List of tallest buildings in Singapore


The city-state of Singapore has over 8,600 completed high-rises, the majority of it being located in the Downtown Core, the city centre of Singapore. In the city, there are about 80 skyscrapers. The Guoco Tower currently holds the title of tallest building in Singapore. It stands at 290m, exempted from the height restriction of 280m in the Central Business District.
Singapore's history of skyscrapers began with the 1939 completion of the 17-storey Cathay Building. The structure was, at the time of its completion, the tallest building in Southeast Asia; it was superseded by the Asia Insurance Building in 1954, which remained the tallest in Singapore until the Shaw Centre was completed in 1958. Singapore went through a major building boom in the 1970s and 1980s that resulted from the city's rapid industrialisation. During this time, the Overseas Union Bank Centre became the tallest building in the city-state; the structure was also the tallest building in the world outside of North America from its 1986 completion until 1989, when the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong was completed. The skyscraper-building boom continued during the 1990s and 2000s, with 30 skyscrapers at least tall, many of them residential towers, constructed from 1990 through 2008.
Since 2000, there has been a sharp increase in the number of skyscrapers under construction in the city area, particularly in the Marina Bay district. One project completed in Marina Centre is the Marina Bay Financial Centre, which includes 3 office towers offering of prime Grade A office space, 2 residential developments offering 649 luxurious apartments and a retail mall, named Marina Bay Link Mall. There are also several new developments in the city's shopping hub, Orchard Road. The Orchard Residences is a completed, 52-floor tower being built in conjunction with ION Orchard, a shopping centre just beside Orchard MRT station. In addition, the Ocean Financial Centre, a 43-floor skyscraper, is built in Raffles Place.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Singapore skyscrapers that stand at least 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.
RankNameImageHeight Height FloorsYearCoordinatesNotes
1Guoco Tower290951642016The tallest building in Singapore. Permission needed to be obtained, which was granted, to build it at 290m as there is a height limit of 280m allowable for buildings in Singapore.
2=29.0One Raffles Place Tower 1280920631986Tied with Republic Plaza and United Overseas Bank Plaza One as the tallest building in Singapore and the 123rd-tallest in the world; stood as the tallest building outside North America from 1986 until the 1989 completion of the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong; tallest building constructed in Singapore in the 1980s
2=36.0Republic Plaza280920661997Tied with United Overseas Bank Plaza One and One Raffles Place Tower 1 in Singapore and the 123rd-tallest in the world; tied as the tallest building constructed in Singapore in the 1990s
2=United Overseas Bank Plaza One280920671992Tied with One Raffles Place Tower 1 and Republic Plaza as the tallest building in Singapore and the 123rd-tallest in the world; tied as the tallest building constructed in Singapore in the 1990s
505.0Capital Tower254833522000182nd-tallest building in the world; tallest building constructed in Singapore in the 2000s
6=05.0Altez250820622014
6=05.0Skysuites @ Anson250820722014
8=27.0One Raffles Quay North Tower245804502006215th-tallest building in the world
8=36.0The Sail @ Marina Bay Tower 1245804702008215th-tallest building in the world and tallest residential skyscraper in Singapore; also known as the Marina Bay Tower
8=36.0Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3245804452012
8=36.0Ocean Financial Centre245804432011
12CapitaGreen242794402014
1336.0Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 2239784492010
14V on Shenton237778542017
1502.08 Shenton Way235771521986Tallest cylindrical building in the world; also known as Axa Tower
1602.0Frasers Tower235770382018
1702.0Asia Square Tower 1229751432011
18=03.0Marina Bay Residences227745612011
18=03.0Marina Bay Suites227784652014
20Swissôtel The Stamford226741731986Tallest hotel in Singapore; tallest hotel in the world at time of completion; highest floor count in Singapore
21Marina One225740302018
2223.0Millenia Tower223732411996
2302.0Asia Square Tower 2221727462013
24=30.0The Orchard Residences218715562010
24=30.0South Beach North Tower218715352015
24=30.0South Beach South Tower218715452015
2737.0The Sail @ Marina Bay Tower 2215705632008Also known as the Central Park Tower
2837.0One Shenton Way Tower 1214702502011
2929.0One Raffles Place Tower 2209686382012
3010.0OUE Downtown Tower 1201659501975Tallest building constructed in Singapore in the 1970s
3124.0OCBC Centre198650521976
32=04.0Marina Bay Sands Tower 1194636572010
32=05.0Marina Bay Sands Tower 2194636572010
32=06.0Marina Bay Sands Tower 3194636572010
35=06.0Oasia Hotel Downtown193634272016
35=06.0DUO Residences193634492018
3736.0Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 1192630332010
38=18.0International Plaza190623501976
38=Singapore Land Tower190623481980
40=SGX Centre One187614302000
40=SGX Centre Two187614302001
4206.0DUO Tower185608392018
4333.0PSA Building183600421986
44=Suntec City Tower 1181594451997
44=Suntec City Tower 2181594451997
44=Suntec City Tower 3181594451997
44=Suntec City Tower 4181594451997
4815.016 Collyer Quay179587331993
4915.0State Courts Towers178583352019Tallest Government building in Singapore.
5032.0Pickering Operations Complex177581431986
51Robinson 77176577401998
52=08.0The Concourse175574431995
52=20.0Maybank Tower175574322002
5401.0Six Battery Road174571441984Also known as Standard Chartered Bank
55Samsung Hub172564302005
5637.0One Shenton Way Tower 2169553502011
5703.0Bank of China Building168551362000
58=12.0Fuji Xerox Towers165541381987
58=Springleaf Tower165541372002
6017.0Icon Loft Tower 2163535462007
61United Overseas Bank Plaza Two162531381974
62=06.0Centennial Tower158518371997
62=16.0Hong Leong Building158518451976
62=34.0Raffles City Tower158518421986
65=08.0The Pinnacle@Duxton Block 1A156521502009
65=09.0The Pinnacle@Duxton Block 1B156521502009
65=11.0The Pinnacle@Duxton Block 1C156521512009
65=12.0The Pinnacle@Duxton Block 1D156521502009
65=13.0The Pinnacle@Duxton Block 1E156521502009
65=14.0The Pinnacle@Duxton Block 1F156521502009
65=15.0The Pinnacle@Duxton Block 1G156521502009
72=08.0Scotts Tower–153502312017
72=25.0One George Street153502232004
74=04.0Chevron House152499331993
74=22.0Meritus Mandarin Singapore Tower Two152499401973
76=11.0OUE Downtown Tower Two–150492361994
76=13.0The Gateway East150492371990
76=14.0The Gateway West150492371990
76=19.0Lippo Centre150492341990
80=21.0Meritus Mandarin Singapore Tower One144472361971
80=31.0Parkview Square144472242002
82=07.0Comcentre140459321980
82=28.0One Raffles Quay South Tower140459292006

