List of tallest buildings in Melbourne
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Melbourne is home to approximately 758 completed high-rise buildings.<ref name="emporis">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Of those completed and or topped-out, 78 buildings are defined as "skyscrapers"–buildings which reach a height of at least Template:Convert; more than any other city in Australia. Overall, Melbourne's skyline ranks the tallest in the Oceania region and the 24th tallest in the world by the number of completed skyscrapers.<ref>Cities by Number of 150m+ Buildings – The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 4 December 2022.</ref> Melbourne comprises five of the ten tallest buildings in Australia and the city has routinely hosted the tallest building in Australia to architectural feature or roof.<ref>Completed; Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out; Buildings in Australia – The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 4 December 2022.</ref> Template:As of, the tallest building in Melbourne is the 100-storey Australia 108, which stands Template:Convert in height and whilst the second–tallest building in Australia, it is the tallest to roof.
Geographically, most of Melbourne's tallest skyscrapers are concentrated in the City Centre precinct; however, other locations of prominent skyscrapers and tall buildings in Melbourne include Box Hill, Carlton, Docklands, Southbank, South Melbourne, South Yarra and St Kilda Road. The Melbourne central business district, defined by a grid of streets known as the Hoddle Grid, has a historically low central shopping area with high rise cluster in the western financial district, and another cluster in eastern end. Buildings are more densely packed in the west than the east, although the east has two of the city's tallest buildings to architectural feature—120 Collins Street and 101 Collins Street, respectively, whilst the Rialto Towers (located on the west side) is tallest by roof. In the 2010s, another skyscraper cluster rose in the northern section, with Aurora Melbourne Central the tallest.
Historically, Melbourne has represented several "firsts" and been the holder of various records, both in Australia and internationally. The city is notable for being one of the first cities in the world to build numerous tall office buildings, alongside New York City and Chicago in the United States, though Melbourne's first skyscraper boom was very short lived, 1888–1892. Melbourne was the location for Australia's first high–rise, the APA Building, constructed during this boom in 1889.<ref name="EMelbourne1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Melbourne was also the location for the first modern post World War II high-rise in Australia, ICI House built in 1958.<ref name="EMelbourne1"/> From 1986 to 2005, Melbourne's held the title of tallest building in Australia, with the Rialto Towers (1986–1991), 101 Collins Street (1991), and 120 Collins Street (1991–2005). Since 2006, the city has been home to the second-tallest building in the country, the Eureka Tower (2006–2020) and Australia 108 (2020–present); surpassed only by the Gold Coast's Q1, both the Eureka Tower, and later Australia 108, have maintained the title of tallest building in Australia to roof.
History and specifications
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19th century
The late 1880s 'land boom' saw the construction of approximately a dozen 'lofty edifices' of 8 to 10 floors, made possible by the introduction of a pressurised hydraulic power network to operate lifts, and taking load bearing brickwork to great heights.<ref name="EMelbourne1"/> The APA Building (Australian Building) at 12 floors plus spire, was by far the tallest, and can claim to be Australia's first 'skyscraper' and amongst the tallest building in the world when completed in 1889.<ref name="EMelbourne1"/> Aside from the APA Building, a total of 11 'skyscrapers' were located in the Melbourne city centre during this period, including the Finks Building and 3 matching 'Prell's Buildings'. They were all built in an elaborate High Victorian style, with facades of stucco Renaissance Revival elements, except the APA building which was in red brick Queen Anne, prompting architectural historian Miles Lewis to comment that Melbourne had become a "Queen Anne Chicago".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> All except two were torn down in the post war boom of the 1960s and 1970s, with the APA controversially demolished in 1981.
20th century
Following much discussion, a Template:Convert height limit was introduced to Melbourne in 1916, along with regulations concerning fire-proof construction. This height is often said to have been the limit of fire ladders at the time, but this was an idea that the then fire chief allowed to be widely circulated even though the tallest ladder rose to only Template:Convert, in order to ensure that fire safety was paramount.<ref>Melbourne had suffered an enormous fire in 1897 which had burnt out nearly a whole city block, the 'Great Fire of Melbourne'</ref> The main reasons for the limit, as well as fire proofing, were the preservation of light and air to the streets, avoiding congestion, and the influence of the City Beautiful movement, preferring evenly scaled streetscapes over those with buildings of varying heights.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The height limit remained in force for nearly 40 years, allowing only uninhabited 'architectural features' to project beyond the 40 metre limit. The Manchester Unity Building (1932), for instance, achieved a total height of Template:Convert to the top of its corner tower.
