List of tallest buildings in Brisbane
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File:Skylines of Brisbane from South Brisbane, Queensland, January 2023 01.jpg
Brisbane, Australia's third largest city, is home to at least 360 completed high-rise buildings,{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/city/100505/brisbane-australia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322045251/http://www.emporis.com/city/100505/brisbane-australia |url-status=usurped |archive-date=22 March 2015 |title=Brisbane | Buildings |publisher=Emporis |date= |accessdate=2022-05-02}} at least 70 high-rise buildings over 100 metres in height,[http://skyscrapercenter.com/city/brisbane Brisbane - The Skyscraper Center]. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 10 February 2017 and has 19 completed skyscrapers (and 5 under construction 2024) which exceed the height of {{convert|150|m}}.[http://skyscrapercenter.com/city/brisbane Brisbane - The Skyscraper Center]. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 November 2019 With the third greatest number of skyscrapers in any city within Australia (behind Melbourne and Sydney), Brisbane boasts some of the tallest buildings in the country, including the city's current tallest, the {{convert|270.5|m}} Brisbane Skytower, completed in 2019.
All of Brisbane's skyscrapers (defined as buildings with a height greater than 150 metres) are located within the CBD, with large numbers of high-rise buildings also proliferating in the inner suburbs of South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point, Fortitude Valley, Newstead, Teneriffe, New Farm, Bowen Hills, Spring Hill, Milton, Auchenflower, Toowong, Taringa, St Lucia, West End and Woolloongabba.
There is a {{convert|274.3|m}} height limit for buildings in the CBD. As of 2013, a review of height limits for city skyscrapers has been requested by Brisbane Lord Mayor to allow construction of buildings over {{convert|300|m}} above sea level.{{Cite news |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/brisbane-lord-mayor-graham-quirk-wants-a-review-of-the-274m-height-cap-on-skyscrapers-in-the-city/story-e6freoof-1226605787505?nk=e0117936f56e5a234ea136273f051e3e|title=Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk wants a review of the 274m height cap on skyscrapers in the city |author=Andrew MacDonald|accessdate=4 July 2014|date=March 26, 2013|work=The Courier-Mail|publisher=News Ltd}}
Brisbane's 91 metre City Hall was the city's tallest building for decades after its completion in 1930 and was finally surpassed in 1970 by the Westpac Building, which marked the beginning of the widespread construction of high-rise buildings over 100 metres in height. The city's first skyscraper with a height of over 150 metres was Central Plaza One, completed in 1988. Central Plaza One and Waterfront Place, completed in 1989, remained the city's only skyscrapers until the completion of the 200 metre Riparian Plaza in 2005, which has since been surpassed on numerous occasions in the widespread construction of skyscrapers which has been ongoing since the mid-2000s.
Brisbane plays host to other structures over 150 metres in height such as the five television transmission towers atop Mount Coot-tha and the Bald Hills Radiator transmission tower however these are not considered to be buildings as they are uninhabitable.
Tallest buildings
File:Brisbane CBD from Southbank in July 2024.jpg
This is a list of Brisbane's tallest completed and topped out buildings.[http://skyscrapercenter.com/compare-data/submit?type%5B%5D=building&status%5B%5D=COM&status%5B%5D=UC&status%5B%5D=UCT&status%5B%5D=STO&status%5B%5D=OH&base_region=0&base_country=0&base_city=648&base_height_range=2&base_company=All&base_min_year=0&base_max_year=9999&comp_region=0&comp_country=0&comp_city=0&comp_height_range=3&comp_company=All&comp_min_year=1960&comp_max_year=9999&skip_comparison=on&output%5B%5D=list&dataSubmit=Show+Results Brisbane: Building list - Base Data - The Skyscraper Center]. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 10 February 2017 Structures are not included. Official heights are ranked by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, and include spires but exclude communications masts and spires.[http://www.ctbuh.org/TallBuildings/HeightStatistics/Criteria/tabid/446/language/en-US/Default.aspx CTBUH Height Criteria]. CTBUH. Retrieved on 13 December 2011. All of the buildings that are listed are over 150m in height.
