This list of tallest buildings in Wellington ranks the tallest building's in the New Zealand capital city of Wellington by height. This ranking system, created by the US-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat includes the height to a spire but not to an antenna.[1] The Majestic Centre is the tallest skyscraper in the city at 116 metres (381 ft).
Tallest buildings edit
The list below contains the top 60 buildings in the city at 50 m (164 ft) high and above. All are High-rises except for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd ranked buildings which are skyscrapers.
| Name | Height[2] | Floors[2] | Built[2] | Purpose | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Majestic Centre | 116 m (381 ft) | 29 | 1991 | Office | |
| 2 | Aon Centre (Wellington) | 103 m (338 ft) | 27 | 1984 | Office | Originally opened as the BNZ Centre |
| 3 | HSBC Tower | 101 m (331 ft) | 25 | 2003 | Office | Is 94M to roof height and 101M to the Spire[3] |
| 4 | NTT Tower | 93 m (305 ft) | 25 | 1998 | Office | Formerly Mobil on the Park, Vodafone on the Park and Dimension Data Tower[4] |
| 5 | Bowen House | 90 m (295 ft) | 22 | 1991 | Office | |
| 6 | James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor | 88 m (289 ft) | 26 | 1972/1998 | Hotel | |
| 7 | Plimmer Towers | 84 m (276 ft) | 25 | 1975 | Hotel | Originally opened as the Williams Centre |
| 8 | 125 The Terrace | 77 m (253 ft) | 21 | 1986 | Office | |
| 9 | Morrison Kent House | 76 m (249 ft) | 21 | 1969 | Office | [5] |
| 10 | The Beehive | 72 m (236 ft) | 10 | 1981 | Office | |
| 11 | 113 The Terrace | 72 m (236 ft) | 19 | 1988 | Office | Formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers Tower; currently the home of Wellington City Council[6] |
| 12 | 111 Dixon Street[7] | 70 m (230 ft) | 20 | 2019 | Residential | |
| 13 | Maritime Tower | 70 m (230 ft) | 18 | 2006 | Office | |
| 14 | Grant Thornton House | 70 m (230 ft) | 18 | 1983 | Office | Formerly known as ANZ Tower |
| 15 | Westpac Tower | 70 m (230 ft) | 18 | 1978 | Office | |
| 16 | Chews Lane Tower | 70 m (230 ft) | 19 | 2009 | Office/Residential | |
| 17 | Aurora Centre[8] | 68 m (223 ft) | 19 | 1968 | Office | Was the tallest building in Wellington when completed. Underwent a major facelift in 2016-17 |
| 18 | Equinox House[9] | 68 m (223 ft) | 16 | 1987 | Office | |
| 19 | Radio New Zealand House | 68 m (223 ft) | 13 | 1963 | Office | [10] |
| 20 | Fujitsu Tower | 66 m (217 ft) | 18 | 1985 | Office | Formerly known as Caltex Tower[original research?] |
| 21 | Novell House | 66 m (217 ft) | 17 | 1975 | Office | |
| 22 | No.1 The Terrace | 66 m (217 ft) | 17 | 1978 | Office | Headquarters of the New Zealand Treasury |
| 23 | Vogel Building | 66 m (217 ft) | 17 | 1966 | Office | Was the tallest building in Wellington and the 2nd tallest building in New Zealand when built[11] |
| 24 | Reserve Bank of New Zealand[12] | 66 m (217 ft) | 16 | 1972 | Office | [13] |
| 25 | AXA Tower | 65 m (213 ft) | 17 | 1989 | Office | |
| 26 | The Freyberg Building | 65 m (213 ft) | 15 | 1979 | Office | The adjoining 7 storey Freyberg House (2007) was demolished after the 2016 earthquake.[14] |
| 27 | 20 Customhouse Quay[15] | 62 m (203 ft) | 14 | 2018 | Commercial | Replaced BP House, which was originally built in 1968 and demolished following the 2013 Seddon earthquake.[16] |
| 28 | Charles Fergusson Building | 61 m (200 ft) | 17 | 1976 | Office | |
| 29 | New Zealand Police National Headquarters | 60.47 m (198 ft) | 17 | 1979 | Office | [17] Formerly FAI Insurance House. |
| 30 | Bolton Hotel | 60 m (197 ft) | 20 | 2004 | Hotel | |
| 31 | Sovereign Insurance Centre | 60 m (197 ft) | 17 | 1984 | Office | |
| 32 | Bayleys Building | 60 m (197 ft) | 16 | 1989 | Office | |
| 33 | Two Hunter Street | 60 m (197 ft) | 16 | 1991 | Office | |
| 34 | City Tower | 60 m (197 ft) | 16 | 1991 | Office | |
| 35 | Jellioce Towers | 60 m (197 ft) | 16 | 1965 | Residential | Was the tallest Residential building in Wellington when built[18] |
