List of tallest buildings in South America

South America has historically seen a relatively modest demand for skyscrapers, with the majority of the continent's tallest buildings being residential. Office buildings have not historically been built taller than residential buildings in the region, though this scenario may well change in the next decades, as South America has been experiencing substantial economic growth.

Most of the continent's high-rises are in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela, with the tallest buildings being located in Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Balneário Camboriú, Santiago, Bogotá, Cartagena, and Caracas, all of which (except Balneário Camboriú) are one of the biggest financial centres of these countries.

History

The first skyscrapers of at least 100 metres (330 ft) height in South America were built in the 1920s, and included the Martinelli Building in São Paulo, Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires, and the Palacio Salvo in Montevideo. Martinelli was not only the first, but the tallest skyscraper of South America until being surpassed by the Altino Arantes Building, also in São Paulo, in 1947.

Many of the tallest buildings in South America are located in central business districts that emerged as early as the 19th century, or in office parks developed during the second half of the 20th century. Some of the most notable include Catalinas Norte and Puerto Madero (Buenos Aires); along the Centro Empresarial Nações Unidas and the Central Zone of São Paulo (São Paulo); Sanhattan (Santiago); and Parque Central Complex (Caracas).

Tallest buildings

  Was South America's tallest building upon completion

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Country	Height m / (ft)	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Gran Torre Santiago		Santiago	Chile	300 m (984 ft)	62	2014	Tallest building in Chile and South America; first supertall building to be constructed in South America; second tallest building in Latin America (behind Mexico's T.Op Torre 1); fifth tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere (behind Indonesia's Autograph Tower and Luminary Tower, and Australia's Q1 Tower and Australia 108). [1]
2=	Yachthouse Residence Club (Tower 1)		Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	294 m (965 ft)	81	2023	tallest buildings in Brazil. [2]
2=	Yachthouse Residence Club (Tower 2)		Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	294 m (965 ft)	81	2023	tallest buildings in Brazil. [2]
4	One Tower		Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	290 m (951 ft)	84	2022	[3]
5	Alvear Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	239 m (784 ft)	54	2017	tallest building in Argentina. [4]
6	Infinity Coast		Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	235 m (771 ft)	66	2019
7	Parque Central Complex (West Tower)		Caracas	Venezuela	225 m (738 ft)	56	1979	tallest building in Venezuela; tallest building in South America from 1979 until 2014.
8	BD Bacatá (South Tower)		Bogotá	Colombia	216 m (709 ft)	67	2015	tallest building in Colombia. [5]
9	Epic Tower		Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	209 m (686 ft)	55	2020
10	Estelar Hotel		Cartagena de Indias	Colombia	202 m (663 ft)	52	2017
11	Torres Atrio (South Tower)		Bogotá	Colombia	200 m (656 ft)	44	2019
12	Torre Colpatria		Bogotá	Colombia	196 m (643 ft)	50	1978	tallest building in South America from 1978 until 1979.
13	Titanium La Portada		Santiago	Chile	194 m (636 ft)	55	2010	[6]
14	Centro de Comercio Internacional		Bogotá	Colombia	192 m (630 ft)	50	1977	tallest building in South America from 1977 until 1978.
15	Orion Complex		Goiânia	Brazil	191 m (627 ft)	50	2018	[7]
