This is a list of the tallest buildings in Quebec that ranks skyscrapers and high-rise buildings in the province of Quebec, Canada, by height. Buildings in five cities are included in this list; Montreal, Quebec City, Gatineau, Longueuil, and Westmount, each having buildings taller than 100 meters. The tallest building by roof height in the province is the 51-storey, 205adj=midNaNadj=mid,[1] 1000 de La Gauchetière.However, for international comparisons, spires are included as per the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's most widely used height definition for building height[2] and thus the tallest building according to this definition is the 1250 René-Lévesque at 226.5m (199m without its spire).[3]
Municipal regulations forbid any building from exceeding the smallest of the following two conditions: the height of Mount Royal, or 232,5 m (764 ft) above mean sea level or 200m of building height.[4] Above-ground height is further limited in most areas and a minority of the downtown land plots are allowed to contain buildings exceeding 120 metres in height.[5] The maximum limit is currently attained by 1000 de La Gauchetière and 1250 René-Lévesque, the latter of which is shorter, but built on higher ground.
By contrast, Gatineau and Quebec City do not have building height restrictions.
This list ranks buildings in Quebec that stand at least 100 m (328 ft) 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 Tour de Montréal.
| Rank | Name | Image | Location | Height | Floors | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1250 René-Lévesque | Montreal | 226.5 (743) | 47 | 1992 | Originally known as the IBM-Marathon Tower. Roof height is 199m | [6] [7] | |
| 2 | 1000 de La Gauchetière | Montreal | 205 (673) | 51 | 1992 | This is the tallest building in Montreal by roof height. It reaches the maximum roof height allowed by the city | [8] | |
| 3 | Tour de la Bourse | Montreal | 194 (637) | 47 | 1964 | The tallest building in Canada until completion of the Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower in Toronto. The tallest reinforced concrete building in the world until the completion of Lake Point Tower in Chicago. The tallest building constructed in Montreal in the 1960s. | [9] [10] | |
| 4 | Place Ville-Marie | Montreal | 188 (617) | 47 | 1962 | The tallest building in Canada until completion of the Tour de la Bourse. | [11] [12] | |
| 5 | CIBC Tower | Montreal | 187 (614) | 45 | 1962 | The tallest building in Canada and the whole British Commonwealth when completed in 1962. Surpassed within a year by Place Ville-Marie. | [13] [14] | |
| 6 | L'Avenue | Montreal | 184.4 (605) | 50 | 2017 | The tallest residential tower in Montreal, and the tallest residential tower in Canada east of Toronto. It contains 304 condominium apartments, along with an important mixed use component; a Provigo branded grocery store, four office floors, and ground floor retail. | [15] [16] | |
| N/A | Tour de Montréal | Montreal | 175 (574) | 20 | 1987 | The Tour de Montréal is the tallest inclined tower in the world.[17] [18] | ||
| 7 | Tour des Canadiens | Montreal | 167 (548) | 50 | 2016 | [19] | ||
| 8 | Tour des Canadiens 2 | Montreal | 168 (551) | 53 | 2019 | [20] | ||
| 9 | 1501 McGill College | Montreal | 158 (519) | 36 | 1992 | [21] [22] | ||
| 10 | Complexe Desjardins South Tower | Montreal | 152 (499) | 40 | 1976 | The tallest building constructed in Montreal in the 1970s. | [23] [24] | |
| 11= | Roccabella (East Tower) | Montreal | 147 (482) | 40 | 2016 | Roccabella east and west towers are the tallest twin towers in Montreal. | [25] | |
| 11= | Roccabella (West Tower) | Montreal | 147 (482) | 40 | 2018 | Topped out. Roccabella east and west towers are the tallest twin towers in Montreal. | [26] | |
| 13 | Icône | Montreal | 146 (479) | 39 | 2017 | [27] | ||
| 13 | KPMG Tower | Montreal | 146 (479) | 34 | 1987 | Originally known as Maison des Coopérants and later as Place de la Cathédrale. The tallest building constructed in Montreal in the 1980s. | [28] [29] | |
| 15 | Marriott Château Champlain | Montreal | 139 (454) | 36 | 1967 | Tallest hotel in Montreal. | [30] [31] | |
