List of tallest buildings in Cairns

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. 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]

Tallest Buildings

These are the high rises of Cairns, the tallest structure is the Cairns Corporate tower at 56 m (184 ft).

Cairns tallest building the 56m Cairns Corporate tower
Cairns 2nd tallest the 55m Pullman International Hotel
Cairns tallest apartment tower the 17 level Piermonde.
The Pacific International Hotel in Cairns
Name Height[2] Floors[2] Built[2] Purpose
1 Cairns Corporate Tower 56 m (184 ft) 16 1990 Office
2 Pullman Cairns International Hotel 55 m (180 ft) 18 1988 Hotel
3 Piermonde 50 m (164 ft) 17 2005 Residential
4 Centrepoint, 123 Lake st 50 m (164 ft) 16 2008 Residential
5 Cairns Aquarius 50 m (164 ft) 16 1984 Residential
6 Jack and Newell 47 m (154 ft) 14 2004 Residential
7 Rydges Esplanade North Tower 47 m (154 ft) 15 1991 Hotel
8 CITI Central, Cnr Spence and Sheridan sts 45 m (148 ft) 12 2006 Office
8 Rydges Esplanade South Tower 42 m (138 ft) 13 1988 Hotel
10 Marquis on Grafton 42 m (138 ft) 14 2007 Residential
11 Cairns Central Plaza Apartments 42 m (138 ft) 14 2007 Residential
12 Trilogy on the Esplanade stage 1 42 m (138 ft) 14 2004 Residential
13 Harbour Lights 40 m (131 ft) 13 2009 Residential
14 Trilogy on the Esplanade stage 2 40 m (131 ft) 12 2006 Residential
15 Pacific International Hotel 40 m (131 ft) 12 1983 Hotel
16 Trilogy on the Esplanade stage 3 38 m (125 ft) 10 2009 Residential
17 Madison on Abbott 35 m (115 ft) 11 2003 Residential
18 Hilton Hotel 35 m (115 ft) 10 1989 Hotel
19 Rydges Hotel, Cnr Grafton and Spence sts 35 m (115 ft) 10 1985 Hotel
20 Axis on Mcleod 35 m (115 ft) 10 2006 Residential
21 Panama on Spence 35 m (115 ft) 10 2002 Residential
22 181 Esplanade Apartments 35 m (115 ft) 10 2000 Residential
23 Mecure Harbourside 35 m (115 ft) 10 1987 Hotel
24 Breakfree Royal Harbour resort 35 m (115 ft) 10 1986 Hotel

Proposed, approved and under construction buildings

Name Height (m) Floors Completion Use Status
NOVA8 - Tower 1 63 20 Residential Site Preparation[3]
NOVA8 - Tower 2 63 17 Office Site Preparation
NOVA8 - Tower 3 60 19 Residential Site Preparation
NOVA8 - Tower 4 57 18 Residential Site Preparation
NOVA8 - Tower 5 57 18 Residential Site Preparation
NOVA8 - Tower 6 54 17 Residential Site Preparation
NOVA8 - Tower 7 54 17 Residential Site Preparation
C3 Cairns - Tower 1 60 20 Residential Design Stage[4]
C3 Cairns - Tower 2 57 19 Residential Design Stage
C3 Cairns- Tower 3 54 18 Residential Design Stage
Apogee Apartments 40 13 Residential Design stage[5]
239-245 The Esplanade 40 11 Retirement complex Design Stage[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ CTBUH Height Criteria. CTBUH. Retrieved on 3 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Buildings of Cairns". Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Work starts on Aspial Seven Towers development announced in Cairns this morning by Premier Campbell Newman". Cairns Post. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.c3cairns.com.au/index.php
  5. ↑ http://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/105858/Clause-No.-1-Planning-and-Econmic-Committee-10-September-2014.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.cairnspost.com.au/lifestyle/cairns-council-approves-development-application-for-esplanade-retirement-village/story-fnjpuwet-1227283735915

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