List of tallest buildings on the Gold Coast

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The skyline along Broadbeach
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The skyline from the Nerang River

These are lists of the tallest buildings on the Gold Coast , Queensland, Australia. In accordance with CTBUH guidelines, heights are measured to the structural height, which includes architectural elements, such as spires, but not communications antennas. Structures are not included.

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Skyscrapers along Broadbeach Broadbeach Surf Life Saving Club and Surfers Paradise skyscrapers, Queensland 02.jpg
Skyscrapers along Broadbeach

The Gold Coast is home to Australia's tallest building, Q1, standing at 322.5 metres (1,058 ft). Despite its status as Australia's sixth largest city, the Gold Coast has the fourth-greatest number of skyscrapers in Australia, with 12 buildings at a height of 150 metres (492.1ft) or taller and 8 under construction (2024) after Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. [1]

Tallest completed and topped out buildings

Height: R = Roof, P = Pinnacle (top of spire or antenna)

RankNameImageHeight (m)FloorsBuiltPurpose
1 Q1 Life savers on the Gold Coast (cropped).jpg 323 (1059.7 ft) including spire

245 (804 ft) to roof level

782005Residential
2Meriton Ocean Skylines of Surfers Paradise, Queensland, autumn 2023, 02.jpg 252.3 (828 ft)752022Residential & Hotel
3 Soul Surfers Paradise Soul building at Surfers Paradise, Queensland.jpg 243 (797 ft)772011Residential
4 Circle on Cavill – North Tower Circle on Caville Towers (cropped 1).jpg 220 (721.7 ft)702007Residential
5 Epsilon Tower 216 (709 ft)662024Residential/Hotel
6Hilton Surfers Hotel & Residences – Orchid Tower Surfers Paradise Hilton.jpg 194 (636.4 ft)572011Residential
7 Sundale Apartments Meriton apartments Southport, Queensland.jpg 180 (590.5 ft)552016Residential
8 Star and Dorsett Hotel 180 (591.0 ft)532022Residential/Hotel
9 Jewel – Tower 2 Jewel resort development, Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland 04.jpg 170 (557.7 ft)482018Residential
10 The Oracle – Beach Tower The Oracle (cropped 2) Beach Tower.jpg 165 (541.3 ft)502010Residential
11 Skyline North Tower Towers of Chevron Renaissance in the GC HWY (cropped 3) - Skyline North Tower.jpg 158 (518.3 ft)502004Residential
12 Circle on Cavill – South Tower Circle on Caville Towers (cropped 2).jpg 158 (518.3 ft)502006Residential
13 272 Hedges Ave 149 (489 ft)442022Residential
14 Skyline Tower Towers of Chevron Renaissance in the GC HWY (cropped 2) - Skyline Tower.jpg 146 (479.0 ft)402006Residential
15 Jewel – Tower 1 Jewel resort towers seen from Isle of Capri, Gold Coast, Queensland 01 (cropped).jpg 144 (472.4 ft)412018Residential
16 The Grand Mariner Surfers Paradise High Rise on the sand-01 (6206371202) (cropped).jpg 139 (456.0 ft)431992Residential
17 Breakfree Peninsula Surfers Paradise Beach, Queensland, September 2019, 02 (cropped) - Breakfree Peninsula.jpg 137 (449.4 ft)471982Residential
18 The Oracle – Hinterland Tower The Oracle (cropped 1) Hinterland.jpg 135 (442.9 ft)402010Residential
19Qube Broadbeach Qube Broadbeach, Queensland.jpg 131 (429.7 ft)422019Residential
20Air on Broadbeach Broadbeach skyscrapers, Gold Coast, Queensland, 2020, 02 (cropped) - Air on Broadbeach.jpg 131 (429.7 ft)372005Residential
21 Southport Central Tower B CSIRO ScienceImage 7482 Highrise development at Southport Queensland (cropped) - Southport cental tower b.jpg 130 (426.5 ft)402007Residential
22 Mantra Suncity Mantra Suncity, Gold Coast.jpg 130 (426.5 ft)421999Residential
23Rhapsody Surfers North129 (423 ft)412016Residential
24Skyline Central Towers of Chevron Renaissance in the GC HWY (cropped 1) - Skyline Central.jpg 127 (417 ft)402004Residential
25Southport Central Tower A CSIRO ScienceImage 7482 Highrise development at Southport Queensland (cropped 2) - Southport Central Tower A.jpg 127 (417 ft)402006Residential
26Southport Central Tower C Southport Central Tower C, Gold Coast.jpg 126 (413 ft)402009Residential
27Pivotal Point 50 Marine Parade, Southport, Queensland.JPG 124 (406.8 ft)402004Residential
28 Jewel – Tower 3 Jewel resort development, Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland 02.jpg 124 (406.8 ft)352019Residential
29Victoria Tower123 (403.5 ft)392010Residential
30Signature Broadbeach120 (393.7 ft)352021Residential
31Hilton Surfers Hotel & Residences – Boulevard Tower Boulevard Tower, Hilton Surfers Hotel and Residences.jpg 120 (393.7 ft)342010Residential

