The tallest buildings in Argentina are primarily residential and are almost all located in Buenos Aires, the Argentine capital city and a major metropolitan area within South America.[1] Most of the buildings were completed after 2000, with some notable exceptions being the Kavanagh building, an Art Deco skyscraper completed in 1936, and the Alas Building, commissioned by President Juan Perón in 1950 and completed in the late 1950s.[2]

On September 10, 2014, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner also announced the awarding of a contract to construct a 335-metre-tall building, the "Polo Audiovisual", in Buenos Aires to serve as the headquarters of the biggest film-making studios in Latin America. The building was planned to be the tallest in Latin America, but as of 2016 the project remains in limbo.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed and topped out buildings in Argentina that stand at least 390 feet (119 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. An asterisk (*) indicates that the building is still under construction, but has been topped out. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank Name Image Location Height
ft (m) 		Floors Year Notes
1 Alvear Tower
Buenos Aires
34°36′44.5″S 58°21′37.2″W / 34.612361°S 58.360333°W / -34.612361; -58.360333		 01.0784 (239) 54 2017
2 Le Parc Figueroa Alcorta (Torre Cavia)
Buenos Aires
34°34′32.6″S 58°24′18″W / 34.575722°S 58.40500°W / -34.575722; -58.40500		 01.0567 (173) 49 2010
 Tallest building in Buenos Aires and Argentina from 2009 until 2016.[3][4][5]
3 Renoir II
Buenos Aires
34°36′36″S 58°21′42.6″W / 34.61000°S 58.361833°W / -34.61000; -58.361833		 01.0562 (171) 52 2015
 [6][7]
4 Mulieris Towers
Buenos Aires
34°36′46″S 58°21′40″W / 34.61278°S 58.36111°W / -34.61278; -58.36111		 01.0530 (161) 44 2009
 Tallest buildings in Buenos Aires and Argentina from 2008 until 2009.[8]
5= El Faro I
Buenos Aires
34°34′47″S 58°21′40.1″W / 34.57972°S 58.361139°W / -34.57972; -58.361139		 01.0525 (160) 46 2003
 Tallest building in Buenos Aires and Argentina from 2002 until 2008.[9]
6= El Faro II
Buenos Aires
34°34′47″S 58°21′40.1″W / 34.57972°S 58.361139°W / -34.57972; -58.361139		 01.0525 (160) 46 2005
 Tallest building in Buenos Aires and Argentina from 2004 until 2008, along with El Faro I.[10]
7= YPF Tower
Buenos Aires
34°36′20″S 58°21′45″W / 34.60556°S 58.36250°W / -34.60556; -58.36250		 01.0525 (160) 36 2008
 Tallest building in Buenos Aires and Argentina from 2007 until 2008, along with El Faro I and El Faro II.[11]
8 Le Parc Tower
Buenos Aires
34°34′30.6″S 58°25′17.2″W / 34.575167°S 58.421444°W / -34.575167; -58.421444		 01.0518 (158) 51 1994
 Tallest building in Buenos Aires and Argentina from 1993 until 2002.[12][13]
9 Château Puerto Madero Residence
Buenos Aires
34°36′46.7″S 58°21′36.5″W / 34.612972°S 58.360139°W / -34.612972; -58.360139		 01.0511 (156) 50 2010
 [14][15]
10 BBVA Tower*
Buenos Aires
34°35′52.45″S 58°22′12.48″W / 34.5979028°S 58.3701333°W / -34.5979028; -58.3701333		 01.0508 (155) 33 2016
 Topped out in April 2015.[16][17]
11 Galicia Central Tower
Buenos Aires
34°36′20.5″S 58°22′21.5″W / 34.605694°S 58.372639°W / -34.605694; -58.372639		 01.0476 (145) 33 2007
 [18][19]
12= Le Parc Puerto Madero - Torre del Río
Buenos Aires
34°36′40.7″S 58°21′37.7″W / 34.611306°S 58.360472°W / -34.611306; -58.360472		 01.0471 (144) 43 2005
 [20][21]
13= Le Parc Puerto Madero - Torre del Parque
Buenos Aires
34°36′40″S 58°21′39.6″W / 34.61111°S 58.361000°W / -34.61111; -58.361000		 01.0471 (144) 43 2006
 [22][23]
14= Le Parc Puerto Madero - Torre del Boulevard
Buenos Aires
34°36′41″S 58°21′41.4″W / 34.61139°S 58.361500°W / -34.61139; -58.361500		 01.0471 (144) 43 2007
 [24][25]
15 Mirabilia Palermo II
Buenos Aires
34°34′56.5″S 58°25′54.7″W / 34.582361°S 58.431861°W / -34.582361; -58.431861		 01.0466 (142) 46 2008
 [26]
16 Alas Building
Buenos Aires
34°35′57″S 58°22′14.1″W / 34.59917°S 58.370583°W / -34.59917; -58.370583		 01.0463 (141) 42 1955
 Tallest building in Buenos Aires and Argentina from its completion in 1955 until 1993.[27][28]
17= Alto Palermo Plaza
Buenos Aires
34°35′08.8″S 58°24′37.5″W / 34.585778°S 58.410417°W / -34.585778; -58.410417		 01.0462 (141) 35 1995
 [29]
18= Alto Palermo Park
Buenos Aires
34°35′07.9″S 58°24′39.5″W / 34.585528°S 58.410972°W / -34.585528; -58.410972		 01.0462 (141) 35 1997
 [30]
