List of tallest buildings in Ottawa–Gatineau explained

This is a list of the tallest buildings in the Ottawa—Gatineau urban area that are over 90 m (295 ft) tall. Despite its size, Ottawa–Gatineau does not have many skyscrapers that exceed 100m (300feet) compared to similar sized Canadian cities, Edmonton and Calgary. Until 1965, buildings in Ottawa were limited to 45.5 metres (149 ft) so that the 92m (302feet) tall Peace Tower at the centre of the Parliament Buildings could dominate the skyline.^[1] The National Capital Region has a complicated system of protected view planes that are governed by the National Capital Commission and adhered to by the City of Ottawa and Ville de Gatineau.^[2] Protected view planes limit the height of buildings in certain areas of the downtown cores of Ottawa and Gatineau to protect the prominence of the Parliament Buildings.The tallest building in Ottawa—Gatineau is the 45-storey, 143m (469feet) tall Claridge Icon located in Little Italy. The tallest building approved for construction in Ottawa—Gatineau is the 65-storey, 234m (768feet) tall 900 Albert — Tower 1, part of the three-tower 900 Albert Development located in Centretown West.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Tallest buildings in Ottawa—Gatineau

This list ranks buildings in Ottawa-Gatineau that stand at least 90m (300feet) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Heights are rounded up to the nearest metre from .5. As of July 2023, Ottawa-Gatineau has 18 buildings over 90m constructed, 8 buildings over 90m under construction, 19 more buildings over 90m approved, and 39 more buildings over 90m proposed. The region is currently experiencing the largest highrise building boom in its history. Heights of buildings built in the pre-internet era on this page are measured using Google Earth measurement tools, as previously posted heights of these buildings found elsewhere on the internet are typically sourced from the now defunct site Emporis.com, which had inaccurate data.

Rank	Building	Image	Location	Height	Floors	Completed	Use	Notes
1	Claridge Icon		Little Italy	143m (469feet)	45	2022	Residential	Tallest building in Ottawa 38th tallest building in Ontario Tallest building in Ontario outside of the Golden Horseshoe	^[7]
2	Terrasses de la Chaudière – Tower 1		Hull	117m (384feet)	30	1978	Office	Tallest building in Gatineau Tallest building in Ottawa—Gatineau from 1978 to 2019 28th tallest building in Quebec In 2023 a project began to completely replace the precast/brick clad building envelope with glass curtain walls, as well as near total replacement of building interior and systems	^[8]
3	Lux-U		Cyrville	115 m (377 ft)	35	Under Construction	Residential	Topped out in April 2024	^[9]
4	Place de Ville – Tower C		Downtown	112m (367feet)	29	1971	Office	Tallest building in Ottawa from 1971 to 2019 Tallest building in Ottawa—Gatineau from 1971 to 1978	^[10]
5	Minto Metropole		Westboro	108m (354feet)	32	2004	Residential		^[11]
6	One60 Elgin		Downtown	107m (351feet)	27	1971	Office		^[12]
=7	Place du Portage – Tower 1		Hull	106m (348feet)	25	1973	Office	2nd Tallest building in Gatineau	^[13]
=7	The Dale – Tower 1		Mechanicsville	106m (348feet)	33	2022	Residential		^[14]
8	East Flats – Phase 4 – Building D		LeBreton Flats	102 m (335 ft)	30	Under Construction	Residential	Topped out in 2023	^[15] ^[16]
9	R.H. Coats Building		Tunney's Pasture	99m (325feet)	26	1976	Office		^[17]
=10	151 O'Connor Street		Downtown	97m (318feet)	26	1983	Office		^[18]
=11	Relevé Tower 1		Downtown	96 m (322 ft)	29	2024	Residential	Topped out in 2024	^[19]
=11	SoHo Italia		Little Italy	96 m (315 ft)	30	2024	Residential	Topped out in 2022	^[20]
=11	Tribeca Tower 1		Centretown	96 m (315 ft)	27	2014	Residential		^[21]
=11	Parkdale Collective		Mechanicsville	96 m (315 ft)	31	Under Construction	Residential	Topped out in 2023
12	Ottawa Marriott Hotel		Downtown	94m (308feet)	26	1972	Hotel	Briefly became the tallest building in Ottawa-Gatineau during its construction in 1971.	^[22]
=13	Minto One80five		Downtown	93m (305feet)	30	1989	Residential / Hotel		^[23]
=13	The Classics		Riverview	93m (305feet)	29	1990	Residential		^[24]
=14	Peace Tower		Downtown	92m (302feet)	13	1927	Government	Tallest building in Ottawa-Gatineau from 1927 to 1971	^[25]
=14	Tribeca Tower 2		Centretown	92m (302feet)	27	2014	Residential
=15	Envie Little Italy Tower 1		Little Italy	91 m (299 ft)	28	2017	Residential		^[26]
=15	Performance Court		Downtown	91 m (299ft)	21	2014	Office		^[27]
=15	The Dale – Tower 2		Mechanicsville	91 m (299ft)	29	Under construction	Residential	Topped out in 2023	^[28]

