List of tallest buildings in Adelaide

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The Adelaide city centre in 2015

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 Westpac House, 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[]

Realm Adelaide, the second tallest building in the city alongside Westpac House
Westpac House, Adelaide's tallest building from 1988 until 2019
Conservatory on Hindmarsh on the corner of Grenfell Street and Hindmarsh Square in the Adelaide city centre.

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 Frome Central Tower One Frome Central Tower One Adelaide.png 138[5] 37 2019 Mixed Use 11-27 Frome Street
2 Realm Adelaide The Realm, Adelaide.png 132 40 2020 Residential 9-19 Austin Street
3 Westpac House Westpac House Adelaide.jpg 132 31 1988 Commercial Office 91 King William Street
4 The Switch The Switch Student Tower - Adelaide.jpg 119 35 2021 Student Accommodation 203 North Terrace
5 GSA North Terrace 269 North Terrace Student Tower.jpg 118 34 2021 Student Accommodation 269 North Terrace
6 Sofitel Hotel Sofitel Hotel Adelaide.jpg 117 33 2020 Mixed Use 108 Currie Street
7 Telstra House Telstra house.png 104 24 1987 Commercial Office 30 Pirie Street
8 Kodo Apartments Kodo Apartments Adelaide.png 103[6] 30 2018 Residential 27-31 Angas Street
9 Grenfell Centre Adelaide Grenfell Centre.jpg 103 26 1975 Commercial Office 25 Grenfell Street
10 115 King William Street 115 King William Street.jpg 91 26 2016 Commercial Office 115 King William Street
10 InterContinental Hotel OIC adelaide intercontinental.jpg 91 24 1989 Hotel 120 North Terrace
10 Australis House 77 Grenfell Street.png 91 22 1991 Commercial Office 77 Grenfell Street
11 Vue on King William Vue king william.png 89 28 2016 Residential 413 King William Street
12 ANZ House (City Central 1) City central tower 1.png 84 21 2007 Commercial Office 11-29 Waymouth Street
13 GPO Exchange[7] GPO exchange.png 82[8] 22 2019 Commercial Office 177-179 Victoria Square
14 Wingfold Tower Wingfold tower Adelaide.jpg 78 25 2020 Residential 116–122 Waymouth Street
14 Penny Place Penny place.png 78 24 2021 Residential 17 Penny Place
15 Rundle Place (Bendigo Bank) Rundle place.png 76 15 2013 Commercial Office / Shopping Centre 79-91 Rundle Mall
16 One Adelaide[9] 260 Flinders Street Adelaide.png 75[10] 25 2019 Residential 260 Flinders Street
17 Dwell Adelaide Dwellmetalpanels-2-scaled.jpg 75 21 2019 Residential

(Yes, people do live there...)

