List of tallest buildings in Metro Manila

Metro Manila, the most populous and the National Capital Region of the Philippines, is home to the tallest skyscrapers in the country. Prominent areas where skyscrapers stand are the Makati Central Business District and Rockwell Center in Makati; Ortigas Center in Pasig–Mandaluyong–Quezon City; Bonifacio Global City in Taguig–Makati; Ermita, Malate and Binondo in the City of Manila; Eastwood City and Araneta Center in Quezon City; Cybergate City in Mandaluyong; and Alabang in Muntinlupa.

The history of highrise buildings in Manila probably began with the construction of the eight-storey Manila Hotel in 1912, which is considered the first modern high-rise building in the Philippines. The constructions of high-rise buildings also shifted from the City of Manila to its surrounding area, including the transformation of Makati into the country's financial and business center in the 1960s.

Although there were numerous high-rise buildings standing in Metro Manila, the first skyscraper (150 meters and above) to rise in the metropolis was during the completion of the 44-storey Pacific Plaza Condominium in 1992, which has a 161-meter architectural top height. Since 2000, PBCom Tower is the tallest building in the Philippines.

The skyline of the Makati Central Business District in Metro Manila. (2013)

Tallest completed buildings


This list ranks the highest completed skyscrapers and buildings in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Buildings and skyscrapers listed here stand at least 150 metres (492 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. The list has been shortened because there is a very high number of highrise buildings, counting at least between 100 metres (328 ft) and 150 metres (492 ft) in Metro Manila.

An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

  Was the tallest building in the Philippines upon completion.
Rank Building Location Height
(m)		 Floors Year
(est.)		 Image Notes
1 PBCom Tower Makati CBD 259[1] 52 2000 Tallest office building in the Philippines.
2 Gramercy Residences Makati Poblacion
(Century City)		 250[2] 73 2013 Tallest residential building in the Philippines.
3 Discovery Primea Makati CBD 238[3] 68 2014
4= One Shangri-La Place North Tower Ortigas Center 227 64 2014
4= One Shangri-La Place South Tower Ortigas Center 227 64 2014
6 The Knightsbridge Residences Makati Poblacion
(Century City)		 220[3] 64 2013
7 G.T. International Tower Makati CBD 217 47 2001
8= BSA Twin Tower 1 Ortigas Center 215 55 2000
8= BSA Twin Tower 2 Ortigas Center 215 55 2000
10= St. Francis Tower 1 Ortigas Center 213 60 2009
10= St. Francis Tower 2 Ortigas Center 213 60 2009
12= One Rockwell West Tower Makati Poblacion
(Rockwell Center)		 210 55 2010
12= Petron Megaplaza Makati CBD 210 45 1998 The tallest building in the Philippines from 1998-2000.
12= BDO Corporate Center Ortigas Center 210 50 2015
15 UnionBank Plaza Ortigas Center 206 49 2004 Tallest building in Pasig.
16= Greenbelt Lorenzo Tower Makati CBD 205 57 2009
16= Edades Tower and Garden Villas Makati Poblacion
(Rockwell Center)		 205 53 2014
18 1322 Golden Empire Tower Ermita 203 57 2002 Tallest building in the City of Manila.
19 One Corporate Centre Ortigas Center 202 45 2009
20= Philamlife Tower Makati CBD 200 48 2000
20= Summit One Tower Mandaluyong 200 49 1998
22 One Central Makati CBD 195 50 2013
23 8 Forbestown Road Bonifacio Global City 194 53 2013 Tallest building in Taguig.
24 Anchor Skysuites Binondo 193 56 2013 Tallest building in Binondo and all of Chinatown all over the world.[4]
25 RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower Makati CBD 192 46 2001
26 The Infinity Fort Bonifacio Bonifacio Global City 190 53 2011
27 Alphaland Makati Tower Makati CBD 185 34 2013
28 One San Miguel Avenue Ortigas Center 183 54 2001
29= LKG Tower Makati CBD 180 38 2000
29= The Shang Grand Tower Makati CBD 180 46 2006
31= Pacific Plaza Tower 1 Bonifacio Global City 179 52 2001
31= Pacific Plaza Tower 2 Bonifacio Global City 179 52 2001
31= Atlanta Centre San Juan 179 37 1998
34 Birch Tower Malate 178[5] 52 2012
35= Aspire Tower Eastwood City 175 48 2012
35= Robinsons Equitable Tower Ortigas Center 175 45 1997 Tallest building in the Philippines from 1997-1998.
37= One Roxas Triangle Makati CBD 174 40 2000
37= Robinsons Summit Center Makati CBD 174 38 2001
37= Paragon Plaza Mandaluyong 174 43 1998
40 Enterprise Center Tower One Makati CBD 172 45 1999
41= The Residences at Greenbelt – Laguna Tower Makati CBD 171 48 2008
41= The Residences at Greenbelt – Manila Tower Makati CBD 171 48 2010
43= RCBC Plaza Tower 2 Makati CBD 170 41 2001
43= The BeauFort Tower 1 Bonifacio Global City 170 43 2013
43= The BeauFort Tower 2 Bonifacio Global City 170 43 2013
46 Pearl of the Orient Tower Ermita 168 42 2004
47 Discovery Suites Ortigas Center 167 40 1999 Tallest hotel building in the Philippines.
48= GA Twin Tower 1 Mandaluyong 165 40 2005
48= GA Twin Tower 2 Mandaluyong 165 40 2005
48= One Rockwell East Tower Makati Poblacion
(Rockwell Center)		 165 45 2011
51 Rufino Pacific Tower Makati CBD 161 41 1994 Tallest building in the Philippines from 1994-1997.
52= Ayala Tower One Makati CBD 160 35 1996 First building in the Philippines known as a "skyscraper".
52= Orient Square Ortigas Center 160 38 1999
54 Lancaster Suites Tower 1 Mandaluyong 158 42 2007
55 Bellagio Golfview Three Bonifacio Global City 156 40 2010
56= Exportbank Plaza Makati CBD 155 36 1998
56= Rizal Tower Makati Poblacion
(Rockwell Center)		 155 47 2000
58 Wharton Parksuites Binondo 154.6[6] 39 2012
59 BSA Grand Tower Makati CBD 154 37 1998
60 The World Centre Makati CBD 152 30 1995
61= Salcedo Park Tower 1 Makati CBD 151 45 1996
61= Salcedo Park Tower 2 Makati CBD 151 45 1996
63= Pacific Plaza Condominium Makati CBD 150 44 1992 Tallest building in the Philippines from 1992-1994.
63= Wynsum Corporate Plaza Makati CBD 150 35 2000
63= One Legazpi Park Makati CBD 150 45 2006
63= Joy~Nostalg Center Ortigas Center 150 40 2009
63= West Forbes Tower Bonifacio Global City 150 42
63= One McKinley Place Bonifacio Global City 150 43 2004
63= Zuellig Building Makati CBD 150 42 2012
63= The Columns at Legazpi Village Tower 1 Makati CBD 150 41 2009
63= The Columns at Legazpi Village Tower 2 Makati CBD 150 41 2009
63= The Columns at Legazpi Village Tower 3 Makati CBD 150 41 2009
63= Bellagio Golfview Two Bonifacio Global City 150 38 2009

