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 new Bow tower standing at 58 stories. It is the tallest building in Canada outside of Toronto. The second-tallest building in the city is the 53-storey, 215 m (705 ft) Suncor Energy Centre.^[1] The third-tallest building in the city is Eighth Avenue Place I, standing at 212.3 m (697 ft) tall with 49 storeys.^[2]

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 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^[update], 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]

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	The Bow
2	Suncor Energy Centre - West	150 6 Avenue SW	215 m (705 ft)^[6]	53	1984	Suncor Energy Centre
3	Eighth Avenue Place I	513 8 Avenue SW	211 m (691 ft)	48	2011	Eighth Avenue Place
4	Bankers Hall - West	888 3 Street SW	197 m (646 ft)^[7]	52^[8]	2000	Bankers Hall - West
5	Bankers Hall - East	855 2 Street SW	197 m (646 ft)^[9]	52^[8]	1989	Bankers Hall - East
6	Centennial Place I	555 - 2nd Avenue SW	182 m (597 ft)	41	2010	Centennial Place
7	Canterra Tower	400 3 Avenue SW	177 m (581 ft)^[10]	45^[11]	1988	Canterra Tower
8	TransCanada Tower	450 1 Street SW	177 m (581 ft)	38	2001	TransCanada Tower
9	Jamieson Place	308 4 Avenue SW	172 m (564 ft)	38	2009	Jamieson Place
10	First Canadian Centre	350 7 Avenue SW	167 m (548 ft)	41	1982	First Canadian Centre
11	Western Canadian Place - North	707 8 Avenue SW	164 m (538 ft)	41	1983	Western Canadian Place
12	TD Canada Trust Tower	421 7 Avenue SW	162 m (531 ft)	40	1991	TD Canada Trust Tower
13	Scotia Centre	700 2 Street SW	155 m (509 ft)	41	1976	Scotia Centre
14	Nexen Building	801 7 Avenue SW	153 m (502 ft)	37	1982	Nexen Building
15	Bow Valley Square 2	205 5 Avenue SW	143 m (469 ft)	39	1975	Bow Valley Square
16	Dome Tower	333 7 Avenue SW	141 m (463 ft)	30	1977	Dome Tower
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	Home Oil Tower
21	Bow Valley Square 4	205 5 Avenue SW	134 m (440 ft)	37	1981	Bow Valley Square
22	Fifth Avenue Place East	425 1 Street SW	133 m (436 ft)	35	1981	Fifth Avenue Place East
23	Fifth Avenue Place West	237 4 Avenue SW	133 m (436 ft)	35	1981	Fifth Avenue Place West
24	Suncor Energy Centre - East	111 5 Avenue SW	130 m (430 ft)^[12]	33	1984	Petro-Canada Centre
25	Calgary Courts Centre	601 5th Street SW	129.8 m (426 ft)	26	2007	Calgary Courts Centre

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-DT Tower 1*	Old Banff Coach Road SW	250 m (820 ft)	1954
=1	CFCN-DT Tower 2*	Old Banff Coach Road SW	250 m (820 ft)	1954
3	Calgary Tower	101 9th Avenue SW	191 m (627 ft)	1968	Calgary Tower

(*) 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	Canada Olympic Park
Elveden House (part of Elveden Centre)	727 7th Avenue SW	80 m	20	1960	Calgary's first skyscraper	Elveden House
Fairmont Palliser Hotel	133 9th Avenue SW	60 m	12	1914	Calgary's tallest building 1914-1958	Fairmont Palliser Hotel
Grain Exchange Building ^[13]	815 1st Street SW		6	1910	First building in Calgary with an elevator	Grain Exchange Building

Projects

**Current tower projects over 100 m**
Building	Height	Floors	Use	Status
Herald Square	223 m (732 ft)	50	Office	Proposed^[14]
Kings on Fourth	210 m (689 ft)	47	Mixed-use	Proposed
Eighth Avenue Place II	177 m (581 ft)	40	Office	Under Construction
City Centre I	170 m (558 ft)	50	Office	Under Construction
Duff Building	169 m (554 ft)	45	Mixed-use	Proposed
City Centre II	162 m (531 ft)	47	Hotel	Approved
3 Eau Claire	160 m (525 ft)	50	Mixed-use	Proposed
The Guardian	143 m (469 ft)	41	Residential	Proposed
Vogue	125 m (410 ft)	36	Residential	Proposed
Astoria on 10th	121 m (397 ft)	34	Residential	On-hold
Alura	116 m (381 ft)	36	Residential	Under Construction
Keynote II	113 m (371 ft)	33	Residential	Under Construction
Evolution II	104 m (341 ft)	32	Residential	Proposed
Century Gardens	101 m (331 ft)	22	Office	Proposed

Other buildings

Sunlife Plaza
Telus building
Gulf Canada Square
One Palliser Square
Calgary Municipal building
Burns Building

References

^ "Suncor Energy Centre". Skyscraperpage. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
^ "Eighth Avenue Place I". Skyscraperpage. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
^ "Calgary skyscraper map". Skyscraperpage. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
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^ Emporis. "Calgary High-rise Buildings (completed)". Retrieved 2007-11-15.
^ Emporis (2007). "Petro-Canada Centre - West Tower". Retrieved 2007-04-12.
^ Emporis. "Bankers Hall East". Retrieved 2008-02-19.
^ ^a ^b Skyscraper Pages. "Bankers Hall West". Retrieved 2007-09-08.
^ Emporis. "Bankers Hall East". Retrieved 2008-02-19.
^ Emporis. "Canterra Tower". Retrieved 2007-06-17.
^ Skyscraper Pages. "Canterra Tower". Retrieved 2007-06-17.
^ Emporis (2007). "Petro-Canada Centre - East Tower". Retrieved 2007-04-12.
^ http://www2.calgarypubliclibrary.com/calgary/historic_tours/corner/ge.htm
^ >City of Calgary (2008). "Land Use Amendment" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-09-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[Suncor-1] "Suncor Energy Centre". Skyscraperpage. Retrieved 2011-02-12.

[Eighth_Avenue_Place-2] "Eighth Avenue Place I". Skyscraperpage. Retrieved 2011-02-12.

[About-3] "Calgary skyscraper map". Skyscraperpage. Retrieved 2011-02-12.

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[5] Emporis. "Calgary High-rise Buildings (completed)". Retrieved 2007-11-15.

[6] Emporis (2007). "Petro-Canada Centre - West Tower". Retrieved 2007-04-12.

[7] Emporis. "Bankers Hall East". Retrieved 2008-02-19.

[bankers-8] Skyscraper Pages. "Bankers Hall West". Retrieved 2007-09-08.

[9] Emporis. "Bankers Hall East". Retrieved 2008-02-19.

[10] Emporis. "Canterra Tower". Retrieved 2007-06-17.

[11] Skyscraper Pages. "Canterra Tower". Retrieved 2007-06-17.

[12] Emporis (2007). "Petro-Canada Centre - East Tower". Retrieved 2007-04-12.

[13] ttp://www2.calgarypubliclibrary.com/calgary/historic_tours/corner/ge.htm

[14] >City of Calgary (2008). "Land Use Amendment" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-09-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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