List of tallest buildings in Calgary

Calgary is the largest city in Alberta, Canada. In Calgary, there are 55 buildings that stand taller than 100 metres (328 ft). The tallest building in the city is the 53-storey, 215 m (705 ft) Suncor Energy Centre.[1] The second-tallest building in the city is Eighth Avenue Place I, standing at 212.3 m (697 ft) tall with 49 storeys.[2] The tallest building in the province of Alberta is currently under construction in the city. When completed, The Bow at 236 m (774 ft) will be the tallest building in Canada outside of Toronto.

Calgary's history of towers began with the Grain Exchange Building (1910), the Fairmont Palliser Hotel (1914), and the Elveden Centre. Building construction remained slow in the city until the early 1970s. From 1970 to 1990, Calgary witnessed a major expansion of skyscraper and high-rise construction. Many of the city's office towers were completed during this period, such as the First Canadian Centre and the Canterra Tower office towers. A ten-year lull in building construction came after the expansion, though Calgary experienced a larger second building expansion beginning in in the late 90s and continuing into the present.[3]

The tallest development that is under construction in Calgary is The Bow. At 236 m (774 ft) and 58 stories, the building is expected to become the tallest in the city and all of Western Canada. As of February 2011, there are 15 skyscrapers over 100 m (328 ft) and 48 high-rises over 35 m (115 ft) under construction, approved for construction, and proposed for construction in the City of Calgary.

As of 2011, Calgary had 301 completed high-rise buildings, with 8 more under construction, another 13 approved for construction and 37 more high rises proposed. After this skyscraper boom, Calgary's skyline will have dramatically changed.[4]

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Buildings

Buildings completed as of May, 2011[5]
Rank Building Address Height Floors Completed Image
1 The Bow 6th Avenue S between Centre Street and 1st Street E 236 m (774 ft) 58 2011
2 Suncor Energy Centre - West 150 6 Avenue SW 215 m (705 ft)[6] 53 1984
3 Eighth Avenue Place I 513 8 Avenue SW 211 m (691 ft) 48 2011
4 Bankers Hall - West 888 3 Street SW 197 m (646 ft)[7] 52[8] 2000
5 Bankers Hall - East 855 2 Street SW 197 m (646 ft)[9] 52[8] 1989
6 Centennial Place I 555 - 2nd Avenue SW 182 m (597 ft) 41 2010
7 Canterra Tower 400 3 Avenue SW 177 m (581 ft)[10] 45[11] 1988
8 TransCanada Tower 450 1 Street SW 177 m (581 ft) 38 2001
9 Jamieson Place 308 4 Avenue SW 172 m (564 ft) 38 2009
10 First Canadian Centre 350 7 Avenue SW 167 m (548 ft) 41 1982
11 Western Canadian Place - North 707 8 Avenue SW 164 m (538 ft) 41 1983
12 TD Canada Trust Tower 421 7 Avenue SW 162 m (531 ft) 40 1991
13 Scotia Centre 700 2 Street SW 155 m (509 ft) 41 1976
14 Nexen Building 801 7 Avenue SW 153 m (502 ft) 37 1982
15 Bow Valley Square 2 205 5 Avenue SW 143 m (469 ft) 39 1975
16 Dome Tower 333 7 Avenue SW 141 m (463 ft) 30 1977
17 Fifth and Fifth Building 505 5 Avenue SW 140 m (460 ft) 34 1980
18 Shell Centre 4 Avenue SW 140 m (460 ft) 33 1977
19 715 - 5th Avenue SW 5 Avenue SW 138 m (453 ft) 32 1974
20 Home Oil Tower 324 8 Avenue SW 137 m (449 ft) 29 1977
21 Bow Valley Square 4 205 5 Avenue SW 134 m (440 ft) 37 1981
22 Fifth Avenue Place East 425 1 Street SW 133 m (436 ft) 35 1981
23 Fifth Avenue Place West 237 4 Avenue SW 133 m (436 ft) 35 1981
24 Suncor Energy Centre - East 111 5 Avenue SW 130 m (430 ft)[12] 33 1984
25 Calgary Courts Centre 601 5th Street SW 129.8 m (426 ft) 26 2007
Downtown Calgary in 2010, with The Bow building under construction at left.

