List of tallest buildings in the Waterloo Regional Municipality

Downtown Kitchener, 2021

The Waterloo Regional Municipality is a large urban area in Southern Ontario comprising the cities of Waterloo, Kitchener and Cambridge and adjacent rural townships which include some towns. The cities have a combined population of 593,833 as of 2020. Kitchener is experiencing a high rise development boom never before seen in a mid size Canadian city. In Waterloo Region, As of June 2020 ^[update] , the region contains 61 highrises over 50 m (164 ft) and 110 high-rise buildings that exceed 35 m (115 ft) in height. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The tallest buildings built and proposed are in Kitchener's downtown core. With 16 buildings proposed over 40 floors, and 6 over 50 floors. The tallest currently built in Kitchener is the 130.7 m (429 ft) DTK Condos, which is the tallest building in Canada between Mississauga and Winnipeg. The majority of the high-rises in the area are in Kitchener, though Waterloo does contain a significant amount most of which are within the University District.

The tallest development that is under construction in Waterloo Region is TEK Tower in Kitchener, at 146 m (479ft) and 45 floors. As of July 2023 ^[update] , there are at least 184 high-rises under construction, approved for construction, and proposed for construction in the Waterloo Regional Municipality, of which 91 are within Kitchener. Once built, Station Park E at 50 floors and 175 meters will be the tallest building in Kitchener and the Region of Waterloo. Soon to be overtaken by the 57 storey, 50 Borden Ave S development. Most of the proposed buildings are within Kitchener continuing the building boom seen in recent years that was primarily spurred by the ION LRT and high tech migration to Kitchener.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks buildings in Waterloo that stand at least 35 m (115 ft) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