16	Centro Financiero Confinanzas		Caracas	Venezuela	190 m (623 ft)	45	1994	[8]
17=	Plaza Bocagrande		Cartagena	Colombia	190 (620)	44	2017	[9]
17=	Museo Parque Central		Bogotá	Colombia	185 m (607 ft)	45	2017
19=	Tour Geneve		João Pessoa	Brasil	183 m (600 ft)	51	2018
19=	Cali Tower		Cali	Colombia	183 m (600 ft)	46	1984
21	Mercantil Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	179 m (587 ft)	40	1984	[10]
22	Millennium Palace Camboriú		Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	177 m (581 ft)	46	2014	[11]
23	Coltejer Building		Medellín	Colombia	175 m (574 ft)	37	1972
24	Kingdom Park Vaca Brava		Goiânia	Brazil	173 m (568 ft)	44	2022
25=	North Point Torre E		Bogotá	Colombia	172 m (564 ft)	45	2017
25=	Torre Cavia		Buenos Aires	Argentina	172 m (564 ft)	45	2009	[12]
25=	Concórdia Corporate		Nova Lima	Brazil	172 m (564 ft)	44	2018
25=	Platina 220		São Paulo	Brazil	172 m (564 ft)	40	2022
29	Ciudadela San Martín Torre Norte		Bogotá	Colombia	171 m (561 ft)	47	1983
30	Mirante do Vale		São Paulo	Brazil	170 m (558 ft)	51	1960	tallest building in South America from 1960 until 1977.
31	Grand Bay Club		Cartagena de Indias	Colombia	170 m (558 ft)	43	2009
32	Figueira Altos do Tatuapé		São Paulo	Brazil	168 m (551 ft)	52	2021
33	Edifício Itália		São Paulo	Brazil	165 m (541 ft)	45	1965
34	Rio Sul Center		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	164 m (538 ft)	40	1982
35	Villa Serena Home Club		Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	164 m (538 ft)	46	2013
36	Green Tower		La Paz	Bolivia	163.4 m (536 ft)	40	2022	tallest building in Bolivia. [13]
37	Majestic Building		Bucaramanga	Colombia	163 m (535 ft)	42	2015
38	Mirage 57		Barranquilla	Colombia	162 m (531 ft)	43	2016
39	Altino Arantes Building		São Paulo	Brazil	161 m (528 ft)	36	1947	tallest building in South America from 1947 until 1960.
40	Avianca Building		Bogotá	Colombia	161 m (528 ft)	41	1969
41	Mulieris Towers		Buenos Aires	Argentina	161 m (528 ft)	44	2008
42	El Faro Towers		Buenos Aires	Argentina	160 m (525 ft)	46	2005
43	Torre del Café		Medellín	Colombia	160 m (525 ft)	36	1975
44	Palmetto		Cartagena de Indias	Colombia	160 m (525 ft)	42	2009
45	Repsol-YPF Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	160 m (525 ft)	36	2008	[14]
46	Provincial Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	159 m (522 ft)	40	1984	[15]
47	Le Parc Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	158 m (518 ft)	51	1995
48	Torre Norte		São Paulo	Brazil	158 m (518 ft)	38	1999
49	Parque Cidade Jardim		São Paulo	Brazil	158 m (518 ft)	41	2010
50	Brookfield Towers (Tower A)		São Paulo	Brazil	158 m (518 ft)	47	2013
51	Telecommunications Tower		Montevideo	Uruguay	157 m (515 ft)	35	2002	tallest building in Uruguay. [16]
52	Palmetto Eliptic		Cartagena de Indias	Colombia	156 m (512 ft)	41	2011
53	Château Puerto Madero		Buenos Aires	Argentina	155 m (509 ft)	50	2010
54	BBVA Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	155 m (509 ft)	33	2017
55	Mansão Margarida Costa Pinto		Salvador	Brazil	154 m (505 ft)	43	2008
56	San Martín Torre Norte		Bogotá	Colombia	154 m (505 ft)	40	1970
57	Grattacielo Building		Barranquilla	Colombia	153 m (502 ft)	39	2014
58	Centro Financiero Latino		Caracas	Venezuela	153 m (502 ft)	32	1978
59	Universe Life Square		Curitiba	Brazil	152 m (499 ft)	45	2014
60=	Go Green Building		Bucaramanga	Colombia	150 m (492 ft)	38	2015
60=	CAF Tower		Caracas	Venezuela	150 m (492 ft)	40	2014
60=	Intercontinental Hotel (Isla Multiespacio Complex)		Valencia	Venezuela	150 m (492 ft)	40	2014
60=	Girasoles Tower		La Paz	Bolivia	150 m (492 ft)	40	2013	[17]
60=	North Point Krystal Tower		Bogotá	Colombia	150 m (492 ft)	35	2015
65	Birmann 21		São Paulo	Brazil	149 m (489 ft)	24	1996
