List of tallest buildings in Melbourne
Overall
Table:
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 / -37.82167; 144.96444

2nd-tallest building in Australia; tallest building in Australia to roof. First proposed in 1999, construction commenced in 2001. Completed in 2006, it was the world's tallest residential tower when measured to its highest floor, until surpassed by Ocean Heights in Dubai, and the 35th–tallest building in the world overall.[34] As of December 2016, it is the 15th-tallest residential building in the world.[12] Tallest residential building in Australia to roof. Tallest building completed during the 2000s.[35] Recipient of the 2006 Bronze Emporis Skyscraper Award.[36][37]

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 / -37.809778; 144.962444

Equal 3rd-tallest building in Australia; Equal 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. Tallest building completed during the 2010s.[38][39][40]

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 / -37.814222; 144.969694

5th-tallest building in Australia; 16th-tallest building in Australia to roof. First proposed in 1986, construction commenced in 1989. Completed in 1991, it became the 28th–tallest building in the world, and the tallest building in Australia, until the completion of Q1 on the Gold Coast, Queensland in 2005.[41] Tallest office building in Australia. Tallest building completed during the 1990s.[42][43][44]

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 / -37.81500; 144.970778

6th-tallest building in Australia; 26th-tallest building in Australia to roof. First proposed in 1987, construction commenced in 1988. Completed in 1991, it was the 33rd–tallest building in the world, and briefly reigned as the tallest building in Australia, until the completion of 120 Collins Street later in 1991.[41] Tied 2nd-tallest office building in Australia.[45][46][47]

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 / -37.822944; 144.961389

6th-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.[48]

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 / -37.818722; 144.957472

9th-tallest building in Australia; 5th-tallest building in Australia to roof. First proposed in c.1980, construction commenced in 1982. Completed in 1986, it became the tallest building in Australia and the 25th–tallest in the world,[49] until the former title was surpassed by 101 Collins Street in 1991. It remained the tallest building in Australia to roof, until the completion of the Eureka Tower, in 2006. Tallest building completed during the 1980s.[50][51]

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 / -37.808361; 144.960722

12th-tallest building in Australia; designed by Elenberg Fraser. First proposed in 2013, construction commenced in 2014, before being completed in 2018.[52][53][54][55]

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 / -37.80722; 144.960222

20th-tallest building in Australia. First proposed in 2011, construction commenced in 2013, before being completed in 2016.[56]

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 / -37.818361; 144.955444

Equal 23rd-tallest building in Australia.[57] First proposed in 2011, construction commenced in 2012, before being completed in 2015.[58]

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 / -37.81583; 144.956028

Equal 23rd-tallest building in Australia. Completed in 1991, it was the 89th–tallest building in the world.[59] A 30 m communications mast sits atop the building.[60]

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 / -37.808361; 144.960722

Equal–Equal 28th-tallest building in Australia; designed by Elenberg Fraser. First proposed in 2013, construction commenced in 2015, before completion in 2017.[61]

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 / -37.809472; 144.969694

Equal–Equal 28th-tallest building in Australia.[62][63]

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 / -37.810889; 144.962000

32nd-tallest building in Australia.[64]

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 / -37.821861; 144.961528

34th-tallest building in Australia. Construction commenced in 2002, and the building was completed in 2005.[65]

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 / -37.809750; 144.959667

35th-tallest building in Australia; designed by Elenberg Fraser. First proposed in 2014, construction commenced in 2015, with a 2017 completion date.[66]

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 / -37.809389; 144.961194

Designed by Hayball Architecture. First proposed in 2014, construction commenced in 2015. Completed in 2017.[67]

17 (=)

Sofitel Hotel at Collins Place
(35 Collins Street)

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 / -37.81389; 144.973028

Completed in 1980, it became the city's tallest building, until it was surpassed by the Rialto Towers in 1986.[68][69]

