New tallest buildings in Adelaide

[llessur]

Well that year passed pretty quickly - thought it was time for an update.

The new student building at 269 North terrace is nearly complete - externally at least:

The 5 star Sofitel Adelaide opened at the end of 2021:

The nicely glazed 89m office tower at 73-85 Pirie Street is starting to rise above its neighbours:

The new fin-covered 119m 'The Switch' student building on North terrace is also nearing external completion:

There has also been a new tallest building proposed for Adelaide - a 180m mixed use (hotel and residential) tower at 207 Pulteney Street. This will be a whopping 42m taller than the 138m existing tallest 'Frome Central Tower One' - completed last year. No renders have been released yet but here's a mock-up of its height and location:

The Freemasons (yep, apparently that's still a thing) have also proposed a 160m tower to be built above their existing Masonic Lodge building on North Terrace:

Both of the above two proposed buildings are fairly important for Adelaide as they mark the first time that Airservices Australia have agreed to modify their operating procedures to allow for taller buildings in the CBD - a process that required significant consultation with the airlines that operate into the airport. Until this change the existing tallest buildings (around the 130-140m range) have marked the approximate upper limit for building heights in the CBD.

Edited February 21, 2022 by llessur