List of tallest residential buildings

The Dubai Marina in Dubai, also known as the "tallest block in the world" , is home to five of the ten tallest residential buildings in the world.

Tallest residential buildings in the world in 2015

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) defines a residential building as one where 85 percent or more of its total floor area is dedicated to residential usage. ^[1]

Currently, the tallest residential building in the world is Central Park Tower in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was topped out at a height of 472.4 metres (1,550 ft) in 2019.

As of 2024, New York City is home to all top three tallest residential buildings in the world, colloquially referred to as "Billionaires' Row" ^[2] , while Dubai in the United Arab Emirates has five of the ten. ^{[3] [4]}

History and ranking criteria

Since 2000, when CTBUH started maintaining a list of tallest residential buildings, The Belcher's Tower 1 and The Belcher's Tower 2 located in Hong Kong were the first tallest residential buildings whose heights equal 221 metres (725 ft) and were completed in 2000. ^{[5] [6]}

In 2001, Trump World Tower in New York City became the tallest residential building in the world, until it was surpassed in 2003 by the 21st Century Tower followed by the Q1 on the Gold Coast in 2005. In 2012, Princess Tower in Dubai became the tallest residential building in the world, ^[7] before being surpassed by 432 Park Avenue in New York City in 2014. The current tallest residential building, Central Park Tower, was topped out during September 2019 and completed in 2020.

The percentage of residential buildings whose height exceeds 200 metres increased from 34 percent in 2009 to 45 percent in 2010, ^[8] making Burj Khalifa the world's first megatall building to include residential space. ^[9]

The CTBUH insist that a building should only be added to the official tallest list when it is (i) topped out structurally and architecturally, (ii) fully clad, and (iii) open for business, or at least partially open. This became the CTBUH official definition of a building's "completion". ^[10]

Tallest residential buildings

This lists ranks residential buildings that stand at least 300 metres (980 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details, but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank	Name	Image	City	Country	Height metres / feet	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Central Park Tower		New York City	United States	472.4 metres (1,550 ft)	98	2020	Has been the tallest residential building in the world since 2020. Tallest pencil tower in the world.
2	111 West 57th Street		New York City	United States	435.3 metres (1,428 ft)	84	2021	Topped out in April 2019.
3	432 Park Avenue		New York City	United States	425.7 metres (1,397 ft)	85	2015	Was the tallest residential building in the world from 2015 to 2020.
4	Marina 101		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	425 metres (1,394 ft)	101	2017	[11]
5	Princess Tower		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	413 metres (1,355 ft)	101	2012	[12]
6	Ningbo Central Plaza Tower 1		Ningbo	China	409 metres (1,342 ft)	80	2024	[13]
7	23 Marina		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	392 metres (1,286 ft)	89	2012	[14] [15]
8	Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid		Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	381 metres (1,250 ft)	88	2014	[16] [17]
9	Elite Residence		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	381 metres (1,250 ft)	87	2012	[18] [19]
10	Il Primo Tower		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	356 metres (1,168 ft)	79	2022	[20]
11	Marina Torch		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	352 metres (1,155 ft)	86	2011	[21] [22]
12	Neva Towers 2		Moscow	Russia	345 metres (1,132 ft)	79	2020
13	Haeundae LCT The Sharp Tower A		Busan	South Korea	339.1 metres (1,113 ft)	85	2019	[23]
14	DAMAC Residenze		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	335 metres (1,099 ft)	88	2018	[ citation needed ]
15	Haeundae LCT The Sharp Tower B		Busan	South Korea	333.1 metres (1,093 ft)	85	2019	[23]
16	AMA Tower		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	333 metres (1,093 ft)	65	2021
17	The Brooklyn Tower		New York City	United States	325 metres (1,066 ft)	74	2023
18	Q1	Q1, in Gold Coast, Australia	Gold Coast	Australia	322.5 metres (1,058 ft)	80	2005	Was the tallest residential building in the world from 2005 to 2012 [24] [25]
19 =	53W53		New York City	United States	320 metres (1,050 ft)	77	2019
19 =	Palais Royale		Mumbai	India	320 metres (1,050 ft)	88	2018	[26] [27]
21	HHHR Tower		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	317 metres (1,040 ft)	72	2009	[28] [29]
22	Australia 108		Melbourne	Australia	316 metres (1,037 ft)	100	2020
23	Magnolias Waterfront Residences		Bangkok	Thailand	315 metres (1,033 ft)	70	2018	[30]
24	Abu Dhabi Plaza		Astana	Kazakhstan	310.7 metres (1,019 ft)	75	2022
25	Ocean Heights		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	310 metres (1,020 ft)	84	2010	[31] [32]
26	Burj Rafal		Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	307.9 metres (1,010 ft)	68	2014
27 =	Amna Tower		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	307 metres (1,007 ft)	75	2020
27 =	Noora Tower		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	307 metres (1,007 ft)	75	2019
29	Cayan Tower		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	306.4 metres (1,005 ft)	76	2013	[33] [34]
30 =	East Pacific Center Tower A	East Pacific Center Tower A in Shenzhen, China	Shenzhen	China	306 metres (1,004 ft)	85	2013	[35] [36]
30 =	One57	One57 in New York City, United States.	New York City	United States	306 metres (1,004 ft)	75	2014	[37] [38]
32	Etihad Tower 2		Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	305.3 metres (1,002 ft)	80	2011	[39] [40]
33	Neva Towers 1		Moscow	Russia	302 metres (991 ft)	65	2020
34	Capital City Moscow Tower		Moscow	Russia	301.8 metres (990 ft)	76	2010	[41] [42]
35	Lokhandwala Minerva		Mumbai	India	300.6 metres (986 ft)	78	2023	[43]
36	We've the Zenith Tower A		Busan	South Korea	300 metres (980 ft)	80	2011	[44] [45]

Under construction

These buildings are under construction and are planned to rise at least 300 metres (980 ft).

