List of tallest buildings in Toronto

View on the central business district from the CN Tower (June 2012)

Tallest buildings in Toronto.

This list of tallest buildings in Toronto ranks skyscrapers in the Canadian city of Toronto, Ontario by height. The tallest structure in Toronto is the CN Tower, which rises 553 metres (1,814 ft).^[1] The CN Tower was the tallest free-standing structure on land from 1975 until 2007. However, it is not generally considered a high-rise building as it does not have successive floors that can be occupied. The tallest habitable building in the city is First Canadian Place, which rises 298 metres (978 ft) tall in Toronto's Financial District and was completed in 1975. It also stands as the tallest building in Canada.^[2]

The history of skyscrapers in Toronto began in 1894 with the construction of the Beard Building, which is often regarded as the first skyscraper in the city.^[3] Toronto went through its first building boom in the late 1920s and early 1930s, during which the number of high-rise buildings in the city vastly increased. After this period, there was a great lull in construction between 1932 and 1964 with only a single building above 91.5 metres (300 ft) tall being built.

The city then experienced a second, much larger building boom, which was at its peak between 1967 and 1976. This period saw the construction of Canada's three tallest buildings and 6 of its top 10 (at the time). When finished, the TD Tower was the 14th tallest building in the world (1967). The TD Tower would soon be followed by Commerce Court West, the 14th tallest building in the world at the time of its completion in 1972. Later, Canada's current tallest building, the First Canadian Place, became the 6th tallest building in the world at the time of its completion in 1975. After the mid-1970s, the pace of the boom slowed considerably but continued onto the early 1990s, culminating with the construction of the city's and Canada's 2nd and 3rd tallest buildings: Scotia Plaza and the TD Canada Trust Tower.

After this boom, the city went through a third, shorter lull in construction from 1993 to 2004, in which the city added only one new building to its top 20. By 2005 however, the city's third and largest high-rise construction boom began with the completion of One King Street West and has continued unabated ever since with nearly 50 planned, under construction or recently built buildings over 150 m/500 ft tall. Of the 19 buildings in Toronto taller than 200 metres, only 6 were built prior to 2000.

As of February 2018, Toronto is the site of 22 buildings over 200 m, 62 buildings over 150 m (492 ft) tall, and a total of 2,586 high-rise buildings^[4][5] citywide, the second most for any city in North America after New York City. As of January 2015, Toronto is building more towers than any other city in North America except New York City, with at least 91 high-rise buildings under construction.^[6]

Toronto has been the site of several major skyscraper construction projects in the 2010s, and ranked first on the continent in the number of high-rise buildings under construction for much of this time.^[7] In 2012, the Adelaide Hotel Toronto (then known as Trump International Hotel and Tower) was completed, with a top dome height of 252 m (827 ft) ^[8] and an antenna height of 277 metres (908 ft), making it the fourth-tallest structure in Toronto and all of Canada. With the completion in late 2014 of Aura—which, at 78 storeys and a height of 272 m (892 ft), is the highest residential building in Canada—the tallest building under construction is the 308-metre (1,005 ft) tall The One.

As of April 2015, 303 high-rise buildings are under construction, proposed for construction, or approved for construction in the city.^[9] Natalie Alcoba of the National Post described this phenomenon as the "Manhattanization" of Toronto.^[10] In one week of 2018, Toronto's city council approved 755 storeys of new development in the city's downtown core.^[11] The Toronto skyline can be spotted by the naked eye during clear daylight skies from locations as far as Newmarket in the north, Clarington in the east, Hamilton in the west, and Fort Niagara State Park, which is situated southeast of Toronto across Lake Ontario in the American state of New York. The CN Tower itself can be spotted as far as Barrie in the north, Port Hope in the east, Guelph in the west, and Buffalo in the south.

Tallest buildings

The following is a list of Toronto skyscrapers that stand at least 153 m (500 ft) and 19 buildings over 200 m tall, ranked by standard height measurement. 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. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. 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 CN Tower.

