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
1	Stantec Tower		Edmonton	250.91NaN1	66	2019	Tallest building in Western Canada.	^[4]
2	Brookfield Place East		Calgary	247m (810feet)	56	2017	Tallest office building in Western Canada.	^[5]
3	The Bow		Calgary	237.5m (779.2feet)	58	2012		^[6]
4	Telus Sky			222.3m (729.3feet)	59	2019	Topped-out.	^[7]
5			Calgary	215.2m (706feet)	53	1984		^[8]
6	Eighth Avenue Place I		Calgary	212 m (697 ft)	51	2011
N/A	CICT-DT TV Tower 1		Calgary	204.2m (669.9feet)	-	1954	Tallest structure in Alberta from 1954 to 1984.	^[9]
7	Bankers Hall - West		Calgary	197m (646feet)	52	2000		^[10] ^[11]
8			Calgary	197m (646feet)	52	1989		^[12]
9	JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences		Edmonton	192.151NaN1	56	2018		^[13] ^[14]
N/A	Calgary Tower		Calgary	191m (627feet)	-	1968	Tallest freestanding structure in Alberta from 1968 to 1984.
10	Centennial Place - East		Calgary	182m (597feet)	41	2010
11	Eighth Avenue Place II		Calgary	177abbr=onNaNabbr=on	41	2014
11	Canterra Tower		Calgary	177m (581feet)	45	1988		^[15] ^[16]
12				177m (581feet)	38	2001
14	Jamieson Place		Calgary	172m (564feet)	38	2009
15	First Canadian Centre		Calgary	167m (548feet)	41	1982
16	Western Canadian Place - North		Calgary	164m (538feet)	41	1983
17	TD Canada Trust Tower		Calgary	162m (531feet)	40	1991
18	City Centre I		Calgary	162m (531feet)	37	2016
19	Stephen Avenue Place		Calgary	155m (509feet)	41	1976
20	801 Seventh Building		Calgary	153m (502feet)	37	1982
21	Epcor Tower		Edmonton	149.4m (490.2feet)	28	2011		^[17] ^[18]
22	The Guardian North		Calgary	147m (482feet)	44	2016
23	The Guardian South		Calgary	147m (482feet)	44	2016
24	Manulife Place		Edmonton	146.4m (480.3feet)	36	1983
25	Bow Valley Square 2		Calgary	143m (469feet)	39	1975
26	Dome Tower		Calgary	141m (463feet)	35	1977
27	Fifth and Fifth Building		Calgary	140m (460feet)	34	1980
28	Shell Centre		Calgary	140m (460feet)	33	1977
29	Encore Tower		Edmonton	138m (453feet)	43	2019	Tallest residential building in Alberta.	^[19]
30	Home Oil Tower		Calgary	137m (449feet)	34	1977
31	TELUS House Edmonton		Edmonton	134.4m (440.9feet)	33	1971	Tallest office building in Edmonton.
32	Bow Valley Square 4		Calgary	134m (440feet)	37	1981
33	Fifth Avenue Place East		Calgary	133m (436feet)	35	1981
34	Fifth Avenue Place West		Calgary	133m (436feet)	35	1981
35	Suncor Energy Centre - East		Calgary	130m (430feet)	33	1984		^[20]
36	Bell Tower		Edmonton	129.9m (426.2feet)	31	1982
37	Edmonton Tower		Edmonton	129.84m (425.98feet)	29	2016		^[21] ^[22]
38	Calgary Courts Centre			129m (423feet)	26	2007
39	Western Canadian Place - South		Calgary	128m (420feet)	32	1983		^[23]
40	Arriva 34		Calgary	128m (420feet)	34	2007	Second tallest residential building in Alberta. Tallest residential building in Calgary.
41	Altius Centre		Calgary	126m (413feet)	32	1973
42	EnCana Place		Calgary	125m (410feet)	31	1982
43	Vogue		Calgary	125m (410feet)	36	2017
44	Commerce Place		Edmonton	124.97m (410.01feet)	30	1990		^[24]
45	Stock Exchange Tower		Calgary	124m (407feet)	31	1979
46	Hewlett Packard Tower		Calgary	124m (407feet)	33	1975
47	707 Fifth		Calgary	124abbr=onNaNabbr=on	27	2017
48	Five West East Tower		Calgary	123m (404feet)	28	2008
49	Edmonton House		Edmonton	121.1m (397.3feet)	45	1971
50	The Pearl		Edmonton	121m (397feet)	36	2014
51	Canadian Western Bank Place		Edmonton	120.6m (395.7feet)	30	1980
52	MNP Tower		Edmonton	117.6m (385.8feet)	27	1978
53	TD Tower		Edmonton	116.7m (382.9feet)	27	1976
54	Rice Howard 1			113.2m (371.4feet)	28	1982
55	Icon II		Edmonton	112.3m (368.4feet)	35	2010
56	CN Tower		Edmonton	110.9m (363.8feet)	26	1966	First building in Alberta to exceed a height of 100m.
57	Enbridge Centre		Edmonton	110.60NaN0	25	2016		^[25]
58	Ultima		Edmonton	107.90NaN0		2016		^[26] ^[27]
59	Sun Life Place		Edmonton	107.7m (353.3feet)	25	1978
60	Fox Two		Edmonton	107.30NaN0	33	2017		^[28] ^[29]
61	Hendrix		Edmonton	103.60NaN0	29	2016
62	Oxford Tower		Edmonton	102.9m (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.

Name	Image	Location	Years as tallest	Height m / ft	Floors
Tegler Building		Edmonton	1911–1913	24m (79feet)	8	^[30] ^[31]
Alberta Legislature Building		Edmonton	1913–1914	57m (187feet)	5
Fairmont Palliser Hotel		Calgary	1914–1960	60.05m (197.01feet)	12
Elveden House		Calgary	1960–1966	79.9m (262.1feet)	20
CN Tower		Edmonton	1966–1971	110.92m (363.91feet)	26
TELUS House (originally AGT Tower)		Edmonton	1971–1974	134.4m (440.9feet)	33
Bow Valley Square 2		Calgary	1974–1976	143m (469feet)	39
Scotia Centre		Calgary	1976–1982	155.1m (508.9feet)	41
First Canadian Centre		Calgary	1982–1984	167m (548feet)	41
Suncor Energy Centre - West		Calgary	1984–2011	214.9m (705.1feet)	53
The Bow		Calgary	2011–2017	235.9m (774feet)	58
Brookfield Place East		Calgary	2017–2018	246.9m (810feet)	56
Stantec Tower		Edmonton	2018–present	250.9m (823.2feet)	66

See also

• Architecture of Canada
• List of tallest buildings in Calgary
• List of tallest buildings in Edmonton
• List of tallest buildings in Canada

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.