Seascape, Residential skyscraper in Auckland, New Zealand
Seascape is a residential tower in Auckland with 56 floors and a glass facade that rises 187 meters above the city. The building contains 221 apartments, including 15 penthouses, plus a seven-story podium with retail spaces and resident amenities.
Construction began in 2017 with completion originally expected in 2021, but pandemic-related delays pushed the schedule back. The structure topped out in April 2024 at 187.2 m, yet work was suspended indefinitely in August 2024 when contractor China State Construction Overseas Development Co. halted site works, citing a payment default by developer Shundi Group. The project entered receivership in 2026 and was placed on the market.
The name Seascape refers to the harbour views the tower was marketed on, though the unfinished shell has no residents yet. Its 56 storeys and 187.2 m make it New Zealand's tallest building, and it also ranks as the tallest in Oceania outside Australia. In 2026 receivers Calibre Partners put the part-built tower on the international market through Bayleys and Knight Frank.
The tower stands on Customs Street East in Auckland's CBD, near the Britomart transport interchange and the Waitematā Harbour waterfront. It is an active construction site with no public access, and work has been suspended since August 2024, so the building can only be viewed from the surrounding streets.
Seascape is the tallest building in New Zealand and the tallest in Oceania outside Australia, yet it stands empty: work was suspended in August 2024 with interiors and facade unfinished, and the tower was placed on the market by receivers in April 2026.
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