Melbourne was the first city in Australia to undergo a post-war high-rise boom beginning in the late 1950s, (though Sydney in the following decades built more) with over 50 high-rise buildings constructed between the 1970s and 1990s.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="SkyscraperPage">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> ICI House (1955) was constructed after being granted a variation to the height limit; at a height of Template:Convert, the building was Australia's first modern high-rise.<ref>"National Heritage Places - Orica House (formerly the ICI Building) - National Heritage List" Template:Webarchive. Australian Government: Department of the Environment. Retrieved 8 September 2015.</ref> Its variation was on the basis that the design included an open garden space at ground level, introducing the concept of floor area ratio, where a total allowable floor area is used instead of a specific height limit. This was formalised by 'plot ratios' of 1:8 to 1:12 for different areas of the CBD in the "Borrie Report" in 1964,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> which was modified into a series of 'plot ratio benefit' scheme in the early 1980s, where the upper level of floor area could only be achieved in return for certain public benefits, such as a public arcade. Plot ratios remained in force for every site until 1999, when the 'New Format' Planning Scheme included plot ratios for entire city blocks rather than individual sites, a control that was mostly ignored.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
In 1972, 140 William Street (formerly BHP House) became Melbourne's first building to surpass the height of Template:Convert, and thus, Melbourne's first "skyscraper". The William Street building was the city's tallest for a few years, and remains one of the few heritage registered skyscrapers in Melbourne. Slightly taller, the Optus Centre was completed in 1975; and then in 1977 Nauru House was crowned the tallest building in Melbourne, at a height of Template:Convert. In 1978, what would be the first of two Collins Place towers was opened, at a height of Template:Convert.
By the early 1980s, Melbourne had a total of 6 buildings above Template:Convert, with the completion of the Wentworth (later Regent then Sofitel) Hotel at Collins Place in 1980. In 1986, the Rialto Towers surpassed Sydney's MLC Centre as the tallest building not only in Australia but in the Southern Hemisphere, with a height of Template:Convert. At the time of its opening, it was the 25th–tallest building in the world.<ref name="RialtoCTBUH1986">Interactive Data – The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 30 August 2020.</ref> The 1990s brought Melbourne another 9 buildings over Template:Convert; 5 of which exceed heights of Template:Convert. Specifically, 1991 saw the construction of the Template:Convert 101 Collins Street, which was crowned the tallest building in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere; it was surpassed in height later that year with the completion of the nearby 120 Collins Street.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The skyscraper, which stands at Template:Convert in height, held the titles for tallest building in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere for fourteen years, until the completion of the Gold Coast's Q1 in 2005.
21st century
During the 2000s, over 20 high-rise structures were completed, including the Eureka Tower (2006), which overtook 120 Collins Street as the tallest building in Melbourne, and further became the second-tallest in Australia (although tallest to its roof).<ref name="WalkingMelbourne">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Property Observer">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Eureka Tower was also the tallest residential building in the world to roof, until surpassed by Ocean Heights and the HHHR Tower in Dubai. It is currently the 15th-tallest apartment building in the world.<ref name="TallestRes">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Construction trends significantly increased throughout the 2010s, which included the completion of Prima Pearl (2014) and Aurora Melbourne Central (2019), both of which exceed Template:Convert in height. Throughout the decade, the city experienced an "unprecedented" skyscraper construction boom,<ref>"Melbourne's going skyhigh but so are complaints about planning controls" Template:Webarchive. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 March 2015.</ref><ref>"Dormitory city: Melbourne's brittle highrise apartment boom" Template:Webarchive. The Conversation. Retrieved 15 March 2015.</ref><ref>Farnsworth, Sarah. (11 July 2014) "Going up: Melbourne's building boom" Template:Webarchive. ABC News. Retrieved 27 April 2015.</ref> with 22 skyscrapers constructed between 2010 and 2019.<ref>Completed Buildings in Melbourne, 2010-2019. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 23 April 2022.</ref> This feat had been described as the "Manhattanization of Melbourne".<ref>McArthur, Grant. (23 September 2012). "How Melbourne's city will turn into Manhattan". Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 March 2015.</ref>
During this period, new towers in the CBD had average plot ratios of 37:1.<ref name="theage.com.au">Lucas, Clay. (5 September 2015). "New CBD rules clamp down on excessive skyscraper heights and densities" Template:Webarchive. The Age. Retrieved 31 October 2015.</ref> In September 2015, the Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne, introduced a 12-month height limit of approximately Template:Convert for all buildings proposed in the Melbourne central business district and segments of Southbank, along with interim planning laws that re-introduced a floor area ratio of 18:1, which could be exceeded up to a maximum of 24:1 only with the provision of certain public benefits. Should projects exceed the plot ratio, developers will need to make a special case to the Minister, outlining the proposal's state significance.<ref name="theage.com.au"/> These controls were made permanent in September 2016.<ref>(5 September 2015). "Temporary planning rules aim to preserve Melbourne's most-liveable status" Template:Webarchive. 9News. Retrieved 8 September 2015.</ref> Buildings proposed prior to September 2015, such as Australia 108, which has a plot ratio of 46.6:1, were exempt from the new law.<ref>(5 September 2015). "Victoria clamps down on high-rise apartment towers" Template:Webarchive. Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 8 September 2015.</ref>
