List of tallest buildings in Perth
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n city of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
by height to the highest architectural detail. This ranking system, created by the US
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-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
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includes the height to a spire
Spire
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but not to an antenna
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. The tallest building in Perth is the 51-storey Central Park
Central Park (skyscraper)
Central Park is a 51-storey office tower in Perth, Western Australia. The building measures from its base at St Georges Terrace to the roof, and to the tip of its communications mast. Upon its completion in 1992, the tower became the tallest building in Perth...
at 249 m (817 ft),completed in 1992. It also stands as the tallest building in the state of Western Australia
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and the sixth-tallest building in the country. Currently, City Square is topped out
Topping out
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to its roof and on completion will become Perth's second-tallest building at 244 m (801 ft). Perth has the fifth greatest number of skyscrapers of any Australian city after Sydney
Sydney
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, Melbourne
Melbourne
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, Brisbane
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and the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
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| Name | Height | Floors | Built | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Park Central Park (skyscraper) Central Park is a 51-storey office tower in Perth, Western Australia. The building measures from its base at St Georges Terrace to the roof, and to the tip of its communications mast. Upon its completion in 1992, the tower became the tallest building in Perth... |
249 m (817 ft) | 51 | 1992 | Office |
| 2 | BankWest Tower BankWest Tower The BankWest Tower is a 52-storey office tower in Perth, Western Australia. Completed in 1988, the building measures to its roof and to the tip of its communications antenna. It was the tallest building in Perth from its completion in 1988 until 1992 when it was overtaken in height by Central... |
214 m (702 ft) | 50 | 1988 | Office |
| 3 | QV.1 QV.1 QV.1 is a 40-storey modernist skyscraper in Perth, Western Australia. Completed in 1991, the building is presently the fourth-tallest building in Perth, after Central Park, the yet to be completed BHP Tower and the BankWest Tower... |
163 m (535 ft) | 38 | 1991 | Office |
| 4 | Exchange Plaza Exchange Plaza Exchange Plaza is a 40-storey skyscraper in Perth, Western Australia. Completed in 1991, the building is the State headquarters of the Australian Securities Exchange... |
146 m (479 ft) | 40 | 1992 | Office |
| 5 | St Martins Tower St Martins Tower St Martins Tower is a office building in Perth, Western Australia. It was the tallest building in the city from its completion in 1978 for almost 10 years, until it was overtaken in height by the BankWest Tower in 1988. The tower contains a revolving restaurant and cocktail lounge on the top floor... |
140 m (459 ft) | 33 | 1977 | Office |
| 6 | Woodside Plaza Woodside Plaza Woodside Plaza is a 29-storey skyscraper in Perth, Western Australia. The tower serves as the headquarters for Woodside Petroleum and incorporates several energy-efficient design features. When completed in 2004, the building was the first premium-grade skyscraper completed in Perth since Central... |
137 m (449 ft) | 28 | 2003 | Office |
| 7 | Allendale Square Allendale Square Allendale Square is a 32-storey skyscraper in Perth, Western Australia. When opened in 1976, the building surpassed the AMP Building to become the tallest completed building in Perth, a title which it only held until 1977 when St Martins Tower opened.... |
132 m (433 ft) | 31 | 1976 | Office |
| 8 | 140 St Georges Terrace 140 St Georges Terrace 140 St Georges Terrace is a 30-storey skyscraper in Perth, Western Australia. Opened in 1975, the tower was known as the AMP Building or AMP Tower after its owner and former flagship tenant, AMP Limited... (formerly "AMP Building") |
131 m (430 ft) | 30 | 1975 | Office |
| 9= | Equus Equus Equus may refer to:* Equus , a genus of animals including horses, donkeys, zebras and onagers* Equus , a play by Peter Shaffer* Equus , a film adaptation of the Peter Shaffer play... |
111 m (364 ft) | 26 | 2011 | Mixed Use |
| 9= | Forrest Centre | 110 m (361 ft) | 30 | 1990 | Office |
| 9= | Governor Stirling Tower | 110 m (361 ft) | 28 | 1978 | Office |
| 12= | 100 St Georges Terrace | 103 m (338 ft) | 22 | 2009 | Office |
| 12= | Elevation Apartment | 103 m (338 ft) | 29 | 2010 | Residential |
| 14 | Telstra Exchange | 95 m (312 ft) | 17 | 1979 | Office |
| 15 | Rise | 94 m (308 ft) | 25 | 2009 | Residential |
| 16= | Alluvion Alluvion ' is a term describing the increase in the area of land due to sediment deposited by a river. This changes the size of a piece of land and thus its value over time.-See also:*Alluvial fan*Alluvial plain... |
92 m (302 ft) | 21 | 2010 | Office |
| 16= | Gordon Stephenson House Gordon Stephenson House Gordon Stephenson House is an office building within the one40william commercial development in Perth, Western Australia. The building was named in honour of Gordon Stephenson, an architect responsible for planning much of Perth's traffic network.... (also known as One40William) |
92 m (302 ft) | 21 | 2010 | Office |
| 18 | Sheraton Perth | 90 m (295 ft) | 24 | 1973 | Hotel |
| 19 | Condor Tower | 88 m (289 ft) | 26 | 2008 | Residential |
| 20 | Westralia Square | 87 m (285 ft) | 19 | 1990 | Office |
| 21 | St. Georges Square | 85 m (279 ft) | 20 | 1990 | Office |
| 22= | Parmelia House | 80 m (262 ft) | 20 | 1971 | Office |
| 22= | Reflections Tower 2 | 80 m (262 ft) | 25 | 2007 | Residential |
| 22= | Reflections Tower 1 | 80 m (262 ft) | 25 | 2007 | Residential |
Under construction, approved or proposed
This is a list of the tallest buildings under construction, approved or proposed that are planned to be taller than 90 metres.| Name (Street address) | Height (m) | Floors | Completion | Use | Architect | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Square | 244 m (801 ft) | 46 | 2012 | Office | Hassell | Under Construction |
| Cathedral Square Cathedral Square Cathedral Square may refer to:*Cathedral Square, Brisbane, Australia*Cathedral Square, Christchurch, New Zealand*Cathedral Square, Glasgow, Scotland*Cathedral Square, Moscow, Russia*Cathedral Square, Mobile, Alabama, United States... |
155 m (509 ft) | 35 | TBA | Mixed Use | Kerry Hill Architects | Planning |
| 18 The Esplanade | 120 | 28 | TBA | Office | Proposed | |
| Bishop See North | 115 | 27 | TBA | Office | Approved | |
| Raine Square | 106 | 24 | 2011 | Office | Bollig Design Group | Under Construction |
| Fairlanes | 98 | 27 | 2012 | Mixed Use | Under Construction | |
| Zenith City Centro | 80 | 24 | 2010 | Residential | Under Construction |