LERA Consulting Structural Engineers

CTBUH Silver Member

LERA Consulting Structural Engineers

Overview
Buildings
Initiatives

About

Member Since: 1981

Member Offices: New York City

LERA is a MBE/WBE consulting engineering firm providing structural engineering design services for architects, developers, contractors and owners.

As structural engineers, they focus on providing their clients with imaginative and responsible solutions to engineering challenges. Their staff of experts is known for its innovative use of materials and for the development of new structural systems and concepts.

Their design philosophy recognizes that their work does not exist in a vacuum...that responsiveness to the architectural systems and needs of the owner/developer, combined with an understanding of fabrication and construction, is essential to the development of constructible and economical designs.

Fields of Expertise

Structural Engineering

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	Merdeka 118	678.9 m / 2,227 ft
2	Tradewinds Square Tower A	608 m / 1,995 ft
3	Lotte World Tower	554.5 m / 1,819 ft
4	One World Trade Center	541.3 m / 1,776 ft
5	Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre	530 m / 1,739 ft
6	Tianjin CTF Finance Centre	530 m / 1,739 ft
7	Shanghai World Financial Center	492 m / 1,614 ft
8	International Commerce Centre	484 m / 1,588 ft
9	Wuhan CTF Finance Center	475 m / 1,558 ft
10	Two International Finance Centre	412 m / 1,352 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: Merdeka 118

Best Tall Building, by Height, 300 meters and above 2025

Ctbuh Leaders

Michael Hopper

CTBUH Steel-Timber Research Project Steering Committee, 2022 – Present

New York City

Winnie Kwan

CTBUH Hong Kong Chapter, 2023 – Present

Hong Kong

Richard Garlock

CTBUH Awards Best Tall Building Jury, 2025

New York City

Associated companies

Formerly Named

Leslie E. Robertson Associates

Robertson, Fowler & Associates P.C. (1986)

Formerly Named

Leslie E. Robertson Associates

Robertson, Fowler & Associates P.C. (1986)

