List of tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur
According to the World Tallest 50 Urban Agglomeration 2010 Projection by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Kuala Lumpur was ranked 10th among cities to have most buildings above 100 metres with a combined height of 34,035 metres from its 244 high rise buildings[1]. As of 2019, the city of Kuala Lumpur has over 1,900[2] completed high-rises building, the majority of it being located in the KLCC, Mont' Kiara and Old Downtown. In the city, there are about 246 skyscrapers[3]. The Petronas Twin Towers located in the city centre were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 and remain the tallest twin towers in the world.
Kuala Lumpur's history of the first high rise building began with the completion of the 77 m (253 ft) 20-storey in the city which was built in December 1959, Malaysian Houses of Parliament[4][5]. The first building over 100 m in Kuala Lumpur was Bangunan Sime Bank also known as UMBC Building[6], which was built in late 1960s and completed in 1971. The first skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur was Menara Bumiputera (150.5 m / 494 ft)[7] also known as Menara Bank Muamalat which was completed in 1978 and Menara Maybank (243.5 m / 799 ft)[8] which was the first skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur above 200 m, holds the 'unbeatable' record of being the tallest building for nearly 10 years. Kuala Lumpur went through a major building boom in the 1970s and 1980s that resulted from the city's rapid industrialisation. From its 1987 completion, the Maybank Tower became the tallest building in the city also Malaysia; the 243.5 m (799 ft) structure was also the third-tallest building in Asia and the world outside of North America after Overseas Union Bank Centre (280 m/919 ft)[9] in Singapore and 63 Building (250 m/819 ft)[10] in Seoul, South Korea, and more taller than Sunshine 60 (240 m/787 ft)[11] in Tokyo, Japan. The skyscraper-building boom continued during the 1990s and 2000s, many of them residential towers. Since 2000, there has been a sharp increase in the number of skyscrapers under construction in the city area, particularly in the KLCC, Mont' Kiara and Bukit Bintang. KLCC is a 100-acre land area with mixed developments in various stages of construction, the area is divided into several plots of land, each with a specific purpose including Suria KLCC, Binjai on the park, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, KLCC Park, KLCC LRT station and KLCC District Cooling.
There are also several new developments in the city's hub, such as Tun Razak Exchange, Bukit Bintang City Centre and Tradewinds Square Complex. Tun Razak Exchange is a 70-acre development in the heart of Kuala Lumpur for international finance and business, includes a total of 26 buildings and over 21,000,000 square feet (2,000,000 m2)[12] of total building Gross Floor Area (GFA) spread across office, residential, hotel, retail, F&B and cultural offerings. It has a development period of 15 years to be completed in phases with the initial Phase 1 slated for completion in 2018.[13]. Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) is set to become another landmark project in Kuala Lumpur and the development’s first phase is expected to be handed over by 2021. Located in former Pudu Jail, a colonial jail site just beside Hang Tuah interchange station[14]. Phase I of BBCC comprises the Mitsui Shopping Park Lalaport, 43-storey strata office tower The Stride, an entertainment hub that houses the Malaysia Grand Bazaar (MGB), a live event hall by Sony’s Zepp brand that can accommodate about 2,500 people and two towers of serviced apartments[15]. Tradewinds Square Complex is iconic mixed-use development, the project’s built up area is 420,000 square metres (4,500,000 sq ft) sits on a 6.7-acre freehold site on Jalan Sultan Ismail, includes comprises corporate offices, a six-star hotel, serviced apartments and a retail podium[16].
Tallest buildings
This lists ranks Kuala Lumpur's skyscrapers that stand at least 150 m (492 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height. This list includes under construction buildings that have already been topped out.
Tallest under construction
This lists buildings that are under construction in Kuala Lumpur at least 150 m (492 ft).
Rank | Building | Height (m / ft) | Floors | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Merdeka PNB 118 | 666 / 2,185 | 118 | Will be tallest building in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. |
2 | Fairmont Kuala Lumpur Tower A | 380 / 1,247 | 78 | - |
3 | Oxley Towers A | 341 / 1,119 | 79 | - |
4 | Vertical City Tower A | 310 / 1,017 | 75 | - |
5 | Kempinski Hotel & Residences Tower C | 308 / 1,010 | 72 | - |
6 | Kompleks Dayabumi | 291 / 955 | 60 | - |
7 | Midvalley Tower Of Light | 243 / 928 | 60 | - |
8 | Fairmont Kuala Lumpur Tower B | 278 / 912 | 59 | - |
9 | Kempinski Hotel & Residences Tower B | 277 / 911 | 61 | - |
10 | Kempinski Hotel & Residences Tower A | 260 / 853 | 58 | - |
11 | Equatorial Plaza | 260 / 853 | 52 | - |
12 | KLCC Lot 91 (Sapura HQ) | 253 / 830 | 53 | - |
13 | Isola @ KLCC | 250+ / 820+ | 60 | - |
14 | The Colony By Infinitum | 250 / 820 | 56 | - |
15 | TA3 | 240+ / 787+ | 60 | - |
16 | TA4 | 240+ / 787+ | 60 | - |
17 | Oxley Towers B | 234 / 768 | 52 | - |
18 | Arte Mont Kiara Tower A | 230+ / 755+ | 66 | - |
19 | Arte Mont Kiara Tower B | 210+ / 689+ | 60 | - |
20 | Arte Mont Kiara Tower C | 200 / 656 | 58 | - |
21 | PJ Sentral Garden City | 200+ / 656+ | 60 | - |
22 | Pavilion Damansara Height | 200 m+ | 50+ | - |
Tallest preparation
This lists buildings that are on preparation site or ground works in Kuala Lumpur at least 150 m (492 ft).