| 36 | Forsyth Barr House | 60 m (197 ft) | 16 | 1989 | Office | |
| 37 | Pastoral House | 60 m (197 ft) | 15 | 1978 | Office | |
| 38 | Rydges Hotel | 57 m (187 ft) | 16 | 2006 | Hotel | Originally opened as a Holiday Inn |
| 39 | Alcatel Lucent House | 57 m (187 ft) | 15 | 1988 | Office | Formerly Telecom House |
| 40 | Quest on Johnston | 55 m (180 ft) | 18 | 2000 | Hotel | |
| 41 | Terrace Heights Apartments[19] | 55 m (180 ft) | 17 | 1999 | Residential | |
| 42 | Stafford House | 55 m (180 ft) | 14 | 1977 | Residential | Originally an office, now university housing. |
| 43 | Avalon Studios | 55 m (180 ft) | 11 | 1969 | Office | Tallest building in Wellington outside of the CBD |
| 44 | Sir Robet Jones Tower | 52 m (171 ft) | 14 | 2019 | Office | [20] |
| 45 | National War Memorial | 51 m (167 ft) | 1932 | Bell and clock tower | ||
| 46 | 20 Oriental Parade | 50 m (164 ft) | 16 | Residential | ||
| 47 | Mercer Tower | 50 m (164 ft) | 15 | 1989 | Office | |
| 48 | Public Trust Building | 50 m (164 ft) | 15 | 1982 | Office | |
| 49 | Investment House | 50 m (164 ft) | 15 | 1977 | Office | |
| 50 | Simpl House | 50 m (164 ft) | 15 | 1987 | Office | |
| 51 | Willeston Centre[21] | 50 m (164 ft) | 14[22] | 1984? | Office | Originally the Colonial Mutual Life Insurance Building.[23] |
| 52 | AMI Plaza[24] | 50 m (164 ft) | 14 | Office | ||
| 53 | Rutherford House | 50 m (164 ft) | 14 | 1975 | Office | Originally the headquarters of the NZ Electricity Department.[25] |
| 54 | Sovereign House | 50 m (164 ft) | 14 | 1988 | Office | |
| 55 | Castrol House | 50 m (164 ft) | 14 | 1987 | Office | |
| 56 | Westpac Trust Investment House | 50 m (164 ft) | 14 | 1982 | Office | |
| 57 | Technology One House | 50 m (164 ft) | 13 | 1987 | Office | Formerly known as the Renouf Centre and Terenco Finance House |
| 58 | BNZ Trust House | 50 m (164 ft) | 13 | 1985 | Office | |
| 59 | Guardian Trust House | 50 m (164 ft) | 13 | 1984 | Office | |
| 60 | Optimation House | 50 m (164 ft) | 12 | 1979 | Office | [26] |
Under construction, approved or proposed edit
| Name | Height[2] | Floors[2] | Built[2] | Purpose | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Whitmore Street[27][28] | 63 m (207 ft) | 14 | 2023 | Commercial | BNZ's Wellington office. |
| 2 | Pinnacle on Victoria | 50 m (164 ft) | 17 | 2020/2021 | Residential | |
| 3 | Willis St concept tower[29] | 134 m (440 ft) | 32 | ? | Mixed-use | |
Demolished edit
| Name | Height | Floors | Built | Purpose | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revera House | 50 m (164 ft) | 10 | 1990[30] | Office | Formerly AT&T Tower and Hitachi House. Demolished 2018[31] following damage due to the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake.[32] |
| 61 Molesworth St | 37 m (121 ft) | 10 | 1965 | Office | Formerly ICI House. Demolished 2016-2017[33][34] following damage due to the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake. |
Cancelled edit
| Name | Height* | Floors* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ1 | 263 m (863 ft)[failed verification] | 63 | A high rise commercial and mixed use building proposed for Lambton Quay. Project was scrapped after the developer went bankrupt. If completed, the building would have been New Zealand's tallest.[35][36] |
| Lambton Tower | ≈120 metres (394 ft) | 31 | Proposed in 1991 for the Wellington Waterfront.[37] |
History of the Tallest buildings in Wellington edit
| Name | Height | Years Tallest | Other Facts |
|---|---|---|---|
| MLC Building | 45 m (148 ft) | 1939-1961 | 9 stories high. Was arguably the tallest in NZ when built |
| Shell House | 46 m (151 ft) | 1961-1966 | Tallest office building in NZ when built.[38] |
| Vogel Building | 66 m (217 ft) | 1966-1968 | Was the 2nd tallest in NZ when built |
| Aurora Centre | 68 m (223 ft) | 1968-1969 | Was the 2nd tallest in NZ when built |
| Morrison Kent House | 76 m (249 ft) | 1969-1975 | Was the 2nd tallest in NZ (to 1 Queen Street, Auckland) when built |
