Talk:List of tallest buildings in Vancouver

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There was an anonymous edit to add add "+" to several floor counts which I have reverted. (eg. Living Shangri-La went from "60" to "60+") If the "+" was actually a fact, please cite the source and possibly add it to the External links section. I could be wrong, but I can't find a source that lists more than 60 floors, for Shangri-La for example. The developer's own site (http://www.shangri-la.com/press/current/en/index.aspx?category=2&pressid=1240) lists it as a "60 storey" building, as does the link in the External links section. --Ds13 19:50, 2005 Mar 19 (UTC)

According the final development permit proposal the height of Bentall 5 will be 460.8 ft (140.5 m). http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/dpboard/2001/550Burrard2.htm#Executive%20Summary Usgnus 04:30, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

The emporis site lists the height as 152 m, which would mean the "cap" would be about 11 m or about 36 ft. That seems like a lot. Usgnus 23:09, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] See also

Unless someone objects, I am going to remove the links to NYC and Paris buildings. I don't see the relevance. --Usgnus 19:55, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Removed -- Usgnus 05:54, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bad Table!

Under noteables: note the Fairmont hotel and Vancouver hotel are the same buiding with 2 different heights & floors.

No they are not! Read the comments section. The one called "Hotel Vancouver" in the historical table is the Second Hotel Vancouver which was demolished in 1949, the one called "Fairmont Hotel Vancouver" is the third Hotel Vancouver and the one that is still standing. -- Webgeer 05:47, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Ja! But they the same picture! <imbb> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 154.20.151.132 (talk • contribs)

I'm not sure what you're referring to. The second Hotel Vancouver is not pictured at all. In the Hotel Vancouver article, there is only one picture and it's of the current (third) incarnation. --Ds13 07:18, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Some future buildings have Errors

  • Hotel Georgia [1] will not be built
  • The Fairmont Pacific Rim [2] will be is 140m

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Martinsizon (talk • contribs) 20:43, 8 July 2006.

The first link is not the Hotel Georgia. --Usgnus 18:39, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
Updated Fairmont Pacific Rim. BTW, we try to go by official sources, not a single site. --Usgnus 18:39, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
I found the link you meant to post: [3] --Usgnus 18:43, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
Updated. Thanks! --Usgnus 18:49, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Empire Landmark Hotel

I don't have data on it's height, but it advertises itself as the tallest hotel in Vancouver, so surely it must be on the list somewhere. Could someone please locate this data and update?

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mezaco (talk • contribs)

Hi Mezaco. You are the one who created the Empire Landmark Hotel page today with the claim that it is "the tallest hotel in Vancouver". If you're going to write that in the article, you need to provide a means to verify the claim. (Their own advertisements may not be the best way.) Anyways, I'm sure you'll find the height in metres when you find find a source for your article. --Ds13 18:32, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
I see you've already changed the claim to "bills itself as the tallest hotel" and found the height. Nice work! Cheers. --Ds13 18:37, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
Unfortunately, it doesn't break the top ten. :-( --Usgnus 18:44, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Hi Sorry, yeah still getting the hang of this. I found some more data which I think clarifies the situation. Thanks for your advice --Mezaco 10:06, 21 July 2006