List of tallest buildings in Edmonton

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Downtown Edmonton looking towards Ice District

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

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Edmonton has twenty-four buildings taller than 100 metres (330 ft). The tallest is the Stantec Tower, the tallest Canadian building outside Toronto, which surpassed the previous record holder, JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences, on 23 May 2018. [1] [2] Until late 2013, the presence of aircraft taking off and landing at the Edmonton City Centre Airport restricted any building from reaching an elevation higher than 815.34 metres (2,675.0 ft) above mean sea level, about 150 metres (490 ft) above downtown. [3] [4]

Edmonton's first true skyscraper, and the tallest building in Western Canada for five years, was the CN Tower, built in 1966. A building boom did not really begin until the oil shocks of 1973 and 1979, which prompted construction of many of the city's current tall buildings (17 of the top 20, as of 2019). Highrise construction was virtually non-existent between the mid-1980s and the early 2000s due to low oil prices, upon which Edmonton's economy depends.

The rapid oil price increases of 2003-2008 had created a new boom in Alberta and prompted new construction again. Due to the time lag between the beginning of the boom and when buildings are completed, the next wave of new highrise buildings really began construction in 2006 or 2007 and many were not completed until after the 2008 financial crisis had caused a drop in oil prices. By 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. [5]

As of November 2021 many construction projects are delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]

Currently, Edmonton has 280 completed high-rise buildings, with 13 more under construction and another 41 approved for construction or proposed. [7] [8]

Tallest buildings

This list ranks buildings in Edmonton that stand at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