The beginning of the 2020s saw the completion of Australia 108, which surpassed Eureka Tower as the tallest building in Melbourne and the tallest building in Australia to roof in 2020. It also became the Southern Hemisphere's first skyscraper to comprise at least 100 floors, and Melbourne's first building to be defined as a "supertall" skyscraper (buildings between the heights of Template:Convert to Template:Convert). In 2021, 12 skyscrapers were completed in the city<ref>Completed Buildings in Melbourne, 2021-2021. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 28 November 2022.</ref>— five more than the previous peak in 2020,<ref>Completed Buildings in Melbourne, 2020-2020. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 28 November 2022.</ref> and more than double prior peaks in 2017,<ref>Completed Buildings in Melbourne, 2017-2017. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 23 April 2022.</ref> 2005,<ref>Completed Buildings in Melbourne, 2005-2005. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 23 April 2022.</ref> and 1991.<ref>Completed Buildings in Melbourne, 1991-1991. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 23 April 2022.</ref> Among the tallest built in 2021 were West Side Place Tower A and Queens Place North Tower, both of which exceed Template:Convert in height. Of future skyscrapers, 6 have topped-out, 7 are under-construction, over 20 have received approval, and another few have been proposed. The tallest of these is the currently approved dual-skyscraper project STH BNK by Beulah. Tower 1 will rise to Template:Convert in height —supplanting Australia 108 as the tallest building in Melbourne and Q1 as the tallest building in Australia— whilst Tower 2 will rise to Template:Convert, taller than any other completed building in Australia outside of Melbourne and the Gold Coast.<ref name="STH BNK by Beulah"/>
The proliferation of skyscrapers in Australia over the past decades has also contributed to the city rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne.<ref>Haigh, Gideon. (7 September 2016). "Melbourne's bold leap upwards: the inside story of Australia's first skyscraper" Template:Webarchive. The Guardian. Retrieved 19 March 2018.</ref> Whilst the first skyscraper in Australia was constructed in Sydney in 1967 (Australia Square), Melbourne has had the most skyscrapers in the country and indeed within Oceania, for over 35 years in total; from 1972 to 1989 (equal first with Sydney during 1972–74 and 1976–77), from 1991 to 1999, in 2006 (shared with Sydney), and again since 2015 (equal to Sydney from 2015 to 2016).<ref>Buildings in Australia - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 19 March 2018.</ref>
Precincts
| Precinct of Melbourne |
Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City Centre | 58 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Docklands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Port Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Southbank | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| South Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| South Yarra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St Kilda Road | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 77 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
The central business district skyline is broken down into two distinct sections: the east and west, divided by Swanston Street.<ref name="WalkingMelbourne 3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The tallest buildings on the eastern side of the skyline are 120 Collins Street and 101 Collins Street, whilst the tallest on the western side are the Rialto Towers, 568 Collins Street, and Bourke Place.
Significant new skylines have emerged outside of the Melbourne central business district, especially within the inner-city suburb of Southbank. This precinct, located adjacent to the City Centre, includes some of the tallest buildings in Melbourne, such as Australia 108, Eureka Tower, and Prima Pearl.<ref>"Seventeen Skyscrapers Proposed for Southbank" Template:Webarchive. Sourceable. 22 May 2015.</ref>
South Yarra, St Kilda Road (a locality adjacent to the City Centre), the inner-city suburbs Carlton, and Docklands each comprise a skyscraper. Other inner-city suburbs, such as Port Melbourne and South Melbourne each have skyscrapers in proposed or approved stages of development.<ref>Fedele, Angela. (5 June 2014). "Seven new high-rise towers given go-ahead in Fishermans Bend precinct" Template:Webarchive. ABC News. Retrieved 22 May 2015.</ref>
Functions
Most of Melbourne's skyscrapers constructed by the 1990s were built for commercial purposes—specifically, used as offices. Exceptions to this, include the mixed-use building Sofitel Hotel (1980) on Collins Place, and the all-hotel Crown Towers (1997) in Southbank.<ref>Melbourne in 2000 – The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 February 2016.</ref> 2005 ushered in the first residential skyscrapers in Melbourne, with two built that year.<ref>Melbourne in 2005 – The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 February 2016.</ref> By 2010, 72% of skyscrapers built in Melbourne were of commercial use, 12% residential, 12% mixed-use, and 4% hotel.<ref>Melbourne in 2010 – The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 February 2016.</ref> The trend towards residential skyscrapers has continued significantly; in 2015, 58% of skyscrapers present within the city were of commercial use, 26% residential, 13% mixed-use and 3% hotel.<ref>Melbourne in 2015 – The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 February 2016.</ref> These figures are set to change dramatically by 2020; when factoring those buildings still under-construction (but to be completed by 2020), 44% of the city's skyscrapers will be of residential use, 35% commercial, 18% mixed-use, 2% hotel, and 2% government.<ref>Melbourne in 2020 – The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 27 August 2020.</ref>
Tallest buildings
Overall
Melbourne has 77 skyscrapers completed or topped out within the city, which stand at least Template:Convert tall, based on standard height measurement.<ref name="melbournetallest">Skyscrapers statistics: Melbourne compared to Sydney - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 28 August 2020.</ref> Such measurement includes spires and architectural details, but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. An asterisk (*) indicates that the building is still under construction, but has topped out. The "built" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Height: S = Spire, R = Roof. Template:Legend
Tallest buildings by precinct
This lists the tallest building in each precinct of Melbourne based on standard height measurement.
