List of tallest buildings in Cardiff



This is a list of the tallest buildings in Cardiff that are 40 m in height and above in the capital of Wales. They include buildings ranging from the ornate civic centre to the historic Cardiff Castle and Llandaff Cathedral. And bridge st exchange

The city's growth is reflected in its growing skyline. As is the case with many British cities, some of Cardiff's skyline comprises 1960s and 1970s residential and commercial tower blocks. However, current development trends for high-rise buildings include upmarket apartments and office space.

Cardiff is the largest city in Wales and has the most tall buildings in the country. Designed by Rio Architects, the tallest building in Cardiff is Bridge Street Exchange at 85 m. It replaced Capital Tower in 	2018, which, at 80 m, which had been the tallest building in Cardiff since 1970.

Cardiff Council considers a tall building within the city centre and Cardiff Bay to be 8 storeys or more or from 25 m in height. Any proposals to the council for a tall building should "Generally be located within an existing cluster or form part of a proposal to create a new cluster (a cluster can be defined as a group of buildings which form a visual cohesion from more than one viewing point)".

Tallest habitable buildings
The buildings are habitable either on a permanent or temporary basis, including residences or businesses.


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! Rank ! Name ! Height (m) ! Height (ft) ! Floors ! Year ! Use ! class=unsortable|Location ! class=unsortable|Source ! class=unsortable|Image ! class=unsortable|Notes
 * align="center"| 1
 * Bridge Street Exchange
 * 85
 * 85 m
 * 26
 * 2018
 * Residential and retail units
 * 51.48°N, -3.1725°W
 * 71 Bridge Street (1), Cardiff city centre.jpg
 * Student accommodation
 * align="center"| 2
 * Interchange Tower, 4 Central Square
 * 83.5
 * 274
 * 22
 * 2023
 * Residential
 * 51.4773°N, -3.1786°W
 * Cardiff Interchange April 2023 (crop).jpg
 * Part of the Cardiff Bus Interchange and Legal & General offices
 * align="center"| 3
 * Capital Tower
 * 80
 * 262
 * 25
 * 1967
 * Office and retail units
 * 51.4829°N, -3.1776°W
 * Cardiff (25553306414) (cropped).jpg
 * From 1967 until 2018, the tallest building in Cardiff to the top of the roof (architectural feature).
 * align="center"| 4
 * Stadium House
 * 78 (excluding spire)
 * 256 (excluding spire)
 * 17
 * 1976 (Renovated 2002)
 * Office
 * 51.4778°N, -3.1806°W
 * Stadium House Park Street Cardiff.jpg
 * The lower levels of the building houses the Cardiff Empire Telephone Exchange. Also see Tallest uninhabitable buildings below.
 * align="center"| 5
 * Zenith
 * 75
 * 246
 * 26
 * 2019
 * Residential
 * 51.4764°N, -3.1715°W
 * The Zenith, Cardiff.jpg
 * Student accommodation
 * align="center"| 6
 * The Copper Works (Y Gwaith Copr), Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street
 * 75
 * 246
 * 23
 * 2023
 * Residential
 * 51.4767°N, -3.1709°W
 * The Copper Works in Jan 2024.jpg
 * align="center"| 7
 * Altolusso
 * 72
 * 236
 * 23
 * 2005
 * Residential
 * 51.4775°N, -3.1725°W
 * Altolusso, Cardiff - geograph-1940031-by-John-Lord (cropped).jpg
 * rowspan="2" align="center"| 8
 * Tŷ Pont Haearn
 * 63
 * 207
 * 21