RankBuildingImageHeightFloorsCompletedCoordinates
1 Stantec Tower StantecTower.jpg 250.9 m (823 ft)662019 53°32′42″N113°29′46″W / 53.54500°N 113.49611°W / 53.54500; -113.49611 (Stantec Tower)
2 JW Marriott Edmonton [9] [2] JW Marriott Edmonton.jpg 192.15 m (630.4 ft)56 [2] 2018 53°32′44.7″N113°29′45.9″W / 53.545750°N 113.496083°W / 53.545750; -113.496083 (JW Marriott)
3 Epcor Tower [10] [11] Epcor Tower.JPG 149.4 m (490 ft)282011 53°32′50.9″N113°29′34.4″W / 53.547472°N 113.492889°W / 53.547472; -113.492889 (Epcor Tower)
4 Manulife Place Manulife Place Edmonton.JPG 146.4 m (480 ft)361983 53°32′33.6″N113°29′39.8″W / 53.542667°N 113.494389°W / 53.542667; -113.494389 (Manulife Place)
5Encore Tower Encore Tower Edmonton.jpg 137.7 m (452 ft)432019 53°32′34″N113°29′53″W / 53.54278°N 113.49806°W / 53.54278; -113.49806 (Encore)
6 TELUS House Edmonton TELUShouse Edmonton.JPG 134.4 m (441 ft)331971 53°32′24.3″N113°29′29.1″W / 53.540083°N 113.491417°W / 53.540083; -113.491417 (TELUShouse)
7 Bell Tower Bell Tower, Edmonton.jpg 129.9 m (426 ft)311982 53°32′41.9″N113°29′39.5″W / 53.544972°N 113.494306°W / 53.544972; -113.494306 (Bell Tower)
8 Edmonton Tower Edmonton Tower, June 6, 2024.jpg 129.84 m (426.0 ft) [12] 29 [12] [13] 2016 [12] 53°32′44.5″N113°29′40.7″W / 53.545694°N 113.494639°W / 53.545694; -113.494639 (Edmonton Tower)
9 Commerce Place Commerce Place Edmonton.JPG 124.97 m (410.0 ft) [14] 301990 53°32′31.1″N113°29′42.4″W / 53.541972°N 113.495111°W / 53.541972; -113.495111 (Commerce Place)
10 Edmonton House Edmonton House.JPG 121.1 m (397 ft)451971 53°32′18.4″N113°29′42.2″W / 53.538444°N 113.495056°W / 53.538444; -113.495056 (Edmonton House)
11 The Pearl The Pearl Edmonton.JPG 121 m (397 ft)362014 53°32′26.3″N113°31′43.2″W / 53.540639°N 113.528667°W / 53.540639; -113.528667 (The Pearl)
12 Canadian Western Bank Place Canadian Western Bank Place Edmonton.JPG 120.6 m (396 ft)301980 53°32′26.1″N113°29′52.8″W / 53.540583°N 113.498000°W / 53.540583; -113.498000 (Canadian Western Bank Place)
13 MNP Tower MNP Tower Edmonton.JPG 117.6 m (386 ft)271978 53°32′42.6″N113°29′34.5″W / 53.545167°N 113.492917°W / 53.545167; -113.492917 (MNP Tower)
14 TD Tower TDTowerEdmonton.JPG 116.7 m (383 ft)271976 53°32′36.6″N113°29′34.9″W / 53.543500°N 113.493028°W / 53.543500; -113.493028 (TD Tower)
15 Rice Howard 1 ScotiaPlace2018.jpg 113.2 m (371 ft)281982 53°32′29.7″N113°29′33.4″W / 53.541583°N 113.492611°W / 53.541583; -113.492611 (Scotia Place 1)
16 Icon II Icon Towers Edmonton.JPG 112.3 m (368 ft)352010 53°32′29.7″N113°29′33.4″W / 53.541583°N 113.492611°W / 53.541583; -113.492611 (Icon II)
17 CN Tower CN-tower-edm.JPG 110.9 m (364 ft)261966 53°32′49.0″N113°29′29.0″W / 53.546944°N 113.491389°W / 53.546944; -113.491389 (CN Tower)
18 Enbridge Centre [15] EnbridgeCentre.jpg 110.6 m (363 ft)252016 53°32′32.7″N113°29′34.9″W / 53.542417°N 113.493028°W / 53.542417; -113.493028 (Enbridge Centre)
19Ultima Ultima Tower Edmonton.JPG 107.9 m (354 ft) [16] 32 [16] [17] 2016 [16] 53°32′38.4″N113°29′52.3″W / 53.544000°N 113.497861°W / 53.544000; -113.497861 (Ultima)
19CNIB Tower CNIB Tower Edmonton Sep 2023.png 107.9 m (354 ft) [18] 322021 53°32′29″N113°31′45″W / 53.54139°N 113.52917°W / 53.54139; -113.52917 (CNIB Tower)
21 Sun Life Place Sun Life Place.JPG 107.7 m (353 ft)251978 53°32′31.9″N113°29′16.5″W / 53.542194°N 113.487917°W / 53.542194; -113.487917 (Sun Life Place)
22Fox Two Fox Tower Edmonton.jpg 107.3 m (352 ft) [19] 33 [19] 2017 [19] [20] 53°32′35.9″N113°29′59.1″W / 53.543306°N 113.499750°W / 53.543306; -113.499750 (Fox Two)
23Hendrix Hendrix Tower Edmonton.JPG 103.6 m (340 ft)292016 53°32′6.8″N113°30′41.9″W / 53.535222°N 113.511639°W / 53.535222; -113.511639 (Hendrix)
24 Oxford Tower OxfordTowerEdmonton.JPG 102.9 m (338 ft)231974 53°32′38.7″N113°29′33.1″W / 53.544083°N 113.492528°W / 53.544083; -113.492528 (Oxford Tower)

