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Facts
Population
5,231,147 (2023)
Area
12,145 km² • 4,689 mi²
Density
430.7 people per km²
1,115.6 people per mi²
First 150m+ Building
Tallest Building
Rankings
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Tallest City in
the World
Tallest City in
Tallest City in
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 | One Barangaroo | 271.3 m / 890 ft | |
| 2 | Salesforce Tower | 263.1 m / 863 ft | |
| 3 | One Sydney Harbour Tower 1 | 247 m / 810 ft | |
| 4 | Chifley Tower | 244 m / 801 ft | |
| 5 | Citigroup Centre | 243 m / 797 ft | |
| 6 | Deutsche Bank Place | 240 m / 787 ft | |
| 7 | 55 Pitt Street | 238.1 m / 781 ft | |
| 8 | The Greenland Centre | 235.7 m / 773 ft | |
| 9 | World Tower | 230 m / 755 ft | |
| 10 | One Sydney Harbour Tower 2 | 230 m / 754 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
Sydney CVU Members
|
Logo
|
Name
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) |
Nonprofit/Governmental
|
0 | ACAD |
 |
Arup |
Platinum
|
470 | CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
 |
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd |
Platinum
|
70 | CON • ENGO • PROP |
 |
PERI |
Platinum
|
74 | ENGM • MATR |
 |
RWDI |
Platinum
|
532 | WIND • ENVE • ENGO |
 |
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. |
Platinum
|
233 | CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN |
 |
WSP |
Platinum
|
689 | CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN |
 |
Aqualand |
Gold
|
0 | DEV • OWN |
 |
Frasers Property |
Gold
|
13 | DEV • PMNG • OWN |
 |
Windtech Consultants |
Gold
|
85 | WIND • ENVE • ENGM |
 |
3XN Architects |
Silver
|
4 | ARCH |
 |
Architectus |
Silver
|
18 | ARCH |
 |
Bates Smart |
Silver
|
30 | ARCH |
 |
BG&E |
Silver
|
33 | ENGO |
 |
Coronation Property |
Silver
|
1 | DEV |
 |
Dexus |
Silver
|
16 | OWN |
 |
Francis-Jones Carpenter Studio |
Silver
|
18 | ARCH |
 |
Grimshaw Architects |
Silver
|
6 | ARCH |
 |
Hassell |
Silver
|
29 | ARCH |
 |
JDH Capital |
Silver
|
0 | DEV |
 |
JPW |
Silver
|
5 | ARCH |
 |
Koichi Takada Architects |
Silver
|
1 | ARCH |
 |
LCI Consultants |
Silver
|
6 | BACS |
 |
Macquarie |
Silver
|
2 | FIN |
 |
PTW Architects |
Silver
|
18 | ARCH |
 |
Surface Design |
Silver
|
3 | STRC |
 |
TTW (NSW) Pty Ltd |
Silver
|
10 | CIV |
 |
Tzannes |
Silver
|
0 | ARCH |
 |
Urban Planning, Part of Colliers Australia (formerly Ethos Urban) |
Silver
|
13 | URB |
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