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	Sky Mile Tower	Tokyo	-	1,700 m / 5,577 ft	N/A	Residential
2	Al Burj	Dubai	-	1,000 m / 3,281 ft	200	Residential / Hotel / Office
2	Nakheel Tower	Dubai	-	1,000 m / 3,281 ft	200	Residential / Hotel / Office
4	Merdeka 118	Kuala Lumpur	2023	679 m / 2,227 ft	118	Hotel / Serviced Apartments / Office
5	Wuhan CTF Finance Center	Wuhan	-	648 m / 2,126 ft	121	Office
6	Tradewinds Square Tower A	Kuala Lumpur	-	608 m / 1,995 ft	110	Office
7	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	2017	555 m / 1,819 ft	123	Hotel / Residential / Office / Retail
8	One World Trade Center	New York City	2014	541 m / 1,776 ft	94	Office
9	Grant USA Tower	Newark	-	533 m / 1,750 ft	121	Hotel / Office
10	Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre	Guangzhou	2016	530 m / 1,739 ft	111	Hotel / Residential / Office
11	Tianjin CTF Finance Centre	Tianjin	2019	530 m / 1,739 ft	97	Hotel / Serviced Apartments / Office
12	Busan Lotte Town Tower	Busan	-	510 m / 1,674 ft	107	Residential / Hotel / Office
13	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	2008	492 m / 1,614 ft	101	Hotel / Office
14	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	2010	484 m / 1,588 ft	108	Hotel / Office
15	Wuhan CTF Finance Center	Wuhan	2029	475 m / 1,558 ft	84	Office
16	World One	Mumbai	-	442 m / 1,450 ft	117	Residential
17	International Finance Center	Shenyang	-	428 m / 1,404 ft	89	Residential / Hotel / Office
18	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	2003	412 m / 1,352 ft	88	Office
19	Parkhaventoren	Rotterdam	-	392 m / 1,286 ft	N/A	Residential
20	Dynamic Tower	Dubai	-	388 m / 1,273 ft	80	Residential / Hotel
21	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	1996	384 m / 1,260 ft	69	Office
22	Fairmont Kuala Lumpur Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	2028	370 m / 1,214 ft	78	Residential / Hotel
23	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	1990	367 m / 1,205 ft	72	Office
24	Emirates Tower One	Dubai	2000	355 m / 1,163 ft	54	Office
25	Hermitage Plaza South Tower	Courbevoie	-	320 m / 1,050 ft	86	Residential / Hotel
26	Hermitage Plaza East Tower	Courbevoie	-	320 m / 1,050 ft	85	Residential / Office
27	Hong Plaza Main Tower	Jinan	2025	317 m / 1,040 ft	62	Office
27	Sentra BDNI Tower A	Jakarta	-	317 m / 1,040 ft	62	Office
29	The Spiral	New York City	2022	314 m / 1,030 ft	65	Office
30	Emirates Tower Two	Dubai	2000	309 m / 1,014 ft	56	Hotel
31	Lokhandwala Minerva	Mumbai	-	307 m / 1,007 ft	83	Residential
32	Lusail Plaza Tower 3	Doha	2023	301 m / 986 ft	66	Office
32	Lusail Plaza Tower 4	Doha	2023	301 m / 986 ft	66	Office
34	Lokhandwala Minerva	Mumbai	2023	301 m / 986 ft	78	Residential
35	OCT Tower	Shenzhen	2020	300 m / 984 ft	60	Office
36	4 World Trade Center	New York City	2014	298 m / 977 ft	65	Office
37	World One	Mumbai	2020	280 m / 919 ft	76	Residential
38	World View	Mumbai	2020	278 m / 911 ft	73	Residential
39	Shimao Riverfront Wisdom Tower A	Hangzhou	2022	272 m / 893 ft	60	Office
39	Shimao Riverfront Wisdom Tower B	Hangzhou	2022	272 m / 893 ft	60	Office
41	Harbourfront High-rise South China	Shenzhen	-	268 m / 879 ft	N/A	Serviced Apartments / Hotel / Office
42	Bitexco Financial Tower	Ho Chi Minh City	2010	263 m / 861 ft	68	Office
43	Three Sixty West Tower B	Mumbai	2025	260 m / 853 ft	66	Residential
44	U.S. Steel Tower	Pittsburgh	1970	256 m / 841 ft	64	Office
45	Three Sixty West Tower A	Mumbai	2025	256 m / 839 ft	52	Residential / Hotel
46	Permata Sapura Tower	Kuala Lumpur	2020	253 m / 828 ft	53	Office
47	Ritz-Carlton Hotel Astana	Astana	-	242 m / 794 ft	60	Residential / Hotel / Office
48	Sentra BDNI Tower B	Jakarta	-	240 m / 788 ft	45	Office
49	Crescent Bay Tower 6	Mumbai	2019	239 m / 784 ft	59	Residential
50	Oberoi Skyz Tower I	Mumbai	-	230 m / 755 ft	60	Residential
50	Oberoi Skyz Tower II	Mumbai	-	230 m / 755 ft	60	Residential
52	World Crest	Mumbai	2017	225 m / 737 ft	60	Residential
53	Crescent Bay Tower 5	Mumbai	2019	223 m / 730 ft	61	Residential
54	Lusail Plaza Tower 1	Doha	2023	216 m / 708 ft	46	Office
54	Lusail Plaza Tower 2	Doha	2023	216 m / 708 ft	46	Office
56	Shangri-La Hotel	Hong Kong	1991	213 m / 699 ft	57	Hotel
57	One International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	1999	210 m / 689 ft	38	Office
58	Crescent Bay Tower 4	Mumbai	2019	207 m / 677 ft	56	Residential
59	Four Seasons Place	Hong Kong	2005	205 m / 673 ft	55	Residential / Hotel