Tallest completed twin buildings

Twin towers refer to identical structure buildings including condominiums, apartments, offices and hotels.[7] Metro Manila has four of the tallest twin buildings in the world. The list includes inaugurated and topped-out structure buildings that stand 100 meters tall including identical and in-identical heights.

Rank Name Location Height (max) Floors (t1/t2) Notes
1 One Shangri-La Place Twin Towers Ortigas Center 227 64 Topped out as of 2013 Tallest twin towers in the Philippines
2 BSA Twin Towers Ortigas Center 216 m (709 ft) 55/55 2nd Tallest twin towers in the Philippines (2000-2009)
3 The St. Francis Shangri-La Place Ortigas Center 213 m (699 ft) 60/60 3rd Tallest twin towers in the Philippines. Tallest buildings in Ortigas Center
4 Pacific Plaza Towers Bonifacio Global City 179 m (587 ft) 49/49 Tallest buildings in Bonifacio Global City
5 Insular Life Towers Alabang 140 m (459 ft) 34/34
6 Robinsons Place Towers Ermita 137 m (449 ft) 38/38
7 GA Twin Towers Mandaluyong 165 m (541 ft) 30/30
8 Salcedo Park Twin Towers Makati CBD 151 m (495 ft) 45/45
9 Wack Wack Twin Towers Mandaluyong 148 m (486 ft) 25/25

Tallest under construction or proposed

This lists buildings that are under construction, approved, planned, and proposed highrise and supertall buildings, that are expected to rise 150 metres (492 ft).

