List of tallest buildings in Adelaide
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This list of tallest buildings in Adelaide ranks the tallest buildings in Adelaide, South Australia, by height. Frome Central Tower 1 (at 11-27 Frome Street) reached 138[1] metres (453 ft) on 1 November 2019, becoming the city's tallest building.[2][3] From its construction in 1988 until late 2019, the tallest building in Adelaide was the 31-storey RAA Tower, which rises 132 metres (433 ft).
Height restrictions, enforced since the 1990s, have limited the number of high-rise buildings constructed in the city, although they have been eased in recent times.[4]
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Tallest buildings
[edit]This is a list of the 50 tallest buildings in Adelaide. Heights are measured to the structural height, which includes architectural elements, but not communications spires or antennas.
Heights are listed to the roof of the building only.
Rank | Name | Image | Height (m) | Floors | Built | Use | Address |
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1 | Frome Central Tower One | ![]() |
138[5] | 37 | 2019 | Mixed use, including the Crowne Plaza hotel[6][7] | 11-27 Frome Street |
2 | Realm Adelaide | ![]() |
132 | 40 | 2020 | Residential | 9-19 Austin Street |
3 | RAA Place | ![]() |
132 | 31 | 1988 | Commercial office | 91 King William Street |
4 | The Switch | ![]() |
119 | 35 | 2021 | Student accommodation | 203 North Terrace |
5 | Yugo Tower | ![]() |
118 | 35 | 2021 | Student accommodation | 269 North Terrace |
6 | Sofitel Hotel | ![]() |
117 | 33 | 2020 | Mixed use | 108 Currie Street |
7 | One Festival Tower | ![]() |
115 | 29 | 2023 | Commercial office | Festival Centre Plaza |
8 | Telstra House | ![]() |
104 | 24 | 1987 | Commercial office | 30 Pirie Street |
9 | Kodo Apartments | ![]() |
103[8] | 30 | 2018 | Residential | 27-31 Angas Street |
10 | Grenfell Centre | ![]() |
103 | 26 | 1975 | Commercial office | 25 Grenfell Street |
11 | 115 King William Street | ![]() |
91 | 26 | 2016 | Commercial office | 115 King William Street |
12 | InterContinental Hotel | ![]() |
91 | 24 | 1989 | Hotel | 120 North Terrace |
13 | Australis House | ![]() |
91 | 22 | 1991 | Commercial office | 77 Grenfell Street |
14 | Vue on King William | ![]() |
89 | 28 | 2016 | Residential | 413 King William Street |
15 | 83 Pirie | N/A | 89 | 17 | 2022 | Commercial office | 73-85 Pirie Street |
16 | ANZ House (City Central 1) | ![]() |
84 | 21 | 2007 | Commercial office | 11-29 Waymouth Street |
17 | GPO Exchange[9] | ![]() |
82[10] | 22 | 2019 | Commercial office | 177-179 Victoria Square |
18 | Wingfold Tower | ![]() |
78 | 25 | 2020 | Residential | 116–122 Waymouth Street |
19 | Penny Place | ![]() |
78 | 24 | 2021 | Residential | 17 Penny Place |
20 | Rundle Place (Bendigo Bank) | ![]() |
76 | 15 | 2013 | Commercial office / shopping centre | 79-91 Rundle Mall |
21 | One Adelaide[11] | ![]() |
75[12] | 25 | 2019 | Residential | 260 Flinders Street |
22 | Dwell Adelaide | ![]() |
75 | 21 | 2019 | Residential | Lot 101 Synagogue Place |
23 | SKM House | ![]() |
75 | 21 | 1971 | Commercial office | 33-39 King William Street |
24 | Wakefield House | ![]() |
75 | 20 | 1980 | Government office | 30 Wakefield Street |
25 | Origin House | ![]() |
75 | 19 | 1968 | Commercial office | 1 King William Street |
26 | Myer Centre | ![]() |
75 | 18 | 1991 | Commercial office / shopping centre | 14-38 Rundle Mall |
27 | Vibe Hotel | N/A | 74 | 21 | 2023 | Hotel | 256-260 Flinders Street |
28 | Bohem Apartments | ![]() |
73 | 23 | 2017 | Residential | 150 Wright Street |
29 | Stamford Plaza Adelaide | ![]() |
73 | 21 | 1975 | Hotel | 150 North Terrace |
30 | 11-19 Grenfell Street | ![]() |
73 | 19 | 1979 | Commercial office | 11-19 Grenfell Street |
31 | QBE House | N/A | 73 | 17 | 1988 | Commercial office | 45 Pirie Street |
=32 | City Central Tower 8 | ![]() |
72 | 20 | 2012 | Commercial office | 12-26 Franklin Street |
=32 | 45 Grenfell Street | ![]() |
72 | 20 | 1973 | Commercial office | 45 Grenfell Street |
34 | Education Department of South Australia | ![]() |
72 | 19 | 1976 | Government office | 31 Flinders Street |
35 | University of South Australia Health Innovation Building | ![]() |
72 | 14 | 2018 | University | 73 North Terrace |
36 | Adelaide Tower Apartments | ![]() |
70 | 20 | 1973 | Residential | 65-73 King William Street |
37 | State Administration Centre | N/A | 70 | 18 | 1968 | Government office | 200 Victoria Square |
38 | 58 Franklin Street | N/A | 70 | 17 | 2013 | Commercial office | 58 Franklin Street |
39 | University of Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences Building | N/A | 70 | 15 | 2017 | University | North Terrace |
40 | Hilton Adelaide | ![]() |
69 | 22 | 1982 | Hotel | 233 Victoria Square |
41 | Peppers Waymouth Hotel | N/A | 69 | 20 | 1971 | Hotel | 55 Waymouth Street |
42 | Commonwealth Bank Building | N/A | 69 | 17 | 1983 | Commercial office | 100 King William Street |
43 | Urbanest Adelaide Central | N/A | 68 | 21 | 2018 | Residential | 228-231 North Terrace |
44 | Telstra Waymouth Exchange | N/A | 68 | 20 | 1972 | Telephone exchange | 67-79 Waymouth Street |
45 | U City Retirement Residences | N/A | 68 | 19 | 2019 | Residential | Franklin Street (corner of Pitt Street) |
46 | Reserve Bank of Australia | N/A | 67 | 18 | 1966 | Commercial office | 182-188 Victoria Square |
47 | GHD Building | N/A | 66 | 17 | 1981 | Commercial office | 211 Victoria Square |
48 | Wyatt House | N/A | 66 | 16 | 1990 | Commercial office | 115 Grenfell Street |
49 | Angas Securities House | N/A | 65 | 16 | 1986 | Commercial office | 26 Flinders Street |
50 | 60 King William | N/A | 65 | 15 | 2023 | Commercial office | 52-66 King William Street |
NB - Pinnacle (top of spire or antenna) heights not listed.
