List of tallest buildings in Johor Bahru

Last updated January 20, 2025

This list of tallest buildings in Johor Bahru involves skyscrapers within the city of Johor Bahru, the capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia. The city is situated along the Straits of Johor at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia. It has a population of 858,118 as of 2020, and forms the core city of Johor Bahru District, which is the second largest district in Malaysia by population.^[1] The tallest building in the city is The Astaka, which is currently Malaysia's tallest skyscraper outside of Kuala Lumpur, as well as one of the tallest in Asia and the 10th tallest twin towers in the world.

Overview

In recent years, many high-rise developments have sprung up all across Johor Bahru, due in part to the influx of foreign investors. As of 2021, it is estimated that there are over 572 completed high-rises and skyscrapers in the city.

Currently, the tallest skyscraper in this waterfront city is The Astaka Tower A, built in 2018. It stands at 278.8 meters tall (height to architectural top), which also makes it the current tallest residential building in Southeast Asia. Tower B of the same condominium complex is the second tallest building in Johor Bahru.

List of tallest buildings

This lists ranks skyscrapers in Johor Bahru that stand at least 140 m (459 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. This list includes buildings that are completed.^[2]

bold	Denotes building that is or was once the tallest in Johor Bahru

Rank	Building	Height (m)	Floors	Location	Built	Notes
1	The Astaka Tower A	278.8	72	One Bukit Senyum	2018	^[3] Tallest building in Malaysia outside of Kuala Lumpur.
2	The Astaka Tower B	255.6	67	One Bukit Senyum	2018
3	LINBAQ Space Residency	230	61	Taman Abad	2024
4	Altus (Setia Sky 88)	219	60	Wadi Hana	2017
5	Bay Laurel Tower 1	214	55	Danga Bay	2017
	Royal Strand Tower 3	214	55	Danga Bay	2017
	Sora (Setia Sky 88)	214	55	Wadi Hana	2017
	Nube (Setia Sky 88)	214	55	Wadi Hana	2017
9	Tri Tower Residences I	211	54	Bukit Chagar	2019
9	Tri Tower Residences II	211	54	Bukit Chagar	2019
11	Bay Laurel Tower 2	203	51	Danga Bay	2017
12	Kings Bay Tower 1	199	50	Danga Bay	2017
13	The Lovell	195	49	Danga Bay	2017
14	Amberside Tower 2	187	47	Danga Bay	2017
	Royal Strand Tower 2	187	47	Danga Bay	2017
	Green Haven Service Apartment A	187	47	Permas Jaya	2018
17	Amberside Tower 3	183	46	Danga Bay	2017
17	Royal Strand Tower 1	183	46	Danga Bay	2017
19	Green Heaven Service Apartment B	167	45	Permas Jaya	2018
19	Tri Tower Capri By Fraser	160	45	Bukit Chagar	2019
21	Kings Bay Tower 2	150	44	Danga Bay	2017
22	Bay Point Tower 5	147	43	Danga Bay	2017
22	Meridin Suites A	171	43	Medini City	2018
24	Menara Jland	170	38	City Centre	2018
25	Bora Residence	168	42	Danga Bay	2017
25	Green Haven Service Apartment C	168	42	Permas Jaya	2018
27	Teega 1	164	41	Puteri Harbour	2017
	Teega 2	164	41	Puteri Harbour	2017
	Teega 3	164	41	Puteri Harbour	2017
	Southern Marina Tower 1	164	41	Puteri Harbour	2019
31	Landmark Tower	161	35	City Centre	1998	The first skyscraper in Johor.
32	Pavilion Residence A	160	40	Terbau	2018
32	Pavilion Residence B	160	40	Terbau	2018
34	Bay Point Tower 4	156	39	City Centre	2017
	Bay Point Tower 6	156	39	City Centre	2017
	Meridin@The Medini A	156	39	Medini City	2017
37	Tropez Residences Tower A	152	38	Danga Bay	2015
	Tropez Residences Tower B	152	38	Danga Bay	2015	Topped out in 2014
	Pinnacle Tower A	152	38	City Centre	2017
	Southern Marina Tower 2	152	38	Puteri Harbour	2019
41	Molek Pine Apartment 4	148	37	City Centre	2015
	Imperia 1	148	37	Medini City	2015
	V@Summerplace	148	37	City Centre	2016
	Somerset	148	37	Medini City	2016
	D'Summit Residence A	148	37	Skudai	2017
	D'Summit Residence B	148	37	Skudai	2017
	D'Summit Residence C	148	37	Skudai	2017
	Meridin@The Medini B	148	37	Medini City	2017
	Marina View Apartment A	148	37	Permas Jaya	2018
50	Pinnacle Tower B	144	36	City Centre	2017
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	JB City Square - Office Tower	140	35	City Centre	1999
	KSL City Residential A	140	35	City Centre	2014
	KSL City Residential B	140	35	City Centre	2014
	M Condoninium A	140	35	Larkin	2017
	M Condominium C	140	35	Larkin	2017
	Princess Cove 1	140	35	Princess Cove	2019
	Princess Cove 3	140	35	Princess Cove	2019