Rank	Name	City	Country	Height metres / feet	Floors	Year started / ends (est.)	Notes
1	Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	557 metres (1,827 ft)	105	2023 / 2026	[46]
2	Tiger Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	529 metres (1,736 ft)	148	2023 / 2028
3	SRG Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	473 metres (1,552 ft)	111	2023 / 2027
4	Aeternitas Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	450 metres (1,480 ft)	106	2009 / 2027
5	Burj Almasa	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	432 metres (1,417 ft)	93	2011 / 2027
6	Haikou Tower 1	Haikou	China	428 metres (1,404 ft)	94	2015 / 2027	[47]
7	Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower	Nanjing	China	419.8 metres (1,377 ft)	99	2011 / 2025
8	Lucheng Square	Wenzhou	China	369 metres (1,211 ft)	75	2021 / 2026	[48]
9	City Tower 1	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	363 metres (1,191 ft)	96	2022 / 2026
10	Habtoor Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	350 metres (1,150 ft)	81	2023 / 2026	[49]
11	SUNAC A-ONE Tower 4	Chongqing	China	349 metres (1,145 ft)	89	2020 / 2026	[50]
12	Sky Tower	Toronto	Canada	346 metres (1,135 ft)	105	2020 / 2026
13	Safa Two de Grisogono	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	345 metres (1,132 ft)	85	2023 / 2027
14	Mercedes Benz Places Binghatti	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	341 metres (1,119 ft)	71	2024 / 2027
15	Dom House	Moscow	Russia	340 metres (1,120 ft)	87	2024 / 2028
16	Regalia	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	331 metres (1,086 ft)	70	2021 / 2025	[51]
17 =	The One	Toronto	Canada	328 metres (1,076 ft)	91	2018 / 2026
17 =	St. Regis The Residences	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	328 metres (1,076 ft)	68	2019 / 2026
19	Aire Dubai	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	323 metres (1,060 ft)	72	2022 / 2026
20	Aaradhya Avaan Tower 1	Mumbai	India	307 metres (1,007 ft)	80	2023 / 2028
21	Concord Sky	Toronto	Canada	301 metres (988 ft)	86	2021 / 2027
22	Cavalli Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	300 metres (980 ft)	71	2022 / 2026

On hold

This list contains residential buildings that are at least 300 metres (980 ft) in height and their construction is currently on hold.

Name	City	Country	Height metres / feet	Floors	Construction originally started	Notes
Bengaluru Turf Tower	Bengaluru	India	660 metres (2,170 ft)	156	2016
Lanco Hills Signature Tower	Hyderabad	India	604 metres (1,982 ft)	112	2015
Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	575 metres (1,886 ft)	122	2008	[52] [53] [54] [55]
Entisar Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	570 metres (1,870 ft)	121	2016
Lodha Project Wadala	Mumbai	India	530 metres (1,740 ft)	101	2014
Joyus Housing	Mumbai	India	486 metres (1,594 ft)	125	2015
One Tower	Moscow	Russia	445 metres (1,460 ft) [56]	109	2019
La Maison by HDS	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	386.5 metres (1,268 ft)	105	2016
Fairmont Kuala Lumpur Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	370 metres (1,210 ft)	78	2014
Ocean One Tower	Pattaya	Thailand	367 metres (1,204 ft)	91	2006
45 Broad Street	New York City	United States	366 metres (1,201 ft)	68	2018	[57]
IBN Bukit Bintang	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	330 metres (1,080 ft)	68	2019	[58]
The Stratford Residences	Makati	Philippines	312 metres (1,024 ft)	74	2011	[59] [60]
Dubai Pearl	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	300 metres (980 ft)	73	2009	[61] [62]

Timeline of tallest residential buildings

This is a list of buildings that in the past held the title of tallest residential buildings in the world.

Name	City	Country	Height metres / feet	Floors	Years as tallest	Notes
Marina City I	Chicago	United States	179 metres (587 ft)	65	1960–1964
Marina City II	Chicago	United States	179 metres (587 ft)	65	1960–1964
Lake Point Tower	Chicago	United States	197 metres (646 ft)	69	1968–1991
Tregunter Tower 3	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	220 metres (720 ft)	66	1991–1993
The Belcher's 1	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	221 metres (725 ft)	63	2000–2000	[5]
The Belcher's 2	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	221 metres (725 ft)	63	2000–2000	[6]
Trump World Tower	New York City	United States	262 metres (860 ft)	72	2001–2003
21st Century Tower	Dubai	UAE	269 metres (883 ft)	55	2003–2005	[63]
Q1	Gold Coast	Australia	322 metres (1,056 ft)	80	2005–2011
The Marina Torch	Dubai	UAE	352 metres (1,155 ft)	80	2011–2012	[64]
Elite Residence	Dubai	UAE	381 metres (1,250 ft)	91	2012–2012	[18]
23 Marina	Dubai	UAE	392 metres (1,286 ft)	90	2012–2012	[14]
Princess Tower	Dubai	UAE	414 metres (1,358 ft)	101	2012–2015	[65]
432 Park Avenue	New York City	United States	425.5 metres (1,396 ft)	96	2015–2020
Central Park Tower	New York City	United States	472 metres (1,549 ft)	131	2020–present

See also

• List of tallest buildings in the world
• List of tallest hotels in the world
• List of cities with the most skyscrapers
• List of tallest buildings in Asia
• List of tallest residential buildings in Dubai
• List of tallest buildings in North America

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External links

• Media related to Residential skyscrapers at Wikimedia Commons
• Diagram of skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage