List of tallest buildings in Kota Kinabalu

Kota Kinabalu in northern Borneo of Sabah is one of the main cities of Malaysia and East Malaysia's most important economic centre. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) as of 2024^[update], Kota Kinabalu has two skyscrapers exceeding 150 m (492 ft) in height.^[1]

As the fastest growing city in East Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu is home to East Malaysia's first skyscraper, the Tun Mustapha Tower which was completed in 1977.

Panoramic view of the booming of both low-rise and high-rise buildings in the city metropolitan area of Kota Kinabalu.

To date, most of the tallest buildings and skyscrapers in Borneo Island are located in Greater Kota Kinabalu, such as the 33-storey Kinabalu Tower and the 56-storey Jesselton Twin Towers, as well as the upcoming 39-storey Bayu Residence and the 40-storey Shorea & Astoria twin towers.

Overview

Kota Kinabalu, formerly known as Jesselton under the British protectorate of North Borneo and its successor the Crown Colony of North Borneo under the Crown colony government of the United Kingdom, the city has been undergoing rapid development ever since its devastation through the World War II bombings where only three buildings were left standing.^[2]

The city urbanised area today encompasses the wide area of Greater Kota Kinabalu which goes beyond the city boundary on the south side into two West Coast districts of Penampang and Putatan, and to a lesser but growing extent into the districts of Papar (38 kilometres to the south) and Tuaran (34 kilometres to the north).^[3]

Tallest buildings completed or topped out

The list are high-rise buildings and skyscrapers in Greater Kota Kinabalu that are 20-storey and above.

  Current tallest building in Kota Kinabalu and Borneo island

  Once the tallest building in Kota Kinabalu

Rank	Building	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year Completed	Location within GKK	Notes	References
1	Jesselton Twin Towers Tower A		192.15 metres (630.4 ft) [4][5][6]	56	2023	Luyang	The tallest building in Kota Kinabalu as well as Borneo island
	Jesselton Twin Towers Tower B			56	2023	Luyang
2	Kinabalu Tower		182 m (597 ft)	33	2016	Likas
3	Bay Suites		131.4 metres (431 ft) [7]	37	2024	Likas
4	Jesselton Quay Citypads Tower 1			33	2021	Within Tun Fuad Stephens Road
	Jesselton Quay Citypads Tower 2			33	2021	Within Tun Fuad Stephens Road
5	Harrington Suites			32	2017	Luyang
6	1Sulaman Platinum Tower			31	2022	Sulaman
7	Tun Mustapha Tower		122 metres (400 ft) [8]	30	c. 1970s	Likas	First Skyscraper in Borneo Island
8	Bay 21			30	2015	Likas
9	1Borneo Tower A Condominium			29	2009	Sulaman
	1Borneo Tower B Condominium			29	2009	Sulaman
	Ashton Tower			29	2017	Kolombong
	The Gardens at Bundusan Tower A			29	2017	Bundusan
	The Gardens at Bundusan Tower B			29	2017	Bundusan
10	Sabah Apartment @ 1Borneo			28	2011	Sulaman
	The Peak Vista			28	2012	Likas
	Jesselton Residences Tower A		96 metres (315 ft) [9]	28	2017	Within Haji Saman Road
	Jesselton Residences Tower B			28	2017	Within Haji Saman Road
	Jesselton Residences Tower C			28	2017	Within Haji Saman Road
	Kingfisher Inanam Tower B			28	2019	Inanam
	Kingfisher Inanam Tower C			28	2019	Inanam
	Forest Hill Residences			28	2024	Bundusan
11	Lido Avenue Tower A			27	2016	Dalapan Alley, Lintas Road
	Lido Avenue Tower B			27	2016	Dalapan Alley, Lintas Road
	Maya @ Likas		95.2 metres (312 ft) [10]	27	2019	Likas
	Dilenia Tower @Bukit Bantayan Residences			27	2020	Inanam
12	The Shore KK		94 metres (308 ft) [11]	26	2022	Jalan Sembilan Belas
	Sheraton Kota Kinabalu Hotel		112 metres (367 ft) [12]	26	2025	Asia City
13	The Bay Residence			25	2016	Off Tuaran Road
	Mercure KK City Centre			25	2017	Off Gaya Road
	Cemara Tower @Bukit Bantayan Residences			25	2019	Inanam
	Ebena Tower @Bukit Bantayan Residences		85 metres (279 ft) [13]	25	2019	Inanam
	Kingfisher Inanam Tower A			25	2019	Inanam
	Elemen Utara Precinct 2 Tower A			25	2021	Menggatal
	Elemen Utara Precinct 2 Tower B		100 metres (330 ft) [14]	25	2024	Menggatal
14	SkyVue Residence			23	2019	Kobusak
	SkyMillion Residence			23	2025	Kobusak
15	The Light Residence			22	2016	Donggongon
	Tropicana Landmark Condominium			22	2015	Bundusan
	Hyatt Centric Kota Kinabalu			22	2022	Off Gaya Road	First Hyatt Centric in Southeast Asia region.
	K Avenue Tower A		86 metres (282 ft) [15]	22	2022	Kepayan
	K Avenue Tower B			22	2022	Kepayan
16	PPR Gayang Ria 2			21	2021	Tuaran
	K Avenue Tower C			21	2022	Kepayan
17	Vetro 11		74.83 metres (245.5 ft) [16]	20	2024	Jalan Penampang
	Emerald Tower @Alam Pesona		70 metres (230 ft) [17]	20	2024	Putatan