Rank	Name	Image	Height m / ft	Floors	Year	Category	Notes
N/A	CN Tower [12]		553 / 1,815	147 equiv.	1976	Telecommunications Tower	Tallest free-standing concrete tower in the world Tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere since 1975 Tallest free-standing structure on land in the world from 1975 to 2007[13][14] Contains no intermediate floors but has the height of 147 storeys 7 habitable floors in SkyPod
1	First Canadian Place [15]		298 / 978	72	1976	Commercial	Tallest building in Canada since 1975 8th tallest building in the world at the time of its completion Tallest building in the world outside Chicago and New York City at the time of its completion Tallest building completed in Toronto in the 1970s Formerly known as First Bank Tower
2	The St. Regis Toronto [16]		277 / 908	57	2012	Hotel & Residential	Tallest mixed-use building in Canada 776 ft (237 m) to roof Tallest building completed in Toronto in the 2010s as of 2017 Formerly known as Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto
3	Scotia Plaza [17]		275 / 902	68	1988	Commercial	Tallest building completed in Toronto in the 1980s
4	Aura [18]		272 / 892	78	2014	Residential	Tallest and largest residential building/condominium in Canada
5	TD Canada Trust Tower [19]		261 / 856	53	1990	Commercial	Tallest building completed in Toronto in the 1990s
6	One Bloor East [20]		257 / 844	76	2017	Residential
7	Commerce Court West [21]		239 / 784	57	1972	Commercial
8	Harbour Plaza Residences East [22]		237 / 778	67	2017	Residential
9	ICE East (ICE II) [23]		234 / 768	67	2015	Residential
10	Harbour Plaza Residences West [24]		228 / 748	63	2017	Residential
11	Ten York [25]		224 / 735	65	2018	Residential
12	Toronto-Dominion Tower [26]		223 / 731	56	1967	Commercial	Tallest building completed in Toronto in the 1960s
13	Bay Adelaide Centre West Tower [27]		218 / 715	51	2009	Commercial	Tallest building completed in Toronto in the 2000s
14	Shangri-La Toronto [28]		215 / 705	66	2012	Hotel & Residential	66 floors including mechanical
15	Ritz-Carlton Toronto [29]		210 / 689	53	2011	Hotel & Residential
16	Bay Wellington Tower [30]		208 / 682	49	1991	Commercial
17	The L Tower [31]		205 / 672	58	2016	Residential
18=	88 Scott [32]		204 / 669	58	2017	Residential
18=	Four Seasons Hotel and Residences West [33]		204 / 669	55	2012	Hotel & Residential	55 floors including mechanical
20	ICE West (ICE I) [34]		202 / 663	57	2014	Residential
21	Bay Adelaide Centre East Tower [35]		190 / 623	44	2016	Commercial
22	EY Tower [36]		188 / 617	40	2017	Commercial
23=	Casa II [37]		185 / 607	56	2016	Residential
23=	RBC Centre [38]		185 / 607	42	2009	Commercial
25	U Condominiums 2 [39]		184 / 604	56	2016	Residential
26	Royal Trust Tower [40]		183 / 600	46	1969	Commercial
27	Maple Leaf Square North Tower [41]		181 / 594	54	2010	Hotel & Residential
28=	Casa III [42]		180 / 591	55	2018	Residential
28=	Royal Bank Plaza South [43]		180 / 591	40	1979	Commercial
30	INDX Tower [44]		179 / 587	54	2016	Residential
31	One King West Hotel & Residence [45]		176 / 578	51	2005	Hotel & Residential	Tallest completed all-residential skyscraper in Toronto in the 2000s
32	Success Tower 1 [46]		173 / 567	55	2009	Residential
33	Maple Leaf Square South Tower [47]		171 / 561	50	2010	Residential
34	Hullmark Centre, North Tower [48]		168 / 551	45	2014	Residential	Tallest building in North York Tallest building in Toronto outside of Downtown
35=	44 Charles Street West [49]		166 / 545	51	1972	Residential
35=	The Selby [50]		166 / 545	50	2018	Residential
35=	Karma Condos [51]		166 / 545	50	2016	Residential
38	Quantum 2 [52]		165 / 541	54	2008	Residential
39=	Residences of College Park North [53]		163 / 535	51	2006	Residential
39=	Burano [54]		163 / 535	50	2012	Residential
39=	One York Street [55]		163 / 535	35	2016	Commercial
42=	Success Tower 2 [56]		162 / 531	52	2011	Residential
42=	Lago at the Waterfront [57]		162 / 531	50	2016	Residential
44=	X2 [58]		161 / 528	49	2015	Residential
44=	FIVE [59]		161 / 528	48	2016	Residential
46=	The Uptown Residences [60]		160 / 524	48	2011	Residential
46=	Delta Toronto Hotel [61]		160 / 524	47	2014	Hotel
48	Three Hundred [62]		158 / 518	49	2014	Residential
49=	Theatre Park [63]		157 / 515	47	2015	Residential
49=	Festival Tower [64]		157 / 515	42	2011	Residential
51	87 Peter (Noir Condominiums) [65]		156 / 512	49	2018	Residential
52=	U Condominiums [66]		154 / 505	46	2015	Residential
52=	TD Waterhouse Tower [67]		154 / 505	39	1985	Commercial
54=	West One [68]		153 / 503	49	2007	Residential
54=	35 Mariner [69]		153 / 503	49	2005	Residential
54=	Westlake Village 1 [70]		153 / 502	48	2015	Residential
54=	Montage [71]		153 / 502	48	2009	Residential

