List of tallest buildings in Christchurch

43 of the 54 Christchurch high-rises colour-coded as per the list below, with their status shown as of December 2020

This list of tallest buildings in Christchurch ranks high-rise buildings in Christchurch, New Zealand by height.

The first high-rise was Manchester Courts, which was the city's tallest building from 1906 until 1967. Manchester Courts was demolished following the 2010 Canterbury earthquake. Six more buildings have held the title of tallest building in Christchurch. The current tallest building is the Pacific Tower, which was finished in 2010 and rises to 86.5 metres (284 ft). Most of the high-rises were demolished following the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake making it the worst single event for high rise destruction in history. ^[1]

Of the 54 buildings in the list before the earthquakes, 18 are to remain, and 36 have already been demolished.

Background

This lists ranks Christchurch high-rises that stand at least 35 metres (115 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details and include antenna masts.

Manchester Courts, earlier known as the MLC Building, was the city's first commercial high-rise building. Built in 1905–1906 for the New Zealand Express Company, it was at the time the tallest commercial building in Christchurch. ^[2] A Category I heritage building since 1991, ^[2] it suffered serious structural damage in the 2010 Canterbury earthquake and was condemned to be demolished. Demolition began on 19 October 2010, and was completed in February 2011. ^[3]

View of the Grand Chancellor from Cashel Street minutes after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake

Aerial view of the central city in July 2012 looking west, with most of the earthquake-damaged tall buildings still standing; Manchester Street is at the bottom of the photo

The BNZ Building in Cathedral Square has one of the oldest histories of the buildings listed here, as it replaced the earlier BNZ Building from 1866. The replacement was begun in 1961 as a four-storey building designed by Christchurch architect G. W. Bucknell. Work ceased abruptly in 1963, when the bank announced that they would redevelop the whole site (which included the removal of the historic bank building) and incorporate the four-storey building into the high-rise. The 51 metres (167 ft) high-rise was designed by Sydney firm Stephenson and Turner and completed in 1967. ^[4]

Since 2007 only three high-rises have been constructed in Christchurch: the HSBC Tower designed by Weirwalker Architecture in Worcester Boulevard, the Novotel Hotel in the Square, and Pacific Tower in Gloucester Street. All three buildings survived the earthquakes. ^[5] The HSBC Tower, which first opened in 2009, was the first high-rise to open again after the February 2011 earthquake, with the first tenants moving back in on 30 May 2011. ^{[6] [7]} The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority later moved into the top floors of the building, with CEO Roger Sutton's office the "highest office in town". ^[8] Pacific Tower, which houses apartments and the Rendezvous Hotel, was repaired and reopened on 1 May 2013. ^[9] The Novotel Hotel was repaired and reopened on 19 August 2013. ^{[10] [11]}

Radio Network House, a 14-storey building in Worcester Street that was finished in 1986, was imploded on 5 August 2012 and was New Zealand's first ever controlled building demolition by explosives. ^{[12] [13]}

The Clarendon Tower was built on the site of the former Clarendon Hotel and kept most of the historic hotel's façade, which was the first example of facadism in Christchurch. ^[14] Designed by Warren and Mahoney, ^[15] the high-rise was constructed in 1986/87. The 17-storey structure failed in the February 2011 earthquake, with the internal staircases collapsing and the building 'ballooning' in the middle by some 100 millimetres (3.9 in). ^[16]

In three high-rises, internal staircases collapsed and occupants were trapped: Hotel Grand Chancellor, Forsyth Barr House, and Clarendon Tower. The staircase failures in the Grand Chancellor and the Clarendon Tower were only partial, whilst both staircases in the Forsyth Barr House collapsed from the 14th floor down. ^[17] The Forsyth Barr House was sold "as is where is" in August 2014 to a local consortium who converted it into a 4.5 star hotel. ^{[18] [19]}

Central city seen from the Port Hills in December 2015 looking north, with most of the earthquake-damaged tall buildings demolished; the Civic Offices in Hereford Street are on the far left