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| Rank | Name | class=unsortable|Image | Height | Storeys | Usage | Year | class=unsortable|Notes |
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| align=center|1 | Brisbane Skytower | File:Skylines of Brisbane from Kangaroo Point Cliffs Park, 2020, 03 (cropped).jpg
|align=center|270.5 m (887 ft) | align=center|90 | align=center|residential | align=center|2019 | Brisbane Skytower (nicknamed Bon Bon) is a 270-metre (890 ft) skyscraper at 222 Margaret Street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The 90-storey residential tower is Brisbane's tallest building. It also has the highest infinity pool in the southern hemisphere on the top level at 270 m (level 90) with 180 degree views to the north and south. | |
| align=center|2 | The One | File:The One, Brisbane Quarter, April 2021, 05.jpg
|align=center|264 m (866 ft) | align=center|82 | align=center|residential | align=center|2021 | The tallest tower of the three buildings of the Brisbane Quarter complex. Topped out in December 2020.{{cite web|url=http://www.brisbanequarter.com.au/retail/the-one-topping-out/|title = The One Topping Out – Brisbane Quarter| date=21 December 2020 }} | |
| align=center|3 | 1 William Street | 100px | 259.8 m (853 ft) | align=center|46 | align=center|office | align=center|2016 | Brisbane's tallest building from 2016 to 2019; inhabited by the executive branch of the Queensland Government; nicknamed One Big Willy or the Tower of Power and seen as symbolising the legacy of Premier Campbell Newman. |
| align=center|4 | Infinity | 100px
|align=center|249 m (816.9 ft) | align=center|81 | align=center|residential | align=center|2014 | Tallest building in Brisbane from 2014 until 2016; also known as Meriton Herschel Street Serviced Apartments | |
| align=center|5 | Soleil | 100px
|align=center|243 m (797.2 ft) | align=center|74 | align=center|residential | align=center|2012 | Tallest building in Brisbane 2012 until 2014; also known as Meriton Adelaide Street Serviced Apartments | |
| align=center|6 | Aurora | 100px
|align=center|207 m (679.1 ft) | align=center|69 | align=center|residential | align=center|2006 | Tallest building in Brisbane from 2006 until 2012 | |
| align=center|7 | Riparian Plaza | 100px
|align=center|200 m (656.1 ft) | align=center|53 | align=center|mixed use | align=center|2005 | Tallest building in Brisbane 2005 until 2006; notable for its 50-metre communications mast (not counted in the building's height) and being one of the last projects of renowned architect Harry Seidler. The adjacent Riverside Centre was also designed by Seidler and shares many design elements with Riparian Plaza | |
| align=center|8 | One One One Eagle Street | 100px
|align=center|194.7 m (639.7 ft) | align=center|54 | align=center|office | align=center|2012 | Notable for the illuminated curved columns resembling the roots of the Moreton Bay Fig visible through its facade | |
| align=center|9 | 443 Queen Street | 100px
|align=center|183.7 m (602.6 ft) |align=center|47 |align=center|residential |align=center|2023 | |||||
| align=center|10 | 300 George Street | 100px
|align=center|182.2 m (597.8 ft) | align=center|41 | align=center|office | align=center|2021 | Part of the Brisbane Quarter development which also comprises a hotel and a residential building | |
| align=center|11 | Central Plaza One | 100px
|align=center|174 m (570.8 ft) | align=center|44 | align=center|office | align=center|1988 | Tallest building in Brisbane 1988 until 2005; Brisbane's first skyscraper over 150m | |
| align=center|12 | 275 George Street | 100px
|align=center|171 m (561 ft) | align=center|32 | align=center|office | align=center|2009 | ||
| align=center|13 | Waterfront Place | 100px
|align=center|162 m (531.4 ft) | align=center|40 | align=center|office | align=center|1989 | Notable for its curved blue glass facade and hosting federal cabinet meetings when these are held in Brisbane at the Commonwealth Parliament Offices on the top floor | |
| align=center|14 | 480 Queen Street | 100px
|align=center|153 m (501.9 ft) | align=center|34 | align=center|office | align=center|2016 | ||
| align=center|15 | 180 Brisbane | 100px
|align=center|152 m (498.6 ft) | align=center|34 | align=center|office | align=center|2015 | Notable for the large image of the course of the Brisbane River on its facade | |
| align=center|16 | Brisbane Square | 100px
|align=center|151 m (495.4 ft) | align=center|38 | align=center|office | align=center|2006 | Headquarters of the Brisbane City Council and the Brisbane Square Library | |
| align=center|17 | Skyline Apartments | 100px
|align=center|150 m (492.1 ft) | align=center|48 | align=center|residential | align=center|2007 | Located within the Petrie Bight cluster of apartment buildings |
Under construction and proposed
This is a list of buildings currently under construction or proposed that are planned to reach 150 m in height.{{cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=170&type=all|title=Brisbane|publisher=SkyscraperPage|accessdate=26 May 2009}}
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| style="width:40px; background:#ff0;"| Topped out
| style="width:40px; background:#ffb347;"| Under construction | style="width:40px; background:#87cefa;"| Approved | style="width:40px; background:#fdd;”| Proposed |
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| Name | Height | Storeys | Usage | Completion | Status |
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| style="width:40px; background:#ffb347;"| Under construction
|204 Alice St - Tower A |align=center|{{cvt|273.5|m|ft|1}} |align=center|79 |Residential |align=center|2027 | |||||
