List of tallest buildings in Melbourne
Overall
Melbourne comprises 45 skyscrapers completed or topped out within the city, which stand at least 150 metres (490 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement.

List of tallest buildings in Melbourne

Section Title: Overall
Table Section Text: Melbourne comprises 45 skyscrapers completed or topped out within the city, which stand at least 150 metres (490 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement.

Name (Street address)	Image	Height	Total Floors	Built	Purpose	Location	Notes

S	R

1	Eureka Tower (7 Riverside Quay)	-	297.3 m (975 ft)	91	2006	Residential	Southbank 37°49′18″S 144°57′52″E / 37.82167°S 144.96444°E	2nd-tallest building in Australia; tallest building in Australia to roof. First proposed in 1999, construction commenced in 2001.

2	Aurora Melbourne Central (250 La Trobe Street)	-	270.5 m (887 ft)	84	2019	Residential	City Centre 37°48′35.2″S 144°57′44.8″E / 37.809778°S 144.962444°E	3rd-tallest building in Australia; 3rd-tallest building in Australia to roof. First proposed in 2014, construction commenced in 2015; having topped–out in late 2018, the project is expected to be completed in 2019.

3	120 Collins Street	-	264.9 m (869 ft)	222.2 m (729 ft)	52	1991	Office	City Centre 37°48′51.2″S 144°58′10.9″E / 37.814222°S 144.969694°E	5th-tallest building in Australia; 16th-tallest building in Australia to roof. First proposed in 1986, construction commenced in 1989.

4	101 Collins Street	-	260 m (853 ft)	195 m (640 ft)	50	1991	Office	City Centre 37°48′54″S 144°58′14.8″E / 37.81500°S 144.970778°E	6th-tallest building in Australia; 26th-tallest building in Australia to roof. First proposed in 1987, construction commenced in 1988.

5	Prima Pearl (31–49 Queensbridge Square)	-	254 m (833 ft)	72	2014	Residential	Southbank 37°49′22.6″S 144°57′41.0″E / 37.822944°S 144.961389°E	8th-tallest building in Australia; 4th-tallest building in Australia to roof. First proposed in 2004, construction commenced in 2012 and it was completed in 2014.

6	Rialto Towers (525 Collins Street)	-	251.1 m (824 ft)	63	1986	Office	City Centre 37°49′7.4″S 144°57′26.9″E / 37.818722°S 144.957472°E	9th-tallest building in Australia; 5th-tallest building in Australia to roof. First proposed in c.1980, construction commenced in 1982.

7	Victoria One (452 Elizabeth Street)	-	246.8 m (810 ft)	78	2018	Residential	City Centre 37°48′30.1″S 144°57′38.6″E / 37.808361°S 144.960722°E	12th-tallest building in Australia; designed by Elenberg Fraser. First proposed in 2013, construction commenced in 2014, before being completed in 2018.

8	Vision Apartments (500 Elizabeth Street)	-	229 m (751 ft)	70	2016	Residential	City Centre 37°48′26″S 144°57′36.8″E / 37.80722°S 144.960222°E	20th-tallest building in Australia. First proposed in 2011, construction commenced in 2013, before being completed in 2016.

9 (=)	568 Collins Street	-	224 m (735 ft)	68	2015	Mixed Use	City Centre 37°49′6.1″S 144°57′19.6″E / 37.818361°S 144.955444°E	Equal 23rd-tallest building in Australia. First proposed in 2011, construction commenced in 2012, before being completed in 2015.

Bourke Place (600 Bourke Street)	-	224 m (735 ft)	49	1991	Office	City Centre 37°48′57″S 144°57′21.7″E / 37.81583°S 144.956028°E	Equal 23rd-tallest building in Australia. Completed in 1991, it was the 89th–tallest building in the world.

11 (=)	Light House Melbourne (450 Elizabeth Street)	-	218 m (715 ft)	69	2017	Residential	City Centre 37°48′30.1″S 144°57′38.6″E / 37.808361°S 144.960722°E	Equal 28th-tallest building in Australia; designed by Elenberg Fraser. First proposed in 2013, construction commenced in 2015, before completion in 2017.

Telstra Corporate Centre (242 Exhibition Street)	-	218 m (715 ft)	193 m (633 ft)	47	1992	Office	City Centre 37°48′34.1″S 144°58′10.9″E / 37.809472°S 144.969694°E	Equal 28th-tallest building in Australia.

13	Melbourne Central (350 Elizabeth Street)	-	211 m (692 ft)	53	1991	Office	City Centre 37°48′39.2″S 144°57′43.2″E / 37.810889°S 144.962000°E	32nd-tallest building in Australia.

14	Freshwater Place North (1 Queensbridge Square)	-	205 m (673 ft)	60	2005	Residential	Southbank 37°49′18.7″S 144°57′41.5″E / 37.821861°S 144.961528°E	34th-tallest building in Australia. Construction commenced in 2002, and the building was completed in 2005.

