List of tallest buildings in Hobart facts for kids

The Hobart city skyline at dusk.

This article lists the tallest buildings in Hobart, a city in Tasmania, Australia. Buildings are ranked by their height. The height is measured to the top of a spire (a pointy top part of a building), but not to antennas. Most of these tall buildings are in the city centre. However, the 19-storey Wrest Point Casino is a bit further away. It is 73 metres (240 ft) tall and is the tallest building in all of Tasmania.

Hobart has rules about how tall buildings can be. This helps keep the city's special look, with the Derwent River and Mount Wellington nearby. The maximum height allowed is usually 42 metres (138 ft). Some buildings are taller because they were built before these rules. The Hobart City Council can also make exceptions if a new tall building would really help the city.

Outside of Hobart, other tall structures in Tasmania include the Shot Tower, Taroona (58 metres or 190 ft) and the Silos Hotel in Launceston (either 46 metres or 151 ft, or 35 metres or 115 ft).

Hobart's Tallest Buildings

This table shows the tallest buildings in Hobart that are already built.

Rank	Name	Image	Height (m)	Floors	Year	Purpose	Address	Notes
1	Wrest Point Casino hotel tower		73 m (240 ft)	19	1973	Hotel	410 Sandy Bay Road	Designed by Sir Roy Burman Grounds. This is the tallest building in Tasmania.
2	Royal Hobart Hospital K Block		68.5 m (225 ft)	10	2020	Hospital	Campbell Street	This is the tallest building in the main city centre.
3	NAB House (formerly the AMP Building)		58 m (190 ft)	14	1968	Commercial	86 Collins Street	Designed by Crawford Shurman Wegman Architects.
4	Icon Complex		53 m (174 ft)	13	2017/18	Mixed	96-108 Liverpool Street	This building includes Myer Hobart and the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
5	Commonwealth Government Centre		52 m (171 ft)	16	1976	Government	188 Collins Street
6	144 Macquarie Street (formerly TGIO Building)		51.4 m (169 ft)	12	1974	Commercial	144 Macquarie Street	This building was updated and made taller between 2014 and 2015.
7	Trafalgar Building		50 m (164 ft)	15	1987	Mixed	108-100 Collins Street
8	Jaffa Building		48 m (157 ft)	14	1978	Commercial	39 Murray Street
9	Wellington Centre		48 m (157 ft)	14	2012	Mixed	42 Argyle Street Hobart	Designed by Jaws Architects.
10	Hydro Tasmania Building		46 m (151 ft)	12	1972	Commercial	4 Elizabeth Street
11	Shadforth Building		46 m (151 ft)	10	1978	Commercial	111 Macquarie Street
12	65 Murray Street		45 m (148 ft)	12	1961	Commercial	65 Murray Street	Designed by Philip Lighton Floyd and Beattie.
13	Deloitte Building (formerly ANZ Centre)		44 m (144 ft)	11	1992	Commercial	22 Elizabeth Street
14	University of Tasmania student accommodation		43 m (141 ft)	15	2017	Residential	49 Melville Street
15	Empress Towers	N/A	42 m (138 ft)	12	1967	Residential	1-3 Battery Square
16	Hotel Grand Chancellor		42 m (138 ft)	12	1987	Hotel	1 Davey Street
17	Royal Hobart Hospital A Block		42 m (138 ft)	11	1967	Hospital	48 Liverpool Street
18	Tasmanian Banking Services Building	N/A	40 m (131 ft)	11	1979	Commercial	45 Murray Street
19	Executive Building		40 m (131 ft)	10	1988	Government	15 Murray Street
20	Lands Building		40 m (131 ft)	10	1976	Government	134 Macquarie Street
21	Marine Board Building		39 m (128 ft)	11	1972	Commercial	1 Franklin Wharf
22	Hobart Corporate Centre	N/A	39 m (128 ft)	11	1994	Commercial	85 Macquarie Street

Future Tall Buildings in Hobart

This section lists tall buildings that are currently being built, have been approved, or are planned for Hobart.

A hotel planned for MONA might become one of Tasmania's tallest buildings if it is approved. This is because it is outside the main city area, so height rules might be different.

Another planned building, 145 Liverpool Street, would be a very large office building. However, it is not certain if it will be built because it has been hard to find businesses to rent space there.

     Under construction     Approved     Proposed

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Australia
• List of tallest buildings in Oceania