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Metro Davao Metro Davao, officially called Metropolitan Davao ( ceb, Kaulohang Dabaw; fil, Kalakhang Davao), is a metropolitan area in the Mindanao island group, Philippines. It includes the cities of Davao City, Digos, Mati, Panabo, Samal and Tagum and sp ...
, one of the three metropolitan areas in the
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, is home to numerous high-rise buildings. Most of these are located in
Davao City Davao City, officially the City of Davao ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dabaw; ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of , making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of lan ...
, which has seen a lot of high-rises sprout throughout the years. Surrounding cities, however, which are also part of Metro Davao, such as
Tagum Tagum, officially the City of Tagum ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Tagum; fil, Lungsod ng Tagum), is a 1st class component city and capital of the Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 296,202 people making it th ...
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Panabo Panabo, officially the City of Panabo ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Panabo; fil, Lungsod ng Panabo), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 209,230 people. Panab ...
, and
Digos Digos, officially the City of Digos ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Digos; fil, Lungsod ng Digos), is a 2nd class component city and capital of the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 188,376 people. ...
contain very little high-rise buildings. One of the factors affecting the number of high-rises in those areas would be Davao City's land area, which is nearly four times the size of
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. Within Davao City, most high-rises are concentrated within Poblacion District, however, the neighboring districts of Agdao, Buhangin, and Talomo are now home to some of the city's tallest buildings. Currently, the tallest building in Davao City and
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is
Vivaldi Residences Davao The Vivaldi Residences Davao is a 36-storey residential tower located at the corner of C.M. Recto Street and R. Magsaysay Avenue in Davao City, Philippines. Upon completion, this building will be the tallest in Davao City as well as in Mindanao. ...
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Building height regulation

Because the city's
airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...
is located near the city center, the
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imposes a height limit along the airport's flight path, which includes a large part of the city center. According to a 2019 amendment to the city's zoning code for 2013-2022, the maximum premium building height for buildings along the flight path is 100 meters above mean sea level (AMSL). The city government states other reasons for the building height regulation policy, such as preserving the view of cultural sites, improve urban livability through cleaner air, access to sunlight, and the like, and incentivize the private sector to improve on what has already been built. However, the city government may allow for one building to serve as the city's tallest "landmark building" that must meet the criteria that the building's design is unique and should bear semblance to or representation of Davao City's culture and heritage. It must also devote at least half of its ground floor area to the public and make the summit accessible to the public for viewing and tourism purposes either with or without a fee. Finally, the usable floor spaces must be at least 70% non-residential development.


Tallest completed buildings

This list ranks high-rise buildings in Davao City with at least 12 floors or stand at least 49 meters (161 feet) tall. Updated February 21, 2023 - CAT


Tallest buildings under construction

Only buildings with at least 12 floors are included in this list.


Tallest proposed buildings

Buildings which have not yet started construction work and contains at least 12 floors are included in this list.


See also

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List of tallest buildings in Asia This list of tallest buildings in Asia ranks skyscrapers which are at least tall. The tallest building in Asia (and the tallest in the world) is Burj Khalifa, which stands which was opened on January 4, 2010, in Dubai, United Arab E ...
* List of tallest buildings in the Philippines *
List of tallest buildings in Cagayan de Oro This article lists the tallest buildings in Cagayan de Oro in the southern island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Tallest completed buildings This list ranks the high rise buildings in Cagayan de Oro that stand at least tall. This includes spi ...


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Davao City Davao City, officially the City of Davao ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dabaw; ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of , making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of lan ...
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