List of tallest buildings in Malaysia
This is a list of tallest skyscrapers in Malaysia. The skyscrapers are ranked by structural height.
Most of Malaysia's tallest buildings can be found in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. According to the World Tallest 50 Urban Agglomeration 2010 Projection by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Kuala Lumpur was ranked 10th among cities to have most buildings above 100 metres with a combined height of 34,035 metres from its 244 high rise buildings.[1]
The Petronas Twin Towers were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 and are currently still the tallest twin towers in the world, standing at a height of 451.9 metres (1,483 ft)
List of cities by number of completed or topped out skyscrapers above 100m
This is a list of cities by number of completed or topped out skyscrapers. The majority of international organisations, such as the CTBUH define a skyscraper as a building that reaches or exceeds the height of 100 metres.
Rank | City | Buildings |
---|---|---|
1 | Kuala Lumpur | 734 |
2 | Penang Island | 231 |
3 | Johor Bahru | 120 |
4 | Petaling Jaya | 108 |
5 | Cyberjaya | 43 |
6 | Shah Alam | 33 |
7 | Subang Jaya | 31 |
8 | Malacca | 20 |
9 | Kota Kinabalu | 18 |
10 | Kajang | 11 |
11 | Putrajaya | 10 |
Tallest buildings
The following is a list of the 100 tallest buildings within Malaysia. The height of each buildings listed here is measured up to its spire and architectural details, but antenna masts are excluded, based on standard skyscraper's height measure by Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Existing skyscraper are included for ranking purposes based on their present height. This list includes buildings that are still under construction and have already been topped out.
Rank | Building | Image | City | Height (m) | Floors | Built | Notes |
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1–2 | Petronas Tower 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 452 | 88 | 1998 | Currently the tallest buildings in Malaysia and world's tallest twin towers since 1998, formerly tallest buildings in the world (1998-2004) | |
Petronas Tower 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 452 | 88 | 1998 | |||
3 | The Exchange 106 | Kuala Lumpur | 445 | 95 | 2019 | – | |
4 | Four Seasons Place KL | Kuala Lumpur | 343 | 65 | 2018 | The tallest hotel in Southeast Asia and the 4th tallest hotel in the world. | |
5 | Telekom Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 310 | 55 | 2001 | – | |
6 | The Astaka Tower A | Johor Bahru | 279 | 72 | 2018 | Currently the tallest building in Johor Bahru. The tallest residential building in Southeast Asia. | |
7 | Ilham Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 274 | 58 | 2016 | – | |
8 | Petronas Tower 3 | Kuala Lumpur | 267 | 60 | 2012 | – | |
9 | Vortex Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 260 | 58 | 2016 | – | |
10 | The Astaka Tower B | Johor Bahru | 256 | 67 | 2018 | Currently the second tallest tower in Johor Bahru. | |
11 | KOMTAR Tower | Penang Island | 249 | 68 | 1985 | Currently the tallest tower on Penang Island. | |
12 | Maybank Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 244 | 50 | 1988 | Formerly the tallest building in Kuala Lumpur (1988–1998). | |
13 - 14 | The Vogue Suites One | Kuala Lumpur | 243 | 63 | 2017 | ||
Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur | 243 | 37 | 2012 | |||
15 | Banyan Tree Signature | Kuala Lumpur | 240 | 55 | 2016 | ||
16 | Vista Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 238 | 62 | 1994 | Formerly known as Empire Tower. | |
17 | Tropicana The Residence & W Hotel | Kuala Lumpur | 232 | 55 | 2017 | ||
18 | Elite Pavilion Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 230 | 50 | 2017 | ||
19 - 23 | Altus (Setia Sky 88) | Johor Bahru | 220 | 60 | 2017 | ||
Bay Laurel Tower 1 | Johor Bahru | 220 | 55 | 2017 | |||
Royal Strand Tower 3 | Johor Bahru | 220 | 55 | 2017 | |||
Sora (Setia Sky 88) | Johor Bahru | 220 | 55 | 2017 | |||
Nube (Setia Sky 88) | Johor Bahru | 220 | 55 | 2017 | |||
24 - 25 | Felda Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 216 | 50 | 2012 | ||
Naza Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 216 | 50 | 2015 | |||
26 - 27 | Tri Tower Residences I | Johor Bahru | 215 | 54 | 2018 | ||
Tri Tower Residences III | Johor Bahru | 215 | 54 | 2018 | |||
28 | Maxis Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 212 | 49 | 1998 | ||
29 - 32 | Sentral Residences A | Kuala Lumpur | 210 | 58 | 2017 | ||
Sentral Residences B | Kuala Lumpur | 210 | 58 | 2017 | |||
AmBank Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 210 | 50 | 1998 | |||
JKG Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 210 | 32 | 2016 | |||
33 - 35 | The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur | 205 | 48 | 2016 | ||
Q Sentral Tower A | Kuala Lumpur | 205 | 48 | 2014 | |||
Q Sentral Tower B | Kuala Lumpur | 205 | 48 | 2014 | |||
36 | The Troika Tower 3 | Kuala Lumpur | 204 | 50 | 2010 | ||
37 - 39 | Bay Laurel Tower 2 | Johor Bahru | 203 | 51 | 2017 | ||
Berjaya Times Square Tower A | Kuala Lumpur | 203 | 48 | 2003 | |||
Berjaya Times Square Tower B | Kuala Lumpur | 203 | 48 | 2003 | |||
40 | K Residence | Kuala Lumpur | 202 | 52 | 2008 | First and tallest luxury condominium in Malaysia | |
41 - 44 | Platinum Face Suite Tower A | Kuala Lumpur | 200 | 51 | 2015 | ||
Kings Bay Tower 1 | Johor Bahru | 200 | 50 | 2017 | |||
Le Nouvel Tower 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 200 | 49 | 2016 | |||
Lot G, KL Sentral | Kuala Lumpur | 200 | 45 | 2013 | |||
45 - 46 | Menara Multi Purpose | Kuala Lumpur | 198 | 40 | 1994 | ||
Capital Square Tower 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 198 | 40 | 2014 | |||
47 - 48 | Maju Perdana One | Kuala Lumpur | 196 | 50 | 2002 | ||
The Lovell | Johor Bahru | 196 | 49 | 2017 | |||
49 - 50 | Hatten City Silverscape Residences Tower 1 | Malacca | 195 | 45 | 2017 | Tallest Building in Melaka | |
Hatten City Silverscape Residences Tower 2 | Malacca | 195 | 45 | 2017 | Tallest Building in Melaka | ||
51 | Standard Chartered Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 193 | 43 | 1990 | ||
52 | Citibank Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 190 | 50 | 1995 | ||
53 | Setia V Residence A | Penang Island | 189 | 48 | 2017 | Completed in 2018. | |
54 - 58 | Ritz-Carlton Residences | Kuala Lumpur | 187 | 48 | 2015 | ||
Bangkok Bank Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 187 | 48 | 2015 | |||
Green Haven Service Apartment A | Johor Bahru | 187 | 47 | 2018 | |||
Amberside Tower 2 | Johor Bahru | 187 | 47 | 2017 | |||
Royal Strand Tower 2 | Johor Bahru | 187 | 47 | 2017 | |||