Tallest buildings and structures by pinnacle height

This list ranks Toronto skyscrapers and other structures based on their pinnacle height, which includes radio masts and antennas. As architectural features and spires can be regarded as subjective, some skyscraper enthusiasts prefer this method of measurement. Standard architectural height measurement, which excludes antennas in building height, is included for comparative purposes.

Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Toronto.

Name	Street address	Years as tallest	Height m / ft	Floors	Reference	Image
Beard Building	163 King Street East	1894–1896	30 / 98	7	[3]
Temple Building	62 Richmond Street West	1896–1906	40 / 131	10	[185]
Trader's Bank Building	67 Yonge Street	1906–1912	60 / 197	15	[186]
Canadian Pacific Building	69 Yonge Street	1912–1915	65 / 213	15	[187]
Royal Bank Building	2 King Street East	1915–1928	89 / 295	20	[188]
Sterling Tower	372 Bay Street	1928–1929	90 / 313	21	[189]
Royal York Hotel	100 Front Street West	1929–1931	124 / 407	28	[190]
Commerce Court North	25 King Street West	1931–1967	145 / 476	34	[191]
Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower	66 Wellington Street West	1967–1972	223 / 731	56	[192]
Commerce Court West	199 Bay Street	1972–1975	239 / 784	57	[193]
First Canadian Place	100 King Street West	1975–present	298 / 978	72	[2]

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Canada
• List of tallest buildings in Ottawa–Gatineau
• List of tallest buildings in Hamilton, Ontario
• List of tallest buildings in Mississauga
• List of tallest buildings in Niagara Falls, Ontario
• List of tallest buildings in London, Ontario
• List of tallest buildings in Windsor, Ontario
• Architecture of Toronto
• UrbanToronto
• Eaton's / John Maryon Tower
• Manhattanization

Notes

References

• "Architecture in Canada" The Canadian Encyclopedia
• Kalman, Harold D. A History of Canadian Architecture. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1994.
• Denby & Kilbourn, Toronto Observed: Its Architecture, Patrons, and History, Oxford University Press, Toronto 1986
• Maitland, Hucker & Ricketts, A Guide to Canadian Architectural Styles, broadview press, Peterborough, ON 1992
• McHugh, Patricia, Toronto Architecture: A City Guide, McClelland & Stewart Inc., Toronto 1989
• Schaugg, Johannes: High-Rise Buildings/ Hochhäuser – Toronto, Books on Demand 2007, ISBN 978-3-8370-0366-6

External links

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• Emporis.com – Toronto
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• SkyscraperPage.com diagram of Toronto skyscrapers