List of tallest buildings in Changsha
Tall buildings in Changsha | |
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Skyline of Changsha on the Xiang River | |
Tallest building | Changsha IFS Tower T1 (2018) |
Tallest building height | 452.1 m (1,483 ft) |
First 150 m+ building | Agricultural Bank of China Tower (1984) |
Buildings above 150 m | 85[1] (2025) |
Buildings above 200 m | 46 (2025) |
Buildings above 300 m | 6 (2025) (9th) |
Buildings above 400 m | 1 |
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).
Rank | Name | Image | Height | Floors | Year | Notes |
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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] |
- ^ 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 |
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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 |
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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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