List of tallest buildings in Brisbane

The skyline of Brisbane at night

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Brisbane has 60 skyscrapers with a height greater than 100 metres (330 ft), the third greatest number of any city in Oceania (behind Sydney and Melbourne).[1]

There is a 274.3 metres (900 ft) 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 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level.[2]

At 260 metres (850 ft), 1 William Street is the tallest building in Brisbane.

Tallest buildings

1 William Street is the tallest building in Brisbane
Infinity Tower is the second tallest building in Brisbane
Soleil Tower, Brisbane's third tallest building
Aurora Tower, Brisbane's fourth tallest building
Riparian Plaza, Brisbane's fifth tallest building

This is a list of Brisbane's tallest completed and topped out buildings as of 2015.[3] 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.[4]

RankNameHeightStoreysUsageYearNotes
1 1 William Street 260 m46office2017 Topped out in December 2015
2 Infinity 249 m81residential2013 Tallest building in Brisbane from 2013 until 2015
3 Soleil 243 m74residential2011 Tallest building in Brisbane 2011 until 2013; 2nd-tallest building in Australia including basements
4 Aurora 207 m69residential2006 Tallest building in Brisbane from 2006 until 2011
5 Riparian Plaza 200 m53mixed use2005 Tallest building in Brisbane 2005 until 2006; notable for its 50-metre communications mast
6 One One One Eagle Street 195 m54office2012 Notable for the curved columns visible through its facade
7 Central Plaza One 174 m44office1988 Tallest building in Brisbane 1988 until 2005
8 275 George Street 171 m32office2009 Notable for being one of the few Buildings in Brisbane with an architectural spire. Floors 2 to 22 are occupied by Telstra and floors 23 to 30 are occupied by QGC.
9 Waterfront Place 162 m40office1989 Notable for its curved blue glass facade
10 480 Queen Street 153 m34office2016 Topped out in November 2015
11 180 Brisbane 152 m34office2015 Topped out in October 2015
12Brisbane Square 151 m38office2006 Headquarters of the Brisbane City Council and Suncorp
13=13 400 George Street 150 m37office2009 Notable for its proximity to the neighbouring Santos Place
13=13 Skyline Apartments 150 m48residential2007 Noted for its proximity to Soleil in Petrie's Bight
15 Santos Place 146 m38office2009 Notable for its proximity to the neighbouring 400 George Street
16=16 M on Mary 145 m46residential2007
16=16 111 George Street 145 m30office1993 Notable for its steel pyramid-shaped apex; fully occupied by the Queensland Government
18 Riverside Centre 142 m40office1986 Tallest building in Brisbane from 1986 until 1988; shares design elements with neighbouring Riparian Plaza
19 Charlotte Towers 138 m44residential2007
20=20 AMP Place 135 m35office1977 Tallest building in Brisbane from 1977 until 1985; informally referred to as The Gold Tower
20=20 Festival Towers 135 m42residential2006
22 BDO Place 134 m35office1983 Informally referred to as The Blue Tower
23 Felix Tower 131 m40residential2004
24 King George Central 129 m27office2012 Serves as the headquarters for Credit Union Australia.
25 State Law Building 128 m30office1977 Informally referred to as The Gotham Building or The Batman Building because of its distinctive top. Headquarters for the Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney General.
26 Rio Tinto Tower 127 m26office2011
27=27 River Place Apartments 126 m38residential2002
27=27 Admiralty Towers II 126 m38residential1996
29 Macrossan Apartments 125 m37residential2010
30 River City Apartments 124 m39residential2003
31=31 Casino Tower 120 m39residential2005
31=31 Metropole Apartments 120 m39residential2004
31=31 Commonwealth Bank Brisbane 120 m28office1989
34 Emirates House 119 m24office1973 Tallest building in Brisbane 1973 until 1977
35 Suncorp Plaza 118 m26office1971 Tallest building in Brisbane 1971 until 1973. An LED digital clock stands atop the building Was occupied by Suncorp until 2006.
36=36 212 on Margaret 115 m33residential2004
37 288 Edward Street 112 m30office1979
38=38 Evolution 111 m37residential2007
38=38 239 George Street 111 m30office1976 An LED weather beacon stands atop the building (operational from 1976 until 2007)
40=40 Central Plaza Two 110 m30office1990 Design complements Central Plaza One, part of the same complex
40=40 Mineral House 110 m30office1984 Headquarters for the Queensland Department of Energy and Water Supply
40=40 Metro 21 (21 Mary St) 110 m39residential2004
43 215 Adelaide Street 109 m28office1985
44 Four Points by Sheraton Brisbane (99 Mary Street) 107 m33hotel2014
45=45 Brisbane Marriott Hotel 106 m28hotel1998
45=45 324 Queen Street 106 m26office1982
47=47 Westpac Building 105 m23office1970 Westpac's Queensland office
47=47 Education House 105 m30office1988 Headquarters for the Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment
47=47 Terrica Place 105 m24office1996
50=50 National Australia Bank House 104 m26office1981 National Australia Bank's Queensland office
50=50 HSBC Centre 104 m25office1983 HSBC's Australian headquarters
52=52 Bupa Centre 103 m25office2009 Australian headquarters for Bupa
52=52 Admiralty Quays 103 m32residential1998
52=52 Matisse Tower 103 m24office2009
52=52 The Milton 103 m31residential2015
56=56 Mantra on Queen 102 m32residential1999
56=56 307 Queen Street 102 m29office1977
56=56 LGIASuper House 102 m25office2008
59 Madison Heights 100 m30mixed use2014

