List of tallest buildings in Alberta explained

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Alberta that ranks skyscrapers and high-rise buildings in the province of Alberta, Canada, by height. Buildings in two cities are included in this list; Calgary and Edmonton, each having buildings taller than 100m (300feet). The tallest building outside of Calgary and Edmonton is the 54.1m (177.5feet) tall T. Russell Haig Tower located in Lethbridge.[1] The tallest building in the province is the 66-storey, 250.8m (822.8feet) tall, Stantec Tower located in Edmonton.

Alberta's history of skyscrapers began with the Grain Exchange Building (1910) in Calgary, and the Tegler Building (1911) in Edmonton.

Until late 2013, the presence of aircraft taking off and landing at the Edmonton City Centre Airport restricted any building from reaching an elevation higher than above mean sea level, about above downtown.[2] [3]

Tallest Buildings

This list ranks buildings in Alberta that stand at least 100m (300feet) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. Freestanding observation and/or telecommunication towers, while not habitable buildings, are included for comparison purposes; however, they are not ranked. One such tower is the Calgary Tower.

Image! Location ! Height ! Floors ! ! class="unsortable"
Notes
1Stantec TowerEdmonton250.91NaN1662019Tallest building in Western Canada.[4]
2Brookfield Place EastCalgary247m (810feet)562017Tallest office building in Western Canada.[5]
3The BowCalgary237.5m (779.2feet)582012[6]
4Telus Sky222.3m (729.3feet)592019Topped-out.[7]
5Calgary215.2m (706feet)53 1984 [8]
6Eighth Avenue Place ICalgary212 m (697 ft)512011
N/ACICT-DT TV Tower 1Calgary204.2m (669.9feet)-1954Tallest structure in Alberta from 1954 to 1984.[9]
7Bankers Hall - WestCalgary197m (646feet)522000 [10] [11]
8Calgary197m (646feet)521989 [12]
9JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & ResidencesEdmonton192.151NaN1562018[13] [14]
N/ACalgary TowerCalgary191m (627feet)-1968 Tallest freestanding structure in Alberta from 1968 to 1984.
10Centennial Place - EastCalgary182m (597feet)412010
11Eighth Avenue Place IICalgary177abbr=onNaNabbr=on41 2014
11Canterra TowerCalgary177m (581feet)451988 [15] [16]
12177m (581feet) 38 2001
14Jamieson PlaceCalgary172m (564feet)38 2009
15First Canadian CentreCalgary167m (548feet) 41 1982
16Western Canadian Place - NorthCalgary164m (538feet) 41 1983
17TD Canada Trust TowerCalgary162m (531feet) 40 1991
18City Centre ICalgary162m (531feet) 37 2016
19Stephen Avenue PlaceCalgary155m (509feet) 41 1976
20801 Seventh BuildingCalgary153m (502feet) 37 1982
21Epcor TowerEdmonton149.4m (490.2feet)282011[17] [18]
22The Guardian NorthCalgary147m (482feet) 442016
23The Guardian SouthCalgary147m (482feet) 442016
24Manulife PlaceEdmonton146.4m (480.3feet)361983
25Bow Valley Square 2Calgary143m (469feet) 39 1975
26Dome TowerCalgary141m (463feet) 35 1977
27Fifth and Fifth BuildingCalgary140m (460feet) 34 1980
28Shell CentreCalgary140m (460feet) 33 1977
29Encore TowerEdmonton138m (453feet)432019Tallest residential building in Alberta.[19]
30Home Oil TowerCalgary137m (449feet) 34 1977
31TELUS House EdmontonEdmonton134.4m (440.9feet)33 1971 Tallest office building in Edmonton.
32Bow Valley Square 4Calgary134m (440feet) 37 1981
33Fifth Avenue Place EastCalgary133m (436feet) 35 1981
34Fifth Avenue Place WestCalgary133m (436feet) 35 1981
35Suncor Energy Centre - EastCalgary130m (430feet)33 1984 [20]
36Bell TowerEdmonton129.9m (426.2feet)311982
37Edmonton TowerEdmonton129.84m (425.98feet)292016[21] [22]
38Calgary Courts Centre129m (423feet)262007
39Western Canadian Place - SouthCalgary128m (420feet) 32 1983 [23]
40Arriva 34Calgary128m (420feet)342007Second tallest residential building in Alberta. Tallest residential building in Calgary.
41Altius CentreCalgary126m (413feet)321973
42EnCana PlaceCalgary125m (410feet)311982
43VogueCalgary125m (410feet)362017
44Commerce PlaceEdmonton124.97m (410.01feet)30 1990 [24]
45Stock Exchange TowerCalgary124m (407feet)311979
46Hewlett Packard TowerCalgary124m (407feet)331975
47707 FifthCalgary124abbr=onNaNabbr=on272017
48Five West East TowerCalgary123m (404feet)282008
49Edmonton HouseEdmonton121.1m (397.3feet)451971
50The PearlEdmonton121m (397feet)36 2014
51Canadian Western Bank PlaceEdmonton120.6m (395.7feet)30 1980
52MNP TowerEdmonton117.6m (385.8feet)27 1978
53TD TowerEdmonton116.7m (382.9feet)27 1976
54Rice Howard 1113.2m (371.4feet)28 1982
55Icon IIEdmonton112.3m (368.4feet)35 2010
56CN TowerEdmonton110.9m (363.8feet)26 1966 First building in Alberta to exceed a height of 100m.
57Enbridge CentreEdmonton110.60NaN025 2016 [25]
58UltimaEdmonton107.90NaN02016[26] [27]
59Sun Life PlaceEdmonton107.7m (353.3feet)25 1978
60Fox Two Edmonton107.30NaN0332017[28] [29]
61Hendrix Edmonton103.60NaN029 2016
62Oxford TowerEdmonton102.9m (337.6feet)23 1974

Timeline of tallest buildings

This is a list of buildings that in the past held the title of tallest building in Alberta.

