List of tallest buildings in Chennai

Chennai city south - Skyline

This list of tallest buildings in Chennai[1] ranks high-rise buildings in Chennai, India based on official height. Unlike other metropolitan cities in the country, Chennai continues to experience a horizontal growth (that is, expanding continuously in its area) rather than a vertical growth by means of building more skyscrapers, owing to the presence of weather radar at the Chennai Port, which prohibits construction of taller buildings beyond its permissible limits.[2] The maximum permissible building height in Chennai was limited to 40 m until 1998, when it was increased to 60 m, which continues till today.[3] Until then, the LIC Building at Anna Salai, with 15 floors, dominated the city's skyline. However, after the big companies started building tall concrete structures in the city since then, the city's skyline started changing, especially along the periphery.[4] Currently, seven towers of Hiranandani Upscale Egattur are the tallest buildings in Chennai with a total height of 134 metres (440 ft). Still many more high-rises are already under construction in the city and dozens are proposed. However, the height of the buildings in the central business district have seldom gone beyond 20 floors.

Tallest buildings

LIC Building, the first skyscraper of Chennai

This lists ranks buildings in Chennai according to height. All the buildings listed below rise at least up to a height of 70 metres (230 ft).

Sr No Name Height Floors Year
1 Bayview House of Hiranandani 134 metres (440 ft) 42 2015
2 Tiana House of Hiranandani 130 metres (427 ft) 36 2015
3 Edina House of Hiranandani 115 metres (377 ft) 31 2015
4 TVH Ouranya Bay 1 111 metres (364 ft) 30 2013
5 TVH Ouranya Bay 2 111 metres (364 ft) 30 2013
6 TVH Ouranya Bay 3 111 metres (364 ft) 30 2013
7 TVH Ouranya Bay 4 111 metres (364 ft) 30 2013
8 TVH Ouranya Bay 5 111 metres (364 ft) 30 2013
9 TVH Ouranya Bay 6 111 metres (364 ft) 30 2013
10 Birchwood by House of Hiranandani 104 metres (341 ft) 28 2011
11 Greenwood by House of Hiranandani 104 metres (341 ft) 28 2011
12 Seawood by House of Hiranandani 104 metres (341 ft) 28 2011
13 Brentwood by House of Hiranandani 104 metres (341 ft) 28 2011
14 Oceanic by House of Hiranandani 104 metres (341 ft) 28 2011
15 Pinewood by House of Hiranandani 104 metres (341 ft) 28 2013
16 Orchid View 2 (DLF Gardencity) 74 metres (243 ft) 20
17 Garnet (Olympia Opaline) 74 metres (243 ft) 20 2011
18 Amethyst (Olympia Opaline) 74 metres (243 ft) 20 2011
19 Aquamarine (Olympia Opaline) 74 metres (243 ft) 20 2011
20 Jasper (Olympia Opaline) 74 metres (243 ft) 20 2011
21 Amber (Olympia Opaline) 74 metres (243 ft) 20 2011
22 Coral (Olympia Opaline) 74 metres (243 ft) 20 2011
23 Citrine (Olympia Opaline) 74 metres (243 ft) 20 2011
24 Hyatt Regency 71 metres (233 ft) 15 1999

See also

References

  1. ↑ "High-Rise Buildings, Chennai". Emporis.com.
  2. ↑ Koshy, Jacob P. (13 December 2007). "Doppler radar may put cap on building heights". Livemint.com (New Delhi: Live Mint and the Wall Street Journal). Retrieved 14 Sep 2012.
  3. ↑ "Plea to okay draft Master Plan". The Hindu (Chennai: The Hindu). 18 July 2008. Retrieved 14 Sep 2012.
  4. ↑ Nambiar, Sangeetha; Arjun Narayanan (20 October 2012). "View From the Top". The Times of India (Chennai: The Times Group). Retrieved 20 Oct 2012.
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