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 / -37.814333; 144.972389

Completed in 1978, it became the city's tallest building and the 93rd–tallest building in the world overall,[70] until the former title was surpassed by the Sofitel Hotel in 1980, also at Collins Place. First proposed in 1970, construction commenced in 1973, and it was completed in 1978. Tallest building completed during the 1970s.[68][71]

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 / -37.809222; 144.966750

Designed by Elenberg Fraser. First proposed in 2007, construction commenced in 2011. Completed in 2015.[72]

20

Nauru House
(80 Collins Street)

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 / -37.814056; 144.970750

Completed in 1977, it briefly became the city's tallest building, until it was surpassed by the ANZ Tower at Collins Place in 1978.[68][73]

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 / -37.808972; 144.961000

Designed by Hayball Architecture. First proposed in 2010, construction commenced in 2011, before being completed in 2014.[74]

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 / -37.808833; 144.961639

Designed by Elenberg Fraser. First proposed in 2015, construction commenced in 2016, before being completed in 2018.[75]

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 / -37.814889; 144.953917

Tallest building of the Upper West Side complex. Building also referred to as 'Manhattan'. First proposed in 2011, construction commenced in 2013, before being completed in 2016.[76]

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 / -37.814750; 144.962861

Designed by Norman Disney & Young[77]

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 / -37.80694; 144.961056

Designed by Urban Design Architects. First proposed in 2008, construction commenced in 2009, before being completed in 2012.[78]

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 / -37.826806; 144.959417

Designed by Squillace. First proposed in 2011, construction commenced in 2014, before being completed in 2016.[79]

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 / -37.81778; 144.956778

Designed by Peddle Thorp Architects[80]

28

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 / -37.809306; 144.971556

Designed by HASSELL[81]

29

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 / -37.81556; 144.95306

First proposed in 2014, construction commenced in 2015. Completed in 2017.[82]

30

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 / -37.815389; 144.97278

Designed by Denton Corker Marshall.[46] First proposed in 2001, construction commenced in 2003. Completed in 2005.[83]

31

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 / -37.81417; 144.974028

First proposed in 2013, construction commenced in 2014. Completed in 2017.[84][85]

32

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 / -37.812611; 144.970333

Designed by Woods Bagot Melbourne. Construction commenced in 2003, and it was completed in 2005.[86]

33 (=)

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 / -37.831722; 144.971194

Tallest building within the St Kilda Road precinct of Melbourne, and only building to reach a height of 150 metres in this precinct. Designed by Meinhardt Group. Construction commenced in 2003, and it was completed in 2005.[87]

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 / -37.816583; 144.961750

Designed by Peddle Thorp Architects[88]

35

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 / -37.815111; 144.958778

[89]

36

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 / -37.821528; 144.962444

Designed by Bates Smart. Construction commenced in 2002, and it was completed in 2005.[90]

37

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 / -37.806889; 144.961778

Designed by Urban Design Architects. Construction commenced in 2004, and it was completed in 2006.[91]

38

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 / -37.815139; 144.95389

3rd-tallest building of the Upper West Side complex. Building also referred to as 'Madison'. Construction commenced in 2011, and it was completed in 2014.[92]

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 / -37.827083; 144.958111

First proposed in 2015, construction commenced in 2015. Completed in 2018.[93][94]

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 / -37.825167; 144.961417

First proposed in 2014, construction commenced in 2015. Completed in 2017.[95]

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 / -37.817167; 144.962417

Completed in 1975, it became the city's tallest building, until it was surpassed by Nauru House in 1977.[68][96]

42 (=)

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 / -37.822333; 144.960361

Tallest of three Crown hotels in Melbourne. Tallest all-hotel building in Australia.[97] Designed by Hudson Conway Architects and Daryl Jackson.[98]

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 / -37.81583; 144.958833

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.[68][99][100] Recipient of the RVIA Victorian Architects award in 1975.[101]

44

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 / -37.809278; 144.970667

Designed by HASSELL, John Wardle Architects and B+N Group[102]

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