List of tallest buildings in Changsha

Tall buildings in Changsha
Skyline of Changsha on the Xiang River
Tallest buildingChangsha IFS Tower T1 (2018)
Tallest building height452.1 m (1,483 ft)
First 150 m+ buildingAgricultural Bank of China Tower (1984)
Buildings above 150 m85[1] (2025)
Buildings above 200 m46 (2025)
Buildings above 300 m6 (2025) (9th)
Buildings above 400 m1

The Chinese city of Changsha is home to 85 skyscrapers with a height of over 150 metres (492 feet) as of 2025, 46 of which are taller than 200 m (656 ft). Changsha is the capital and largest city of the Chinese province of Hunan, with a population of 10.5 million and an urban population of over 5.9 million. It is a major financial, industrial, and research center in southern China.

Few skyscrapers were built in Changsha before 2010, with the most significant being the Lotus Garden China Telecom Building, a 208 m (682 ft) office tower completed in 2003. Beginning from the mid-2010s, Changsha underwent a major high-rise boom, owing to the city's rapidly growing population.[2] It has since seen a massive growth in the number of skyscrapers in the city. The record for the city's tallest building was broken several times between 2014 and 2018, when the current tallest building, Changsha IFS Tower T1, was completed.[3] The office and hotel skyscraper is 452 m (1,483 ft) tall, and is the 20th tallest building in the world.

After the construction of its first supertall skyscraper (buildings measuring over 300 metres in height) in 2017, Huachuang International Plaza Tower 1, Changsha added four more supertall skyscrapers in a short span of four years. As of 2025, Changsha has six supertall skyscrapers; it is hence tied with Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Moscow, and Nanning as the city with the ninth most supertall skyscrapers in the world.

Many of Changsha's skyscrapers can be found in the central districts of Kaifu and Furong, near the Xiang River. Additionally, there is a cluster of tall buildings located in the subdistrict of Meixihu, surrounding Meixi Lake, including the city's newest supertall building, the Meixi Lake Changsha Jinmao Building. Another notable high-rise is J57 Mini Sky City, which was built in 2015 in only 19 days.[4] The developer, Broad Group, had previously planned to build a 838 m (2749 ft) building named Sky City, which would have been the tallest building in the world. The project stalled in 2013, and the site has been repurposed as a fish farm.[5]

Tallest buildings

The following table lists all skyscrapers in Changsha with a height above 200 meters (656 feet).

  Was the tallest building in Changsha upon completion
Rank Name Image Height Floors Year Notes
1 Changsha IFS Tower T1 452.1 m 94 2018 Tallest building in Changsha.
2 Shimao Global Financial Center 343 m 74 2019 [6]
3 Xiangjiang Fortune Finance Center Tower 1 327 m 65 2020 [7]
4 Meixi Lake Changsha Jinmao Building 318.1 m 62 2024 [8]
5 Changsha IFS Tower T2 308 m 63 2018 [9]
6 Huachuang International Plaza Tower 1 300 m 66 2017 [10] Tallest building in Changsha from 2017 to 2018.
7 Xinchu Qingtian Plaza Tower 1 299.9 m 58 2024 [11]
8 Xinchu Qingtian Plaza Tower 2 285.8 62 2023 [12]
9 Phase IV Grand Hyatt & Super Office Tower 263 m 60 2016 [13] Tallest building in Changsha from 2016 to 2017.
10 First Financial City Tower 1 262 m 55 2021 [14]
11 First Financial City Tower 2 262 m 55 2021 [15]
12 Xiangjiang Fortune Finance Center Tower 2 261.9 m 52 2020 [16]
13 Yunda Central Plaza Phase 3 Tower 1 249 m 65 2024 [17]
14 Yunda Central Plaza Phase 3 Tower 1 249 m 65 2024 [18]
15 Yunda Central Plaza - St. Regis Hotel 248.8 m 63 2016 [19]
16 Shimao Riviera 240 m 53 2021 [20]
17 Jinmao International Plaza Tower 1 238 m 51 2017 [21]
18 Changsha Huarong Xiangjiang Bank Headquarters 238 m 42 2022 [22]
19 Hunan Daily Media Center 238 m 54 2017 [23]
20 Jinmao International Plaza Tower 2 236.8 m 52 2017 [24]
21 Poly Nanhu Plaza 1 235 m 57 2015 [25] Joint tallest building in Changsha from 2015 to 2016.
22 Changsha Xinhe Delta Office 235 m 47 2014 [26] Tallest building in Changsha from 2014 to 2015;

joint tallest from 2015 to 2016.

23 Westin Hotel 230 m 46 2018 [27]
24 China Resources MixC Tower 1 228.7 m 54 2024 [28]
25 Bofu International Plaza Office Tower 228 m 60 2014 [29]
26 Huizhong Development Center Tower B 228 m 50 2020 [30]
27 Huizhong Development Center Tower A 228 m 47 2020 [31]
28 Phase III Townhouse Tower 224.3 m 65 2016 [32]
29 Zhengrong Meixi Zique Terrace Tower 2 223.8 m 55 2023 [33]
30 Changsha Fuxing World Financial Center T1 219 m 44 2017 [34]
31 New Urbanism City 217 m 49 2016 [35]
32 Changsha Yulin International Building C 214.6 m 44 2018 [36]
33 BBK Star City Tower 1 213 m - 2024 [37]
34 Beichen Delta A3 Tower 1 212.5 m 58 2021 [38]
35 Damei World Center 212.5 m - 2024 [39]
36 Changsha Ping An Fortune Center 211.2 m 49 2022 [40]
37 Changsha No. 2 Telecom Hinge Building 208 m 42 2003 [41]
38 J57 Mini Sky City 207.8 m 57 2015 [42]
39 Yunda Central Plaza - Block B 206 m[a] 47 2022 [43]
40 Emerald Bay Tower 1 205.8 m 45 2024 [44]
41 Greenland Center T1 205.5 m 44 2019 [45]
42 Excellence Zhonghuan Centre 1 205 m 44 2023 [46]
43 Evergrande Junyue Residences Tower 1 205 m 50 2024 [47]
44 Changsha Nanshan Shilimeixi Building C1 202.2 m 48 2023 [48]
45 Hunan International Finance Building 200 m 43 1998 [49]
46 Zhonglong International Jiaxi Center Tower A 200 m 45 2017 [50]
  1. ^ Height is an estimate.

Tallest under construction or proposed

Under construction

This lists ranks skyscrapers that are under construction in Changsha that are expected to be at least 150 m (492 ft) tall as of 2025, based on standard height measurement. The “Year” column indicates the expected year of completion. Buildings that are on hold are not included.

Rank Building Height Floors Usage Year Notes
1 Shengtong International Headquarters Center Tower 1 279 m 55 Office 2025 [51]
2 Qingxi Center 255.5 m 64 Office 2025 [52]
3 Poly West Coast Tower 1 250 m - Office 2025 [53]
4 Meixi Lake Centre Tower 1 245.9 m 69 Residential / Office 2025 [54]
5 Minmetals Plaza Tower 1 242 m - Office 2025 [55]
6 Beichen Yuejiangyang Tower 1 240.1 m 57 2025 [56]
7 Zhongxin Times Square Tower 1 219.7 m 57 Office / Hotel 2026 [57]
8 Shengtong International Headquarters Center Tower 2 219 m 53 Hotel / Residential 2025 [58]
9 Greenland Intercity Station T2 206 m 42 Office / Hotel 2025 [59]
10 Greenland Intercity Station T1 206 m 41 Office 2025 [60]
11 Zhongxin Times Square Tower 2 202.8 m 47 Office 2026 [61]
12 Poly West Coast Tower 2 200 m - Office 2025 [62]

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name Image Years as tallest Height (m) Floors
Agricultural Bank of China Tower[63] 1984–1998 160 47
Hunan International Finance Building 1998–2003 200 43
Changsha No. 2 Telecom Hinge Building 2003–2014 208 42
Changsha Xinhe Delta Office 2014–2015 235 47
Poly Nanhu Plaza 1 2015–2016 235 57
Phase IV Grand Hyatt & Super Office Tower 2016–2017 263 60
Huachuang International Plaza Tower 1 2017–2018 300 66
Changsha IFS Tower T1 2018–present 452.1 94

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