60	Bilbao Emblematic Tower 1	Bilbao	-	204 m / 669 ft	38	Office
60	Bilbao Emblematic Tower II	Bilbao	-	204 m / 669 ft	38	Office
62	Project Genesis Vertical Continuous Vulcanizer Tower	Chesapeake	2028	201 m / 660 ft	26	Industrial
63	Crescent Bay Tower 3	Mumbai	2022	200 m / 656 ft	54	Residential
64	Conrad Hong Kong	Hong Kong	1990	199 m / 653 ft	61	Hotel / Residential
65	550 Madison Avenue	New York City	1983	197 m / 647 ft	37	Office
66	Wuhan CTF Finance Center Residential Tower 1	Wuhan	2026	196 m / 644 ft	52	Residential
66	Wuhan CTF Finance Center Residential Tower 2	Wuhan	2026	196 m / 644 ft	52	Residential
68	One PPG Place	Pittsburgh	1984	194 m / 635 ft	40	Office
69	Crescent Bay Tower 2	Mumbai	2019	187 m / 615 ft	50	Residential
70	AIA Central	Hong Kong	2005	185 m / 607 ft	35	Office
71	One Lodha Place	Mumbai	2022	183 m / 600 ft	28	Office
72	The Henderson	Hong Kong	2024	183 m / 599 ft	33	Office / Retail
73	Three Pacific Place	Hong Kong	2004	182 m / 597 ft	40	Office
74	Crescent Bay Tower 1	Mumbai	2019	181 m / 594 ft	49	Residential
75	The Ruby	Mumbai	2014	174 m / 569 ft	41	Office
76	One Central Residences 1-3	Macau	2010	171 m / 562 ft	47	Residential
77	Esentai Tower	Almaty	2008	168 m / 551 ft	36	Hotel / Office
78	One Central Residences 4-6	Macau	2010	167 m / 548 ft	47	Residential
79	United Nations Consolidation Building	New York City	-	166 m / 546 ft	36	Office
80	Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2005	165 m / 541 ft	42	Hotel
81	J.W. Marriott and The Upper House	Hong Kong	1988	165 m / 540 ft	50	Hotel
82	One Pacific Place	Hong Kong	1988	162 m / 531 ft	40	Office
83	Torre Repsol YPF	Buenos Aires	2008	160 m / 525 ft	36	Office
84	Torre Picasso	Madrid	1989	156 m / 513 ft	43	Office
85	3001 John F Kennedy Boulevard	Philadelphia	-	156 m / 512 ft	34	Office
86	Espirito Santo Plaza	Miami	2004	148 m / 487 ft	36	Residential / Hotel / Office
87	One Central Residences 7	Macau	2010	148 m / 487 ft	40	Residential
88	Minmetals Financial Center	Shenzhen	2020	145 m / 477 ft	29	Office
89	Icon Hotel	Dubai	-	143 m / 469 ft	38	Residential / Hotel
90	Guangzhou One Pengrui Tower 2	Guangzhou	2024	131 m / 431 ft	34	Residential
90	Guangzhou One Pengrui Tower 3	Guangzhou	2024	131 m / 431 ft	34	Residential
92	Columbia University Site O	New York City	-	130 m / 427 ft	37	Residential
93	Two Tequesta Point	Miami	1999	125 m / 410 ft	40	Residential
94	Puerta de Europa Torre I	Madrid	1996	114 m / 373 ft	26	Office
94	Puerta de Europa Torre II	Madrid	1996	114 m / 373 ft	26	Office
96	3025 JFK	Philadelphia	2023	113 m / 371 ft	28	Residential / Office
97	New York University Langone Medical Center - Kimmel Pavilion	New York City	2018	109 m / 359 ft	21	Hospital
98	The Floridian	Miami Beach	1997	103 m / 337 ft	33	Residential
99	Shimao Riverfront Wisdom Tower C	Hangzhou	2018	92 m / 303 ft	19	Residential
100	NASCAR Plaza	Charlotte	2009	89 m / 293 ft	20	Office
101	EDGE	Shanghai	2021	79 m / 259 ft	14	Office / Exhibition
102	Marriott World Trade Center	New York City	1981	74 m / 242 ft	22	Hotel
103	Cooper Square Hotel	New York City	2008	73 m / 239 ft	23	Hotel
104	John Jay College of Criminal Justice Expansion	New York City	2010	73 m / 239 ft	14	Education
105	Naman Habitat	Mumbai	2019	70 m / 230 ft	22	Residential
106	Vagelos Education Center	New York City	2016	68 m / 223 ft	14	Education
107	Guangzhou One Pengrui Tower 1	Guangzhou	2024	60 m / 196 ft	13	Residential
108	The David Rubenstein Forum	Chicago	2020	52 m / 171 ft	10	Education
109	2050 M Street	Washington D.C.	2020	46 m / 151 ft	12	Office
110	Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center	Washington D.C.	2023	44 m / 145 ft	14	Residential / Education / Theater
111	Dwight School Hanoi	Hanoi	2024	30 m / 98 ft	5	Education
112	Guangzhou One Pengrui Cultural Building	Guangzhou	2024	30 m / 98 ft	6	Other

CTBUH Initiatives Involving LERA Consulting Structural Engineers

CTBUH Certifies Lotte Tower as Fifth Tallest Building Worldwide

04 April 2017

CTBUH has recognized the completion of Lotte World Tower, now the fifth tallest building worldwide at 555 meters.

NYC YPC Continues Future of Construction Series

19 January 2017

CTBUH New York Chapter, with the YPC and Akdo, hosted the second part in the Future of Construction lecture series, titled “Moving Parts: Modular Architecture in a Flat World.”

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