List of tallest buildings in Kelowna

Kelowna is the largest city in the Okanagan Valley and the interior of British Columbia with a growing population of 142,000. Currently, the tallest building in the city is the 27-storey residential tower Skye at Waterscapes. This building is 88 m (289 ft) and is the tallest building in British Columbia outside of greater Vancouver and the tallest building between Vancouver and Calgary.

Kelowna skyline, 2009.

There are many more high rise developments underway in Kelowna, with two new developments poised to be the city's tallest. One Water Street (east tower) at 36 stories and Westcorp Hotel of 33 stories.

As of January 2018, the city contains 16 high rises over 35 m (115 ft).

Tallest buildings
Skye Tower, the tallest building in Kelowna

This list ranks buildings in Kelowna that stand at least 30 metres (98.4 ft) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

RankBuildingHeightFloorsCompletedNotes
1Skye at Waterscapes[1]
(Residential)		88 m (289 ft)272010Tallest building in British Columbia outside of the Lower Mainland.
4Landmark VI[2][3]
(Office)		67 m (220 ft)182012
2Discovery Pointe Resort[4]
(Mixed use)		70.1 m (230 ft)222005
5Park Place[5]
(Residential)		62 m (203 ft)172005
5The Lagoons[6]
(Residential)		56.1 m (184 ft)172000
5The Dolphins[7]
(Residential)		56.1 m (184 ft)171994
15Two Landmark Square[8]
(Office)		50 m (160 ft)111994
8The Centuria[9]
(Residential)		48 m (157 ft)162008
10Sopa Square Tower
Residential		46 m (151 ft)142017
9The Madison[10]
(Residential)		45 m (148 ft)152010
11Kiwanis Tower[11]
(Residential)		43 m (141 ft)121976
15The Lofts Downtown[12]
(Residential)		39.9 m (131 ft)112006
11Executive House Centre[13]
(Residential)		38 m (125 ft)121980
11Sandman Hotel[14]
(Hotel)		36 m (118 ft)122009
11Invue Sky Residences[15]
(Residential)		36 m (118 ft)122009
31151 Sunset Drive Residences[16][17]
(Residential)		61 m (200 ft)212019
A panorama of Kelowna from Knox Mountain park

Tallest under construction

This is a list of current highrise developments currently under construction in the city of Kelowna.

BuildingHeightFloorsYearStatus
Westcorp Waterfront Hotel[18]133.79 m (438.9 ft)32To be determinedApproved; construction to begin late 2019.[19][20]
One Water Street West 119 m (390 ft)[21]362020[22]Under Construction
One Water Street East 98 m (322 ft)[21]292020[22]Under Construction
1241 Water Street South372018Under Construction
1241 Water Street North272018Under Construction
Brooklyn at Bernard252018Under Construction
Landmark 7232019Under Construction
ELLA Residential Tower202018Under Construction
Ellis Parc Residential Tower142018Under Construction

Timeline of tallest buildings

This is a list of buildings that in the past held the title of tallest building in Kelowna:

  • Kiwanis Tower (Residential) Height: 43m (141ft) Stories: 12 Year Built: 1976
  • The Dolphins (Residential) Height: 56.1m (184ft) Stories: 17 Year Built: 1994
  • Discovery Pointe Resort (Mixed use) Height: 70.1m (230ft) Stories: 22 Year Built: 2005
  • Skye at Waterscapes (Residential) Height: 88m (289ft) Stories: 27 Year Built: 2010 (the tallest building in BC outside Greater Vancouver)

See also

References
  1. "Skye". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  2. "Landmark VI". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  3. Thomson, John. "Here and there". Castanet.net. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  4. "Skye". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  5. "Park Place". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  6. "The Lagoons". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  7. "The Dolphins". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  8. "Landmark II". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  9. "The Centuria". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  10. "The Madison". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  11. "Kiwanis Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  12. "The Lofts Downtown". Emporis. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  13. "Executive House Centre". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  14. "Sandman Hotel". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  15. "Invue Sky Residences". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  16. "1151 Sunset Drive, Kelowna". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  17. "1151 Sunset Drive - Lakeside View Kelowna Condos Homes". 1151sunset.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  18. "24". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  19. "Downtown Hotel". Westcorp. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  20. "Construction to start on new Kelowna high-rise hotel before the end of 2019". Kelowna Capital News. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  21. "City of Kelowna".
  22. "Developer adds second crane to highrise construction site in Kelowna". Global News. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
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