| 16 | Le V / Courtyard Marriott Hotel | Montreal | 138 (453) | 40 | 2014 | [32] [33] | ||
| 17 | Telus Tower | Montreal | 136 (445) | 34 | 1962 | Originally known as CIL House. | [34] [35] | |
| 18= | 500 Place D'Armes | Montreal | 133 (435) | 32 | 1968 | Originally known as Tour Banque Canadienne Nationale. | [36] [37] | |
| 18= | Deloitte Tower | Montreal | 133 (435) | 26 | 2015 | [38] | ||
| 20 | Complexe Desjardins East Tower | Montreal | 130 (427) | 32 | 1976 | [39] [40] | ||
| 21 | Scotia Tower | Montreal | 128 (420) | 29 | 1990 | [41] [42] | ||
| 22= | National Bank Tower | Montreal | 128 (420) | 28 | 1983 | National Bank Tower and 700 de la Gauchetière are the tallest twin office towers in Montreal. | [43] [44] | |
| 22= | 700 de la Gauchetière | Montreal | 128 (420) | 28 | 1983 | Le 700 de la Gauchetière and Tour de la Banque Nationale are the tallest twin office towers in Montreal. Previously known as Bell Canada Tower. | [45] [46] | |
| 22= | 1000 Sherbrooke West | Montreal | 128 (420) | 28 | 1974 | [47] [48] | ||
| 25 | Édifice Marie-Guyart | Quebec City | 126.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 33 | 1972 | The tallest building in Quebec City and Canada to the east of Montreal. 176.5 m (579 ft) tall with antenna. | [49] | |
| 26= | Terminal Tower | Montreal | 125 (410) | 30 | 1966 | [50] [51] | ||
| 26= | Bell Media Tower | Montreal | 125 (410) | 30 | 1988 | Originally known as Montreal Trust Place and Maison Astral. | [52] [53] | |
| 28= | Altitude Montreal | Montreal | 124 (407) | 33 | 2013 | Was the tallest residential building in Canada east of Toronto until 2016. | [54] [55] | |
| 28= | Terrasses de la Chaudière – Tower 1 | Gatineau | 124 m (406 ft) | 30 | 1978 | Tallest building in Ottawa-Gatineau. | [56] | |
| 30= | Sun Life Building | Montreal | 122 (400) | 26 | 1931 | The tallest building in Montreal from 1931 until the completion of Tour CIBC in 1962. The tallest building in the city completed prior to the 1960s. | [57] [58] | |
| 30= | Le Port Royal | Montreal | 122 (400) | 33 | 1964 | [59] [60] | ||
| 30= | Tom Condos | Montreal | 122 (400) | 40 | 2018 | [61] [62] | ||
| 33 | Tour de la Banque Royale | Montreal | 121 (397) | 22 | 1928 | [63] | ||
| 34= | Holiday Inn Montréal Centre-Ville West | Montreal | 120 (394) | 40 | 2017 | [64] | ||
| 34= | Humaniti Montréal | Montreal | 120 (394) | 39 | 2020 | Architecturally topped out. | [65] | |
| 34= | YUL Tower 1 | Montreal | 120 (394) | 38 | 2018 | [66] | ||
| 34= | Maison Manuvie | Montreal | 120 (394) | 27 | 2017 | [67] | ||
| 38 | Cité du Commerce Électronique | Montreal | 118.8 (390) | 27 | 2003 | [68] | ||
| 39 | Le Centre Sheraton | Montreal | 117.6 (386) | 38 | 1982 | [69] | ||
| 40 | Le Peterson | Montreal | 115.2 (378) | 34 | 2017 | [70] | ||
| 41 | Place du Canada | Montreal | 113 (371) | 27 | 1967 | [71] | ||
| 42 | Le 400 | Montreal | 112.5 (369) | 37 | 2009 | [72] | ||
| 43= | Complexe Jules Dallaire II | Quebec City | 110 (361) | 28 | 2014 | [73] | ||
| 43= | Edifice Hydro Quebec | Montreal | 110 (361) | 27 | 1962 | [74] | ||
| 43= | 500 Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest | Montreal | 110 (361) | 26 | 1983 | [75] | ||
| 46 | Le Complexe Desjardins Nord | Montreal | 108 (354) | 27 | 1976 | [76] | ||
| 47 | Édifice Place Hauteville et Hôtel Delta Québec | Quebec City | 107 (351) | 34 | 1974 | [77] | ||
| 48 | Tour Intact | Montreal | 105.5 (346) | 26 | 1973 | [78] | ||
| 49= | Hotel Omni Montreal | Montreal | 104 (341) | 31 | 1976 | [79] | ||
| 49= | Place Sherbrooke | Montreal | 104 (341) | 26 | 1976 | [80] | ||
| 51= | 1100 René-Levesque Boulevard | Montreal | 102 (335) | 27 | 1986 | [81] | ||
| 51= | Place du Portage I | Gatineau | 102 (335) | 24 | 1973 | First building in Gatineau to exceed 100m (300feet) in height. | [82] | |
| 53 | Port de Mer 1 | Longueuil | 101.4 (333) | 30 | 1972 | Tallest building in Longueuil. | [83] [84] | |
| 54 | Le Crystal | Montreal | 101 (331) | 26 | 2008 | [85] | ||
| 55 | Plaza Tower | Westmount | 100.9 (331) | 33 | 1967 | Tallest building in Westmount. | [86] [87] | |
The following is a list of buildings that are under construction in Quebec and are planned to rise at least 100m (300feet).
