List of tallest buildings in Brisbane

Tall buildings in Brisbane
Tallest buildingBrisbane Skytower (2019)
Tallest building height274.3 m (900 ft)[1]
First 150 m+ buildingCentral Plaza 1 (1988)
Number of tall buildings
Taller than 100 m (328 ft)71[2] (2025)
Taller than 150 m (492 ft)23 (2025)
Taller than 200 m (656 ft)8 (2025)

Brisbane, Australia's third most populous city and largest city by land area, is home to at least 360 completed high-rise buildings,[3] at least 70 high-rise buildings over 100 metres in height,[4] and has 23 completed skyscrapers (and 7 under construction as of 2025) which exceed the height of 150 metres (490 ft).[5] With the third greatest number of skyscrapers in any city within Australia (behind Melbourne and Sydney), Brisbane with a population of 2,987,000 (June 2025) and land area of 15,842 square kilometres, boasts some of the tallest buildings in the country, including the city's current tallest, the 274.3 metres (900 ft)[1] Brisbane Skytower, completed in 2019, which is also the largest residential building in the Southern Hemisphere.

All of Brisbane's skyscrapers (defined as buildings with a height greater than 150 metres) are located within the CBD, with large numbers of high-rise buildings also proliferating in the inner suburbs of South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point, Fortitude Valley, Newstead, Teneriffe, New Farm, Bowen Hills, Spring Hill, Milton, Auchenflower, Toowong, Taringa, St Lucia, West End and Woolloongabba.

There is a 274.3 metres (900 ft) height limit for buildings in the CBD. As of 2013, a review of height limits for city skyscrapers has been requested by Brisbane Lord Mayor to allow construction of buildings over 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level.[6]

Brisbane's 91 metre City Hall was the city's tallest building for decades after its completion in 1930 and was finally surpassed in 1970 by the Westpac Building, which marked the beginning of the widespread construction of high-rise buildings over 100 metres in height. The city's first skyscraper with a height of over 150 metres was Central Plaza 1, completed in 1988. Central Plaza One and Waterfront Place, completed in 1989, remained the city's only skyscrapers until the completion of the 200 metre Riparian Plaza in 2005, which has since been surpassed on numerous occasions in the widespread construction of skyscrapers which has been ongoing since the mid-2000s.

Brisbane plays host to other structures over 150 metres in height such as the five television transmission towers atop Mount Coot-tha and the Bald Hills Radiator transmission tower. However these are not considered to be buildings as they are uninhabitable.

Tallest buildings

This is a list of Brisbane's tallest completed and topped out buildings.[7] Structures are not included. Official heights are ranked by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, and include spires but exclude communications masts and spires.[8] All of the buildings that are listed are over 150m in height.

  Was Brisbane's tallest building when completed
Rank Name Image Height Storeys Usage Year Notes
1 Brisbane Skytower 269.5 m (900 ft)[1] 90 residential 2019 Brisbane Skytower (nicknamed Bon Bon) is a 269.5-metre (900 ft) skyscraper at 222 Margaret Street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The 90-storey residential tower is Brisbane's tallest building and the largest residential building in the Southern Hemisphere with a GFA of 147,000m2.[9] It also has the highest infinity pool in the southern hemisphere on the top level at 265 m (level 90) with 180 degree views to the north and south.
2 The One 264 m (899 ft)[10] 82 residential 2021 The tallest tower of the three buildings of the Brisbane Quarter complex. Topped out in December 2020.[11]
3 1 William Street 259.8 m (876 ft)[12] 46 office 2016 Brisbane's tallest building from 2016 to 2019; inhabited by the executive branch of the Queensland Government; nicknamed One Big Willy or the Tower of Power and seen as symbolising the legacy of Premier Campbell Newman.
4 Infinity 248 m (860 ft)[13] 81 residential 2014 Tallest building in Brisbane from 2014 until 2016; also known as Meriton Herschel Street Serviced Apartments
5 Soleil 243 m (797.2 ft) 74 residential 2012 Tallest building in Brisbane 2012 until 2014; also known as Meriton Adelaide Street Serviced Apartments
6 Queen's Wharf Residences 242 m (794.0 ft)[14] 63 residential 2024 Second tallest building in the Queen's Wharf development
7 Aurora 207 m (679.1 ft) 69 residential 2006 Tallest building in Brisbane from 2006 until 2012
8 Riparian Plaza 200 m (656.1 ft) 53 mixed use 2005 Tallest building in Brisbane 2005 until 2006; notable for its 50-metre communications mast (not counted in the building's height) and being one of the last projects of renowned architect Harry Seidler. The adjacent Riverside Centre was also designed by Seidler and shares many design elements with Riparian Plaza
9 One One One Eagle Street 194.7 m (639.7 ft) 54 office 2012 Notable for the illuminated curved columns resembling the roots of the Moreton Bay fig visible through its facade
10 443 Queen Street 183.7 m (602.6 ft) 47 residential 2023
11 300 George Street 182.2 m (597.8 ft) 41 office 2021 Part of the Brisbane Quarter development which also comprises a hotel and a residential building
12 Central Plaza 1 174 m (570.8 ft) 44 office 1988 Tallest building in Brisbane 1988 until 2005; Brisbane's first skyscraper over 150m
13 205 North Quay 172.1 m (564.6 ft) 40 office 2025 [15]
=14 275 George Street 171 m (561 ft) 32 office 2009
=14 Queen's Wharf – Tower 1 171 m (561.0 ft) 43 hotel 2024
16 Waterfront Place 162 m (531.4 ft) 40 office 1989 Notable for its curved blue glass facade and hosting federal cabinet meetings when these are held in Brisbane at the Commonwealth Parliament Offices on the top floor
17 360 Queen Street 157 m (515.7 ft) 37 residential 2025 [16]
18 480 Queen Street 153 m (501.9 ft) 34 office 2016
19 180 Brisbane 152 m (498.6 ft) 34 office 2015 Notable for the large image of the course of the Brisbane River on its facade
20 Brisbane Square 151 m (495.4 ft) 38 office 2006 Headquarters of the Brisbane City Council and the Brisbane Square Library
=21 Skyline Apartments 150 m (492.1 ft) 48 residential 2007 Located within the Petrie Bight cluster of apartment buildings
=21 400 George Street 150 m (492.1 ft) 34 residential 2009 Notable for its extreme proximity to the neighbouring Santos Place, which is of approximately equal height
=21 Santos Place 150 m (492.1 ft)[17] 38 residential 2009 Notable for its extreme proximity to the neighbouring 400 George Street, which is of approximately equal height

