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.

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. Since 2000, PBCom Tower is the tallest building in the Philippines.

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 lower 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 mid-2016, there are 81 buildings in the list below. However, as there are more than 40 buildings planned to be completed by 2020, the total may reach more than 100 by that year. According to The Skyscraper Center, the Philippines is in the Top Ten countries with the most number of skyscrapers 150 meters and taller.^[1]

Rank	Building	Image	Location	Height (m)	Floors	Year (est.)	Notes
1	PBCom Tower		Makati CBD	259[2]	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.
2=	Discovery Primea		Makati CBD	250[2]	68	2014
2=	Shangri-La at the Fort		Bonifacio Global City	250[2]	61	2016	Opened March 2016.[3][4] Tallest building in Taguig.
5=	Grand Riviera Suites		Ermita	230[2]	57	2014	Turnover 4Q 2014;[5] Tallest building in the City of Manila.
6=	One Shangri-La Place North Tower		Ortigas Center	227[2]	64	2014
6=	One Shangri-La Place South Tower		Ortigas Center	227[2]	64	2014
8=	BSA Twin Tower 1		Ortigas Center	221[2]	55	2000
8=	BSA Twin Tower 2		Ortigas Center	221[2]	55	2000
10	G.T. International Tower		Makati CBD	217	47	2001
11	Alphaland Makati Place		Makati CBD	215 ± 5[6][7]	55	2016	Tallest of three towers.[8] Cited as finished.[6]
12=	St. Francis Tower 1		Ortigas Center	213	60	2009
12=	St. Francis Tower 2		Ortigas Center	213	60	2009
14=	Petron Megaplaza		Makati CBD	210	45	1998	The tallest building in the Philippines from 1998-2000.
14=	The Knightsbridge Residences		Makati Poblacion (Century City)	210[2]	64	2013
14=	BDO Corporate Center		Ortigas Center	210	50	2015
17	UnionBank Plaza		Ortigas Center	206	49	2004	Tallest building in Pasig.
18=	One Rockwell West Tower		Makati Poblacion (Rockwell Center)	205 ± 5[9]	55	2010
18=	Greenbelt Lorenzo Tower		Makati CBD	205	57	2009
18=	Edades Tower and Garden Villas		Makati Poblacion (Rockwell Center)	205	53	2014
21	1322 Golden Empire Tower		Ermita	203	57	2002	Tallest building in the City of Manila from 2002-2014.
22	One Corporate Centre		Ortigas Center	202	45	2009
23=	Philamlife Tower		Makati CBD	200	48	2000
23=	Milano Residences		Makati Poblacion (Century City)	200	53	2016
25	One Central		Makati CBD	195	50	2013
26	8 Forbestown Road		Bonifacio Global City	194	53	2013
27	RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower		Makati CBD	192	46	2001
28=	Anchor Skysuites		Binondo	190 ± 2[6][10]	56	2013	Tallest building in Binondo and all of Chinatown all over the world.[10]
28=	The Infinity Fort Bonifacio		Bonifacio Global City	190	53	2011
28=	Summit One Tower		Mandaluyong	190 ± 10[11][12]	49	1998
31	Park Terraces 1		Makati CBD	187	49	2015
32=	The Beacon – Arnaiz Tower		Makati CBD	185 ± 10[6][13]	50	2012
32=	Admiral Baysuites		Malate	185 ± 5[14][15]	53	2015
34	One San Miguel Avenue		Ortigas Center	183	54	2001
35=	The Shang Grand Tower		Makati CBD	180	46	2006
35=	Marco Polo Ortigas Manila		Ortigas Center	180	41	2015
35=	LKG Tower		Makati CBD	180	38	2000
35=	Tower 6789 (formerly Makati Tower)		Makati CBD	180	34	2013
39=	Pacific Plaza Tower 1		Bonifacio Global City	179	52	2001
39=	Pacific Plaza Tower 2		Bonifacio Global City	179	52	2001
39=	Atlanta Centre		San Juan	179	37	1998
42	Birch Tower		Malate	178[16]	52	2012
43=	Aspire Tower		Eastwood City	175	48	2012
43=	Robinsons Equitable Tower		Ortigas Center	175	45	1997	Tallest building in the Philippines from 1997-1998.
45=	One Roxas Triangle		Makati CBD	174	40	2000
45=	Robinsons Summit Center		Makati CBD	174	38	2001
45=	Paragon Plaza		Mandaluyong	174	43	1998
48	Twin Oaks Place West Tower		Mandaluyong	173	43	2013
49	Enterprise Center Tower One		Makati CBD	172	45	1999
50=	The Residences at Greenbelt – Laguna Tower		Makati CBD	171	48	2008
50=	The Residences at Greenbelt – Manila Tower		Makati CBD	171	48	2010
52=	RCBC Plaza Tower 2		Makati CBD	170	41	2001
52=	BeauFort West Tower		Bonifacio Global City	170	43	2013
52=	BeauFort East Tower		Bonifacio Global City	170	43	2013
52=	Trion Towers 1		Bonifacio Global City	170	49	2012
52=	Trion Towers 2		Bonifacio Global City	170	49	2015
57	Pearl of the Orient Tower		Ermita	168	42	2004
58	Discovery Suites		Ortigas Center	167	40	1999	Tallest hotel building in the Philippines.
59=	GA Twin Tower 1		Mandaluyong	165	40	2005
59=	GA Twin Tower 2		Mandaluyong	165	40	2005
59=	One Rockwell East Tower		Makati Poblacion (Rockwell Center)	165	45	2011
62	Rufino Pacific Tower		Makati CBD	161	41	1994	Tallest building in the Philippines from 1994-1997.
63=	Flair Towers - North		Mandaluyong	160 ± 5[6][17]	48	2015
63=	Flair Towers - South		Mandaluyong	160 ± 5[6][17]	48	2014
65=	Ayala Tower One		Makati CBD	160	35	1996	First building in the Philippines known as a "skyscraper".
65=	Orient Square		Ortigas Center	160	38	1999
67=	Lancaster Suites Tower 1		Mandaluyong	158	42	2007
67=	The Beacon – Roces Tower		Makati CBD	158	44	2012
69	Bellagio Golfview Three		Bonifacio Global City	156	40	2010	The tallest of three towers.
70=	Rizal Tower		Makati Poblacion (Rockwell Center)	155	47	2000
70=	Zuellig Building		Makati CBD	155	42	2012
70=	Wharton Parksuites		Binondo	155[18]	39	2012
70=	Exportbank Plaza		Makati CBD	155	36	1998
74	BSA Grand Tower		Makati CBD	154	37	1998
75	The World Centre		Makati CBD	152	30	1995
76=	Salcedo Park Tower 1		Makati CBD	151	45	1996
76=	Salcedo Park Tower 2		Makati CBD	151	45	1996
78=	One Legazpi Park		Makati CBD	150	45	2006
78=	Forbes Tower (West)[19]		Makati CBD	150	42	2009
78=	Joy~Nostalg Center		Ortigas Center	150	40	2009
78=	Pacific Plaza Condominium		Makati CBD	150	44	1992	Tallest building in the Philippines from 1992-1994.

Buildings which almost qualify are One McKinley Place in Bonifacio Global City and Mandarin Square in Binondo, both at 149 meters tall.^[6]

Skyline

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

Tallest completed twin buildings

Twin towers refer to identical structure buildings including condominiums, apartments, offices and hotels.^[20] 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.

Tallest under construction or proposed

As of mid-2016, this lists 41 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. 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 little to no construction progress since 2005.^[21]

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 tallest entries in the table are Grand Hyatt Hotel at 318 m^[22] (though given as 258 m by skyscrapercentral.com)^[23] and The Stratford Residences at 312 m, both estimated to open by 2017.

Tallest planned or 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.

Name	Location	Years as tallest	Height (m)	Floors	Image	Notes
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

• List of cities with the most skyscrapers
• List of cities with the most high-rise buildings

External links

• Skyscrapers of metro Manila on Passion-gratte-ciel (in French)

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