Under construction and proposed

This is a list of buildings currently under construction or proposed that are planned to reach 100 m in height.[5]

NameHeightStoreysUsageCompletionStatus
30 Albert Street 270 m91 residentialTBA Proposed[6]
Brisbane Skytower (222 Margaret Street)[7] 270 m90 apartments/hotel2018 Under construction
240 Margaret Street 269.3 m87 residentialTBA Proposed
171 Edward Street 265 m81 residentialTBA Approved
Brisbane Quarter[8] 262 m82 residential2018 Under construction
Queen's Tower (545 Queen Street) 250 m76 residentialTBA Proposed
195 - 199 Elizabeth Street 196 m62 residential2019 Approved
500 George Street 191 m60 residential2018 Proposed
443 Queen Street 185 m47 residential2019 Approved
Brisbane Quarter[8] 181.60 m38 office2018 Under construction
Regent Tower[9] 158 m42 office2014 Approved
Abian Apartments[10] 148 m40 residential2017 Under construction
111+222 – 111 Mary Street 131 m42 Hotel2018 Under construction
550 Queen Street - Spire [11] 130 m 39 residential2017 Under construction
Brisbane Quarter[8] 127 m36 hotel2018 Under construction
The Boulevard[12] 120 m32 mixed2015 Approved
Grace on Coronation Tower C 105m28 residentialTBA Proposed
The Boulevard[12] 104 m29 mixed2015 Approved
The Boulevard[12] 104 m24 mixed2015 Approved
9 Hubert St[13] 102 m30 residential2015 Proposed
186 Wickham St 102 m28 residential2015 Proposed

See also

References

  1. ↑ Brisbane. Emporis. Retrieved on 13 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Andrew MacDonald (March 26, 2013). "Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk wants a review of the 274m height cap on skyscrapers in the city". The Courier-Mail. News Ltd. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  3. ↑ http://skyscrapercenter.com/interactive-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&status%5B%5D=PRO&base_region=0&base_country=0&base_city=648&base_height_range=0&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
  4. ↑ CTBUH Height Criteria. CTBUH. Retrieved on 13 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Brisbane". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  6. ↑ 30 Albert Street - The Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 18 May 2016
  7. ↑ 222 Margaret Street. CTBUH Tall Buildings Database. CTBUH. Retrieved on 13 December 2011.
  8. 1 2 3 Brisbane Quarter at 300 George Street Complex – The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 18 June 2016
  9. ↑ http://www.skyscraperlife.com/queensland-main-forum/9983-approved-regent-hilton-wintergarden-redevelopment-40f-158m-office.html Archived October 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ 'Skirted' building gets go-ahead Tony Moore (8 February 2011). 'Skirted' building gets go-ahead. Business Day. Fairfax Media. Retrieved on 13 December 2011.
  11. ↑
  12. 1 2 3 Buranda – Transit-Orientated Development. Anthony John Group.
  13. ↑ Proposed: Chalk Hotel Redevelopment. Effyis.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/17/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.