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 remain the tallest twin towers in the world. They were the tallest buildings in Malaysia from 1998 to 2017 standing at a height of 452 metres (1,483 ft), until The Exchange 106 took its place with its current height of 446 metres (1,463 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	671
2	Penang Island	150
3	Johor Bahru	55
4	Petaling Jaya	14
5	Malacca	8
6	Kota Kinabalu	2
7	Sibu	1

Tallest buildings

The following is a list of the 50 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	City	Height (m)	Floors	Built	Notes
1	The Exchange 106	Kuala Lumpur	492	106	2018	Construction reached 470 meters in December 2017. When completed, the final height will be 492 meters. It is currently the tallest building in Malaysia until KL118/PNB118 is completed. Estimated completion in June 2018.
2	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	451.9	88	1998	Former tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur (1998-2017) and formerly the world's tallest buildings (1998-2004).
2	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	451.9	88	1998	World's tallest twin buildings.
3	Four Seasons Place KL	Kuala Lumpur	342.5	65	2018	Topped out in June 2017. Once opened, it will be the tallest hotel in southeast Asia.
4	Telekom Tower	Kuala Lumpur	310	55	2001	-
5	Astaka Tower 1	Johor Bahru	279	72	2018	Architecturely topped out.
6	Ilham Tower	Kuala Lumpur	275	58	2016	-
7	Petronas Tower 3	Kuala Lumpur	267	60	2012	-
8	Vortex Tower	Kuala Lumpur	260	58	2016	-
9	Astaka Tower 2	Johor Bahru	256	67	2018	Architecturely topped out.
10	KOMTAR Tower	Penang Island	250	68	1985	Tallest skyscraper on Penang Island.
11	Maybank Tower	Kuala Lumpur	244	50	1988	Formerly the tallest building in Kuala Lumpur (1988–1998).
12	The Vogue Suites One	Kuala Lumpur	243	63	2017	T/O
13	Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur	243	37	2012	-
14	Banyan Tree Signature	Kuala Lumpur	240	55	2016	-
15	Vista Tower	Kuala Lumpur	238	62	1994	Formerly known as Empire Tower.
16	Tropicana The Residence & W Hotel	Kuala Lumpur	232	55	2017	T/O
17	Elite Pavilion Tower	Kuala Lumpur	230	50	2017	T/O
18	The Altus Setia Sky 88	Johor Bahru	220	60	2017	T/O
19	Felda Tower	Kuala Lumpur	216	50	2012	-
19	Naza Tower	Kuala Lumpur	216	50	2015	-
20	Maxis Tower	Kuala Lumpur	212	49	1998	-
21	Sentral Residences A	Kuala Lumpur	210	58	2017	T/O
	Sentral Residences B	Kuala Lumpur	210	58	2017	T/O
	AmBank Tower	Kuala Lumpur	210	50	1998	-
	JKG Tower	Kuala Lumpur	210	32	2016	-
22	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	-
21	The Troika Tower 3	Kuala Lumpur	204	50	2010	-
23	Berjaya Times Square Tower A	Kuala Lumpur	203	48	2003	-
23	Berjaya times Square Tower B	Kuala Lumpur	203	48	2003	-
24	K Residence	Kuala Lumpur	202	52	2008	First and tallest luxury condominium in Malaysia
25	Platinum Face Suite Tower A	Kuala Lumpur	200	51	2015	-
	Le Nouvel	Kuala Lumpur	200	49	2016	-
	Lot G, KL Sentral	Kuala Lumpur	200	45	2013	-
26	Menara Multi Purpose	Kuala Lumpur	198	40	1994
26	Capital Square Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	198	40	2014
27	Maju Perdana One	Kuala Lumpur	196	50	2002
28	Hatten City Silverscape Residences Tower 1	Malacca	195	45	2017
28	Hatten City Silverscape Residences Tower 2	Malacca	195	45	2017
29	Standard Chartered Tower	Kuala Lumpur	193	43	1990
30	Citibank Tower	Kuala Lumpur	190	50	1995
31	Setia V Residence A	Penang Island	189	48	2017	Completed in 2018
32	Ritz-Carlton Residences	Kuala Lumpur	187	48	2015
32	Bangkok Bank Tower	Kuala Lumpur	187	48	2015
33	Marinara Financial Center	Kuala Lumpur	186	36	2000
34	Grand Seasons Hotel	Kuala Lumpur	184	40	1998
35	The Binjai Tower A	Kuala Lumpur	183	45	2007
36	The Binjai Tower B	Kuala Lumpur	179	44	2007
36	Public Mutual	Kuala Lumpur	179	42	2016
37	Pavilion Service Apartment 1	Kuala Lumpur	178	44	2009
38	The Troika Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	177	44	2010
39	Dato' Onn Tower	Kuala Lumpur	175	40	1985
	Grand Hyatt Hotel	Kuala Lumpur	175	43	2012
	Kompleks Kerja Raya 2	Kuala Lumpur	175	37	2014
40	KPWKM Tower	Putrajaya	172	39	2011
41	PNB Tower	Kuala Lumpur	171	45	1985
41	Tropicana Avenue	Petaling Jaya	171	43	2015
42	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
43	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
44	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
45	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
44	The Ascent Paradigm	Petaling Jaya	165	32	2015
47	The Shore Hotel & Residences	Malacca	163	43	2014
48	The Avare	Kuala Lumpur	162	40	2009
48	Keck Seng Tower	Kuala Lumpur	162	39	1997
49	Vertical Bangsar South	Kuala Lumpur	160	40	2015
	The Troika Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	160	38	2010
	Shell & Ascott Tower	Kuala Lumpur	160	37	2014
50	Five Stones	Petaling Jaya	159	40	2012
	PJ8 Service Suites	Petaling Jaya	159	40	2009
	Tropicana Grande 1	Petaling Jaya	159	40	2013
	Tropicana Grande 2	Petaling Jaya	159	40	2013
	Tropicana Grande 3	Petaling Jaya	159	40	2013
	Tropicana Grande 4	Petaling Jaya	159	40	2013
51	The Cove A	Penang Island	158	40	2007
	The Cove B	Penang Island	158	40	2007
	The Cove C	Penang Island	158	40	2007
	The Cove D	Penang Island	158	40	2007
	The Maritime Suite B	Penang Island	158	40	2014
	Shineville Park Condominium	Penang Island	158	40	2014
	Integra Tower	Kuala Lumpur	158	40	2013
	OneKL	Kuala Lumpur	158	45	2009
52	Dayabumi Complex	Kuala Lumpur	157	36	1984	Former tallest building in Kuala Lumpur (1984–1985).