Buildings completed as of December, 2023

Rank	Building	Height	Floors	Completed	City
1	DTK Condos	131 m (430 ft)	39	2021	Kitchener
2	Charlie West	106 m (348 ft)	31	2020	Kitchener
3	Station Park Union Towers T2	94m	29	2022	Kitchener
4	Garment St Condo [4]	89 m (292 ft)	28	2021	Kitchener
5	Young Condos T2	85m	26	2023	Kitchener
6	Sage II Condos [5]	84 m (276 ft)	23	2017	Waterloo
7	K2 Condos [5]	83 m (272 ft)	23	2015	Waterloo
8	Caroline Street Private Residences [5]	82 m (269 ft)	23	2019	Waterloo
9	100 Victoria Tower 2		23	2021	Kitchener
10	ICON North Tower [5]	81 m (266 ft)	25	2016	Waterloo
	ICON South Tower [5]	81 m (266 ft)	25	2016	Waterloo
	205 Albert	81 m (266 ft)	25	2023	Waterloo
13	Barrel Yards - The Onyx North Tower [5]	80 m (262 ft)	25	2017	Waterloo
	Barrel Yards - The Onyx South Tower [5]	80 m (262 ft)	25	2015	Waterloo
15	Sun Life Building [5]	78 m (256 ft)	18	1987	Waterloo
16	The Cooperage North Tower [5]	73 m (240 ft)	20	2017	Waterloo
	The Cooperage South Tower [5]	73 m (240 ft)	20	2015	Waterloo
18	CIRCA1877	70m	20		Waterloo
19	Gaslight Condos T1		20		Cambridge
	Gaslight Condos T2		20		Cambridge
21	1 Columbia Street West	68 m (223 ft)	22	2014	Waterloo
	144 Park [6]	68 m (223 ft)	19		Waterloo
	OneFiftyFive [7]	68 m (223 ft)	19		Waterloo
24	Waterpark Place East [8]	66 m (217 ft)	23	-	Waterloo
	Canada Trust Centre [9]	66 m (217 ft)	18	-	Kitchener
26	Luxe II [10]	63 m (207 ft)	21	2013	Waterloo
	1 Victoria [11]	63 m (207 ft)	19	2016	Kitchener
28	High Point [12]	62 m (203 ft)	19	-	Kitchener
29	Wellington Place [13]	61 m (200 ft)	19	-	Kitchener
30	100 Victoria Tower 1		18	2019	Kitchener
31	Conestoga Towers [14]	59 m (194 ft)	17	1968	Kitchener
32	Marsland Centre [15]	58 m (190 ft)	13	1974	Waterloo
33	Phillip Square T1	67 m	20	-	Waterloo
	Phillip Square T2	67 m	20	-	Waterloo
	Phillip Square T3	67 m	21	-	Waterloo
	Phillip Square T4	67 m	21
37	Cedarwoods Tower [16]	58 m (190 ft)	19	1980	Kitchener
	Gresham Place II [17]	58 m (190 ft)	17	-	Kitchener
39	Bauer Lofts [18]	57 m (187 ft)	15	2009	Waterloo
	Canada Trust Building [19]	57 m (187 ft)	11	-	Kitchener
	The Regency [20]	57 m (187 ft)	18	2004	Kitchener
	The Bow	57 m (187 ft)	16	2021	Kitchener
43	City Centre I [21]	56 m (184 ft)	15	2016	Kitchener
44	Park Place Towers [22]	55 m (180 ft)	17	-	Kitchener
45	Bridgeport House [23]	54 m (177 ft)	18	2012	Waterloo
	Luxe [24]	54 m (177 ft)	17	2012	Waterloo
47	Kitchener City Hall [25]	53 m (174 ft)	10	1993	Kitchener
	The Galleria [26]	53 m (174 ft)	11	-	Kitchener
	260 Regina Street North [27]	53 m (174 ft)	17	-	Kitchener
50	128 King St N	52 m	16		Waterloo
51	Preston House [28]	51 m (167 ft)	17	2012	Waterloo
	Black Forest Condominium [29]	51 m (167 ft)	18	-	Cambridge
	Richmond Square South [30]	51 m (167 ft)	18	-	Waterloo
	Richmond Square North [31]	51 m (167 ft)	18	-	Waterloo
	203 Lester Street [32]	51 m (167 ft)	18	-	Waterloo
56	Queen Margaret Place I [33]	50 m (164 ft)	18	-	Kitchener
	Queen Margaret Place II [34]	50 m (164 ft)	18	-	Kitchener
58	The Westview		18	1994	Kitchener
	Green Valley Place		18	-	Kitchener
	Wilson Place I [35]	-	18	2003	Kitchener
	Station Park Union Towers T1		18	2022	Kitchener
62	Wilson Place II [35]	61 m (200 ft)(estimate)	18	2004	Kitchener
	The Westmount [36]	61 m (200 ft)(estimate)	18	-	Kitchener
64	171-191 Lester Street [37]	53 m (174 ft)	17	2014	Waterloo
65	Waterpark Place West [38]	51 m (167 ft)	16	1988	Waterloo
66	Laurentian Park Towers [39]	50 m (164 ft)	16	-	Kitchener
67	Alexandrian Apartments [40]	46 m (151 ft) (estimate)	16	-	Kitchener
	200 Old Carriage Drive - Building A [41]	46 m (151 ft)	16	-	Kitchener
	200 Old Carriage Drive - Building B [41]	46 m (151 ft)	16	-	Kitchener
	345 King Street North [42]	46 m (151 ft)	15	2010	Waterloo
71	Westmount Grand [43]	44 m (144 ft)	12	2012	Waterloo
72	Dana Porter Arts Library	43 m (141 ft)	10	1964 (Renov. 1970)	Waterloo
73	Oxlea Tower [44]	40 m (131 ft)(estimate)	12	-	Kitchener
74	Waterscape on the Grand River [45]	38 m (125 ft)	12	2011	Cambridge
75	Sage Condos VI [46]	-	12		Waterloo
76	Commerce House [47]	37 m (121 ft)(estimate)	11	-	Kitchener
77	Ophelia		11	2023	Kitchener
78	Breithaupt Block Phase 3		11	2023	Kitchener

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Proposed and Under Construction

