The Top 10 Tallest Residential Buildings in the World; Dubai and NYC Dominate List

Extell Development/Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill ArchitectureThree of New York City's towers made the list, with Extell's shiny Central Park Tower, located at 225 West 57th Street, coming in at number one with an impressive height of 1,550 feet.

Our top ten list is comprised of the world's tallest residential-only buildings that are currently completed or under construction, using data available from The Skyscraper Center, a global tall building database of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).

EXTELL DEVELOPMENT | ADRIAN SMITH + GORDON GILL ARCHITECTURE

1,550 FT TALL | COMPLETION: 2020

Central Park Tower will be the tallest residential building in the world when completed (Extell Development)

LODHA DEVELOPERS | PEI COBB FREED & PARNERS ARCHITECTS LLP

1,450 FT TALL | COMPLETION: TBD

Lodha Developers

JDS DEVELOPMENT GROUP | SHoP ARCHITECTS

1,428 FT TALL | COMPLETION: 2019

JDS Development Group

AL-MASARAT CONSTRUCTION CO, LTD. | BURUOJ ENGINEERING CONSULTANT

1,417 FT TALL | COMPLETION: 2020

Al-Masarat Construction Co, Ltd

CIM GROUP & MACKLOWE PROPERTIES | RAFAEL VINOLY ARCHITECTS

1,396 FT | COMPLETION: 2015

DBOX/CIM Group/Macklowe Properties

TAMEER HOLDING INVESTMENT | ENG. ADNAN SAFFARINI

1,358 FT | COMPLETION: 2012

Tameer Holding Investment

EMAAR PROPERTIES | HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR

1,287 FT | COMPLETION: 2012

Hafeez Contractor; KEO International Consultants

HDS GROUP | ARCHGROUP CONSULTANTS

1,268 FT | COMPLETION: 2021

Rendering via (HDS Group / Archgroup Consultants

ALDAR PROPERTIES | FOSTER + PARTNERS

1,251 FT | COMPLETION: 2014

Foster + Partners for Aldar Properties

TAMEER HOLDING INVESTMENT | ENG. ADNAN SAFFARINI

1,250 FT | COMPLETION: 2012

Tameer Holding Investment / Eng. Adnan Saffarini

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