Lot 101 Synagogue Place
17 SKM House SKM house Adelaide.png 75 21 1971 Commercial Office 33-39 King William Street
17 Wakefield House Wakefield house.png 75 20 1980 Government Office 30 Wakefield Street
17 Origin House Origin house.png 75 19 1968 Commercial Office 1 King William Street
17 Myer Centre Adelaide nth tce2.2.jpg 75 18 1991 Commercial Office / Shopping Centre 14-38 Rundle Mall
22 Bohem Apartments Bohem.png 73 23 2017 Residential 150 Wright Street
22 Stamford Plaza Adelaide Stamford Plaza Adelaide.png 73 21 1975 Hotel 150 North Terrace
22 11-19 Grenfell Street 19 grenfell street.png 73 19 1979 Commercial Office 11-19 Grenfell Street
22 QBE House N/A 73 17 1988 Commercial Office 45 Pirie Street
26 City Central Tower 8 City Central Tower 8.png 72 20 2012 Commercial Office 12-26 Franklin Street
26 45 Grenfell Street 45 Grenfell Street Adelaide.png 72 20 1973 Commercial Office 45 Grenfell Street
26 Education Department of South Australia 31 Flinders Street Adelaide.png 72 19 1976 Government Office 31 Flinders Street
26 University of South Australia Health Innovation Building Unisa innovation building.png 72 14 2018 University 73 North Terrace
30 Adelaide Tower Apartments Adelaide Tower Apartments.png 70 20 1973 Residential 65-73 King William Street
30 State Administration Centre N/A 70 18 1968 Government Office 190 Victoria Square
30 58 Franklin Street N/A 70 17 2013 Commercial Office 58 Franklin Street
30 University of Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences Building N/A 70 15 2017 University North Terrace
34 Hilton Adelaide Hilton Hotel adelaide.png 69 22 1982 Hotel 233 Victoria Square
34 Rendezvous Grand Hotel N/A 69 20 1971 Hotel 55 Waymouth Street
34 Commonwealth Bank Building N/A 69 17 1983 Commercial Office 100 King William Street
37 Urbanest Adelaide Central N/A 68 21 2018 Residential 228-231 North Terrace
37 Telstra Waymouth Exchange N/A 68 20 1972 Telephone Exchange 67-79 Waymouth Street
37 U City Retirement Residences N/A 68 19 2019 Residential Franklin Street (corner of Pitt Street)
40 Reserve Bank of Australia N/A 67 18 1966 Commercial Office 182-188 Victoria Square
41 GHD Building N/A 66 17 1981 Commercial Office 211 Victoria Square
41 Wyatt House N/A 66 16 1990 Commercial Office 115 Grenfell Street
43 Angas Securities House N/A 65 16 1986 Commercial Office 26 Flinders Street
44 Extrastaff House N/A 63 17 1978 Commercial Office 90 King William Street
44 Optus Centre N/A 63 16 1990 Commercial Office 431-439 King William Street
44 50 Flinders Street N/A 63 15 2015 Commercial Office 50 Flinders Street
47 Conservatory on Hindmarsh N/A 62 19 2009 Residential / Commercial Office 41-51 Hindmarsh Square
48 Oaks Embassy Apartments N/A 60 18 2001 Residential 96 North Terrace
48 East End[11] N/A 60 16 2019 Residential[12] 293-297 Pirie Street
48 Quest on Franklin N/A 60 15 2013 Commercial Office 72 Franklin Street
48 Calvary Adelaide Hospital N/A 60 12 2019 Hospital 120 Angas Street

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

Tallest buildings proposed, approved and under construction[]

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
SA1 Tower 180 55 TBA Mixed Use 207 Pulteney Street
Freemasons Hall Tower 160 33 TBA Mixed Use 254 North Terrace
80 Currie Street 136 34 TBA Office Woods Bagot 80 Currie Street
Central Market Arcade 135 37[13] 2024 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
32 Grote Street 119 33 TBA Residential Victoria Tower Adelaide
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
Festival Plaza Tower 108 29 2022 Office Bates Smart Festival Centre Plaza
15-27 Halifax Street 100 30 TBA Mixed 15-27 Halifax Street
42-56 Franklin Street 98 22 TBA Office Brown Falconer 42-56 Franklin Street
Hyatt Regency[14] 93 21 2022 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
Vibe Hotel 74 21 TBA Hotel 256-260 Flinders Street
Tribe Hotel 65 18 TBA Mixed Use Loucas Zahos 126 Wakefield Street

Timeline of tallest buildings[]

The following table is a timeline of the tallest buildings in Adelaide.

  • Note: 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 3
1988–2019 Westpac House 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
1960–1966 ETSA Building[15][clarification needed] 55 m (180 ft) 14 220 Greenhill Road 6
1934–1960 Colonial Mutual Life Building 52 m (171 ft) 14 41-49 King William Street 26

See also[]

References[]

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  15. ^ 220 Greenhill Road was built as the administrative headquarters of the Electricity Trust of South Australia (ETSA). After the privatisation of ETSA in 1999, the building was converted to apartments in 2003–2004 and was renamed Air Apartments. During the conversion, two penthouse levels were added and the structure height was increased to 55 metres. Ref: Air Apartments 2005, www.tectvs.com.au
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