Cities: Skylines 2

While the first game had unique buildings that served as attractions, Cities: Skylines 2 has signature buildings. Instead of unlocking them by reaching milestones or spending development points, signature buildings only unlock once a city meets the set requirements.

Most of these requirements involve a certain number of zone buildings, but a few have more special needs. Signature buildings are free to place and serve the same function as the zone type they belong to, plus some other benefit unique to the building. The only problem is figuring out how to build a city that meets these requirements.

How to Place Signature Buildings

Cities Skylines 2 Signature Buildings Benefit — A highlighted signature building in Cities: Skylines 2.

Signature buildings can unlock as early as the Tiny Village milestone of Cities: Skylines 2. The ability to place them unlocks as soon as the city has 1,000 active cells of medium-density row housing, although the housing has to be North American or European and not a mix of both. Each tile next to a street is one cell, so a full-size row house takes up six cells.

Reaching this requirement will unlock the first signature building, which is either Vertigo Square with EU housing or Baltar Pines with NA housing. These buildings are row houses, which means they hold residents and prefer the same conditions as other residential buildings. Players can also get signature commercial, office, and industrial buildings that work best in their respective zones, and businesses can rent the buildings to start attracting customers and paying taxes.

While they act like zone buildings, players must manually place each signature building, and they can move them around like any normal civic building. The biggest advantage of signature buildings is that placing them is free, and they provide extra bonuses on top of being a normal zone building.

How to Unlock Each Signature Building

Cities Skylines 2 Signature Buildings View — Several signature buildings visible in the building view of Cities: Skylines 2.

Many zone types have NA and EU variants that players can set as they fill in new areas. Signature buildings also have NA and EU versions, but players can place both types of zones in one city and thus earn and place every variant. In fact, players can replace an existing zone with NA or EU and quickly earn the other variant without changing the city's demographics. The big downside to this approach is that the replacement buildings start at level one.

To explain the terms, Well-Being improves citizen happiness in the area, Attractiveness means the building (or city) draws in more tourists, and Efficiency means the building type requires fewer resources (and thus fewer road vehicles) to function. In addition, zone cells don't count towards signature buildings unless a building is sitting on them.

Residential Signature Buildings

Name (NA/EU)	Requirements	Special Bonus
Rock Musician Mansion/Pop Musician Manor	Milestone 1 2,500 cells of Low Density Housing	+2 Well-Being in 547 yds
Film Actor Mansion/Theater Actor Mansion	Milestone 1 10,000 cells of Low Density Housing 10,000 media goods produced	+4 Well-Being in 1,094 yds
Painter Mansion/Sculptor Mansion	Milestone 1 25,000 cells of Low Density Housing Citizen Happiness: 60%	+6 Well-Being in 1,640 yds
Polaris Suites/Corundum Condos	Milestone 2 500 cells of Medium Density Housing	+4 Well-Being in 1,094 yds
Rubique Apartments/Old Factory Condos	Milestone 2 2,500 cells of Medium Density Housing	+8 Well-Being in 1.2 miles
Gatehouse Residences/Deuclidia Apartments	Milestone 2 5,000 cells of Medium Density Housing	+10 Well-Being in 1.6 miles
Baltar Pines/Vertigo Square	Milestone 1 1,000 cells of Row Housing	+3 Well-Being in 820 yds
Vista Building/Constellation Apartments	Milestone 1 5,000 cells of Row Housing	+5 Well-Being in 1,367 yds
CO10 Condos/Mollari Palace	Milestone 1 10,000 cells of Row Housing	+7 Well-Being in 1.2 miles
Watanabe Tower/Waveform Tower	Milestone 8 50 level 5 High Density Housing Buildings	+6 Well-Being in 1,640 yds
Century Castle/Halo Heights	Milestone 8 100 level 5 High Density Housing Buildings	+10 Well-Being in 1.6 miles
Colossal Tower/The Grass Crown	200 level 5 High Density Housing Buildings	+12 Well-Being in 1.9 miles

Mixed Housing Signature Buildings

Name (NA/EU)	Requirements	Special Bonus
Ironpress Building/Epicurian Garden	Milestone 5 500 cells of Mixed Housing	+1% City Attractiveness +4 Well-Being in 820 yds 5 Attractiveness
Ember Suites/Figura Building	Milestone 5 2,500 cells of Mixed Housing	+1% City Attractiveness +8 Well-Being in 1,367 yds 10 Attractiveness
Cane Residences/Ludo Square	Milestone 5 5,000 cells of Mixed Housing	+1% City Attractiveness +10 Well-Being in 1.2 miles 15 Attractiveness

