List Of Tallest Buildings In Kolkata

This list of tallest buildings in Kolkata enumerates High-rise buildings and Skyscrapers in Kolkata. Currently Kolkata is home to around 800 completed high-rise buildings, and many more high-rise buildings are under construction. The 42 which was completed in 2019 is currently the tallest building in Kolkata with a height of consisting of 65 floors.

Overview

Kolkata's high-rises are primarily concentrated in and around Chowringhee, which is the Central Business District (CBD) of the city, EM bypass area and Newtown-Rajarhat area. Tata Centre, the 18-storied building completed in 1963 is the city's first skyscraper at . 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 . Everest House (21 floors) (), built in 1978, is also located in Chowringhee. Apart from the CBD, 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) are undergoing a massive construction boom, with hundreds of high-rises 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 . This created a new idea of constructing residential high-rises other than office buildings or commercial buildings. In 2008, South City Towers (36 floors), were completed near Jodhpur Park in South Kolkata which became the first -plus buildings of the city. Again in October 2013, Towers 2 and 6 of Urbana topped out at a height of and , respectively and were the tallest buildings in the city until The 42 topped out in 2019 at a height of making it the tallest building in the city as well as in Eastern India. All these developments have changed the skyline of this city.

Currently Kolkata has around 60 completed high-rise building whose height is over 100 meter and many more high-rise buildings are under construction. The 42 which was completed in 2019 having a height of with 65 floors making it the tallest building in the state as well as in eastern India. There are plans to extend the Urbana society to the group of buildings called Urbana II and the Urbana Twisted Tower, which are over 200 and 300 metres tall, respectively.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks buildings in Kolkata that stand at least , 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.Buildings in Kolkata, Emporis.com
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Tallest under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in the city and are planned to rise at least . Buildings that are only approved, on-hold or proposed are not included in this table.
Important note: due to the airport authority, the projects has been delayed and somewhere the height has been reduced.

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 .

Timeline of tallest buildings in Kolkata

The buildings listed here stand at least from the ground.

See also

* List of tallest buildings in India
* List of tallest residential buildings
* List of tallest buildings in different cities in India

References

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