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List of tallest buildings in Wellington

February 26, 2023

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 116 metres (381 ft).

The Majestic Centre, the tallest building in Wellington
The Aon Centre, the 2nd tallest building in Wellington
Dimension Data Tower (left), Forsyth Barr House, and Bayleys Building
Bowen House (left) and the Beehive

Tallest buildings

The list below contains the top 60 buildings in the city at 50 m (164 ft) high and above. All are High-rises except for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd ranked buildings which are Skyscrapers.

Name Height[2] Floors[2] Built[2] Purpose Notes
1 Majestic Centre 116 m (381 ft) 29 1991 Office
2 Aon Centre (Wellington) 103 m (338 ft) 27 1984 Office Originally opened as the BNZ Centre
3 HSBC Tower 101 m (331 ft) 25 2003 Office Is 94M to roof height and 101M to the Spire [3]
4 NTT Tower 93 m (305 ft) 25 1998 Office Formerly Mobil on the Park, Vodafone on the Park and Dimension Data Tower [4]
5 Bowen House 90 m (295 ft) 22 1991 Office
6 James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor 88 m (289 ft) 26 1972/1998 Hotel
7 Plimmer Towers 84 m (276 ft) 25 1975 Hotel Originally opened as the Williams Centre
8 125 The Terrace 77 m (253 ft) 21 1986 Office
9 Morrison Kent House 76 m (249 ft) 21 1969 Office [5]
10 The Beehive 72 m (236 ft) 10 1981 Office
11 113 The Terrace 72 m (236 ft) 19 1988 Office Formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers Tower; currently the home of Wellington City Council[6]
12 [7] 70 m (230 ft) 20 2019 Residential
13 Maritime Tower 70 m (230 ft) 18 2006 Office
14 Grant Thornton House 70 m (230 ft) 18 1983 Office Formerly known as ANZ Tower
15 Westpac Tower 70 m (230 ft) 18 1978 Office
16 Chews Lane Tower 70 m (230 ft) 19 2009 Office/Residential
17 Aurora Centre[8] 68 m (223 ft) 19 1968 Office Was the tallest building in Wellington when completed. Underwent a major facelift in 2016-17
18 Equinox House [9] 68 m (223 ft) 16 1987 Office
19 Radio New Zealand House 68 m (223 ft) 13 1963 Office [10]
20 Fujitsu House 66 m (217 ft) 18 1985 Office Formerly known as Caltex Tower
21 Novell House 66 m (217 ft) 17 1975 Office
22 No.1 The Terrace 66 m (217 ft) 17 1978 Office Headquarters of the New Zealand Treasury
23 Vogel Building 66 m (217 ft) 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] 66 m (217 ft) 16 1972 Office [13]
25 AXA Tower 65 m (213 ft) 17 1989 Office
26 The Freyberg Building 65 m (213 ft) 15 1979 Office The adjoining 7 storey Freyberg House (2007) was demolished after the 2016 earthquake.[14]
27 20 Customhouse Quay[15] 62 m (203 ft) 14 2018 Commercial Replaced BP House, which was originally built in 1968 and demolished following the 2013 Seddon earthquake.[16]
28 Charles Fergusson Building 61 m (200 ft) 17 1976 Office
29 New Zealand Police National Headquarters 60.47 m (198 ft) 17 1979 Office [17] Formerly FAI Insurance House.
30 Bolton Hotel 60 m (197 ft) 20 2004 Hotel
31 Sovereign Insurance Centre 60 m (197 ft) 17 1984 Office
32 Bayleys Building 60 m (197 ft) 16 1989 Office
33 Two Hunter Street 60 m (197 ft) 16 1991 Office
34 City Tower 60 m (197 ft) 16 1991 Office
35 Jellioce Towers 60 m (197 ft) 16 1965 Residential Was the tallest Residential building in Wellington when built [18]
36 Forsyth Barr House 60 m (197 ft) 16 1989 Office
37 Pastoral House 60 m (197 ft) 15 1978 Office
38 Rydges Hotel 57 m (187 ft) 16 2006 Hotel Originally opened as a Holiday Inn
39 Alcatel Lucent House 57 m (187 ft) 15 1988 Office Formerly Telecom House
40 Quest on Johnston 55 m (180 ft) 18 2000 Hotel
41 Terrace Heights Apartments[19] 55 m (180 ft) 17 1999 Residential
42 Stafford House 55 m (180 ft) 14 1977 Residential Originally an office, now university housing.
43 Avalon Studios 55 m (180 ft) 11 1969 Office Tallest building in Wellington outside of the CBD
44 Sir Robet Jones Tower 52 m (171 ft) 14 2019 Office [20]
45 National War Memorial 51 m (167 ft) 1932 Bell and clock tower
46 20 Oriental Parade 50 m (164 ft) 16 Residential
47 Mercer Tower 50 m (164 ft) 15 1989 Office
48 Public Trust Building 50 m (164 ft) 15 1982 Office
49 Investment House 50 m (164 ft) 15 1977 Office
50 Simpl House 50 m (164 ft) 15 1987 Office
51 Willeston Centre[21] 50 m (164 ft) 14[22] 1984? Office Originally the Colonial Mutual Life Insurance Building.[23]
52 AMI Plaza[24] 50 m (164 ft) 14 Office
53 Rutherford House 50 m (164 ft) 14 1975 Office Originally the headquarters of the NZ Electricity Department.[25]
54 Sovereign House 50 m (164 ft) 14 1988 Office
55 Castrol House 50 m (164 ft) 14 1987 Office
56 Westpac Trust Investment House 50 m (164 ft) 14 1982 Office
57 Technology One House 50 m (164 ft) 13 1987 Office Formerly known as the Renouf Centre and Terenco Finance House
58 BNZ Trust House 50 m (164 ft) 13 1985 Office
59 Guardian Trust House 50 m (164 ft) 13 1984 Office
60 Optimation House 50 m (164 ft) 12 1979 Office [26]

