List of tallest residential buildings


The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat defines a residential building as one where 85 percent or more of its total floor area is dedicated to residential usage.
The tallest residential skyscraper in the world is Central Park Tower in New York City, United States. It was topped out at a height of in 2019.
Dubai is home to seven of the ten tallest residential skyscrapers in the world. High-rise residential buildings are spread throughout the city but most of them are concentrated in Dubai Marina. Dubai Marina is also known as the "tallest block in the world" because of the number of high-rise residential skyscrapers. The tallest planned residential skyscraper is 122 storey Pentominium, which will stand at however the construction of this tower has been suspended since May 2011.

History and ranking criteria

Since 2000, when CTBUH started maintaining a list of tallest residential skyscrapers The Belcher's Tower 1 and The Belcher's Tower 2 located in Hong Kong were the first tallest residential skyscrapers whose heights equal completed in 2000. In 2001, Trump World Tower in New York City became the tallest residential building in the world until it was surpassed in 2003 by the 21st Century Tower in Dubai. In 2012, Princess Tower in Dubai became the tallest residential building in the world before being surpassed by 432 Park Avenue in New York City in 2014. The percentage of residential buildings has been increased from 34 percent in 2009 to 45 percent in 2010 in residential skyscrapers whose height exceeds 200 metres, making Burj Khalifa the world's first megatall skyscraper to include residential space.
The CTBUH insist that a building should only be added to the official tallest list when it is topped out structurally and architecturally, fully clad, and open for business, or at least partially open. This became the CTBUH official definition of a building’s "completion".

Tallest residential buildings

This lists ranks residential skyscrapers that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. 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.

Under construction

These buildings are under construction and are planned to rise at least.

On hold

This list contains residential buildings that are at least in height and their construction is currently on hold.
NameCityCountryHeight
metres / feet		FloorsConstruction
originally started		Notes
Dubai One TowerDubai1612016
Bengaluru Turf TowerBengaluru1562016
Lanco Hills Signature TowerHyderabad1122015
Lodha Project WadalaMumbai1012014
PentominiumDubai1222009
Joyus HousingMumbai1252015
Marina 106Dubai1062009
Nanjing Olympic Suning TowerNanjing882011
Ocean One TowerPattaya912006
S Residence by ImmoDubai802016

Timeline of tallest residential buildings

This is a list of buildings that in the past held the title of tallest residential buildings in the world.
NameCityCountryHeight
metres / feet		FloorsYears as tallestNotes
Chicago651960–1964
Chicago651960–1964
Lake Point TowerChicago691968–1991
Hong Kong661991–1993
Hong Kong632000–2000
Hong Kong632000–2000
Trump World TowerNew York City722001–2003
21st Century TowerDubai552003–2005
Q1Gold Coast802005–2011
Dubai802011–2012
Elite ResidenceDubai912012–2012
23 MarinaDubai902012–2012
Princess TowerDubai1012012–2015
432 Park AvenueNew York City962015–2020
Central Park TowerNew York City1312020–present