Rank | Building | Height (m) | Floors | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | BBCC Signature Tower | 400 m+ | 80 | - |
3 | M101 The Skywheel Tower A | 316 m | 78 | - |
4 | M101 The Skywheel Tower B | 316 m | 78 | - |
5 | Tradewinds Square Tower B | 308 m | 65 | - |
6 | Redevelopment of BB Plaza | 260 m+ | 60+ | Demolish |
7 | Menara Tradewinds | 250 m+ | 50 | - |
8 | MAS Annex (PNB 1194) | 250 m | 50 | Demolish |
9 | The Twy Duplex Tower A | 200 m+ | 51 | - |
10 | The Twy Duplex Tower B | 200 m+ | 51 | - |
Tallest proposed
This lists buildings that are proposed in Kuala Lumpur at least 150 m (492 ft).
Rank | Building | Height (m) | Floors | Notes |
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1 | KLCC East Gate Tower | 700 m+ | 145 | Would be one of the future tallest building in Kuala Lumpur. |
2 | Tradewinds Square | 608 m | 150 | Proposed. |
3 | Bandar Malaysia Iconic Tower | 500 m+ | 100+ | Would be the tallest building in Bandar Malaysia project. |
4 | Cyberjaya City Centre | 450 m+ | 90+ | - |
5 | CREC REgional HQ | 450 m+ | 80+ | - |
6 | Landmark Tower | 400 m+ | 100 | - |
7 | EkoPark Place | 400 m+ | 80 | - |
8 | German Embassy Land Redevelopment | 300 m+ | 79 | - |
9 | KL PWTC Tower | 300 m+ | 70 | - |
10 | Tan Chong Redevelopment | 280 m | 60 | - |
11 | OSK Tower | 270 m+ | 60 | Approved |
12 | Angkasa Raya | 268 m | 65 | Approved |
13 | Bangsar Junction | 260 m+ | 60+ | - |
14 | PHB Conlay Redevelopment | 260 m+ | 59 | - |
15 | Festival Lake City | 250 m+ | 70+ | - |
16 | Lot D1 | 250 m+ | 60+ | - |
17 | Empire City 2 | 250 m+ | 60+ | - |
18 | Lai Meng School Redevelopment Tower A | 250 m+ | 60 | - |
19 | Lai Meng School Redevelopment Tower B | 250 m+ | 60 | - |
20 | Concorde Hotel & Residences | 250 m+ | 55 | - |
21 | Olympia Tower | 230 m+ | 50 | - |
22 | RHB Carpocrate HQ | 220 m | 50 | - |
23 | TNB Tower | 210 m | 34 | - |
24 | Capsquare Serviced Apartment | 204 m | 52 | - |
25 | TRION Kuala Lumpur Tower A | 200 m+ | 66 | - |
26 | TRION Kuala Lumpur Tower B | 200 m+ | 66 | - |
27 | Ritz Carlton Redevelopment | 200 m+ | 59 | - |
28 | DBKL2 Tower | 200 m+ | 57 | - |
29 | Platinum Park Residences Tower A | 200 m+ | 53 | - |
30 | Platinum Park Residences Tower B | 200 m+ | 53 | - |
31 | Platinum Park Residences Tower C | 200 m+ | 53 | - |
32 | Platinum Park Residences Tower D | 200 m+ | 53 | - |
Timeline of tallest buildings
Name | District | Years as Tallest | Height ft / m
|
Floors | Notes |
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Menara Takaful | 1971 - 1973 | 361 ft / 110 m | 28 fl. | Formerly known as Bangunan Sime Bank[115] | |
Crowne Plaza Mutiara KL | 1973 - 1983 | 427 ft / 130 m | 36 fl. | Demolished in 2013[116] | |
Menara KH | 1983 - 1984 | 499 ft / 152 m | 36 fl. | Formerly known as Promet Tower[117] | |
Kompleks Dayabumi | Kawasan Perancangan Pusat | 1984 - 1985 | 515 ft / 157 m | 35 fl. | [118][119] |
Menara Dato' Onn | Kawasan Perancangan Pusat | 1985 - 1988 | 574 ft / 175 m | 40 fl. | [120][121] |
Menara Maybank | Kawasan Perancangan Pusat | 1988 - 1998 | 799 ft / 244 m | 55 fl. | .... |
Petronas Twin Towers | KLCC | 1998 - 2018 | 1,483 ft / 452 m | 88 fl. | .... |
The Exchange 106 | Tun Razak Exchange | 2018 - 2024 | 1,483 ft / 452 m | 106 fl. | [122][123] |
Merdeka PNB 118 | Old downtown | 2024 - future | 2,113 ft / 644 m | 118 fl. | .... |
See also
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of tallest buildings in Malaysia
- List of tallest buildings in George Town
- List of tallest buildings in Johor Bahru
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External links
- Diagram of Kuala Lumpur skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage
- List of all buildings in Kuala Lumpur on CTBUH