Under construction, approved or proposed

Name Height[2] Floors[2] Built[2] Purpose Notes
1 One Whitmore Street[27][28] 63 m (207 ft) 14 2023 Commercial BNZ's Wellington office.
2 Pinnacle on Victoria 50 m (164 ft) 17 2020/2021 Residential
3 Willis St concept tower [29] 134 m (440 ft) 32 ? Mixed-use

Demolished

Name Height Floors Built Purpose Notes
Revera House 50 m (164 ft) 10 1990[30] Office Formerly AT&T Tower and Hitachi House. Demolished 2018[31] following damage due to the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake.[32]
61 Molesworth St 37 m (121 ft) 10 1965 Office Formerly ICI House. Demolished 2016-2017[33][34] following damage due to the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake.

Cancelled

Name Height* Floors* Notes
NZ1 263 m (863 ft) 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 ≈120 metres (394 ft) 31 Proposed in 1991 for the Wellington Waterfront.[37]

History of the Tallest buildings in Wellington

Name Height Years Tallest Other Facts
MLC Building 45 m (148 ft) 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 66 m (217 ft) 1966-1968 Was the 2nd tallest in NZ when built
Aurora Centre 68 m (223 ft) 1968-1969 Was the 2nd tallest in NZ when built
Morrison Kent House 76 m (249 ft) 1969-1975 Was the 2nd tallest in NZ (to 1 Queen Street, Auckland) when built
Plimmer Towers 85 m (279 ft) 1975-1984 Was the tallest in NZ when built, is 106m and 31 floors from the Lambton Quay side of the tower
AON Centre 103 m (338 ft) 1984-1991 Was the tallest in NZ when built and is one of Wellington's most iconic buildings
Majestic Centre 116 m (381 ft) 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