19= Yacht Towers I — Buenos Aires
34°36′14″S 58°21′47.4″W / 34.60389°S 58.363167°W / -34.60389; -58.363167		 01.0462 (141) 44 2010
 [31]
20= Yacht Towers II — Buenos Aires
34°36′16″S 58°21′46.7″W / 34.60444°S 58.362972°W / -34.60444; -58.362972		 01.0462 (141) 44 2010
 [32]
21= Maui I
Rosario
32°55′40.6″S 60°39′24″W / 32.927944°S 60.65667°W / -32.927944; -60.65667		 01.0462 (141) 47 2014
 Building of Rosario, the tallest in Argentina outside of Buenos Aires City.[33][34]
22 Madero Office
Buenos Aires
34°35′54.8″S 58°21′52.6″W / 34.598556°S 58.364611°W / -34.598556; -58.364611		 01.0459 (140) 27 2010
 [35][36]
23 Mirabilia Palermo I
Buenos Aires
34°34′56.5″S 58°25′52.9″W / 34.582361°S 58.431361°W / -34.582361; -58.431361		 01.0456 (139) 45 2008
 [37]
24 BankBoston Tower
Buenos Aires
34°35′40.7″S 58°22′17.6″W / 34.594639°S 58.371556°W / -34.594639; -58.371556		 01.0450 (137) 35 2001
 [38]
25= Dolfines Guaraní I
Rosario
32°55′37.4″S 60°39′32.7″W / 32.927056°S 60.659083°W / -32.927056; -60.659083		 01.0448 (137) 45 2010
 [39][40]
26= Dolfines Guaraní II
Rosario
32°55′38.3″S 60°39′29.8″W / 32.927306°S 60.658278°W / -32.927306; -60.658278		 01.0448 (137) 45 2010
 [39][41]
27= Bellini Esmeralda Plaza San Martín — Buenos Aires
34°35′50.94″S 58°22′43.78″W / 34.5974833°S 58.3788278°W / -34.5974833; -58.3788278		 01.0448 (136) 45 2015
 [42][43]
28 Renoir I
Buenos Aires
34°36′36″S 58°21′42.5″W / 34.61000°S 58.361806°W / -34.61000; -58.361806		 01.0444 (135) 41 2008
 [44][45]
29= Libertador 4444 — Buenos Aires
34°34′03.3″S 58°25′52.7″W / 34.567583°S 58.431306°W / -34.567583; -58.431306		 01.0443 (135) 45 1994
 [46][47]
30= 955 Belgrano Office
Buenos Aires
34°36′45.6″S 58°22′47.8″W / 34.612667°S 58.379944°W / -34.612667; -58.379944		 01.0443 (135) 30 2014
 [48]
31 Château Libertador Residence
Buenos Aires
34°32′52.6″S 58°27′23.7″W / 34.547944°S 58.456583°W / -34.547944; -58.456583		 01.0436 (133) 40 2009
 [49][50]
32 Torre Banco Macro*
Buenos Aires
34°35′38.96″S 58°22′18.34″W / 34.5941556°S 58.3717611°W / -34.5941556; -58.3717611		 01.0427 (130) 30 2017
 [51][52]
33 Alvear Icon Hotel*
Buenos Aires
34°36′38.07″S 58°21′41.66″W / 34.6105750°S 58.3615722°W / -34.6105750; -58.3615722		 01.0425 (130) 32 2017
 Tallest hotel in Buenos Aires and Argentina.[53][54]
34 Capitalinas I*
Córdoba
31°24′25.68″S 64°11′26.94″W / 31.4071333°S 64.1908167°W / -31.4071333; -64.1908167		 01.0415 (127) 37 N/D
 Tallest building in Córdoba Province.[55]
35= Demetrio Elíades Building
Mar del Plata
38°00′31.6″S 57°32′17″W / 38.008778°S 57.53806°W / -38.008778; -57.53806		 01.0410 (125) 40 1969
 Tallest building in Mar del Plata and Buenos Aires Province.[56][57]
36= Aqualina Tower
Rosario
32°57′03.3″S 60°37′44″W / 32.950917°S 60.62889°W / -32.950917; -60.62889		 01.0410 (125) 41 2009
 [58][59]
37 San Martín 344
Buenos Aires
34°36′13.7″S 58°22′27.1″W / 34.603806°S 58.374194°W / -34.603806; -58.374194		 01.0400 (122) 29 2001
 [60][61]
38 Centennial Tower 1 — Buenos Aires
 01.0397 (121) 37 2004
 [62]
39 Carlos Pellegrini Building
Buenos Aires
34°35′43.7″S 58°22′17.7″W / 34.595472°S 58.371583°W / -34.595472; -58.371583		 01.0396 (121) 31 1974
 [63][64]
40 Kavanagh Building
Buenos Aires
34°35′43.5″S 58°22′28.8″W / 34.595417°S 58.374667°W / -34.595417; -58.374667		 01.0395 (120) 30 1936
 At the time of construction, it was the tallest building in Latin America and the tallest reinforced concrete structure in the world.[65] It was declared a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1994[66] and a National Historic Monument by the Argentine government in 1999.[67][68] In the year of its completion the building obtained the Municipal Award for Collective Houses and Facades and three years later its facade received a similar award from the American Institute of Architects.[69][70][71]
40= Libertador 380
Buenos Aires
34°35′25.6″S 58°22′46″W / 34.590444°S 58.37944°W / -34.590444; -58.37944		 01.0394 (120) 35 1985
 [72][73]
41= Le Parc Figueroa Alcorta (Torre Alcorta)
Buenos Aires
34°34′31.6″S 58°24′16″W / 34.575444°S 58.40444°W / -34.575444; -58.40444		 01.0394 (120) 29 2009
 [74]
42= Torres de Montañeses - Torre Central — Buenos Aires
 01.0394 (120) 38 2010
 [75]
43= Cosmos Palace
Mar del Plata
 01.0390 (119) 38 2010
 [76][77]
44= Bulnes Tower
Buenos Aires
 01.0390 (119) 37 1997
 [78][79]
45= Ruggieri Tower
Buenos Aires
 01.0390 (119) 37 2000
 [80][81]