Lists

Colour key

  Building to remain after earthquakes

  Building yet to be repaired

  Building demolished since the earthquakes

  New building

  Under Construction

Tallest buildings

Rank	Name	Height m (feet)	Floors	Year	Purpose	Architect	Builder	Notes	Refs
1	Pacific Tower, 166 Gloucester St	86.5 (284)	23	2010	Hotel/Residential	Rob Campbell	AMC Construction	Reopened 1 May 2013	[9] [20] [21]
2	Crowne Plaza Hotel (former Forsyth Barr Building), 764 Colombo St	71 (233)	19	1989	Hotel	Warren and Mahoney	Paynter Construction	Reopened 1 July 2017 as Crowne Plaza Hotel	[17] [19] [22] [23] [21]
3	Rydges Hotel (former Noah's), 170 Oxford Tce	60 (200)	15	1975	Hotel	Donald Crone & Associates	Fletcher Construction	To be repaired	[24] [25] [26] [27]
4	Waipapa formerly Acute Services Building, Christchurch Hospital, 2 Riccarton Ave	58.8 (193)	10	2018	Hospital	Katoa Health	Schick Construction for earthworks and CPD Construction for tower	Tallest building completed since the earthquakes	[28]
5	Puaka–James Hight Building, University of Canterbury, 20 Kirkwood Ave	53 (174)	11	1974	Library/Office	Ministry of Works	CS Luney Construction	Reopened 2013	[29] [30] [31]
6	Novotel Hotel, 50 Cathedral Sq	51.6 (169)	15	2010	Hotel	Dalman Architecture	Fletcher Construction	Reopened 19 August 2013	[32] [33] [21]
7	Distinction Hotel (formerly the Millennium Christchurch), 14 Cathedral Sq	51.2 (168)	14	1974	Hotel	Hank Henning	Fletcher Construction	Reopened 6 March 2018	[34] [21]
8	University of Otago, Christchurch Medical School, 2 Riccarton Ave	50 (160)	12	1973	School	Ministry of Works	Fletcher Construction	Reopened 2013	[35]
9	Anthony Harper Tower (Former HSBC Club Tower), 62 Worcester Blvd	45.2 (148)	12	2010	Office	Weirwalker Architecture	Hawkins Construction	Reopened 30 May 2011	[6] [21] [36]
10	Christchurch Civic Offices (former Post Centre), 53 Hereford St	45 (148)	8	1981	Office	Athfield Architects	Hawkins Construction	Reopened October 2011	[37] [38] [39]
11	Telecom Building, 31 Cathedral Sq	42.4 (139)	12	1992	Office	Griffith Moffat and Partners	Hawkins Construction	Partially reopened	[40] [21]
12	Oxford Apartments, 66 Oxford Tce	42.4 (139)	12	2005	Residential	Warren and Mahoney	C. S. Luney Ltd	Repaired	[41] [42]
13	Otago University Building, 20 Oxford Tce	40 (130)	6	2026	University	Warren and Mahoney	Leighs Construction	Under Construction	[43] [44]
14	West Building, University of Canterbury, 20 Kirkwood Avenue	40 (130)	8	1965	University	Ministry of Works	Williamson Construction.	Open	[45] [46]
15	Christchurch Women's Hospital	38 (125)	9	2005	Hospital	Ministry of Works	Hawkins Construction	Reopened	[47] [48] [21]
16	Huadu Innovation Hub (Former IRD Building)	37 (121)	8	2007	Office	Sumich Architects	C Lund and Son Construction	Repaired	[21] [49] [50]
17	State Insurance Building, 116 Worcester St	35.6 (117)	10	1970	Office	Collins & Son	W. Williamson & Sons	To be repaired	[51] [52]
18	Christchurch Hospital, Riverside Block	35.5 (116)	8	1974	Hospital	Ministry of Works	Fletcher Construction	Reopened	[21] [53]
19	161 Hereford Suites (former Harmony Towers), 161 Hereford St	35.2 (115)	10	1988	Hotel	Gabites Porter & Partners	Highcroft Properties	To be repaired	[54] [21]
20	The Gloucester, 28 Gloucester St	35 (115)	10	1991	Residential	Wilkie & Bruce	C. S. Luney Ltd	Open	[55]

