List of tallest buildings in Metro Manila

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

The first skyscraper (150 meters and above) in the metropolis is the 44-storey Pacific Plaza Condominium, which was completed in 1992. The Federal Land Tower (Metrobank Financial Center) is the tallest building in the Philippines since its completion in 2017 with the pinnacle height of 281.78 meters (924.5 ft).

Tallest completed buildings


This list ranks the highest completed skyscrapers and buildings in Metro Manila — the National Capital Region of the Philippines. These stand at least 150 metres (492 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. The list has a minimum height limit because there is a large number of highrises below that in Metro Manila and the term skyscraper usually refers to buildings as tall and taller.

An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more structures, and the "Year" column indicates the year in which it was completed. Some authoritative sources are The Skyscraper Center and Emporis.

As of Jan 2018, there are 104 buildings in the list below. However, there are still more than 40 buildings planned to be completed by the end of 2020. According to The Skyscraper Center, the Philippines is in the Top Ten countries with the most number of skyscrapers 150 meters and taller.[1] Statistics for the last decade are:

Years No of new Bldgs.
1994-200639
2007–20082
2009–201011
2011–201213
2013–201418
2015–201615
2017–Present6
Total104

Within the last decade, the table then gives an average of about 7 new skyscrapers every year.

  Was the Tallest Building in the Philippines upon completion.
Rank Building Image City/Municipality Height
(m)		 Floors Year
(est.)		 Notes
1 Grand Hyatt Manila Taguig 281.78 66 2017 The tallest building in the Philippines since 2017.
2 Trump Tower at Century City Makati 280 57 2017
3 PBCom Tower Makati 259 52 2000 The tallest building in the Philippines from 2000–2017. Tallest office building in the Philippines.
4= Gramercy Residences Makati 250[2] 73 2013 Tallest residential building in the Philippines.
4= Discovery Primea Makati 250[2] 68 2014
4= Shang Salcedo Place Makati 250 67 2017
5 Grand Riviera Suites Manila 230 60 2014
6 Shangri-La at the Fort Taguig 229.3 63 2016 Opened March 2016.[3][4].
7= One Shangri-La Place North Tower Mandaluyong 227[2] 64 2014
7= One Shangri-La Place South Tower Mandaluyong 227[2] 64 2014
8= BSA Twin Tower 1 Mandaluyong 221[2] 55 2000
8= BSA Twin Tower 2 Mandaluyong 221[2] 55 2000
9= Alphaland Makati Place Makati 220 55 2017
9= The Knightsbridge Residences Makati 220 64 2013
10 GT International Tower Makati 217 43 2001
11= St. Francis Tower 1 Mandaluyong 213 60 2009
11= St. Francis Tower 2 Mandaluyong 213 60 2009
12= Petron Megaplaza Makati 210 45 1998 The tallest building in the Philippines from 1998–2000.
12= The Knightsbridge Residences Makati 210[2] 64 2013
12= BDO Corporate Center Mandaluyong 210 50 2015
12= One Rockwell West Tower Makati 210 55 2010
13 UnionBank Plaza Pasig 206 49 2004 Tallest building in Pasig
14= Greenbelt Lorenzo Tower Makati 205 57 2009
14= Edades Tower Makati 205 53 2014
15 1322 Golden Empire Tower City of Manila 203 57 2002 Tallest building in the City of Manila
16 One Corporate Centre Pasig 202 45 2009
17= Philamlife Tower Makati 200 48 2000
17= Milano Residences Makati 200 53 2016
17= Three Central Makati 200 51 2017
17= Summit One Tower Mandaluyong 200 49 1998
17= Viridian in Greenhills San Juan 200 53 2018
18= One Central Makati Makati 195 50 2013
18= The Beacon – Arnaiz Tower Makati 195 50 2012
19 8 Forbestown Road Taguig 194 53 2013
20= RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower Makati 192 46 2001
20= Anchor Skysuites City of Manila 192 53 2013 Tallest building in Binondo and all of Chinatown all over the world.[5]
21= The Infinity Fort Bonifacio Taguig 190 53 2011