| Rank | Name | Height | Floors | Precinct of Melbourne |
Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Australia 108 | Template:Convert | 100 | Southbank | 2020<ref name="Aus108CTBUH"/> |
| 2 | 3 | Aurora Melbourne Central | Template:Convert | 85 | City Centre | 2019<ref name="AuroraCTBUH"/> |
| 3 | 13 | Swanston Central | Template:Convert | 71 | Carlton | 2019<ref name="SwanstonCentralUM"/><ref name="SwanstonCentralCTBUH"/> |
| 4 | 40 | Victoria Police Centre Tower 2 | Template:Convert | 40 | Docklands | 2020<ref name="VPCTBUH"/> |
| 5 | 42 | Capitol Grand | Template:Convert | 52 | South Yarra | 2019<ref name="LKCTBUH"/> |
| 6 | 60 (=) | Royal Domain Tower | Template:Convert | 43 | St Kilda Road | 2005<ref name="RoyalDomainCTBUH"/> |
| 7 | — | Fifty Albert | Template:Convert | 30 | South Melbourne | 2013<ref>Fifty Albert - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 14 December 2016.</ref> |
Tallest buildings by function
This lists the tallest buildings in Melbourne by their respective functions—office, hotel, residential and mixed-use—based on standard height measurement.
| Rank | Name | Height | Floors | Function | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Australia 108 | Template:Convert | 100 | Residential | 2020<ref name="Aus108CTBUH"/> |
| 3 | 3 | Aurora Melbourne Central | Template:Convert | 85 | Mixed use | 2019<ref name="AuroraCTBUH"/> |
| 2 | 5 | 120 Collins Street | Template:Convert | 52 | Office | 1991<ref name="120CollinsCTBUH"/> |
| 4 | 74 (=) | Crown Towers | Template:Convert | 43 | Hotel | 1997<ref name="CrownTowers"/> |
Skyscrapers at least 200 metres in height
Melbourne comprises 29 skyscrapers (completed or topped-out) which reach a height of at least Template:Convert—more than any other city within Australia and Oceania. Of those, twenty-three skyscrapers are located within the City Centre, five are located within Southbank, and one in Carlton.<ref name="CTBUHDATA-TOANDUC"/>
Skylines
Tallest under construction or proposed
This is a list of currently topped out, under construction, approved and proposed skyscrapers set for Melbourne.
| Topped out | Under construction | On hold | Approved | Proposed |
| Name | Height | Floors | Purpose | Precinct of Melbourne |
Estimated completion |
Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | ft | ||||||
| Southbank by Beulah Tower 1 | Template:Convert | 102 | Residential | Southbank | TBA | Approved<ref name="STH BNK by Beulah">Southbank by Beulah Tower 1 – The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 13 April 2022.</ref><ref name="SBBNinenews">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="SBBABCnews">Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 25–35 Power Street | Template:Convert | 71 | Mixed use | Southbank | TBA | Approved<ref>21-35 Power Avenue – The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 16 September 2020.</ref><ref>"Ball gown-inspired $400m super tower proposed for Southbank gets green light". Herald Sun. 16 April 2015.</ref><ref name="more 200">Baljak, Mark. (27 January 2014). "New proposals seek to join the 200m club" Template:Webarchive. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 6 October 2016.</ref> | |
| Southbank by Beulah Tower 2 | Template:Convert | 72 | Mixed use | Southbank | TBA | Approved<ref name="SBBCTBUH2">Southbank by Beulah Tower 2 – The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 13 April 2022.</ref> | |
| Queens Place South Tower | Template:Convert | 79 | Residential | City Centre | TBA | Approved<ref name="queensapproved">Lenaghan, Nick. (12 March 2016). "Mega apartment project gets green light in Melbourne CBD" Template:Webarchive. Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 6 October 2016.</ref><ref>Queens Place South Tower - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 31 January 2018.</ref><ref name="twintowersproposed">Johanson, Simon. (6 May 2015). "City apartment boom drives twin skyscrapers plan for Queen Street site" Template:Webarchive. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 May 2015.</ref> | |
| Atlas Melbourne Setia | Template:Convert | 73 | Residential | City Centre | 2029 | Proposed | |
| Melbourne Square BLVD | Template:Convert | 74 | Residential | Southbank | 2028 | Under construction<ref>Wikramanayake, Marisa. (13 June 2024). "Work Begins on $3bn Melbourne Square Skyscraper". The Urban Developer. Retrieved 23 April 2025.</ref> | |
| 640 Bourke Street | Template:Convert | 68 | Mixed use | City Centre | TBA | Approved<ref>640 Bourke Street - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 24 August 2020.</ref><ref>Masanauskas, Jason. (1 May 2017). "Integrated heritage: Tower approved for construction beside historic building" Template:Webarchive. Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 May 2017.</ref> | |
| 51–65 Clarke Street | Template:Convert | 70 | Residential | Southbank | TBA | Approved<ref>51-65 Clarke Street - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 13 April 2022.</ref><ref>51–65 Clarke Street, Southbank Template:Webarchive. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 28 May 2016.</ref><ref>Application details – PA1500053 Template:Webarchive. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.</ref> | |