Tallest buildings prior to the February 2011 earthquake

Rank	Name	Height m (feet)	Floors	Year	Purpose	Architect	Builder	Notes	Refs
1	Pacific Tower, 166 Gloucester St	86.5 (284)	23	2010	Hotel/Residential	Rob Campbell	AMC Construction	Reopened 1 May 2013	[9] [20]
2	Hotel Grand Chancellor, 161 Cashel St	85 (279)	20	1986	Hotel	Warren and Mahoney	Forbes Construction	Demolished 2012	[56]
3	PricewaterhouseCoopers, 118 Armagh St	79 (259)	21	1990	Office	Wilkie & Bruce	Wilkins & Davies Construction	Demolished 2012	[57] [21]
4	Forsyth Barr Building, 764 Colombo St	71 (233)	19	1989	Office	Warren and Mahoney	Paynter Construction	Reopened 1 July 2017 as Crowne Plaza Hotel	[17] [19] [22] [21]
5	Clarendon Tower, 78 Worcester St	67.7 (222)	18	1988	Office	Warren and Mahoney	Paynter Construction	Demolished 2012	[16] [21]
6	Radio Network House, 155 Worcester St	61 (200)	14	1986	Office	Sheppard & Rout	Forbes Construction	Imploded on 5 August 2012	[12] [13]
7	Rydges Hotel (former Noah's), 170 Oxford Tce	60 (200)	15	1975	Hotel	Donald Crone & Associates	Fletcher Construction	To be repaired	[24] [58] [25]
8	Holiday Inn (former Centra), Cnr High and Cashel Sts	60 (200)	15	1988	Hotel	Peter Beaven	C. S. Luney Ltd	Demolished 2012	[59] [60] [21]
9	Westpac Canterbury Centre, cnr High and Cashel Sts	55.1 (181)	14	1983	Office	Warren and Mahoney	C. S. Luney Ltd	Demolished 2012	[61] [59] [21]
10	James Hight Building, University of Canterbury, 20 Kirkwood Ave	53 (174)	11	1974	Library	Ministry of Works	C. S. Luney Ltd	Reopened 2013	[29] [30] [31]
11	Christchurch Central Police Station, 48 Hereford St	52 (171)	14	1973	Office	Ministry of Works architects	W. Williamsom & Sons	Imploded on 31 May 2015 [62]	[63] [64] [65] [21]
12	Victoria Square Tower (The Rutherford), 100 Armagh St	51.8 (170)	15	2006	Residential	Buchan Group	Hawkins Construction	Demolished 2014	[66] [67] [21]
13	Novotel Hotel, 50 Cathedral Sq	51.6 (169)	15	2010	Hotel	Dalman Architecture	Fletcher Construction	Reopened 19 August 2013	[32] [33] [21]
14	Heritage Hotel, 28–30 Cathedral Sq	51.6 (169)	12	1971	Hotel		Forbes Construction	Demolished 2013	[68] [69] [21]
15	Millennium Christchurch, 14 Cathedral Sq	51.2 (168)	14	1974	Hotel	Hank Henning	Fletcher Construction	Undergoing repairs [70]	[71] [72] [21]
16	BNZ Building, 129 Hereford St	51 (167)	12	1967	Office	Stephenson & Turner	P.D. Graham & Co.	Demolished 2017	[4] [73]
17	University of Otago, Christchurch Medical School, 2 Riccarton Ave	50 (160)	12	1973	School	Ministry of Works	Fletcher Construction	Reopened 2013	[35]
18	HSBC Building (Club Tower), 62 Worcester Blvd	45.2 (148)	12	2010	Office	Weirwalker Architecture	Hawkins Construction	Reopened 30 May 2011	[6] [21]
19	Crowne Plaza, cnr Kilmore and Durham Sts	45 (148)	12	1988	Hotel	Warren and Mahoney	Fletcher Construction	Demolished 2012	[74]
20	Christchurch Civic Offices (former Postal Centre), 53 Hereford St	45 (148)	8	1981	Office	Athfield Architects	Hawkins Construction	Reopened October 2011	[37] [38]
21	Gallery Apartments, 62 Gloucester St	43.6 (143)	12	2007	Residential	Wilson & Hill	Hawkins Construction	Demolished 2012	[5] [75] [21]
22	Anthony Harper House (former AMP Building), 47 Cathedral Sq	43.1 (141)	12	1975	Office	Donald Crone & Associates	C. S. Luney Ltd	Demolished 2012	[76] [21]
23	Telecom Building, 31 Cathedral Sq	42.4 (139)	12	1992	Office	Griffith Moffat and Partners	Hawkins Construction	Partially reopened	[40]
24	Oxford Apartments, 66 Oxford Tce	42.4 (139)	12	2005	Residential	Warren and Mahoney	C. S. Luney Ltd	Repaired	[41] [21] [77]
25	NZI House, 92 Hereford St	40.9 (134)	12	1986	Office	Wilson & Hill	Paynter & Hamilton Ltd	Demolished 2012	[78]
26	Tower Insurance (former Government Life Building), 69 Cathedral Sq	40.8 (134)	10	1963	Office	Collins & Son	C. S. Luney Ltd	Demolished 2014	[79] [21]
