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Petra Tower

Petra Tower in Asunción, Paraguay: 172 m (564 ft), 44 floors, complete. Developer: Petra Urbana. Architect: Santiago Benítez Vieira. Construction progress, photos and news.

Aerial view of Petra Tower, a white residential tower, above Asunción at dusk
Petra Tower from the air, October 2025. Image: Rcardll (CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)
Height
172 m / 564 ft
Floors
44
Status
Complete
Stage
Complete
Developer
Petra Urbana
Architect
Santiago Benítez Vieira
City
Asunción, Paraguay

A residential tower on Avenida Molas López in the Las Lomas area of Asunción and, since 2025, the tallest finished building in Paraguay. It has about 200 loft-style apartments with penthouses and terraces, shops at street level, and 360-degree views over the city and the Paraguay River.

It was designed by the Paraguayan engineer Santiago Benítez Vieira for the developer Petra Urbana, with Cecom as construction partner. Work began in 2021 with a 40-month schedule, and the tower reached its full height in early 2025 at a reported cost of about US$18 million. It is part of a group of Petra Urbana towers that also includes Petra Icon and Forvm Molas López.

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