| 295 City Road | Template:Convert | 70 | Residential | Southbank | TBA | Approved<ref>295 City Road - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 15 October 2015.</ref><ref>295 City Road, Southbank Template:Webarchive. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 13 February 2017.</ref> | |
| 435 Bourke Street | Template:Convert | 55 | Office | City Centre | 2026 | Under construction<ref>435 Bourke Street - The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 13 June 2024.</ref><ref>Tabet, Ted. (21 January 2020). "Cbus Property Wins Approval for $1bn Melbourne Tower" Template:Webarchive. The Urban Developer. Retrieved 20 September 2020.</ref> | |
| 303 La Trobe Street | Template:Convert | 66 | Residential | City Centre | TBA | Approved<ref>303 La Trobe, Melbourne Template:Webarchive.UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 27 May 2017.</ref><ref>293–303 La Trobe Street - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 27 May 2017.</ref> | |
| The Queensbridge | Template:Convert | 66 | Residential | Southbank | 2025 | Under construction<ref name="88queen">88 Melbourne - 88 Queensbridge Street, Southbank Template:Webarchive. UrbanMelbourne.info. 28 May 2016.</ref><ref name="TheQueensbridgeCTBUH">The Queensbridge - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 14 August 2023.</ref> | |
| 280 Queen Street | Template:Convert | 68 | Residential | City Centre | TBA | Proposed<ref>280 Queen Street - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 13 April 2022.</ref> | |
| 334–344 City Road | Template:Convert | 58 | Residential | Southbank | TBA | Approved<ref>334–344 City Road, Southbank Template:Webarchive. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 27 May 2017.</ref><ref>334 City Road - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 13 April 2022.</ref> | |
| 268–274 City Road | Template:Convert | 55 | Residential | Southbank | TBA | Approved<ref>268–274 City Road, Southbank Template:Webarchive. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 27 May 2017.</ref><ref>268-274 City Road - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 16 September 2020.</ref> | |
| 600 Collins | Template:Convert | 47 | Office | City Centre | 2026 | Under construction<ref>600 Collins - The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 8 August 2023.</ref><ref>Bleby, Michael. (11 October 2022). "Hines gets approval for 600 Collins Street tower". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 8 January 2023.</ref> | |
| 60–82 Johnson Street Tower 1A | Template:Convert | 53 | Residential | South Melbourne | TBA | Approved<ref name="6082JohnsonTowers">60-82 Johnson Street Complex - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 16 September 2020.</ref><ref name="twin">Seychell, Ryan. (19 August 2013). "Fishermans Bend's tallest proposal unveiled" Template:Webarchive. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 19 August 2013.</ref><ref name="twinsapproved">Lucas, Clay & Millar, Royce. (22 May 2015). "Group turns on Labor over huge South Melbourne tower plan approval" Template:Webarchive. The Age. Retrieved 22 May 2015.</ref> | |
| 60–82 Johnson Street Tower 2B | Template:Convert | 53 | Residential | South Melbourne | TBA | Approved<ref name="6082JohnsonTowers" /><ref name="twin" /><ref name="twinsapproved" /> | |
| Melbourne Square Tower 5 | Template:Convert | 54 | Hotel | Southbank | TBA | Approved<ref name="Melbourne Square Tower 5">Melbourne Square Tower 5 - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 21 February 2022.</ref><ref name="kavapproved" /> | |
| 42 Moray Street | Template:Convert | 56 | Residential | Southbank | 2027 | Under construction<ref>Della Bosca, Leon. (13 December 2024). "Demolition Kicks off Salvo’s $220m Southbank Tower". The Urban Developer. Retrieved 23 April 2025.</ref> | |
| Sol Invictus Tower | Template:Convert | 51 | Residential | Southbank | TBA | Proposed<ref name="Sol Invictus Tower">Sol Invictus Tower - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 17 September 2020.</ref><ref>Stevens, Philip. (29 August 2016). "solar-powered skyscraper planned for melbourne by peddle thorp" Template:Webarchive. designboom. Retrieved 17 September 2020.</ref> | |
| 96–102 Franklin Street | Template:Convert | 57 | Residential | City Centre | TBA | Proposed<ref>96-102 Franklin Street - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 17 September 2020.</ref> | |
| 212–222 La Trobe Street North Tower | Template:Convert | 56 | Residential | City Centre | TBA | Approved<ref>212-222 Latrobe Street North Tower - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 17 September 2020.</ref><ref name="DevelopmentActivityModel">Development Activity Model - City of Melbourne Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 17 September 2020.</ref> | |
| Melbourne Square Tower 3 | Template:Convert | 56 | Residential | Southbank | TBA | Approved<ref name="Melbourne Square Tower 3">Melbourne Square Tower 3 - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 21 February 2022.</ref><ref name="kavapproved" /> | |
