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Tall buildings in Melbourne
This is a list of the most significant skyscrapers and other tall buildings (including those under construction) in Melbourne, Australia, listed by height to roof.
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Built and under construction
Years in italics indicate the proposed completion year of a building under construction.
Height: R = Roof, P = Pinnacle (top of spire or antenna)
| Name (Street address) | Height (m) | Floors | Built | Purpose | Architect(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | P | ||||||
| 1 | Eureka Tower (1 Riverside Quay) | 297.2 | 91 | 2005 | Residential | Fender Katsalidis | |
| 2 | Rialto Towers (525 Collins Street) | 251.4 | 63 | 1986 | Office | Gerard de Preu / Perrot Lyon Matheison | |
| 3 | Bourke Place (600 Bourke Street) | 224 | 254 | 48 | 1991 | Office | Godfrey & Spowers |
| 4 | 120 Collins Street | 220 | 264 | 52 | 1991 | Office | Daryl Jackson |
| 5 | Melbourne Central (350 Elizabeth Street) | 211 | 246 | 54 | 1991 | Office | Kisho Kurokawa Architects |
| 6 | Freshwater Place North (1 Queensbridge Square) | 205 | 60 | 2005 | Residential | Bates, Smart and McCutcheon | |
| 7 | 101 Collins Street | 195 | 260 | 50 | 1991 | Office | Denton Corker Marshall |
| 8 | Telstra Corporate Centre (242 Exhibition Street ) | 193 | 219 | 47 | 1992 | Office | Perrot Lyon Matheison |
| 9 | Nauru House (80 Collins Street) | 190 | 54 | 1977 | Office | Perrott Lyon Timlock & Kesa | |
| 10 | Sofitel Hotel at Collins Place (25 Collins Street) | 185.1 | 50 | 1981 | Hotel | Pei Cobb Freed and Partners / Bates, Smart and McCutcheon | |
| 11 | ANZ Tower at Collins Place (55 Collins Street) | 185 | 46 | 1980 | Office | Pei Cobb Freed and Partners / Bates, Smart and McCutcheon | |
| 12 | 385 Bourke Street | 169 | 45 | 1983 | Office | Norman Disney & Young | |
| 13 | Australian Stock Exchange Building | 167 | 175 | 43 | 1991 | Office | |
| 14 | Casseldon Place (2 Lonsdale Street ) | 166 | 43 | 1992 | Office | Hassell | |
| 15 | Ernst & Young Plaza (8 Exhibition Street) | 164 | 36 | 2004 | Office | Denton Corker Marshall | |
| 16 | PricewaterhouseCoopers Tower | 164 | 36 | 2004 | Office | ||
| 17 | ANZ World Headquarters (380 Collins Street) | 162 | 37 | 1993 | Office | Peddle Thorp Melbourne | |
| 18 | Southern Cross Phase 1 (101 Exhibition Street) | 161 | 39 | 2004 | Office | Daryl Jackson / Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners / Woods Bagot Melbourne | |
| 19 | National Bank House (500 Bourke Street) | 161 | 40 | 1978 | Office | ||
| 20 | Optus House (367 Collins Street) | 153 | 34 | 1975 | Office | ||
| 21 | Royal Domain Tower (368 St. Kilda Road) | 152 | 162 | 43 | 2005 | Residential | |
| 22 | Crown Towers (8 Whiteman Street) | 152 | 43 | 1997 | Hotel | Hudson Conway Architects / Daryl Jackson | |
| 23 | 140 William Street | 152 | 41 | 1972 | Office | Yuncken Freeman Architects | |
| 24 | Urban Workshop Lonsdale (50 Lonsdale Street) | 150 | 34 | 2005 | Office | Hassell / John Wardle Architects | |
| 25 | Yarra's Edge 5 (90 Lorimer Street) | 147 | 46 | 2004 | Residential | Wood Marsh Architects | |
| 26 | 360 Collins Street | 142 | 38 | 1978 | Office | ||
| 27 | Victoria Point (740 Bourke Street) | 140 | 42 | 2006 | Residential | ||
| 28 | Bolte Bridge (for comparison) | 140 | N/A | 1998 | Bridge | ||
| 29 | Shell House (1 Spring Street ) | 136 | 34 | 1988 | Office | Harry Seidler | |
