List of tallest buildings in Canberra
This list of tallest buildings in Canberra ranks the tallest in Australia's capital city by height. This ranking system, created by the US-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat includes the height to a spire but not to an antenna.[1] The High Society Towers at 113m and 100m respectively, with 27 storeys, are the tallest in the city. It is in Belconnen, a district of North Canberra.
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The maximum height of buildings in Canberra Central is 617 metres (2,024 ft) above sea level, generally about 50 metres (160 ft) above ground level in Canberra City, in compliance with the RL617 rule in the National Capital Authority's National Capital Plan.[2][3] As a result, the highest buildings are now found in the outer town centres, such as Phillip and Belconnen.
Tallest buildings
editThese are the high-rise buildings of Canberra. There are taller structures in Canberra, including Black Mountain Tower at 195 m (640 ft), Gungahlin MF (a guyed mast located between Kaleen and Mitchell) at 193 m (633 ft),[4] and Parliament House (including the flagpole) at 107 m (351 ft).
Name | Height[5][6] | Floors[5] | Built[5] | Purpose | Location | |
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1 | High Society Tower 1 | 113 m (371 ft)[7] | 27 | 2020 | Residential | Belconnen |
2 | High Society Tower 2 | 100 m (328 ft) | 27 | 2020 | Residential | Belconnen |
3 | Lovett Tower | 93 m (305 ft) | 25 | 1973 | Office | Phillip |
4 | Wayfarer Apartments | 88 m (289 ft) | 27 | 2016 | Residential | Belconnen |
5 | Grand Central Towers | 85 m (278.8 ft)[8] | 26 | 2020 | Residential | Phillip |
6 | Cirrus Tower 1 | 85 m (279 ft) | 24 | 2021 | Residential | Belconnen |
7 | Infinity Towers 1 | 70 m (230 ft) | 22 | 2018 | Residential | Gungahlin |
8 | Altitude Apartments | 68 m (223 ft) | 21 | 2013 | Residential | Belconnen |
9 | Dusk (Republic) | 68 m (223 ft) | 22 | 2020 | Residential | Belconnen |
10 | Ruby 1 | 67 m (220 ft) | 18 | 2019 | Residential | Gungahlin |
11 | Grand Central Towers 2 | 67 m (220 ft) | 16[8] | 2020 | Residential | Phillip |
12 | Infinity Towers 2 | 64 m (210 ft) | 20 | 2018 | Residential | Gungahlin |
13 | Sentinel Apartments | 62 m (203 ft) | 20 | 2013 | Residential | Belconnen |
14 | Cirrus Tower 2 | 62 m (203 ft) | 18 | 2021 | Residential | Belconnen |
15 | Scarborough House | 61 m (200 ft) | 15 | 1975 | Office | Phillip |
16 | Pacific International (Capital Tower) | 60 m (197 ft) | 20 | 1996 | Residential | Civic |
17 | SkyPlaza | 60 m (197 ft) | 20 | 2005 | Residential | Phillip |
18 | The ApARTments | 60 m (197 ft) | 18 | 2010 | Residential | Civic |
19 | Mayfair Apartments | 59 m (194 ft) | 16 | 2016 | Residential | Civic |
20 | Ivy Woden | 59 m (194 ft) | 16 | 2020 | Residential | Phillip |
21 | Republic | 59 m (194 ft) | 16 | 2020 | Residential | Belconnen |
22 | London Tower (The Metropolitan) | 58 m (190 ft) | 19 | 2006 | Residential | Civic |
23 | Ernst & Young, 121 Marcus Clarke St | 58 m (190 ft) | 12 | 2008 | Office | Civic |
24 | Oaks Woden | 58 m (190 ft) | 16 | 2021 | Residential | Phillip |
25 | Sirius Building | 57 m (187 ft) | 10 | 2010 | Office | Phillip |
26 | The Carrington | 56 m (184 ft) | 15 | Residential | Kingston | |
27 | Highgate | 56 m (184 ft) | 18 | 2018 | Residential | Civic |
28 | Kingston Tower | 56 m (184 ft) | 15 | 1985 | Residential | Kingston |
29 | New Acton Nishi Apartments | 55 m (180 ft) | 17 | 2013 | Residential | Civic |
30 | QT Canberra | 55 m (180 ft) | 18 | 1972 | Hotel | Civic |
31 | SAP House | 55 m (180 ft) | 15 | 1989 | Office | Civic |
32 | Manhattan on the Park | 54 m (177 ft) | 16 | 2013 | Residential | Civic |
33 | Park Avenue | 54 m (177 ft) | 18 | 2020 | Residential | Civic |
34 | Capital Apartments | 54 m (177 ft) | 15 | 1992 | Residential | Civic |
35 | Customs House | 53 m (174 ft) | 12 | 2014 | Office | Civic |
36 | 18 Marcus Clarke Street | 52 m (171 ft) | 12 | 2007 | Office | Civic |
37 | 15 London Circuit | 52 m (171 ft) | 14 | 1971 | Office | Civic |
38 | Labor Club | 52 m (171 ft) | 14 | 2019 | Commercial | Belconnen |
39 | Jade | 52 m (171 ft) | 14 | 2019 | Residential | Gungahlin |
40 | Ruby 2 | 52 m (171 ft) | 14 | 2019 | Residential | Gungahlin |
41 | 50 Marcus Clarke Street | 51 m (167 ft) | 11 | 2010 | Office | Civic |
42 | ACTEW House, 221 London Circuit | 50 m (164 ft) | 12 | 1968 | Office | Civic |
43 | Canberra Hospital | 50 m (164 ft) | 11 | 1973 | Hospital | Garran |
