List of tallest buildings in Chennai

LIC Building, the first skyscraper of Chennai

This list of tallest buildings in Chennai ranks high-rise buildings in Chennai, India based on official height.[1] 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.[3][4] This restriction continued until the second master plan of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority was rolled out in 2008, after which the restriction was lifted.[5][6] 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, the skyline started changing, especially along the periphery.[7]

Currently, Bayview tower of Hiranandani is the tallest building in Chennai with a maximum height of 140 metres (459 ft) and 40 floors.[8]

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 has seldom gone beyond 20 floors. Most of the high rises in Chennai are residential buildings.

In 2017, the Tamil Nadu Housing Board conceived a plan to build a twin tower at Anna Salai, Nandanam, one 50 stories (230 meters) and the other 35 stories (130 meters), both linked with a skybridge at the 20th floor.[9]

Tallest buildings

A skyscraper in southern Chennai
The 30-storied TVH Ouranya Bay

This lists ranks buildings in Chennai according to height. All the buildings listed below rise at least up to a height of 100 metres (328 ft).

Sr. no Name Location Height Floors Year
1 Highliving District Tower—SPR City[4] Perambur 161 metres (528 ft) 45 2018
2 Bayview, House of Hiranandani 140 metres (459 ft) 40 2015
3 Tiana, House of Hiranandani 114.35 metres (375 ft) 33 2015
4 Edina, House of Hiranandani 109.2 metres (358 ft) 30 2015
5 TVH Ouranya Bay 1 Padur 111 metres (364 ft) 30 2013
6 TVH Ouranya Bay 2 Padur 111 metres (364 ft) 30 2013
7 TVH Ouranya Bay 3 Padur 111 metres (364 ft) 30 2013
8 TVH Ouranya Bay 4 Padur 111 metres (364 ft) 30 2013
9 TVH Ouranya Bay 5 Padur 111 metres (364 ft) 30 2013
10 TVH Ouranya Bay 6 Padur 111 metres (364 ft) 30 2013
11 Pinnacle Crest Sholinganallur 104 metres (341 ft) 30 2016
12 Birchwood[10] by House of Hiranandani 104 metres (341 ft) 28 2011
13 Greenwood[11] by House of Hiranandani 104 metres (341 ft) 28 2011
14 Seawood[12] by House of Hiranandani 104 metres (341 ft) 28 2011
15 Brentwood[13] by House of Hiranandani 104 metres (341 ft) 28 2011
16 Oceanic[14] by House of Hiranandani 104 metres (341 ft) 28 2011
17 Pinewood[15] by House of Hiranandani 104 metres (341 ft) 28 2013
18 Emami Tejomaya 102 metres (335 ft) 27 2017

Timeline of tallest buildings of Chennai

Name Image Neighbourhood Height Floors Years as tallest
LIC Building Anna Salai 54 metres (177 ft) 15 1959-1998
Arihant Majestic Towers Koyambedu 63.24 metres (207 ft) 17 1998-1999
Magunta Oberoi (currently Hyatt Regency Chennai) Anna Salai, Teynampet 71 metres (233 ft) 18 1999-2011
Birchwood by House of Hiranandani Egatoor 104 metres (341 ft) 28 2011-2013
TVH Ouranya Bay Old Mahabalipuram Road, Padur 108 metres (354 ft) 30 2013-2015
Bayview by House of Hiranandani Old Mahabalipuram Road 140 metres (459 ft) 40 2015-Current

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. 1 2 "சென்னையில் 45 மாடி கட்டடம்: விதிகளை தளர்த்தி அரசு அனுமதி". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Chennai: Dinamalar. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Skyscrapers enter Chennai at 171 metres; OMR tower to be Chennai's tallest". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 24 Dec 2016.
  6. ↑ Menon, Vishal (31 October 2014). "Chennai looks to the skies". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 24 Dec 2016.
  7. ↑ Nambiar, Sangeetha; Arjun Narayanan (20 October 2012). "View From the Top". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 20 Oct 2012.
  8. ↑ "Residential Projects in Chennai House of Hiranandani". houseofhiranandani.com.
  9. ↑ Kabirdoss, Yogesh (13 October 2017). "TNHB plans Petronas-like twin towers in Nandanam". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Birchwood
  11. ↑ Greenwood
  12. ↑ Seawood
  13. ↑ Brentwood
  14. ↑ Oceanic
  15. ↑ Pinewood
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