| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | высотный дом | highrise (Tanya Gesse) |
| gen. | высотный дом | sky-scraper |
| gen. | высотный дом | high-rise building (High-rise buildings became possible with the invention of the elevator (lift) and cheaper, more abundant building materials. The materials used for the structural system of high-rise buildings are reinforced concrete and steel. Most North American style skyscrapers have a steel frame, while residential blocks are usually constructed of concrete. There is no clear difference between a tower block and a skyscraper, although a building with fifty or more stories is generally considered a skyscraper. WK Alexander Demidov) |
| busin. | высотный дом | tower building |
| gen. | высотный дом | high-rise (A tower block, high-rise, residential towers, apartment tower, office tower, apartment block, or block of flats, is a tall building or structure used as a residential and/or office building. In some areas they may be referred to as "MDU" standing for "Multi Dwelling Unit". WK Alexander Demidov) |
| gen. | высотный дом | high rise (Alexander Demidov) |
| construct. | высотный дом | highrise building (MichaelBurov) |
| construct. | высотный дом | high block |
| gen. | высотный дом | tower-block (Anglophile) |
| gen. | высотный дом | skyscraper |
| real.est. | высотный доходный дом | high-rise rental (New York Times; доходный дом – жилой дом, все квартиры в котором принадлежат одному собственнику и сдаются внаём квартиросъёмщикам Alex_Odeychuk) |
| construct. | высотный жилой дом | multistorey residential building |
| construct. | высотный жилой дом | high-rise residential building |
| construct. | высотный жилой дом | high-rise housing |
| archit. | высотный многоквартирный дом | high-rise |
| archit. | высотный многоквартирный дом | high-rise apartments block |
| construct. | высотный многоквартирный дом | high-rise condominium tower (The trouble these days, Spaxman said, is a lot of real-estate developers want their buildings, especially their high-rise condominium towers, to stand out mainly so they can better market them, particularly to wealthy people in foreign lands.  vancouversun.com ART Vancouver) |
| construct. | застройка высотными домами | housing with tower blocks |
| real.est. | квартира в высотном доме | apartment in a high-rise (Bloomberg, 2019 Alex_Odeychuk) |
| construct. | квартира в высотном доме | high-rise flat |
| real.est. | кооперативный одноподъездный высотный жилой дом | condominium tower ("свечка"; New York Times Alex_Odeychuk) |
| real.est. | социальное жильё в высотном доме | HDB (Alex_Odeychuk) |
