List of tallest buildings in Adelaide

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This list of tallest buildings in Adelaide ranks the tallest buildings in Adelaide, South Australia, by height. Frome Central Tower 1 (at 11-27 Frome Street) reached {{convert|138{{cite web|url=https://invest.cityofadelaide.com.au/blog/koomo-restaurant-will-be-adelaides-highest-cbd-diner-when-it-opens-in-crowne-plaza/|title = Koomo restaurant will be Adelaide's highest CBD diner when it opens in Crowne Plaza}}|m|0}} on 1 November 2019, becoming the city's tallest building.{{cite web | title=Adelaide's tallest building celebrates 'topping out' | website=Elite Agent | date=3 November 2019 | url=https://eliteagent.com/adelaides-tallest-building-celebrates-topping-out/ | access-date=18 February 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=542255806605236 |work=Nine News |publisher=Nine Entertainment |title=Adelaide has a new tallest building |date=1 November 2019 |via=Facebook.com|access-date=1 November 2019}} From its construction in 1988 until late 2019, the tallest building in Adelaide was the 31-storey RAA Tower, which rises {{convert|132|m|0}}.

Height restrictions, enforced since the 1990s, have limited the number of high-rise buildings constructed in the city, although they have been eased in recent times.{{Cite news|title=Taller buildings will revitalise the city centre, says John Rau|first=Daniel|last=Wills|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/archive/real-estate/taller-buildings-will-revitalise-the-city-centre-says-john-rau/story-e6frefgc-1226262323868|work=The Advertiser|date=3 February 2012|access-date=23 February 2016}}

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Tallest buildings

This is a list of the 50 tallest buildings in Adelaide. Heights are measured to the structural height, which includes architectural elements, but not communications spires or antennas.

Heights are listed to the roof of the building only.

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! Rank !! Name !! Image !! Height (m) !! Floors !! Built !! Use !! Address

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|Frome Central Tower One

|190px

|align=center|138{{cite news |url=https://invest.cityofadelaide.com.au/blog/koomo-restaurant-will-be-adelaides-highest-cbd-diner-when-it-opens-in-crowne-plaza/ |title=Koomo restaurant will be Adelaide's highest CBD diner when it opens in Crowne Plaza |first=Gordon |last=Knight |newspaper=Delicious South Australia |date=11 March 2020 |access-date=11 March 2020}}

|align=center|37

|2019

|Mixed use, including the Crowne Plaza hotel{{cite web | title=Crowne Plaza hotel launches in Adelaide’s tallest building | website=Tophotelnews | date=3 December 2020 | url=https://tophotel.news/crowne-plaza-hotel-launches-in-adelaides-tallest-building/ | access-date=7 September 2022}}{{cite web | last=Kelsall | first=Thomas | title=Adelaide’s new tallest building set to dominate skyline | website=InDaily | date=7 September 2022 | url=https://indaily.com.au/news/2022/09/07/adelaides-new-tallest-building-set-to-dominate-skyline/ | access-date=7 September 2022}}

|11-27 Frome Street

|Realm Adelaide

|190px

|align=center|132

|align=center|40

|2020

|Residential

|9-19 Austin Street

|RAA Place

|326x326px

|align=center|132

|align=center|31

|1988

|Commercial office

|91 King William Street

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|Victoria Tower

|190px

|align='center' |120

|align='center' |37

|2025

|Residential

|18 Grote Street, Adelaide

|The Switch

|190px

| align='center' |119

| align='center' |35

| 2021

|Student accommodation

|203 North Terrace

|Yugo Tower

|190px

| align='center' |118

| align='center' |35

|2021

|Student accommodation

|269 North Terrace

|Sofitel Hotel

|190px

| align="center" |117

| align="center" |33

|2020

|Mixed use

|108 Currie Street

|Festival Tower

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| align="center" |115

| align="center" |29

|2023

|Commercial office

|Festival Centre Plaza

|Telstra House

|190px

| align="center" |104

| align="center" |24

|1987

|Commercial office

|30 Pirie Street

|Kodo Apartments

|190px

|align=center|103{{cite news |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business/sa-business-journal/kodo-is-a-step-closer-to-becoming-adelaides-tallest-apartment-tower/news-story/96156c7c1426766051ca9097448ea3e5 |title=Construction on Kodo apartment tower reaches highest point, becomes Adelaide's tallest residential tower — for now |first=Giuseppe |last=Tauriello |newspaper=The Advertiser |date=13 November 2018 |access-date=13 November 2018}}

