List of tallest buildings in Calgary

Map of downtown Calgary showing the locations of the city's ten tallest buildings.

Calgary Skyline

View of Calgary's skyline from Nose Hill Park, overlooking the downtown core & facing SE, summer 2013

The Bow

Winter sunset

Skyline around the Saddledome

Calgary is the largest city in Alberta, Canada. In Calgary, there are 56 buildings that stand taller than 100 metres (328 ft). The tallest building in the city is The Bow, standing at 58 stories, 236 m (774 ft). 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. The third-tallest building in the city is Eighth Avenue Place I, standing at 212.3 m (697 ft) tall with 49 storeys. The Calgary Tower is included for comparison purposes; however, it is not ranked since it is not considered a habitable building.

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. Currently, the city has height restrictions that prevent any building from casting a shadow over the Bow River and the city hall, however, winter months are excluded from this limit. There is no other imposed limits elsewhere in the city, which could allow for some extremely tall buildings. The Bow Tower was originally rumored to be at least 1000 feet tall but reduced to comply with these rules.

The tallest development that is under construction in Calgary is Brookfield Place East. On November 28, 2012, it was announced that the redesigned proposal for Herald Square would be increased, making it taller than The Bow which was recently completed as Calgary's tallest building. At 247 m (810 ft) and 56 stories, the building is expected to become the tallest in the city and the tallest in Canada outside of Toronto.

As of March 2013, there are 16 skyscrapers over 100 m (328 ft) and 47 high-rises over 35 m (115 ft) under construction, approved for construction, and proposed for construction in the City of Calgary. After this skyscraper boom, Calgary's skyline will have dramatically changed, having added at least the new tallest and third tallest buildings in Western Canada in 2012, The Bow and Eighth Avenue Place respectively.

Buildings

As of March 2014, there are 32 completed buildings that stand at least 122 m (400 ft) in Calgary. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings

Buildings completed as of March, 2014

Rank	Building	Address	Height	Floors	Completed	Image
1	The Bow	500 Centre Street SE	236 m (774 ft)	58	2012	The Bow
2	Suncor Energy Centre - West	150 6 Avenue SW	215 m (705 ft)	53	1984	Suncor Energy Centre
3	Eighth Avenue Place I	513 8 Avenue SW	212 m (697 ft)	49	2011	Eighth Avenue Place
4=	Bankers Hall - West	888 3 Street SW	197 m (646 ft)	52	2000	Bankers Hall - West
4=	Bankers Hall - East	855 2 Street SW	197 m (646 ft)	52	1989	Bankers Hall - East
N/A	Calgary Tower	101 9th Avenue SW	191 m (627 ft)		1968	Tower from below Tower from below
6	Centennial Place - East	520 - 3rd Avenue SW	182 m (597 ft)	41	2010	Centennial Place
7=	Eighth Avenue Place II	585 8 Avenue SW	177 m (581 ft)	41	2014
7=	Canterra Tower	400 3 Avenue SW	177 m (581 ft)	45	1988	Canterra Tower
7=	TransCanada Tower	450 1 Street SW	177 m (581 ft)	38	2001	TransCanada Tower
10	Jamieson Place	308 4 Avenue SW	172 m (564 ft)	38	2009	Jamieson Place
11	First Canadian Centre	350 7 Avenue SW	167 m (548 ft)	41	1982	First Canadian Centre
12	Western Canadian Place - North	707 8 Avenue SW	164 m (538 ft)	41	1983	Western Canadian Place North
13	TD Canada Trust Tower	421 7 Avenue SW	162 m (531 ft)	40	1991	TD Canada Trust Tower
14	Scotia Centre	700 2 Street SW	155 m (509 ft)	41	1976	Scotia Centre
15	Nexen Building	801 7 Avenue SW	153 m (502 ft)	37	1982	Nexen Building
16	Bow Valley Square 2	205 5 Avenue SW	143 m (469 ft)	39	1975	Bow Valley Square
17	Dome Tower	333 7 Avenue SW	141 m (463 ft)	30	1977	Dome Tower
18=	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	Shell Centre
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
22=	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)	33	1984	Petro-Canada Centre
25	Calgary Courts Centre	601 5th Street SW	129 m (423 ft)	26	2007	Calgary Courts Centre
26=	Western Canadian Place - South	707 8 Avenue SW	128 m (420 ft)	32	1983	Western Canadian Place South
26=	Arriva 34	1111 Olympic Way SE	128 m (420 ft)	34	2007	Arriva Tower
28	Altius Centre	500 4 Avenue SW	126 m (413 ft)	32	1973	Altius Centre
29	EnCana Place	150 9 Ave SW	125 m (410 ft)	31	1982	EnCana Place
30=	Stock Exchange Tower	300 5 Ave SW	124 m (407 ft)	31	1979	Stock Exchange Tower
30=	Hewlett Packard Tower	715 5 Ave SW	124 m (407 ft)	33	1975	Hewlett Packard Tower
32	Five West East Tower	910 5th Avenue SW	123 m (404 ft)	28	2008	Five West East Tower