NameLocationHeight (m)FloorsExpected completionNotes
Philippine Diamond Tower Triangle Park 612 200 2019 Approved
Skycity Mandaluyong 335 80 On-hold[8]
The Stratford Residences Makati Poblacion
(Picar Place)		 312 76 2016-2017 Under construction. When completed, it may be the tallest building in the Philippines.
Federal Land Tower Bonifacio Global City 282 66 2016 Topped out
Kirov Tower, The Proscenium Makati Poblacion
(Rockwell Center)		 220 55 2018 Preparation
Century Spire Makati Poblacion
(Century City)		 245 60 2018 Under-construction[9]
Trump Tower Manila Makati Poblacion
(Century City)		 250 60 2016 Under Construction
Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila Bonifacio Global City 250 61 2014 Under construction[10]
The Royalton, Capital Commons Ortigas Center 230 65 2018 Under Construction
Sakura Tower, The Proscenium Makati Poblacion
(Rockwell Center)		 160 51 2018 Under Construction
The Imperium, Capitol Commons Ortigas Center 230 62 2019
The Maven, Capitol Commons Ortigas Center 230 62 2020
The Suites at One Bonifacio High Street Bonifacio Global City 220 63 2019 Under construction
The Shang Salcedo Makati CBD 220 67 2016 Under construction
The Skysuites Tower[11] Triangle Park 220 44 2012 Under Construction
Garden Towers - Tower 2 Makati CBD 215 60 2019 Under Construction
Park Terraces Point Tower Makati CBD 210 59 2015 Topped-Off
The Rise Makati Makati CBD 210 63 2017 Under Construction
Garden Towers - Tower 1 Makati CBD 200 54 2018 Under construction
Net Park Bonifacio Global City 205 48 2015 Topped-Off
Three Central Makati CBD 200 51 2016 Under construction
AIC Empire Tower Ortigas Center 200 52 Under construction
Milano Residences Makati Poblacion
(Century City)		 200 53 2015 Topped-Off
East Gallery Place Bonifacio Global City 193 51 2019 Under Construction
Park Terraces Tower 1 and 2 Makati CBD 187 49 2015 Under construction[12][13]
Marco Polo Ortigas Ortigas Center 180 41 2015 Completed
Ayala Tower Two Makati CBD 180 45 2020 Preparation
Admiral Baysuites Malate 179 53 2015 Topped out
Avant Garde Residences Ortigas Center 179 45 2015 Under construction
R Square Malate 174 50 Preparation
Twin Oaks Place Mandaluyong 173 43 2013 Under construction
The Beacon – Arnaiz Tower Makati CBD 170 50 2012 Under construction
Trion Towers Bonifacio Global City 170 49 2012 Finished
Philippine Stock Exchange Tower Bonifacio Global City 160 30 2016 Under construction

Tallest planned or proposed

NameLocationHeight (m)FloorsExpected completionNotes
Philippine Diamond Tower Quezon City 612 200 2019 Proposed
One Galleon Place Ortigas Center 400 75 Planned
The Block – Hyundai National Headquarters Bonifacio Global City 250 56 Proposed
Manila 1590 Binondo 200 60 2018 Proposed

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in the Philippines. Other buildings such as churches with tall spires may be taller but are not listed because there are no data available from the time Manila had its first building.

NameLocationYears as tallestHeight (m)FloorsImageNotes
Manila Hotel Ermita 1912-1967 18
Ramon Magsaysay Center Malate 1967-1968 70 18
Manila Pavilion Hotel Ermita 1968–1989 90 22
Pacific Star Building Makati CBD 1989–1991 112.5 29
The Peak Tower Makati CBD 1991–1992 138 38
Pacific Plaza Condominium Makati CBD 1992–1994 150 44
Rufino Pacific Tower Makati CBD 1994–1997 162 41
Robinsons Equitable Tower Ortigas Center 1997–1998 175 45
Petron Megaplaza Makati CBD 1998–2000 210 45
PBCom Tower Makati CBD 2000–present 259 52

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO8ji2uE_jY
  2. ↑ http://www.emporis.com/statistics/tallest-buildings-philippines
  3. 1 2 http://www.emporis.com/city/makati-philippines/all-buildings
  4. ↑ "Anchor Skysuites". Anchor Land. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Birch Tower". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Wharton Parksuites". Anchor Land Holdings, Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ Building Directory: Twin Towers I
  8. ↑ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/building.php?building_id=9549
  9. ↑ http://archinect.com/news/article/100729279/daniel-libeskind-s-60-story-century-spire-breaks-ground-in-metro-manila-philippines
  10. ↑ http://handelarch.com/projects/project-main/shangri-la-at-the-fort-main.html
  11. ↑ Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Tallest Buildings in the Philippines as of June 2009
  12. ↑ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/building.php?building_id=13279
  13. ↑ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/building.php?building_id=13278
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