List of tallest buildings in Wellington explained
This list of tallest buildings in Wellington ranks the tallest building's in the New Zealand capital city of Wellington by height. 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] The Majestic Centre is the tallest skyscraper in the city at .
Tallest buildings
The list below contains the top 60 buildings in the city at 500NaN0 high and above. All are High-rises except for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd ranked buildings which are skyscrapers.
Name | Height[2] | Floors | Built | Purpose | Notes |
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1 | Majestic Centre | 1160NaN0 | 29 | 1991 | Office | |
2 | Aon Centre (Wellington) | 1030NaN0 | 27 | 1984 | Office | Originally opened as the BNZ Centre |
3 | HSBC Tower | 1010NaN0 | 25 | 2003 | Office | Is 94M to roof height and 101M to the Spire[3] |
4 | NTT Tower | 930NaN0 | 25 | 1998 | Office | Formerly Mobil on the Park, Vodafone on the Park and Dimension Data Tower[4] |
5 | Bowen House | 900NaN0 | 22 | 1991 | Office | |
6 | James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor | 880NaN0 | 26 | 1972/1998 | Hotel | |
7 | Plimmer Towers | 840NaN0 | 25 | 1975 | Hotel | Originally opened as the Williams Centre |
8 | 125 The Terrace | 770NaN0 | 21 | 1986 | Office | |
9 | Morrison Kent House | 760NaN0 | 21 | 1969 | Office | [5] |
10 | The Beehive | 720NaN0 | 10 | 1981 | Office | |
11 | 113 The Terrace | 720NaN0 | 19 | 1988 | Office | Formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers Tower; currently the home of Wellington City Council[6] |
12 | 111 Dixon Street[7] | 70m (230feet) | 20 | 2019 | Residential | |
13 | Maritime Tower | 700NaN0 | 18 | 2006 | Office | |
14 | Grant Thornton House | 700NaN0 | 18 | 1983 | Office | Formerly known as ANZ Tower |
15 | Westpac Tower | 700NaN0 | 18 | 1978 | Office | |
16 | Chews Lane Tower | 700NaN0 | 19 | 2009 | Office/Residential | |
17 | Aurora Centre[8] | 68m (223feet) | 19 | 1968 | Office | Was the tallest building in Wellington when completed. Underwent a major facelift in 2016-17 |
18 | Equinox House[9] | 68m (223feet) | 16 | 1987 | Office | |
19 | Radio New Zealand House | 68m (223feet) | 13 | 1963 | Office | [10] |
20 | Fujitsu Tower | 660NaN0 | 18 | 1985 | Office | Formerly known as Caltex Tower |
21 | Novell House | 660NaN0 | 17 | 1975 | Office | |
22 | No.1 The Terrace | 660NaN0 | 17 | 1978 | Office | Headquarters of the New Zealand Treasury |
23 | Vogel Building | 660NaN0 | 17 | 1966 | Office | Was the tallest building in Wellington and the 2nd tallest building in New Zealand when built[11] |
24 | Reserve Bank of New Zealand[12] | 66m (217feet) | 16 | 1972 | Office | [13] |
25 | AXA Tower | 650NaN0 | 17 | 1989 | Office | |
26 | The Freyberg Building | 65m (213feet) | 15 | 1979 | Office | The adjoining 7 storey Freyberg House (2007) was demolished after the 2016 earthquake.[14] |
27 | 20 Customhouse Quay[15] | 620NaN0 | 14 | 2018 | Commercial | Replaced BP House, which was originally built in 1968 and demolished following the 2013 Seddon earthquake.[16] |
28 | Charles Fergusson Building | 610NaN0 | 17 | 1976 | Office | |
29 | New Zealand Police National Headquarters | 60.470NaN0 | 17 | 1979 | Office | [17] Formerly FAI Insurance House. |
30 | Bolton Hotel | 600NaN0 | 20 | 2004 | Hotel | |
31 | Sovereign Insurance Centre | 600NaN0 | 17 | 1984 | Office | |
32 | Bayleys Building | 600NaN0 | 16 | 1989 | Office | |
33 | Two Hunter Street | 600NaN0 | 16 | 1991 | Office | |
34 | City Tower | 600NaN0 | 16 | 1991 | Office | |
35 | Jellioce Towers | 600NaN0 | 16 | 1965 | Residential | Was the tallest Residential building in Wellington when built[18] |
36 | Forsyth Barr House | 600NaN0 | 16 | 1989 | Office | |
37 | Pastoral House | 600NaN0 | 15 | 1978 | Office | |
38 | Rydges Hotel | 570NaN0 | 16 | 2006 | Hotel | Originally opened as a Holiday Inn |
39 | Alcatel Lucent House | 570NaN0 | 15 | 1988 | Office | Formerly Telecom House |
40 | Quest on Johnston | 550NaN0 | 18 | 2000 | Hotel | |
41 | Terrace Heights Apartments[19] | 550NaN0 | 17 | 1999 | Residential | |
42 | Stafford House | 550NaN0 | 14 | 1977 | Residential | Originally an office, now university housing. |
43 | Avalon Studios | 550NaN0 | 11 | 1969 | Office | Tallest building in Wellington outside of the CBD |
