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The Mile High Illinois, Illinois Sky-City, or simply The Illinois was a proposed mile-high (1,609 meters/5,280 feet) skyscraper, envisioned by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956. The design, intended to be built in Chicago, would have included 528 stories, with a gross area of 18.46 million square feet (1.71 million square meters/171 hectares). Had it been built, it would be the tallest building in the world.

Platinum on the Bay is an approved skyscraper in Miami, Florida. It was approved by the City of Miami and the Federal Aviation Administration in 2005, and the original developer sold the land and design in the summer of 2006. Construction began in August 2007 but was never finished. The building site is located in northern Midtown Miami, near the Wynwood district. It is a bayfront property, located on Northeast 7th Avenue between 29th and 30th Streets.

The Mandarin Oriental Tower in Chicago will be a 74-story 930 foot (283 m) mixed use building targeted to be the ninth tallest building in Chicago upon its completion, assuming Waterview Tower is completed first (currently under construction). Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, which does not have an equity stake in the project, is lending its name to the development and management of the hotel.

Two Arts Plaza will be an 18-story skyscraper located at Routh Street and Spur 366 (Woodall Rodgers Freeway) in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA).

500 East Main Street is one of the major distinctive and recognizable features of Downtown Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The tower was formerly known as the BB&T Bank Building.

Dynasty Towers is a proposed 559ft (170m) tall skyscraper in Las Vegas, Nevada. If built it will have 63 floors and 542 units.

The Chelsea is a skyscraper planned for construction in the downtown region of Miami, Florida. It has been approved by the City of Miami, and is scheduled to begin construction in late 2007. If completed, the building would rise 649 feet (198 meters), with 53 floors. The Chelsea is one of several new mixed use developments taking place in Miami, and will consist of both office and residential space. It is a part of the city's recent Manhattanization wave.

Iron Quarter is a planned $50 million redevelopment of most of the 100 block of West Main Street that will feature extensive office space and the first significant new retail space in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Developer Todd Blue plans the Iron Quarter project as an adjunct to the downtown arena, building a glass and steel structure that will tower over the historic West Main Street area.

The Northern Natural Gas Building , also known as the 2223 Dodge Street Building, is located at 2223 Dodge Street in the central business district of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It is a 260 ft (79 m), 19-story skyscraper that ranks 8th, among Omaha's top ten tallest buildings. Currently the building is vacant. The building is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places located in Douglas County, Nebraska. Northern Natural Gas Co.

80 South Street was a residential skyscraper proposed for construction in New York City. The building was planned for construction in Lower Manhattan, and designed by renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. However, the project was canceled on April 16, 2008 in the wake of a declining real estate market. The design of the building consisted of 12 four-storey cubes stacked on top of one another, cantilevered off a central concrete column standing above an 8-storey base.