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| style="text-align:center;" |{{cvt|270|m|ft|1}} | style="text-align:center;" |91 | Residential | style="text-align:center;" |TBA | Approved | |
| style="width:40px; background:#fdd;”" | Proposed
|171 Edward St | align="center" |{{cvt|265|m|ft|1}} | align="center" |82 |Residential | align="center" |2027 | |||||
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| align="center" |{{cvt|254.1|m|ft|1}} | align="center" |71 | Residential | align="center" |TBA | Proposed | |
| style="width:40px; background:#ffb347;" | Under construction
| align="center" |{{cvt|253|m|ft|1}} | align="center" |71 | Residential | align="center" |2025 | Under Construction | |
| style="width:40px; background:#ffb347;"| Under construction
|204 Alice St - Tower M | align="center" |{{cvt|244.2|m|ft|1}} | align="center" |70 |Residential | align="center" |2027 | |||||
| style="width:40px; background:#ffb347;"| Under construction
|Brisbane Waterfront North Tower |align=center|{{cvt|238|m|ft|1}} | align=center|49 | Office | align="center" |2026
|Under Construction{{Cite web|url=https://fortitudevalleynews.com.au/waterfront-brisbane-dexus-new-retail-and-office-development-approved/|title=Waterfront Brisbane: Dexus' New Retail and Office Development Approved}}{{cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/property/commercial/dexus-picks-up-pace-at-2b-waterfront-brisbane-20220812-p5b9gq |title=Dexus picks up pace at $2b Waterfront Brisbane |date=14 August 2022 }} | ||
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| align="center" |{{cvt|231.1|m|ft|1}} | align="center" |63 | Residential | align="center" |2024 | Topped Out | |
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| Brisbane Waterfront South Tower | align="center" |{{cvt|212|m|ft|1}} | align="center" |43 | Office | align="center" |2026
|Under Construction{{Cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/waterfront-brisbane-north-tower/32887|title=Waterfront Brisbane North Tower - The Skyscraper Center|website=www.skyscrapercenter.com}} | ||
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|align=center|{{cvt|207|m|ft|1}} | align=center|50 | Mixed use | align="center" | TBA | Approved{{cite news |date=2 December 2024 |title=Landmark Application: Brisbane’s First 50-Storey Skyscraper Proposed Outside of CBD |url=https://brisbanedevelopment.com/landmark-application-brisbanes-first-50-storey-skyscraper-proposed-outside-of-cbd/ |work=Brisbane Development |access-date=20 February 2025}} | |
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|align=center|{{cvt|196|m|ft|1}} | align=center|62 | Residential | align="center" |TBA | Approved | |
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|align=center|{{cvt|190|m|ft|1}} | align=center|40 | Residential
|align=center|2026 | Proposed{{cite web|url=https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/way-cleared-for-albert-street-cross-river-rail-tower |title=Way Cleared for Albert Street Cross-River Rail Tower |date=24 November 2023 }} | ||
| style="width:40px; background:#fdd;”| Proposed
|align=center|{{cvt|189|m|ft|1}} | align=center|39 | Office | align="center" |TBA | Proposed{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/62-mary-street/32497|title = 62 Mary Street - the Skyscraper Center}} | |
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| 150 Elizabeth St Regent Tower |align=center|{{cvt|174|m|ft|1}} | align=center|42
|Residential | align="center" |2027 | |||
| style="width:40px; background:#ff0;"| Topped out
|align=center|{{cvt|172.1|m|ft|1}} | align=center|40 | Office | align="center" |2025 | Topped Out{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/205-north-quay/38853|title = 205 North Quay - the Skyscraper Center}} | |
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|align=center|{{cvt|171|m|ft|1}} | align=center|43 | Hotel | align="center" |2024 | Topped Out | |
| style="width:40px; background:#fdd;”| Proposed
|align=center|{{cvt|167.8|m|ft|1}} | align=center|50 | Residential | align="center" | TBA | Proposed{{cite news |date=8 January 2025 |title=50-Storey Triplet Towers to Transform South Brisbane’s Kurilpa Riverside |url=https://brisbanedevelopment.com/50-storey-triplet-towers-to-transform-south-brisbanes-kurilpa-riverside/ |work=Brisbane Development |access-date=20 February 2025}} | |
| style="width:40px; background:#fdd;”| Proposed
|align=center|{{cvt|NNNN|m|ft|1}} | align=center|55-75 | Mixed use | align="center" |2029 | Proposed{{cite web|url=https://brisbanedevelopment.com/station-square-1-2-billion-development-unveiled-in-woolloongabba-ahead-of-2032-olympic-games/ |title=Station Square: $1.2 Billion Development Unveiled in Woolloongabba Ahead of 2032 Olympic Games |website=brisbanedevelopment.com |date=2024-02-01 |access-date=9 May 2024}} | |
| style="width:40px; background:#ff0;"| Topped out
|align=center|{{cvt|157|m|ft|1}} | align=center|37 | Residential | align="center" |2025 | Topped Out{{cite web|url=https://brisbanedevelopment.com/360-queen-street-secures-pre-commit-tenants-for-800-commercial-tower/ |title=360 Queen Street Secures Pre-commit Tenants for $800 Commercial Tower |date=6 April 2022 }} | |
| style="width:40px; background:#fdd;”| Proposed
|align=center|{{cvt|152.3|m|ft|1}} | align=center|38 | Office | align="center" |TBA | Proposed{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/200-turbot-street/41419|title = 200 Turbot Street - the Skyscraper Center}} |
Timeline of tallest buildings
This lists buildings that once held the title of "tallest building in Brisbane".