| Melbourne Square Tower 4 | Template:Convert | 56 | Residential | Southbank | TBA | Approved<ref name="Melbourne Square Tower 4">Melbourne Square Tower 4 - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 21 February 2022.</ref><ref name="kavapproved" /> | |
| 52–60 Collins Street | Template:Convert | 40 | Office | City Centre | TBA | Approved<ref>Schout, David. (27 April 2022). "Big office tower next to Melbourne Club approved". CBD News. Retrieved 30 April 2022.</ref><ref name="60CollinsCTBUH">52-60 Collins Street - The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 30 April 2022.</ref> | |
| 56-62 Clarendon Street | Template:Convert | 49 | Residential | Southbank | TBA | Approved<ref name="DevelopmentActivityModel" /><ref>56-62 Clarendon Street - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 17 September 2020.</ref><ref>Aurum on Clarendon. Urban. Retrieved 17 September 2020.</ref> | |
| 32 Flinders Street | Template:Convert | 41 | Office | City Centre | 2025 | Under construction<ref name="32FlindersCTBUH">32 Flinders Street - The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 7 December 2022.</ref><ref>Ministerial Planning Referral: TPM-2015-1/A 32-44 Flinders Street, Melbourne. Report to the Future Melbourne (Planning) Committee. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2022.</ref><ref>"GPT receives green light for office towers at 51 Flinders Lane". GPT Group. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2022.</ref> | |
| 57 Haig Street | Template:Convert | 47 | Residential | Southbank | TBA | Approved<ref>57 Haig Street, Southbank Template:Webarchive. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 27 May 2017.</ref><ref>57 Haig Street - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 27 May 2017.</ref> | |
| 277-281 Ingles Street | Template:Convert | 51 | Residential | Port Melbourne | TBA | Approved<ref>Lindsay, Nick. (9 April 2022). "Dexus offloads major Fishermans Bend site". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 November 2022.</ref><ref>277-281 Ingles Street - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 17 September 2020.</ref> | |
| 56-62 Clarendon Street | Template:Convert | 40 | Office | City Centre | TBA | Approved<ref name="600lonsApproved">"V-Leader receives amended approval for $400M development". The Property Tribune. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.</ref><ref name="600lonsCTBUH">600 Lonsdale - The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 24 November 2022.</ref> | |
| 87–105 Queensbridge Tower 1 | Template:Convert | 47 | Mixed use | Southbank | TBA | Proposed<ref name="87105QCTBUH">87-105 Queensbridge Street Complex - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 21 April 2019.</ref> | |
| 87–105 Queensbridge Tower 2 | Template:Convert | 47 | Mixed use | Southbank | TBA | Proposed<ref name="87105QCTBUH" /> | |
| 85–93 Lorimer Street Tower 1 | Template:Convert | 49 | Residential | Docklands | TBA | Approved<ref>85–93 Lorimer Street, Docklands Template:Webarchive. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 27 May 2017.</ref><ref>85-93 Lorimer Street (T1) - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 27 May 2017.</ref> | |
Major cancelled, revised, or vision projects
This is a list of cancelled, revised or vision skyscraper proposals that were previously set for Melbourne.
| Revised | Cancelled | Vision |
| Name | Height | Floors | Purpose | Precinct of Melbourne |
Proposed | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | ft | ||||||
| Grollo Tower | Template:Convert | 137 | Mixed use | Docklands | 1997 | Cancelled<ref name="grollotowers">Template:Usurped. Emporis. Retrieved 26 March 2016.</ref> | |
| South Pacific Centre | Template:Convert | 150 | Mixed use | Docklands | — | Vision<ref>Template:Usurped. Emporis. Retrieved 26 March 2016.</ref> | |
| Grollo Tower | Template:Convert | 113 | Mixed use | Docklands | 2001 | Cancelled<ref name="grollotowers" /> | |
| 555 Collins Street | Template:Convert | 82 | Office | City Centre | 2013 | Revised<ref name="2 down">Johanson, Simon. (11 July 2013)."Skyscraper plans cut down to size" Template:Webarchive. Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 26 March 2016.</ref><ref name="555revised">555 Collins Street - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 10 April 2018.</ref> | |
| Australia 108 | Template:Convert | 108 | Mixed use | Southbank | 2012 | Revised<ref name="2 down" /> | |
| Victoria Central Tower | Template:Convert | 80 | Mixed use | City Centre | — | Cancelled<ref>Template:Usurped. Emporis. Retrieved 26 March 2016.</ref> | |
| Urban Tree | Template:Convert | TBC | Mixed use | Southbank | 2018 | Vision<ref name="SouthbankbyBeulah">Cheng, Linda & Hunn, Patrick. (28 July 2018). "Shortlisted designs unveiled: $2b Southbank tower international competition" Template:Webarchive. ArchitectureAU. Retrieved 28 July 2018.</ref> | |
| The Lanescraper | Template:Convert | TBC | Mixed use | Southbank | 2018 | Vision<ref name="SouthbankbyBeulah" /> | |