Commercial Signature Buildings

Name (NA/EU)	Requirements	Special Bonus
Streamline Diner/Villa City	Milestone 1 4,000 cells of Low Density Business	-1% Import Costs +1% City Attractiveness +3 Well-Being in 547 yds 5 Attractiveness
Food Station/Auto Center	Milestone 1 7,000 cells of Low Density Business	-1% Import Costs +1% City Attractiveness +3 Well-Being in 1,094 yds 10 Attractiveness
One Stop Station/Marketplace	Milestone 1 15,000 cells of Low Density Business	-1% Import Costs +1% City Attractiveness +3 Well-Being in 1,640 yds 15 Attractiveness
Square Center/Fashion Square	Milestone 9 60 level 5 High Density Business Buildings	-1% Import Costs +1% City Attractiveness +5 Well-Being in 1,094 yds 10 Attractiveness
The Marvelous Marble/Activity Plaza	Milestone 9 120 level 5 High Density Business Buildings	-1% Import Costs +1% City Attractiveness +5 Well-Being in 1,640 yds 20 Attractiveness
The Capacitor Building/The Emerald Building	Milestone 9 240 level 5 High Density Business Buildings	-1% Import Costs +1% City Attractiveness +5 Well-Being in 1.2 miles 30 Attractiveness

Industrial Signature Buildings

Name	Requirements	Special Bonus
Vehicle Factory	Milestone 3 10 Oil Drilling Hub Buildings	+2% City Industrial Efficiency +10% resources in all Oil Deposits
Ground Earth	Milestone 3 10 Mining Hub Buildings	+2% City Industrial Efficiency +10% resources in all Ore Deposits
Dairy House	Milestone 3 10 Agriculture Hub Buildings	+2% City Industrial Efficiency +2% City Export Profits
Paper Factory	Milestone 3 10 Forestry Hub Buildings	+5% City Industrial Efficiency
Chemical Plant	Milestone 1 8,000 cells of Industrial Buildings	+1% City Industrial Efficiency
Fuel Plant	Milestone 1 50 level 5 Industrial Buildings	+2% City Industrial Efficiency -5% Industrial Ground Pollution -5% Industrial Air Pollution
Switchon	Milestone 1 1 College 100 level 5 Industrial Buildings	+2% City Industrial Efficiency +1% College Graduation Rate
Pharma	Milestone 1 1 Medical University 10,000 Population	+2% City Industrial Efficiency +1% University Graduation Rate +5% Interest in University Education
Oil Refinery	Milestone 1 1 Technical University 10,000 cells of Industrial Buildings	+2% City Industrial Efficiency +1% University Graduation Rate +5% Interest in University Education

Office Signature Buildings

Name	Requirements	Special Bonus
Principiis	Milestone 4 2,000 cells of Low Density Office	-2% Crime Rate in 547 yds +5 Well-Being in 547 yds +1% University Graduation Rate +5% Interest in University Education +1% Office Efficiency 5 Attractiveness
Coder Park	Milestone 4 5,000 cells of Low Density Office	+5 Well-Being in 1,094 yds +1% University Graduation Rate +5% Interest in University Education +1% Office Efficiency 10 Attractiveness
Incaserium	Milestone 4 10,000 cells of Low Density Office	+5 Well-Being in 1,640 yds +1% University Graduation Rate +5% Interest in University Education +1% Office Efficiency 15 Attractiveness
Multistory Multimedia	Milestone 10 5 Radio Masts 3,000 cells of High Density Office	+5 Well-Being in 1,094 yds +1% University Graduation Rate +5% Interest in University Education +2% Office Efficiency 10 Attractiveness
Waterfall Array	Milestone 10 1 Server Farm 6,000 cells of High Density Office	+5 Well-Being in 1,640 yds +1% University Graduation Rate +5% Interest in University Education +2% Office Efficiency 20 Attractiveness
Stylus Tower	Milestone 10 12,000 cells of High Density Office	+5 Well-Being in 1.2 miles +1% University Graduation Rate +5% Interest in University Education +2% Office Efficiency 30 Attractiveness