List of tallest buildings in Calgary

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Calgary skyline seen from north
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Calgary skyline at dawn
Calgary skyline at dawn
Calgary skyline seen from south
Calgary skyline seen from south
Bankers Hall East and West are the tallest twin buildings in Canada
Bankers Hall East and West are the tallest twin buildings in Canada
Petro Canada West Tower, the tallest building in Canada outside of Toronto
Petro Canada West Tower, the tallest building in Canada outside of Toronto

This is a list of the tallest skyscrapers and buildings in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

As of 2007, Calgary had 260 completed high-rise buildings, with 41 more under construction, another 13 approved for construction and 63 more high rises proposed. After this skyscraper boom, Calgary's skyline will have dramatically changed.[1]

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[edit] Buildings

Buildings completed as of November, 2007[2]
Rank Building Address Height Floors Completed Image
1 Petro-Canada Centre - West 150 6 Avenue SW 215 m (705 ft)[3] 53 1983
Petro-Canada Centre
2 Bankers Hall - West 888 3 Street SW 197 m (646 ft)[4] 52[5] 2000
Bankers Hall - West
3 Bankers Hall - East 855 2 Street SW 197 m (646 ft)[6] 52[5] 1989
Bankers Hall - East
4 Canterra Tower 400 3 Avenue SW 177 m (581 ft)[7] 45[8] 1988
Canterra Tower
5 TransCanada Tower 450 1 Street SW 177 m (581 ft) 38 2001
TransCanada Tower
6 First Canadian Centre 350 7 Avenue SW 167 m (548 ft) 41 1982
First Canadian Centre
7 Western Canadian Place - North 707 8 Avenue SW 164 m (538 ft) 41 1983
Western Canadian Place
8 TD Canada Trust Tower 421 7 Avenue SW 162 m (531 ft) 40 1991
TD Canada Trust Tower
9 Scotia Centre 700 2 Street SW 155 m (509 ft) 41 1976
Scotia Centre
10 Nexen Building 801 7 Avenue SW 152 m (499 ft) 37 1982
Nexen Building
11 Bow Valley Square 2 205 5 Avenue SW 143 m (469 ft) 39 1975
Bow Valley Square
12 Dome Tower 333 7 Avenue SW 141 m (463 ft) 30 1977
Dome Tower
13 Fifth and Fifth Building 505 5 Avenue SW 140 m (459 ft) 34 1980
14 Shell Centre 4 Avenue SW 140 m (459 ft) 33 1977
15 715 - 5th Avenue SW 5 Avenue SW 138 m (453 ft) 32 1974
16 Home Oil Tower 324 8 Avenue SW 137 m (449 ft) 29 1977
Home Oil Tower
17 Bow Valley Square 4 205 5 Avenue SW 134 m (440 ft) 37 1981
Bow Valley Square
18 Fifth Avenue Place East 425 1 Street SW 133 m (436 ft) 35 1981
Fifth Avenue Place East
19 Fifth Avenue Place West 237 4 Avenue SW 133 m (436 ft) 35 1981
Fifth Avenue Place West
20 Petro-Canada Centre - East 111 5 Avenue SW 130 m (427 ft)[9] 33 1984
Petro-Canada Centre
21 Western Canadian Place - South 700 9 Avenue SW 128 m (420 ft) 32 1983
Western Canadian Place

[edit] Towers

Observation/Communication towers completed as of October, 2006
Rank Building Address Height Completed Image
1 CFCN TV 1* Old Banff Coach Road SW 250 m (820 ft) 1954
CFCN TV Tower
2 CFCN TV 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.

[edit] 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
See also: List of old Canadian buildings

[edit] Projects

Current tower projects over 120 m
Building Height Floors Use Status
The Bow (EnCana Tower) 236 m (774 ft) 59 Office Construction[10]
Penny Lane - East 211 m (691 ft) 48 Office Construction
Alberta Boots Site II 210 m (688 ft) 63 Mixed Use Proposal
Lacaille on 4th 183 m (600 ft) 50 Mixed Use Proposal
Centennial Place I 176 m (577 ft) 41 Office Construction
Jamieson Place 170 m (558 ft)(173 m to spire) 38 Office Construction
Penny Lane - West 166 m (545 ft) 40 Office Proposal
Arriva 42 163 m (535 ft) 42 Residential Construction
Arriva III 163 m (535 ft) 42 Residential Approved
Exchange IV 152 m (499 ft) 45 Mixed Use Proposal
Astoria on 10th 130 m (427 ft) ~35 Mixed Use Construction
Hotel Arts Tower ??? m/ft 40 Mixed Proposal
Arriva I 128 m (420 ft) 34 Residential Topped out
Five West II 123 m (404 ft) 28 Residential Construction
Alberta Boots Site I 122 m (400 ft) 35 Mixed Use Proposal
Kahanoff Block I 122 m (400 ft) 40 Residential Proposal

[edit] Other buildings

Sunlife Plaza

Telus building

Gulf Canada Square

One Palliser Square

Calgary Municipal building

Calgary Courts Centre

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Emporis Buildings (2007). High-rise Buildings of Calgary. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
  2. ^ Emporis. Calgary High-rise Buildings (completed). Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
  3. ^ Emporis (2007). Petro-Canada Centre - West Tower. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
  4. ^ Emporis. Bankers Hall East. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
  5. ^ a b Skyscraper Pages. Bankers Hall West. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
  6. ^ Emporis. Bankers Hall East. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
  7. ^ Emporis. Canterra Tower. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
  8. ^ Skyscraper Pages. Canterra Tower. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
  9. ^ Emporis (2007). Petro-Canada Centre - East Tower. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
  10. ^ Calgary herald (June 2007). EnCana Tower Construction Underway. Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
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