Skylines

Brisbane CBD from Southbank
23 skyscrapers completed
7 skyscrapers under construction
Brisbane CBD from Kangaroo Point
23 skyscrapers completed
7 skyscrapers under construction

Under construction or approved

This is a list of buildings currently under construction or approved that are planned to reach 150 m in height.[18]

Key:
Topped out Under construction Approved
Name Height Storeys Usage Completion Status
204 Alice St – Tower A 273.5 m (897.3 ft) 79 Residential 2027 Under Construction[19]
30 Albert Street 270 m (885.8 ft) 91 Residential TBA Approved
25 Mary Street 254.1 m (833.7 ft) 71 Residential TBA Approved[20]
Queen's Wharf – Tower 5 253 m (830.1 ft) 71 Residential 2026 Under Construction
204 Alice St – Tower M 244.2 m (801.2 ft) 70 Residential 2027 Under Construction[19]
Brisbane Waterfront North Tower 238 m (780.8 ft) 49 Office 2026 Under Construction[21][22]
Brisbane Waterfront South Tower 212 m (695.5 ft) 43 Office 2026 Under Construction[21][23]
164 Melbourne Street 207 m (679.1 ft) 50 Mixed use 2027 Under Construction[24]
195–199 Elizabeth Street 196 m (643.0 ft) 62 Residential TBA Approved
62 Mary Street 189 m (620.1 ft) 39 Office TBA Approved[25]
101 Albert Street 180 m (590.6 ft) 40 Office 2029 Under Construction[26]
150 Elizabeth St Regent Tower 174 m (570.9 ft) 42 Residential 2027 Approved[27]

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of "tallest building in Brisbane".[7]

Name Image Years as tallest Height floors Notes
Brisbane City Hall 1930–1970 92 m (302 ft) 4 Brisbane's tallest building for four decades, City Hall now plays host to the Museum of Brisbane and auditoria for events
Westpac Building 1970–1971 105 m (344 ft) 23 Brisbane's first high-rise building with a height greater than 100 meters
Suncorp Plaza 1971–1976 118 m (387 ft) 26 A 10-metre digital clock sits atop the building. Before placement of the clock, a rotating restaurant sat atop the building
Hitachi Building (formerly MLC Centre) 239 George Street 1976–1977 141 m (463 ft) 33 A 31 meter weather beacon sits atop the building with lights indicating temperature rise and fall, potential rain and windy conditions, controlled directly from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. In late November 2007, the weather beacon was turned off. High electricity costs, energy usage, and more modern methods of providing weather forecasting were cited as the reasons for the beacon being turned off. For over 30 years the beacon warned Brisbane residents of the impending weather - the upper white lights for temperature, the lower lights showed continuous white for fine, 1/2 sec flashing white for windy, 2 sec flashing white for clearing, continuous red for rain, 1/2 sec flashing red for strong winds and rain, and 2 sec flashing red for showers.
AMP Place 1978–1986 135 m (443 ft) 35 Nicknamed The Gold Tower and located adjacent to the 134 meter Comalco Place, which was completed in 1983 and is nicknamed The Blue Tower
Riverside Centre 1986–1988 142 m (466 ft) 40 Located adjacent to Riparian Plaza, which was also designed by renowned architect Harry Seidler and with which it shares numerous design elements
Central Plaza 1 1988–2005 174 m (571 ft) 44 Brisbane's first skyscraper over 150m in height
Riparian Plaza 2005–2006 200 m (660 ft) 53 Tallest building in Brisbane 2005 until 2006; notable for its 50-metre communications mast (not counted in the building's height) and being one of the last projects of renowned architect Harry Seidler. The adjacent Riverside Centre was also designed by Seidler and shares many design elements with Riparian Plaza
Aurora 2006–2012 207 m (679 ft) 69 Brisbane's tallest building from 2006 until 2012
Soleil 2012–2014 243 m (797 ft) 74 Brisbane's tallest building from 2012 until 2014; also known as Meriton Adelaide Street Serviced Apartments
Infinity 2014–2016 262 m (860 ft)[13] 81 Brisbane's tallest building from 2014 until 2016; also known as Meriton Herschel Street Serviced Apartments
1 William Street 2016–2018 267 m (876 ft)[12] 46 Brisbane's tallest building from 2016 until 2018; inhabited by the executive branch of the Queensland Government; nicknamed One Big Willy or the Tower of Power and seen as symbolising the legacy of Premier Campbell Newman
Brisbane Skytower 2018–present 274.3 m (900 ft)[1] 90 Tallest building in Brisbane. Fourth-tallest building in Australia. Largest residential building in the Southern Hemisphere. Topped out in December 2018.

See also

References

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