List of tallest buildings in Adelaide Facts for Kids

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 metres (453 ft) on 1 November 2019, becoming the city's tallest building. 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.

Adelaide city skyline, 2022

Tallest buildings
Tallest buildings proposed, approved and under construction
Timeline of tallest buildings
See also

Tallest buildings

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		138	37	2019	Mixed use, including the Crowne Plaza hotel	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	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	ANZ House (City Central 1)		84	21	2007	Commercial office	11-29 Waymouth Street
16	GPO Exchange		82	22	2019	Commercial office	177-179 Victoria Square
17	Wingfold Tower		78	25	2020	Residential	116–122 Waymouth Street
18	Penny Place		78	24	2021	Residential	17 Penny Place
19	Rundle Place (Bendigo Bank)		76	15	2013	Commercial office / shopping centre	79-91 Rundle Mall
20	One Adelaide		75	25	2019	Residential	260 Flinders Street
21	Dwell Adelaide		75	21	2019	Residential	Lot 101 Synagogue Place
22	SKM House		75	21	1971	Commercial office	33-39 King William Street
23	Wakefield House		75	20	1980	Government office	30 Wakefield Street
24	Origin House		75	19	1968	Commercial office	1 King William Street
25	Myer Centre		75	18	1991	Commercial office / shopping centre	14-38 Rundle Mall
26	Vibe Hotel	N/A	74	21	2023	Hotel	256-260 Flinders Street
27	Bohem Apartments		73	23	2017	Residential	150 Wright Street
28	Stamford Plaza Adelaide		73	21	1975	Hotel	150 North Terrace
29	11-19 Grenfell Street		73	19	1979	Commercial office	11-19 Grenfell Street
30	QBE House	N/A	73	17	1988	Commercial office	45 Pirie Street
=31	City Central Tower 8		72	20	2012	Commercial office	12-26 Franklin Street
=31	45 Grenfell Street		72	20	1973	Commercial office	45 Grenfell Street
33	Education Department of South Australia		72	19	1976	Government office	31 Flinders Street
34	University of South Australia Health Innovation Building		72	14	2018	University	73 North Terrace
35	Adelaide Tower Apartments		70	20	1973	Residential	65-73 King William Street
36	State Administration Centre	N/A	70	18	1968	Government office	190 Victoria Square
37	58 Franklin Street	N/A	70	17	2013	Commercial office	58 Franklin Street
38	University of Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences Building	N/A	70	15	2017	University	North Terrace
39	Hilton Adelaide		69	22	1982	Hotel	233 Victoria Square
40	Peppers Waymouth Hotel	N/A	69	20	1971	Hotel	55 Waymouth Street
41	Commonwealth Bank Building	N/A	69	17	1983	Commercial office	100 King William Street
42	Urbanest Adelaide Central	N/A	68	21	2018	Residential	228-231 North Terrace
43	Telstra Waymouth Exchange	N/A	68	20	1972	Telephone exchange	67-79 Waymouth Street
44	U City Retirement Residences	N/A	68	19	2019	Residential	Franklin Street (corner of Pitt Street)
45	Reserve Bank of Australia	N/A	67	18	1966	Commercial office	182-188 Victoria Square
46	GHD Building	N/A	66	17	1981	Commercial office	211 Victoria Square
47	Wyatt House	N/A	66	16	1990	Commercial office	115 Grenfell Street
48	Angas Securities House	N/A	65	16	1986	Commercial office	26 Flinders Street
49	Extrastaff House	N/A	63	17	1978	Commercial office	90 King William Street
50	Optus Centre	N/A	63	16	1990	Commercial office	431-439 King William Street
51	50 Flinders Street	N/A	63	15	2015	Commercial office	50 Flinders Street
52	Conservatory on Hindmarsh	N/A	62	19	2009	Residential / commercial office	41-51 Hindmarsh Square

^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
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
80 Currie Street	136	34	TBA	Office	Woods Bagot	80 Currie Street
Central Market Arcade	130	40	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	36	2024	Hotel	Loucas Zahos	75-79 King William Street
Victoria Tower	119	33	2025	Residential		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
42-56 Franklin Street	98	22	TBA	Office	Brown Falconer	42-56 Franklin Street
Hyatt Regency	93	21	TBA	Hotel	Woodhead International	51 Pirie Street
Sixty 2 Currie (QT Adelaide)	87	25	TBA	Mixed Use	Hames Sharley	62-68 Currie 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
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 (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

List of tallest buildings in Adelaide facts for kids

Contents

Tallest buildings

Tallest buildings proposed, approved and under construction

Timeline of tallest buildings

See also