List of tallest buildings in Calgary

Map of downtown Calgary showing the locations of the city's ten tallest buildings
Central portion of Calgary skyline, taken from the northwest.
Calgary Skyline

At a municipal population of 1,267,344[1] as of April 1, 2018, and a metropolitan population of 1,469,300[2] as of July 1, 2016, Calgary is both the largest city and largest metropolitan area in the Canadian province of Alberta. In Calgary, the tallest building in the city is Brookfield Place.[3][4] Standing at 56 stories, 247 m (810 ft), it is currently the tallest building in Canada outside of Toronto. The second-tallest building in the city is The Bow, standing at 58-storeys, 236 m (774 ft). The third-tallest building in the city is Suncor Energy Centre, standing at 215 m (705 ft) tall with 53 storeys,[5] which is to be overtaken by Telus Sky in 2018, standing at 222 m (728 ft) and 60 storeys tall.[6] The Calgary Tower is included in this list for comparison purposes; however, it is not ranked since it is not considered a habitable building.

Calgary's history of towers began with the Grain Exchange Building (1910), the Fairmont Palliser Hotel (1914), and the Elveden Centre. Building construction remained slow in the city until the early 1970s. From 1970 to 1990, Calgary witnessed a major expansion of skyscraper and high-rise construction. Many of the city's office towers were completed during this period, such as the First Canadian Centre and the Canterra Tower office towers. A ten-year lull in building construction came after the expansion, though Calgary experienced a larger second building expansion beginning in the late 90s and continuing into the present.[7] Currently, the city has height restrictions that prevent any building from casting a shadow over the Bow River and the city hall, however, winter months are excluded from this limit. There is no other imposed limits elsewhere in the city, which could allow for some extremely tall buildings. The Bow Tower was originally rumored to be at least 1000 feet tall but reduced to comply with these rules. As of June 2018 Calgary hosts 373 buildings over 35 m (115 ft) complete and under construction, 82 of which are 100 m (328 ft) or more and are all in the downtown area. This is the second highest concentration of skyscrapers in Canada, behind Downtown Toronto.[8]

As of October 2018, there are 11 skyscrapers over 100 m (328 ft) under construction, along with another 34 skyscrapers over 100 m (328 ft) approved and proposed, with a further 56 high-rises over 35 m (115 ft) under construction, approved for construction, and proposed for construction in the City of Calgary. After this skyscraper boom, Calgary's skyline will have dramatically changed, having added at least the second tallest and fourth tallest buildings in Western Canada between 2016 and 2018, Brookfield Place East and Telus Sky respectively.[8]

Buildings

Brookfield Place, tallest building in Calgary, and currently the second tallest building in Canada outside of Toronto.
The Bow
Telus Sky under construction in May 2018

As of June 2018, there are 38 completed buildings that stand at least 122 m (400 ft) in Calgary. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings

Buildings completed as of February, 2017[9]
Rank Building Address Height Floors Completed Image
1 Brookfield Place East 210 - 7 Avenue SW 247 m (810 ft) 56 2017
2 The Bow 500 Centre Street SE 236 m (774 ft) 58 2012
3 Suncor Energy Centre - West 150 6 Avenue SW 215 m (705 ft)[10] 53 1984
4 Eighth Avenue Place I 513 8 Avenue SW 212 m (697 ft) 51 2011
5= Bankers Hall - West 888 3 Street SW 197 m (646 ft)[11] 52[12] 2000
5= Bankers Hall - East 855 2 Street SW 197 m (646 ft)[13] 52[12] 1989
N/A Calgary Tower 101 9th Avenue SW191 m (627 ft)1968
7 Centennial Place - East 520 - 3rd Avenue SW182 m (597 ft)412010
8= Eighth Avenue Place II 585 8 Avenue SW177 m (581 ft)412014
8= Canterra Tower 400 3 Avenue SW 177 m (581 ft)[14] 45[15] 1988
8= TransCanada Tower 450 1 Street SW 177 m (581 ft) 38 2001
11 Jamieson Place 308 4 Avenue SW 172 m (564 ft) 38 2009
12 First Canadian Centre 350 7 Avenue SW 167 m (548 ft) 41 1982
13 Western Canadian Place - North 707 8 Avenue SW 164 m (538 ft) 41 1983
14 TD Canada Trust Tower 421 7 Avenue SW 162 m (531 ft) 40 1991
15 City Centre I 215 2 Street SW 162 m (531 ft) 37 2016
16 Scotia Centre 700 2 Street SW 155 m (509 ft) 41 1976
17 Nexen Building 801 7 Avenue SW 153 m (502 ft) 37 1982
18= The Guardian North 1122 3 St SE 147 m (482 ft) 44 2016
18= The Guardian South 1188 11 Ave SE 147 m (482 ft) 44 2016
20 Bow Valley Square 2 205 5 Avenue SW 143 m (469 ft) 39 1975
21 Dome Tower 333 7 Avenue SW 141 m (463 ft) 35 1977
22= Fifth and Fifth Building 505 5 Avenue SW 140 m (460 ft) 34 1980
22= Shell Centre 4 Avenue SW 140 m (460 ft) 33 1977
24 Home Oil Tower 324 8 Avenue SW 137 m (449 ft) 34 1977
25 Bow Valley Square 4 205 5 Avenue SW 134 m (440 ft) 37 1981
26= Fifth Avenue Place East 425 1 Street SW 133 m (436 ft) 35 1981
26= Fifth Avenue Place West 237 4 Avenue SW 133 m (436 ft) 35 1981
28 Suncor Energy Centre - East 111 5 Avenue SW 130 m (430 ft)[16] 33 1984
29 Calgary Courts Centre 601 5th Street SW129 m (423 ft)262007
30= Western Canadian Place - South 707 8 Avenue SW 128 m (420 ft)[17] 32 1983
30= Arriva 34 1111 Olympic Way SE 128 m (420 ft) 34 2007
32 Altius Centre 500 4 Avenue SW 126 m (413 ft) 32 1973
33= EnCana Place 150 9 Ave SW 125 m (410 ft) 31 1982
33= Vogue 930 6th Avenue SW 125 m (410 ft) 36 2017
35= Stock Exchange Tower 300 5 Ave SW 124 m (407 ft) 31 1979
35= Hewlett Packard Tower 715 5 Ave SW 124 m (407 ft) 33 1975
35= 707 Fifth 707 5 Ave SW 124 m (407 ft) 27 2017
38 Five West East Tower 910 5th Avenue SW 123 m (404 ft) 28 2008
Panorama of the Eastern side of the Calgary Skyline summer 2016, taken from the south.
Downtown Calgary in 2010, with The Bow building under construction at left

Towers

Observation/Communication towers completed as of October, 2006
Rank Building Address Height Completed Image
=1 CFCN-DT Tower 1* Old Banff Coach Road SW 250 m (820 ft) 1954
=1 CFCN-DT Tower 2* Old Banff Coach Road SW 250 m (820 ft) 1954  
3 Calgary Tower 101 9th Avenue SW 191 m (627 ft) 1968

(*) Although Calgary's two largest structures are actually CFCN-TV's twin communication towers, they are not self-supporting and are assisted by cables (guyed). This is not unlike most stand-alone communications antennae.

Historic towers

Notable historical towers
Building Address Height Floors Completed Notes Image
Ski Jump (Canada Olympic Park) 88 Canada Olympic Park Road SW 90 m n/a 1987 The taller of three ski jump towers built for the 1988 Winter Olympics; 90 meters is the distance a ski jumper travels from the terminus, not the height of the structure
Elveden House (part of Elveden Centre) 727 7th Avenue SW 80 m 20 1960 Calgary's first skyscraper
Fairmont Palliser Hotel 133 9th Avenue SW 60 m 12 1914 Calgary's tallest building 1914-1958
Grain Exchange Building [18] 815 1st Street SW 6 1910 First building in Calgary with an elevator

Projects

The following is a list of buildings that are under construction, approved, or proposed in Calgary that are planned to rise at least 100 m (328 ft) As of June 2018.