| Stack | Template:Convert | TBC | Mixed use | Southbank | 2018 | Vision<ref name="SouthbankbyBeulah" /> | |
| The Base | Template:Convert | TBC | Mixed use | Southbank | 2018 | Vision<ref name="SouthbankbyBeulah" /> | |
| Melbourne Plaza | Template:Convert | 53 | Office | City Centre | — | Cancelled<ref>Template:Usurped. Emporis. Retrieved 26 March 2016.</ref> | |
| The Beulah Propeller City | Template:Convert | TBC | Mixed use | Southbank | 2018 | Vision<ref name="SouthbankbyBeulah" /> | |
| Magic | Template:Convert | 60 | Residential | Carlton | 2018 | Vision<ref>'Magic' Melbourne skyscraper would be Australia's tallest building Template:Webarchive. ABC News. Retrieved 12 May 2018.</ref><ref name="MagicCTBUH">Magic - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 13 November 2019.</ref> | |
| One Queensbridge | Template:Convert | 90 | Mixed use | Southbank | 2015 | Cancelled<ref>"Crown casino wins approval for 90-storey tower at Southbank" Template:Webarchive. The Age. Retrieved 9 February 2017.</ref><ref name="OneQB">One Queensbridge - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 13 November 2019.</ref><ref>Tabet, Ted. (23 August 2019). "Crown Buys Out Schiavello at One Queensbridge" Template:Webarchive. TheUrbanDeveloper. Retrieved 12 November 2019.</ref> | |
| Queensbridge Tower | Template:Convert | 84 | Mixed use | Southbank | 2011 | Revised<ref name="OneQB" /><ref>Queensbridge Tower - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 26 March 2016.</ref> | |
| 555 Collins Street | Template:Convert | 82 | Mixed use | City Centre | 2014 | Revised<ref name="555revised" /><ref>Lucas, Clay. (10 April 2016)."Labor overturns decision by Matthew Guy, slashing millions off prime city site" Template:Webarchive. The Age. Retrieved 25 April 2016.</ref> | |
| 433–455 Collins Street | Template:Convert | – | Mixed use | City Centre | 2014 | Cancelled<ref>433–455 Collins Street - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 26 March 2016.</ref> | |
| Premier Tower | Template:Convert | 90 | Mixed use | City Centre | 2014 | Revised | |
| 280 Queen Street | Template:Convert | 80 | Residential | City Centre | 2014 | Vision<ref>272–282 Queen Street, Melbourne Template:Webarchive. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 28 June 2016.</ref><ref>280 Queen Street - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 16 September 2020.</ref> | |
| Elysium | Template:Convert | 75 | Residential | Southbank | 2011 | Vision<ref>Elysium - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 16 September 2020.</ref><ref>Dowling, Jason. (13 February 2013). "Doyle slams approval of mega-tower" Template:Webarchive. The Age. Retrieved 6 October 2016.</ref><ref>Pallisco, Marc. (24 November 2012). "New Southbank plans" Template:Webarchive. The Age. Retrieved 6 October 2016.</ref><ref>Masanauskas, Jason. (30 January 2013). "'Sculptural twist' for Southbank apartment tower" Template:Webarchive. Herald Sun. Retrieved 6 October 2016.</ref> | |
| 383 La Trobe Street | Template:Convert | 70 | Mixed use | City Centre | 2016 | Vision<ref>383 La Trobe Street - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 16 September 2020.</ref><ref>Cheng, Linda. (24 May 2016). "Jean Nouvel's first Melbourne tower unveiled" Template:Webarchive. Architecture AU. Retrieved 28 May 2016.</ref><ref>383 La Trobe Street, Melbourne Template:Webarchive. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 19 November 2016.</ref> | |
| Tower Melbourne | Template:Convert | 71 | Residential | City Centre | 2012 | Cancelled<ref>Tower Melbourne - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 6 October 2016.</ref><ref>Lenaghan, Nick. (3 November 2017). "Singapore's Chip Eng Seng plans for $350 million Tower Melbourne collapses" Template:Webarchive. The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 4 November 2017.</ref> | |
| 582–606 Collins Street | Template:Convert | 54 | Mixed use | City Centre | 2015 | Vision<ref>582–606 Collins Street, Melbourne Template:Webarchive. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 7 July 2016.</ref><ref>600 Collins Street - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 23 June 2020.</ref> | |
| 32 Flinders Street | Template:Convert | 54 | Residential | City Centre | TBA | Vision<ref>32 Flinders Street - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 23 June 2020.</ref><ref>32–44 Flinders Street, Melbourne Template:Webarchive . UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 27 May 2017.</ref> | |
| 447 Collins Street Twin Towers 1 | Template:Convert | 47 | Office | City Centre | 2015 | Revised<ref name="447bye">Cheng, Linda. (30 March 2016). "Melbourne's 'pantscraper' rejected" Template:Webarchive. ArchitectureAU. Retrieved 2 April 2016.</ref><ref name="collinsarch">Collins Arch - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 10 April 2018.</ref> | |
| 447 Collins Street Twin Towers 2 | Template:Convert | 47 | Office | City Centre | 2015 | Revised<ref name="447bye" /><ref name="collinsarch" /> | |
Timeline of tallest buildings
This lists buildings that once held the title of "tallest building in Melbourne".