| 30 | QV1 at QV Village (275 Russell Street ) | 132 | 43 | 2004 | Residential | John Wardle Architects / B N Group | |
| 31 | Argus Centre (300 La Trobe Street) | 132 | 144 | 34 | 1993 | Office | Nation Fender Katsalidis |
| 32 | IBM Australia Centre (50 City Road) | 131 | 32 | 1993 | Office | ||
| 33 | 333 Collins Street | 129.2 | 32 | 1992 | Office | Robert Peck von Hartel Trethowan | |
| 34 | 459 Collins Street | 129 | 131 | 32 | 1990 | Office | |
| 35 | BHP Billiton Global Headquarters at QV Village | 127 | 29 | 2003 | Office | ||
| 36 | 200 Queen Street | 126 | 32 | 1983 | Office | ||
| 37 | City Tower Apartments (171 City Road) | 122 | 37 | 2004 | Residential | ||
| 38 | Melbourne Tower Apartments (201 City Road) | 122 | 37 | 2004 | Residential | ||
| 39 | Republic Towers (299 Queen Street ) | 122 | 36 | 1999 | Residential | Fender Katsalidis Architects | |
| 40 | Marland House (570 Bourke Street) | 121 | 32 | 1974 | Office | ||
| 41 | The Sebel Suites (350 St. Kilda Road) | 120 | 30 | 1998 | Residential | ||
| 42 | 303 Collins Street | 120 | 150 | 30 | 1973 | Office | |
| 43 | Rockmans Regency Tower (265 Exhibition Street) | 115 | 33 | 1997 | Residential | Bruce Henderson Architects | |
| 44 | AMP Square (535 Bourke Street) | 113.5 | 28 | 1969 | Office | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill | |
| 45 | The Sentinel (70 Kavanagh Street) | 113 | 34 | 2003 | Residential | ||
| 46 | Herald & Weekly Times Tower (40 City Road) | 111 | 26 | 1992 | Office | ||
| 47 | Celsius House (160 Lonsdale Street) | 110 | 30 | 1978 | Office | ||
| 48 | MMBW House (120 Spencer Street) | 110 | 25 | 1978 | Office | Perrott Lyon Timlock & Kesa | |
| 49 | Southpoint (22 Kavanagh Street) | 106 | 32 | 2003 | Residential | ||
| 50 | The Centurion (83 Whiteman Street) | 106 | 31 | 2002 | Residential | ||
| 51 | 500 Collins Street | 106 | 29 | 1972 | Office | ||
| 52 | St. Patrick's Cathedral | 105 | N/A | 1937 | Religious | ||
| 53 | Yarra's Edge 3 (70 Lorimer Street) | 104 | 31 | 2003 | Residential | ||
| 54 | Franklin Lofts (77 Franklin Street) | 104 | 31 | 2002 | Residential | Peddle Thorp Melbourne | |
| 55 | Grand Hyatt Hotel (125 Collins Street) | 104 | 35 | 1986 | Hotel | Peddle Thorp Melbourne | |
| 56 | Citypoint (650 Bourke Street) | 103 | 31 | 2002 | Residential | ||
| 57 | The Philadelphia Building (31 Spring Street) | 100.6 | 27 | 2001 | Residential | Robert Peck von Hartel Trethowan | |
| 58 | Yarra's Edge 4 (80 Lorimer Street) | 100 | 30 | 2003 | Residential | ||
| 59 | Yarra's Edge 1 (50 Lorimer Street) | 100 | 32 | 2002 | Residential | ||
| 60 | TAC House | 100 | 26 | 1989 | Office | ||
Major future projects
- 368 Little Collins Street 200m (proposed)
- Shangri La Hotel Docklands 180m
- Savoy Tower 179m
- Freshwater Place South 162m
- Prima Tower 160m (proposed)
- Yarra's Edge 8 152m
- 71 Collins Street 143m
- Yarra's Edge 6 140m
- Yarra's Edge 10 135m (proposed)
- Yarra's Edge 9 135m (proposed)
- NewQuay Commercial Tower 1 125m (proposed)
- 320 City Road 123m
- Milano Apartments 123m
- 200 Spencer Street 118m
Major cancelled projects
- Grollo Tower 680m then 560m
- Melbourne Plaza 338m
- Church Place 302m then 274m
- Grand Central Tower 228m
- Queen Victoria Market Redevelopment 198m - would have replaced Queen Victoria Market
- Collins Rise 156m
- Imperium Tower 142m
- Matthew Flinders Tower 103m - would have replaced Flinders Street Station
See also
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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