List of tallest buildings in Edmonton

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EPCOR Tower is the newest skyscraper in Edmonton, the CN Tower is the oldest.

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Edmonton, the capital city of the province of Alberta in Canada.

None of Edmonton's tallest buildings are among the tallest in Canada, and are generally much shorter than the tallest buildings in the rival city of Calgary. This may partly be explained by the fact that while Edmonton and Calgary are both booming centres of the oil and gas industry, Calgary is the home to most corporate head offices, while Edmonton (and more so its surrounding region) is home to refineries, upgraders and other production facilities. Furthermore, because of the presence of aircraft taking off and landing at the Edmonton City Centre Airport, zoning bylaws in downtown Edmonton restricts any building from reaching an elevation higher than 815.34 m (2675 ft) above mean sea level and varies within the area depending on base elevation.[1]

Edmonton has always been a city of low-rise construction. Edmonton was settled much later than other Canadian cities and was very much a frontier town of rustic buildings until 1909 when two transcontinental railways arrived (the Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Pacific), and more so after 1912 when the sale of the Hudson's Bay Company reserve in what is now the western half of downtown prompted a building boom. This boom went bust during the Great War, and Edmonton saw very little new construction until after the discovery of oil nearby, at Leduc No. 1, in 1947. Nevertheless, being surrounded by flat plains on all sides, there has never been much incentive for Edmonton to build up, as in, for example, Vancouver which is sandwiched between the sea and a mountain range. The first true skyscraper was not built until the construction of the CN Tower in 1966. Another building boom did not really begin until the oil shocks (1973 and 1979) of the 1970s and 80s when most of the city's current tall buildings were constructed. (see history below)

Highrise construction was virtually non-existent between the mid 1980s and the early 2000s due to low oil prices, which Edmonton's economy depended on until recently, the first major tower to be completed since Commerce Place, was in 2009. The rapid oil price increases since 2003 had created a new boom in Alberta, from 2005–2007, and prompted new construction again. The resulting crop of buildings left Edmonton looking very different in 2010 compared to how it did in 2000 (see proposals below). EPCOR Tower, which was completed in 2011, was the first major office building since 1990 with Commerce Place.[2]

As of 2008, the city was experiencing something of a building boom, with 780,000 square feet (72,000 m2) of office space under construction and vacancy rates still falling.[3] In 2007, Edmonton had 235 completed high-rise buildings, with 8 more under construction, 1 under reconstruction, another 6 approved for construction and 43 more proposed.[4] Following the recent drop in oil prices many projects were stalled, but several already under construction have continued.

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Downtown Edmonton's skyline from north of downtown as of October 2011

[edit] Tallest buildings

This list ranks Edmonton skyscrapers that stand at least 85 m (279 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.

Buildings topped off as of April 1, 2011
Rank Building Address Height Floors Completed Image
1 Manulife Place 10180 101 St NW 146 m (479 ft) 36 1983 Manulife Place
2 EPCOR Tower[5] 10423 101 St NW 137.3 m (450 ft) 28 2011 EPCOR Tower
3 TELUS House 10020 100 St NW 134.4 m (441 ft) 34 1971 TELUS House
4 Bell Tower 10104 103 Ave NW 130 m (430 ft) 31 1982 Bell Tower
5 Commerce Place 10155 102 St NW 123 m (404 ft) 27 1990 Commerce Place
6= Coast Edmonton House 10205 100 Ave NW 121 m (397 ft) 45 1971 Coast Edmonton House
6= Canadian Western Bank Place 10303 Jasper Ave NW 121 m (397 ft) 31 1980 Canada western bank edmonton.jpg
8 Oxford Tower 10235 101 St NW 118 m (387 ft) 29 1978 Oxford Tower
9 TD Tower 10088 102 Ave NW 117 m (384 ft) 29 1976 TD Tower, Edmonton
10 Scotia Place - 1 10060 Jasper Ave NW 113 m (371 ft) 28 1982 Scotia Place 1
11 Icon Tower 2 10152 104 St NW 112 m (367 ft) 35 2010 Icon I
12 CN Tower 10004 104 Ave NW 111 m (364 ft) 26 1966 CN Tower
13 Sun Life Place 10123 99 St NW 108 m (354 ft) 27 1978 Sun Life Place
14 City Centre Place 10025 102A Ave NW 103 m (338 ft) 24 1974 City Centre Place
15 Enbridge Tower 10209 Jasper Ave NW 99 m (325 ft) 20 1981 Enbridge Tower
16 Icon Tower 1 10136 104 St NW 92 m (302 ft) 30 2009 Icon I
17 TELUS Plaza North 10025 Jasper Ave NW 90 m (300 ft) 24 1969 TELUS Plaza North
18= Enbridge Place 10130 103 St NW 88 m (289 ft) 23 1981 ING Building
18= Scotia Place - 2 10060 Jasper Ave NW 88 m (289 ft) 21 1983 Scotia Place

[edit] Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

[edit] Under construction

Name Height*
m (ft)		 Floors Year* Reference
The Pearl 108 (354) 35 2013 [6][7][8]