15	Eq. Tower (127–141 A'Beckett Street)	-	202 m (663 ft)	63	2017	Residential	City Centre 37°48′35.1″S 144°57′34.8″E / 37.809750°S 144.959667°E	35th-tallest building in Australia; designed by Elenberg Fraser. First proposed in 2014, construction commenced in 2015, with a 2017 completion date.

16	Empire Melbourne (398 Elizabeth Street)	-	198.4 m (651 ft)	62	2017	Residential	City Centre 37°48′33.8″S 144°57′40.3″E / 37.809389°S 144.961194°E	Designed by Hayball Architecture. First proposed in 2014, construction commenced in 2015. Completed in 2017.

17 (=)	Sofitel Hotel at Collins Place (35 Collins Street)	35CollinStreet1.JPG	188 m (617 ft)	50	1980	Mixed Use	City Centre 37°48′50″S 144°58′22.9″E / 37.81389°S 144.973028°E	Completed in 1980, it became the city's tallest building, until it was surpassed by the Rialto Towers in 1986.

ANZ Tower at Collins Place (55 Collins Street)	-	188 m (617 ft)	46	1978	Office	City Centre 37°48′51.6″S 144°58′20.6″E / 37.814333°S 144.972389°E	Completed in 1978, it became the city's tallest building and the 93rd–tallest building in the world overall, until the former title was surpassed by the Sofitel Hotel in 1980, also at Collins Place.

19	Abode318 (312–318 Russell Street)	-	187.3 m (615 ft)	57	2015	Residential	City Centre 37°48′33.2″S 144°58′0.3″E / 37.809222°S 144.966750°E	Designed by Elenberg Fraser. First proposed in 2007, construction commenced in 2011. Completed in 2015.

20	Nauru House (80 Collins Street)	Nauru house.JPG	182 m (597 ft)	54	1977	Office	City Centre 37°48′50.6″S 144°58′14.7″E / 37.814056°S 144.970750°E	Completed in 1977, it briefly became the city's tallest building, until it was surpassed by the ANZ Tower at Collins Place in 1978.

21	MY80 (410 Elizabeth Street)	-	173 m (568 ft)	55	2014	Residential	City Centre 37°48′32.3″S 144°57′39.6″E / 37.808972°S 144.961000°E	Designed by Hayball Architecture. First proposed in 2010, construction commenced in 2011, before being completed in 2014.

22	Avant (54 A'Beckett Street)	172 m (564 ft)	55	2018	Residential	City Centre 37°48′31.8″S 144°57′41.9″E / 37.808833°S 144.961639°E	Designed by Elenberg Fraser. First proposed in 2015, construction commenced in 2016, before being completed in 2018.

23	Upper West Side Tower 5 (33 Rose Lane)	170 m (558 ft)	53	2016	Residential	City Centre 37°48′53.6″S 144°57′14.1″E / 37.814889°S 144.953917°E	Tallest building of the Upper West Side complex. Building also referred to as 'Manhattan'.

24	385 Bourke Street	-	169 m (554 ft)	45	1983	Office	City Centre 37°48′53.1″S 144°57′46.3″E / 37.814750°S 144.962861°E	Designed by Norman Disney & Young

25	Zen Apartments (27 Therry Street)	-	167.8 m (551 ft)	50	2012	Residential	City Centre 37°48′25″S 144°57′39.8″E / 37.80694°S 144.961056°E	Designed by Urban Design Architects. First proposed in 2008, construction commenced in 2009, before being completed in 2012.

26 (=)	Platinum Tower One (245–263 City Road)	-	167 m (548 ft)	52	2016	Residential	Southbank 37°49′36.5″S 144°57′33.9″E / 37.826806°S 144.959417°E	Designed by Squillace. First proposed in 2011, construction commenced in 2014, before being completed in 2016.

530 Collins Street	-	167 m (548 ft)	43	1991	Office	City Centre 37°49′4″S 144°57′24.4″E / 37.81778°S 144.956778°E	Designed by Peddle Thorp Architects

28=	Southbank Place (54–68 Kavanagh Street)	166 m (545 ft)	52	2019	Residential	Southbank 37°49′27.5″S 144°57′49.4″E / 37.824306°S 144.963722°E	Construction commenced in 2016; having topped–out in late 2018, the project is expected to be completed in 2019. Designed by Guildford Bell & Graham Fisher.

Casselden Place (2 Lonsdale Street)	-	166 m (545 ft)	43	1992	Office	City Centre 37°48′33.5″S 144°58′17.6″E / 37.809306°S 144.971556°E	Designed by HASSELL

30	The Fifth (605–613 Lonsdale Street)	165.5 m (543 ft)	51	2017	Residential	City Centre 37°48′56″S 144°57′11″E / 37.81556°S 144.95306°E	First proposed in 2014, construction commenced in 2015. Completed in 2017.