27	BNZ Building, 137 Armagh St	40.6 (133)	11	1985	Office	Trengrove and Blunt	C. S. Luney Ltd	Demolished 2013	[68] [80] [81] [21]
28	Avalon Apartments, 41 Cambridge Terrace	40 (130)	13	2003	Residential		Naylor Love	Demolished	[82]
29	Oaks iStay Hotel, 187 Cashel St	40 (130)	12	2006	Hotel	Warren and Mahoney	Naylor Love Construction	Demolished 2015	[83] [84]
30	Bridgewater Apartments, 62 Cashel St	40 (130)	12	1997	Residential	Warren and Mahoney	Mainzeal Construction	Demolished	[85]
31	West Building, University of Canterbury, 20 Kirkwood Avenue	40 (130)	8	1965	University	Ministry of Works	Williamson Construction.	Open	[45] [46]
32	Manchester Courts, 158–160 Manchester Street	39.6 (130)	12	1906	Office	Luttrell Brothers		Demolished 2010/11	[2]
33	Te Waipounamu House (former Reserve Bank Building), 158 Hereford St	39.6 (130)	10	1964	Office	Warren and Mahoney	C. S. Luney Ltd	Demolished 2013	[86]
34	Farmers Car Park Building, 194 Oxford Terrace	39.1 (128)	10	1998	Retail & car parking	Ian Krause	Lund Construction	Demolished 2013	[87]
35	Craigs Investments (former Langwood House), 90 Armagh St	38.9 (128)	10	1987	Office	Sheppard & Rout	Lund Construction	Demolished 2013	[88] [89] [21]
36	Christchurch Women's Hospital	38 (125)	9	2005	Hospital	Ministry of Works	Hawkins Construction	Reopened	[21] [48] [47]
37	Huadu Innovation Hub (Former IRD Building)	37 (121)	8	2007	Office	Sumich Architects	C Lund and Son Construction	Repaired	[21] [49] [50]
38	Westminster House, 202 Cashel St	35.8 (117)	10	1978	Office	Warren and Mahoney	Williams Construction	Demolished 2012	[90] [21]
39	State Insurance Building, 116 Worcester St	35.6 (117)	10	1970	Office	Collins & Son	W. Williamson & Sons	To be repaired	[51] [52]
40	Christchurch Hospital, Riverside Block	35.5 (116)	8	1973	Hospital	Ministry of Works	Fletcher Construction	Reopened	[21] [53]
41	161 Hereford Suites (former Harmony Towers), 161 Hereford St	35.2 (115)	10	1988	Hotel	Gabites Porter & Partners	Highcroft Properties	To be repaired	[54]
42	Copthorne Hotel, 335 Durham St	35 (115)	11	1986	Hotel		Williams Construction	Demolished 2011	[91]
43	SBS House (former Manchester Unity Building), 180 Manchester St	35 (115)	10	1967	Office	Peter Beaven	Fletcher Construction	Demolished 2011	[92]
44	Brannigans Building (former DFC Building), 86 Gloucester St	35 (115)	10	1987	Office	Warren and Mahoney	Forbes Construction	Demolished 2012	[93] [94]
45	Copthorne Hotel (former Ramada Inn), 776 Colombo St	35 (115)	10	1972	Hotel	Peter Beaven	Fletcher Construction	Demolished 2013	[95] [96] [97] [98]
46	The Gloucester, 28 Gloucester St	35 (115)	10	1991	Residential	Wilkie & Bruce	C. S. Luney Ltd	Open	[55]
47	National Bank, 164 Hereford St	35 (115)	10	1980	Office	Warren and Mahoney	C. S. Luney Ltd	Demolished 2012	[99]
48	National Insurance Building, 217 Gloucester St	35 (115)	10	1971	Office	Warren and Mahoney	Wilkins and Davies Construction	Demolished 2012
49	AMI Insurance, 29–35 Latimer Sq	35 (115)	10	1972	Office	Warren and Mahoney	C. S. Luney Ltd	Demolished 2012	[100]
50	Heatherlea Apartment, 10 Ayr St	35 (115)	12	1987	Residential	Wilkie & Bruce	Wilkins & Davies Construction	Demolished 2012	[101]
51	Westpark Tower, 56 Cashel St	35 (115)	10	1987	Office	Sheppard & Rout	Hanham & Phillip	Demolished 2012	[102]
52	Terrace on the Park Apartments, 80 Park Terrace	35 (115)	10	2000	Residential	Thom Craig	Mainzeal Construction	Demolished 2012	[103]
53	The Millbrook Apartments, 21–23 Carlton Mill Rd	35 (115)	10	1965	Residential	Don Donnithorne	C.S. Luney Ltd	Demolished 2012	[104]
54	The Establishment, 52 Peterborough St	35 (115)	11	2004	Residential	Warren and Mahoney	C.S. Luney Ltd	Demolished 2012	[105]

