List of tallest buildings in Saint John, New Brunswick

Tall buildings in Saint John, New Brunswick
Aerial view of Saint John in 2026
Tallest building	Brunswick Square (1976)
Tallest building height	80.8 m (265 ft)
Number of tall buildings
Taller than 50 m (164 ft)	8

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Saint John, New Brunswick. Saint John is a city on the Fundy coast of New Brunswick and is the first incorporated city in Canada. ^[1] It is the capital and second largest city in the province.

As of 2025, Saint John contains 8 buildings that stand taller than 50 m (164 ft) and 12 high-rise buildings that exceed 30 m (98 ft) in height. ^[2] The tallest building in the city is the 19-storey, 81 m (266 ft) Brunswick Square. ^[3] This building is tied with Assumption Place in Moncton for the tallest building in New Brunswick. In addition, Brunswick Square is the second largest office building by floor space in all of Atlantic Canada, after the Maritime Centre in Halifax. The second-tallest building in the city is Saint John City Hall, standing at 55.2 m (181 ft) tall with 16 storeys.

In July 2018, Irving Oil began construction on a new headquarters in Uptown Saint John, next to the imperial theatre. This building is 11 storeys and 59 m (194 ft) in height, making it the city's second tallest building. The tallest proposed development that could be under construction soon in Saint John is the Coast Guard Redevelopment project, with three proposed towers all 52 m (171 ft) tall with 12 floors. If constructed, the Coast Guard Redevelopment will be the single largest residential construction project ever undertaken in New Brunswick.

A new 11-storey residential high-rise, 99 King, is under construction as of 2025. ^{[4] [5]} Upon completion, it would be the first residential high-rise built in the city in over 30 years.

Tallest buildings

View from New Brunswick Route 1, looking north-east.

This list ranks buildings in Saint John that stand at least 15 metres (49 ft) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts4

Rank	Building	Image	Height	Floors	Completed	Notes
1	Brunswick Square		80.8 m (265 ft)	19	1976	Largest office building in New Brunswick by floor space (47,476.4 square metres (511,032 sq ft)), as well as the second largest in Atlantic Canada. Tied with Assumption Place in Moncton for the tallest building in New Brunswick. [6]
2	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception		70.1 metres (230 ft)	N/A	1855 (1871 Spire)	Gothic Style Cathedral first mass in Christmas 1855.
3	Trinity Anglican Church		60.9 m (200 ft)	N/A	1880s	Gothic Revival Church.
4	Irving Oil Home Office		56.6 m (186 ft)	11	2019	Headquarter building of Irving Oil. [7]
5	Saint John City Hall		55.2 m (181 ft)	16	1971	Office building with (15,329 square metres (165,000 sq ft)) of space. [8]
6	Brunswick House	Brunswick House During The 2019 Buskers Festival	52 m (171 ft)	14	1965	Office building with (9,569 square metres (103,000 sq ft)) of space. [9]
7	Brentwood Tower		51 m (167 ft)	15	1973	Apartment Building With 310 Residents.
8	Admiral Beatty Hotel		51 m (167 ft)	8	1925	Apartment Building
9	J.D Irving Building		50 m (160 ft)	14	1977	Office Building
10	Saint John Hilton Hotel		43.2 m (142 ft)	11	1982	Hotel with 192 rooms. [10]
11	Church of Saint Andrew and Saint David		43 m (141 ft)	N/A	1879	Gothic Revival
12	Harbourside Senior Citizens Housing Complex		43 m (141 ft)	12	1983	Housing Complex
13	Stephenson Tower		41 m (135 ft)	11	1970s	Apartment Building
14	Harbour Building		37 m (121 ft)	8	1881	Office Building
15	Stone Church	Stone Church viewed from the west side	36 m (120 ft)	N/A	1825	Romantic Gothic Revival
16	The Canadian Coast Guard Building		34 m (111 ft)	9	1983	Commercial Building
17	Prince Edward Square Apartments		32.3 m (106 ft)	10	1973	Apartment Building
18	Irving Wallboard
18	Mercantile Centre		30 m (98 ft)	7	1992	Office Building
19	Brunswick Drive Apartments		29 m (95 ft)	9	1970s	Apartment Building
20	St. George's Anglican Church		28 m (91 ft)	N/A	1821	Gothic Revival
21	St. Luke's Anglican Church		27.5 m (90 ft)	N/A	1880	Wooden Gothic Revival
22	155 Mystery Lake Drive		27 m (88 ft)	9	1970s	Apartment Building
23	Fort Howe Apartments	Fort Howe And The Apartments	27 m (88 ft)	9	1907	Apartment Building
24	St. Joseph's Hospital		27 m (88 ft)	8	1914	Hospital
25	Harbour Bridge		26.6 m (87 ft)	N/A	1968	Bridge
26	The Cornerstone (Loch Lomond Villa)		26 m (85 ft)	8	1975	Apartment Building
27	Chateau Saint John		25 m (82 ft)	7	2009	Hotel
28	Harbour Station		25 m (82 ft)	2	1993	Sports center with 8100 seats.
29	Saint John High School		24.6 m (81 ft)	4	1932	Educational Institution / High School
30	The Saint John Parking Garage (P-2)		24 m (79 ft)	N/A	1980s	Parking Garage
31	411 Ellerdale Street		24 m (78 ft)	8	1977	Apartment Building
32	Saint John Regional Hospital		23 m (75 ft)	6	1982	Hospital
33	McArthur Apartments		21.3 m (70 ft)	7	1921	Apartment Building
34	St. Joseph's Catholic Church		21 m (70 ft)	N/A	1925	Church
35	Saint John Law Courts		21 m (68 ft)	6	1980s	Courthouse
36	The Vistas		20 m (65 ft)	6	2024	Apartment Building
37	The Milestone (Loch Lomond villa)		20 m (65 ft)	8	1973	Apartment Building
38	Saint John City Market		20 m (65 ft)	4	1876	Farmer's Market
39	Holiday Inn Express Saint John Harbour Side		20 m (65 ft)	7	1979	Hotel
40	Regency Towers		20 m (65 ft)	6	1950	Apartment Building
41	Imperial Theatre		19.5 m (64 ft)	2 (Balcony)	1913	Theatre
42	32 King Street		19 m (62 ft)	6	1876	Apartment Building
43	Postal Station A		18 m (59 ft)	4	1904	Government Building
44	Red Rose Building		17.5 m (57 ft)	5	2001	Office Building
45	Customs House		17 m (56 ft)	5	1880s	Government Building
46	Barrack Green Armoury		17 m (55.7 ft)	2	1937	Historic Site
47	57 King Street		16.5 m (54 ft)	4	1880s	Office Building
48	Witch's Hat House		16.1 m (53 ft)	2	1884	Mansion
49	66 Orange Street		16 m (52 ft)	3	1882	Historical Residence
50	88 Prince William Street		15.5 m (50 ft)	4	1880s	Office Building
51	Park Place Apartments		15.5 m (50 ft)	4	2000s	Apartment Building
52	Saint John Police Museum	Saint John Police Museum Viewed From The Brunswick Square Delta Hotels.	15 m (49 ft)	3	1878	Museum
53	Troop House		15 m (49 ft)	3	1882	Historical Residence