59 | Marinara Financial Center | Kuala Lumpur | 186 | 36 | 2000 | ||
60 | Grand Seasons Hotel | Kuala Lumpur | 184 | 40 | 1998 | ||
61 - 63 | Amberside Tower 3 | Johor Bahru | 183 | 46 | 2017 | ||
Royal Strand Tower 1 | Johor Bahru | 183 | 46 | 2017 | |||
The Binjai Tower A | Kuala Lumpur | 183 | 45 | 2007 | |||
64 - 67 | Tri Tower Residences II | Johor Bahru | 179 | 45 | 2018 | ||
Green Haven Service Apartment B | Johor Bahru | 179 | 45 | 2018 | |||
The Binjai Tower B | Kuala Lumpur | 179 | 44 | 2007 | |||
Public Mutual | Kuala Lumpur | 179 | 42 | 2016 | |||
68 | Pavilion Service Apartment 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 178 | 44 | 2009 | ||
69 | The Troika Tower 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 177 | 44 | 2010 | ||
70 - 73 | Kings Bay Tower 2 | Johor Bahru | 175 | 45 | 2017 | ||
Grand Hyatt Hotel | Kuala Lumpur | 175 | 43 | 2012 | |||
Dato' Onn Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 175 | 40 | 1985 | |||
Menara Kerja Raya | Kuala Lumpur | 175 | 37 | 2014 | Formerly known as Kompleks Kerja Raya 2. | ||
74 | KPWKM Tower | Putrajaya | 172 | 39 | 2011 | ||
75 - 78 | PNB Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 171 | 45 | 1985 | ||
Meridin Suites A | Johor Bahru | 171 | 43 | 2018 | |||
Bay Point Tower 5 | Johor Bahru | 171 | 43 | 2017 | |||
Tropicana Avenue | Petaling Jaya | 171 | 43 | 2015 | |||
79 - 84 | Gurney Paragon East Tower | Penang Island | 170 | 43 | 2011 | ||
Gurney Paragon West Tower | Penang Island | 170 | 43 | 2011 | |||
Arte S Tower B | Penang Island | 170 | 49 | 2017 | Completed in 2018. | ||
Public Bank Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 170 | 36 | 1994 | |||
Cendana Condominium | Kuala Lumpur | 170 | 45 | 2007 | |||
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka | Kuala Lumpur | 170 | 37 | 2000 | |||
85 - 90 | Green Haven Service Apartment C | Johor Bahru | 168 | 42 | 2018 | ||
Bora Residence | Johor Bahru | 168 | 42 | 2017 | |||
Commerce Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 168 | 42 | 2008 | |||
Prestige Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 168 | 40 | 2011 | |||
Plaza Cygal, Office Tower I | Kuala Lumpur | 168 | 40 | 2000 | |||
Wisma Goldhill | Kuala Lumpur | 168 | 37 | 1993 | |||
91 - 94 | 9 Bukit Utama Aria | Petaling Jaya | 167 | 42 | 2010 | ||
9 Bukit Utama Beva | Petaling Jaya | 167 | 42 | 2010 | |||
9 Bukit Utama Ceta | Petaling Jaya | 167 | 42 | 2010 | |||
Empire Studio | Petaling Jaya | 167 | 42 | 2013 | |||
95 - 99 | The Cove E | Penang Island | 166 | 42 | 2014 | ||
The Cove F | Penang Island | 166 | 42 | 2014 | |||
The Oval East Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 166 | 40 | 2009 | |||
The Oval West Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 166 | 40 | 2009 | |||
UOA Bangsar Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 166 | 39 | 2009 | |||
100 - 101 | The Ascent Paradigm | Petaling Jaya | 165 | 32 | 2015 | ||
Pinnacle & Sheraton Hotel | Petaling Jaya | 165 | 45 | 2017 | |||
102 - 104 | Teega 1 | Johor Bahru | 164 | 41 | 2017 | ||
Teega 2 | Johor Bahru | 164 | 41 | 2017 | |||
Teega 3 | Johor Bahru | 164 | 41 | 2017 |
Under construction
Building | City | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Planned completion |
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Merdeka 118 | Kuala Lumpur | 644 m | 2,185 ft | 118 | 2022 |