NameImageLocationYears as tallestHeight
m / ft
Floors
Tegler BuildingEdmonton1911–191324m (79feet)8[30] [31]
Alberta Legislature BuildingEdmonton1913–191457m (187feet)5
Fairmont Palliser HotelCalgary1914–196060.05m (197.01feet)12
Elveden HouseCalgary1960–196679.9m (262.1feet)20
CN TowerEdmonton1966–1971110.92m (363.91feet)26
TELUS House (originally AGT Tower)Edmonton1971–1974134.4m (440.9feet)33
Bow Valley Square 2Calgary1974–1976143m (469feet)39
Scotia CentreCalgary1976–1982155.1m (508.9feet)41
First Canadian CentreCalgary1982–1984167m (548feet)41
Suncor Energy Centre - WestCalgary1984–2011214.9m (705.1feet)53
The BowCalgary2011–2017235.9m (774feet)58
Brookfield Place EastCalgary2017–2018246.9m (810feet)56
Stantec TowerEdmonton2018–present250.9m (823.2feet)66

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: T. Russell Haig Tower, Lethbridge 195765 EMPORIS. https://web.archive.org/web/20160509052146/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/195765/t-russell-haig-tower-lethbridge-canada. dead. May 9, 2016. Emporis. 2019-10-20.
  2. Web site: Edmonton City Centre Airport . https://web.archive.org/web/20150504094540/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/EdmCityCentreAirport18Jun2008.pdf#page=11 . 2015-05-04 . 2008-06-18 . City of Edmonton . 11 . 2010-04-07.
  3. News: Tallest tower in the West pitched for Edmonton. CBC News. December 1, 2013. November 4, 2013.
  4. Web site: Stantec Tower, Edmonton - SkyscraperPage.com. skyscraperpage.com. 2019-10-20.
  5. Web site: Brookfield Place Tower One - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com. 2019-10-27.
  6. Web site: The Bow - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com. 2019-10-27.
  7. Web site: Telus Sky - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com. 2019-10-27.
  8. Web site: Suncor Energy Centre I - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com. 2019-10-27.
  9. Web site: CICT-DT History of Canadian Broadcasting. www.broadcasting-history.ca. 2019-10-20.
  10. Web site: Emporis. Emporis. Bankers Hall East. https://web.archive.org/web/20040627195036/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=112473. dead. June 27, 2004. 2008-02-19.
  11. Web site: Bankers Hall West. Skyscraper Pages. 2007-09-08.
  12. Web site: Emporis. Emporis. Bankers Hall East. https://web.archive.org/web/20041210002820/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=112457. dead. December 10, 2004. 2008-02-19.
  13. Web site: ICE District Confirms JW Marriott Now the Tallest Building in Edmonton . Marcus . Mitanis . 2017-11-06 . SkyriseCities . 2017-11-12.
  14. News: Edmonton gets new tallest building, four-star hotel: The new JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District hotel has finally topped out at its full height, 56 storeys. . David . Staples . . 2018-03-21 . 2018-03-22.
  15. Web site: Canterra Tower. https://web.archive.org/web/20040517005808/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=112478. dead. May 17, 2004. Emporis. Emporis. 2007-06-17.
  16. Web site: Canterra Tower. Skyscraper Pages. 2007-06-17.
  17. Web site: Epcor Tower . Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat . May 2, 2013.
  18. Web site: Edmonton Skyscraper Diagram . SkyscraperPage.com . May 2, 2013.
  19. Web site: Encore Tower - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com. 2019-10-20.
  20. Web site: Petro-Canada Centre - East Tower. https://web.archive.org/web/20061028234512/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=112517. dead. October 28, 2006. Emporis . Emporis. 2007. 2007-04-12.
  21. Web site: EAD Office Tower 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104005739/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1218841/edmonton-tower-edmonton-canada. dead. November 4, 2016. Emporis. 19 April 2016.
  22. Web site: Main Floor Plan. Ice District Properties. ICE District JV Inc.. April 28, 2016.
  23. Web site: Western Canadian Place - South. https://web.archive.org/web/20121007093326/http://www.emporis.com/building/westerncanadianplacesouth-calgary-canada. dead. October 7, 2012. Emporis . Emporis. 2013-02-12.
  24. Web site: Commerce Place. https://web.archive.org/web/20150715204927/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/112762/commerce-place-edmonton-canada. dead. July 15, 2015. Emprois. Emporis. 1 May 2016.
  25. Web site: Enbridge adds vibrancy, energy to Edmonton skyline. Enbridge. July 19, 2016. June 8, 2016.
  26. Web site: Ultima. SkyscraperPage.com. July 12, 2015.
  27. Web site: Ultima. https://web.archive.org/web/20150713031811/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/1202107/ultima-edmonton-canada. dead. July 13, 2015. Emporis. July 12, 2015.
  28. Web site: FOX Towers - Two. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104005212/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1202109/fox-two-edmonton-canada. dead. November 4, 2016. Emporis. May 24, 2016.
  29. Web site: Fox Two. SkyscraperPage.com. May 24, 2016.
  30. Web site: Edmonton Public Library - Tegler Building . 2017-05-02 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20050906163442/http://www.epl.ca/EPLPhotoDetail.cfm?id=40&from=1911&to=2004 . 2005-09-06 .
  31. Web site: Marshall-Wells building . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323145735/http://www.rewedmonton.ca/content_view_rew?CONTENT_ID=2848 . 2012-03-23 . Herzog, Lawrence . 2010-05-27 . Real Estate Weekly . 2011-01-21.