List of tallest buildings in Vancouver

The central business district of Vancouver

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada has more high-rise buildings per capita than most North American metropolitan centres with populations exceeding 1,000,000. Vancouver's population density is the 4th-highest in North America and the city has more residential high-rises per capita than any other city on the continent.^[1]

There are roughly 650 high-rise buildings that equal or exceed 35 m (115 ft).,^[2] and roughly 50 buildings that equal or exceed 100 metres (328 ft). Vancouver has 27 protected view corridors which limit the construction of tall buildings which interfere with the line of sight to the North Shore Mountains, the downtown skyline, and the waters of English Bay and the Strait of Georgia.^[3]

The tallest building in Vancouver is the 62-storey, 201 m (659 ft) Living Shangri-La^[4] and represents the city's efforts to add visual interest into Vancouver's skyline.^[5] The Private Residences at Hotel Georgia completed in 2012 at 157 m (515 ft) and 48 stories is currently the second-tallest in the city.^[6] One Wall Centre, at 150 m (492 ft) tall, with 48 storeys, is currently the city's third tallest building.^[7] One Wall Centre has the distinction of being the first building in the world to use a tuned liquid column damper to control wind vibrations.^[7] One tower currently under construction, Trump Vancouver at 188 metres will become the city's 2nd tallest building when completed in 2016.

Vancouver's history of skyscrapers began with the Dominion Building (1909), the Sun Tower (1911) (originally named the World Tower, then the News-Advertiser Tower, after the newspaper it was home to in each case), the Vancouver Block (1912), the second Hotel Vancouver (1916) and the Marine Building (1929). The Dominion Building, Sun Tower, and Marine Building were, in succession, the tallest building in the British Empire at the time.^[8][9][10] The third Hotel Vancouver was completed in 1939 at 111 m (364 ft) tall, and was the first building to have stood taller than 100 m (328 ft) in the city.^[11]

Building construction remained slow in the city until the late 1960s, other than the completion of the new BC Electric headquarters (soon renamed BC Hydro headquarters, and today the Electra condominiums). From 1968 to 1981, Vancouver 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 Harbour Centre, Bentall Centre, Royal Centre, Granville Square and Pacific Centre office tower/mall complexes.^[12][13] A ten-year lull in building construction came after the expansion, though Vancouver experienced a larger second building expansion beginning in 1991 and continuing into the present.^[1]

In the last two decades Vancouver's pioneering urbanism, with its density and innovative developments, has been emulated by major cities throughout the world. As part of the city's push for liveable high-density areas (called Vancouverism by planning theorists),^[14] many mixed-use and residential buildings were built, such as Concord Pacific Place, the largest master-planned residential complex in North America.^[15] One Wall Centre and Living Shangri-La were the city's first buildings to break the 150 m (492 ft) and 200 m (656 ft) marks, respectively.^[4][7]

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Vancouver skyscrapers that stand at least 100 m (328 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