21= Admiral Baysuites City of Manila 190 53 2015
22 Park Terraces 1 Makati 187 49 2015
23= Green Residences[6][7] City of Manila 185 52 2016
23= The Finance Centre Taguig 185 45 2018 5th tallest building in Bonifacio Global City
24 One San Miguel Avenue Pasig 183 54 2001
25= The Shang Grand Tower Makati 180 46 2006
25= Marco Polo Ortigas Manila Pasig 180 41 2015
25= LKG Tower Makati 180 38 2000
25= Tower 6789
(formerly Alphaland Makati Tower)		 Makati 180 34 2013
25= Pacific Plaza Tower 1 Taguig 179 52 2001
25= Pacific Plaza Tower 2 Taguig 179 52 2001
25= Atlanta Centre San Juan 179 37 1998
25= Avant Garde Residences Pasig 179 45 2017
26= Birch Tower City of Manila 178=[8] 52 2012
26= One Eastwood Avenue, Tower 1 Quezon City 178 52 2018
27 Aspire Tower Quezon City 175 48 2012
27 Robinsons Equitable Tower Pasig 175 46 1997 Tallest building in the Philippines from 1997–1998.
27= One Roxas Triangle Makati 174 40 2000
27= Robinsons Summit Center Makati 174 38 2001
27= Paragon Plaza Mandaluyong 174 43 1998
27 Twin Oaks Place Towers Mandaluyong 173 43 2013
28 Enterprise Center Tower One Makati 172 45 1999
29= The Residences at Greenbelt – Laguna Tower Makati 171 48 2008
29= The Residences at Greenbelt – Manila Tower Makati 171 48 2010
30= RCBC Plaza Tower 2 Makati 170 41 2001
30= BeauFort West Tower Taguig 170 43 2013
30= BeauFort East Tower Taguig 170 43 2013
30= Trion Towers 1 Taguig 170 49 2012
30= Trion Towers 2 Taguig 170 49 2015
31= Pearl of the Orient Tower City of Manila 168 42 2004
31= ADB Avenue Tower Pasig 168 52 2015
31= Robinsons Cyberscape Towers Pasig 168 26 (Alpha) 37 (Beta) 2013
32 Discovery Suites Pasig 167 40 1999 Tallest hotel building in the Philippines
33= GA Twin Tower 1 Mandaluyong 165 40 2005
33= GA Twin Tower 2 Mandaluyong 165 40 2005
33= One Rockwell East Tower Makati 165 45 2011
33= Flair Towers – North Mandaluyong 165 48 2015
33= Flair Towers – South Mandaluyong 165 48 2014
34= Sun Residences 2 Quezon City 163 43 2013
34= Sun Residences 1 Quezon City 163 43 2013
35 Net Park Taguig 162[9] 48 2016
36 Rufino Pacific Tower Makati 161 41 1994 Tallest building in the Philippines from 1994–1997.
37= Ayala Tower One Makati 160 35 1996 First building in the Philippines known as a "skyscraper".
37= Orient Square Pasig 160 38 1999
37= The Beacon – Amorsolo Tower Makati 160 44 2017
38= Mezza II Residences Quezon City 159 42 2015
38= Wil Tower Mall Complex Quezon City 159 42 2016
39= Lancaster Suites Tower 1 Mandaluyong 158 42 2007
39= The Beacon – Roces Tower Makati 158 44 2012
40= Bellagio Golfview Three Taguig 156 40 2010 The tallest of three towers.
40= Eton Tower Makati 156 41 2017
41= Blue Residences Quezon City 155 41 2013
41= Rizal Tower Makati 155 47 2000
41= Zuellig Building Makati 155 42 2012
41= Wharton Parksuites City of Manila 155[10] 39 2012
41= Exportbank Plaza Makati 155 36 1998
42 BSA Grand Tower Makati 154 37 1998
43= Dream at Nuvo City Quezon City 153 48 2018
43= Belton Place Makati 153 53 2012
42= Zinnia Tower 2 (South) Quezon City 152 40 2017
42= Princeton Residences Quezon City 152 40 2012
42= The World Centre Makati 152 30 1995
44= Salcedo Park Tower 1 Makati 151 45 1996
44= Salcedo Park Tower 2 Makati 151 45 1996
44= Zinnia Tower 1 (North) Quezon City 151 35 2017
45= One Legazpi Park Makati 150 45 2006
45= Joy~Nostalg Center Pasig 150 40 2009
45= Forbes Tower (West)[11] Makati 150 42 2009
45= The Columns at Legazpi Village (Tower A) Makati 150 41 2011 Given as 156 m by Emporis,[12] but 146 m by Skyscrapercenter.[13]
45= The Columns at Legazpi Village (Tower B) Makati 150 41 2011 Given as 156 m by Emporis,[12] but 146 m by Skyscrapercenter.[13]
45= Bellagio Golfview Two Taguig 150 38 2010 Given as 153 m by Emporis,[14] but 146 m by Skyscrapercenter.[13]
45= The Meranti Taguig 150 45 2013
45= East Tower at One Serendra Taguig 150 41 2012
45= 27 Annapolis San Juan 150 45 2018

