Movin' on Up

MOVIN' ON UP SKYSCRAPERS, ONCE THE DOMAIN OF BUSINESSES, ARE MORE AND MORE BECOMING PLACES TO CALL HOME, WITH MORE THAN 15 SUPER HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND MORE THAN 20 IN THE WORKS. ROOMS WITH A VIEW PRINCESS TOWER 11.358.3 23 MARINA DUBAI, 2012 1.289 DUBAI, 2012 I'PARK MARINA TOWER 2 ELITE RESIDENCE 11,250 1962 : BUSAN, 2011 101 EMIRATES CROWN DUBAI,2012 1971.1 72 90 DUBAI, 2008 63 THE MARINA TORCH EUREKA TOWER 1975.3 91 11.142) MELBOURNE, 2006 91 - DUBAI 2011 THESE 15 RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS 80 01 REACH HIGHER THAN ANY OTHERS IN THE WORLD. WANT TO GET IN ON THE ACTION? BETTER VISIT DUBAI. 11.058 GOLD COAST 2005 80 WE'VE THE ZENITH TOWER A \HEIGHT (FEET) FLOORS 1987,5 C BUSAN, 2011 76 80 CAPITAL CITY MOSCOW TOWER 72 68 HHHR TOWER 1989.5 11,040 MOSCOW, 2010 -DUBAI, 2009 84 80 76 GRAMERCY RESIDENCES OCEAN HEIGHTS 1991 11.071.1 MAKATI, 2012 DUBAI, 2010 ETIHAD TOWER 5 INFINITY TOWER 11.001) 11.005 DUBAI, 2013 ABU DHABI, 2011 AIR AMERICA ONLY TWO OF THE 40 TALLEST RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD ARE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND BOTH ARE IN NEW YORK. HERE ARE THE TALLEST RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN THE UNITED STATES. TRUMP WORLD TOWER BARCLAY TOWER 340 ON THE PARK 55 EAST ERIE LAKE POINT TOWER 8614 16734 672 -647 #645 NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK CITY CHICAGO CHICAGO CHICAGO 72 FLOORS 70 58 HERITAGE @ MILLENNIUM RIVER EAST CENTER GRAND PLAZA APTS. ONE RINCON HILL CENTRAL PARK PLACE 644 641 641 631 6284 CHICAGO CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO CHICAGO NEW YORK CITY 1 HEIGHT (FEET) WHILE MOST OF THE HIGH-REACHING RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN THE U.S. ARE CONCENTRATED IN MAJOR CITIES LIKE NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY DOESN'T SEE ITS SHARE OF SKYSCRAPERS. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE TALLEST BUILDING IN EACH STATE AND WHAT IT'S USED FOR. A RESIDENTIAL HOTEL OFFICE GOVERNMENT CASINO LOCATION AND BUILDING YEAR PRIMARY PURPOSE BUILDING HEIGHT (FEET) MOBILE, ALABAMA 2007 745 RSA BATTLE HOUSE TOWER ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 1983 296 CONOCO-PHILLIPS BUILDING PHOENIX, ARIZONA 1972 CHASE TOWER 483 METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK TOWER LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 1986 546 U.S. BANK TOWER LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 1989 1,018 DENVER, COLORADO 1984 728 REPUBLIC PLAZA HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 535 CITY PLACE I 1984 WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 330 CHASE MANHATTAN CENTRE 1988 FOUR SEASONS HOTEL & TOWER MIAMI, FLORIDA 2003 789 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 1992 |1,023 BANK OF AMERICA PLAZA HONOLULU, HAWAII 1996 429 267 FIRST HAWAIIAN CENTER US BANK PLAZA BOISE, IDAHO 1978 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 1974 1,451 WILLIS TOWER INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 1990 811 CHASE TOWER 801 GRAND (THE PRINCIPAL BUILDING) DES MOINES, IOWA 1991 630 WICHITA, KANSAS 1989 320 EPIC CENTER LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 549 AEGON CENTER 1993 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 1972 697 ONE SHELL SQUARE PORTLAND, MAINE 1969 204 FRANKLIN TOWERS BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 1971 529 TRANSAMERICA TOWER BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 790 JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 1976 DETROIT, MICHIGAN 1977 750 RENAISSANCE CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 1973 792 IDS CENTER BEAU RIVAGE CASINO HOTEL BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI 1999 347 KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 1988 624 ONE KANSAS CITY PLACE BILLINGS, MONTANA 1985 272 FIRST INTERSTATE CENTER FIRST NATIONAL BANK TOWER OMAHA, NEBRASKA 2002 634 PARADISE, NEVADA 2008 MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1992 THE PALAZZO 642 CITY HALL PLAZA 275 JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY 2004 781 30 HUDSON STREET ALBUQUERQUE PLAZA ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO 1990 351 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 2013 1,776 ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, 1992 871 NORTH DAKOTA STATE CAPITOL BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA 1934 241 CLEVELAND, OHIO 1991 947 KEY TOWER OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 2012 850 DEVON TOWER PORTLAND, OREGON 1972 546 WELLS FARGO CENTER PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 2008 973 COMCAST CENTER BANK OF AMERICA BUILDING PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1927 428 PRYSMIAN COPPER WIRE TOWER ABBEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, 2009 373 SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 1962 174 QWEST TOWER NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 1994 617 AT&T BUILDING HOUSTON, TEXAS 1982 1,002 JPMORGAN CHASE TOWER SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 1998 442 WELLS FARGO CENTER BURLINGTON, VERMONT 1970 124 DECKER TOWERS THE WESTIN VIRGINIA BEACH TOWN CENTER VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA 2007 508 COLUMBIA CENTER SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 1985 932 WEST VIRGINIA STATE CAPITOL CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 1932 | 293 601 MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 1973 U.S. BANK CENTER LARAMIE, WYOMING 1960 200 WHITE HALL SOURCES: FORBES, ARCHITIZER.COM, HIGHRISES.COM, WIKIPEDIA wWW.BESTONLINEENGINEERINGDEGREE.COM