List of tallest buildings in Perth
This list of tallest buildings in Perth ranks skyscrapers in the Australian city of Perth by height to the highest architectural detail. This ranking system, created by the U.S.-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat includes the height to a spire but not to an antenna. The tallest building in Perth is the 51-storey Central Park (more commonly known as the "Rio Tinto building") at 249 m (817 ft), completed in 1992. It also stands as the tallest building in the state of Western Australia. Perth currently has 5 buildings that reach the height of 150 metres (490 ft), of which 3 reach a height of at least 200 metres (660 ft). Perth has the fifth-greatest number of skyscrapers of any Australian city, after Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast.[1]
Tallest buildings 100m+ (328ft+)[edit]
Tallest building under construction, approved and proposed[edit]
This is a list of all the planned 100m+ buildings under construction, approved or proposed in Perth.
Topped out | Under construction | Approved | Proposed |
Name (Street address) | Height | Floors Above Ground | Completion | Purpose | Location | Architect | Status |
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St. Andrew's Hotel[4] | 234 m (768 ft) | 62 | TBA | Hotel | CBD | Cox Howlett + Bailey Woodland | Approved[4][5] |
15 The Esplanade[6] | 213 m (699 ft) | 56 | TBA | Mixed Use | CBD | Rex | Approved |
Lot 4 EQ[7] | 212 m (696 ft) | 54 | 2027 | Mixed Use | CBD | Under construction | |
C6 | 191 m (627 ft) | 50 | TBA | Residential | South Perth | Fraser and Partners | Approved[8] |
EQ West[9] | 186 m (610 ft) | 53 | 2024 | Residential | CBD | Kerry Hill Architects | Topped out[10][11] |
Mill Point Tower[12] | 143 m (469 ft) | 39 | 2024 | Residential | South Perth | SS Chang | Topped out |
Capital Square Tower 3[13] | 141 m (463 ft) | 37 | 2024 | Mixed Use | CBD | Cox | Topped out |
Subiaco East | 127 m (417 ft) | 36 | TBA | Residential | Subiaco | Cox | Proposed |
Milligan Square Hotel[14] | 126 m (413 ft) | 35 | TBA | Hotel | CBD | Scalalan & Associates | Approved |
Perth Girls School | 125 m (410 ft) | 37 | TBA | Residential | East Perth | MJA | Approved |
28 Lyall[15] | 123 m (404 ft) | 38 | TBA | Residential | South Perth | Bates Smart | Approved[16][17][18] |
88 Mill Point[19] | 123 m (404 ft) | 36 | TBA | Residential | South Perth | Hassell | Approved |
725 Wellington[20][21][22] | 122 m (400 ft) | 26 | TBA | Office | CBD | Woods Bagot | Approved[21] |
Garden Tower | 116 m (381 ft) | 38 | 2026 | Residential | East Perth | SS Chang | Under construction |
Kings Square 5[23] | 114 m (374 ft) | 27 | TBA | Office | CBD | Architectus | Approved |
Murray Tower | 110 m (360 ft) | 33 | TBA | Residential | CBD | Woods Bagot | Approved |
UniLodge 609 Wellington | 110 m (360 ft) | 33 | 2027 | Residential | CBD | Rothelowman | Approved |
Perth Hub | 103 m (338 ft) | 32 | 2024 | Residential | CBD | Cottee Parker | Topped out |
White Sands | 103 m (338 ft) | 29 | TBA | Residential | Scarborough | MJA/TRCB | Approved |
Lumiere | 101 m (331 ft) | 30 | 2026 | Residential | South Perth | Hillam Architects | Under construction |
Peninsula Tower 6 | 101 m (331 ft) | 31 | TBA | Residential | Burswood | Mirvac Design | Approved |
Timeline of tallest buildings[edit]
This list includes buildings that once stood as tallest in Perth.
Name | Image | Years as Tallest | Height | Floors | Notes |
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CML Building | 1936-1962 | 50 m (160 ft) | 11 | Demolished in 1980. | |
Citibank House | 1962-1970 | 68 m (223 ft) | 18 | Formerly "T & G Building" | |
Parmelia House | 1970-1973 | 80 m (260 ft) | 20 | ||
Pan Pacific Perth Hotel | 1973-1976 | 90 m (300 ft) | 24 | Formerly "Sheraton Hotel" | |
140 St Georges Terrace | 1976-1977 | 131 m (430 ft) | 30 | Formerly "AMP Building" | |
Allendale Square | 1977-1978 | 132 m (433 ft) | 31 | ||
St Martins Tower | 1978-1988 | 140 m (460 ft) | 33 | ||
108 St Georges Terrace | 1988-1992 | 214 m (702 ft) | 50 | Formerly "R & I Tower", and "Bankwest Tower" | |
Central Park | 1992-Present | 249 m (817 ft) | 52 | Tallest building in Perth 1992-Present. |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tall buildings - Global". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Tallest Skyscrapers - Perth - High-rise Buildings (all)". Archived from the original on 18 September 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
- ^ Cathedral Square – The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 20 May 2017
- ^ a b "St Andrews Place - the Skyscraper Center".
- ^ "PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Perth+".
- ^ Development plans developmentwa.com.au
- ^ Dumas, Daisy (3 October 2023). "World's tallest wooden building to be built in Perth after developers win approval". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "One EQ West, Perth | 1430826". Emporis. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Elizabeth Quay West - the Skyscraper Center".
- ^ "Hassell's 30-storey tower on Perth's Elizabeth Quay approved | ArchitectureAU". Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Home". civicheart.com.au.
- ^ "Capital Square Tower 3 - the Skyscraper Center".
- ^ City of Perth dplh.wa.gov.au
- ^ "Glass House - the Skyscraper Center".
- ^ "Work starts at Old Emu Brewery". Business News. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Emu Brewery Tower A – The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 4 December 2015
- ^ "Plans lodged for two new towers at Capital Square". 23 September 2019.
- ^ "88 Mill Point Road - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Singaporeans plan 52-storey tower". 10 May 2016.
- ^ a b City of Perth dplh.wa.gov.au
- ^ "Wellington Precinct, Perth | 1502767". Emporis. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Development application dplh.wa.gov.au
External links[edit]
- Emporis.com (General database of skyscrapers)
- SkyscraperPage (Diagrams and details of buildings)
- Ritz-Carlton returns to Australia with landmark Perth hotel