Portside Tower, on the corner of Buitengracht and Hans Strijdom Avenue, is the tallest building in Cape Town.
Financial district of Cape Town as seen from the summit of Signal Hill

This list of tallest buildings in Cape Town ranks completed buildings by height in the South African city of Cape Town, Western Cape, the second-largest city in South Africa.[1] Cape Town's tallest building is the Portside Tower, which stands at 139 m (456 ft); the tower was built in 2014 and was the first significant tall building erected in the central business district in 21 years. Adjacent to Portside the 16 on Bree building, standing at 118 m (387 ft) tall, is the city's second notable tall building in the financial district having been completed in 2021 along with the 35 Lower Long tower and the Halyard with a further new tower, The Rubik, under construction.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Cape Town's skyscrapers that stand at least 90 m (295 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details, but does not include antenna masts.

Rank Building Image Height
metres / ft		 Floors Completed
1 Portside Tower
(Mixed Use)		 139 m (456 ft) 32 2014
2 1 Thibault Square
(Office)		 126 m (413 ft) 32 1972
3 16 on Bree
(Residential)		 120 m (393 ft) 36 2021
4 Metlife Centre (Hotel Sky)
(Hotel)		 119 m (390 ft) 28 1993
5 Atterbury House
(Office)		 119 m (390 ft) 29 1976
6 ABSA Centre
(Office)		 117 m (384 ft) 34 1970
7 Golden Acre
(Office)		 108 m (354 ft) 28 1979
8 Cape Sun Southern Sun
(Office)		 105 m (344 ft) 33 1982
9 Triangle House
(Residential)		 104 m (341 ft) 26 1993
10 Western Cape Provincial Administration Building
(Office)		 101 m (331 ft) 26 1976
11 Civic Centre
(Local Government Office)		 98 m (322 ft) 26 1978
12 2 Long Street
(Hotel)		 93 m (305 ft) 24 1970
13 Naspers Centre
(Office)		 93 m (305 ft) 22 1962
14 The Halyard
(Office)		 92 m (302 ft) 24 2019
15 Cartwright's Corner
(Mixed Use)		 92 m (302 ft) 24 1969
16 Mutual Building
(Residential)		 91 m (299 ft) 18 1939
17 The Rubik (Office & Residential) 89 m (292 ft) 27 2023
17 35 Lower Long
(Office)		 86 m (282 ft) 24 2020

Diagram of the tallest buildings

There are only nine buildings[2] in Cape Town above a height of 100 m:

Timeline of tallest buildings

The Mutual Building was the tallest building in Cape Town for 23 years, before it was overtaken by the Sanlam Centre (Naspers Centre) in 1962.[3] After it was completed in 1972 and overtook the Trust Bank Centre (ABSA Centre) which is now called (The Foreshore Place) after being turned into a residential building, 1 Thibault Square (BP Centre) was the tallest building in the city for the next 42 years before Portside Tower was opened.[4] Before the completion of the Portside Tower, the 26-floor Safmarine Tower (Triangle House) was the last skyscraper to open its doors in the Mother City on completion in 1993.[5] After the construction of the Portside Tower confidence in the construction of skyscrapers in Cape Town grew stronger and this saw the construction of a 118m (387ft) skyscraper called the 16on Bree. It is the tallest residential building in Cape Town.

  Was Africa's tallest building upon completion – excluding Egyptian pyramids.
  Completion expected in 2022.
Building Height Floors Years as tallest
Mutual Building 91 m (299 ft) 18 1939–1962
Naspers Centre 93 m (305 ft) 22 1962–1969
Cartwright's Corner 92 m (302 ft) 24 1969–1970
The Foreshore Place 117 m (384 ft) 34 1970–1972
1 Thibault Square 126 m (413 ft) 32 1972–2014
Portside Tower 142 m (466 ft) 32 2014–
Zero-2-One 142.2 m (467 ft) 44 2022

Under construction or proposed

Building Height Floors Completion Image Status
W Hotel & Residences 145 m (476 ft) 36 2024/2025 Proposed
Zero2one 142 m (466 ft) 44 2023 Construction due to start.
The Vogue 128 m (420 ft) 37 TBC City approval to be challenged in High Court [6]

[7]

The Modern 120 m (390 ft) 32 2023 Proposed
#1 Harbour Arch 23 2023 Under Construction
#2 Harbour Arch 23 TBC TBC

References

  1. ↑ "Biggest Cities In South Africa". worldatlas.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Tallest buildings in Cape Town". emporis.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Naspers Centre". emporis.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "1 Thibault Square". skyscraperpage.com. 8 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cape skyscraper is city's first in 21 years". bizcommunity.com. 30 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "The Vogue - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "City of Cape Town to be taken to court after approval of mixed-use development | Cape Argus". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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