31	Ernst & Young Tower (8 Exhibition Street, Melbourne)	-	164.7 m (540 ft)	40	2005	Mixed Use	City Centre 37°48′55.4″S 144°58′22″E / 37.815389°S 144.97278°E	Designed by Denton Corker Marshall. First proposed in 2001, construction commenced in 2003. Completed in 2005.

32	35 Spring Street	-	164.4 m (539 ft)	43	2017	Residential	City Centre 37°48′51″S 144°58′26.5″E / 37.81417°S 144.974028°E	First proposed in 2013, construction commenced in 2014. Completed in 2017.

33	SX Stage 1 (121 Exhibition Street)	-	163 m (535 ft)	40	2005	Office	City Centre 37°48′45.4″S 144°58′13.2″E / 37.812611°S 144.970333°E	Designed by Woods Bagot Melbourne. Construction commenced in 2003, and it was completed in 2005.

34 (=)	Royal Domain Tower (368 St Kilda Road)	-	162 m (531 ft)	43	2005	Residential	St Kilda Road 37°49′54.2″S 144°58′16.3″E / 37.831722°S 144.971194°E	Tallest building within the St Kilda Road precinct of Melbourne, and only building to reach a height of 150 metres in this precinct.

ANZ World Headquarters (100 Queen Street)	-	162 m (531 ft)	37	1993	Office	City Centre 37°48′59.7″S 144°57′42.3″E / 37.816583°S 144.961750°E	Designed by Peddle Thorp Architects

36	National Bank House (500 Bourke Street)	-	161 m (528 ft)	40	1978	Office	City Centre 37°48′54.4″S 144°57′31.6″E / 37.815111°S 144.958778°E

37	2 Southbank Boulevard	-	160.8 m (528 ft)	40	2005	Office	Southbank 37°49′17.5″S 144°57′44.8″E / 37.821528°S 144.962444°E	Designed by Bates Smart. Construction commenced in 2002, and it was completed in 2005.

38	Verve 501 Swanston Tower (501 Swanston Street)	-	159 m (522 ft)	45	2006	Mixed Use	City Centre 37°48′24.8″S 144°57′42.4″E / 37.806889°S 144.961778°E	Designed by Urban Design Architects. Construction commenced in 2004, and it was completed in 2006.

39	Upper West Side Tower 2 (Lonsdale Street)	-	156 m (512 ft)	50	2014	Residential	City Centre 37°48′54.5″S 144°57′14″E / 37.815139°S 144.95389°E	3rd-tallest building of the Upper West Side complex. Building also referred to as 'Madison'.

39 (=)	Shadow Play (105 Clarendon Street)	153 m (502 ft)	52	2018	Residential	Southbank 37°49′37.5″S 144°57′29.2″E / 37.827083°S 144.958111°E	First proposed in 2015, construction commenced in 2015. Completed in 2018.

Southbank Central (1–11 Balston Street)	-	153 m (502 ft)	48	2017	Residential	Southbank 37°49′30.6″S 144°57′41.1″E / 37.825167°S 144.961417°E	First proposed in 2014, construction commenced in 2015. Completed in 2017.

Optus Centre (367 Collins Street)	-	153 m (502 ft)	34	1975	Office	City Centre 37°49′1.8″S 144°57′44.7″E / 37.817167°S 144.962417°E	Completed in 1975, it became the city's tallest building, until it was surpassed by Nauru House in 1977.

43 (=)	Crown Towers (8 Whiteman Street)	-	152.5 m (500 ft)	43	1997	Hotel	Southbank 37°49′20.4″S 144°57′37.3″E / 37.822333°S 144.960361°E	Tallest of three Crown hotels in Melbourne. Tallest all-hotel building in Australia. Designed by Hudson Conway Architects and Daryl Jackson.

140 William Street	-	152.5 m (500 ft)	41	1972	Office	City Centre 37°48′57″S 144°57′31.8″E / 37.81583°S 144.958833°E	Construction commenced in 1969; completed in 1972, it became the city's tallest building, until it was surpassed by Optus Centre in 1975, by 50 centimetres.

45	Urban Workshop Lonsdale (50 Lonsdale Street)	-	150 m (492 ft)	34	2005	Office	City Centre 37°48′33.4″S 144°58′14.4″E / 37.809278°S 144.970667°E	Designed by HASSELL, John Wardle Architects and B+N Group

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With 270.5 metres in height, Aurora Melbourne Central is the second-tallest building in Melbourne, behind the Eureka Tower.

final_sentence: With 270.5 metres in height, Aurora Melbourne Central is the second-tallest building in Melbourne, behind the Eureka Tower.