This list of tallest buildings in Burnaby refers to the tallest buildings in the City of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia located in Metro Vancouver. With an estimated population of 223,218 in 2011,[1] it is British Columbia's third-most populous municipality.[2] The city is in the midst of a massive construction boom which continues to drastically alter the city's skyline. As of 2020, Burnaby has 6 skyscrapers (over 150 metres), more than any other city within British Columbia.
Having developed as a suburb of Vancouver, Burnaby's growth is attributed to its proximity to that city.[3] However, due to the price of doing business in Vancouver over the last several decades, Burnaby has developed a rather large corporate culture. Burnaby's extensive corporate employment opportunities differentiate it from most suburban bedroom communities. In addition, much of the highrise development has been transit oriented, with almost all towers being built near an Expo or Millennium Line station of the Skytrain, Metro Vancouver's light metro system. This has created more dense, vibrant urban centres that contrast with the sprawl in other parts of the city. Burnaby has an easily identifiable skyline with approximately 30 buildings over 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on tall including under construction/proposed. The city has 4 separate skylines, of which Metrotown is by far the largest and is currently seeing the most development, the others are Highgate-Edmonds, Brentwood, and Lougheed. The tallest completed building is Altus at 187.8 m (including spire) tying it for 2nd tallest building in British Columbia.
Unlike neighbouring Vancouver, which limits building height to 200 meters in order to preserve sight-lines from the city out toward the Pacific Ranges, Burnaby does not limit building height, so long as the overall density of an area is within the city's limits.[4]
Burnaby is currently in the midst of a building boom, with each of the four town centers seeing massive amounts of developments.
In Metrotown Town Centre, the Station Square re-development adds 5 towers (the tallest at 52 floors). The proposed Concord Metrotown re-development will add 7 towers up to 65 floors tall. There are also numerous “twin tower” and single developments everywhere.
In Brentwood Town Centre, The Amazing Brentwood will transform the Brentwood Shopping Mall with 11 new towers.[5] Nearby, Appia Developments has 4 towers, named SOLO District, under construction. Concord Brentwood includes 11 more residential towers, and Gilmore Place by Onni is under construction, to add 7 more towers, the tallest of which is 214.8 Meters tall. Along with Metrotown, Brentwood also has numerous other towers under construction or proposed.
Lougheed Town Centre is currently being re-developed into a new shopping mall, along with 20 residential towers. Nearby, SOCO is to bring 5 more towers to the center, and YMCA Burquitlam is planning an 8 tower development.
In Edmonds, King's Crossing is a three tower development at the intersection between Kingsway and Edmonds. Southgate City is proposed to bring 20 residential towers to Edmonds.
This list ranks buildings in Burnaby that stand at least 120 metres (394 ft) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.
| width=1 | Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) | width=1 | Floors | width=1 | Completed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solo District Altus | 187.8m (616.1feet) | 49 | 2017 | Tallest building in Burnaby and tied with the Paradox Hotel Vancouver for the second tallest building in British Columbia. | [6] | ||||
| 2 | 186.2m (610.9feet) | 56 | 2019 | [7] | ||||||
| 186.2m (610.9feet) | 56 | 2019 | [8] | |||||||
| 4 | 182m (597feet) | 55 | 2021 | [9] | ||||||
| 5 | 172m (564feet) | 52 | 2022 | Also known as Station Square Tower 5 | [10] | |||||
| 6 | 163m (535feet) | 48 | 2018 | Also known as Station Square Tower 2 | [11] | |||||
| 7 | The City of Lougheed Tower One | 158.5m (520feet) | 48 | 2023 | [12] | |||||
| 8 | Concord Brentwood Hillside West Tower 2 | 158m (518feet) | 49 | 2022 | [13] | |||||
| 9 | 155.9m (511.5feet) | 45 | 2014 | Tallest building in Burnaby from 2014 to 2017. | [14] | |||||
| 10 | Triomphe Residences | 152.4m (500feet) | 46 | 2020 | [15] | |||||
| 11 | Solo District Stratus | 149.1m (489.2feet) | 45 | 2016 | [16] | |||||
| 12 | Gold House North | 141.7m (464.9feet) | 41 | 2020 | [17] [18] | |||||
| 13 | Metroplace | 141.1m (462.9feet) | 46 | 2014 | Total redevelopment of the city south of Metrotown Mall. | [19] | ||||
| 14 | 140.5m (461feet) | 41 | 2021 | Also known as Station Square Tower 4 | [20] | |||||
| 15 | 138m (453feet) | 38 | 2017 | Also known as Station Square Tower 3 | [21] | |||||
| Concord Brentwood Hillside West Tower 1 | 138m (453feet) | 44 | 2022 | [22] | ||||||
| Sun Towers 1 | 138m (453feet) | 42 | 2022 | [23] | ||||||
| 18 | Escala | 137.3m (450.5feet) | 42 | 2019 | [24] | |||||
| 19 | Modello | 133m (436feet) | 37 | 2017 | [25] | |||||
| The Park Metrotown | 133m (436feet) | 39 | 2017 | One of the buildings east of Bonsor Recreation Center. | [26] | |||||
| 21 | The Met 2 | 132.6m (435feet) | 38 | 2017 | One of The Met twin towers. | [27] | ||||
| 22 | Solo District Cirrus | 131.7m (432.1feet) | 39 | 2022 | [28] | |||||
| 23 | Akimbo | 131.4m (431.1feet) | 40 | 2023 | [29] | |||||
| 24 | Fulton House | 125.9m (413.1feet) | 41 | 2020 | [30] | |||||
| 125.9m (413.1feet) | 35 | 2015 | Also known as Station Square Tower 1 | [31] | ||||||
These lists display the projects of 120m (390feet) tall and over that are under construction or proposed in the city of Burnaby.
