List of tallest buildings and structures in Auckland facts for kids

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
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
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.
6	The Sentinel	150 metres (490 ft)	30	2007		In Takapuna; tallest building in New Zealand outside the Auckland CBD
7	HSBC Tower	138 metres (453 ft)	29	2002		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
9	Auckland Harbour Suites	130 metres (430 ft)	37	2006
10	Lumley Centre	125 metres (410 ft)	29	2005
11	Quay West	117 metres (384 ft)	32	1997
12	Auckland Council Tower	116 metres (381 ft)	29	1991		Originally the ASB Bank Centre
13	Precinct Apartments	115 metres (377 ft)	33	2003
14	Crowne Plaza	110 metres (360 ft)	29	1990
15	Park Residences	109 metres (358 ft)	33	2017
16	Queens Residences	107 metres (351 ft)	29	2016
17	QBE Centre	106 metres (348 ft)	28	1986		Originally BNZ tower, tallest building in New Zealand 1986–1990
18	SAP Tower	104 metres (341 ft)	29	1988		Originally the headquarters of Fay Richwhite
19	Phillips Fox Tower	104 metres (341 ft)	26	1987
20	Deloitte Centre	100 metres (330 ft)	23	2009
21	Huawei Centre	95 metres (312 ft)	26	1990		Originally the Westpac tower. Also known as the BDO Tower
22	Crombie Lockwood Tower	92 metres (302 ft)	24	1986		Previously known as Qantas House, Telstra Saturn House, and Stock Exchange Building
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.
24	Aon Centre	92 metres (302 ft)	22	1980
25	CityLife Auckland	90 metres (300 ft)	26	1998
26	City Gardens	90 metres (300 ft)	28	2004
27	Arthur Andersen Tower	88 metres (289 ft)	21	1988
28	Chorus House	85 metres (279 ft)	22	2000
29	AIG Building	84 metres (276 ft)	20	1975 / 1995		Also known as the AXA Tower. Originally the National Mutual building.
30	1 Queen Street	81 metres (266 ft)	20	1973		Former HSBC Building, currently undergoing a major facelift
31	Victoria Residences	80 metres (260 ft)	26	2018
32	Spencer on Byron Hotel	80 metres (260 ft)	22	2001
33	The Barclay on Albert Street	78 metres (256 ft)	25	2006		aka Barclay Suites
34	West Plaza	77 metres (253 ft)	18	1974
35	SkyCity Grand Hotel	75 metres (246 ft)	24	2004
36	Altitude Apartments	75 metres (246 ft)	22	2004
37	Telco Building	75 metres (246 ft)	18	2000		aka Telecom Tower and previously known as Federal Chambers
38	Four Points by Sheraton	74 metres (243 ft)	20	1989		Previously known as Sofrana Tower or Sofrana House, before that Toshiba Tower
39	AA Centre	74 metres (243 ft)	18	1990
40	AUT Tower	74 metres (243 ft)	17	1971		aka WT Building; previously known as the State Insurance Building
41	Tower Centre	72 metres (236 ft)	18
42	The CAB	71 metres (233 ft)	20	1966		Originally Civic Administration Building, the tallest building in Auckland when built
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
45	The Wiltshire on Victoria	70 metres (230 ft)	21	2006
46	UniLodge on Anzac	70 metres (230 ft)	19	2002
47	CityZone	70 metres (230 ft)	20	2004
48	92 Albert Street	70 metres (230 ft)	17	1986
49	AIA Building	70 metres (230 ft)	17	1988		Also known as the Byron Tower

Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed

This is a list of the buildings above 70 m in Auckland:      Proposed      Approved      Under construction

Cancelled

History

History of the tallest building in Auckland

Name	Height*	Years tallest	Image	Notes
FAI Building	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