Projects

Under construction

This is a list of buildings under construction that will rise to over 90 m (300 ft) tall.

Building	Status	Location	Height	Floors	Use
1047 Richmond Rd. — Tower A	Site Prep	Ambleside	133  m (436 ft)	40	Residential
1047 Richmond Rd. — Tower B	Site Prep	Ambleside	127 m (416 ft)	38	Residential	^[29]
Dream Lebreton Flats Tower 1	Excavation	LeBreton Flats	124 m (407 ft)	36	Residential	^[30]
Renaissance Marriott Ottawa	Excavation	Downtown	118 m (387 ft)	36	Residential
Dream Lebreton Flats Tower 2	Excavation	LeBreton Flats	106 m (348 ft)	31	Residential	^[31]
1040 Somerset St.	Above Grade	Hintonburg	99 m (325 ft)	30	Residential	^[32]

Approved

This is a list approved buildings that are planned to rise to over 90m (300feet) tall.

Building	Location	Height	Floors	Use
900 Albert Tower 1	Bayview Station	234 m (768 ft)	65	Residential	^[33]
900 Albert Tower 2	Bayview Station	203 m (666 ft)	56	Residential
The Sky Tower 1	Little Italy	191 m (627 ft)	55	Residential	^[34]
The Sky Tower 2	Little Italy	155 m (509 ft)	45	Residential
70-80 Woodridge Cres. — Tower 1	Bayshore	130 m (427 ft)	40	Residential	^[35]
265 Catherine St. - Tower B	Centretown	127 m (416 ft)	36	Residential	^[36]
70-80 Woodridge Cres. — Tower 2	Bayshore	118 m (387 ft)	37	Residential
951 Gladstone Ave. — Tower 1	Little Italy	118 m (387 ft)	35	Residential	^[37]
265 Catherine St. - Tower C	Centretown	117 m (383 ft)	34	Residential
Brookstreet Apartments	Kanata	111 m (364 ft)	30	Residential	^[38]
951 Gladstone Ave. — Tower 2	Little Italy	112 m (367 ft)	33	Residential
265 Catherine St. - Tower A	Centretown	110 m (360 ft)	26	Residential
Riverain District — Tower B	Vanier	106 m (348 ft)	32	Residential	^[39]
900 Albert Tower 3	Bayview Station	105 m (344 ft)	23	Mixed-Use
100 Bayshore Dr. — West Tower	Bayshore	104 m (341 ft)	30	Residential	^[40]
Petrie’s Landing I — Tower 5	Orleans	102 m (335 ft)	32	Mixed-Use
2 Robinson Ave. — Tower B	Sandy Hill	102 m (335 ft)	32	Residential	^[41]
2 Robinson Ave. — Tower C	Sandy Hill	102 m (335 ft)	32	Residential
951 Gladstone Ave. — Tower 3	Little Italy	100 m (328 ft)	30	Residential
1071 Ambleside Dr.	Ambleside	96.5 m (317 ft)	32	Residential	^[42]
1200 Maritime Way — Tower 1	Kanata	94 m (308 ft)	30	Residential	^[43]
100 Bayshore Dr. — East Tower	Bayshore	94 m (308 ft)	27	Residential
Riverain District — Tower C	Vanier	94 m (308 ft)	28	Residential
1980 Ogilvie Rd. — Phase 1	Blair	94 m (308 ft)	30	Residential	^[44]

Proposed

This is a list of proposed buildings that are planned to rise to over 90m (300feet) tall.

