This is a list of the tallest buildings in the city of Yangon. The list includes habitable buildings standing at or above 90 metres (295 ft) but excludes other tall structures such as the Shwedagon Pagoda in the city proper, or buildings elsewhere in the Yangon Region, such as those in Thanlyin.
Yangon has the vast majority of the tallest buildings in the country. Its tallest buildings are high rises, with the majority being condominiums. The city does not have a skyscraper—i.e. one at least 150 metres (492 ft) tall as defined by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and Emporis—[1] and will not have one as long as the current zoning regulations, which cap the maximum height at 127 metres (417 ft) above sea level,[2][3] (75% of the Shwedagon Pagoda's sea level height) remain in place. The regulations came into effect after a proposal to build a 195 m (640 ft) tower in downtown Yangon[4] was defeated by local conservationists in 2014.[5]
Tallest buildings
The following list ranks completed buildings in Yangon that stand about 90 metres (295 ft) or taller based on the estimates by Emporis, unless otherwise stated. Because of its use of Emporis's estimates, the list may not be fully accurate—in terms of inclusion and rankings. (Emporis estimates the height of buildings based on the number of floors; as a result, buildings with the same number of floors—regardless of the type (office or residential)—are estimated at the same height.[note 1]) The estimated heights are given in italics.
The list below covers the buildings under construction that will be 90 metres (300 ft) or taller. The height estimates are by Emporis unless otherwise stated. The estimated heights are given in italics.
^See Emporis's estimates for Yangon buildings here: [1].
^Emporis "Tallest Buildings in Yangon". EMPORIS. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-05. estimates 90 metres (300 ft) but according to iMyanmar House each office floor is 4.2 metres (14 ft) high, meaning the building is at least 105 metres (344 ft) tall.
^Emporis "Tallest Buildings in Yangon". EMPORIS. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-21. estimates Kanthaya Center 1's height as 82.5 metres (271 ft) but according to iMyanmar House each floor is 4.2 metres (14 ft) high, and the office building consists of 22 above ground floors, meaning the building is at least 92.4 metres (303 ft) tall.
^Estimated height on 32 stories only. Emporis The Lake Suites 1 Yangon Myanmar, Emporis, archived from the original on May 14, 2021, retrieved 1 November 2020 gives 34 stories and estimates its height as 122 m (400 ft). However, according to Tin Yadana Htun (2015-09-03). "Lake Suites launches second tower". Retrieved 2020-04-11., the tallest three towers are 32 stories only. This means Emporis' estimate needs to be adjusted to 32 floors, and 114.8 m (377 ft).
^The official height of 108.8 m (357 feet) per "Inno City" (in Burmese). The Myanmar Builders Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-06.. Emporis' estimate is 107.5 m (353 feet).
^Skyscraper Page, "Asia Plaza Hotel". Skyscraper Page. Retrieved 2020-04-16., reports its floor count as 17 and 58.5 metres (192 ft). Emporis, "Asia Plaza Hotel". Emporis. Retrieved 2020-05-16., estimates it as 16 stories and 57.5 metres (189 ft). The discrepancy in the floor count may be that Emporis simply uses the floor number of the topmost floor, 16, without accounting for the ground floor.
^According to the tower's web site, "About Sakura Tower". 2020-04-16., it is a 100 m (330 ft) high 20-story tower, completed in 1999. A 2014 National Geographic article, "The Race to Save Architecture in Myanmar's Biggest City". The National Geographic. 2014-11-13., identifies the Sakura Tower as the tallest building in Yangon.