Buildings which almost qualify are One McKinley Place (149 m)[15][13] in Bonifacio Global City and Mandarin Square (149 m)[16][13] in Binondo, as well as the three towers of Light Residences (147 m)[17] and 8 Wack Wack Road (147 m)[18] in Mandaluyong.

Skyline

The skyline of Ortigas Center (2016)
The skyline of Manila from the Manila Bay (2008)

Tallest completed twin buildings

Twin towers refer to identical structure buildings including condominiums, apartments, offices and hotels.[19] This list overlaps with the first list above but also includes those taller than 100 m. Ortigas Center's One Shangri-La Place Twin Towers is one of the top 20 tallest twin buildings in the world.

RankNameLocationHeight (max)Floors (t1/t2)YearNotes
1 One Shangri-La Place Twin Towers Ortigas Center 227 m (745 ft) 64/64 2014 Tallest twin towers in the Philippines
2BSA Twin TowersOrtigas Center216 m (709 ft)55/552000
3The St. Francis Shangri-La PlaceOrtigas Center213 m (699 ft)60/602009
4Pacific Plaza TowersBonifacio Global City179 m (587 ft)49/492001Second tallest buildings in Bonifacio Global City
5The BeauFort TowersBonifacio Global City170 m (558 ft)43/432013
6GA Twin TowersMandaluyong165 m (541 ft)30/302005
7Salcedo Park Twin TowersMakati CBD151 m (495 ft)45/451996
8The Columns at Legazpi VillageMakati CBD150 m (492 ft)41/412009
9Insular Life Corporate TowersAlabang140 m (459 ft)34/342001
10Wack Wack Twin TowersMandaluyong140 m (459 ft)30/301994
11Robinsons Place ResidencesErmita137 m (449 ft)38/382002

Tallest under construction or proposed

As of mid 2017, this lists more than 40 highrise and supertall buildings under construction or preparation that are expected to rise 150 metres (492 ft) or more in Metro Manila.

The Philippine Diamond Tower, estimated to have a height of 612 m and finished by 2019, is a broadcast tower, not a residential or commercial building (but was cancelled due to unknown reasons). Skycity, estimated to have a height of 335 m but troubled by a lawsuit, only has had excavation work done and has been on-hold with no construction progress since 2005.[20]

Topping out (or topping off) is when the last beam (or its equivalent) is placed atop a structure. For convenience, the entries of the sortable table is arranged alphabetically.