|align=center|30

|2018

|Residential

|27-31 Angas Street

|Grenfell Centre

|190px

| align="center" |103

| align="center" |26

|1975

|Commercial office

|25 Grenfell Street

|115 King William Street

|190px

|align=center|91

|align=center|26

|2016

|Commercial office

|115 King William Street

|InterContinental Hotel

|190px

|align=center|91

|align=center|24

|1989

|Hotel

|120 North Terrace

|Australis House

|190px

|align=center|91

|align=center|22

|1991

|Commercial office

|77 Grenfell Street

|Vue on King William

|190px

|align=center|89

|align=center|28

|2016

|Residential

|413 King William Street

|83 Pirie

|N/A

|align=center|89

|align=center|17

|2022

|Commercial office

|73-85 Pirie Street

|ANZ House (City Central 1)

|190px

|align=center|84

|align=center|21

|2007

|Commercial office

|11-29 Waymouth Street

|GPO Exchange[https://www.gpoexchange.com.au/ GPO Exchange]

|190px

|align=center|82{{cite news |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business/jobs/charter-halls-gpo-exchange-office-tower-tops-out-over-victoria-square/news-story/1d2e77db9cd00d1321421f84aa8e4d00 |title=Charter Hall's GPO Exchange office tower tops out over Victoria Square |first=Giuseppe |last=Tauriello |newspaper=The Advertiser |date=22 March 2019 |access-date=22 March 2019}}

|align=center|22

|2019

|Commercial office

|177-179 Victoria Square

|Wingfold Tower

|190px

| align="center" |78

| align="center" |25

|2020

|Residential

|116–122 Waymouth Street

|Penny Place

|190px

| align="center" |78

| align="center" |24

|2021

|Residential

| 17 Penny Place

|50 Franklin

|N/A

| align="center" |78

| align="center" |17

|2025

|Commercial office

|42-56 Franklin Street

|Rundle Place (Bendigo Bank)

|190px

| align="center" |76

| align="center" |15

|2013

|Commercial office{{\}}shopping centre

|79-91 Rundle Mall

|One Adelaide{{cite web |url=https://oneadelaide.com.au/ |title=ONE Flinders / East |access-date=5 October 2019}}

|190px

| align="center" |75{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/oneadelaide/photos/a.1105043539540686/2540883132623379/?type=3&theater |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1096938947017812/2540883132623379 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=ONE tops out! |date=2 April 2019 |access-date=10 April 2019 |publisher=ONE Adelaide |via=Facebook}}{{cbignore}}{{self-published inline |certain=yes|date=April 2019}}