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Argentina and are planned to rise at least 390 feet (119 m). Buildings that have already been topped out are excluded.

Rank Name Image Location Height
ft (m) 		Floors Year*
(est.) 		Notes
1 Harbour Tower Buenos Aires
34°37′11.8″S 58°21′35.4″W / 34.619944°S 58.359833°W / -34.619944; -58.359833		 01.0617 (192) 52 2021
 Will be the second tallest skyscraper in Argentina upon completion.[82][83]
2 Capitalinas Towers — Córdoba, Argentina
34°36′13.8″S 58°22′39.9″W / 34.603833°S 58.377750°W / -34.603833; -58.377750		 01.0415 (126) 37 N/D
 [84][85]
3 Odeón Tower — Buenos Aires
34°36′13.8″S 58°22′39.9″W / 34.603833°S 58.377750°W / -34.603833; -58.377750		 01.0410 (125) 32 N/D
 [84][85]

Approved and proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Argentina and are planned to rise at least 390 feet (119 m).

Name City Height
ft (m) 		Floors Year
(est.) 		Notes
W Tower Hotel & Office Buenos Aires 722 (220) 52 — Proposed in 2016 and designed by Daniel Piana & Associates[86][87]
Capitalinas II Córdoba 415 (127) 37 — Approved in 2006, still waiting to begin.[88]

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts or dates of completion has not yet been released.

See also

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