The two tallest entries in the table are The Stratford Residences at 312 m and The Proscenium – Iconique Tower at 300 m.[21]

NameLocationHeight (m)FloorsExpected completionNotes
Admiral Grandsuites Manila 179 53 2018 Under construction
Alphaland Makati Place 2[22] Makati 191 50 2017 Topped out
Anchor Grandsuites (Manila 1590) Manila 200 63 2019 Under construction
Avila Tower 1 (South) Quezon City
(Circulo Verde)		 167 44 2018 Topped Out
Ayala Tower Two Makati CBD 180 45 2020 Preparation
Century Spire Makati Poblacion
(Century City)		 250 60 2019 Under-construction[23]
East Gallery Place Bonifacio Global City 193 51 2019 Under Construction
Garden Towers 1 Makati CBD 200 54 2019 Under construction
Garden Towers 2 Makati CBD 215 60 2019 Under Construction
Alveo Financial Tower Makati 185.9 49 2019 Under Construction
Jollibee Tower Mandaluyong 150 40 2019 Under Construction
Icone Tower Bonifacio Global City 275 36 2021 Preparation
Kroma Tower Makati 157 52 2019 Topped Off
Movenpick Hotel & Residences Makati Poblacion
(Picar Place)		 280 ± 20 70 2020 Under construction
Noble Place Manila 170 47 2018 Topped Off
Park Royal Ongpin Manila 210 52 2019 Preparation
Park Terraces 2 Makati CBD 187 49 2018 Topped Off
Park Terraces Point Tower Makati CBD 210 59 2018 Topped Off
R Square Residences Malate 174 50 2019 Preparation
Roxas Triangle Tower 2 Makati 174 51 2019 Under Construction
One Eastwood Avenue, Tower 2 Quezon City
(Eastwood City)		 189 52 2019 Under Construction
SM Keppel Tower Mandaluyong 210 47 2019 Under Construction
The Estate Makati Makati 270 75 2020 Preparation
The Proscenium – Kirov Tower Makati Poblacion
(Rockwell Center)		 220 58 2019 Under construction (1 of 5)
The Proscenium – Sakura Tower Makati Poblacion
(Rockwell Center)		 175 46 2019 Under Construction (2 of 5)
The Proscenium – Lincoln Tower Makati Poblacion
(Rockwell Center)		 179 47 2019 Under Construction (3 of 5)
The Proscenium - Lorraine Tower Makati Poblacion
(Rockwell Center)		 179 47 2019 Under Construction (4 of 5)
The Proscenium – Iconique Tower Makati Poblacion
(Rockwell Center)		 300 60 2019 Under Construction (5 of 5).
The Royalton, Capital Commons Ortigas Center 230 65 2019 Under Construction (1 of 3)
The Imperium, Capitol Commons Ortigas Center 230 62 2019 Under Construction (2 of 3)
The Maven, Capitol Commons Ortigas Center 230 62 2020 Preparation (3 of 3)
The Rise Makati Makati CBD 210 63 2019 Under Construction
The Skysuites Tower[24] Triangle Park 220 44 2019 Under Construction [25]
The Stratford Residences Makati Poblacion
(Picar Place)		 312 76 2020 Under construction/Delayed. When completed, it will be
one of the few supertall (300m+) bldgs in the Philippines.
The Suites at One Bonifacio High Street Bonifacio Global City 220 63 2019 Under construction
Torre de Manila Manila 165 47 2019 Topped Off
Uptown Ritz Residence Bonifacio Global City 170 45 2019 Under Construction

Tallest planned or proposed

These are the tallest planned buildings for Metro Manila that are almost 200 meters or taller but do not yet have a proposed completion year.

NameLocationHeight (m)FloorsNotes
One Galleon Place Ortigas Center 400 75 Planned
The Block – Hyundai National Headquarters Bonifacio Global City 250 56 Proposed
Icone Tower Bonifacio Global City 275 Floor details are not available yet Planned
Air Residences Makati 195 59 Proposed
St. Regis Residences 1 & 2 Bonifacio Global City 198 52 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 1912-1928 5
First United Building Binondo 1928-1935 6
Manila Hotel Ermita 1935–1967 7
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 2000–2017 259 52
Grand Hyatt Manila Bonifacio Global City 2017-Present 281.78 66

See also

References

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