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| Brisbane City Hall | File:Brisbane City Hall, 275 George Street, 69 Ann Street, 300 George, Brisbane, Feb 2020.jpg | 1930–1970 | {{convert|92|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 4 | Brisbane's tallest building for four decades, City Hall now plays host to the Museum of Brisbane and auditoria for events |
| Westpac Building | 100px | 1970–1971 | {{convert|105|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 23 | Brisbane's first high-rise building with a height greater than 100 meters |
| Suncorp Plaza | 100px | 1971–1976 | {{convert|118|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 26 | A 10-metre digital clock sits atop the building. Before placement of the clock, a rotating restaurant sat atop the building |
| Hitachi Building (formerly MLC Centre) 239 George Street | 100px | 1976–1977 | {{convert|141|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 33 | A 31 meter weather beacon sits atop the building with lights indicating temperature rise and fall, potential rain and windy conditions, controlled directly from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. In late November 2007, the weather beacon was turned off. High electricity costs, energy usage, and more modern methods of providing weather forecasting were cited as the reasons for the beacon being turned off. For over 30 years the beacon warned Brisbane residents of the impending weather - the upper white lights for temperature, the lower lights showed continuous white for fine, 1/2 sec flashing white for windy, 2 sec flashing white for clearing, continuous red for rain, 1/2 sec flashing red for strong winds and rain, and 2 sec flashing red for showers. |
| AMP Place | File:AMP Place, Brisbane, Queensland.jpg | 1978–1986 | {{convert|135|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 35 | Nicknamed The Gold Tower and located adjacent to the 134 meter Comalco Place, which was completed in 1983 and is nicknamed The Blue Tower |
| Riverside Centre | 100px | 1986–1988 | {{convert|142|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 40 | Located adjacent to Riparian Plaza, which was also designed by renowned architect Harry Seidler and with which it shares numerous design elements |
| Central Plaza One | 100px | 1988–2005 | {{convert|174|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 44 | Brisbane's first skyscraper over 150m in height |
| Riparian Plaza | 100px | 2005–2006 | {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 53 | Tallest building in Brisbane 2005 until 2006; notable for its 50-metre communications mast (not counted in the building's height) and being one of the last projects of renowned architect Harry Seidler. The adjacent Riverside Centre was also designed by Seidler and shares many design elements with Riparian Plaza |
| Aurora | 100px | 2006–2012 | {{convert|207|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 69 | Brisbane's tallest building from 2006 until 2012 |
| Soleil | 100px | 2012–2014 | {{convert|243|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 74 | Brisbane's tallest building from 2012 until 2014; also known as Meriton Adelaide Street Serviced Apartments |
| Infinity | 100px | 2014–2016 | {{convert|249|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 81 | Brisbane's tallest building from 2014 until 2016; also known as Meriton Herschel Street Serviced Apartments |
| 1 William Street | 100px | 2016–2018 | {{convert|259.8|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 46 | Brisbane's tallest building from 2016 until 2018; inhabited by the executive branch of the Queensland Government; nicknamed One Big Willy or the Tower of Power and seen as symbolising the legacy of Premier Campbell Newman |
| Brisbane Skytower | File:Brisbane Skytower, Brisbane in November 2019, 01.jpg | 2018–present | {{convert|269.4|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 90 | Tallest building in Brisbane. Fifth-tallest building in Australia. Topped out in December 2018. |
See also
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