44 | Sir Robet Jones Tower | 520NaN0 | 14 | 2019 | Office | [20] |
45 | National War Memorial | 510NaN0 | | 1932 | Bell and clock tower | |
46 | 20 Oriental Parade | 500NaN0 | 16 | | Residential | |
47 | Mercer Tower | 500NaN0 | 15 | 1989 | Office | |
48 | Public Trust Building | 500NaN0 | 15 | 1982 | Office | |
49 | Investment House | 500NaN0 | 15 | 1977 | Office | |
50 | Simpl House | 500NaN0 | 15 | 1987 | Office | |
51 | Willeston Centre[21] | 500NaN0 | 14[22] | 1984? | Office | Originally the Colonial Mutual Life Insurance Building.[23] |
52 | AMI Plaza[24] | 500NaN0 | 14 | | Office | |
53 | Rutherford House | 500NaN0 | 14 | 1975 | Office | Originally the headquarters of the NZ Electricity Department.[25] |
54 | Sovereign House | 500NaN0 | 14 | 1988 | Office | |
55 | Castrol House | 500NaN0 | 14 | 1987 | Office | |
56 | Westpac Trust Investment House | 500NaN0 | 14 | 1982 | Office | |
57 | Technology One House | 500NaN0 | 13 | 1987 | Office | Formerly known as the Renouf Centre and Terenco Finance House |
58 | BNZ Trust House | 500NaN0 | 13 | 1985 | Office | |
59 | Guardian Trust House | 500NaN0 | 13 | 1984 | Office | |
60 | Optimation House | 500NaN0 | 12 | 1979 | Office | [26] |
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Under construction, approved or proposed
Name | Height | Floors | Built | Purpose | Notes |
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1 | 109 Featherston Street Tower | 890NaN0 | 19 | | Commercial | Approved resource consent |
2 | 110 Wakefield Street Tower | 860NaN0 | 22 | | Commercial | Approved resource consent |
3 | One Whitmore Street[27] [28] | 630NaN0 | 14 | 2023 | Commercial | BNZ's Wellington office. |
4 | Pinnacle on Victoria | 500NaN0 | 17 | 2020/2021 | Residential | |
5 | Willis St concept tower[29] | 1340NaN0 | 32 | ? | Mixed-use | |
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Demolished
Name | Height | Floors | Built | Purpose | Notes |
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Revera House | 500NaN0 | 10 | 1990[30] | Office | Formerly AT&T Tower and Hitachi House. Demolished 2018[31] following damage due to the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake.[32] |
61 Molesworth St | 370NaN0 | 10 | 1965 | Office | Formerly ICI House. Demolished 2016-2017[33] [34] following damage due to the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. |
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Cancelled
Name | Height* | Floors* | Notes |
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NZ1 | 2630NaN0 | 63 | A high rise commercial and mixed use building proposed for Lambton Quay. Project was scrapped after the developer went bankrupt. If completed, the building would have been New Zealand's tallest.[35] [36] |
Lambton Tower | nowrap | ≈120m (390feet) | 31 | Proposed in 1991 for the Wellington Waterfront.[37] |
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History of the Tallest buildings in Wellington
Name | Height | Years Tallest | Other Facts |
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MLC Building | 45m (148feet) | 1939-1961 | 9 stories high. Was arguably the tallest in NZ when built |
Shell House | 46 m (151 ft) | 1961-1966 | Tallest office building in NZ when built.[38] |
Vogel Building | 66m (217feet) | 1966-1968 | Was the 2nd tallest in NZ when built |
Aurora Centre | 68m (223feet) | 1968-1969 | Was the 2nd tallest in NZ when built |
Morrison Kent House | 76m (249feet) | 1969-1975 | Was the 2nd tallest in NZ (to 1 Queen Street, Auckland) when built |
Plimmer Towers | 85m (279feet) | 1975-1984 | Was the tallest in NZ when built, is 106m and 31 floors from the Lambton Quay side of the tower |
AON Centre | 103m (338feet) | 1984-1991 | Was the tallest in NZ when built and is one of Wellington's most iconic buildings |
Majestic Centre | 116m (381feet) | 1991–Present | Is the furthest South Skyscraper in the world. Was the tallest in New Zealand when built until the ANZ building opened in Auckland a few months later. | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.ctbuh.org/TallBuildings/HeightStatistics/Criteria/tabid/446/language/en-US/Default.aspx CTBUH Height Criteria
- Web site: Buildings of Wellington. https://archive.today/20130409033717/http://www.emporis.com/statistics/tallest-buildings-wellington-newzealand. dead. 9 April 2013. 7 March 2013.