Projects

Current tower projects over 100 m
NameHeightFloorsTentative completionStatusCoordinates
Alldritt Tower [21] 280.0 m (919 ft) [21] /
286 m (938 ft) [22]
80 [21] Approved [23] 53°32′34″N113°28′59″W / 53.54278°N 113.48306°W / 53.54278; -113.48306 (Alldritt Tower)
The Clancey103 m (338 ft)28Approved [24]
Falcon Tower 1 [25] 140.0 m (459.3 ft)30Approved [26] 53°32′19″N113°30′5″W / 53.53861°N 113.50139°W / 53.53861; -113.50139 (Falcon Tower)
Falcon Tower 2 [25] 146.0 m (479.0 ft)30Under Construction [27] 53°32′19″N113°30′5″W / 53.53861°N 113.50139°W / 53.53861; -113.50139 (Falcon Tower)
Massey Harris Ferguson Tower 1140.0 m (459.3 ft)45Approved [28] 53°32′42″N113°30′12″W / 53.54500°N 113.50333°W / 53.54500; -113.50333 (Massey Harris Ferguson Tower 1)
Massey Harris Ferguson Tower 2135.0 m (442.9 ft)42Approved [28] 53°32′44″N113°30′12″W / 53.54556°N 113.50333°W / 53.54556; -113.50333 (Massey Harris Ferguson Tower 2)
Massey Harris Ferguson Tower 3150.0 m (492.1 ft)48Approved [28] 53°32′45″N113°30′12″W / 53.54583°N 113.50333°W / 53.54583; -113.50333 (Massey Harris Ferguson Tower 3)
The Parks tower 2147.0 m (482.3 ft)45Approved [29]
The Parks tower 1118.0 m (387.1 ft)352024Under Construction [30]
The Shift Tower 1 [31] 113.08 m (371.0 ft)38Proposed
The Shift Tower 2 [32] 106.68 m (350.0 ft)35Proposed
9955 Jasper184 m (604 ft)58Approved [33]

Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building height (other than statements of "will be over 100 m" or "will be over 25 floors") or date of completion has not yet been released. Sources disagree on the name of some buildings, which may change before officially opening. Even if not indicated, heights may be estimated, and may change during construction.

Timeline of tallest buildings

NameYears as tallestHeight
m (ft)
FloorsImageCoordinates
Tegler Building [34] [35] 1911–191324 m (79 ft)8 Teglerbuilding.gif 53°32′34.4″N113°29′35.9″W / 53.542889°N 113.493306°W / 53.542889; -113.493306 (Tegler Building)
Alberta Legislature Building 1913–196557 m (187 ft)5 Legislature-Building-Edmonton-Alberta-Canada-02AA.jpg 53°32′1.3″N113°30′23.8″W / 53.533694°N 113.506611°W / 53.533694; -113.506611 (Alberta Legislature Building)
Garneau Towers1965–196658.42 m (191.7 ft)20 Garneau Towers 2017.jpg 53°31′17.3″N113°31′6.5″W / 53.521472°N 113.518472°W / 53.521472; -113.518472 (Garneau Towers)
CN Tower 1966–1971110.92 m (363.9 ft)26 CN-tower-edm.JPG 53°32′49.0″N113°29′29.0″W / 53.546944°N 113.491389°W / 53.546944; -113.491389 (CN Tower)
TELUS House (originally AGT Tower)1971–1983134.4 m (441 ft)33 TELUShouse Edmonton.JPG 53°32′24.3″N113°29′29.1″W / 53.540083°N 113.491417°W / 53.540083; -113.491417 (TELUShouse)
Manulife Place 1983–2011146.36 m (480.2 ft)36 ManulifePlace2018.jpg 53°32′33.6″N113°29′39.8″W / 53.542667°N 113.494389°W / 53.542667; -113.494389 (Manulife Place)
Epcor Tower 2011–2017149.35 m (490.0 ft)28 Epcor Tower.JPG 53°32′50.9″N113°29′34.4″W / 53.547472°N 113.492889°W / 53.547472; -113.492889 (Epcor Tower)
JW Marriott Edmonton 2017–2018192.15 m (630.4 ft)56 JWMarriottConstructionJune2018.jpg 53°32′44.7″N113°29′45.9″W / 53.545750°N 113.496083°W / 53.545750; -113.496083 (JW Marriott Edmonton)
Stantec Tower 2018–present250.9 m (823 ft)66 StantecTower.jpg 53°32′42″N113°29′46″W / 53.54500°N 113.49611°W / 53.54500; -113.49611 (Stantec Tower)

See also

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