List of tallest buildings in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Downtown Halifax in 2015

Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an estimated population of 439,819 in 2021, is the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. ^[1]

According to the now-defunct website Emporis, the municipality contained 105 high-rise buildings over 35 m (115 ft) tall in 2022. ^[2] The tallest of these high-rise buildings is One 77, which is 34 storeys and 111 m (364 ft) in height, which, when it topped out in 2023, supplanted the previous 52-year record-holder, The Vüze, which is 33 storeys and 106 m (348 ft) in height.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks buildings in Halifax that stand at least 60 m (197 ft) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.

Rank	Building	Image	Height	Storeys	Year	Notes	Ref
1	One 77 (7177 Quinpool Road)		111 m (364 ft)	34		Under construction. Topped out in 2023. Construction is expected to be completed in 2024.	[3]
2	The Vüze		106 m (348 ft)	33	1971		[4] [5]
3	Richmond Yards (Building A)		103.3 m (339 ft)	30	2024		[6]
4	Purdy's Wharf Tower 2		87.8 m (288 ft)	22	1990		[7]
5	The Alexander		87.1 m (286 ft)	24	2018	Tallest building in Atlantic Canada built in the 2010s.	[8] [9]
6	1801 Hollis Street		86.6 m (284 ft)	22	1985		[10]
7	Barrington Tower		83.8 m (275 ft)	20	1971		[11]
8	TD Centre		83 m (272 ft)	21	1977	Building height raised from 73 m (239.5 ft) to 83 m (272.3 ft) in 2014.	[12]
9	The Kevel		82.5 m (270 ft)	27		Under construction. Once finished, will be the tallest building in the community and former city of Dartmouth.	[13]
10	The Roy		79.9 m (262 ft)	22	2019		[14] [15]
11	Cogswell Tower		78.9 m (259 ft)	20	1975		[16]
12	Maritime Centre		78 m (256 ft)	21	1977		[17]
13	Summer Gardens		76.2 m (250 ft)	21	1990		[18] [19]
14=	Icon Bay		75 m (246 ft)	22	2017		[20]
14=	Queen Square		75 m (246 ft)	19	1975	Tallest building in the Dartmouth neighbourhood of Halifax.	[21]
16	Purdy's Wharf Tower 1		73.8 m (242 ft)	18	1985		[22]
17	5151 George Street		72.9 m (239 ft)	18	1971		[23]
18	West22		72.7 m (239 ft)	22	2023		[24] [25] [26]
19	The Maple		72.5 m (238 ft)	22	2017	Building height measured from Hollis Street main entrance to mechanical penthouse roof	[27]
20	Duke Tower		71 m (233 ft)	16	1970		[28]
21=	Tupper Building		70 m (233 ft)	16	1967		[29]
21=	Park Victoria		70 m (233 ft)	21	1969		[30]
21=	Summer Gardens		70 m (233 ft)	21	1990		[31]
24	Loyola Residence Tower		67.1 m (220 ft)	22	1971	Residence building of Saint Mary's University.	[32]
25	Metropolitan Place		66.5 m (218 ft)	16	1987		[33]
26	CIBC Building		65.5 m (215 ft)	16	1977		[34]
27	Nova Centre (South Tower)		65 m (213 ft)	15	2017		[35]
28	The Trillium		64.9 m (213 ft)	19	2011		[36]
29	The Trinity		64 metres (210 ft)	21	2024		[37]
30	The Elevation on Robie		63 m (207 ft)	19	2024?		[38]

Proposed and under construction

Proposed

Building	Address	Community	Year proposed	Height	Storeys	Total area of Site	Number of Residential Units	Notes	Reference
The Maristella at King's Wharf	50 King's Wharf Plaza	Dartmouth	2017	120 m (390 ft)	36	122,000 m2 (1,310,000 sq ft)		When completed, The Maristella at King's Wharf will become the tallest building in Atlantic Canada and the first building in Atlantic Canada to reach 120 m (390 ft) in height, and the total complex will have 12 buildings.	[39] [40]
2032–2050 Robie Street	2032–2050 Robie Street	Halifax	2014	85 m (279 ft)	23	10,696 m2 (115,130 sq ft)	102		[41] [42]
Wyse Road Development	112 and 114 Wyse Road	Dartmouth	2020	68.98 m (226.3 ft)	20	1,941 m2 (20,890 sq ft)	160	The plan will include a 20-storey flatiron-shaped building on the corner of Nantucket Avenue and Wyse Road.	[43] [44]
210–214 Willett Street	210 and 214 Willett Street	Halifax	2019	72 m (236 ft)	8–19	17,000 m2 (180,000 sq ft)	534	Three proposed apartment buildings and three townhouses located in Halifax.	[45]
Spring Garden West	Carlton Street, Robie Street, Spring Garden Road	Halifax	2019	98.85 m (324.3 ft)	30	4,961.1 m2 (53,401 sq ft)	250		[46]
1591 Granville Street (Texpark site)	1591 Granville Street and 1568 Hollis Street	Halifax	2019	66 m (217 ft)	21	3,657 m2 (39,360 sq ft)	416		[47]
Dartmouth Towers (Building A)	20 Best Street	Dartmouth	2023	93.7 m (307 ft)	40				[48]
Dartmouth Towers (Building B)	20 Best Street	Dartmouth	2023	93.7 m (307 ft)	40				[48]
Dartmouth Towers (Building C)	20 Best Street	Dartmouth	2023	93.4 m (306 ft)	40				[48]
42 Canal Street (Building A)	42 Canal Street	Dartmouth		90 m (300 ft)	30				[49]
Flow Towers (Tower 1)	11 Canal Street	Dartmouth		88.7 m (291 ft)	30

Under construction

Building	Address	Location	Year proposed	Height m (ft)	Storeys	Site area	Residential units	Notes	Reference
Willow Tree Tower	6009–6017 Quinpool Road	Halifax	2018	78 m (256 ft)	25	2,021.6 m2 (21,760 sq ft)	unknown		[50] [51]
The Kevel (King's Wharf Building E)	50 King's Wharf Place	Dartmouth		85 m (279 ft)	27	6,000 m2 (65,000 sq ft)	205		[52]
Promenade Robie South (Tower 1)	College St.	Halifax	2021	96 m (315 ft)	31	5,900 m2 (64,000 sq ft)	577		[53]
Promenade Robie South (Tower 2)				95 m (312 ft)	30
Ocean Vista	2215 Gottingen St.	Halifax			20				[54]
Wyse Tower	1 Williams St.	Dartmouth		88 m (289 ft)	26	4,994 m2 (53,750 sq ft)	160		[55]
The Marlstone	Albemarle Street	Halifax			20		291		[56]
The Post	53 Queen Street	Dartmouth		90 m (300 ft)	26				[57]

Timeline of tallest buildings

History of the tallest buildings in Halifax

Period	Building	Height	Storeys	Image
1930–1936	Hotel Nova Scotian (Hotel)	50 m (160 ft)	15 [58]
1936–1967	Dominion Public Building (Office)	53 m (174 ft)	13 [59]
1967–1970	Tupper Building (Education)	70 m (230 ft)	16 [29]
1970–1971	Duke Tower (Office)	71 m (233 ft)	16 [60]
1971–2023	The Vüze (Residential)	98 m (322 ft)	33
2023–present	One 77 (Residential)	111 m (364 ft)	34 [61]

See also

• Architecture portal

• List of tallest buildings in Atlantic Canada
• Architecture of Canada
• Canadian Centre for Architecture
• Society of Architectural Historians

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