Buildings planned or under construction

This is a list of buildings over 100m that have been planned or are currently under construction within Johor Bahru.

Name	Height (m)	Floors	Location	Status
Hao Yuan Tower	406	102	Danga Bay	Cancelled
Coronation Square Tower	370	78	City Centre	Under Construction
Princess Cove - R&F Tower 1	307	79	Tanjung Puteri	Under Construction
Skies @ Vintage Bay 1	299	75	Stulang Laut	Planned
Skies @ Vintage Bay 2	299	75	Stulang Laut	Planned
WF Tower A	239	60	City Centre	Planned
WF Tower B	239	60	City Centre	Planned
Marina Bay Suites	238	50	City Centre	Under Construction
Veridian Residence	203	51	City Centre	Planned
Bukit Chagar Twin Tower 1	200	50	City Centre	Planned
Bukit Chagar Twin Tower 2	200	50	City Centre	Planned
Greenland Jade Palace 5	192	48	Danga Bay	Under Construction
Greenland Jade Palace 4	187	47	Danga Bay	Under Construction
Greenland Jade Palace 6	187	47	Danga Bay	Under Construction
Greenland Jade Palace 7	171	43	Danga Bay	Under Construction
Greenland Jade Palace 11	171	43	Danga Bay	Under Construction
Aquaint Danga Residensi Tower A	168	42	City Centre	Planned
Aquaint Danga Residensi Tower B	168	42	City Centre	Planned
Aquaint Danga Residensi Tower C	168	42	City Centre	Planned
Greenland Jade Palace 3	164	41	Danga Bay	Under Construction
Greenland Jade Palace 10	164	41	Danga Bay	Under Construction
Southern Marina Tower 4	164	41	City Centre	Planned
Greenland Jade Palace 2	160	40	Danga Bay	Under Construction
Greenland Jade Palace 8	160	40	Danga Bay	Under Construction
Southern Marina Tower 1	160	40	City Centre	Under Construction
Aquaint Danga Residensi Tower D	160	40	City Centre	Planned
Greenland Jade Palace 9	152	38	Danga Bay	Under Construction
Southern Marina Tower 3	152	38	City Centre	Planned
Greenland Jade Palace 1	148	37	Danga Bay	Under Construction
Southern Marina Tower 2	144	36	City Centre	Planned
The Surge	140	35	City Centre	Planned
Sun City Residential	108	27	City Centre	Under Construction
Meridin Medini	100	32	Medini	Planned

Gallery

The Astaka Tower A is the tallest skyscraper in Johor Bahru and the tallest residential building in Southeast Asia.
TriTower Residence is the two of the ten skyscrapers that above 200 metres high.
Johor Bahru City Square was previously the tallest building in Johor Bahru for 19 years, before the recent development boom.
Menara Landmark Office Tower once shared the title with Johor Bahru City Square and was the first skyscraper in Johor Bahru.

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References

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↑ "Johor Bahru - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
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[1] "DOSM: Petaling district has highest population, density in 2023". thesun.my. Retrieved 2024-12-06.

[2] "Johor Bahru - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2024-12-06.

[3] "Johor Bahru | Buildings". Emporis. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2022-05-02.

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