List of tallest buildings in Adelaide

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The Adelaide central business district in 2022

This list of tallest buildings in Adelaide ranks the tallest buildings in Adelaide, South Australia, by height. Frome Central Tower 1 (at 11-27 Frome Street) reached 138[1] metres (453 ft) on 1 November 2019, becoming the city's tallest building.[2][3] From its construction in 1988 until late 2019, the tallest building in Adelaide was the 31-storey RAA Tower, which rises 132 metres (433 ft).

Height restrictions, enforced since the 1990s, have limited the number of high-rise buildings constructed in the city, although they have been eased in recent times.[4]

Adelaide city skyline, 2022

Tallest buildings[edit]

This is a list of the 50 tallest buildings in Adelaide. Heights are measured to the structural height, which includes architectural elements, but not communications spires or antennas.

Heights are listed to the roof of the building only.

  Construction ongoing but height reached
Rank Name Image Height (m) Floors Built Use Address
1 The Adelaidean 138[5] 37 2019 Mixed use, including the Crowne Plaza hotel[6][7] 11-27 Frome Street
2 Realm Adelaide 132 40 2020 Residential 9-19 Austin Street
3 RAA Place 132 31 1988 Commercial office 91 King William Street
4 The Switch 119 35 2021 Student accommodation 203 North Terrace
5 Yugo Tower 118 35 2021 Student accommodation 269 North Terrace
6 Sofitel Hotel 117 33 2020 Mixed use 108 Currie Street
7 One Festival Tower 115 29 2023 Commercial office Festival Centre Plaza
8 Telstra House 104 24 1987 Commercial office 30 Pirie Street
9 Kodo Apartments 103[8] 30 2018 Residential 27-31 Angas Street
10 Grenfell Centre 103 26 1975 Commercial office 25 Grenfell Street
11 115 King William Street 91 26 2016 Commercial office 115 King William Street
12 InterContinental Hotel 91 24 1989 Hotel 120 North Terrace
13 Australis House 91 22 1991 Commercial office 77 Grenfell Street
14 Vue on King William 89 28 2016 Residential 413 King William Street
15 83 Pirie N/A 89 17 2022 Commercial office 73-85 Pirie Street
16 ANZ House (City Central 1) 84 21 2007 Commercial office 11-29 Waymouth Street
17 GPO Exchange[9] 82[10] 22 2019 Commercial office 177-179 Victoria Square
18 Wingfold Tower 78 25 2020 Residential 116–122 Waymouth Street
19 Penny Place 78 24 2021 Residential 17 Penny Place
20 Rundle Place (Bendigo Bank) 76 15 2013 Commercial office / shopping centre 79-91 Rundle Mall
21 One Adelaide[11] 75[12] 25 2019 Residential 260 Flinders Street
22 Dwell Adelaide 75 21 2019 Residential Lot 101 Synagogue Place
23 SKM House 75 21 1971 Commercial office 33-39 King William Street
24 Wakefield House 75 20 1980 Government office 30 Wakefield Street
25 Origin House 75 19 1968 Commercial office 1 King William Street
26 Myer Centre 75 18 1991 Commercial office / shopping centre 14-38 Rundle Mall
27 Vibe Hotel N/A 74 21 2023 Hotel 256-260 Flinders Street
28 Bohem Apartments 73 23 2017 Residential 150 Wright Street
29 Stamford Plaza Adelaide 73 21 1975 Hotel 150 North Terrace
30 11-19 Grenfell Street 73 19 1979 Commercial office 11-19 Grenfell Street
31 QBE House N/A 73 17 1988 Commercial office 45 Pirie Street
=32 City Central Tower 8 72 20 2012 Commercial office 12-26 Franklin Street
=32 45 Grenfell Street 72 20 1973 Commercial office 45 Grenfell Street
34 Education Department of South Australia 72 19 1976 Government office 31 Flinders Street
35 University of South Australia Health Innovation Building 72 14 2018 University 73 North Terrace
36 Adelaide Tower Apartments 70 20 1973 Residential 65-73 King William Street
37 State Administration Centre N/A 70 18 1968 Government office 200 Victoria Square
38 58 Franklin Street N/A 70 17 2013 Commercial office 58 Franklin Street
39 University of Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences Building N/A 70 15 2017 University North Terrace
40 Hilton Adelaide 69 22 1982 Hotel 233 Victoria Square
41 Peppers Waymouth Hotel N/A 69 20 1971 Hotel 55 Waymouth Street
42 Commonwealth Bank Building N/A 69 17 1983 Commercial office 100 King William Street
43 Urbanest Adelaide Central N/A 68 21 2018 Residential 228-231 North Terrace
44 Telstra Waymouth Exchange N/A 68 20 1972 Telephone exchange 67-79 Waymouth Street
45 U City Retirement Residences N/A 68 19 2019 Residential Franklin Street (corner of Pitt Street)
46 Reserve Bank of Australia N/A 67 18 1966 Commercial office 182-188 Victoria Square
47 GHD Building N/A 66 17 1981 Commercial office 211 Victoria Square
48 Wyatt House N/A 66 16 1990 Commercial office 115 Grenfell Street
49 Angas Securities House N/A 65 16 1986 Commercial office 26 Flinders Street
50 60 King William N/A 65 15 2023 Commercial office 52-66 King William Street

NB - Pinnacle (top of spire or antenna) heights not listed.