| align="center" |25

|2019

|Residential

|260 Flinders Street

|Dwell Adelaide

|190px

| align="center" |75

| align="center" |21

|2019

|Residential

|Lot 101 Synagogue Place

|SKM House

|190px

| align="center" |75

| align="center" |21

|1971

|Commercial office

|33-39 King William Street

|Wakefield House

|190px

| align="center" |75

| align="center" |20

|1980

|Government office

|30 Wakefield Street

|Origin House

|190px

| align="center" |75

| align="center" |19

|1968

|Commercial office

|1 King William Street

|Myer Centre

|190px

| align="center" |75

| align="center" |18

|1991

|Commercial office{{\}}shopping centre

|14-38 Rundle Mall

|Vibe Hotel

|N/A

| align="center" |74

| align="center" |21

|2023

|Hotel

|256-260 Flinders Street

|Bohem Apartments

|190px

| align="center" |73

| align="center" |23

|2017

|Residential

|156 Wright Street

|Stamford Plaza Adelaide

|190px

| align="center" |73

| align="center" |21

|1975

|Hotel

|150 North Terrace

|11-19 Grenfell Street

|190px

| align="center" |73

| align="center" |19

|1979

|Commercial office

|11-19 Grenfell Street

|QBE House

| slign="center" |N/A

| align="center" |73

| align="center" |17

|1988

|Commercial office

|45 Pirie Street

=34

|City Central Tower 8

|190px

| align="center" |72

| align="center" |20

|2012

|Commercial office

|12-26 Franklin Street

=34

|45 Grenfell Street

|190px

|align=center|72

|align=center|20

|1973

|Commercial office

|45 Grenfell Street

|Education Department of South Australia

|190px

|align=center|72

|align=center|19

|1976

|Government office

|31 Flinders Street

|University of South Australia Health Innovation Building

|190px

|align=center|72

|align=center|14

|2018

|University

|73 North Terrace

|Adelaide Tower Apartments

|190px

|align=center|70

|align=center|20

|1973

|Residential

|65-73 King William Street

|State Administration Centre

|N/A

|align=center|70

|align=center|18

|1968

|Government office

|200 Victoria Square

|58 Franklin Street

|N/A

|align=center|70

|align=center|17

|2013

|Commercial office

|58 Franklin Street

|University of Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences Building

|N/A

|align=center|70

|align=center|15

|2017

|University

|North Terrace

|Hilton Adelaide

|190px

|align=center|69

|align=center|22

|1982

|Hotel

|233 Victoria Square

|Peppers Waymouth Hotel

|N/A

|align=center|69

|align=center|20

|1971

|Hotel

|55 Waymouth Street

|Commonwealth Bank Building

|N/A

|align=center|69

|align=center|17

|1983

|Commercial office

|100 King William Street

|Urbanest Adelaide Central

|N/A

|align=center|68

|align=center|21

|2018

|Residential

|228-231 North Terrace

|Telstra Waymouth Exchange

|N/A

|align=center|68

|align=center|20

|1972

|Telephone exchange

|67-79 Waymouth Street

|U City Retirement Residences

|N/A

|align=center|68

|align=center|19

|2019

|Residential

|Franklin Street (corner of Pitt Street)

|Reserve Bank of Australia

|N/A

|align=center|67

|align=center|18

|1966

|Commercial office

|182-188 Victoria Square

|GHD Building

|N/A

|align=center|66

|align=center|17

|1981

|Commercial office

|211 Victoria Square

|Wyatt House

|N/A

|align=center|66

|align=center|16

|1990

|Commercial office

|115 Grenfell Street

^NB - Pinnacle (top of spire or antenna) heights not listed.

Tallest buildings proposed, approved and under construction

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Adelaide currently proposed, approved and under construction.

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!Building

!Height
(m)

!Floors

!Completion

!Use

!Architect(s)

!Location

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|Keystone Tower

| align="center" |183

| align="center" |39

| align="center" |2027

| align="center" |Mixed use

|Walter Brooke

|254 North Terrace

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|SA1 Tower

| align="center" |180

| align="center" |55

| align="center" |TBA

| align="center" |Mixed use

|JPE Design/Cox Architecture

|207 Pulteney Street

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|Festival Tower 2

| align="center" |160

| align="center" |38

| align="center" |2027

| align="center" |Mixed use

|Festival Centre Plaza

style="background:#FFB347;"

|Central Market Arcade

| align="center" |130

| align="center" |40

| align="center" |2026

| align="center" |Mixed use

|Woods Bagot

|21-39 Grote Street

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|29 Twin Street

| align="center" |124

| align="center" |38

| align="center" |TBA

| align="center" |Student accommodation

|Woods Bagot

|29 Twin Street

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|Wyndham Grand

| align="center" |123{{cite web | last=Richards | first=Stephanie | title='Adelaide's tallest building' no longer after height shrinks | website=InDaily | date=27 April 2021 | url=https://indaily.com.au/news/2021/04/27/adelaides-tallest-building-no-longer-after-height-shrinks/ | access-date=27 April 2021}}