Towers

Observation/Communication towers completed as of October, 2006
Rank Building Address Height Completed Image
1 CFCN TV 1* Old Banff Coach Road SW 250 m (820 ft) 1954
2 CFCN TV 2* Old Banff Coach Road SW 250 m (820 ft) 1954  
3 Calgary Tower 101 9th Avenue SW 191 m (627 ft) 1968

(*) Although Calgary's two largest structures are actually CFCN-TV's twin communication towers, they are not self-supporting and are assisted by cables (guyed). This is not unlike most stand-alone communications antennae.

Historic towers

Notable historical towers
Building Address Height Floors Completed Notes Image
Ski Jump (Canada Olympic Park) 88 Canada Olympic Park Road SW 90 m n/a 1987 The taller of three ski jump towers built for the 1988 Winter Olympics; 90 meters is the distance a ski jumper travels from the terminus, not the height of the structure
Elveden House (part of Elveden Centre) 727 7th Avenue SW 80 m 20 1960 Calgary's first skyscraper
Fairmont Palliser Hotel 133 9th Avenue SW 60 m 12 1914 Calgary's tallest building 1914-1958
Grain Exchange Building [13] 815 1st Street SW 6 1910 First building in Calgary with an elevator
See also: List of old Canadian buildings

Projects

Current tower projects over 120 m
Building Height Floors Use Status
Herald Square 223 m (731 ft) 50 Office Proposal[14]
Alberta Boots Site II 210 m (688 ft) 63 Mixed Use Proposal
Lacaille on 4th 183 m (600 ft) 50 Mixed Use Proposal
Eighth Avenue Place II 166 m (545 ft) 40 Office Approved
Arriva 42 163 m (535 ft) 44 Residential On-Hold
Arriva III 163 m (535 ft) 44 Residential Approved
Exchange IV 152 m (499 ft) 45 Mixed Use Proposal
Astoria on 10th 130 m (427 ft) ~35 Mixed Use Construction Stopped
Hotel Arts Tower ??? m/ft 40 Mixed Proposal
Alberta Boots Site I 122 m (400 ft) 35 Mixed Use Proposal
Calgary
Calgary skyline seen from north. 
Calgary skyline at dawn. 
Calgary skyline seen from south-east. 
Bankers Hall East and West are the tallest twin buildings in Canada. 
Suncor Energy Centre West Tower. 

Other buildings

See also

References

  1. ^ "Suncor Energy Centre". Skyscraperpage. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=6. Retrieved 2011-02-12. 
  2. ^ "Eighth Avenue Place I". Skyscraperpage. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=61233. Retrieved 2011-02-12. 
  3. ^ "Calgary skyscraper map". Skyscraperpage. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/maps/?cityID=3. Retrieved 2011-02-12. 
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ Emporis. "Calgary High-rise Buildings (completed)". http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=100992&bt=9&ht=2&sro=1. Retrieved 2007-11-15. 
  6. ^ Emporis (2007). "Petro-Canada Centre - West Tower". http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=112525. Retrieved 2007-04-12. 
  7. ^ Emporis. "Bankers Hall East". http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=112473. Retrieved 2008-02-19. 
  8. ^ a b Skyscraper Pages. "Bankers Hall West". http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7073. Retrieved 2007-09-08. 
  9. ^ Emporis. "Bankers Hall East". http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=112457. Retrieved 2008-02-19. 
  10. ^ Emporis. "Canterra Tower". http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=112478. Retrieved 2007-06-17. 
  11. ^ Skyscraper Pages. "Canterra Tower". http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=5477. Retrieved 2007-06-17. 
  12. ^ Emporis (2007). "Petro-Canada Centre - East Tower". http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=112517. Retrieved 2007-04-12. 
  13. ^ http://www2.calgarypubliclibrary.com/calgary/historic_tours/corner/ge.htm
  14. ^ >City of Calgary (September 2008). "Land Use Amendment". http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/BU/dba/calgary_planning_commission/agenda/2008/loc2007_0073.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-05. 
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