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	815 1st Street SW		6	1910	First building in Calgary with an elevator	Grain Exchange Building

See also: List of old Canadian buildings

Projects

The following is a list of buildings that are under construction, approved, or proposed in Calgary that are planned to rise at least 100 m (328 ft).

Under Construction

Building	Height	Floors	Use
Brookfield Place East	247 m (810 ft)	56	Office
Telus Sky	222 m (728 ft)	58	Mixed-use
City Centre I	170 m (558 ft)	37	Office
The Guardian North	147 m (482 ft)	44	Residential
The Guardian South	147 m (482 ft)	44	Residential
Vogue	125 m (410 ft)	36	Residential
707 Fifth	124 m (407 ft)	27	Office
Eau Claire Tower	120 m (394 ft)	25	Office
WAM on 10th West	119 m (390 ft)	34	Residential
Mark on 10th	110 m (361 ft)	34	Residential
Pulse	107 m (351 ft)	33	Residential
6th & Tenth	105 m (344 ft)	31	Residential

Approved

Building	Height	Floors	Use
Brookfield Place west	178 m (584 ft)	40	Office
3 Eau Claire	160 m (525 ft)	50	Mixed-use
West Village Towers I	150 m (492 ft)	?	Residential
West Village Towers II	125 m (410 ft)	?	Residential
Palliser West	118 m (387 ft)	26	Office
Palliser Square II	118 m (387 ft)	26	Office
The Royal	115 m (377 ft)	34	Residential
Union Square II	103 m (338 ft)	31	Residential
West Village Towers III	100 m (328 ft)	?	Residential

Proposed/On-hold

Building	Height	Floors	Use
Oxford Place	262 m (860 ft)	62	Office
Kings on Fourth	210 m (689 ft)	47	Mixed-use
City Centre II	160 m (525 ft)	47	Hotel
Eau Claire Market I	~132 m (433 ft)	30	Office
First Canadian Centre East	123 m (404 ft)	27	Office
International Hotel Expansion	110 m (361 ft)	29	Hotel
Park Point I	107 m (351 ft)	35	Residential
Residence Inn by Marriott	106 m (348 ft)	33	Hotel
Century Gardens	101 m (331 ft)	22	Office
Sutton Place Hotel	100 m (328 ft)	?	Hotel

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Calgary. Although it is not a building, the Calgary Tower was the city's tallest free standing structure from 1968 until 1983 when it was surpassed by the Suncor Energy Centre's West tower.

Name	Street address	Years as tallest	Height m / ft	Floors	Image
Fairmont Palliser Hotel	133 9th Avenue SW	1914–1958	60 / 197	12	Fairmont Palliser Hotel
Elveden House	727 7th Avenue SW	1960-1968	80 / 262	20	Elveden House
One Calgary Place	330 5 Avenue SW	1968-1973	110 / 361	30	One Calgary Place
Altius Centre	500 4 Avenue SW	1973-1974	126 / 413	32	Altius Centre
Bow Valley Square 2	205 5 Avenue SW	1974-1976	143 / 469	39	Bow Valley Square
Scotia Centre	700 2 Street SW	1976-1982	155 / 509	41	Scotia Centre
First Canadian Centre	350 7 Avenue SW	1982-1984	167 / 548	41	First Canadian Centre
Suncor Energy Centre - West	150 6 Avenue SW	1984-2011	215 / 705	53	Suncor Energy Centre
The Bow	500 Centre Street SE	2011-present	236 / 774	58	The Bow

Other buildings

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

See also

• List of attractions and landmarks in Calgary
• List of tallest buildings in Canada
• Canadian Centre for Architecture
• Society of Architectural Historians
• Canadian architecture