Buildings (Tropico 5)

For articles of the same name in other Tropico games, see Buildings.

Below is a list of buildings found in Tropico 5.

Note: Buildings are listed in Categories as they are within the game Build Menu.

Dynasty

• Palace

Infrastructure

• Construction Office
• Dock
• Electric Substation (requires research "Electricity")
• Geothermal Power Plant
• Metro Station
• Nuclear Power Plant (requires research "The Peaceful Atom")
• Parking Lot
• Power Plant (requires research "Electricity")
• Teamsters Office
• Wind Farm (requires Gone Green DLC / Tropico 5: Paradise Lost)

Raw Resources

• Automated Mine
• Factory Farm
• Hydroponic Farm (requires research "Waterworks")
• Logging Camp
• Mine (requires research "The Shovel")
• Oil Refinery (requires research "Oil")
• Oil Well (requires research "Oil")
• Plantation
• Ranch
• Wharf

Industry (Goods)

• Cannery
• Creamery (requires The Big Cheese DLC)
• Fashion Company
• Furniture Factory (requires research "Inferiority Complex")
• Lumber Mill (requires research "Planks")
• Pharmaceutical Company
• Steel Mill (requires research "Steel")
• Textile Mill

Industry (Luxury Goods)

• Chocolate Factory
• Cigar Factory
• Electronics Factory
• Jewelry Workshop (requires research "Shiny")
• Rum Distillery
• Vehicle Factory (requires research "The Wheel")

Residential

• Apartment
• Country House
• House
• Mansion
• Modern Apartment (requires research "Inferiority Complex")
• Tenement

Entertainment & Environment

• Beach Site
• Cineplex
• Circus
• Fast Food Joint (requires Joint Venture DLC / Tropico 5: Hostile Takeover)
• Garden
• National Park
• Restaurant
• Tavern
• Waste Treatment Plant

Luxury Entertainment

• Ancient Ruins
• Cabaret
• Casino
• Dolphinarium (requires Surf's Up DLC / Tropico 5: Paradise Lost)
• Hang Gliding Club
• Museum
• Night Club
• Opera House
• Stadium

Tourism

• Aerodrome (requires research "Luxury Flight")
• Airport (requires research "Flight")
• Beach Villa (requires research "Hot Water")
• Cabana Village
• Cabin
• Country Hotel
• Cruise Ship
• Economy Hotel
• Family Resort
• Hacienda
• Historic Inn
• Spa Hotel (requires research "Hot Water")

Welfare & Media

• Asylum (requires Mad World DLC / Tropico 5: Hostile Takeover)
• Cathedral
• Catholic Mission
• Church
• Clinic
• Grocery
• Hospital
• Inquisition (requires Inquisition DLC / Tropico 5: Epic Meltdown)
• Newspaper (requires research "Paper")
• Police Station
• Supermarket (requires research "Sliced Bread")
• TV Station

Research & Education

• College
• High School
• Library
• Observatory
• Science Lab
• Supercomputer (requires Supercomputer DLC /Tropico 5: Epic Meltdown)

Economy & Foreign Relations

• Bank (requires research "Accounting")
• Customs Office (requires research "Bribes")
• Drydock (requires research "The Compass")
• Embassy (requires research "White Flag")
• Lighthouse
• Office

Military

• Aircraft Carrier (requires research "Precision Bombing")
• Army Base (requires research "Tanks")
• Barracks
• Defense HQ (requires Generalissimo DLC / Tropico 5: Hostile Takeover)
• Fortress (requires T-Day DLC / Tropico 5: Epic Meltdown)
• Giant Laser (requires Supervillain DLC / Tropico 5: Paradise Lost)
• Guard Tower
• Military Fort (requires research "The Trigger")
• Nuclear Program (requires research "The Hostile Atom")
• Space Program (requires research "Space")
• Supermax Prison

Tropico 5: Waterborne

• Bathysphere (requires Tropico 5: Waterborne) (Entertainment)
• Fishing Trawler (requires Tropico 5: Waterborne) (Raw Resources)
• Floating Apartment (requires Tropico 5: Waterborne) (Residential)
• Glass Bottom Restaurant (requires Tropico 5: Waterborne) (Entertainment)
• Nuclear Submarine (requires Tropico 5: Waterborne) (Military)
• Offshore Office (requires Tropico 5: Waterborne) (Economy)
• Oyster Farm (requires Tropico 5: Waterborne) (Raw Resources)
• Smuggler's Dock (requires Tropico 5: Waterborne) (Infrastructure)
• Tidal Power Plant (requires Tropico 5: Waterborne) (Infrastructure)

Tropico 5: Espionage

All Espionage Buildings are considered "Military".

• Drone Command (requires Tropico 5: Espionage)
• Dungeon (requires Tropico 5: Espionage)
• Mechanized Garrison (requires Tropico 5: Espionage)
• Ministry of Information (requires Tropico 5: Espionage)
• Police Blimp (requires Tropico 5: Espionage)
• Radar (requires Tropico 5: Espionage)
• Ranger Corps (requires Tropico 5: Espionage)
• Security Checkpoint (requires Tropico 5: Espionage)
• Spy Academy (requires Tropico 5: Espionage)