Cape Town

South Africa

Facts

Tallest Building

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 Portside
136.4 m / 448  ft
2 One Thibault
129 m / 423  ft
3 Atterbury House
127 m / 417  ft
4 Foreshore Place
119 m / 390  ft
5 16 on Bree
118 m / 387  ft
6 Metlife Centre
118 m / 387  ft
7 Radisson Blu Hotel and Residence Cape Town
114 m / 374  ft
8 Cape Sun Southern Sun
113 m / 371  ft
9 Golden Acre
110 m / 361  ft
10 Western Cape Provincial Administration Building
101 m / 331  ft

CTBUH People & Events

CTBUH 2023 Global Walking Tour: Cape Town

06 October 2023

CTBUH 2022 Global Walking Tour: Cape Town

21 October 2022

Videos

02 November 2022

Interview with Dr. Antony Wood, CTBUH President, at Green Building Council South Africa Convention

In this brief interview, Dr. Antony Wood, President of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, discusses verticality, sustainability, urban density, and the future...

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Research

15 December 2021

Reimagining Plastics in the Built Environment: Ecobricks at the Ridge, Cape Town

The use of ecobricks in 2020 at the Ridge, a commercial development within the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, a mixed-use, retail, tourist, and harbor precinct,...

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Global News

27 October 2021

Development on New Tall Building in Cape Town, The Rockefeller

Cape Town has received a new, tall building addition to its city. The Rockefeller plans to open for occupancy in December. The project is in...

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