List of tallest buildings in Christchurch
Tallest buildings

List of tallest buildings in Christchurch

Section Title: Tallest buildings
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Rank	Name	Height m (feet)	Floors	Year	Purpose	Architect	Builder	Notes	Refs

1	Pacific Tower, 166 Gloucester St	86 (282)	23	2010	Hotel/Residential	Rob Campbell	AMC Construction	Reopened 1 May 2013

2	Crowne Plaza Hotel (former Forsyth Barr Building), 764 Colombo St	70 (230)	19	1989	Hotel	Warren and Mahoney	Paynter Construction	Reopened 1 July 2017 as Crowne Plaza Hotel

3	Rydges Hotel (former Noah's), 170 Oxford Tce	60 (200)	15	1975	Hotel	Donald Crone & Associates	Fletcher Construction	To be repaired

4	Acute Services Building, Christchurch Hospital, 2 Riccarton Ave	58.8 (193)	10	2018	Hospital	Katoa Health	Schick Construction and Leighton Holdings	Tallest building under construction since the earthquakes

5	James Hight Building, University of Canterbury, 20 Kirkwood Ave	53 (174)	11	1974	Library/Office	Ministry of Works	Williams Construction	Reopened 2013

6	University of Otago, Christchurch Medical School, 2 Riccarton Ave	50 (160)	12	1973	School	Ministry of Works	Fletcher Construction	Reopened 2013

7	Novotel Hotel, 50 Cathedral Sq	45 (148)	14	2010	Hotel	Dalman Architecture	Fletcher Construction	Reopened 19 August 2013

8	Distinction Hotel (formerly the Millennium Christchurch), 14 Cathedral Sq	45 (148)	14	1974	Hotel	Hank Henning	Fletcher Construction	Reopened 6 March 2018

9	Anthony Harper Tower (Former HSBC Club Tower), 62 Worcester Blvd	40 (130)	12	2010	Office	Weirwalker Architecture	Hawkins Construction	Reopened 30 May 2011

10	Telecom Building, 31 Cathedral Sq	40 (130)	12	1992	Office	Griffith Moffat and Partners	Hawkins Construction	Partially reopened

11	Christchurch Civic Offices (former Post Centre), 53 Hereford St	36.6 (120)	8	1981	Office	Athfield Architects	Hawkins Construction	Reopened October 2011

12	Oxford Apartments, 66 Oxford Tce	36 (118)	12	2005	Residential	Warren and Mahoney	C. S. Luney Ltd	To be repaired

13	The Gloucester, 28 Gloucester St	35 (115)	10	1991	Residential	Wilkie & Bruce	C. S. Luney Ltd	Open

14	State Insurance Building, 116 Worcester St	35 (115)	10	1970	Office	Collins & Son	W. Williamson & Sons	Fate undetermined

15	161 Hereford Suites (former Harmony Towers), 161 Hereford St	35 (115)	10	1988	Hotel	Gabites Porter & Partners	Highcroft Properties	To be repaired

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The current tallest building is the Pacific Tower, which was finished in 2010 and rises to 86 metres (282 ft).

final_sentence: The current tallest building is the Pacific Tower, which was finished in 2010 and rises to 86 metres (282 ft).