List of tallest buildings and structures in Auckland facts for kids

The Auckland CBD (city center) as seen from the Sky Tower in 2020.

Welcome to Auckland, New Zealand's biggest city! This page shows you the tallest buildings here. The very tallest building you can live or work in is the PwC Tower at Commercial Bay. It stands about 180.1 metres (591 ft) (that's like 60 stories high!). But the absolute tallest thing in Auckland is the Sky Tower. It's an amazing observation tower that reaches 328 metres (1,076 ft) into the sky!

Auckland's Tallest Buildings

This list ranks the tallest skyscrapers and high-rise buildings in Auckland that are at least 70 metres (230 ft) tall. We measure their height from the ground to the very top, including any spires or masts. Buildings like the Sky Tower are shown for comparison, but they aren't included in the main ranking because they are observation towers, not skyscrapers where people live or work on every floor.

Rank	Name	Height	Floors	Year	Image	Cool Facts
N/A	Sky Tower	328 metres (1,076 ft)	71 equivalent	1997		This concrete tower is the tallest free-standing structure in New Zealand. It's also the second tallest free-standing structure in the southern hemisphere!
1	PwC Tower at Commercial Bay	180 metres (590 ft)	41	2020		This is the tallest building in all of New Zealand!
2	The Pacifica	178.7 metres (586 ft)	57	2020		This is the tallest building in New Zealand where people live (residential).
3	Vero Centre	170 metres (560 ft)	38	2000		It used to be called the Royal and Sun Alliance tower. It was the tallest office building in New Zealand from 2000 to 2020.
4	Metropolis	155 metres (509 ft)	40	1999		This building was the tallest in New Zealand from 1999 to 2000. It was also the tallest residential building from 1999 to 2020.
5	ANZ Centre	151 metres (495 ft)	35	1991		It was the tallest building in New Zealand from 1991 to 1999. It was first known as the Coopers and Lybrand Tower.
6	The Sentinel	150 metres (490 ft)	30	2007		This building is in Takapuna, which is outside Auckland's main city center. It's the tallest building outside the CBD.
7	HSBC Tower	138 metres (453 ft)	29	2002		This building used to be called the PwC tower.
8	Voco Hotel and Holiday Inn	135 metres (443 ft)	41	2022		This hotel was built where another project, 1 Mills Lane, was planned but cancelled.
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		This building was originally known as 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		This building was first called the BNZ tower. It was the tallest building in New Zealand from 1986 to 1990.
18	SAP Tower	104 metres (341 ft)	29	1988		It was originally the main office for a company called 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		This building was first known as the Westpac tower and is also called the BDO Tower.
22	Crombie Lockwood Tower	92 metres (302 ft)	24	1986		It has had many names, including Qantas House and Stock Exchange Building.
23	Stamford Plaza Auckland	92 metres (302 ft)	22	1984 / 2008		It was originally The Regent Hotel. In 2008, 11 more floors were added to the hotel.
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		This building is also known as the AXA Tower. It was first called the National Mutual building.
30	1 Queen Street	81 metres (266 ft)	20	1973		This used to be the HSBC Building and is currently being updated.
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		Also known as 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		Also known as Telecom Tower and Federal Chambers.
38	Four Points by Sheraton	74 metres (243 ft)	20	1989		This building was previously known as Sofrana Tower and Toshiba Tower.
39	AA Centre	74 metres (243 ft)	18	1990
40	AUT Tower	74 metres (243 ft)	17	1971		Also known as the WT Building and previously the State Insurance Building.
41	Tower Centre	72 metres (236 ft)	18
42	The CAB	71 metres (233 ft)	20	1966		This building was originally called the Civic Administration Building. It was the tallest building in Auckland when it was first built!
43	Jarden House	71 metres (233 ft)	18	1975 / 2009		It was first called Zurich House, and before 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		This building is also known as the Byron Tower.

Future Skyscrapers: Under Construction, Approved, and Planned

Here's a list of buildings taller than 70 metres (230 ft) that are being built, have been approved, or are still being planned for Auckland:      Proposed      Approved      Under construction

Cancelled Building Projects

Sometimes, big building plans don't happen. Here are some tall buildings that were planned for Auckland but were later cancelled:

History of Auckland's Tallest Buildings

This table shows how the title of "tallest building in Auckland" has changed over the years.

History of the tallest building in Auckland

Name	Height*	Years it was Tallest	Image	Interesting Facts
FAI Building	50.5 m (166 ft)	1962–1966		Many people consider this Auckland's first "modern skyscraper."
The CAB	71 m (233 ft)	1966–1973		This building was originally called the Civic Administration Building.
1 Queen Street	81 m (266 ft)	1973–1980		This used to be the HSBC Building.
Aon Centre	92 m (302 ft)	1980–1986		It has been known by several names, including AMP Tower and Air New Zealand Building.
QBE Centre	106 m (348 ft)	1986–1990		This building was formerly known as the BNZ Centre.
Crowne Plaza	110 m (360 ft)	1990–1991
ANZ Centre	151 m (495 ft)	1991–1999		This was also the tallest structure in Auckland until the Sky Tower (which isn't a skyscraper) was built in 1996.
The Metropolis	155 m (509 ft)	1999–2000
Vero Centre	172 m (564 ft)	2000–2019		This building held the title of Auckland's tallest for the longest time among current buildings.
PWC Tower	180 m (590 ft)	2019–present		The 187-meter Seascape building is expected to become the tallest 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