List of tallest buildings in Toronto

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First Canadian Place, the tallest skyscraper in Toronto and in Canada.
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First Canadian Place, the tallest skyscraper in Toronto and in Canada.

This is a list of the tallest skyscrapers in the city of Toronto, Ontario.

Note: The tallest building and free-standing structure in the world, the CN Tower, is the tallest landmark in Toronto, standing at 553.33 metres (1,815 ft., 5 inches). While not a traditional office tower/skyscraper, it is a building, habitable, with floors, elevators and fire escape.

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[edit] Skyscrapers

The following is a list of skyscrapers in Toronto completed as of October 2005.

Rank Building Height Storeys Completed
1 First Canadian Place 298 m (978 ft) 72 1975
2 Scotia Plaza 275 m (902 ft) 68 1988
3 TD Canada Trust Tower
(part of BCE Place)
261 m (856 ft) 53 1990
4 Commerce Court West 239 m (784 ft) 57 1972
5 Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower
(part of the TD Centre)
223 m (731 ft) 56 1967
6 Bay Wellington Tower
(part of BCE Place)
207 m (679 ft) 49 1991
7 Royal Trust Tower
(part of the TD Centre)
183 m (600 ft) 46 1969
8 Royal Bank Plaza 180 m (590 ft) 40 1979
9 1 King Street West 176 m (577 ft) 51 2005
10 Manulife Centre 166 m (544 ft) 51 1974

[edit] Contenders

The following is a list of future contenders, either approved for, approval pending, or under construction.

Building Height Storeys Completed
(estimate)
Trump International Hotel & Tower, Toronto[1] 325 m (1,066 ft) 70 2009
Bay-Adelaide Centre - West Tower u/c 218 m (715 ft) 50 2009
Signature Tower, Cityplace (Toronto) 218 m (714 ft) 62 2011
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts 214 m (702 ft) 65 2010
Ritz Carlton Hotel u/c 213 m (698 ft) 53 2009
Sapphire Tower 196 m (643 ft) 62 2009

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