| align="center" |36

| align="center" |TBA

| align="center" |Hotel

|Loucas Zahos

|75-79 King William Street

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|Victoria Tower

| align="center" |119.51

| align="center" |33

| align="center" |2025

| align="center" |Residential

|Cheesman Architects/Nic Wong

|32-38 Grote Street

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|Victoria Square Tower

| align="center" |112

| align="center" |31

| align="center" |TBA

| align="center" |Hotel

| Cox Architecture/Thrive Construct

| 185 Victoria Square

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|One North Terrace Tower 1

| align="center" |108

| align="center" |32

| align="center" | TBA

| align="center" |Residential

| Cox Architecture

| 1-8 North Terrace

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|One North Terrace Tower 2

| align="center" |108

| align="center" |32

| align="center" | TBA

| align="center" |Residential

| Cox Architecture

| 1-8 North Terrace

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|108 Franklin Street

| align="center" |100

| align="center" |29

| align="center" |TBA

| align="center" |Mixed Use

|108-112A Franklin Street

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|237 Grote Street

| align="center" |95

| align="center" |27

| align="center" |TBA

| align="center" |Mixed use

|237 Grote Street

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|Hyatt Regency

| align="center" |93

| align="center" |21

| align="center" |TBA

| align="center" |Hotel

|Woodhead International

|51 Pirie Street

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|Alto

| align="center" |87

| align="center" |26

| align="center" |TBA

| align="center" |Hotel

|Brown Falconer

|124-126 Franklin Street

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| 157-159 Waymouth Street

| align="center" |80

| align="center" |24

| align="center" |TBA

| align="center" |Mixed use

|INTRO

|157-159 Waymouth Street

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|Little National Adelaide

| align="center" |79

| align="center" |22

| align="center" |2026

| align="center" |Hotel

|Bates Smart

|98-100 North Terrace

Timeline of tallest buildings

The following table is a timeline of the tallest buildings in Adelaide (at least 50 metres):

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style="background: #ececec;" ! Years !! Building !! Height !! Floor count !! Address !! Years tallest
2019–Present	Frome Central Tower One	{{convert\|138\|m\|abbr=on}}	align=center\| 37	11 Frome Street	align=center\| 5
1988–2019	RAA Tower	{{convert\|132\|m\|abbr=on}}	align=center\| 31	91 King William Street	align=center\| 31
1987–1988	Telstra House	{{convert\|104\|m\|abbr=on}}	align=center\| 24	30 Pirie Street	align=center\| 1
1975–1987	Grenfell Centre	{{convert\|103\|m\|abbr=on}}	align=center\| 26	25 Grenfell Street	align=center\| 12
1968–1975	AMP Building	{{convert\|75\|m\|abbr=on}}	align=center\| 19	1 King William Street	align=center\| 7
1966–1968	Reserve Bank of Australia	{{convert\|67\|m\|abbr=on}}	align=center\| 18	182-188 Victoria Square	align=center\| 2
1934–1966	Colonial Mutual Life Building	{{convert\|52\|m\|abbr=on}}	align=center\| 14	41-49 King William Street	align=center\| 32
1869–1934	St Peter's Cathedral	{{convert\|51\|m\|abbr=on}}	align=center\| 3	27 King William Road	align=center\| 65

Notes

References

[http://skyscrapercenter.com/create.php?search=yes&page=0&type_building=on&status_COM=on&status_UC=on&status_UCT=on&status_OH=on&status_NC=on&status_PRO=on&status_VIS=on&status_DEM=on&list_continent=&list_country=&list_city=AU-ADL&list_height=&list_company=&completionsthrough=on&list_year==The Skyscraper Center] (Detailed information on specific buildings)
{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060523073235/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=100507&bt=2&ht=2&sro=1 Emporis.com]}} (General database of skyscrapers)
[http://www.sensational-adelaide.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=7 Sensational-Adelaide] (Renders and details of buildings){{user-generated inline |certain=yes|date=April 2019}}

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List of tallest buildings in Adelaide

Tallest buildings

Tallest buildings proposed, approved and under construction

Timeline of tallest buildings

See also

Notes

References