Rank	Name	Image	Height m / ft	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Living Shangri-La		201 / 659	62	2008	This is the 28th tallest building in Canada. It is also the tallest building in the city of Vancouver and in British Columbia.[4][16]
2	The Private Residences at Hotel Georgia		158 / 518	48	2012
3	One Wall Centre		150 / 491	48	2001	This building is also known as the Sheraton Wall Centre.[7][17]
4	Shaw Tower		149 / 489	41	2004	[18][19]
5	Harbour Centre		146 / 481	40	1977	This is the tallest office building in the city.[12][20]
6	MNP Tower		144 / 469	36	2015	Seeking Platinum LEED certification, definitely will be Gold LEED at least.[21]
7=	Royal Centre		141 / 463	37	1973	This building is also known as the RBC Tower or Royal Bank Tower.[13][22]
7=	The Melville		141 / 463	43	2007	This building is the tallest all-residential tower in Vancouver. The building also has the tallest rooftop pool in the city.[23][24]
9	Bentall 5		140 / 460	34	2007	[25][26]
9	Park Place		140 / 459	35	1984	[27][28]
9	Fairmont Pacific Rim		140 / 458	44	2010	[29][30]
12=	Granville Square		138 / 453	30	1973	This building is also known as 200 Granville Square.[31][32]
12=	Four Bentall Centre		138 / 453	35	1981	[33][34]
12=	Scotia Tower		138 / 453	34	1977	[35][36]
15	Telus Garden - Residential		136 / 446	54	2014	Seeking LEED certification as part of the new downtown Telus headquarters project. [37]
16	TD Tower		127 / 417	30	1972	This building is also known as the Toronto Dominion Tower.[38][39]
17=	Capitol Residences		126 / 414	43	2011	[40] [41] [42][43]
17=	Patina		126 / 414	42	2011	[44][45]
19	W-43		125 / 411	43	2009	This building is also known as the W Building.[46][47]
20	The Mark		123 / 405	41	2013	[48]
21	Three Bentall Centre		122 / 400	32	1974	This building is also known as the Bank of Montreal Tower.[49][50]
22	Empire Landmark Hotel		121 / 396	42	1973	This building is the tallest free standing hotel in the city. This building is often referred to by its original name, the Sheraton Landmark.[51][52]
23	Jameson House		119 / 391	38	2011	[53][54]
24	The Ritz		118 / 388	37	2008	[55][56]
25	West One		117 / 384	38	2002	This building is also known as Beach Crescent - West One.[57][58]
26	Cathedral Place		116 / 382	23	1991	[59][60]
27	West Pender Place 1		113 / 370	36	2011	[61][62]
28	Hotel Vancouver		111 / 363	17	1939
29=	Venus		109 / 359	34	2000	[63][64]
29=	Hyatt Regency Vancouver		109 / 359	35	1973	This building is also known as the Hyatt Regency Hotel.[65][66]
29=	Marriott Pinnacle Hotel		109 / 357	35	2000	[67][68]
32	Residences on Georgia (East)		108 / 354	36	1998	[69][70]
33=	The Pinnacle		106 / 348	36	1996	[71][72]
33=	Callisto		106 / 348	35	2004	[73][74]
33=	Residences on Georgia (West)		106 / 348	36	1998	[75][76]
33=	Dolce		106 / 348	31	2010	[77]
37	Two Harbour Green		105 / 345	31	2008	[78][79]
38	Marine Gateway		105 / 343	35	2015	To be LEED Gold certified. [80]
39=	1177 West Hastings		104 / 342	27	1968	[81][82]
39=	Oceanic Plaza		104 / 342	26	1977	[83][84]
41	1075 West Georgia		104 / 340	27	1968	Originally known as the MacMillan Bloedel Building [85][86]
42=	Landmark 33		103 / 338	35	1998	This building is also known as Marina Pointe - Landmark 33.[87][88]
42=	Quay West Tower I		103 / 338	35	2002	This building is also known as Marina Crescent - Quay West I.[89][90]
44	Elan		103 / 337	34	2008	[91][92]
45	Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel		102 / 335	35	1994	[93][94]
46	FortisBC Centre		101 / 332	24	1992	Located at 1111 West Georgia Street, it was formerly known as the Terasen Centre and was previously the site of the Rayonier Building (originally known as the Alaska White Pine Building), ca. 1954 to 1990.[95][96]
47=	Paris Place		101 / 330	33	1995	[97]
47=	HSBC Building		101 / 330	23	1987	[98][99]
47=	Maddox		101 / 330	37	2014	[100]
50=	Canaccord Tower		100 / 329	24	1981	This building is also known as Canaccord Place.[101][102]
50=	Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites		100 / 329	32	1969	[103]
52=	Carmana Plaza		100 / 328	34	1999	[104]
52=	Guinness Tower		100 / 328	25	1969	[105]
52=	Escala		100 / 328	29	2002	[106]

* Indicates buildings that are still under construction but have been topped out.
= Indicates buildings that have the same rank because they have the same height.

A high resolution panorama of Vancouver with the mountains behind, looking roughly north from the vicinity of Broadway and Oak Street. The bridge on the left of the image is the Granville Street Bridge.

Tallest under construction

This lists skyscrapers that are under construction in Vancouver and planned to rise over 100 m (328 ft) tall, but are not yet completed structures.

Name	Height m / ft	Floors	Year	Notes
Trump Vancouver	188 / 616	63	2017	To be the third tallest building in British Columbia upon completion, following The Living Shangri-La and Altus (SOLO Burnaby).[107]
Skyfront	168 / 550	53	2018	This tower will be the tallest in the new Burrard Place complex and the tallest all-residential tower in Vancouver. [108]
Vancouver House	152 / 492	49	2018	This tower will have a top-heavy design that is unique in Vancouver. [109]
The Charleson	125 / 410	42	2017	[110]
1300 Richards	122 / 400	43	2017	[111]
The Exchange	116 / 382	31	2017	[112]
Tate on Howe	114 / 378	39	2017	[113]

Timeline of tallest buildings

This is a list of buildings that in the past held the title of tallest building in Vancouver. The Dominion Building was the tallest building in the British Empire upon its completion, as were also in their time the Sun Tower and the Marine Building.^[114]

Name	Image	Street address	Years as tallest	Height m / ft	Floors	Reference
Dominion Building		207 W. Hastings St.	1910–1912	53 / 175	14	[115]
Sun Tower		100 W. Pender St.	1912–1914	84 / 276	17	[116]
Marine Building		355 Burrard St.	1930–1939	98 / 321	21	[117]
Hotel Vancouver		900 W. Georgia St.	1939–1972	111 / 364	17	[118]
TD Tower		700 W. Georgia St.	1972–1973	127 / 417	30	[39]
Royal Centre		1055 W. Georgia St.	1973–1977	141 / 464	37	[22]
Harbour Centre		555 W. Hastings St.	1977–2001	146 / 481	28	[20]
One Wall Centre		1000 Burrard St.	2001–2008	150 / 491	48	[17]
Living Shangri-La		1120 W. Georgia St.	2008–present	201 / 659	62	[16]

See also

• List of heritage buildings in Vancouver
• List of tallest buildings in Canada
• Architecture of Vancouver

References

General

• "SkyscraperCenter Vancouver". CTBUH. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
• "High-rise Buildings of Vancouver". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
• "Vancouver". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-07-25.