Tallest under construction and proposed

Proposed building projects for Saint John.

Building	Height	Floors	Completion	Status
Coast Guard redevelopment 1 [11]	52 m (171 ft)	12	2013	[12] Proposed
Coast Guard redevelopment 2	52 m (171 ft)	12	2013	[13] Proposed
Coast Guard redevelopment 3	52 m (171 ft)	12	2013	[14] Proposed
Fundy Quay buildings	25 – 70 m (82 – 230 ft)	6-19		Under Construction [15]
99 King Street	55 m (180 ft)	13		Under Construction
New Brunswick Musueum	19 m (62 ft)	4		Under Construction

Other important structures

The Saint John City Market building from Charlotte Street.

City Market

The Saint John City Market is the oldest continuing farmer's market in Canada, with a charter dating from 1785. ^[16] Located in Saint John, New Brunswick and completed in 1876, the current market building has a unique roof structure that resembles an inverted ship's keel. Made of wooden trusses, the structure was reportedly built by unemployed ship carpenters of the day. ^[17] Also, the floor slopes with the natural grade of the land. The architecture is in the Second Empire style.

Some of the businesses in the market have been operating continuously there for more than 100 years. Facing onto Kings Square, the market is connected to the city's indoor pedway system.

The market was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1986. ^[18]

Courtenay Bay Generating Station

Photograph of the former smokestacks integrated into Bayside Generating Station

The Courtenay Bay Generating Station was an oil-fired power station owned by NB Power that entered service in 1960 and provided baseload electricity for the province. The station was retired in the late 1990s and repurposed as a gas-fired generating station. The original smokestacks remain standing.

Irving Pulp And Paper Mill

The Irving Pulp And Paper Mill is a paper mill that is owned by J.D Irving that was constructed in 1951 and provides Kraft Pulp for all of New Brunswick.

Irving Oil Refinery

The Irving Oil Refinery is a oil refinery owned by Irving Oil Ltd that was built in 1960 it is the biggest

The Irving Pulp And Paper Mill viewed from the Reversing Falls.

Oil Refinery in all of Canada.

The Irving Oil Refinery viewed from Loch Lomond Road.

See also

• Architecture portal

• List of tallest buildings in Atlantic Canada
• Canadian architecture

References

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