Fairmont KL Tower 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 370 m | 1,214 ft | 78 | 2022 |
Coronation Square Tower | Johor Bahru | 370 m | 1,214 ft | 78 | TBD |
Oxley Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 341 m | 1,119 ft | 79 | 2022 |
M101 Skywheel | Kuala Lumpur | 316.6 m | 1,039 ft | 79 | 2022 |
Southpoint: Mid Valley Tower Of Light | Kuala Lumpur | 286 m | 938 ft | 60 | TBD |
Fairmont KL Tower 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 278 m | 912 ft | 71 | 2022 |
STAR Residences & Boulevard | Kuala Lumpur | 265 m* | 869 ft | 58 | TBD |
WF Tower 1 | Johor Bahru | 239 m | 784 ft | 60 | 2023 |
WF Tower 2 | Johor Bahru | 239 m | 784 ft | 60 | 2023 |
Equatorial Plaza | Kuala Lumpur | 225 m | 738 ft | 51 | TBD |
Sky Suites @ KLCC (×3 towers) | Kuala Lumpur | 209 m** ×3 | 686 ft | 62 | TBD |
Continew Residences | Kuala Lumpur | 190 m | 623 ft | 53 | 2021 |
Notes:
- * = CTBUH estimated data, ** = minimum height
On hold
Building | City | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Planned completion |
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Grand Duta Hyatt | Kuala Lumpur | 243 m | 797 ft | 52 | – |
Cecil Chao Centre (×3 towers) | Kuala Lumpur | 158 m** ×3 | 1,253 ft | 50 | – |
Proposed/Vision
Building | City | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Planned completion |
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Tower M | Kuala Lumpur | 700 m | 2,297 ft | 145 | |
Tradewinds Square[2] | Kuala Lumpur | 608 m | 1,994 ft | 150 | 2025 |
1 Financial Trade Center | Malacca | 436 m | 1,430 ft | 110 | – |
KL Vertical City | Kuala Lumpur | 418 m | 1,371 ft | – | – |
Hao Yuan Tower | Johor Bahru | 406 m | 1,332 ft | 102 | 2019 |
BBCC Signature Tower | Kuala Lumpur | 400 m** | 1,312 ft | 80 | 2025 |
Jewel I-City | Shah Alam | 381 m | 1,250 ft | 73 | 2025 |
Umno new HQ @ PWTC | Kuala Lumpur | 351 m** | 1,151 ft | 70 | – |
IBN Bukit Bintana | Kuala Lumpur | 330 m | 1,083 ft | 68 | 2023 |
Tradewinds Square #2 | Kuala Lumpur | 308 m | 1,011 ft | 65 | – |
R&F Tower | Johor Bahru | 307 m | 1,007 ft | 79 | – |
Sky @ Vintage Bay 1 | Johor Bahru | 299 m | 981 ft | 60 | – |
Sky @ Vintage Bay 2 | Johor Bahru | 299 m | 981 ft | 60 | – |
Dayabumi redevelopment | Kuala Lumpur | 293 m | 961 ft | 60 | – |
Gateway Beacon Tower | Malacca | 288 m | 945 ft | 80 | – |
D'Twist | Petaling Jaya | 285 m | 935 ft | 72 | – |
8 Conlay - Kempinski Hotel & Residence | Kuala Lumpur | 283 m** | 929 ft | 72 | – |
Aurora Tower (Angkasa Raya redevelopment) | Kuala Lumpur | 268 m | 879 ft | 65 | – |
8 Conlay - YOO8 Residence | Kuala Lumpur | 260 m** | 853 ft | 62 | – |
8 Conlay - office tower | Kuala Lumpur | 240 m** | 787 ft | 57 | – |
TA3 | Kuala Lumpur | 240 m** | 787 ft | 60 | – |
Marina Bay Suites | Johor Bahru | 238 m | 781 ft | 50 | – |
Runnymede Bay | Penang Island | 211 m** | 692 ft | 61 | – |
Colony by Infinitum | Kuala Lumpur | 200 m** | 656 ft | 56 | – |
TA4 | Kuala Lumpur | 200 m** | 656 ft | 50 | – |
Marriott Gurney | Penang Island | 190 m** | 623 ft | 55 | – |
Urban Suite I | Penang Island | 52 | – | ||
Notes:
- * = CTBUH estimated data, ** = minimum height
Timeline of tallest buildings
This lists commercial buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Kuala Lumpur. As of 2018, the title of tallest building in Kuala Lumpur is held by The Exchange 106.
