This is a list of the total penthouse space of each highrise shell with the use of restrictbuildbuyinbuildings cheat.

There are some myths floating around the forums that all shells have multiple floors, found by deleting the floor tiles to access the level below--this is false. Some shells allow building up 2 or 3 floors from the default penthouse level, although many do not. None allow building downwards from the default penthouse level. There is no floors between the ground/lobby and the default penthouse level.

All shells have a double-height lobby and the normal availability of basement floors.

Some shells comes in multiple colours, which I have grouped together.

Sorted by total effective penthouse area:


Aquarius (2160 square tiles)
4 penthouse floors of 30 x 18. The first of these is inside the shell and the rest sit on top of the shell as roof levels, limited to the system maximum. This is the only shell not to impose its own roof.
Shell colour: concrete
Found in Bridgeport: Aquarius, 1500 Bayshore Highway (46 x 42)
Found in community lot bin: Aquarius (46 x 42)


Eugi's (1083 square tiles)
3 penthouse floors of 20 x 20. 1 perimeter tile is outside the shell, like a hanging balcony, making an effective indoor area of 19 x 19 per floor.
Shell colour: concrete
Found in Bridgeport: Eugi's, 9308 Sterling Parkway (40 x 44)
Found in Bridgeport: Breach House, 1101 Bayshore Highway (34 x 29)
Found in Bridgeport: Powell House, 5601 19th Avenue (56 x 28)
Found in Bridgeport: Malony Tower, 19791 17th Avenue (40 x 34)
Found in community lot bin: Eugi's (40 x 44)
Shell colour: glass and concrete
Found in Bridgeport: The Glass Pillar, 8517 Sterling Parkway (35 x 27)
Found in Bridgeport: AJV Wellness Center, 8504 Sterling Parkway (40 x 29)
Found in Bridgeport: The Tidewater*, 1787 Bayshore Highway (40 x 38)
Found in Bridgeport: Bachelor Tower, 1486 Bayshore Highway (39 x 30)
Found in residential bin: The Glass Pillar (30 x 40)


The Tidewater* (1083 square tiles)
3 penthouse floors of 20 x 20. 1 perimeter tile is outside the shell, like a hanging balcony, making an effective indoor area of 19 x 19 per floor. The top (3rd) penthouse floor is partially covered by the shell, but fully usable in live mode.
Shell colour: glass and concrete
Found in Bridgeport: Crescent Bay Plaza, 1550 Bayshore Highway (39 x 30)
Found in Bridgeport: Sanguine Arms, 9378 Sterling Parkway (40 x 40)
Found in Bridgeport: Off Ramp, 2 Peak Parkway (30 x 49)
Found in Bridgeport: Hieroglyph Condos, 2707 Mall Street (36 x 33)
Found in Bridgeport: Crescent Bay Pied a Terre, 1557 Memorial Parkway (42 x 42)
Found in residential bin: The Tidewater* (40 x 40)


The Brightmore (640 square tiles)
1 penthouse floor of 32 x 20.
Shell colour: concrete
Found in Bridgeport: The Brightmore, 9256 Sterling Parkway (40 x 32)
Found in Bridgeport: Founders Peace, 32 Canal Avenue (40 x 30)
Found in Bridgeport: Founders Keep, 22 Canal Avenue (30 x 64)
Found in Bridgeport: Oceanview Apartments, 20563 17th Street (38 x 32)
Found in Bridgeport: Bridgeport Arms, 1757 Memorial Parkway (52 x 43)
Found in Bridgeport: Beachwood Springs, 317 4th Avenue (42 x 40)
Found in community lot bin: The Brightmore (40 x 32)
Shell colour: red brick
Found in Bridgeport: Terpsichore Studios, 4400 Hamming Pier Road (40 x 40)
Found in Bridgeport: Civil Suites, 24 2nd Avenue (34 x 40)
Found in Bridgeport: The Gentry, 61 Dockside Road (40 x 44)
Found in residential bin: Terpsichore Studios (30 x 40)


The Prosper Room/Glenview Manor** (706 square tiles)
2 penthouse floors of 22 x 22, including rooftop balcony. The effective indoor area is 17 x 18 per floor.
Shell colour: concrete
Found in Bridgeport: Prosper Room, 1549 Bayshore Highway (42 x 57)
Found in community lot bin: Prosper Room (42 x 57)
Found in residential bin: Glenview Manor** (40 x 40)
Found in buydebug/misc: Metropolitan Building


Plasma 501 (624 square tiles)
2 penthouse floors of 22 x 22, including rooftop balcony. The effective indoor area is 14 x 16 per floor.
Shell colour: concrete
Found in Bridgeport: Plasma 501, 2717 Mall Street (40 x 55)
Found in community lot bin: Plasma 501 (40 x 55)


Bridgeport Sports Zone (540 square tiles)
1 penthouse floor of 30 x 18.
Shell colour: concrete
Found in Bridgeport: Bridgeport Sports Zone, 8607 17th Avenue (52 x 29)
Found in community lot bin: Bridgeport Sports Zone (52 x 29)


The Simerset (540 square tiles)
1 penthouse floor of 30 x 18.
Shell colour: concrete
Found in Bridgeport: The Simerset, 6979 Landgrabb Loop (25 x 54)
Found in Bridgeport: Glenview Manor**, 5202 Silverscreen Drive (43 x 40)
Found in Bridgeport: Trawler Lodge, 57 Dockside Road (40 x 64)
Found in residential bin: The Simerset (30 x 40)


Bridgeport Armory (324 square tiles)
1 penthouse floor of 18 x 18. This is the only shell where the "penthouse" floor(s) are not at the very top.
Shell colour: conerete
Found in Bridgeport: Bridgeport Armory, 9656 Slimway Avenue (42 x 34)
Found in buydebug/misc: Metropolitan Building


Veranda Villas (288 square tiles)
2 penthouse floors of 22 x 18 technical area, however much of this hangs well outside the shell. The first penthouse floor has 12 x 10 practical area within the shell and a 12 x 6 balcony, the second "loft" level has 12 x 8 inside the shell.
Shell colour: concrete
Found in Bridgeport: Veranda Villas, 99 Embarcadero Drive (40 x 40)
Found in Bridgeport: One Leo Center, 3202 Bennett Highway (34 x 44)
Found in Bridgeport: Two Leo Center, 3203 Bennett Highway (36 x 35)
Found in residential bin: Veranda Villas (50 x 50)


I mostly compiled this to prove that the Veranda Villas/One/Two Leo Center is the smallest shell for penthouses residences, despite being the only one that has multiple floors visible by default.


* There are two buildings named The Tidewater. The one in Bridgeport is a copy of The Glass Pillar. The one in the residential bin is a copy of Crescent Bay Plaza.

** There are two buildings named Glenview Manor. The one in Bridgeport is a copy of The Simerset and very short. The one in the residential bin is a copy of the Prosper Room and very tall.

Omg thank you so much o_o *bookmarks*

Nice one thanks

Fantastic, thanks! However, I am curious about your calculations of area and perimeter. Wouldn't a 20x20 square with 1 tile perimeter leave an area of 18x18?

Editing shells makes me wonder if anyone has found a way to unlock community lot shells. Wouldn't it be cool to build apartments in the school shell, for instance?

That's a pretty cool idea...

...or above the bookstore/spa, bookstore, spa, grocery..

I used to use the rugs to create a store underneath an apartment, but it would be better to just be able to put a home above a shell/rabbit hole..