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The city-state of Singapore has over 4,300 completed high-rises, the majority of which are located in the Downtown Core. In the city, there are 64 skyscrapers that rise higher than 140 metres (459 ft). Tanjong Pagar Centre currently holds the title of tallest building in Singapore. It stands at 290m (951 ft) tall and is not affected by the height restriction in the central business district (only Raffles Place, Marina Bay Sands, Kallang River, Kallang and Mountbatten).
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Singapore's history of skyscrapers began with the 1939 completion of the 17-storey Cathay Building. The 70-metre (230 ft) structure was, at the time of its completion, the tallest building in Southeast Asia; it was superseded by the 87-metre (285 ft) Asia Insurance Building in 1954, which remained the tallest in Singapore until the 100 m (328 ft) Shaw Centre was completed in 1958. Singapore went through a major building boom in the 1970s and 1980s that resulted from the city's rapid industrialisation. During this time, the Overseas Union Bank Centre became the tallest building in the city-state; the 280 m (919 ft) structure was also the tallest building in the world outside of North America from its 1986 completion until 1989, when the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong was completed. The skyscraper-building boom continued during the 1990s and 2000s, with 30 skyscrapers at least 140 m (459 ft) tall, many of them residential towers, constructed from 1990 through 2008.
Since 2000, there has been a sharp increase in the number of skyscrapers under construction in the city area, particularly in the Marina Bay district. One project under construction in Marina Centre is the Marina Bay Financial Centre, which includes 3 office towers offering 280,000 square metres (3,000,000 sq ft) of prime Grade A office space, 2 residential developments offering 649 luxurious apartments and a 16,400-square-metre (176,000 sq ft) retail mall, named Marina Bay Link Mall. First phase of MBFC was completed in 2010. The second phase which includes MBFC Tower 3 will be ready by 1Q 2012. Marina Bay Suites which is part of Phase 2 will attain TOP in 2013. There are also several new developments in the city's shopping hub, Orchard Road. The Orchard Residences is a completed 245 m (804 ft), 43-floor tower being built in conjunction with ION Orchard, a shopping centre just beside Orchard MRT Station. In addition, the 218 m (715 ft) Ocean Financial Centre, a 43-floor skyscraper, is built in Raffles Place.
Tallest buildings
This lists ranks Singapore skyscrapers that stand at least 140 m (459 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.
Tallest under construction
This lists buildings that are under construction in Singapore and are planned to rise at least 140 m (459 ft). A floor count of 40 stories is used as the cutoff for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.
* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights has not yet been released.
Timeline of tallest buildings
This lists commercial buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Singapore. As of 2016, the title of tallest building in Singapore is held by Tanjong Pagar Centre.