Buildings with this sign (*) indicate that they have been demolished.
Name | Image | City | Years as Tallest | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Coordinates | Notes |
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Menara Condong | Teluk Intan | 1885–1897 | 25 (82) | 3 | 4°01′30.5″N 101°01′09.7″E | [3] | |
Sultan Abdul Samad Building | Kuala Lumpur | 1897–1942 | 40 (131) | 3 | 3°08′55.2″N 101°41′39.8″E | Formerly known simply as Government Offices in its early years[4] | |
Sultan Ibrahim Building | Johor Bahru | 1942–1960 | 60 (196) | 5 | 1°27′28.2″N 103°45′40.3″E | [5][6] | |
Bangunan Lee Yan Lian | Kuala Lumpur | 1960–1963 | 73 (239) | 18 | 3°08′52.4″N 101°41′52.7″E | The first high-rise building[7] | |
Malaysian Houses of Parliament | Kuala Lumpur | 1963–1971 | 77 (252) | 20 | 3°08′57.8″N 101°40′45.8″E | The first high-rise building, which was built after independence[8][9] | |
Menara Takaful | Kuala Lumpur | 1971–1973 | 110 (361) | 28 | 3°08′21.5″N 101°41′45.5″E | Formerly known as Bangunan Sime Bank. The first high-rise building over 100 m (328 ft)[10] | |
Crowne Plaza Mutiara KL* | Kuala Lumpur | 1973–1978 | 130 (427) | 36 | 3°09′05.8″N 101°42′39.3″E | Formerly known as KL Hilton. Demolished in 2013[11][12] | |
Menara Bumiputra | Kuala Lumpur | 1978–1980 | 150.5 (493) | 34 | 3°09′01.7″N 101°41′49.1″E | Also known as Menara Bank Muamalat. The first skyscraper in Malaysia[13] | |
Bangunan Dewan Bandaraya | Kuala Lumpur | 1980–1983 | 150.9 (495) | 35 | 3°09′07.7″N 101°41′38.7″E | Also known as Menara DBKL 1[14] | |
Menara KH | Kuala Lumpur | 1983–1984 | 152 (499) | 36 | 3°09′04.4″N 101°42′35.7″E | Formerly known as Promet Tower[15] | |
Kompleks Dayabumi | Kuala Lumpur | 1984–1985 | 157 (515) | 35 | 3°08′41.8″N 101°41′37.7″E | [16][17] | |
Menara Dato' Onn | Kuala Lumpur | 1985–1985 | 175 (574) | 40 | 3°10′09.5″N 101°41′27.2″E | [18][19] | |
KOMTAR Tower | George Town | 1985–1988 | 231.7 (760) | 65 | 5°24′52.1″N 100°19′46.1″E | 2nd tallest in Asia when built. In 2015, 3 more floors were added raising its height to 249 m (817).[20] | |
Menara Maybank | Kuala Lumpur | 1988–1998 | 244 (799) | 55 | 3°08′50.3″N 101°41′58.3″E | The first skyscraper exceeding 200 m in Kuala Lumpur (656 ft)[21] | |
Petronas Twin Towers | Kuala Lumpur | 1998–2021 | 452 (1,483) | 88 | 3°09′28″N 101°42′42.9″E | The tallest building in the world from 1998 to 2004 and remain the tallest twin towers in the world[22][23] | |
Merdeka PNB 118 | Kuala Lumpur | 2021–future | 644 (2,113) | 118 | 3°08′30.5″N 101°42′02.0″E | [24] | |
See also
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur
- List of tallest buildings in George Town
- List of tallest buildings in Johor Bahru
- List of tallest buildings in Kota Kinabalu
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