Specific

1. "About Vancouver". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
2. "Tall Buildings of Vancouver". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
3. City of Vancouver (February 2011). View Protection Guidelines (PDF) (Report). City of Vancouver Planning Department. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
4. "Living Shangri-La". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
5. "Downtown Vancouver Skyline Study" (PDF). Special Council Meeting Minutes. City of Vancouver. 7 and 23 April 1997. Retrieved 2008-12-13. Check date values in: |date= (help)
6. "The Private Residences". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
7. "One Wall Centre". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
8. Early Vancouver, Maj. J.S. "Skit" Mathews, Vancouver Archives
9. Vancouver: From Milltown to Metropolis, Alan Morley
10. NB because of the terrain of the city's downtown peninsula, which is a large hill, the tallest is not always the highest, and the Marine Building remained the tallest structure even though its prominence on the city skyline was not as high as that of the Hotel Vancouver (at 77m vs the Sun Tower's 84m or the Marine Building's 98m.
11. "The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
12. "Harbour Centre". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
13. "Royal Centre". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
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15. "Concord Pacific Place, Vancouver". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
16. "Living Shangri-La". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
17. "One Wall Centre". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
18. "Shaw Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
19. "Shaw Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
20. "Harbour Centre". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
21. "1021 West Hastings". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
22. "Royal Centre". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
23. "The Melville". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
24. "The Melville". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
25. "Bentall 5". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
26. "5 Bentall Centre". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
27. "Park Place". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
28. "Park Place". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
29. "Fairmont Pacific Rim Vancouver". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
30. "Fairmont Pacific Rim Vancouver". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
31. "Granville Square". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
32. "200 Granville Square". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
33. "Four Bentall Centre". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
34. "Four Bentall Centre". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
35. "The Scotia Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
36. "Scotia Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
37. "Telus's Vancouver condos fly off the market". The Globe and Mail. 2012-04-1. Retrieved 2016-09-23. Check date values in: |date= (help)
38. "Toronto Dominion Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
39. "Toronto Dominion Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
40. http://www.condopedia.com/wiki/Capitol_Residences
41. http://www.bccondos.net/833-seymour
42. "Capitol Residences". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
43. "Capitol Residences". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
44. "Patina". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
45. "Patina". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
46. "Woodward's, Vancouver". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
47. "W43, Vancouver". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
48. "The Mark". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
49. "Bank of Montreal Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
50. "Three Bentall Centre". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
51. "Empire Landmark Hotel". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
52. "Empire Landmark Hotel". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
53. "Jameson Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
54. "Jameson House". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
55. "The Ritz". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
56. "The Ritz". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
57. "West One". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
58. "Beach Crescent - West One". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
59. "Cathedral Place". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
60. "Cathedral Place". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
61. "1477 West Pender". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
62. "West Pender Place I". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
63. "Venus". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
64. "Venus". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
65. "Hyatt Regency Vancouver". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
66. "Hyatt Regency Hotel". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
67. "Marriott Pinnacle Hotel". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
68. "Marriott Pinnacle Hotel". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
69. "Residences on Georgia". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
70. "Residences on Georgia II". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
71. "The Pinnacle". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
72. "The Pinnacle". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
73. "Callisto". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
74. "Callisto". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
75. "Residences on Georgia". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
76. "Residences on Georgia I". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
77. "Dolce". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
78. "Two Harbour Green". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
79. "2 Harbour Green". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
80. Baker, Rafferty (8 April 2016). "Marine Gateway officially opens in South Vancouver". CBC News. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
81. "1177 West Hastings". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
82. "1177 West Hastings". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
83. "Oceanic Plaza". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
84. "Oceanic Plaza". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
85. "1075 West Georgia". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
86. "1075 West Georgia". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
87. "Landmark 33". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
88. "Marina Pointe - Landmark 33". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
89. "QuayWest Tower I". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
90. "Marina Crescent - QuayWest I". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
91. "Elan". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
92. "Elan". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
93. "Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
94. "Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
95. "Terasen Centre". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
96. "Terasen Centre". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
97. "Paris Place". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
98. "HSBC Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
99. "HSBC Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
100. "Maddox". Retrieved 2015-05-23.
101. "Canaccord Place". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
102. "Canaccord Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
103. "Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
104. "Carmana Plaza". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
105. "Guinness Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
106. "Escala". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
107. "1133 West Georgia Street" (PDF). City of Vancouver. p. 3. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
108. "Skyfront". Retrieved 2015-05-31.
109. "Vancouver House". Retrieved 2015-05-31.
110. "The Charleson". Retrieved 2015-05-31.
111. "1300 Richards". Retrieved 2015-05-31.
112. "The Exchange". Retrieved 2015-05-31.
113. "Tate on Howe". Retrieved 2015-05-31.
114. "Dominion Building - Sign". WayMarking.com. Groundspeak Inc. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
115. City of Vancouver's plaque on the building, photo visible here
116. "Sun Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
117. "Marine Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
118. "Hotel Vancouver". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.

External links

• Diagram of Vancouver skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage