List of tallest buildings in Saint John, New Brunswick

Skyline of Saint John

This a list of the tallest buildings in Saint John, New Brunswick.

Saint John is a city on the Fundy coast of New Brunswick and is the first incorporated city in Canada[1]. In Saint John, there are 6 buildings that stand taller than 50 m (164 ft). The tallest building in the city is the 19-storey, 81 m (266 ft) Brunswick Square.[2] This building is tied with Assumption Place in Moncton for tallest building in New Brunswick. However this building is the second largest office building by floor space in all of Atlantic Canada after the Maritime Centre in Halifax. The second-tallest building in the city is Saint John City Hall, standing at 55.2 m (181 ft) tall with 15 storeys.

As of February 2017, the city contains 1 skyscraper over 80 m (262 ft) and 12 high-rise buildings that exceed 30 m (98 ft) in height.[3]

As of July 2018, Irving Oil has begun construction on a new headquarters in Uptown Saint John, next to the imperial theatre. This building will be 11 storeys and 59 m (194 ft) in height, making it the city's second tallest building upon completion. The tallest proposed development that could be under construction soon in Saint John is the Coast Guard Redevelopment project, with three proposed towers all 52 m (171 ft) tall with 12 floors. If constructed, the Coast Guard Redevelopment will be the single largest residential construction project ever undertaken in New Brunswick. As of February 2017 there are no other high-rises under construction, approved for construction, or proposed for construction in Saint John.[3]

Tallest buildings

View from the highway

This list ranks Saint John high-rises that stand at least 30 m (98 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

Buildings completed as of February 2017
RankBuildingHeightFloorsCompletedNotes
1Brunswick Square80.8 m (265 ft)191976An office building with 511,032 square feet (47,476.4 m2). It is the largest office building in New Brunswick in terms of square footage and second in Atlantic Canada behind the Maritime Centre in Halifax. Tied with Assumption Place in Moncton for the tallest in New Brunswick.[4]
2Saint John City Hall55.2 m (181 ft)151970Office building with (165,000 square feet (15,300 m2)) of space.[5]
3Brunswick House52 m (171 ft)14–Office building with (103,000 square feet (9,600 m2)) of space.[6]
4Brentwood Tower51 m (167 ft)15–[7]
5Admiral Beatty Complex51 m (167 ft)81925[8]
6Irving Building50 m (160 ft)141977[9]
7Saint John Hilton Hotel43.2 m (142 ft)121982Hotel with 192 rooms.[10]
8Harbourside Senior Citizens Housing Complex43 m (141 ft)12–[11]
9Stephenson Tower41 m (135 ft)11–[12]
10Harbour Building37 m (121 ft)10–Office building.
11Mercantile Centre30 m (98 ft)7–Office building with (106,600 square feet (9,900 m2)) of space.[13]
12Fort Howe Hotel and Convention Centre30 m (98 ft)10–Hotel with 135 rooms.[14]
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Other buildings

Buildings completed as of February 2017
BuildingHeightFloorsCompletedNotes
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception70.1 metres (230 ft)–1853Gothic style Catholic cathedral.
Chateau Saint John25 metres (82 ft)82009Hotel with 112 rooms[15]
Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites20 metres (66 ft)7198894 rooms and 15 suites[16]

Other important structures

Courtney Bay Generating Station

The Courtney Bay Generating Station is a major electricity generating facility that was decommissioned in 2008. Each of its towers were over 106 metres (348 ft) tall.

This power plant was a major contributor to New Brunswick Power Corporation, generating 113 megawatts of electricity for the province.[17]

City Market

The Saint John City Market is the oldest continuing farmer's market in Canada, with a charter dating from 1785.[18] Located in Saint John, New Brunswick and completed in 1876, the current market building has a unique roof structure that resembles an inverted ship's keel. Made of wooden trusses, the structure was reportedly built by unemployed ship carpenters of the day.[19] Also, the floor slopes with the natural grade of the land. The architecture is in the Second Empire style.

Interior at Christmas

Some of the businesses in the market have been operating continuously there for more than 100 years. Facing onto Kings Square, the market is connected to the city's indoor pedway system.

The market was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1986.[20]

Proposed and Under Construction buildings

Proposed building projects for Saint John.
BuildingHeightFloorsCompletionStatus
Irving Oil Headquarters[21]59 m (194 ft)112018Under Construction
Coast Guard redevelopment 1[22]52 m (171 ft)122013[23] Proposed
Coast Guard redevelopment 252 m (171 ft)122013[24] Proposed
Coast Guard redevelopment 352 m (171 ft)122013[25] Proposed

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saint-john/. Retrieved 1 January 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Brunswick Square". Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Saint John Skyscraper map". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Fortis Properties – Brunswick Square". Fortis Properties Corporation. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Saint John City Hall". Skyscraper.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Brunswick House". Skyscraper.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Brentwood Tower". Skyscraper.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Admiral Beatty Complex". Skyscraper.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Irving Building". Skyscraper.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Saint John Hilton Hotel". Skyscraper.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Harbourside Senior Citizen's House". Skyscraper.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Stephenson Tower". Skyscraper.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  13. ↑ "CBRE".
  14. ↑ "Fort Howe Hotel".
  15. ↑ "Chateau Saint John".
  16. ↑ "Holiday Inn Express – Saint John".
  17. ↑ "History – The nineteen eighties" (PDF). NB Power. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  18. ↑ Saint John City Market history Archived October 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  19. ↑ John Leroux, Building New Brunswick: An Architectural History, (Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, 2008), 87.
  20. ↑ HistoricPlaces.ca
  21. ↑ "Irving Oil Headquarters". Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Coast Guard redevelopment". Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  23. ↑ "Coast Guard redevelopment 1". Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  24. ↑ "Coast Guard redevelopment 2". Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  25. ↑ "Coast Guard redevelopment 3". Retrieved February 19, 2011.

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