The dual use office and hotel skyscraper is currently being built in Shenzhen and should be done by 2016.

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Founded by Stephen Ross in 1972, the company expanded its turf during the downturn, buying up numerous distressed real-estate projects, including a stalled, half-built hotel skyscraper in Chicago that Related is now turning into rental apartments.

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The 20-story hotel was a skyscraper when it was built, and served as a residence and hot spot for wealthy Manhattanites.

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Among the newer additions: The W Minneapolis-The Foshay, a 1920s-era skyscraper that was converted in time to open this month as a 230-room hotel.

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