List of tallest buildings and structures in Auckland

The Auckland CBD as viewed from the Sky Tower (2020)

This list ranks buildings in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, by height. The tallest skyscraper with continuous occupiable floors is the PwC Tower at Commercial Bay, which rises 180.1 metres (591 ft). However, the tallest structure is the Sky Tower, an observation tower which rises 328 metres (1,076 ft).

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Auckland skyscrapers and high-rise buildings that stand at least 70 metres (230 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. Stated heights include architectural details, spires and masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height. Towers, such as the Sky Tower are included for comparison, but because they are not skyscrapers they are not included in the rankings.

Rank	Name	Height	Floors	Year	Image	Notes
N/A	Sky Tower	328 metres (1,076 ft)	71 equivalent	1997		Concrete tower. Tallest free-standing structure in New Zealand. The second tallest free-standing structure in the southern hemisphere by pinnacle height. Roof height is 236.5 metres
1	PwC Tower at Commercial Bay	180 metres (590 ft)	41	2020		Tallest building in New Zealand[1]
2	The Pacifica	178.7 metres (586 ft)	57	2020		Tallest residential building in New Zealand
3	Vero Centre	170 metres (560 ft)	38	2000		Originally the Royal and Sun Alliance tower. Tallest office building in New Zealand 2000–2020[2]
4	Metropolis	155 metres (509 ft)	40	1999		Tallest building in New Zealand 1999–2000 and tallest residential building in New Zealand 1999–2020
5	ANZ Centre	151 metres (495 ft)	35	1991		Tallest building in New Zealand 1991–1999. Originally the Coopers and Lybrand Tower.[3]
6	The Sentinel	150 metres (490 ft)	30	2007		In Takapuna; tallest building in New Zealand outside the Auckland CBD[4]
7	HSBC Tower	138 metres (453 ft)	29	2002		[5][6] Former PwC tower
8	Voco Hotel and Holiday Inn	135 metres (443 ft)	41	2022		On the site of the cancelled 1 Mills Lane development[7][8]
9	Auckland Harbour Suites	130 metres (430 ft)	37	2006		[9]
10	Lumley Centre	125 metres (410 ft)	29	2005		[10]
11	Quay West	117 metres (384 ft)	32	1997		[11][12]
12	Auckland Council Tower	116 metres (381 ft)	29	1991		Originally the ASB Bank Centre[13]
13	Precinct Apartments	115 metres (377 ft)	33	2003		[14]
14	Crowne Plaza	110 metres (360 ft)	29	1990		[15]
15	Park Residences	109 metres (358 ft)	33	2017		[16][17]
16	Queens Residences	107 metres (351 ft)	29	2016		[18]
17	QBE Centre	106 metres (348 ft)	28	1986		Originally BNZ tower, tallest building in New Zealand 1986–1990[19]
18	SAP Tower	104 metres (341 ft)	29	1988		Originally the headquarters of Fay Richwhite[20]
19	Phillips Fox Tower	104 metres (341 ft)	26	1987		[21][22]
20	Deloitte Centre	100 metres (330 ft)	23	2009		[23]
21	Huawei Centre	95 metres (312 ft)	26	1990		Originally the Westpac tower. Also known as the BDO Tower[24][25]
22	Crombie Lockwood Tower	92 metres (302 ft)	24	1986		Previously known as Qantas House, Telstra Saturn House, and Stock Exchange Building[26]
23	Stamford Plaza Auckland	92 metres (302 ft)	22	1984 / 2008		Originally The Regent Hotel. An additional 11 floors were added to the hotel in 2008.[27]
24	Aon Centre	92 metres (302 ft)	22	1980		[28]
25	CityLife Auckland	90 metres (300 ft)	26	1998		[29]
26	City Gardens	90 metres (300 ft)	28	2004		[30]
27	Arthur Andersen Tower	88 metres (289 ft)	21	1988		[31][32]
28	Chorus House	85 metres (279 ft)	22	2000		[33]
29	AIG Building	84 metres (276 ft)	20	1975 / 1995		Also known as the AXA Tower. Originally the National Mutual building.[34][35]
30	Deloitte Centre	81 metres (266 ft)	20	1973 / 2024		Former HSBC Building. Originally was the Air New Zealand building when built. It has recently undergone a major facelift and now includes a Intercontinental Hotel. [36]
31	Victoria Residences	80 metres (260 ft)	26	2018		[37]
32	Spencer on Byron Hotel	80 metres (260 ft)	22	2001		[38]
33	The Barclay on Albert Street	78 metres (256 ft)	25	2006		aka Barclay Suites[39]
34	West Plaza	77 metres (253 ft)	18	1974		[40]
35	SkyCity Grand Hotel	75 metres (246 ft)	24	2004		[41]
36	Altitude Apartments	75 metres (246 ft)	22	2004		[42]
37	Telco Building	75 metres (246 ft)	18	2000		aka Telecom Tower and previously known as Federal Chambers[43]
38	Four Points by Sheraton	74 metres (243 ft)	20	1989		Previously known as Sofrana Tower or Sofrana House, before that Toshiba Tower[44]
39	AA Centre	74 metres (243 ft)	18	1990		[45]
40	AUT Tower	74 metres (243 ft)	17	1971		aka WT Building; previously known as the State Insurance Building[46]
41	Tower Centre	72 metres (236 ft)	18			[47]
42	The CAB	71 metres (233 ft)	20	1966		Originally Civic Administration Building, the tallest building in Auckland when built[48]
43	Jarden House	71 metres (233 ft)	18	1975 / 2009		Originally Zurich House; prior to that Downtown House
44	The Quadrant Hotel	70 metres (230 ft)	24	2006		[49]
45	The Wiltshire on Victoria	70 metres (230 ft)	21	2006		[50]
46	UniLodge on Anzac	70 metres (230 ft)	19	2002		[51]
47	CityZone	70 metres (230 ft)	20	2004		[52]
48	92 Albert Street	70 metres (230 ft)	17	1986		[53]
49	AIA Building	70 metres (230 ft)	17	1988		Also known as the Byron Tower[54][55]

Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed

This is a list of the buildings above 70 m in Auckland:

  Proposed

  Approved

  Under construction

Building	Height	Floors	Completion	Use	Architect(s)	Location
Te Tomokanga ki Tāmaki / The Gateway to Auckland	227 metres (745 ft)[56]	56	TBA	Mixed use	Warren and Mahoney	31 Customs Street West[57]
NDG Auckland Centre	209 metres (686 ft)	52	TBA	Mixed use	Paul Brown Architects	Albert Street[58]
Seascape	187 metres (614 ft)	56	2024	Residential	Peddle Thorp	85 Customs Street
65 Federal Street	183 metres (600 ft)	55	2026	Mixed use	Woods Bagot/Peddle Thorp	65 Federal Street[59]
M&L Auckland Central	167 metres (548 ft)	37	2025	Office / Retail	Cox Architects	5–15 Albert Street[8]
St. James	162 metres (531 ft)	43		Mixed use		302 Queen Street
Hotel Indigo	160 metres (520 ft)	41	2024	Mixed use	Scott Carver	51 Albert Street
No 1 Kaipiho	72.5 metres (238 ft)	24		Residential[60]		22/100 Don Mckinnon Dr
Sylvia Tower	70 metres (230 ft)	17	TBA	Mixed use	Woods Bagot	Sylvia Park

Cancelled

Name	Height*	Floors*	Notes
Elliott Tower	232 metres (761 ft)	68	This project was approved, but construction never went ahead, and the site was later sold.[61]
1 Mills Lane	190 metres (620 ft)	34	Cancelled in 2017, replaced by plan for Holiday Inn Express/EVEN Hotels
St James Suites	136 metres (446 ft)	36	On hold; construction started in 2016 but project has been halted

History

History of the tallest building in Auckland

Name	Height*	Years tallest	Image	Notes
FAI Building[62]	50.5 m (166 ft)	1962–1966		Considered Aucklands first "modern skyscraper"
The CAB	71 m (233 ft)	1966–1973		Originally the Civic Administration Building
1 Queen Street	81 m (266 ft)	1973–1980		Former HSBC Building
Aon Centre	92 m (302 ft)	1980–1986		Previously called AMP Tower, Quay Tower, and Air New Zealand Building
QBE Centre	106 m (348 ft)	1986–1990		Former BNZ Centre
Crowne Plaza	110 m (360 ft)	1990–1991
ANZ Centre	151 m (495 ft)	1991–1999		Also the tallest structure in Auckland until surpassed by the Sky Tower (which is not a skyscaper) in 1996
The Metropolis	155 m (509 ft)	1999–2000
Vero Centre	172 m (564 ft)	2000–2019		Was the tallest building in Auckland for the longest of any current building
PWC Tower	180 m (590 ft)	2019–present		Set to be overtaken by the 187 m Seascape in 2024

See also

• List of tallest structures in New Zealand
• List of tallest buildings in Christchurch
• List of tallest buildings in Wellington
• List of tallest buildings in Oceania

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