| Plimmer Towers | 85 m (279 ft) | 1975-1984 | Was the tallest in NZ when built, is 106m and 31 floors from the Lambton Quay side of the tower |
| AON Centre | 103 m (338 ft) | 1984-1991 | Was the tallest in NZ when built and is one of Wellington's most iconic buildings |
| Majestic Centre | 116 m (381 ft) | 1991–Present | Is the furthest South Skyscraper in the world. Was the tallest in New Zealand when built until the ANZ building opened in Auckland a few months later. |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ CTBUH Height Criteria. CTBUH. Retrieved on 4 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "Buildings of Wellington". Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Google Earth". earth.google.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Google Earth". earth.google.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Morrison Kent House – Emporis". Archived from the original on 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Emporis- PWC Tower". Archived from the original on 2 September 2019.
- ^ "111 Dixon Street- Emporis".[dead link]
- ^ "Emporis- Aurora Centre".[dead link]
- ^ "Equinox House- Emporis". Archived from the original on 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Emprois- Radio New Zealand House". Archived from the original on 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Emporis- Vogel Building". Archived from the original on 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Reserve Bank building". Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ "Emporis- Reserve Bank of New Zealand". Archived from the original on 13 September 2021.
- ^ "The Freyberg Building- Emporis". Archived from the original on 13 September 2021.
- ^ 20 Customhouse Quay – Official site
- ^ Schouten, Hank (28 March 2015). "$80m hi-tech tower to replace Wellington's BP House". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand Police Headquarters". Emporis. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Jellioce Towers". Archived from the original on 6 December 2021.
- ^ "163 The Terrace, Wellington". Property Values NZ.
- ^ "Emporis- Sir Robert Jones Tower". Archived from the original on 9 December 2021.
- ^ The Wellington Company – Willeston Centre
- ^ Emporis – Sovereign Centre
- ^ Julie Iles (6 June 2017). "Top floor with waterfront views for sale in central Wellington". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ "AMI Plaza, Wellington". Emporis.
- ^ Friends of Te Papa – Rutherford House Art Collection
- ^ "Emporis- Optimation House". Archived from the original on 6 December 2021.
- ^ "One Whitmore Street".
- ^ Marta Steeman (12 December 2019). "Base-isolated and Green star building to be developed for the BNZ HQ in Wellington". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Wingate Architects (20 September 2021). "Wellington project". Wingate Architects.
- ^ "AT&T Tower Emporis". Archived from the original on 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Revera House in Wellington to be demolished, says spokesman". Stuff. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Revera House slated for destruction". RNZ. 3 April 2017.
- ^ Melissa Nightingale (24 November 2016). "Demolition work of earthquake-damaged 61 Molesworth St building in Wellington to begin today". The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ John Weekes (2 February 2017). "New chapter for 61 Molesworth St as demolished building handed back to owner". Stuff.
- ^ "Lambton Quay NZ1 Tallest Building Design Proposal". Architecture Design NZ.
- ^ Chloe Winter (7 March 2016). "Terry Serepisos companies owe millions, despite sale of all available assets". Stuff News NZ.
- ^ Kate Chapman (13 July 2015). "Wellington's waterfront – 20 years in the making (Picture 6 of 13)". Dominion Post.
- ^ "Shell House (Former)". Wellington City Council – Wellington City Heritage. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
External links edit
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