This list of tallest buildings in Hobart ranks the tallest in the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, by height. This ranking system, created by the United States–based Council on Vertical Urbanism (formerly Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) includes the height to a spire but not to an antenna. Most of the buildings in this table are within the Hobart central business district; however, the 19-storey Wrest Point Hotel Casino, which is the tallest building in Tasmania at , is located several kilometres away.
Hobart currently has a range of height limits in the city to preserve an established low-rise character, with being the maximum allowable height overall. There are several buildings above this height that were constructed prior to the current height restrictions and the Hobart City Council has made exceptions to certain developments if it is found that the development in question would benefit the city. There are also rules in the Tasmanian Planning Scheme limiting residential heights outside of the CBD.
The tallest structure in Tasmania is a transmission tower on Mount Wellington standing at . The tallest buildings in Tasmania outside Hobart include the Shot Tower, Taroona, at 58 metres and the Silos Hotel in Launceston at 46 metres.
Tallest buildings Rank Name Image Height (m) Floors Year Purpose Address Notes 1 Wrest Point Casino 19 1973 Hotel 410 Sandy Bay RoadDesigned by Roy Grounds and the tallest building in the state of Tasmania. 2 Royal Hobart Hospital K Block 10 2020 Hospital Campbell Street The tallest building within the Hobart CBD, designed by Lyons Architecture 3 Mövenpick Hotel 18 2021 Hotel 28 Elizabeth Street Designed by Jaws Architects 4 NAB House(formerly the AMP Building) 14 1968 Commercial 86 Collins Street Designed by Crawford Shurman Wegman Architects 5 Vibe Hotel 15 2021 Hotel 36 Argyle Street Designed by Xsquared Architects 6 Icon Complex 13 2018 Mixed 96-108 Liverpool Street Incorporating Myer Hobart and Crowne Plaza Hotel 7 Commonwealth Government Centre 16 1976 Government 188 Collins Street 8144 Macquarie Street(formerly TGIO Building)121974Commercial144 Macquarie StreetRefurbishment and height extension designed by Xsquared Architects and completed 2014/15 9 Trafalgar Building 15 1987 Mixed 108-100 Collins Street= 10 Jaffa Building 14 1978 Commercial 39 Murray Street Designed by JS Moon of BPSM Architects= 10 Wellington Centre 14 2012 Mixed 42 Argyle Street Designed by Jaws Architects= 12 Hydro Tasmania Building 12 1972 Commercial 4 Elizabeth Street= 12 Shadforth Building 10 1978 Commercial 111 Macquarie Street 14 65 Murray Street 12 1961 Commercial 65 Murray Street Designed by Philip Lighton Floyd and Beattie 15 Deloitte Building(formerly ANZ Centre) 11 1992 Commercial 22 Elizabeth Street= 16University of Tasmania student accommodation 152017Residential49 Melville Street= 16 Mantra on Collins 11 2009 Hotel 58 Collins Street= 18 Empress Towers 12 1967 Residential 1-3 Battery Square= 18 Hotel Grand Chancellor 12 1987 Hotel 1 Davey Street= 18 Royal Hobart Hospital A Block 11 1967 Hospital 48 Liverpool Street= 18 DoubleTree by Hilton 12 2024 Hotel 179 Macquarie Street Designed by Scanlan Architects= 22 Tasmanian Banking Services Building 11 1979 Commercial 45 Murray Street= 22 Executive Building 10 1988 Government 15 Murray Street= 22 Lands Building 10 1976 Government 134 Macquarie Street= 25 Marine Board Building 11 1972 Commercial 1 Franklin Wharf= 25 Hobart Corporate Centre 11 1994 Commercial 85 Macquarie Street
10 Murray Street was demolished in 2018 in the Parliament Square redevelopment, but formerly stood at a height of .
Under construction or approved This is a list of the tallest buildings under construction or approved in Hobart.
Name Height Storeys Purpose Completion Location Status m ft 174–192 Liverpool Street 12 Commercial TBA City centre Approved 25 Watchorn Street (Hanging Garden) 9 Commercial TBA City centre Approved
See also
List of tallest buildings in Australia List of tallest buildings in Oceania
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