References

  1. ^ CTBUH Height Criteria. CTBUH. Retrieved on 4 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Buildings of Wellington". Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Google Earth". earth.google.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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  34. ^ John Weekes (2 February 2017). "New chapter for 61 Molesworth St as demolished building handed back to owner". Stuff.
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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 116 metres 381 ft The Majestic Centre the tallest building in Wellington The Aon Centre the 2nd tallest building in Wellington Dimension Data Tower left Forsyth Barr House and Bayleys Building Bowen House left and the Beehive Contents 1 Tallest buildings 2 Under construction approved or proposed 3 Demolished 4 Cancelled 5 History of the Tallest buildings in Wellington 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksTallest buildings EditThe list below contains the top 60 buildings in the city at 50 m 164 ft high and above All are High rises except for the 1st 2nd and 3rd ranked buildings which are Skyscrapers Name Height 2 Floors 2 Built 2 Purpose Notes1 Majestic Centre 116 m 381 ft 29 1991 Office2 Aon Centre Wellington 103 m 338 ft 27 1984 Office Originally opened as the BNZ Centre3 HSBC Tower 101 m 331 ft 25 2003 Office Is 94M to roof height and 101M to the Spire 3 4 NTT Tower 93 m 305 ft 25 1998 Office Formerly Mobil on the Park Vodafone on the Park and Dimension Data Tower 4 5 Bowen House 90 m 295 ft 22 1991 Office6 James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor 88 m 289 ft 26 1972 1998 Hotel7 Plimmer Towers 84 m 276 ft 25 1975 Hotel Originally opened as the Williams Centre8 125 The Terrace 77 m 253 ft 21 1986 Office9 Morrison Kent House 76 m 249 ft 21 1969 Office 5 10 The Beehive 72 m 236 ft 10 1981 Office11 113 The Terrace 72 m 236 ft 19 1988 Office Formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers Tower currently the home of Wellington City Council 6 12 111 Dixon Street 7 70 m 230 ft 20 2019 Residential13 Maritime Tower 70 m 230 ft 18 2006 Office14 Grant Thornton House 70 m 230 ft 18 1983 Office Formerly known as ANZ Tower15 Westpac Tower 70 m 230 ft 18 1978 Office16 Chews Lane Tower 70 m 230 ft 19 2009 Office Residential17 Aurora Centre 8 68 m 223 ft 19 1968 Office Was the tallest building in Wellington when completed Underwent a major facelift in 2016 1718 Equinox House 9 68 m 223 ft 16 1987 Office19 Radio New Zealand House 68 m 223 ft 13 1963 Office 10 20 Fujitsu House 66 m 217 ft 18 1985 Office Formerly known as Caltex Tower21 Novell House 66 m 217 ft 17 1975 Office22 No 1 The Terrace 66 m 217 ft 17 1978 Office Headquarters of the New Zealand Treasury23 Vogel Building 66 m 217 ft 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 66 m 217 ft 16 1972 Office 13 25 AXA Tower 65 m 213 ft 17 1989 Office26 The Freyberg Building 65 m 213 ft 15 1979 Office The adjoining 7 storey Freyberg House 2007 was demolished after the 2016 earthquake 14 27 20 Customhouse Quay 15 62 m 203 ft 14 2018 Commercial Replaced BP House which was originally built in 1968 and demolished following the 2013 Seddon earthquake 16 28 Charles Fergusson Building 61 m 200 ft 17 1976 Office29 New Zealand Police National Headquarters 60 47 m 198 ft 17 1979 Office 17 Formerly FAI Insurance House 30 Bolton Hotel 60 m 197 ft 20 2004 Hotel31 Sovereign Insurance Centre 60 m 197 ft 17 1984 Office32 Bayleys Building 60 m 197 ft 16 1989 Office33 Two Hunter Street 60 m 197 ft 16 1991 Office34 City Tower 60 m 197 ft 16 1991 Office35 Jellioce Towers 60 m 197 ft 16 1965 Residential Was the tallest Residential building in Wellington when built 18 36 Forsyth Barr House 60 m 197 ft 16 1989 Office37 Pastoral House 60 m 197 ft 15 1978 Office38 Rydges Hotel 57 m 187 ft 16 2006 Hotel Originally opened as a Holiday Inn39 Alcatel Lucent House 57 m 187 ft 15 1988 Office Formerly Telecom House40 Quest on Johnston 55 m 180 ft 18 2000 Hotel41 Terrace Heights Apartments 19 55 m 180 ft 17 1999 Residential42 Stafford House 55 m 180 ft 14 1977 Residential Originally an office now university housing 43 Avalon Studios 55 m 180 ft 11 1969 Office Tallest building in Wellington outside of the CBD44 Sir Robet Jones Tower 52 m 171 ft 14 2019 Office 20 45 National War Memorial 51 m 167 ft 1932 Bell and clock tower46 20 Oriental Parade 50 m 164 ft 16 Residential47 Mercer Tower 50 m 164 ft 15 1989 Office48 Public Trust Building 50 m 164 ft 15 1982 Office49 Investment House 50 m 164 ft 15 1977 Office50 Simpl House 50 m 164 ft 15 1987 Office51 Willeston Centre 21 50 m 164 ft 14 22 1984 Office Originally the Colonial Mutual Life Insurance Building 23 52 AMI Plaza 24 50 m 164 ft 14 Office53 Rutherford House 50 m 164 ft 14 1975 Office Originally the headquarters of the NZ Electricity Department 25 54 Sovereign House 50 m 164 ft 14 1988 Office55 Castrol House 50 m 164 ft 14 1987 Office56 Westpac Trust Investment House 