| Height | Floors | Year | Notes | ||
| 230.1m (754.9feet) | 65 | 2025 | [32] | ||
| 215.8m (708feet) | 64 | 2024 | When completed, Two Gilmore Place will become the tallest building in British Columbia, as well as the second in the province to exceed 200 metres in height. | [33] [34] | |
| Solo District Aerius | 203.3m (667feet) | 52 | 2025 | [35] | |
| Concord Brentwood Hillside East Tower 1 | 182m (597feet) | 55 | 2023 | [36] | |
| 182m (597feet) | 55 | 2027 | [37] | ||
| 178.6m (586feet) | 51 | 2024 | |||
| Central Tower | 165.2m (542feet) | 45 | 2025 | [38] | |
| Highline | 158.5m (520feet) | 48 | 2024 | Formerly called The Eclipse | [39] |
| 148.3m (486.5feet) | 43 | 2024 | |||
| Icon at Southgate City | 145m (476feet) | 46 | 2024 | [40] [41] | |
| Concord Brentwood Hillside East Tower 2 | 142m (466feet) | 45 | 2023 | ||
| Nuvo | 141.3m (463.6feet) | 43 | 2024 | [42] | |
| Central Park House | 140.8m (461.9feet) | 42 | 2025 | [43] | |
| The Standard Metrotown | 131.2m (430.4feet) | 43 | 2025 | [44] | |
| 127m (417feet) | 39 | 2027 | [45] | ||
| West Tower at Sky Park | 125.6m (412.1feet) | 33 | 2025 | [46] | |
| Telford on the Walk | 124.5m (408.5feet) | 40 | 2025 | [47] | |
| Height | Floors | Year | Notes | ||
| Pinnacle Lougheed Tower 1B | 259m (850feet) | 80 | 2026 | [48] | |
| Pinnacle Lougheed Tower 2 | 242m (794feet) | 76 | — | [49] | |
| Pinnacle Lougheed Tower 1A | 239m (784feet) | 73 | — | [50] | |
| 4444 Kingsway | — | 73 | 2027 | [51] | |
| 5000 Kingsway | — | 70 | 2027 | [52] | |
| Citizen | 210.8m (691.6feet) | 66 | 2027 | [53] | |
| Brentwood Block Tower 1 | 202.1m (663.1feet) | 63 | 2026 | [54] | |
| 4141 Lougheed Highway Tower A | 201.7m (661.7feet) | 62 | — | [55] | |
| Willingdon & Halifax Tower 1 | 198.3m (650.6feet) | 60 | — | [56] | |
| Concord Metrotown 7 | 196m (643feet) | 60 | 2030 | [57] | |
| 2211-2271 Rosser Avenue | 191m (627feet) | 61 | — | [58] | |
| Concord Metrotown 8 | 187.2m (614.2feet) | 47 | 2030 | [59] | |
| 3695 North Road Tower 1 | 186.5m (611.9feet) | 56 | — | [60] | |
| Concord Metrotown 6 | 184.1m (604feet) | 58 | 2028 | [61] | |
| Brentwood Seven | 181m (594feet) | 56 | — | Has alternative proposal with 6 office floors at the podium for 61 stories and 192.7m (632.2feet) | [62] |
| Brentwood Block Tower 2 | 177.4m (582feet) | 54 | 2026 | [63] | |
| 4141 Lougheed Highway Tower B | 177.4m (582feet) | 54 | — | ||
| 6450 Telford Avenue | 175.6m (576.1feet) | 51 | 2026 | [64] | |
| Five Gilmore Place | 164.4m (539.4feet) | 50 | — | ||
| Pinnacle Lougheed Tower 3 | 159m (522feet) | 50 | — | [65] | |
| 6465 Dow Ave Tower A | 160.2m (525.6feet) | 49 | — | [66] [67] | |
| Concord Metrotown 5 | 158.4m (519.7feet) | 49 | 2027 | [68] | |
| Concord Brentwood Phase 3 Tower 2 | 157.5m (516.7feet) | 50 | — | [69] | |
| Concord Brentwood Phase 3 Tower 5 | 157.5m (516.7feet) | 50 | — | ||
| 3695 North Road Tower 2 | 153.7m (504.3feet) | 43 | — | ||
| 2330 Douglas Road | 153m (502feet) | 47 | — | [70] | |
| Six Gilmore Place | 150.3m (493.1feet) | 45 | — | ||
| Willingdon & Halifax Tower 2 | 146m (479feet) | 43 | — | ||
| Concord Brentwood Phase 3 Tower 1 | 142.7m (468.2feet) | 45 | — | ||
| Four Gilmore Place | 140.8m (461.9feet) | 34 | |||
| Brentwood Block Tower 3 | 140.6m (461.3feet) | 44 | 2026 | [71] | |
| Concord Metrotown 4 | 131.4m (431.1feet) | 40 | 2026 | [72] | |
| 6465 Dow Ave Tower B | 130.5m (428.1feet) | 41 | — | ||
| Concord Brentwood Phase 3 Tower 3 | 122.1m (400.6feet) | 38 | — | ||