Under construction

Building	City	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Planned completion
Merdeka PNB 118	Kuala Lumpur	644 m	2,113 ft	118	2021
The Exchange 106	Kuala Lumpur	492 m	1,614 ft	106	2018
Fairmont KL Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	380 m	1,247 ft	78	2020
Four Seasons Place KL	Kuala Lumpur	343 m	1,124 ft	65	2018
Oxley Tower #1	Kuala Lumpur	341 m	1,119 ft	79	2017
Southpoint: Mid Valley Tower Of Light	Kuala Lumpur	286 m	938 ft	60	TBD
Astaka #1	Johor Bahru	279 m	915 ft	70	2018
Fairmont KL Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	278 m	912 ft	71	2020
STAR Residences & Boulevard	Kuala Lumpur	265 m*	869 ft	58	TBD
Astaka #2	Johor Bahru	259 m	915 ft	65	2018
Vogue Suites, KL Eco City	Kuala Lumpur	243 m	820 ft	63	2017
Tropicana The Residence & W Hotel	Kuala Lumpur	232 m	761 ft	55	2016
Elite Pavilion	Kuala Lumpur	230 m	755 ft	50	2017
Equatorial Plaza	Kuala Lumpur	225 m	738 ft	51	TBD
Sentral Residences (×2 towers)	Kuala Lumpur	210 m ×2	689 ft	57	2017
Sky Suites @ KLCC (×3 towers)	Kuala Lumpur	209 m** ×3	686 ft	62	TBD
Expressionz Professional Suites	Kuala Lumpur	208 m**	689 ft	52	TBD
Arte S Tower B	Penang Island	170 m	558 ft	49	2015
Pinnacle & Sheraton Hotel	Petaling Jaya	165 m	541 ft	45	2017
Setia V Residence	Penang Island	189 m**	495 ft	48	2016
Celcom HQ	Petaling Jaya	140 m**	459 ft	35	2017

Notes:

* = CTBUH estimated data, ** = minimum height

On hold

Building	City	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Planned completion
Plaza Rakyat	Kuala Lumpur	382 m	1,253 ft	79	-
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
KLCC East Gate Tower	Kuala Lumpur	700 m	2,297 ft	142	-
Tradewinds Square^[2]	Kuala Lumpur	608 m	2,543 ft	150	2025
Menara Nur Darul Iman	Kuala Terengganu	549 m	1,801 ft	75	-
KL Vertical City	Kuala Lumpur	418 m	1,371 ft	_	-
Coronation Square IIBD	Johor Bahru	370 m	1,214 ft	78	-
BBCC Signature Tower	Kuala Lumpur	400 m**	1,155 ft	80	2025
Umno new HQ @ PWTC	Kuala Lumpur	351 m**	1,152 ft	70	-
Meridian 101 The Sky Wheel (×2 towers)	Kuala Lumpur	316 m ×2	1,037 ft	78	-
Tradewinds Square #2	Kuala Lumpur	308 m	1,011 ft	65	-
Dayabumi redevelopment	Kuala Lumpur	293 m	961 ft	60	-
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**	929 ft	62	-
8 Conlay - office tower	Kuala Lumpur	240 m**	929 ft	57	-
TA3	Kuala Lumpur	240 m**	656 ft	60	-
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

Building	Height (m)	Floors	City	Year as tallest	Notes
Crowne Plaza Mutiara KL	123	36	Kuala Lumpur	1973-1983 (10 years)	Demolished in 2015.^[3]
Menara KH	152	36	Kuala Lumpur	1983-1984 (1 year)
Dayabumi Complex	157	36	Kuala Lumpur	1984-1985 (1 year)
KOMTAR Tower	232	65	Penang Island	1985-1988 (3 years)	2nd tallest in Asia when built. In 2015, 3 more floors were added raising its height to 249m.
Maybank Tower	244	50	Kuala Lumpur	1988-1998 (10 years)
Petronas Towers 1 & 2	451.9	88	Kuala Lumpur	1998-2017 (19 years)	Tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004. Remains tallest twin towers in the world.
The Exchange 106	492	106	Kuala Lumpur	2017-present

References

↑ ctbuh. "The World's 50 Tallest Urban Agglomerations". www.ctbuh.org. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
↑ "Tradewinds Square Tower A - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
↑ "Crowne Plaza Mutiara KL". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2018-09-11.

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[1] tbuh. "The World's 50 Tallest Urban Agglomerations". www.ctbuh.org. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

[2] "Tradewinds Square Tower A - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2018-05-26.

[3] "Crowne Plaza Mutiara KL". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2018-09-11.