 * 2005
 * Residential
 * 51.478°N, -3.1725°W
 * Tŷ Pont Haearn, Cardiff - geograph-2106119-by-M-J-Richardson (cropped).jpg
 * Student accommodation
 * Meridian Gate
 * 63
 * 207
 * 21
 * 2009
 * Hotel
 * 51.4768°N, -3.1737°W
 * Meridian Gate Cardiff.JPG
 * rowspan="2" align="center"| 10
 * Tŷ Admiral
 * 61
 * 203
 * 14
 * 2015
 * Office and retail units
 * 51.4795°N, -3.1728°W
 * Tŷ Admiral, Cardiff.JPG
 * Not to be confused with Admiral House. Designed by Glenn Howells Architects at a cost of £58 million.
 * Premier Inn (Stadium) Hotel
 * 61
 * 200
 * 18
 * 2023
 * Hotel / restaurants
 * 51.4763°N, -3.1755°W
 * Premier Inn - Cardiff city centre, Custom House 8 December 2023.jpg
 * align="center"| 12
 * Holland House
 * 60.3
 * 60.3 m
 * 15
 * 1968 (Renovated 2004)
 * Hotel
 * 51.4836°N, -3.1672°W
 * Mercure Holland House Cardiff.JPG
 * Converted office block
 * rowspan="3" align="center"|13
 * William Morgan House
 * 58 (approx)
 * 190
 * 12
 * 2020
 * Office
 * 51.4776°N, -3.1801°W
 * 6 Central Square (Tŷ William Morgan) 17 December 2020 0279.jpg
 * UK Government Regional Hub and offices of HMRC. Named after the bible translator William Morgan (1545–1604).
 * Helmont House
 * 58
 * 190
 * 12
 * 1984
 * Office / Hotel
 * 51.481°N, -3.1713°W
 * Premier Inn, Helmont House, 10 Churchill Way, Cardiff.jpg
 * - id="Brunel House"
 * Brunel House
 * 58
 * 190
 * 16
 * 1974
 * Office and retail units
 * 51.4823°N, -3.1698°W
 * Cardiff Queen St. (19540802739) (cropped).jpg
 * Originally called Great Western House, headquarters for the Western Region of British Rail.
 * align="center"|16
 * Horizon, Pendeen House
 * 56
 * 184
 * 19
 * 2014
 * Residential
 * 51.45365°N, -3.1768°W
 * Pendeen House, Ferry Court, Prospect Place, Cardiff Bay.jpg
 * align="center"|17
 * Vita Student Cardiff, 11 Park Place
 * 55.2
 * 181
 * 18
 * 2022
 * Student accommodation
 * 51.4841°N, -3.1749°W
 * Vita Student Cardiff, Park Place, Cardiff.jpg
 * align="center"| 18
 * Admiral House
 * 55
 * 180
 * 16
 * 2006 (Renovated)
 * Residential
 * 51.4842°N, -3.1656°W
 * Admiral House Cardiff.JPG
 * Not to be confused with Tŷ Admiral
 * align="center"| 19
 * Landmark Place
 * 51
 * 167
 * 17
 * 2004
 * Residential and retail units
 * 51.4815°N, -3.1713°W
 * Landmark Place Cardiff - geograph-5425051-by-Jaggery.jpg
 * align="center"| 20
 * Cardiff University Tower Building
 * 50
 * 164
 * 12
 * University
 * 51.4888°N, -3.1808°W
 * Tower Building, Cathays Park.JPG
 * align="center"| 21
 * Verse, 47-53 Charles Street
 * 50.5
 * 165
 * 16
 * 2023
 * Residential
 * 51.4803°N, -3.1729°W
 * Verse apartments, Cardiff, 8 December 2023.jpg
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|22
 * Vega House, Celestia
 * 158 ft
 * 158
 * 2007
 * Residential
 * 51.4643°N, -3.159°W
 * Celestia, Cardiff Bay.jpg
 * Southgate House
 * 48
 * 157
 * 13
 * 1978
 * Office / Retail
 * 51.4778°N, -3.1792°W
 * Southgate House, Cardiff - 3840761 90f48cb6.jpg
 * Twin tower office block comprising one block 13 storeys and one block of 11 storeys
 * rowspan="2" align="center"|24
 * Loudoun House
 * 47
 * 154
 * 16
 * 1964
 * Residential
 * 51.4699°N, -3.1703°W
 * Loudoun House, Butetown.jpg
 * In Butetown, a district of south Cardiff.
 * Nelson House
 * 47
 * 154
 * 16
 * 1964
 * Residential
 * 51.4701°N, -3.1709°W
 * Nelson House, Butetown.jpg
 * In Butetown.
 * rowspan="3" align="center"|26
 * ISIS 3D
 * 46
 * 151
 * 15
 * 2007
 * Residential
 * 51.4675°N, -3.1747°W
 * ISIS 3D Cardiff.jpg
 * McKenzie House
 * 46
 * 151
 * 12
 * University
 * 51.484°N, -3.1661°W
 * Old NPI Building, Newport Road, Cardiff.jpg
 * Previously known as NPI House
 * Eastgate House
 * 46
 * 151
 * 14
 * 1969
 * Office
 * 51.4851°N, -3.1658°W
 * Eastgate House, Cardiff - 1954153 571d4531 (cropped).jpg
 * rowspan="3" align="center"|29
 * The Aspect
 * 45
 * 148
 * 15
 * 1960s, renovated 2003
 * Residential and retail units
 * 51.4827°N, -3.171°W
 * The Aspect Cardiff.JPG
 * Converted office block
 * Century Wharf: Strata
 * 45
 * 148
 * 15
 * 2009
 * Residential
 * 51.4681°N, -3.1761°W
 * Century Wharf, Cardiff.jpg
 * The Neighbourhood
 * 45
 * 148
 * 11
 * Residential and retail units
 * 51.486°N, -3.1662°W
 * Coleg Glan Hafen City Road Cardiff (cropped).JPG
 * Former City Road campus of Coleg Glan Hafren, converted in 2016 into a student accommodation and a coffee shop.
 * align="center" |32
 * Marriott Hotel
 * 43
 * 141
 * 12
 * 1986
 * Hotel and restaurant
 * 51.4771°N, -3.1752°W
 * Cardiff Marriott.JPG
 * align="center" |33
 * Channel View Flats
 * 42
 * 138
 * 14
 * 1965
 * Residential
 * 51.4582°N, -3.1824°W
 * Channel View flats (Grangetown-Cardiff).JPG
 * In Grangetown, a district of south Cardiff.
 * align="center" |34
 * 2 Central Square
 * 41 (approx)
 * 135
 * 10
 * 2018
 * Office
 * 51.4765°N, -3.1806°W
 * 2 Central Square 18 March 2020 (3).JPG
 * }
 * Old NPI Building, Newport Road, Cardiff.jpg
 * Previously known as NPI House
 * Eastgate House
 * 46
 * 151
 * 14
 * 1969
 * Office
 * 51.4851°N, -3.1658°W
 * Eastgate House, Cardiff - 1954153 571d4531 (cropped).jpg
 * rowspan="3" align="center"|29
 * The Aspect
 * 45
 * 148
 * 15
 * 1960s, renovated 2003
 * Residential and retail units
 * 51.4827°N, -3.171°W
 * The Aspect Cardiff.JPG
 * Converted office block
 * Century Wharf: Strata
 * 45
 * 148
 * 15
 * 2009
 * Residential
 * 51.4681°N, -3.1761°W
 * Century Wharf, Cardiff.jpg
 * The Neighbourhood
 * 45
 * 148
 * 11
 * Residential and retail units
 * 51.486°N, -3.1662°W
 * Coleg Glan Hafen City Road Cardiff (cropped).JPG
 * Former City Road campus of Coleg Glan Hafren, converted in 2016 into a student accommodation and a coffee shop.
 * align="center" |32
 * Marriott Hotel
 * 43
 * 141
 * 12
 * 1986
 * Hotel and restaurant
 * 51.4771°N, -3.1752°W
 * Cardiff Marriott.JPG
 * align="center" |33
 * Channel View Flats
 * 42
 * 138
 * 14
 * 1965
 * Residential
 * 51.4582°N, -3.1824°W
 * Channel View flats (Grangetown-Cardiff).JPG
 * In Grangetown, a district of south Cardiff.
 * align="center" |34
 * 2 Central Square
 * 41 (approx)
 * 135
 * 10
 * 2018
 * Office
 * 51.4765°N, -3.1806°W
 * 2 Central Square 18 March 2020 (3).JPG
 * }
 * 1965
 * Residential
 * 51.4582°N, -3.1824°W
 * Channel View flats (Grangetown-Cardiff).JPG
 * In Grangetown, a district of south Cardiff.
 * align="center" |34
 * 2 Central Square
 * 41 (approx)
 * 135
 * 10
 * 2018
 * Office
 * 51.4765°N, -3.1806°W
 * 2 Central Square 18 March 2020 (3).JPG
 * }
 * 2 Central Square 18 March 2020 (3).JPG
 * }
 * }
 * }

Tallest uninhabitable buildings
List of tallest uninhabitable buildings 40 m or above. An uninhabitable building refers to a building where most of the height is taken up by an architectural feature which is not habitable such as a mast, or bell tower.


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! Rank ! Name ! Height (m) ! Height (ft) ! Year ! Use ! class=unsortable|Location ! class=unsortable|Source ! class=unsortable|Image ! class=unsortable|Notes
 * align="center"| 1
 * Stadium House
 * 125 (including spire)
 * 410 (including spire)
 * 1976 (Renovated 2002)
 * Office
 * 51.4778°N, -3.1806°W
 * [[File:Stadium House with spire, viewed from Cardiff Central railway station - geograph.org.uk - 3080631 (cropped).jpg|85px]]
 * With the communications mast, the structure (added in 2002) is the highest point in Cardiff. The stainless steel mast measures 131 ft.
 * align="center"| 2
 * Principality Stadium
 * 90 (masts)
 * 295 (masts)
 * 1999
 * Stadium
 * 51.478°N, -3.1825°W
 * Cardiff Central railway station MMB 07.jpg
 * align="center"| 3
 * Llandaff Cathedral
 * 59.40
 * 195
 * 1290
 * Cathedral
 * 51.4958°N, -3.218°W
 * Llandaff Cathedral, LLandaff, Cardiff.jpg
 * In Llandaff, a suburb of north Cardiff. Until 1967, the tallest building in Cardiff to the top of the spire (architectural feature).
 * align="center"| 4
 * Cardiff City Hall Clock Tower
 * 59
 * 194
 * 1905
 * Civic building
 * 51.485°N, -3.1792°W
 * Cardiff City Hall Tower.jpg
 * align="center" |5
 * St Andrews United Reformed Church
 * 46
 * 150
 * 1900
 * Church
 * 51.496°N, -3.1645°W
 * St Andrew's United Reformed Church, Cardiff - geograph.org.uk - 5857246.jpg
 * rowspan="2" align="center"| 6
 * Cardiff Castle Clock Tower
 * 40
 * 131
 * 1873
 * Monument
 * 51.4813°N, -3.182°W
 * Cardiff Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1504532.jpg
 * St John the Baptist Church
 * 40
 * 131
 * circa 1490
 * Church
 * 51.4807°N, -3.1783°W
 * Cardiff, Church Street, St. John the Baptist.jpg
 * }
 * 131
 * 1873
 * Monument
 * 51.4813°N, -3.182°W
 * Cardiff Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1504532.jpg
 * St John the Baptist Church
 * 40
 * 131
 * circa 1490
 * Church
 * 51.4807°N, -3.1783°W
 * Cardiff, Church Street, St. John the Baptist.jpg
 * }
 * 51.4807°N, -3.1783°W
 * Cardiff, Church Street, St. John the Baptist.jpg
 * }
 * }
 * }
 * }

Buildings under construction, approved for construction or proposed
This list comprises buildings which are either under construction, approved for construction or proposed (April 2024).


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! Rank ! Name ! Height (m) ! Height (ft) ! Floors ! Approved (Year) ! Under Construction ! Image ! Use ! Source
 * 1
 * Custom House Street Tower
 * 132
 * 433
 * 42
 * 2016
 * No - construction halted after the installation of drainage/manhole
 * Student accommodation / retail
 * 2
 * 5 Central Square
 * 113
 * 370
 * 35
 * 2023
 * No
 * Residential
 * 3
 * Harlech Court, Bute Terrace
 * 35
 * Proposed
 * No
 * style="vertical-align:top" |Harlech Court, Bute Terrace, Cardiff geograph-4998521-by-Richard-Sutcliffe.jpgnt building
 * Residential
 * 4
 * John Street Tower (John Street - North)
 * 99
 * 2018
 * No
 * Mixed use
 * 5
 * Hallinans House
 * 99
 * 32
 * 2017
 * No
 * Hallinans House, Cardiff (1).jpgnt building
 * Mixed use
 * 6
 * Apartment tower, 1-6 Guildford Crescent
 * 96
 * 30
 * 2021
 * Yes
 * Construction of Guildford Crescent tower July 2024 (portrait).jpg progress
 * Residential
 * 7
 * Plot 1, Central Quay
 * 90.5
 * 296
 * 29
 * 2022
 * Yes
 * Construction of Plot 1 tower, Central Quay, Cardiff.jpg progress
 * Mixed use
 * 8
 * Friary House
 * Up to 28
 * 2024
 * No
 * Friary House, Cardiff - geograph.org.uk - 5503444.jpgnt building
 * Mixed use
 * 9
 * Gramercy Tower, 6 Curran Road
 * 84
 * 275
 * 27
 * 2020
 * Yes
 * Construction of Gramercy Tower, Cardiff January 2024.jpg progress
 * Residential
 * 10
 * The Embankment
 * 25
 * 2023
 * No
 * Riverside warehouses on the Taff - geograph.org.uk - 508419.jpgnt buildings
 * Residential
 * 11
 * Plot 2, Central Quay
 * 76
 * 249
 * 24
 * 2022
 * Yes
 * Construction of Plot 2 tower, Central Quay, 12 June 2024.jpg progress
 * Mixed use
 * rowspan="2" |12
 * Plot 5, Pierhead Street
 * rowspan="2" |18
 * 2023
 * Yes
 * During construction Plot 5, Pierhead Street, Cardiff July 2024.jpg progress
 * Student accommodation
 * Longcross Court
 * 2024
 * No
 * Longcross Court, Cardiff - geograph.org.uk - 5847448.jpgnt building
 * Student accommodation
 * 14
 * Anchor Works, Dumballs Road
 * 52
 * 170
 * 15
 * Yes
 * Kingfisher Quarter, Anchor Works, December 2023.jpg progress
 * Residential
 * }
 * Riverside warehouses on the Taff - geograph.org.uk - 508419.jpgnt buildings
 * Residential
 * 11
 * Plot 2, Central Quay
 * 76
 * 249
 * 24
 * 2022
 * Yes
 * Construction of Plot 2 tower, Central Quay, 12 June 2024.jpg progress
 * Mixed use
 * rowspan="2" |12
 * Plot 5, Pierhead Street
 * rowspan="2" |18
 * 2023
 * Yes
 * During construction Plot 5, Pierhead Street, Cardiff July 2024.jpg progress
 * Student accommodation
 * Longcross Court
 * 2024
 * No
 * Longcross Court, Cardiff - geograph.org.uk - 5847448.jpgnt building
 * Student accommodation
 * 14
 * Anchor Works, Dumballs Road
 * 52
 * 170
 * 15
 * Yes
 * Kingfisher Quarter, Anchor Works, December 2023.jpg progress
 * Residential
 * }
 * Student accommodation
 * 14
 * Anchor Works, Dumballs Road
 * 52
 * 170
 * 15
 * Yes
 * Kingfisher Quarter, Anchor Works, December 2023.jpg progress
 * Residential
 * }
 * Kingfisher Quarter, Anchor Works, December 2023.jpg progress
 * Residential
 * }
 * }

Tallest demolished buildings
This list comprises buildings that were in the tallest buildings list at 40 m or above, but are now either being demolished or have been demolished.


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! Name ! Height (m) ! Height (ft) ! Floors ! Completed ! Image ! Demolished ! During demolition ! Previous use ! class=unsortable|Location ! class=unsortable|Source
 * Phase 2, Government Buildings, Tŷ Glas
 * 73
 * 239
 * 18
 * 1969
 * Phase 2, Ty Glas, Llanishen, Cardiff (cropped).jpgary 2023
 * 2024
 * Demolition of Phase 2, Ty Glas, Llanishen 3 June 2024.jpg 2024
 * HMRC offices
 * 51.5267°N, -3.1982°W
 * Gleider House, Phase 1 Government Buildings, Tŷ Glas
 * 44.50
 * 146
 * 11
 * 1968
 * Gleider House, Llanishen.JPG 2020
 * 2024
 * Demolition of Gleider House, (Phase 1) Llanishen (geograph 7799676).jpg 2024
 * HMRC and Tenovus offices
 * 51.5276°N, -3.1966°W
 * }
 * HMRC and Tenovus offices
 * 51.5276°N, -3.1966°W
 * }
 * }

Cancelled developments
This list comprises buildings which were approved for construction but later cancelled.


 * {| class="wikitable"

! Rank ! Name ! Height (m) ! Height (ft) ! Floors ! Proposal Date ! Use ! Source
 * 1
 * Bay Pointe
 * 122.8
 * 403
 * 33
 * 2008
 * Residential
 * 2
 * Glass Needle Scheme, also known as Heritage Gateway Scheme
 * 107
 * 352
 * 32
 * 2005
 * Residential
 * 3
 * Capitol Apartments
 * 75
 * 246
 * 25
 * 2008
 * Residential
 * }
 * 246
 * 25
 * 2008
 * Residential
 * }
 * }
 * }