| Name | Location | Height m / ft | Floors | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Phare de Québec - Tour 1 | 250m (820feet) | 65 | 2015 | Mixed-use: office, residential, and hotel. Had it been completed, Tour 1 of the Le Phare de Québec complex would have become the tallest building in Quebec. | [88] [89] | ||
| 800 Saint-Jacques Street West National Bank of Canada Headquarters | 200m (700feet) | 46 | 2022 | Office. Began construction on 7 November 2018. | [90] | ||
| 200m (700feet) | 56 | 2023 | Mixed-use: office, residential and retail. Began construction March 2019. | [91] | |||
| 198.5m (651.2feet) | 58 | 2023 | Began construction on 26 September 2019. When completed in 2023, the complex will become the tallest twin buildings in Canada and the third tallest in North America. | [92] [93] [94] | |||
| 184.7m (606feet) | 55 | 2023 | Began construction on 26 September 2019. When completed in 2023, the complex will become the tallest twin buildings in Canada and the third tallest in North America. | [95] | |||
| 1 Square Phillips | Montreal | 200m (700feet) | 61 | 2024 | Residential and mixed use. Construction expected to be completed by 2024. | [96] [97] [98] | |
| Le Phare de Québec - Tour 2 | 180m (590feet) | 50 | 2015 | Residential.. | [99] | ||
| Tour des Canadiens 3 | 168m (551feet) | 53 | 2021 | Residential. Began construction March 2018 | [100] [101] | ||
| Solstice | 147.5m (483.9feet) | 44 | 2021 | Residential. Began construction on 10 September 2019. | [102] [103] | ||
| Le Quinzecent | 138.8m (455.4feet) | 37 | 2022 | Residential. Began construction in March 2019. | [104] [105] | ||
| 1111 Atwater | 135m (443feet) | 35 | 2021 | Mixed-use, Hotel, office. Began construction in 2019. | [106] [107] | ||
| 628 Saint-Jacques | 131.3feet | 35 | 2021 | Residential. Began construction in May 2017. | [108] [109] | ||
| EvoloX | 120m (390feet) | 36 | 2020 | Residential. | [110] | ||
| YUL Condos (East Tower) | 120m (390feet) | 38 | 2020 | Residential. Began construction November 2017 | [111] | ||
| Centre Hospitalier de l`Université de Montréal (CHUM) | 112.1m (367.8feet) | 22 | 2020 | Hospital. | [112] |
The following is a list of buildings that have been proposed, but not approved yet, in Quebec and are planned to rise at least 100 metres (328 ft).
| Name | City | Height m / ft | Floors | Year proposed | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centra Condos 1000 de la Montagne | Montreal | 143.6m (471.1feet) | 45 | 2017 | Residential. If approved, construction would be completed by 2022. | [113] [114] | |
| Urbina Phase 2 | Laval | 103m (338feet) | 32 | Complex of 6 residential buildings, the tallest of which is 103 m (338 ft) tall. | [115] [116] |
This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Montreal.
| Name | Street address | Years as tallest |
| Height | Floors | Reference | |
| Notre Dame Basilica | Montreal | 1829–1924 | 95 years | 69 / 226 | 7 | [117] | |
| Château Frontenac | Quebec City | 1924-1928 | 4 years | 80 / 260 | 18 | [118] | |
| Royal Bank Building | Montreal | 1928–1931 | 3 years | 121 / 397 | 22 | [119] [120] | |
| Sun Life Building | Montreal | 1931–1962 | 31 years | 122 / 400 | 26 | ||
| Tour CIBC | Montreal | 1962 | <1 year | 187 / 614 | 45 | ||
| Place Ville Marie | Montreal | 1962–1964 | 2 years | 188 / 617 | 47 | ||
| Tour de la Bourse | Montreal | 1964–1992 | 28 years | 194 / 637 | 47 | ||
| 1000 de La Gauchetière | Montreal | 1992–present | 31 years (current) | 205 / 673 | 51 | [121] |