Under construction

BuildingHeightFloorsUse
Telus Sky222 m (728 ft)60Mixed-use
West Village Towers I150 m (492 ft)41Residential
11th & 11th138 m (453 ft)44Residential
Marriott Rental Tower127 m (417 ft)37Residential
West Village Towers II125 m (410 ft)?Residential
ONE122 m (400 ft)37Residential
Residence Inn by Marriott117 m (384 ft)33Hotel
The Royal115 m (377 ft)34Residential
500 Block South112 m (367 ft)32Residential
Underwood Tower103 m (338 ft)31Residential
The Dorian100 m (328 ft)27Hotel

Approved

BuildingHeightFloorsUse
Brookfield Place West178 m (584 ft)40Office
633 Third167 m (548 ft)46Mixed-use
Portfolio IV147 m (482 ft)44Residential
500 Block North133 m (436 ft)38Residential
City Centre II132 m (433 ft)47Mixed-use
Curtis Block I~130 m (427 ft)36Residence
Curtis Block II~130 m (427 ft)36Residence
Curtis Block III~130 m (427 ft)36Residence
First Canadian Centre East123 m (404 ft)27Office
101 - 11 Avenue SE120 m (394 ft)37Residential
Palliser West118 m (387 ft)26Office
Palliser Square II118 m (387 ft)26Office
W4 Eau Claire109 m (358 ft)33Residential
Orchard I~100 m (328 ft)30Residential
Orchard II~100 m (328 ft)30Residential
Portfolio III~100 m (328 ft)29Residential

Proposed/on-hold

BuildingHeightFloorsUse
Oxford Place262 m (860 ft)62Office
Kings on Fourth210 m (689 ft)47Mixed-use
Elbow River I178 m (584 ft)56Residence
Elbow River II162 m (531 ft)?Residence
Elbow River III146 m (479 ft)?Residence
Brentwood Common~140 m (459 ft)40Residential
Eau Claire Market I135 m (443 ft)35Office
1520 East123 m (404 ft)37Residential
12th Avenue~118 m (387 ft)38Residential
Connaught114 m (374 ft)37Mixed-use
International Hotel Expansion110 m (361 ft)29Hotel
Myriad II~110 m (361 ft)35Residential
1520 West108 m (354 ft)32Residential
Century Gardens101 m (331 ft)22Office
Sutton Place Hotel100 m (328 ft)?Hotel
Currie II100 m (328 ft)30Residential

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Calgary. Although it is not a building, the Calgary Tower was the city's tallest free standing structure from 1968 until 1983 when it was surpassed by the Suncor Energy Centre's West tower.

Name Street address Years as tallest Height
m / ft 		Floors Image
Fairmont Palliser Hotel 133 9th Avenue SW 1914–1958 60 / 197 12
Elveden House 727 7th Avenue SW 1960-1968 80 / 262 20
One Calgary Place 330 5 Avenue SW 1968-1973 110 / 361 30
Altius Centre 500 4 Avenue SW 1973-1974 126 / 413 32
Bow Valley Square 2 205 5 Avenue SW 1974-1976 143 / 469 39
Scotia Centre 700 2 Street SW 1976-1982 155 / 509 41
First Canadian Centre 350 7 Avenue SW 1982-1984 167 / 548 41
Suncor Energy Centre - West 150 6 Avenue SW 1984-2011 215 / 705 53
The Bow 500 Centre Street SE 2011–2017 236 / 774 58
Brookfield Place East 210 - 7 Avenue SW 2017–present 247 m (810 ft) 56

Other buildings

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Civic Census Results". City of Calgary. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Population of census metropolitan areas". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Herald Site in Calgary Availabilities | Brookfield Office Properties". brookfieldofficeproperties.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  4. ↑ "Brookfield Place overtakes The Bow in tallest building showdown in the west". Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  5. ↑ "Eighth Avenue Place I". Skyscraperpage. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  6. ↑ "Telus Sky". Bjarke Ingels Group. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  7. ↑ "Calgary skyscraper map". Skyscraperpage. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  8. 1 2
  9. ↑ Emporis. "Calgary High-rise Buildings (completed)". Retrieved 2007-11-15.
  10. ↑ Emporis (2007). "Petro-Canada Centre - West Tower". Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  11. ↑ Emporis. "Bankers Hall East". Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  12. 1 2 Skyscraper Pages. "Bankers Hall West". Retrieved 2007-09-08.
  13. ↑ Emporis. "Bankers Hall East". Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  14. ↑ Emporis. "Canterra Tower". Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  15. ↑ Skyscraper Pages. "Canterra Tower". Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  16. ↑ Emporis (2007). "Petro-Canada Centre - East Tower". Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  17. ↑ Emporis. "Western Canadian Place - South". Retrieved 2013-02-12.
  18. ↑ "Cornerstones: Grain Exchange Building". 2008-08-21. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
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