Building	Location	Height	Floors	Use
829 Carling Ave.	Little Italy	137 m (449 ft)	40	Residential	^[45]
265 Centrum Blvd. Tower C	Orleans	134 m (440 ft)	40	Residential	^[46]
1640-1660 Carling Ave. - Building 6	Carlingwood West	132 m (433 ft)	40	Residential	^[47]
2829 Dumaurier Ave.	Foster Farm	126 m (413 ft)	40	Residential	^[48]
2026 Scott St. — Tower 1	Westboro	129 m (423 ft)	40	Residential	^[49]
2026 Scott St. — Tower 2	Westboro	129 m (423 ft)	40	Residential
1640-1660 Carling Ave. - Building 5	Carlingwood West	122 m (400 ft)	37	Residential
265 Centrum Blvd. - Tower C	Orleans	119 m (390 ft)	35	Residential
112 Montreal Rd. — Tower B1	Vanier	116 m (383) ft)	37	Residential	^[50]
1299 Richmond Rd. - Tower 1	Lincoln Heights	115 m (377 ft)	32	Residential	^[51]
2946 Baseline Rd. - Phase 6	Bruce Farm	105 m (344 ft)	32	Residential	^[52]
265 Centrum Blvd. Tower B	Orleans	104 m (341 ft)	30	Residential
1009 Trim Rd. — Tower B	Orleans	104 m (341 ft)	32	Residential	^[53]
780 Baseline Rd. — Tower C	Fisher Heights	102 m (335 ft)	32	Residential	^[54]
267 O'Connor St. — North Tower	Centretown	100 m (328 ft)	30	Residential	^[55]
1299 Richmond Rd. - Tower 2	Lincoln Heights	99 m (325 ft)	28	Residential
359 Kent St., 436-444 MacLaren St.	Centretown	99 m (325 ft)	30	Residential	^[56]
400 Coventry Rd. - Tower B	Overbrook	98 m (322 ft)	30	Residential	^[57]
1640-1660 Carling Ave. - Building 2	Carlingwood West	97.5 m (320 ft)	30	Residential
2050 Scott St.	Westboro	96 m (315 ft)	30	Residential	^[58]
1345 Baseline Rd. — Tower C	Central Park	96 m (315 ft)	30	Residential	^[59]
1330-1346 Bank St. — Phase 2	Billings Bridge	95 m (312 ft)	29	Residential	^[60]
1209 St. Laurent Blvd. — Tower 1	Cyrville	95 m (312 ft)	30	Residential	^[61]
1209 St. Laurent Blvd. — Tower 2	Cyrville	95 m (312 ft)	30	Residential
112 Montreal Rd. — Tower B2	Vanier	?	28	Residential
1009 Trim Rd. — Tower A	Orleans	92 m (302 ft)	28	Residential
1009 Trim Rd. — Tower C	Orleans	92 m (302 ft)	28	Residential
2946 Baseline Rd. - Phase 5	Bruce Farm	91 m (299 ft)	28	Residential
1330-1346 Bank St. — Phase 1	Billings Bridge	90 m (295 ft)	27	Residential
267 O'Connor St. — South Tower	Centretown	90 m (295 ft)	28	Residential

See also

• List of buildings in Ottawa
• List of tallest buildings in Canada
• List of tallest buildings in Ontario
• List of tallest buildings in Quebec
• Canadian Centre for Architecture
• Society of Architectural Historians
• Canadian architecture