Proposed buildings

Name	Height m (feet)	Floors	Year	Purpose	Notes	Refs
Cathedral Towers, 26 Cathedral Square	52.9	12 and 15	2017	Residential	One tower will be for holiday apartments	[106]
Clarendon Tower (New)		16	2019	Hotel/Office	A replacement for the Clarendon Tower	[107]
New building		12	2019	Office	Replacement building for the Grant Thornton Building	[26]
Holiday Inn Express, 160 Gloucester Street		14	2023	Hotel	$30 million development	[108]
The Peterborough, Cnr Peterborough and Durham Street		10	2018	Hotel	$85 million development	[109]
Verve Precinct, 52 Peterborough Street		11	2017	Residential	On site of The Establishment	[110]
West Kilmore, 52 Kilmore Street		11 and 9	2017	Residential		[111]
The Spire Apartments		9	2021	Hotel/Residential	First 4 storeys to be for hotel	[112]
173 Cashel Street	44	13	2024	Hotel	New 4-to-5 star hotel	[113] [114]
Te Kaha Christchurch Stadium	48		2026	Stadium		[115]
Otago University Building	40	6	2026	Medical School	Will contain laboratories and a research depratment	[44]

Timeline of tallest buildings

This is a list of the history of the tallest buildings in Christchurch, showing those buildings that once held the title of tallest building in chronological order.

  Building remaining after earthquakes

  Building demolished since the earthquakes

Name	Image	Years as tallest	Height m / feet	Reference
Manchester Courts		1906–1967	39.6 m (130 ft)	[2]
BNZ Building		1967–1973	51 m (167 ft)	[4]
Christchurch Central Police Station		1973–1974	52 m (171 ft)	[64] [21]
James Hight Building		1974–1975	53 m (174 ft)	[29]
Rydges Hotel (former Noah's)		1975–1986	60 m (200 ft)	[24]
Hotel Grand Chancellor		1986–2010	85 m (279 ft)	[56]
Pacific Tower		2010–present	86.5 m (284 ft)	[20] [21]

See also

• List of tallest structures in New Zealand
• List of tallest buildings in Auckland
• List of tallest buildings in Wellington
• Twinkle Toes
• List of tallest buildings in Oceania

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