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7,723 structuresNew YorkManhattan, Jersey City, Brooklyn→
7,381 structuresHong KongHighest density on earth→
1,186 structuresDubaiHome of the Burj Khalifa→
5,234 structuresSingaporeA city of tropical skyscrapers→
1,049 structuresShanghaiPudong + the Bund→
2,795 structuresTokyoShinjuku, Roppongi, Shibuya→
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Section 02 — Explore

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2025 — Year in review

19 new supertalls completed. 4 records broken.

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  1. Colonial Center at Brookwood Village 1
    Colonial Center at Brookwood Village
    United StatesHomewood
    37 m 9 fl 2007
  2. ▢
    2
    Transmission Tower
    United StatesHomewood
    37 m
  3. Medical Center Employee Garage 3
    Medical Center Employee Garage
    United StatesHomewood
    9 fl
  4. One Independence Plaza 4
    One Independence Plaza
    United StatesHomewood
    9 fl 1979
  5. Skyline Village at Red Mountain 5
    Skyline Village at Red Mountain
    United StatesHomewood
    7 fl 1975
  6. Main Hospital 6
    Main Hospital
    United StatesHomewood
    7 fl
  7. Women's Medical Plaza 7
    Women's Medical Plaza
    United StatesHomewood
    7 fl
  8. Drury Inn & Suites Birmingham Southwest 8
    Drury Inn & Suites Birmingham Southwest
    United StatesHomewood
    6 fl 2004
  9. Ambulatory Care Center 9
    Ambulatory Care Center
    United StatesHomewood
    6 fl
  10. Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham-Lakeshore Drive 10
    Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham-Lakeshore Drive
    United StatesHomewood
    6 fl 2004
  11. 100 Brookwood Place 11
    100 Brookwood Place
    United StatesHomewood
    6 fl
  12. Hampton Inn Birmingham I-65/Lakeshore Drive 12
    Hampton Inn Birmingham I-65/Lakeshore Drive
    United StatesHomewood
    6 fl
  13. Brookwood Medical Plaza 13
    Brookwood Medical Plaza
    United StatesHomewood
    6 fl
  14. Brookwood Medical Center Women's Plaza 14
    Brookwood Medical Center Women's Plaza
    United StatesHomewood
    5 fl 2012
  15. Twin Towers West 15
    Twin Towers West
    United StatesHomewood
    5 fl
  16. Two Metroplex 16
    Two Metroplex
    United StatesHomewood
    5 fl
  17. aloft Birmingham Soho Square 17
    aloft Birmingham Soho Square
    United StatesHomewood
    5 fl 2009
  18. One Metroplex 18
    One Metroplex
    United StatesHomewood
    5 fl
  19. Clifton Building 19
    Clifton Building
    United StatesHomewood
    5 fl 2009
  20. Twin Towers East 20
    Twin Towers East
    United StatesHomewood
    5 fl
  21. Comfort Inn Birmingham Homewood 21
    Comfort Inn Birmingham Homewood
    United StatesHomewood
    5 fl
  22. Four Points by Sheraton Birmingham Homewood 22
    Four Points by Sheraton Birmingham Homewood
    United StatesHomewood
    5 fl 2008
  23. BB&T Building 23
    BB&T Building
    United StatesHomewood
    5 fl 2001
  24. La Quinta Inn & Suites Birmingham Homewood 24
    La Quinta Inn & Suites Birmingham Homewood
    United StatesHomewood
    4 fl
  25. SoHo Flats South 25
    SoHo Flats South
    United StatesHomewood
    4 fl 2005
  26. SoHo Flats North 26
    SoHo Flats North
    United StatesHomewood
    4 fl 2005
  27. Homewood City Hall 27
    Homewood City Hall
    United StatesHomewood
    4 fl 2005
  28. ▢
    28
    Brookdale University Park
    United StatesHomewood
    4 fl
  29. The Vulcan Building 29
    The Vulcan Building
    United StatesHomewood
    4 fl 1973
  30. ▢
    30
    Shannon Building
    United StatesHomewood
    4 fl 2009
  31. Country Inn & Suites by Radisson Homewood 31
    Country Inn & Suites by Radisson Homewood
    United StatesHomewood
    4 fl 2010
  32. ▢
    32
    Valley Center
    United StatesHomewood
    4 fl 1981
  33. ServisFirst Bank Headquarters 33
    ServisFirst Bank Headquarters
    United StatesHomewood
    4 fl 2017
  34. ▢
    34
    85 Bagby Drive
    United StatesHomewood
    3 fl
  35. 1900 28th Avenue South 35
    1900 28th Avenue South
    United StatesHomewood
    2 fl
  36. 2552 18th Street South 36
    2552 18th Street South
    United StatesHomewood
    2 fl
  37. 2564 18th Street South 37
    2564 18th Street South
    United StatesHomewood
    2 fl
  38. 1830 28th Avenue South 38
    1830 28th Avenue South
    United StatesHomewood
    2 fl
  39. Carlisle Building 39
    Carlisle Building
    United StatesHomewood
    2 fl 2009
  40. Jefferson County Board of Education Building 40
    Jefferson County Board of Education Building
    United StatesHomewood
    2 fl
  41. 2560 18th Street South 41
    2560 18th Street South
    United StatesHomewood
    1 fl
  42. 2562 18th Street South 42
    2562 18th Street South
    United StatesHomewood
    1 fl
  43. 2544 18th Street South 43
    2544 18th Street South
    United StatesHomewood
    1 fl
  44. 2518 18th Street South 44
    2518 18th Street South
    United StatesHomewood
    1 fl
  45. Lamar Advertising Billboard 45
    Lamar Advertising Billboard
    United StatesHomewood
  46. Birmingham Water Works Board Water Tank 46
    Birmingham Water Works Board Water Tank
    United StatesHomewood
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