| Name | Image | Years as tallest | Height | Floors | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kew Asylum | File:Kew Asylum.jpg | 1871–1876 | Template:Convert | 5 | <ref name="TimelineHS">Talbot, Christopher. (20 September 2016). "Scraping the sky: Melbourne's tallest buildings since 1871". Herald Sun. Retrieved 5 October 2016.</ref> | ||
| Yorkshire Brewery Tower | File:Yorkshire brewery collingwood.jpg | 1876–1888 | Template:Convert | 8 | <ref name="Timeline">Perkins, Miki. (25 April 2012). "The long and short and tall of a city feeling pressure for change" Template:Webarchive. Domain. Retrieved 5 October 2016.</ref><ref name="TimelineHS" /> | ||
| Fink's Building | File:Fink's Building, c. 1890s.jpg | 1888 | Template:Convert | 10 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Federal Coffee Palace | File:A tram car passes the Federal Coffee Palace in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.jpg | 1888-1890 | Template:Convert | 9 | Height to roof (7 storeys) Template:Convert (to tower additional 2 storeys) Template:Convert.<ref>[The Age, Melbourne. 1 June 1888 p9</ref> Demolished in 1972<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| The Australian Building | File:APA Australia Building in Melbourne.jpg | 1890–1932 | Template:Convert | 12 | Tallest building in Australia (1890–1912).<ref name="EMelbourne1" /> Demolished in 1980<ref name="Timeline" /><ref name="TimelineHS" /> | ||
| Manchester Unity Building | File:Manchester Unity Building (1932) with Burke and Wills.jpg | 1932–1958 | Template:Convert | 13 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Orica House | File:Orica House.jpg | 1958–1962 | Template:Convert | 20 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| CRA Building | 1962–1969 | Template:Convert | 26 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref name="Walking Melbourne1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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| AMP Square | File:AMP Tower Melb.jpg | 1969–1971 | Template:Convert | 28 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>AMP Square - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 7 October 2016.</ref> | |
| Marland House | File:Marland House 2007.jpg | 1971–1972 | Template:Convert | 32 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>Marland House - The Skyscraper Center Template:Webarchive. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 7 October 2016.</ref> | |
| 140 William Street | File:140 william st.jpg | 1972–1975 | Template:Convert | 41 | <ref name="Timeline" /><ref name="140WilliamCTBUH" /><ref name="TimelineHS" /> | ||
| Optus Centre | File:Optus Centre 2a.jpg | 1975–1977 | Template:Convert | 34 | <ref name="OptusCTBUH" /><ref name="TimelineHS" /> | ||
| Nauru House | File:Nauru House AON.jpg | 1977–1978 | Template:Convert | 52 | <ref name="NauruCTBUH" /><ref name="TimelineHS" /> | ||
| ANZ Tower at Collins Place | File:35 and 55 from Collins Street.JPG | 1978–1986 | Template:Convert | 56 | Equal–tallest building in Melbourne with Sofitel Hotel at Collins Place from 1980 to 1986<ref name="ANZCollinsCTBUH" /><ref name="TimelineHS" /> | ||
| Sofitel Hotel at Collins Place | File:35CollinStreet1.JPG | 1980–1986 | Template:Convert | 50 | Equal–tallest building in Melbourne with ANZ Tower at Collins Place<ref name="SofitelCTBUH" /> | ||
| Rialto Towers | File:Rialto Towers in May 2017, edit.png | 1986–1991 | Template:Convert | 63 | Tallest building in Australia (1986–1991), tallest building in Australia to roof (1986–2006)<ref name="RialtoCTBUH" /><ref name="TimelineHS" /> | ||
| 101 Collins Street | File:101 Collins Street December 2009.jpg | 1991 | Template:Convert | 50 | Tallest building in Australia (1991)<ref name="101CollinsCTBUH" /><ref name="TimelineHS" /> | ||
| 120 Collins Street | File:120 Collins Street west facade upper detail.jpg | 1991–2006 | Template:Convert | 52 | Tallest building in Australia (1991–2005)<ref name="120CollinsCTBUH" /><ref name="TimelineHS" /> | ||
| Eureka Tower | File:Eureka Tower, in May 2017.jpg | 2006–2020 | Template:Convert | 91 | Tallest building in Australia to roof (2006–2020)<ref name="EurekaCTBUH" /><ref name="TimelineHS" /> | ||
| Australia 108 | File:Australia 108 Southbank Melbourne.jpg | 2020–present | Template:Convert | 100 | Tallest building in Australia to roof (2020–present)<ref name="Aus108CTBUH" /> |
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See also
- Architecture of Melbourne
- List of tallest buildings in Australia
- List of tallest buildings in Oceania
Notes
References
External links
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