44 | Canberra House | 50 m (164 ft) | 13 | 1974 | Office | Civic |
45 | CFM Building / Avaya House (12 & 14 Moore St) | 50 m (164 ft) | 14 | 1986 | Office | Civic |
46 | Industry House | 50 m (164 ft) | 14 | 2006 | Office | Civic |
47 | Constitution Place | 50 m (164 ft)[9][10] | 12 | 2021 | Mixed use | Civic |
48 | National Capital Centre | 48 m (157 ft) | 13 | 1992 | Office | Civic |
49 | 355/325 Anketell St (Southport) | 48 m (157 ft) | 13 | 2017 | Residential | Greenway |
50 | AMP Building | 47 m (154 ft) | 13 | 1964 | Office | Civic |
51 | Metropol | 47 m (154 ft) | 13 | 2021 | Residential | Reid |
52 | The Metropolitan Tower 2 | 46 m (151 ft) | 15 | 2006 | Residential | Civic |
53 | Julianna Building | 45 m (148 ft) | 12 | 1973 | Office | Phillip |
54 | Section 84 | 45 m (148 ft) | 11 | 2006 | Office | Civic |
55 | St George Centre, 60 Marcus Clarke | 45 m (148 ft) | 13 | 1988 | Office | Civic |
56 | Nishi Building | 44 m (144 ft) | 12 | 2013 | Office | Civic |
57 | Woden Trilogy | 44 m (144 ft) | 12 | 2017 | Residential | Phillip |
58 | 311 Anketell St (Southquay) | 44 m (144 ft) | 12 | 2017 | Residential | Greenway |
59 | Barrandi Centre | 40 m (131 ft) | 10 | 2009 | Office | Civic |
60 | 5 Farrell Place | 40 m (131 ft) | 9 | 2007 | Office | Civic |
61 | High Court of Australia | 40 m (131 ft) | 9 | 1980 | Court | Parkes |
62 | MLC Building | 38 m (125 ft) | 9 | 1959 | Office | Civic |
63 | T&G Building | 35 m (115 ft) | 9 | 1963 | Office | Civic |
64 | Hobart Place Office Tower | 35 m (115 ft) | 9 | 1962 | Office | Civic |
Tallest buildings proposed or under construction
editName | Height | Floors | Purpose | Status[11] | Location | |
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2 | Unnamed, Hindmarsh | 84.2 m[12] | 24 and 25 | Residential | Proposed | Phillip |
3 | Unnamed, Doma | 16-20, 16, 12, 10[13] | Mixed use | Proposed | Phillip | |
4 | Belconnen Centre | 66 m | 20 | Residential | Proposed | Belconnen |
5 | Air Towers | 58 m (190.2 ft) | 18 | Residential | Under construction[14] | Gungahlin |
6 | Corkscrew | ? | 16, 14[15] | Mixed use | Proposed | Phillip |
7 | Wova | 76.5 m (250 ft)[16] | 24 | Residential | Under construction[17] | Phillip |
8 | Unnamed, WH Moore Trust | 16 | Student residential | Approved[18] | Civic | |
9 | Oaks Woden | 16, 16, 11 | Residential | Under construction[19][20] | Phillip | |
13 | Section 96 | 50 | 13 | Commercial/hotel | Proposed[21] | Civic |
14 | Meriton Hotel | 50 | 16 | Hotel | Proposed[22] | Civic |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "How tall is too tall?". 29 April 2018.
- ^ https://www.nca.gov.au/sites/default/files/National%20Capital%20Plan_rev%20September%202019.pdf [dead link]
- ^ "Global communications infrastructure provider | BAI Commuications". Broadcastaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Buildings of Canberra". Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "100 Tallest Completed Buildings in the World – the Skyscraper Center".
- ^ "Canberra tallest high-rise building, Geocon's High Society in Belconnen, has topped out". The Canberra Times. 21 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Zapari and Geocon's Grand Central Towers development approved for Woden centre". 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Construction of $300m Constitution Place development begins in Canberra city". 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Constitution Place awarded 2021 Project of the Year". 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Canberra". Emporis. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Twin towers to reshape Woden's skyline". July 2019.
- ^ "Doma unveils mixed-use plans for key Woden site".
- ^ "UPDATED: Air Towers Development Application". 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Zapari plans $400m high-rise development on prime Woden site".
- ^ Nguyen, H. (5 October 2018). "Geocon's Wova development given green light". The Canberra Times.
- ^ "Revamping Woden – GEOCON – GEOCON". Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "16-storey tower in city near ANU will cater for students only".
- ^ "Another apartment tower planned for Woden, and there are more to come". 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Plans lodged for two more towers on Yamba Sports Club site in Woden".
- ^ "Developer bristles at Review Panel verdict on $200 million city development".
- ^ "City's first Meriton one step closer with car park DA".