Buildings under construction

High-rise buildings (12-storey and above) that are currently under construction

Rank	Building	Height (m / ft)	Floors
1	Shorea tower @The Logg Luyang	145.69 metres (478.0 ft)[18]	40
2	Astoria tower @The Logg Luyang	145.69 metres (478.0 ft)[19]	40
3	Parkhill Residence @The Logg Luyang		39
4	Tower A1 @ Kayana Heights Ayuria Place		39
5	Tower A2 @ Kayana Heights Ayuria Place		39
6	Tower A @Bayu Residence	160.05 metres (525.1 ft)[20]	39
7	Avani Hotel @The Logg Luyang		37
8	LikasVue	138 metres (453 ft)[21]	37
9	Tower B1 @Lumi Residence 360 Bundusan	128 metres (420 ft)[22]	37
10	Tower B2 @Lumi Residence 360 Bundusan	128 metres (420 ft)[23]	37
11	Tower B3 @Lumi Residence 360 Bundusan	128 metres (420 ft)[24]	37
12	Tower B @Bayu Residence	146.15 metres (479.5 ft)[25]	35
13	ARIA @Banyan Valley		35
14	Tower A @88 Avenue		35
15	Tower B1 @88 Avenue		35
16	Tower C @88 Avenue		35
17	Tower D @88 Avenue		35
18	Tower A @Grand Meridian	110.65 metres (363.0 ft)[26]	33
19	Agate Tower @The Peninsula	128.1 metres (420 ft)[27]	30
20	Sky88 Residences phase 1		30
21	The Monarch @Bedrock		30+
22	Tower A @Bedrock		29
23	Peninsula Grandis	119 metres (390 ft)[28]	28
24	Q Suites @Jesselton Quay		28
25	Infinity Suites @Boulevard 360 Bundusan		28
26	Tower B @Bedrock		27
27	Eco Peak Residence		26
28	4-5 stars hotel tower @Bedrock		25+/-
29	Damar Residence @Tropika Park City		24
30	SkyWalker Condominium @Kobusak		23
31	EG Tower @EG Penampang		22
32	Oakwood @Metro Town		21
33	EG Suites @EG Penampang		21
34	Tower 2 @InterContinental Resort Melinsung	88 metres (289 ft)[29][30]	20
35	Tower A @Parklane Residences Benoni		19
36	Mutiara Residence @Kepayan		18
37	The Horizon @Damai		18
38	Block A @ PR1MA Residensi Manggatal		17
39	Block B @ PR1MA Residensi Manggatal		17
40	Damai Suites		16
41	Meritin Hotel KK		15
42	Fairfield by Marriott KK		13
43	The Westfield Suites @Putatan		13
44	Pembinaan Bangunan Tambahan Wisma Laskar Di PTKK		12
45	Kingston Hotel		12

Buildings under planning status

Rank	Building	Floors
1	KK One	59
2	Likas Boulevard	34
3	Aris tower @The Peninsula	30
4	Wisma Tiong Hwa	28
5	Kopeks Saujana @Menggatal	28
6	Tower A @Signal Hill Suites	26
7	Tower B @Signal Hill Suites	26
8	D23 Suites @Damai	24
9	Sapphire tower @Alam Pesona	21
10	Harumanis Residence	20
11	Tower B @Parklane Residence Benoni	19
12	ALLOUNGE @KKIA	12

Buildings abandoned or on hold

Rank	Building	Height (m / ft)	Floors
1	Tower 1 @1 Sulaman Gold Tower		35
2	Tower 2 @1 Sulaman Gold Tower		35
3	Pacificity Residence		19
4	Tower A @Triconic Tower		18
5	Tower B @Triconic Tower		18
6	Tower C @Triconic Tower		18

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Malaysia
• List of tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur
• List of tallest buildings in George Town
• List of tallest buildings in Johor Bahru
• Senarai bangunan tertinggi di Kuching^[31]