Tallest under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Singapore. A floor count of 40 stories is used as the cutoff for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.
NameImageHeight *Height *FloorsYear
CoordinatesNotes
08.0CapitaSpring280920512021
08.0Avenue South Residence250820562023
08.079 Robinson Road185607292020
08.0One Pearl Bank178583392023
08.0Guoco MidTownTBCTBC302022

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights has not yet been released.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists commercial buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Singapore. As of 2016, the title of tallest building in Singapore is held by Tanjong Pagar Centre.
NameImageStreet addressYears as tallestHeight Height FloorsCoordinatesReference
Cathay Building2 Handy Road1939–19547023017
Asia Insurance Building2 Finlayson Green1954–19718728520
Shaw Centre1 Scotts RoadNever the tallest building in Singapore 10032827
Meritus Mandarin Singapore Tower One333 Orchard Road1971–197314447236
Meritus Mandarin Singapore Tower Two333 Orchard Road1973–197415249940
UIC Building5 Shenton Way1973–197415249940
United Overseas Bank Plaza Two80 Raffles Place1974–197516253138
DBS Building Tower One6 Shenton Way1975–198620165950
One Raffles Place1 Raffles Place1986–201628091963
United Overseas Bank Plaza One80 Raffles Place1992–201628091967
Republic Plaza9 Raffles Place1995–201628091966
Guoco TowerChoon Guan Street2016-29095164