nanjing Nexus skyscraper in China. Named Nanjing Nexus, the skyscraper was designed for a site...

30 July 2020

CTBUH In The Media: The Future of Skyscrapers: A Mile High, Slimmer Than Ever and Made from Wood

History does not want for dizzying fantasies of tall buildings. From the Tower of Babel onwards, humanity has dreamed of ever-more wondrous skyscrapers, whether we...

23 April 2020

Developing Bangkok Complex Completes Massive Continuous Mat Foundation Concrete Pour

One Bangkok has emphasized its commitment to local infrastructure growth by completing a record-breaking MAT foundation concrete pour over a 33 hour-and-15-minute period. The work,...

26 August 2019

Warsaw’s Varso Tower Rises Past 75 Meters

The Varso Place complex, named after Varsovia, the Latin name for Warsaw, is being built next to the capital’s central station. Three buildings will be...

01 March 2019

As One Chicago Lakefront Project Gets a New Deadline, Another is Announced

The owner of the Chicago Spire site could have another year to begin developing the lakefront site, four months after a downtown alderman rejected a...

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