External links

• Skyscraperpage
• Emporis.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ottawa World Book. https://archive.today/20120726214805/http://photo.pds.org:5005/student/article?id=ar407880. dead. 2012-07-26.
2. Web site: Canada's Capital View Protection.
3. Web site: Trinity Centre at Bayview Yards.
4. News: Willing. Jon. December 13, 2016. Three-tower development plan at O-Train junction needs tweaks, critics say. Ottawa Citizen. September 12, 2021.
5. News: Kovessy . Peter . Trinity to break ground on $400M Albert Street skyscraper project in coming days . 27 January 2021 . Ottawa Business Journal . 24 October 2017.
6. Web site: Trinity Station Project 1, Ottawa - SkyscraperPage.com. skyscraperpage.com. 2019-10-29.
7. Web site: Claridge Icon - The Skyscraper Center. 2022-01-25. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
8. Web site: Terrasses de la Chaudière I - Central Tower - The Skyscraper Center. 2022-01-25. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
9. Web site: Application # D07-12-12-0069 . 27 January 2021 . City of Ottawa.
10. Web site: Place de Ville III - The Skyscraper Center. 2022-01-25. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
11. Web site: Minto Metropole - The Skyscraper Center. 2022-01-25. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
12. Web site: Place Bell Canada - The Skyscraper Center. 2022-01-25. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
13. Web site: Place du Portage I - The Skyscraper Center. 2022-01-25. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
14. Web site: 121 Parkdale Apogee, Ottawa - SkyscraperPage.com. 2019-10-29. skyscraperpage.com.
15. News: Willing . Jon . June 26, 2018 . 'East Flats' towers approved for next phase of LeBreton Flats neighbourhood . . September 19, 2021.
16. Web site: Application # D02-02-19-0099 . 27 January 2021 . City of Ottawa.
17. Web site: R.H. Coats Building - The Skyscraper Center. 2022-01-25. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
18. Web site: Place Export Canada, Ottawa . SkyscraperPage.com . 2011-07-15.
19. Web site: Application # D07-12-17-0069 . 27 January 2021 . City of Ottawa.
20. Web site: Soho Italia . 2021-01-26 . skyscraperpage.com.
21. Web site: Tribeca Skyscraperpage .
22. Web site: Ottawa Marriott Hotel - The Skyscraper Center. 2022-01-25. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
23. Web site: Minto Suite Hotel . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411193940/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/113356/minto-suite-hotel-ottawa-canada . dead . April 11, 2021 . Emporis . 27 January 2021.
24. Web site: The Classics, Ottawa . SkyscraperPage.com . 2011-07-15.
25. Web site: Parliament of Canada, Parliament Hill Centre Block - The Skyscraper Center. 2022-01-25. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
26. Web site: Envie Skyscraperpage Ottawa .
27. Web site: Morguard opens doors to Performance Court .
28. Web site: Application # D07-12-12-0133 . 27 January 2021 . City of Ottawa.
29. Web site: 1047 Richmond Rd. Ottawa Devapps .
30. Web site: 665 Albert St. DevApp .
31. Web site: 665 Albert St. DevApp .
32. Web site: 1040 Somerset Devapp .
33. Web site: 900 Albert St. .
34. Web site: The Sky, Ottawa - SkyscraperPage.com . 2019-10-29 . skyscraperpage.com.
35. Web site: 70 Woodridge Crescent.
36. Web site: 265 Catherine St. Devapp .
37. Web site: 951 Gladstone Devapp .
38. Web site: 2 September 2022 . Wesley Clover to build 30-storey mixed-use tower beside Brookstreet Hotel .
39. Web site: Application # D01-01-20-0009 . 27 January 2021 . City of Ottawa.
40. Web site: 100 Bayshore Drive Development – Updated Submission . 27 January 2021 . Bay Ward Bulletin.
41. Web site: Ottawa Devapps .
42. Web site: 1071 Ambleside Drive .
43. Web site: 26 February 2021 . 1200 Maritime Way .
44. Web site: 1980 Ogilvie Road Phase 1 . 27 January 2021.
45. Web site: 829 Carling Devapp.
46. Web site: 265 Centrum Blvd. Devapp .
47. Web site: 1640-1660 Carling Ave. Devapp .
48. Web site: Application # D07-12-21-0110 . 12 August 2021.
49. Web site: 2026 Scott St. DevApp .
50. Web site: Development Applications Search . 2022-01-26 . devapps.ottawa.ca.
51. Web site: 1299 Richmond Rd. Devapp .
52. Web site: 2946 Baseline Rd. Devapp .
53. Web site: Development Applications Search . 2022-01-26 . devapps.ottawa.ca.
54. Web site: 780 Baseline Rd. DevApp .
55. Web site: Development Applications Search. 2022-01-26. devapps.ottawa.ca.
56. Web site: 359 Kent, 436-444 Maclaren DevApp .
57. Web site: 400 Coventry Rd. Devapp .
58. Web site: Application # D02-02-20-0034 . City of Ottawa . 27 January 2021.
59. Web site: 1345 Baseline Rd. Devapp .
60. Web site: Application # D01-01-20-0017 . City of Ottawa . 17 February 2021.
61. Web site: 1209 St. Laurent Blvd. .