Projects as of December 2023 Kitchener

Building	Height	Floors	Units	Year Started	Status	Photo	Developer
50 Borden Avenue Tower 1	187m	57			Proposed		Vive & Woodhouse Group
Station Park Tower E	185m	50			Approved		VanMar
417 King St W	180m	55	622		Approved		VanMar
300 King West		55
864 King West	177m	55
50 Borden Avenue Tower 2	168m	51			Proposed		Vive & Woodhouse Group
300 King West		50
200 Victoria St S	152m	45	466		Approved
10 Duke St W		45			Proposed		VanMar
TEK Tower	146m	45	532	2022	Under Construction		IN8
26 Charles St W	146m	44			Approved		IN8
88 Queen St S	143m	44			Approved		IN8
459 Mill St Tower B	144m	44		(2025)	Approved		Polocorp
459 Mill St Tower C	131m	40			Approved		Polocorp
Station Park Tower D	127m	40		2023	Under Construction		VanMar
Victoria and Park Tower A	129m	38			Approved		Dov Capital
Victoria and Park Tower B	125m	36			Approved		Dov Capital
787 King St E Tower A		37			Approved		Dov Capital
Station Park Tower C	115m	36		2023	Under Construction		VanMar
Q Condos	114m	34			Approved		Momentum
459 Mill St Tower A	105m	32			Approved		Polocorp
Lower Kitchener	100m	30	464		Approved		Vive
459 Mill St Tower D	51m	15			Approved		Polocorp
459 Mill St Tower E	70m	21			Approved		Polocorp
Victoria and Park Tower C	90m	25			Approved		Dov Capital
East Gate (20 Ottawa St N)	85m	26			Approved		Zehr
332 Charles St E		27	279		Approved		Vive
10 College St		24	223		Approved
149 Ontario St		27	230		Approved
22 Weber St E		19			Proposed (OLT)
3241 King St E Tower A		24		2023	Under Construction		Vive
3241 King St E Tower B		23		2023	Under Construction		Vive
3241 King St E Tower C		19		2023	Under Construction		Vive
787 King St E Tower B		33			Approved		Dov Capital
4396 King St E Tower A		30			Approved
4396 King St E Tower B		18			Approved
4396 King St E Tower C		8			Approved
4220 King St E Tower A		14		2023	Under Construction		Tricar
4220 King St E Tower B		18		2023	Under Construction		Tricar
4220 King St E Tower C		15			Approved		Tricar
495 Huron Rd		10	148		Approved
Woodside Terraces Tower 3		17	211		Approved		Vive
1770 King St E		27	503		Approved		Vive
660 Belmont Avenue		11	121		Approved		Zehr
2934 King St E	36m	11	77		Proposed
528 Lancaster Tower B		12			Approved		Vive/Corley
528 Lancaster Tower C		34			Approved		Vive/Corley
528 Lancaster Tower D		26			Approved		Vive/Corley
528 Lancaster Tower E		18			Approved		Vive/Corley
15 Dellroy		18	231		Approved
1200 Fischer-Hallman Rd	105m	34	313		Approved
490 Huron Road Tower 1		17			Proposed
490 Huron Road Tower 2		13			Proposed
490 Huron Road Tower 3		13			Proposed
1668 King St E Tower 1		25			Approved		Vive
1668 King St E Tower 2		24			Approved		Vive
1295 Bleams Rd		13			Approved
The Inclusive On Courtland T1		36**			Proposed		Spotlight
The Inclusive On Courtland T2		36**			Proposed		Spotlight
The Inclusive On Courtland T3		36**			Proposed		Spotlight
The Inclusive On Courtland T4		36**			Proposed		Spotlight
1198 Fischer-Hallman Rd T1		14			Proposed		Activa
1198 Fischer-Hallman Rd T2		18			Proposed		Activa
1314 Fischer-Hallman Rd T1		11			Proposed
1314 Fischer-Hallman Rd T2		11			Proposed
1314 Fischer-Hallman Rd T3		12			Proposed
1157 Weber St E Tower 1		19			Approved		Zehr
1157 Weber St E Tower 2		17			Approved		Zehr
130 Victoria St S	80m	25	249		Approved
1593 Highland Rd W T1		16			Proposed (OLT)
1593 Highland Rd W T2		13			Proposed (OLT)
1430 Highland Rd W T1		12			Under Construction
1430 Highland Rd W T2		18			Under Construction
1253 King St E Tower A		27			Approved		Vive
1253 King St E Tower B		8			Approved		Vive
Five Point (197 Frederick)	36m	10			Approved
45 Duke St W		21	127		Approved
Vertikal Tower 1		18			Under Construction		Drewlo
Vertikal Tower 2		22			Under Construction		Drewlo
900 King St W	79.5m	25			Under Construction
Bright Building		18		2021	Under Construction
The Metz Tower D	72m	20*			Approved		Auburn
The Metz Tower E	66m	18*			Approved		Auburn
The Metz Tower F	78m	22*			Approved		Auburn
The Metz Tower G	87m	25*			Approved		Auburn
The Metz Tower H	130m	38			Approved		Auburn
The Metz Tower I	65m	18			Approved		Auburn
The Metz Tower J	72m	20			Approved		Auburn
The Metz Tower M	58m	16			Approved		Auburn
93-99 Benton	39m	12	99		Proposed		Ideal Capital
83 Weber St E	76.5m	25	336		Proposed		Vive

*The heights of "The Metz" buildings have increased but the information on how tall is not yet public, what is known is that the buildings will not be taller than 38 floors. ^[48] Within the City Council meeting the developer stated buildings D-G will be getting the height increases (combined to be 40 stories of increase).

** The buildings at "The inclusive on Courtland" do not have heights established yet, Spotlight bought the property from the previous owners and is currently going through redesign. ^[49] Initial renders of the project were shown in a photo with Premier Doug Ford, the buildings are all 36 floors in height.