- Web site: Google Earth. 2021-08-09. earth.google.com.
- Web site: Google Earth. 2021-08-09. earth.google.com.
- Web site: Morrison Kent House – Emporis. https://web.archive.org/web/20190902232636/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/232378/morrison-kent-house-wellington-new-zealand. 2 September 2019. dead.
- Web site: Emporis- PWC Tower. https://web.archive.org/web/20190902232633/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/120199/pricewaterhousecoopers-tower-wellington-new-zealand. 2 September 2019. dead.
- Web site: 111 Dixon Street- Emporis.
- Web site: Emporis- Aurora Centre.
- Web site: Equinox House- Emporis. https://web.archive.org/web/20210907094519/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/236502/equinox-house-wellington-new-zealand. 7 September 2021. dead.
- Web site: Emprois- Radio New Zealand House. https://web.archive.org/web/20211206203437/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/286270/radio-new-zealand-house-wellington-new-zealand. 6 December 2021. dead.
- Web site: Emporis- Vogel Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20190902232700/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/234217/vogel-building-wellington-new-zealand. 2 September 2019. dead.
- Web site: Reserve Bank building . Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- Web site: Emporis- Reserve Bank of New Zealand. https://web.archive.org/web/20210913005506/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/286355/reserve-bank-of-new-zealand-wellington-new-zealand. 13 September 2021. dead.
- Web site: The Freyberg Building- Emporis. https://web.archive.org/web/20210913005519/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/237521/the-freyberg-building-wellington-new-zealand. 13 September 2021. dead.
- http://20cq.nz 20 Customhouse Quay – Official site
- News: Schouten . Hank . $80m hi-tech tower to replace Wellington's BP House . 13 January 2020 . . 28 March 2015.
- Web site: New Zealand Police Headquarters. https://web.archive.org/web/20181004190032/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1287571/new-zealand-police-wellington-new-zealand. dead. 4 October 2018. Emporis.
- Web site: Jellioce Towers. https://web.archive.org/web/20211206203435/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/232376/jellicoe-towers-wellington-new-zealand. 6 December 2021. dead.
- Web site: 163 The Terrace, Wellington . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224063709/https://www.propertyvalue.co.nz/wellington/wellington-city/wellington-central-6011/terrace-heights-apartments-8c-163-the-terrace-wellington-central-wellington-6011-7649997 . dead . 2022-12-24 . Property Values NZ.
- Web site: Emporis- Sir Robert Jones Tower. https://web.archive.org/web/20211209194931/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1592374/sir-robert-jones-tower-wellington-new-zealand. 9 December 2021. dead.
- http://www.thewellingtoncompany.co.nz/projects/case-studies/willeston-centre/ The Wellington Company – Willeston Centre
- https://web.archive.org/web/20180902115732/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/232300/sovereign-centre-wellington-new-zealand Emporis – Sovereign Centre
- News: Top floor with waterfront views for sale in central Wellington. Julie Iles. 2017-06-06. Stuff.co.nz.
- Web site: AMI Plaza, Wellington . https://web.archive.org/web/20211030072638/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/232304/ami-plaza-wellington-new-zealand . dead . 2021-10-30 . Emporis .
- https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/rutherford-house-art-collection/ Friends of Te Papa – Rutherford House Art Collection
- Web site: Emporis- Optimation House. https://web.archive.org/web/20211206203432/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/236500/optimation-house-wellington-new-zealand. 6 December 2021. dead.
- Web site: One Whitmore Street.
- Web site: Base-isolated and Green star building to be developed for the BNZ HQ in Wellington. Marta Steeman. 2019-12-12. Stuff.co.nz.
- Web site: Wellington project. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021181945/https://www.wingatearchitects.com/projects/wellington-project. dead. 2020-10-21. Wingate Architects. 2021-09-20. Wingate Architects.
- Web site: AT&T Tower Emporis. https://web.archive.org/web/20211209195258/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/237534/at-t-tower-wellington-new-zealand. 9 December 2021. dead.
- Web site: Revera House in Wellington to be demolished, says spokesman. Stuff. en. 2019-09-16.
- News: Revera House slated for destruction. 2017-04-03. RNZ.
- News: Demolition work of earthquake-damaged 61 Molesworth St building in Wellington to begin today . Melissa Nightingale . 2016-11-24 . The New Zealand Herald .
- News: New chapter for 61 Molesworth St as demolished building handed back to owner. John Weekes. 2017-02-02. Stuff. en.
- News: Lambton Quay NZ1 Tallest Building Design Proposal. Architecture Design NZ.
- News: Terry Serepisos companies owe millions, despite sale of all available assets. Chloe Winter. Stuff News NZ. 2016-03-07.
- News: Wellington's waterfront – 20 years in the making (Picture 6 of 13). Kate Chapman. Dominion Post. 2015-07-13.
- Web site: Shell House (Former). 15 October 2021. Wellington City Council – Wellington City Heritage.