List of tallest buildings on the Gold Coast

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Skyline of Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast from the SkyPoint Observation Deck
The current tallest buildings and structures in Australia. The fourth-tallest, the Q1, is located in the Gold Coast.
Q1 is the tallest building on the Gold Coast and the tallest in Australia
The north tower of Circle on Cavill (right) is the 3rd-tallest building on the Gold Coast

These are lists of the tallest buildings on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In accordance with CTBUH guidelines, heights are measured to the structural height, which includes architectural elements, such as spires, but not communications antennas. Structures are not included.

The Gold Coast is home to Australia's tallest building, Q1, standing at 322.5 metres (1,058 ft). Despite its status as Australia's sixth largest city, the Gold Coast has the fourth-greatest number of skyscrapers in Australia after Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.[1]

Tallest completed and topped out buildings

Height: R = Roof, P = Pinnacle (top of spire or antenna)

Rank Name Height (m) Floors Built Use
P R
1 Q1 323 (1059.7 ft) 245 (803.8 ft) 78 2005 Residential
2 Soul Surfers Paradise 243 (797.2 ft) 77 2011 Residential
3 Circle on Cavill - North Tower 220 (721.7 ft) 70 2007 Residential
4 Hilton Surfers Hotel & Residences - Orchid Tower 194 (636.4 ft) 57 2011 Residential
5 Sundale Apartments 180 (590.5 ft) 55 2016 Residential
6 The Oracle - Beach Tower 165 (541.3 ft) 50 2010 Residential
7 Skyline North Tower 158 (518.3 ft) 50 2004 Residential
8 Circle on Cavill - South Tower 158 (518.3 ft) 50 2006 Residential
9 Skyline Tower 146 (479.0 ft) 40 2006 Residential
10 The Grand Mariner 139 (456.0 ft) 43 1992 Residential
11 Breakfree Peninsula 137 (449.4 ft) 47 1982 Residential
12 The Oracle - Hinterland Tower 135 (442.9 ft) 40 2010 Residential
13 Gold Coast International (West Tower) 132 (433.0 ft) 42 1958 Residential
14 Air on Broadbeach 131 (429.7 ft) 37 2005 Residential
15 Southport Central Tower B 130 (426.5 ft) 40 2007 Residential
16 Mantra Suncity 130 (426.5 ft) 42 1999 Residential
17 Victoria Tower 123 (403.5 ft) 39 2010 Residential
18 Hilton Surfers Hotel & Residences - Boulevard Tower 120 (393.7 ft) 34 2010 Residential

Proposed, approved and under construction buildings shown

Gold Coast skyline view from Chevron Island in the Nerang River

It is noted some of the proposed or under construction buildings on the Gold Coast have been scaled back, gone into receivership or cancelled due to the Global Financial Crisis and lack of finance and investment among other factors on the Gold Coast.[2]

Name Height (m) Floors Completion Use Status
Imperial City - Tower 1 335 (1099.0 ft) 104 TBA Mixed Proposed[3]
Orion Towers (Gold Coast) 328 (1076.1 ft) 103 TBA Residential Approved[4][5]
Spirit 298 (977.6 ft) 89 2019 Residential Cancelled [6][7]
Ocean 254 (833.3 ft) 75 2020 Residential Under Construction[8]
Imperial City - Tower 2 85 TBA Mixed Proposed
Imperial City - Tower 3 75 TBA Mixed Proposed
Orion North Tower 246 (807.0 ft) 75 TBA Residential Approved
41 Enderley Ave - Tower 1 221 (725.0 ft) 67 TBA Residential Proposed
2 - 4 Orchid Ave 217 (711.9 ft) 65 TBA Mixed Approved
GCI North - Tower 1 194 (636.4 ft) 57 TBA Residential/Retail Proposed
Thakral Budds Beach - Tower 1 184 (603.6 ft) 44 TBA Residential Proposed
WaterGlow 183 (600.3 ft) 57 TBA Mixed Approved
Sanbano 171 (561.0 ft) 51 2017 Residential Approved[9]
Main Place 170 (557.7 ft) 50 TBA Residential Proposed
Jewel - Tower 2 170 (557.7 ft) 48 2018 Mixed Topped Out[10]
41 Enderley Ave - Tower 2 163 (534.7 ft) 48 TBA Residential Proposed
River Terrace - Tower 1 TBA 46 TBA Residential Approved[11]
Jewel - Tower 1 144 (472.4 ft) 41 2018 Mixed Topped Out
Zaha Hadid (Mariner's Cove) tower 1 134 (439.6 ft) 44 TBA Residential Proposed
Zaha Hadid (Mariner's Cove) tower 2 134 (439.6 ft) 44 TBA Residential Proposed
GCI North - Tower 2 132 (433.0 ft) 42 TBA Residential/Retail Proposed
Matrix 131 (429.7 ft) 39 TBA Residential Proposed
Rhapsody 130 (426.5 ft) 42 TBA Residential Finished
Jewel - Tower 3 124 (406.8 ft) 35 2018 Mixed Topped Out
River Terrace - Tower 2 TBA 34 TBA Hotel Approved

See also

References

  1. ^ Buildings in Gold Coast City. Emporis. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. ^ Marissa Calligeros (13 May 2011). Gold Coast 'dead', says developer Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine. Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Gold Coast Skyscraper Reaches for the Stars". Sourceable.net. 18 January 2017.
  4. ^ Emery, Lea (24 May 2017). "103-storey Surfers Paradise high-rise Orion Towers to win backing by Gold Coast Council". Gold Coast Bulletin. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Orion Towers (South Tower)". The Skyscraper Centre. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  6. ^ Spirit - The Skyscraper Center Archived 2016-08-20 at the Wayback Machine. The Skyscraper Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2016
  7. ^ Potts, Andrew (5 March 2019). "Spirit supertower sale welcomed by Gold Coast kingpin Max Christmas". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  8. ^ [1] Ocean Construction Site Photos. Retrieved 20 June 2018
  9. ^ "New high rise development for Southport". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  10. ^ Wanda Ridong Hotel – The Skyscraper Center Archived 2015-06-12 at the Wayback Machine. CTBUH. Retrieved 26 April 2015
  11. ^ "Surfers Paradise Twin Towers Development Gets Green Light". theurbandeveloper.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.

External links

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