Tallest buildings proposed, approved and under construction
[edit]This is a list of the tallest buildings in Adelaide currently proposed, approved and under construction.
Building | Height (m) |
Floors | Completion | Use | Architect(s) | Location |
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Keystone Tower | 183 | 39 | late 2026 | Mixed use | Walter Brooke | 254 North Terrace |
SA1 Tower | 180 | 55 | TBA | Mixed use | JPE Design/Cox Architecture | 207 Pulteney Street |
Festival Tower 2 | 149 | 38 | 2027 | Mixed use | Festival Centre Plaza | |
Central Market Arcade | 130 | 40[13] | 2026 | Mixed use | Woods Bagot | 21-39 Grote Street |
29 Twin Street | 124 | 38 | TBA | Student accommodation | Woods Bagot | 29 Twin Street |
Wyndham Grand | 123[13] | 36[13] | 2024[13] | Hotel | Loucas Zahos[13] | 75-79 King William Street |
Victoria Tower | 119 | 33 | 2025 | Residential | Cheesman Architects/Nic Wong | 32-38 Grote Street |
Victoria Square Tower | 112 | 31 | 2024 | Hotel | Cox Architecture/Thrive Construct | 185 Victoria Square |
One North Terrace Tower 1 | 108 | 32 | TBA | Residential | Cox Architecture | 1-8 North Terrace |
One North Terrace Tower 2 | 108 | 32 | TBA | Residential | Cox Architecture | 1-8 North Terrace |
108 Franklin Street | 100 | 29 | TBA | Mixed Use | 108-112A Franklin Street | |
237 Grote Street | 95 | 27 | TBA | Mixed use | 237 Grote Street | |
Hyatt Regency | 93 | 21 | TBA | Hotel | Woodhead International | 51 Pirie Street |
Alto | 87 | 26 | TBA | Hotel | Brown Falconer | 124-126 Franklin Street |
157-159 Waymouth Street | 80 | 24 | TBA | Mixed use | INTRO | 157-159 Waymouth Street |
Little National Adelaide | 79 | 23 | 2024 | Hotel | Bates Smart | 98-100 North Terrace |
50 Franklin | 78 | 17 | 2024 | Office | Brown Falconer | 42-56 Franklin Street |
Timeline of tallest buildings
[edit]The following table is a timeline of the tallest buildings in Adelaide (at least 50 metres):
Years | Building | Height | Floor count | Address | Years tallest |
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2019–Present | Frome Central Tower One | 138 m (453 ft) | 37 | 11 Frome Street | 4 |
1988–2019 | RAA Tower | 132 m (433 ft) | 31 | 91 King William Street | 31 |
1987–1988 | Telstra House | 104 m (341 ft) | 24 | 30 Pirie Street | 1 |
1975–1987 | Grenfell Centre | 103 m (338 ft) | 26 | 25 Grenfell Street | 12 |
1968–1975 | AMP Building | 75 m (246 ft) | 19 | 1 King William Street | 7 |
1966–1968 | Reserve Bank of Australia | 67 m (220 ft) | 18 | 182-188 Victoria Square | 2 |
1934–1966 | Colonial Mutual Life Building | 52 m (171 ft) | 14 | 41-49 King William Street | 32 |
1869–1934 | St Peter's Cathedral | 51 m (167 ft) | 3 | 27 King William Road | 65 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
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- ^ Knight, Gordon (11 March 2020). "Koomo restaurant will be Adelaide's highest CBD diner when it opens in Crowne Plaza". Delicious South Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Crowne Plaza hotel launches in Adelaide's tallest building". Tophotelnews. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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- ^ GPO Exchange
- ^ Tauriello, Giuseppe (22 March 2019). "Charter Hall's GPO Exchange office tower tops out over Victoria Square". The Advertiser. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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- Skyscraper Center (Detailed information on specific buildings)
- Emporis.com (General database of skyscrapers)
- Sensational-Adelaide (Renders and details of buildings)[user-generated source]