List of tallest buildings in Kelowna

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Kelowna skyline, 2009.

Kelowna is the largest city in the Okanagan Valley and the interior of British Columbia with a growing population of 142,000. Currently, the tallest building in the city is the 27-storey residential tower Skye at Waterscapes. This building is 88 m (289 ft) and is the tallest building in British Columbia outside of greater Vancouver and the tallest building between Vancouver and Calgary.

There are many more high rise developments underway in Kelowna, with two new developments poised to be the city's tallest. One Water Street (east tower) at 36 stories and Westcorp Hotel of 33 stories.

As of January 2018, the city contains 16 high rises over 35 m (115 ft).

Tallest buildings

Skye Tower, the tallest building in Kelowna

This list ranks buildings in Kelowna that stand at least 30 metres (98.4 ft) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

Rank Building Height Floors Completed Notes
1 Skye at Waterscapes[1]
(Residential)		 88 m (289 ft) 27 2010 Tallest building in British Columbia outside of the Lower Mainland.
4 Landmark VI[2][3]
(Office)		 67 m (220 ft) 18 2012
2 Discovery Pointe Resort[4]
(Mixed use)		 70.1 m (230 ft) 22 2005
5 Park Place[5]
(Residential)		 62 m (203 ft) 17 2005
5 The Lagoons[6]
(Residential)		 56.1 m (184 ft) 17 2000
5 The Dolphins[7]
(Residential)		 56.1 m (184 ft) 17 1994
15 Two Landmark Square[8]
(Office)		 50 m (160 ft) 11 1994
8 The Centuria[9]
(Residential)		 48 m (157 ft) 16 2008
10 Sopa Square Tower
Residential		 46 m (151 ft) 14 2017
9 The Madison[10]
(Residential)		 45 m (148 ft) 15 2010
11 Kiwanis Tower[11]
(Residential)		 43 m (141 ft) 12 1976
15 The Lofts Downtown[12]
(Residential)		 39.9 m (131 ft) 11 2006
11 Executive House Centre[13]
(Residential)		 38 m (125 ft) 12 1980
11 Sandman Hotel[14]
(Hotel)		 36 m (118 ft) 12 2009
11 Invue Sky Residences[15]
(Residential)		 36 m (118 ft) 12 2009
3 1151 Sunset Drive Residences[16][17]
(Residential)		 61 m (200 ft) 21 2019
A panorama of Kelowna from Knox Mountain park

Tallest under construction

This is a list of current highrise developments currently under construction in the city of Kelowna.

Building Height Floors Year Status
Westcorp Waterfront Hotel[18] 133.79 m (438.9 ft) 32 To be determined Approved; construction to begin late 2019.[19][20]
One Water Street West 119 m (390 ft)[21] 36 2020[22] Under Construction
One Water Street East 98 m (322 ft)[21] 29 2020[22] Under Construction
1241 Water Street South 37 2018 Under Construction
1241 Water Street North 27 2018 Under Construction
Brooklyn at Bernard 25 2018 Under Construction
Landmark 7 23 2019 Under Construction
ELLA Residential Tower 20 2018 Under Construction
Ellis Parc Residential Tower 14 2018 Under Construction

Timeline of tallest buildings

This is a list of buildings that in the past held the title of tallest building in Kelowna:

  • Kiwanis Tower (Residential) Height: 43m (141ft) Stories: 12 Year Built: 1976
  • The Dolphins (Residential) Height: 56.1m (184ft) Stories: 17 Year Built: 1994
  • Discovery Pointe Resort (Mixed use) Height: 70.1m (230ft) Stories: 22 Year Built: 2005
  • Skye at Waterscapes (Residential) Height: 88m (289ft) Stories: 27 Year Built: 2010 (the tallest building in BC outside Greater Vancouver)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Skye". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  2. ^ "Landmark VI". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  3. ^ Thomson, John. "Here and there". Castanet.net. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  4. ^ "Skye". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  5. ^ "Park Place". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  6. ^ "The Lagoons". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  7. ^ "The Dolphins". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  8. ^ "Landmark II". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  9. ^ "The Centuria". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  10. ^ "The Madison". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  11. ^ "Kiwanis Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  12. ^ "The Lofts Downtown". Emporis. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  13. ^ "Executive House Centre". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  14. ^ "Sandman Hotel". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  15. ^ "Invue Sky Residences". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  16. ^ "1151 Sunset Drive, Kelowna". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  17. ^ "1151 Sunset Drive - Lakeside View Kelowna Condos Homes". 1151sunset.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  18. ^ "24". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  19. ^ "Downtown Hotel". Westcorp. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  20. ^ "Construction to start on new Kelowna high-rise hotel before the end of 2019". Kelowna Capital News. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  21. ^ a b "City of Kelowna".
  22. ^ a b "Developer adds second crane to highrise construction site in Kelowna". Global News. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
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