Tallest buildings proposed, approved and under construction[edit]

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Adelaide currently proposed, approved and under construction.

  Proposed
  Approved
  Under construction
Building Height
(m) 		Floors Completion Use Architect(s) Location
Freemasons Hall Tower 183 39 2026 Mixed use Walter Brooke 254 North Terrace
SA1 Tower 180 55 TBA Mixed use JPE Design/Cox Architecture 207 Pulteney Street
Festival Tower 2 149 38 2027 Mixed use Festival Centre Plaza
Central Market Arcade 130 40[13] 2026 Mixed use Woods Bagot 21-39 Grote Street
29 Twin Street 124 38 TBA Student accommodation Woods Bagot 29 Twin Street
Wyndham Grand 123[13] 36[13] 2024[13] Hotel Loucas Zahos[13] 75-79 King William Street
Victoria Tower 119 33 2025 Residential Cheesman Architects/Nic Wong 32-38 Grote Street
Victoria Square Tower 112 31 2024 Hotel Cox Architecture/Thrive Construct 185 Victoria Square
One North Terrace Tower 1 108 32 TBA Residential Cox Architecture 1-8 North Terrace
One North Terrace Tower 2 108 32 TBA Residential Cox Architecture 1-8 North Terrace
108 Franklin Street 100 29 TBA Mixed Use 108-112A Franklin Street
Hyatt Regency 93 21 TBA Hotel Woodhead International 51 Pirie Street
Alto 87 26 TBA Hotel Brown Falconer 124-126 Franklin Street
157-159 Waymouth Street 80 24 TBA Mixed use INTRO 157-159 Waymouth Street
Little National Adelaide 79 23 2024 Hotel Bates Smart 98-100 North Terrace
50 Franklin 78 17 2024 Office Brown Falconer 42-56 Franklin Street

Timeline of tallest buildings[edit]

The following table is a timeline of the tallest buildings in Adelaide (at least 50 metres):

Years Building Height Floor count Address Years tallest
2019–Present Frome Central Tower One 138 m (453 ft) 37 11 Frome Street 4
1988–2019 RAA Tower 132 m (433 ft) 31 91 King William Street 31
1987–1988 Telstra House 104 m (341 ft) 24 30 Pirie Street 1
1975–1987 Grenfell Centre 103 m (338 ft) 26 25 Grenfell Street 12
1968–1975 AMP Building 75 m (246 ft) 19 1 King William Street 7
1966–1968 Reserve Bank of Australia 67 m (220 ft) 18 182-188 Victoria Square 2
1934–1966 Colonial Mutual Life Building 52 m (171 ft) 14 41-49 King William Street 32
1869–1934 St Peter's Cathedral 51 m (167 ft) 3 27 King William Road 65

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Adelaide's tallest building celebrates 'topping out'". Elite Agent. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Adelaide has a new tallest building". Nine News. Nine Entertainment. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019 – via Facebook.com.
  4. ^ Wills, Daniel (3 February 2012). "Taller buildings will revitalise the city centre, says John Rau". The Advertiser. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  5. ^ Knight, Gordon (11 March 2020). "Koomo restaurant will be Adelaide's highest CBD diner when it opens in Crowne Plaza". Delicious South Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Crowne Plaza hotel launches in Adelaide's tallest building". Tophotelnews. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  7. ^ Kelsall, Thomas (7 September 2022). "Adelaide's new tallest building set to dominate skyline". InDaily. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. ^ Tauriello, Giuseppe (13 November 2018). "Construction on Kodo apartment tower reaches highest point, becomes Adelaide's tallest residential tower — for now". The Advertiser. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  9. ^ GPO Exchange
  10. ^ Tauriello, Giuseppe (22 March 2019). "Charter Hall's GPO Exchange office tower tops out over Victoria Square". The Advertiser. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  11. ^ "ONE Flinders / East". Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  12. ^ "ONE tops out!". ONE Adelaide. 2 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2019 – via Facebook.[self-published source]
  13. ^ a b c d e Richards, Stephanie (27 April 2021). "'Adelaide's tallest building' no longer after height shrinks". InDaily. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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