New York City

United States

Facts

Population

8,405,837 (2013)

Area

469 km² • 181 mi²

Density

17,922.9 people per km²

46,420.1 people per mi²

First 150m+ Building

Metropolitan Life Tower (1909)

Tallest Building

One World Trade Center (541 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

North America

Tallest City in

United States

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	One World Trade Center	541.3 m / 1,776 ft
2	Central Park Tower	472.4 m / 1,550 ft
3	111 West 57th Street	435.3 m / 1,428 ft
4	One Vanderbilt Avenue	427 m / 1,401 ft
5	432 Park Avenue	425.7 m / 1,397 ft
6	JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters	423 m / 1,388 ft
7	30 Hudson Yards	387.1 m / 1,270 ft
8	Empire State Building	381 m / 1,250 ft
9	Bank of America Tower	365.8 m / 1,200 ft
10	3 World Trade Center	328.9 m / 1,079 ft

Building Completions Timeline

New York City CVU Members

Name	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
Pratt Institute	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ACAD
The Skyscraper Museum	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	NONP
Arup	Platinum	403	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
DeSimone Consulting Engineers	Platinum	49	STRC • ENGO
HOK, Inc.	Platinum	84	INTR • STRC • URB • ARCH • FIN • PMNG • COST • ENGM • FAC • FACS • HIST • SEIS
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates	Platinum	228	INTR • URB • ARCH • HIST • TRAN
Langan Engineering	Platinum	99	CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	Platinum	342	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Platinum	183	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
Turner Construction Company	Platinum	106	PMNG • CON
WSP	Platinum	536	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
AXA IM Alts	Gold	3	DEV
Brandston Partnership, Inc.	Gold	85	ARCH • ENGM • ENGO
McNamara • Salvia	Gold	22	STRC • WIND • SEIS
Mott MacDonald	Gold	16	PMNG • ENGM • TRAN
NBBJ	Gold	61	INTR • LAND • ARCH
Severud Associates Consulting Engineers, PC	Gold	17	STRC
SL Green Realty Corp.	Gold	7	DEV • OWN • PROP
SLS Consulting, Inc.	Gold	0	CON • FIRE • INSU
ADG Engineering	Silver	0	ARCH
AI PlanetWorks	Silver	7	ARCH
AKAIA Architecture	Silver	6	ARCH
Algin Management	Silver	1	PROP
Barker Mohandas, LLC	Silver	55	VERC
Bjarke Ingels Group	Silver	17	ARCH
Cast Connex	Silver	6	STRC • MATR
Cerami & Associates, Inc.	Silver	25	ENGO
CetraRuddy	Silver	11	ARCH
Charrette Creative	Silver	0	MRKT
Code Consultants, Inc.	Silver	47	ENGO
COOKFOX Architects	Silver	5	ARCH
Cosentini Associates	Silver	100	ENVE
Cove Property Group	Silver	0	DEV
Diller Scofidio + Renfro	Silver	2	INTR • ARCH • OTHR
Eastdil Secured	Silver	0	COST • OTHR
Ennead Architects	Silver	1	ARCH
Epstein	Silver	12	CIV • STRC • ARCH
Extell Development	Silver	15	DEV • OWN • PROP
Fisher Marantz Stone	Silver	22	OTHR
Foster + Partners	Silver	110	ARCH
Front Inc.	Silver	28	FAC
FullStack Modular LLC	Silver	0	CON • MATR
FXCollaborative Architects	Silver	24	INTR • URB • ARCH
GenX Design & Technology	Silver	2	COMP
Gilsanz Murray Steficek	Silver	11	STRC • ENGO • SEC
HDR Inc.	Silver	1	ARCH
Hearst	Silver	1	OWN
Heintges Consulting Architects & Engineers	Silver	36	FAC
HKS Architects	Silver	27	INTR • URB • ARCH
JB&B	Silver	70	ENGM
JDS Development Group	Silver	7	DEV • CON • OWN • PROP
LERA Consulting Structural Engineers	Silver	82	STRC • WIND • SEIS
Lerch Bates, Inc.	Silver	94	FAC • FACS • OTHR • VERC
Longman Lindsey	Silver	6	BMNT • MEP
Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers	Silver	12	GEO
New York Building Congress	Silver	0	OTHR
Office for Visual Interaction, Inc. (OVI)	Silver	18
Ornamental Metal Institute of New York	Silver	0	MATR • NONP
Pavarini McGovern	Silver	8	CON
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.	Silver	0	CON • LEGL
PEI Architects	Silver	7	ARCH
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners	Silver	42	INTR • URB • ARCH
Prudential Center	Silver	12	DEV • OWN • PROP
Robert A.M. Stern Architects	Silver	17	INTR • URB • ARCH
Rockefeller Group	Silver	10	DEV • OWN
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)	Silver	0	SURV
SHoP Architects	Silver	18	ARCH
Skyline Robotics	Silver	1	MATR
Spiritos Properties LLC	Silver	0	DEV
Steel Institute of New York	Silver	0	MATR • NONP
Studio Gang Architects	Silver	4	INTR • URB • ARCH
VDA Elevator and Escalator Consulting	Silver	18	VERC
Walter P Moore	Silver	35	FAC
Werner Sobek AG	Silver	26	ARCH

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