Projects as of December 2023 Waterloo

Building	Height	Floors	Units	Year Started	Status	Photo	Developer
36 Erb St E		22	234		Approved
115 Erb St E	40m	12	89		Approved/Cancelled
Isabella Residence		11	59		Approved
109 Bridgeport Rd E Tower A		25			Proposed
109 Bridgeport Rd E Tower B		24			Proposed
109 Bridgeport Rd E Tower C		22			Proposed
Society 145 Tower 1		23			Under Construction
Society 145 Tower 2		23			Under Construction
414 Westhaven Tower A		13			Proposed
414 Westhaven Tower B		13			Proposed
20 University Avenue E		25	260		Proposed
308 King St N		25	340		Under Construction		Prica
316 King St N (addition)		14	99		Approved
87 Regina St S		25	216		Proposed (In active application)
6 Dietz Avenue N		13	135		Proposed		Copper Bay Homes
6 Regina and 24 Erb St E		18	218		Proposed		Vanmar & Urban Legend
Strata		25			Approved
King and John		26	338		Proposed
Sunlife T1		22			Approved
Sunlife T2		22			Approved
143 Columbia T1		25			Proposed
143 Columbia T2		25			Proposed
143 Columbia T3		25			Proposed
Drewlo Waterloo T1		28			Proposed		Drewlo
Drewlo Waterloo T2		24			Proposed		Drewlo
Drewlo Waterloo T3		25			Proposed		Drewlo
Drewlo Waterloo T4		21			Proposed		Drewlo
Drewlo Waterloo T5		16			Proposed		Drewlo
Drewlo Waterloo T6		22			Proposed		Drewlo
Drewlo Waterloo T7		16			Proposed		Drewlo
Drewlo Waterloo T8		16			Proposed		Drewlo
435 King St N T1		35			Proposed
435 King St N T2		28			Proposed
435 King St N T3		23			Proposed
435 King St N T4		25			Proposed
435 King St N T5		31			Proposed
435 King St N T6		23			Proposed
435 King St N T7		25			Proposed
435 King St N T8		20			Proposed
435 King St N T9		23			Proposed
435 King St N T10		12			Proposed
435 King St N T11		20			Proposed
435 King St N T12		18			Proposed
435 King St N T13		25			Proposed
525 Conestogo Rd T1		24			Approved
525 Conestogo Rd T4		35			Approved
525 Conestogo Rd T5		19			Approved
525 Conestogo Rd T7		15			Approved
525 Conestogo Rd T8		15			Approved
525 Conestogo Rd T9		19			Approved
525 Conestogo Rd T11		22			Approved
525 Conestogo Rd T12		22			Approved
525 Conestogo Rd T15		20			Approved
Westmount Place T1		11			Proposed
Westmount Place T2		11			Under Construction
Westmount Place T3		18			Proposed
Westmount Place T4		18			Proposed
Westmount Place T5		16			Proposed
Westmount Place T6		25			Proposed
Barrel Yards -The Staves	73m	22			Completed [50]		Auburn
Barrel Yards T6		18			Under Construction		Auburn
31 Alexandra Ave		14			Proposed		Auburn

Projects as of July 2023 Cambridge

Building	Height	Floors	Units	Year Started	Status	Photo	Developer
193 Water St Tower 1		15			Approved		LJM
193 Water St Tower 2		15			Approved		LJM
193 Water St Tower 3		15			Approved		LJM
193 Water St Tower 4		15			Approved		LJM
193 Water St Tower 5		15			Approved		LJM
61 Ainsle Tower A		20			Proposed
61 Ainsle Tower B		16			Proposed
55 Kerr Tower A		18			Approved
55 Kerr Tower B		18			Approved
725 Main St		12	254		Proposed
217 Hespeler Rd Tower A		17			Proposed
217 Hespeler Rd Tower B		13			Proposed
506 Hespeler Rd Tower 1		20			Proposed
506 Hespeler Rd Tower 2		20			Proposed
506 Hespeler Rd Tower 3		20			Proposed
506 Hespeler Rd Tower 4		20			Proposed
506 Hespeler Rd Tower 5		20			Proposed
255 King St W Tower 1		17			Approved
255 King St W Tower 2		18			Approved
255 King St W Tower 3		15			Approved
410 Queen St W Tower 1		12			Proposed
410 Queen St W Tower 2		12			Proposed
410 Queen St W Tower 3		12			Proposed
410 Queen St W Tower 4		12			Proposed
410 Queen St W Tower 5		12			Proposed
410 Queen St W Tower 6		16			Proposed
410 Queen St W Tower 7		28			Proposed
410 Queen St W Tower 8		27			Proposed
410 Queen St W Tower 9		28			Proposed
410 Queen St W Tower 10		30			Proposed
Cambridge Mill Tower 1 (Hotel)	143m	37			Approved
Cambridge Mill Tower 2 (Condo)	112m	28			Approved
0 Main St Building A		12			Proposed
0 Main St Building B		10			Proposed

See also

• Architecture portal

• Canadian architecture
• List of tallest buildings in Canada
• List of tallest buildings in Ontario
• List of tallest buildings in Hamilton, Ontario
• List of tallest buildings in London, Ontario
• List of tallest buildings in Toronto

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