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

[edit] Approved

Name Height*
m (ft)		 Floors Year* Reference
Station Lands - Tower B 149 (489) 37 — [9]
Aurora IV 92 (302) 28 — [10]
Aurora V 92 (302) 28 — [11]
Aurora VI 82 (269) 25 — [12]
Opus 79 (259) 26 — [13]
Mira 76 (249) 23 — [14]
Aurora III 76 (249) 23 — [15]
Century Park V 74 (243) 24 — [16]
Century Park VI 74 (243) 24 — [17]
Century Park VII 74 (243) 24 — [18]
Century Park VIII 74 (243) 24 — [19]
Station Lands - Tower D 69 (226) 21 — [20]
Century Park I 62 (203) 20 — [21]
Century Park IV 62 (203) 20 — [22]
Century Park X 62 (203) 20 — [23]

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

[edit] Proposed

Name Height*
m (ft)		 Floors Reference
The Edmontonian 139 (456) 41 [24]
Bellamy Hill Tower 119 (390) 36 [25]
Imperial Place 118 (387) 37 [26]
Viking Arms 110 (361) 35 [27]
Wasnea Tower 97 (318) 30 [28]
GE/Dundas Office 90 (295) 22 [29]
The Tango 85 (295) 29 [30]
Founders Ridge 84 (276) 28 [31]
Corner 1 Tower 67 (220) 22 [32]
The Mark on Jasper 65 (213) 17 [33]
The Metro 65 (213) 16 [34]
Regency East III — 35 [35]
Regency East II — 32 [35]
Allard Tower — 29 [36]
Regency East I — 29 [35]
Parkwood Tower — 26 [37]

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights has not yet been released.

[edit] Timeline of tallest buildings

Name Street address Years as tallest Height
m (ft)		 Floors Image Reference
Tegler Building 10189 101 St NW 1911–1915 ??? 8 Tegler Building [38][39]
McLeod Building 10134 100 St NW 1915–1921 35 (115) 9 McLeod Building [40]
Marshall-Wells Building 10260 103 St NW 1921–1953 ??? 8 Marshall-Wells Building [39]
Hotel Macdonald Annex 10065 100 St NW 1953–1966 ??? 16 Hotel Macdonald [41]
CN Tower 10004 104 Ave NW 1966–1971 111 (364) 26 CN Tower
Coast Edmonton House 10205 100 Ave NW 1971 121 (397) 45 Coast Edmonton House
TELUS House (originally AGT Tower) 10020 100 St NW 1971–1983 134.4 (441) 34 TELUS House
Manulife Place 10180 101 St NW 1983–present 146 (479) 36 Manulife Place

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

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  5. ^ "Station Lands - EPCOR Tower". Emporis. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=155115. Retrieved 2011-01-25. 
  6. ^ "City council approves the Pearl". iNews 880. 2009-10-27. http://www.inews880.com/Channels/Reg/LocalNews/Story.aspx?id=1155919. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 
  7. ^ "Pearl". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&id=1175561&lng=23. Retrieved 2010-10-15. 
  8. ^ "The Pearl". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=68781. Retrieved 2010-10-15. 
  9. ^ "Station Lands - Tower B". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=towerb-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  10. ^ "Aurora - Building D". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=aurorabuildingd-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  11. ^ "Aurora - Building E". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=aurorabuildinge-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
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  13. ^ "Opus". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=64994. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
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  15. ^ "Aurora - Building C". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=aurorabuildingc-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  16. ^ "Century Park - Tower 5". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=centuryparktower5-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  17. ^ "Century Park - Tower 6". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=centuryparktower6-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  18. ^ "Century Park - Tower 7". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=centuryparktower7-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  19. ^ "Century Park - Tower 8". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=centuryparktower8-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  20. ^ "Station Lands - Tower D". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=towerd-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  21. ^ "Century Park - Tower 1". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=centuryparktower1-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  22. ^ "Century Park - Tower 4". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=centuryparktower4-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  23. ^ "Century Park - Tower 10". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=centuryparktower10-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  24. ^ "The Edmontonian". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=streetedmontonian-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  25. ^ "Residence On Bellamy Hill". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=streetresidencesonbellamyhill-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  26. ^ "Imperial Place". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=78952. Retrieved 2010-07-12. 
  27. ^ "Viking Arms Condominium". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=vikingarmscondominium-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  28. ^ "Wasnea Tower". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=wasneatower-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  29. ^ "GE/Dundee Office". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=68788. Retrieved 2010-07-12. 
  30. ^ "The Tango". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=tavenuernertower-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  31. ^ "Founders Ridge". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=foundersridge-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  32. ^ "Corner 1 Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=49588. Retrieved 2010-07-12. 
  33. ^ "The Mark on Jasper". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=64974. Retrieved 2010-07-12. 
  34. ^ "The Metro". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=68784. Retrieved 2010-07-12. 
  35. ^ a b c Landry, Frank (2009-09-01). "Towers eyed for Boyle Street". Edmonton Sun. http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2009/09/01/10698211-sun.html. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
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  37. ^ "Parkwood". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=68783. Retrieved 2010-07-12. 
  38. ^ Edmonton Public Library - Tegler Building
  39. ^ a b Herzog, Lawrence (2010-05-27). "Marshall-Wells building". Real Estate Weekly. http://www.rewedmonton.ca/content_view_rew?CONTENT_ID=2848. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
  40. ^ Alberta Registered Historic Places
  41. ^ Alberta's Real Estate Heritage - New Buildings

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