High Society Towers
Lovett Tower

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.

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

Sentinel Apartments
Capital Tower

These 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
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

Name Height Floors Purpose Status[11] Location
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

References

  1. ^ CTBUH Height Criteria. CTBUH. Retrieved on 4 March 2013.
  2. ^ "How tall is too tall?". 29 April 2018.
  3. ^ https://www.nca.gov.au/sites/default/files/National%20Capital%20Plan_rev%20September%202019.pdf [dead link]
  4. ^ "Global communications infrastructure provider | BAI Commuications". Broadcastaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Buildings of Canberra". Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. ^ "100 Tallest Completed Buildings in the World – the Skyscraper Center".
  7. ^ "Canberra tallest high-rise building, Geocon's High Society in Belconnen, has topped out". The Canberra Times. 21 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Zapari and Geocon's Grand Central Towers development approved for Woden centre". 31 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Construction of $300m Constitution Place development begins in Canberra city". 1 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Constitution Place awarded 2021 Project of the Year". 23 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Canberra". Emporis. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Twin towers to reshape Woden's skyline". July 2019.
  13. ^ "Doma unveils mixed-use plans for key Woden site".
  14. ^ "UPDATED: Air Towers Development Application". 7 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Zapari plans $400m high-rise development on prime Woden site".
  16. ^ Nguyen, H. (5 October 2018). "Geocon's Wova development given green light". The Canberra Times.
  17. ^ "Revamping Woden – GEOCON – GEOCON". Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  18. ^ "16-storey tower in city near ANU will cater for students only".
  19. ^ "Another apartment tower planned for Woden, and there are more to come". 9 November 2018.
  20. ^ "Plans lodged for two more towers on Yamba Sports Club site in Woden".
  21. ^ "Developer bristles at Review Panel verdict on $200 million city development".
  22. ^ "City's first Meriton one step closer with car park DA".

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