
This list of tallest buildings in Perth ranks skyscrapers in the Australian city of Perth by height to the highest architectural detail. This ranking system, created by the U.S.-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat includes the height to a spire but not to an antenna. The tallest building in Perth is the 51-storey Central Park (more commonly known as the "Rio Tinto building") at 249 m (817 ft), completed in 1992. It also stands as the tallest building in the state of Western Australia. Perth currently has 5 buildings that reach the height of 150 metres (490 ft), of which 3 reach a height of at least 200 metres (660 ft). Perth has the fifth-greatest number of skyscrapers of any Australian city, after Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast.[1]
Tallest buildings 100m+ (328ft+)
Tallest building under construction, approved and proposed
This is a list of all the planned 100m+ buildings under construction, approved or proposed in Perth.
Topped out | Under construction | Approved | Proposed |
Name (Street address) | Height | Floors Above Ground | Completion | Purpose | Location | Architect | Status |
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EQ West[4] | 186 m (610 ft) | 53 | 2024 | Residential | CBD | Kerry Hill Architects | Topped out[5][6] |
Mill Point Tower[7] | 143 m (469 ft) | 39 | 2024 | Residential | South Perth | SS Chang | Topped out |
Capital Square Tower 3[8] | 141 m (463 ft) | 37 | 2024 | Mixed Use | CBD | Cox | Topped out |
Perth Hub | 103 m (338 ft) | 32 | 2024 | Residential | CBD | Cottee Parker | Topped out |
Lot 4 EQ[9] | 212 m (696 ft) | 54 | 2027 | Mixed Use | CBD | Under construction | |
St. Andrew's Hotel[10] | 234 m (768 ft) | 62 | TBA | Hotel | CBD | Cox Howlett + Bailey Woodland | Approved[10][11] |
15 The Esplanade[12] | 213 m (699 ft) | 56 | TBA | Mixed Use | CBD | Rex | Approved |
C6 | 191 m (627 ft) | 50 | TBA | Residential | South Perth | Fraser and Partners | Approved[13] |
Milligan Square Hotel[14] | 126 m (413 ft) | 35 | TBA | Hotel | CBD | Scalalan & Associates | Approved |
Perth Girls School | 125 m (410 ft) | 37 | TBA | Residential | East Perth | MJA | Approved |
28 Lyall[15] | 123 m (404 ft) | 38 | TBA | Residential | South Perth | Bates Smart | Approved[16][17][18] |
88 Mill Point[19] | 123 m (404 ft) | 36 | TBA | Residential | South Perth | Hassell | Approved |
725 Wellington[20][21][22] | 122 m (400 ft) | 26 | TBA | Office | CBD | Woods Bagot | Approved[21] |
Garden Tower | 116 m (381 ft) | 38 | 2026 | Residential | East Perth | SS Chang | Approved |
Kings Square 5[23] | 114 m (374 ft) | 27 | TBA | Office | CBD | Architectus | Approved |
Murray Tower | 110 m (360 ft) | 33 | TBA | Residential | CBD | Woods Bagot | Approved |
White Sands | 103 m (338 ft) | 29 | TBA | Residential | Scarborough | MJA/TRCB | Approved |
Peninsula Tower 6 | 101 m (331 ft) | 31 | TBA | Residential | Burswood | Mirvac Design | Approved |
Lumiere | 101 m (331 ft) | 30 | 2026 | Residential | South Perth | Hillam Architects | Approved |
UniLodge 609 Wellington | 110 m (360 ft) | 33 | TBA | Residential | CBD | Landscape Architects | Proposed |
Timeline of tallest buildings
This list includes buildings that once stood as tallest in Perth.
Name | Image | Years as Tallest | Height | Floors | Notes |
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CML Building | 1936-1962 | 50 m (160 ft) | 11 | Demolished in 1980. | |
Citibank House | ![]() |
1962-1970 | 68 m (223 ft) | 18 | Formerly "T & G Building" |
Parmelia House | ![]() |
1970-1973 | 80 m (260 ft) | 20 | |
Pan Pacific Perth Hotel | ![]() |
1973-1976 | 90 m (300 ft) | 24 | Formerly "Sheraton Hotel" |
140 St Georges Terrace | ![]() |
1976-1977 | 131 m (430 ft) | 30 | Formerly "AMP Building" |
Allendale Square | ![]() |
1977-1978 | 132 m (433 ft) | 31 | |
St Martins Tower | ![]() |
1978-1988 | 140 m (460 ft) | 33 | |
108 St Georges Terrace | ![]() |
1988-1992 | 214 m (702 ft) | 50 | Formerly "R & I Tower", and "Bankwest Tower" |
Central Park | ![]() |
1992-Present | 249 m (817 ft) | 52 | Tallest building in Perth 1992-Present. |
See also
References
- ↑ "Tall buildings - Global". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ↑ "Tallest Skyscrapers - Perth - High-rise Buildings (all)". Archived from the original on 18 September 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
- ↑ Cathedral Square – The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 20 May 2017
- ↑ "One EQ West, Perth | 1430826". Emporis. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ↑ "Elizabeth Quay West - the Skyscraper Center".
- ↑ "Hassell's 30-storey tower on Perth's Elizabeth Quay approved".
- ↑ "Home". civicheart.com.au.
- ↑ "Capital Square Tower 3 - the Skyscraper Center".
- ↑ https://developmentwa.com.au/docs/planning-and-approvals/planning-items/elizabeth-quay/Lot-4-Elizabeth-Quay---54-Storey-Proposal---Development-Plans.pdf
- 1 2 "St Andrews Place - the Skyscraper Center".
- ↑ https://www.pressreader.com/australia/the-west-australian/20180314/282093457258805
- ↑ "Perth+".
- ↑ Dumas, Daisy (3 October 2023). "World's tallest wooden building to be built in Perth after developers win approval". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ↑ https://www.dplh.wa.gov.au/departmentofplanninglandsheritage/media/daps/city%20of%20perth%20ldap/agenda/2020/april/20200409%20-%20agenda%20-%20no%20108%20-%20city%20of%20perth.pdf
- ↑ "Glass House - the Skyscraper Center".
- ↑ "Work starts at Old Emu Brewery". Business News. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ↑ Emu Brewery Tower A – The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 4 December 2015
- ↑ "Plans lodged for two new towers at Capital Square". 23 September 2019.
- ↑ "88 Mill Point Road - the Skyscraper Center".
- ↑ "Singaporeans plan 52-storey tower". 10 May 2016.
- 1 2 https://www.dplh.wa.gov.au/departmentofplanninglandsheritage/media/daps/city%20of%20perth%20ldap/agenda/2020/february/20200227%20-%20agenda%20-%20no%20107%20-%20city%20of%20perth.pdf
- ↑ "Wellington Precinct, Perth | 1502767". Emporis. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ↑ https://developmentwa.com.au/docs/planning-and-approvals/planning-documents/perth-city-link/perth-city-link/kings-square/development-application-king-square-5-perth-city-link.pdf
External links

- Emporis.com (General database of skyscrapers)
- SkyscraperPage (Diagrams and details of buildings)
- Ritz-Carlton returns to Australia with landmark Perth hotel