List of tallest buildings in Canberra

This list of tallest buildings in Canberra ranks the tallest in Australia's capital city by height. This ranking system was created by the US-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and includes the height to a spire but not to an antenna.CTBUH Height Criteria. CTBUH. Retrieved on 4 March 2013. The High Society towers at and respectively, with 27 storeys, are the tallest in the city, and are in Belconnen, a north-western district Canberra.

There is a height limit in Canberra Central of above sea level, generally about above ground level in Canberra City, in compliance with the RL617 rule in the National Capital Authority's National Capital Plan.https://www.nca.gov.au/sites/default/files/National%20Capital%20Plan_rev%20September%202019.pdf As a result, the highest buildings are now found in the outer town centres, such as Phillip and Belconnen. RL2025 feet (or RL617 metres) was recommended as the limit in a 1972 study because it was the equal height of the two tallest buildings at the time: the AMP Building and the tallest building at Russell Offices

Tallest buildings

These are the high-rise buildings of Canberra. There are taller structures in Canberra, including Telstra Tower at , Gungahlin MF (a guyed mast located between Kaleen and Mitchell) at ,Australian Communications and Media Authority (2026-07-13). "List of transmitters with a licence to broadcast". and previously, Parliament House (including the flagpole) at .

NameImageHeightFloorsBuiltPurposeLocation1High Society Tower 1272020ResidentialBelconnen2High Society Tower 2272020ResidentialBelconnen3Lovett Tower251973OfficePhillip4Wayfarer Apartments272016ResidentialBelconnen5Grand Central Towers 85 m (278.8 ft)262020ResidentialPhillip6Cirrus Tower 1242021ResidentialBelconnen7W279 mhttps://www.environment.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/1752840/21_02718-Documents-Part-3.pdf BVNArchitecture. Retrieved 3 January 2025 (estimate)242024ResidentialPhillip8WOVA Tower 1242024ResidentialPhillip9Nightfall232022ResidentialBelconnen10Infinity Towers 1222018ResidentialGungahlin11Altitude Apartments212013ResidentialBelconnen12Dusk (Republic)222020ResidentialBelconnen13Ruby 1182019ResidentialGungahlin14Grand Central Towers 2 162020ResidentialPhillip15Infinity Towers 2202018ResidentialGungahlin16Sentinel Apartments202013ResidentialBelconnen17Cirrus Tower 2182021ResidentialBelconnen18The Shard47-62 m (estimate)162026Mixed usePhillip19Scarborough House151975OfficePhillip20Pacific International (Capital Tower)201996ResidentialCivic21SkyPlaza202005ResidentialPhillip22The ApARTments182010ResidentialCivic23 Mayfair Apartments162016ResidentialCivic24Ivy Woden 162020ResidentialPhillip25Republic162020ResidentialBelconnen26London Tower (The Metropolitan)192006ResidentialCivic27Ernst & Young, 121 Marcus Clarke St 122008OfficeCivic28Oaks Woden 162021ResidentialPhillip29Sirius Building102010OfficePhillip30The Carrington151987ResidentialKingston31Highgate18 2018ResidentialCivic32Kingston Tower15 1985ResidentialKingston33New Acton Nishi Apartments172013ResidentialCivic34QT Canberra181972HotelCivic35SAP House151989OfficeCivic36Woden Green55 m (estimate)172025ResidentialPhillip37Manhattan on the Park162013ResidentialCivic38Park Avenue182020ResidentialCivic39Capital Apartments151992ResidentialCivic40Customs House122014OfficeCivic4118 Marcus Clarke Street122007OfficeCivic4215 London Circuit141971OfficeCivic43Labor Club142019CommercialBelconnen44Jade142019ResidentialGungahlin45Ruby 2142019ResidentialGungahlin46 50 Marcus Clarke Street112010OfficeCivic47ACTEW House, 221 London Circuit121968OfficeCivic48Canberra Hospital111973HospitalGarran49Canberra House131974OfficeCivic50Meriton Hotel162023HotelCivic51CFM Building / Avaya House (12 & 14 Moore St)141986OfficeCivic52Industry House142006OfficeCivic53Constitution Place122021Mixed useCivic54National Capital Centre131992OfficeCivic55355/325 Anketell St (Southport)132017ResidentialGreenway56AMP Building131964OfficeCivic57The Establishment 182023ResidentialGungahlin58Accolade on Moore47 m (estimate)162023Student residentialCivic59Metropol132021ResidentialReid60The Metropolitan Tower 2152006ResidentialCivic61Julianna Building121973OfficePhillip62Section 84112006OfficeCivic63St George Centre, 60 Marcus Clarke131988OfficeCivic64Nishi Building122013OfficeCivic65Woden Trilogy122017ResidentialPhillip66311 Anketell St (Southquay)122017ResidentialGreenway67Barrandi Centre102009Office Civic685 Farrell Place92007OfficeCivic69High Court of Australia91980CourtParkes70MLC Building91959OfficeCivic71T&G Building91963OfficeCivic72Hobart Place Office Tower91962OfficeCivic

Tallest under construction or approved This is a list of approved or under construction buildings in Canberra. +Key:Topped outUnder constructionApproved NameHeightStoreysPurposeCompletionLocationStatusBelconnen Center< 66 m19Residential2028BelconnenApprovedThe Charlotte20Residential2026PhillipTopped outThe Melrose building four18ResidentialTBAPhillipUnder construction

Timeline of tallest buildings This lists buildings that once held the title of "tallest building in Canberra". NameImageYearHeightFloorsNotes1St John the Baptist Church1878 – 195929.8mEstablished 1841, spire added 1878.2Currong Flats1959 – 196232m8Height based likely on estimates. Demolished July 2016.3Hobart Place Office Tower1962 – 196335m94MLC Building1963 – 196438m9Built in 1959 and extended in height 1963.5AMP Building1964 – 196847m136ACTEW House1968 – 197150m12715 London Circuit1971 – 197252m148QT Canberra1972 – 197355m189Lovett Tower1973 – 202093m2510High Society Tower 12020 – present113m27

See also

List of tallest buildings in Australia List of tallest buildings in Oceania

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