The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) defines a residential building as one where 85 percent or more of its total floor area is dedicated to residential usage.
Currently, the tallest residential building in the world is Central Park Tower in a part of Midtown Manhattan, New York City, colloquially referred to as "Billionaires' Row". It was topped out at a height of in 2019.
As of 2025, New York City is also home to all top three tallest residential buildings in the world, while Dubai in the United Arab Emirates has six of the ten tallest.
History and ranking criteria Since 2000, when CTBUH started maintaining a list of tallest residential buildings, The Belcher's Tower 1 and The Belcher's Tower 2 located in Hong Kong were the first tallest residential buildings whose heights equal and were completed in 2000.
In 2001, Trump World Tower in New York City became the tallest residential building in the world, until it was surpassed in 2003 by the 21st Century Tower followed by the Q1 on the Gold Coast in 2005. In 2012, Princess Tower in Dubai became the tallest residential building in the world, before being surpassed by 432 Park Avenue in New York City in 2014. The current tallest residential building, Central Park Tower, was topped out during September 2019 and completed in 2020.
The percentage of residential buildings whose height exceeds 200 metres increased from 34 percent in 2009 to 45 percent in 2010, making Burj Khalifa the world's first megatall building to include residential space.
The CTBUH insist that a building should only be added to the official tallest list when it is (i) topped out structurally and architecturally, (ii) fully clad, and (iii) open for business, or at least partially open. This became the CTBUH official definition of a building's "completion".
Tallest residential buildings This list ranks residential buildings that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This 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. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.
Under construction and on hold
Under construction
These buildings are under construction and are planned to be at least .
On hold This list contains residential buildings that are at least in height and their construction is currently on hold.
NameCityCountryHeightmetres / feetFloorsConstructionoriginally started NotesBengaluru Turf TowerBengaluru1562016One TowerMoscow1092019Burj AlmasaJeddah932011Nanjing Olympic Suning TowerNanjing992011Fairmont Kuala Lumpur Tower 1Kuala Lumpur782014Ocean One TowerPattaya91200645 Broad StreetNew York City682018SUNAC A-ONE Tower 4Chongqing892020IBN Bukit BintangKuala Lumpur682019Makati742011Dubai PearlDubai732009
Timeline of tallest residential buildings This is a list of buildings that in the past held the title of tallest residential buildings in the world.
NameCityCountryHeightmetres / feetFloorsYears as tallest NotesMoscow321952–1960Chicago651960–1964Lake Point Tower691968–1991Hong Kong661991–2000632000–2000Trump World TowerNew York City722001–200321st Century TowerDubai552003–2005Q1Gold Coast802005–2011Dubai802011–2012Elite Residence912012–201223 Marina90Princess Tower1012012–2015432 Park AvenueNew York City962015–2020Central Park Tower982020–2030Burj AzizDubai725 metres (2378,61 ft)1332030(Estimated Completion)
See also List of tallest buildings in the world List of tallest hotels in the world List of cities with the most skyscrapers List of buildings with 100 floors or more List of tallest buildings in Asia List of tallest residential buildings in Dubai List of tallest buildings in North America List of visionary tall buildings and structures
References General
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External links
Diagram of skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage