This list of tallest buildings in Kolkata enumerates high-rise buildings and skyscrapers in Kolkata and its metropolitan area. Kolkata is currently home to around 15 skyscrapers and more than 1,500 completed high-rise buildings,[1][2] and many more high-rise buildings are under construction. The 42, which was completed in 2019, is currently the tallest building in Kolkata and the tallest completed building in India outside of Mumbai, with a height of Template:Convert consisting of 65 floors.[3]
Overview
Kolkata's high-rises are primarily concentrated in and around Chowringhee, which is the central business district of the city, EM Bypass area and Newtown-Rajarhat area. Tata Centre, the 18-storied building which was completed in 1963 was the city's first skyscraper at Template:Convert. When Chatterjee International Center (24 floors) was built in 1976, it became the tallest office building in the city and also the tallest of its type in all of Eastern India with a height of Template:Convert. Everest House (21 floors) (Template:Convert), built in 1978, is also located in Chowringhee. Apart from the central business district, the region of B.B.D. Bagh and Babughat also have several high-rises. The Salt Lake City and Rajarhat New Town regions (which already have several high-rises) have undergone a massive construction boom, with hundreds of high-rises completed and under construction. The city got its first residential high-rise in 2004 when the 'Peak' block was opened in Hiland Park. It has 28 floors with a height of Template:Convert. This created a new idea of constructing residential high-rises in addition to office or commercial buildings. In 2008, South City Towers (36 floors), at a height of Template:Convert, were completed near Jodhpur Park in South Kolkata which became the first Template:Convert-plus buildings of the city. Again in October 2013, Towers 2 and 6 of Urbana topped out at a height of Template:Convert and Template:Convert, respectively and were the tallest buildings in the city until The 42 topped out in 2019 at a height of Template:Convert, becoming the tallest building in the city as well as in Eastern India. All these developments have changed the skyline of the city.
Currently Kolkata has around 68 completed high-rise buildings whose height is over Template:Convert and many more high-rise buildings are under construction.
Tallest buildings
This lists ranks buildings in Kolkata that stand at least Template:Convert, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Only completed buildings and under-construction buildings that have been topped out are included.[4] Template:Row numbers
Tallest under construction
This lists buildings that are under construction in the city and are planned to rise at least Template:Convert. Buildings that are only approved, on-hold or proposed are not included in this table. Important note: due to the airport authority, some projects have been delayed and somewhere the heights have been reduced. Template:Row numbers
Approved, proposed and on-hold
This list ranks buildings that are proposed, on-hold and approved in the city. All the buildings listed below are slated to rise at least Template:Convert.
| Name | Height | Floors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KPC Global | Template:Convert | 58 | Proposed |
| Untitled Primarc - Hoogly Mills Project T6 | Template:Convert | 30 | Proposed |
| Untitled Primarc - Hoogly Mills Project T3 | Template:Convert | 29 | Proposed |
| Untitled Primarc - Hoogly Mills Project T4 | Template:Convert | 29 | Proposed |
| Untitled Primarc - Hoogly Mills Project T5 | Template:Convert | 29 | Proposed |
| Untitled Primarc - Hoogly Mills Project T1 | Template:Convert | 28 | Proposed |
| Untitled Primarc - Hoogly Mills Project T2 | Template:Convert | 28 | Proposed |
| Sankalpa 1 | Template:Convert | 25 | On Hold |
| Sankalpa 2 | Template:Convert | 25 | On Hold |
Timeline of tallest buildings in Kolkata
The buildings listed here stand at least Template:Convert from the ground.
| Name | Image | Height | Floors | Years served as tallest building |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Centre | File:JL Nehru Road (3).jpg | Template:Convert | 18 | 1963–1976 |
| Chatterjee International Center | File:CIC kolkata.jpg | Template:Convert | 24 | 1976–2008 |
| South City Towers | File:South City Towers, Kolkata.JPG | Template:Convert | 36 | 2008–2013 |
| Urbana Tower 1 | File:Urbana Residential Complex - 783 Anandapur Road - Kolkata 2017-07-15 1527.JPG | Template:Convert | 41 | 2013–2014 |
| Urbana Tower 2 | File:Urbana Residential Complex - 783 Anandapur Road - Kolkata 2017-07-15 1527.JPG | Template:Convert | 46 | 2014–2019 |
| The 42 | File:The 42 View from 5, Little Russel Street.jpg | Template:Convert | 65 | 2019–present |
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See also
- List of tallest buildings in India
- List of tallest structures in India
- List of tallest buildings in Mumbai
- List of tallest buildings in different cities in India
- List of tallest buildings and structures in the Indian subcontinent
References
- ↑ Kolkata high-rise buildings.
- ↑ Merlin launches tallest skyscraper in Kolkata's IT hub. The Economic Times(2022-04-15). Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ↑ The 42.
- ↑ Template:Usurped