List of tallest buildings in Hobart

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The Hobart central business district skyline at dusk.

This list of tallest buildings in Hobart ranks the tallest in the Australian city of Hobart 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. Most of the buildings in this table are within the city centre, However the 19-storey Wrest Point Casino at 73 m (240 ft) is located several kilometres away. It also stands as the tallest building in the state of Tasmania.

To maintain the city's identity with the nearby Derwent River and Mount Wellington Hobart currently has a range of height limits depending on the location with a 42 m (138 ft) height being the maximum allowable height.[1] There are several buildings above this height that were constructed prior to the current height restrictions and the Hobart City Council has made exceptions to certain developments if it is found that the development in question would benefit the city.[2]

The tallest buildings in Tasmania outside Hobart include the Shot Tower, Taroona (58m) and the Silos Hotel in Launceston (either 46m[3] or 35m.[4])

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 and the tallest building in the state of Tasmania.
2 Royal Hobart Hospital K Block 68.5 m (225 ft) 10 2020 Hospital Campbell Street The tallest building within the Hobart CBD.
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 Incorporating Myer Hobart and 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 Refurbishment and height extension designed by Xsquared Architects and completed 2014 - 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 — 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 — 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 — 39 m (128 ft) 11 1994 Commercial 85 Macquarie Street

Major future projects[edit]

This is a list of the tallest buildings under construction, approved or proposed in Hobart.

The proposed hotel at MONA is within the planning boundaries of the Glenorchy City Council and will therefor height restrictions are not expected to be as strict. If approved, the hotel will be one of the tallest buildings in Tasmania.

If completed, 145 Liverpool Street would be one of the largest office buildings within Hobart. However, due to difficulty attracting tenants the future of this development is uncertain.[5]

  Under construction
  Approved
  Proposed
Name Height Storeys Purpose Completion Location Status
m ft
Palace Hotel 63 207 19 Hotel TBA City centre Under construction[6][7][8]
36 Argyle Street 57 187 15 Hotel TBA City centre Under construction
2-6 Collins Street 51 167 15 Mixed TBA City centre Proposed[9]
145 Liverpool Street 50 160 13 Commercial TBA City centre Proposed[10]
110 Murray Street 48 157 15 Residential TBA City centre Proposed
179 Macquarie Street 42 138 12 Residential TBA City centre Proposed
173-177 Macquarie Street 38 125 11 Hotel TBA City centre Under construction
2-4 Salamanca Place 35 115 7 Government 2016 Salamanca Under construction

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Department of Health" (PDF).
  3. ^ Laura Beavis (1 June 2018). "Launceston enjoying 'unprecedented' boom in large project construction". ABC News.
  4. ^ According to its thread on Skyscrapercity.com
  5. ^ "Odeon development on hold". 3 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Art spurs hotel vision". 12 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Walsh plans high-rise hotel". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Hobart's proposed 117m Art Tower could become Tasmania's tallest building". TheGuardian.com. 14 June 2015.
  9. ^ "$250m hotel developments to change Hobart skyline". The Mercury. 24 October 2016.
  10. ^ "The Icon Complex | A Icon is Reborn |". Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
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