66	Premier Vision		Goiânia	Brazil	148 m (486 ft)	47	2005
67	E-Tower		São Paulo	Brazil	148 m (486 ft)	37	2005
68	Infinitum Cartagena		Cartagena	Colombia	145 m (476 ft)	39	2018
69	Sede do BankBoston		São Paulo	Brazil	145 m (476 ft)	35	2002
70	Building of the Comptroller General of Colombia		Bogotá	Colombia	145 m (476 ft)	32	1974
71	Galicia Central Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	145 m (476 ft)	33	2007
72	Le Parc Puerto Madero		Buenos Aires	Argentina	145 m (476 ft)	37	2007
73	Iluminata Tower		Barranquilla	Colombia	145 m (476 ft)	36	2016
74	Torre Telefónica Chile		Santiago	Chile	143 m (469 ft)	33	1996	[18]
75	Banco do Brasil Building		São Paulo	Brazil	143 m (469 ft)	24	1955
76	105 Lélio Gama St.		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	143 m (469 ft)	40	1980
77	Solara Towers		Barranquilla	Colombia	142 m (466 ft)	36	2015
78	Alas Building		Buenos Aires	Argentina	141 m (463 ft)	41	1957
79	Eldorado Business Tower		São Paulo	Brazil	141 m (463 ft)	36	2007
80	Torre Banco de la Nación		Lima	Peru	140 m (459 ft) [19]	30	2015	tallest building in Peru.
81	Yacht Towers		Buenos Aires	Argentina	140 m (459 ft)	44	2010
82	Torres Maui		Rosario	Argentina	140 m (459 ft)	44	2014
83	World Trade Center Montevideo (Tower 4)		Montevideo	Uruguay	140 m (459 ft)	40	2013
84	Torre Allianz		Bogotá	Colombia	140 m (459 ft)	36	1996
85	Edificio Horizontes		Cartagena	Colombia	140 m (459 ft)	37	2007
86	Fonade Tower		Bogotá	Colombia	140 m (459 ft)	37	1974
87	Edificio de la Contraloría		Bogotá	Colombia	140 m (459 ft)	36	1974
88	BankBoston Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	140 m (459 ft)	33	2001
89	Libertador 4444		Buenos Aires	Argentina	140 m (459 ft)	46	1995
90	Evolution Corporate		São Paulo	Brazil	140 m (459 ft)	35	2014
91	Plaza Centenário		São Paulo	Brazil	139 m (456 ft)	32	1995
92	Mirante João Olímpio Filho		Natal	Brazil	138 m (453 ft)	43	2009
93	Edificio Banco Continental		Lima	Peru	137 m (449 ft)	20	1978
94	Mandarim Building		São Paulo	Brazil	137 m (449 ft)	42	2006
95	Bellini Esmeralda Plaza San Martín		Buenos Aires	Argentina	137 m (449 ft)	45	2015
96	The Point Tower		Guayaquil	Ecuador	136 m (446 ft)	36	2013	tallest building in Ecuador.
97	Icono Tower		Asuncion	Paraguay	136 m (446 ft)	37	2011	tallest building in Paraguay.
98	Torre Renoir I		Buenos Aires	Argentina	136 m (446 ft)	41	2008	[20] [21]
99	Dolfines Guaraní		Rosario	Argentina	136 m (446 ft)	45	2009
100	Mirador Playa Brava Torre 1		Iquique	Chile	135.7 m (445 ft)	37	2015	[22]
101	Mundo Plaza		Salvador	Brazil	135 m (443 ft)	41	2010
102	Edificio La Previsora		Guayaquil	Ecuador	135 m (443 ft)	35	1991
103	Metrópolis		Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	134 m (440 ft)	40	2010
104	Edificio Corficolombiana		Cali	Colombia	133 m (436 ft)	32	1974
105	Barão de Iguape Building		São Paulo	Brazil	133 m (436 ft)	37	1959
106	Château Libertador Residence		Buenos Aires	Argentina	133 m (436 ft)	40	2008
107	Madero Office Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	131 m (430 ft)	27	2011
108	City U		Bogotá	Colombia	131 m (430 ft)	32	2016
109	Píer Maurício de Nassau		Recife	Brazil	131 m (430 ft)	42	2009
110	Hotel Marriott Santiago		Santiago	Chile	130 m (427 ft)	42	1999	[23]

See also

• List of tallest buildings in the Southern Hemisphere

• List of tallest buildings in Argentina
• List of tallest buildings in Bolivia
• List of tallest buildings in Brazil
• List of tallest buildings in Chile
• List of tallest buildings in Colombia
• List of tallest buildings in Ecuador
• List of tallest buildings in Paraguay
• List of tallest buildings in Peru
• List of tallest buildings in Uruguay
• List of tallest buildings in Venezuela
• List of tallest buildings in Latin America

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