50 m 164 ft 14 1982 Office57 Technology One House 50 m 164 ft 13 1987 Office Formerly known as the Renouf Centre and Terenco Finance House58 BNZ Trust House 50 m 164 ft 13 1985 Office59 Guardian Trust House 50 m 164 ft 13 1984 Office60 Optimation House 50 m 164 ft 12 1979 Office 26 Under construction approved or proposed EditName Height 2 Floors 2 Built 2 Purpose Notes1 One Whitmore Street 27 28 63 m 207 ft 14 2023 Commercial BNZ s Wellington office 2 Pinnacle on Victoria 50 m 164 ft 17 2020 2021 Residential3 Willis St concept tower 29 134 m 440 ft 32 Mixed useDemolished EditName Height Floors Built Purpose NotesRevera House 50 m 164 ft 10 1990 30 Office Formerly AT amp T Tower and Hitachi House Demolished 2018 31 following damage due to the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake 32 61 Molesworth St 37 m 121 ft 10 1965 Office Formerly ICI House Demolished 2016 2017 33 34 following damage due to the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake Cancelled EditName Height Floors NotesNZ1 263 m 863 ft 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 120 metres 394 ft 31 Proposed in 1991 for the Wellington Waterfront 37 History of the Tallest buildings in Wellington EditName Height Years Tallest Other FactsMLC Building 45 m 148 ft 1939 1961 9 stories high Was arguably the tallest in NZ when builtShell House 46 m 151 ft 1961 1966 Tallest office building in NZ when built 38 Vogel Building 66 m 217 ft 1966 1968 Was the 2nd tallest in NZ when builtAurora Centre 68 m 223 ft 1968 1969 Was the 2nd tallest in NZ when builtMorrison Kent House 76 m 249 ft 1969 1975 Was the 2nd tallest in NZ to 1 Queen Street Auckland when builtPlimmer Towers 85 m 279 ft 1975 1984 Was the tallest in NZ when built is 106m and 31 floors from the Lambton Quay side of the towerAON Centre 103 m 338 ft 1984 1991 Was the tallest in NZ when built and is one of Wellington s most iconic buildingsMajestic Centre 116 m 381 ft 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 EditList of tallest buildings in Auckland List of tallest buildings in Christchurch List of tallest buildings in OceaniaReferences Edit CTBUH Height Criteria CTBUH Retrieved on 4 March 2013 a b c d e f Buildings of Wellington Archived from the original on 9 April 2013 Retrieved 7 March 2013 Google Earth earth google com Retrieved 9 August 2021 Google Earth earth google com Retrieved 9 August 2021 Morrison Kent House Emporis Archived from the original on 2 September 2019 Emporis PWC Tower Archived from the original on 2 September 2019 111 Dixon Street Emporis dead link Emporis Aurora Centre dead link Equinox House Emporis Archived from the original on 7 September 2021 Emprois Radio New Zealand House Archived from the original on 6 December 2021 Emporis Vogel Building Archived from the original on 2 September 2019 Reserve Bank building Te Ara The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Emporis Reserve Bank of New Zealand Archived from the original on 13 September 2021 The Freyberg Building Emporis Archived from the original on 13 September 2021 20 Customhouse Quay Official site Schouten Hank 28 March 2015 80m hi tech tower to replace Wellington s BP House The Dominion Post Retrieved 13 January 2020 New Zealand Police Headquarters Emporis Archived from the original on 4 October 2018 Jellioce Towers Archived from the original on 6 December 2021 163 The Terrace Wellington Property Values NZ Emporis Sir Robert Jones Tower Archived from the original on 9 December 2021 The Wellington Company Willeston Centre Emporis Sovereign Centre Julie Iles 6 June 2017 Top floor with waterfront views for sale in central Wellington Stuff co nz AMI Plaza Wellington Emporis Friends of Te Papa Rutherford House Art Collection Emporis Optimation House Archived from the original on 6 December 2021 One Whitmore Street Marta Steeman 12 December 2019 Base isolated and Green star building to be developed for the BNZ HQ in Wellington Stuff co nz Wingate Architects 20 September 2021 Wellington project Wingate Architects AT amp T Tower Emporis Archived from the original on 9 December 2021 Revera House in Wellington to be demolished says spokesman Stuff Retrieved 16 September 2019 Revera House slated for destruction RNZ 3 April 2017 Melissa Nightingale 24 November 2016 Demolition work of earthquake damaged 61 Molesworth St building in Wellington to begin today New Zealand Herald John Weekes 2 February 2017 New chapter for 61 Molesworth St as demolished building handed back to owner Stuff Lambton Quay NZ1 Tallest Building Design Proposal Architecture Design NZ Chloe Winter 7 March 2016 Terry Serepisos companies owe millions despite sale of all available assets Stuff News NZ Kate Chapman 13 July 2015 Wellington s waterfront 20 years in the making Picture 6 of 13 Dominion Post Shell House Former Wellington City Council Wellington City Heritage Retrieved 15 October 2021 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to 23 metre and taller 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