Cape Town

South Africa

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

1 Thibault Square

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

2019 Global Walking Tour: 50 Forward | 50 Back

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CTBUH 2019 Global Walking Tour: 50 Forward | 50 Back

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Videos

31 May 2018

Reinventing Heritage

A disused grain silo in Cape Town has been adapted to accommodate Africa’s first international museum dedicated to contemporary African art. A 33-meter-tall storage annex...

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Global News

27 March 2020

Proposed Residential High-Rise in Cape Town Approved by Court

The developer of the controversial 18-story building in the Bo-Kaap area of Cape Town is pleased with the outcome of a Supreme Court of Appeal...

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Global News

11 February 2020

Mixed-Use Complex in Cape Town Prepares to Start Construction

Construction is due to begin soon on Harbour Arch, a new mixed-use complex planned for Cape Town. The city’s municipal planning tribunal approved the development...

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