Proposed, approved and under construction buildings

The current tallest buildings and structures in Australia. The fourth-tallest, the Q1, is located in the Gold Coast. Tallest buildings and structures in australia.PNG
The current tallest buildings and structures in Australia. The fourth-tallest, the Q1, is located in the Gold Coast.

It is noted some of the proposed or under construction buildings on the Gold Coast have been scaled back, gone into receivership or cancelled due to the Global Financial Crisis and lack of finance and investment among other factors on the Gold Coast. [2]

NameHeight (m)FloorsCompletionUseStatus
1-6 Park Lane Tower 1394 (1293 ft)100TBAResidentialProposed [3]
1-6 Park Lane Tower 2233 (764 ft)60TBAOfficeProposed [4]
The Majesty Tower 1335 (1100 ft)1082027ResidentialUnder Construction [5]
Imperial Tower 2216 (709 ft)682027ResidentialUhder Construction [5]
Monarch Place Twr 3142 (465 ft)422027Res/HotelUnder Construction [6]
Cypress Palms Twr 1299 (982 ft)902027ResidentialUnder Construction [7]
Cypress Palms Twr 2258 (846 ft)772027ResidentialUnder Construction [7]
Iconica North Tower243 (797 ft)782026ResidentialUnder Construction [8]
Iconica South Tower173 (567 ft)532026ResidentialUnder Construction [8]
Victoria&Albert Twr 1144 (471 ft)402026ResidentialUnder Construction [9]
Victoria&Albert Twr 2218 (715 ft)642025ResidentialUnder Construction [10]
Aniko Towers 1-4176 (578 ft)53 25 30 402027ResidentialApproved [11]
Paradiso Place Twrs 1-3157 (515 ft)42 40 382027ResidentialApproved [12]
MRCB International173 (567 ft)512026ResidentialUnder Construction [13]
Assana176 (577 ft)522026ResidentialApproved [14]
3321 Surfers Paradise BLDTBA452025ResidentialProposed [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ Marissa Calligeros (13 May 2011). Gold Coast 'dead', says developer Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine . Brisbane Times Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "1-6 Park Lane Complex – the Skyscraper Center".
  4. ↑ "100 Floor Twin-Tower Development, 1 Park Lane Proposed for Southport". Brisbane Development. 2 September 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Majesty Imperial Tower". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
  6. ↑ "Gold Coast Skyscraper Reaches for the Stars". Sourceable.net. 18 January 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Meriton Unveils Ambitious Cypress Palms Redesign: Twin Towers Out, Height and Density Soar". Australian Development Review. 1 February 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Apartments for Sale Gold Coast QLD | Iconica | off the plan".
  9. ↑ "Search - the Skyscraper Center".
  10. ↑ "Search - the Skyscraper Center".
  11. ↑ "Aniko Group plot launch of four-tower Mermaid Beach development the Landmark after council approval". 20 December 2023.
  12. ↑ {{cite web| https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/paradiso-place-103-ferny-avenue-surfers-paradise
  13. ↑ "MRCB get green light for $300m Surfers Paradise apartment development". 28 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "Broadbeach apartment development Assana to reach new levels as suburb's tallest tower". 25 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "City of Gold Coast PD Online".


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