List of tallest buildings in Hobart

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Tall buildings in Hobart
Hobart-skyline-dusk.jpg
Hobart City Centre in 2013, pictured at dusk
Tallest building Wrest Point Hotel Casino (1973)
Tallest building height73 m (240 ft)
Number of tall buildings
Buildings taller than 50 m9 (2025)

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 central business district, 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.

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Hobart currently has a range of height limits in the city to preserve an established low-rise character, with 42 m (138 ft) height being the maximum allowable height overall. [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] There are also rules in the Tasmanian Planning Scheme limiting residential heights outside of the CBD.

The tallest structure in Tasmania is a transmission tower on Mount Wellington standing at 130 m (427 ft). The tallest buildings in Tasmania outside Hobart include the Shot Tower, Taroona at 58 metres and the Silos Hotel in Launceston 46 metres. [3]

Tallest buildings

RankNameImageHeight (m)FloorsYearPurposeAddressNotes
1 Wrest Point Casino hotel tower Wrest Point Casino.jpg 73 m (240 ft)191973Hotel410 Sandy Bay Road Designed by Roy Grounds and the tallest building in the state of Tasmania.
2 Royal Hobart Hospital K Block RHH from Constitution.jpg 68.5 m (225 ft)102020HospitalCampbell StreetThe tallest building within the Hobart CBD, designed by Lyons Architecture
3Mövenpick Hotel Constitution Dock Movenpick.jpg 62.2 m (204 ft)182021Hotel28 Elizabeth Street Designed by Jaws Architects
4 NAB House
(formerly the AMP Building)
NAB Building01.jpg 58 m (190 ft)141968Commercial86 Collins Street Designed by Crawford Shurman Wegman Architects
5Vibe Hotel Vibe Nipaluna Hobart.jpg 57 m (187 ft)152021Hotel36 Argyle StreetDesigned by Xsquared Architects
6 Icon Complex Myers Liverpool Street 20171120-082.jpg 53 m (174 ft)132018Mixed96-108 Liverpool Street Incorporating Myer Hobart and Crowne Plaza Hotel
7 Commonwealth Government Centre Federal Building-hbt.jpg 52 m (171 ft)161976Government188 Collins Street
8144 Macquarie Street
(formerly TGIO Building)
144-macquarie-st-hbt.jpg 51.4 m (169 ft)121974Commercial144 Macquarie Street Refurbishment and height extension designed by Xsquared Architects and completed 2014/15
9 Trafalgar Building Trafalgar-Building-from-collins-st.jpg 50 m (164 ft)151987Mixed108-100 Collins Street
10Jaffa Building Jaffa-building-hbt.jpg 48 m (157 ft)141978Commercial39 Murray Street Designed by JS Moon of BPSM Architects
10Wellington Centre Wellington-center-from-liverpool-st1.jpg 48 m (157 ft)142012Mixed42 Argyle StreetDesigned by Jaws Architects
11 Hydro Tasmania Building Hydro-building-hbt.jpg 46 m (151 ft)121972Commercial4 Elizabeth Street
11Shadforth Building Shadforth-building-hbt.jpg 46 m (151 ft)101978Commercial111 Macquarie Street
1265 Murray Street 65-murray-street-hbt.jpg 45 m (148 ft)121961Commercial65 Murray StreetDesigned by Philip Lighton Floyd and Beattie
13 Deloitte Building
(formerly ANZ Centre)
ANZ-Centre hbt.jpg 44 m (144 ft)111992Commercial22 Elizabeth Street
14 University of Tasmania student accommodation Melville Street University of Tasmania student accommodation.jpg 43 m (141 ft)152017Residential49 Melville Street
14Mantra on Collins Collins Street Hobart CBD Tasmania Australia.jpg 43 m (141 ft)112009 [4] Hotel58 Collins Street
15Empress Towers 3 Hampden Road 20171118-011.jpg 42 m (138 ft)121967Residential1-3 Battery Square
15 Hotel Grand Chancellor Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart 2015.jpg 42 m (138 ft)121987Hotel1 Davey Street
15 Royal Hobart Hospital A Block Hobart Hospital A Block 20171120-125.jpg 42 m (138 ft)111967Hospital48 Liverpool Street
15 DoubleTree by Hilton42 m (138 ft)122024Hotel179 Macquarie StreetDesigned by Scanlan Architects
16Tasmanian Banking Services Building40 m (131 ft)111979Commercial45 Murray Street
17Executive Building Exec-building-hbt.jpg 40 m (131 ft)101988Government15 Murray Street
17Lands Building Lands-macquarie.jpg 40 m (131 ft)101976Government134 Macquarie Street
18Marine Board Building Marine-board-building-hbt.jpg 39 m (128 ft)111972Commercial1 Franklin Wharf
18Hobart Corporate Centre39 m (128 ft)111994Commercial85 Macquarie Street

10 Murray Street was demolished in 2018 in the Parliament Square redevelopment, but formerly stood at a height of 47 m (154 ft).

Future projects

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 therefore 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
NameHeightStoreysPurposeCompletionLocationStatus
mft
Palace Hotel (Mövenpick)6220319Hotel2021 CBD Completed [6]
36 Argyle Street (Vibe Hotel)5718715Hotel2021City centreCompleted
2–6 Collins Street5116715MixedTBACity centreProposed [7]
174–192 Liverpool Street5116712CommercialTBACity centreApproved
145 Liverpool Street (Hanging Garden)5016013CommercialTBACity centreProposed
110 Murray Street4815715ResidentialTBACity centreProposed
179 Macquarie Street4213812Hotel2024City centreCompleted
25 Watchorn Street (Hanging Garden)40.51339CommercialTBACity centreApproved
173–177 Macquarie Street (Ibis Styles)3812511Hotel2017City centreCompleted
2–4 Salamanca Place 351157Government2016 Salamanca Completed
Hytten Hall3511514Residential2024City centreCompleted

See also

References

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  2. "Department of Health" (PDF).
  3. Laura Beavis (1 June 2018). "Launceston enjoying 'unprecedented' boom in large project construction". ABC News.
  4. "Mantra on Collins Hobart". Travel Weekly. Northstar. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  5. "Odeon development on hold". 3 July 2014.
  6. "Australia's first Mövenpick hotel has opened its doors". Accor. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  7. "$250m hotel developments to change Hobart skyline". The Mercury . 24 October 2016.