List of tallest buildings in British Columbia facts for kids

Downtown Vancouver from Granville Island, 2016.

Welcome to the world of super tall buildings in British Columbia, Canada! This page will show you a list of the highest skyscrapers and tall buildings in the province. We'll look at buildings in six different cities: Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, New Westminster, Surrey, and Kelowna. Each of these cities has buildings that are taller than 100 meters (about 328 feet)!

The very tallest building in British Columbia right now is the Living Shangri-La in Vancouver. It has 62 floors and stands 201 meters (659 feet) high.

In Vancouver, there's a special rule: buildings can't be taller than 200 meters (656 feet) above sea level. This rule helps make sure people can still see the beautiful Pacific Ranges mountains from the city. Even with this rule, Vancouver has many tall buildings for its size. It's one of the most crowded cities in North America and has more tall homes than almost any other city on the continent!

But in Burnaby, there are no strict height limits for buildings. They just need to make sure the whole area isn't too crowded.

Across the region, many tall buildings are built close to SkyTrain stations. This creates "transit hubs" where people can easily get around using public transport. It also helps stop cities from spreading out too much. Because of this, many suburbs are now building their own city centers with tall buildings for homes, offices, and shops.

Meet the Tallest Buildings

This list shows buildings in British Columbia that are at least 100 meters (328 feet) tall. We measure their height using special rules that include spires and cool architectural parts, but not antennas. If you see an equal sign (=) next to a rank, it means two or more buildings are the same height!

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year	Fun Facts	Ref
1	Living Shangri-La		Vancouver	200.9 m (659 ft)	62	2008	This is the tallest building in Vancouver and all of British Columbia! It's also one of the tallest in Canada.
2=	Altus (Solo District 2)		Burnaby	187.8 m (616 ft)	49	2017	This is the tallest building in Burnaby. It shares the second-tallest spot in BC with the Paradox Hotel Vancouver.
2=	Paradox Hotel Vancouver		Vancouver	187.8 m (616 ft)	63	2017	This building is tied with Altus for the second tallest building in British Columbia.
4=	Brentwood One		Burnaby	186.2 m (611 ft)	56	2019	This building is now complete.
4=	Brentwood Two		Burnaby	186.2 m (611 ft)	56	2019	This building is now complete.
6	Brentwood Three		Burnaby	182.0 m (597.1 ft)	55	2021
7	One Burrard Place*		Vancouver	167.6 m (550 ft)	54	2021	This building is now complete.
8	4670 Assembly Way (Station Square III)		Burnaby	163 m (535 ft)	48	2018
9	567 Clarke & Como		Coquitlam	162.2 m (532 ft)	49	2021	This is the tallest building in Coquitlam.
10	The Private Residences at Hotel Georgia		Vancouver	158.5 m (520 ft)	48	2012
11	3 Civic Plaza		Surrey	157.3 m (516 ft)	52	2018	This is the tallest building in Surrey.
12	Sovereign		Burnaby	155.9 m (511 ft)	45	2014
13	Gold House North		Burnaby	152.4 m (500 ft)	41	2019	This building is now complete.
14	Vancouver House		Vancouver	150.3 m (493 ft)	49	2019	This building is now complete. It has a very unique design that looks wider at the top!
15	One Wall Centre		Vancouver	149.8 m (491 ft)	48	2001	This building is also known as the Sheraton Wall Centre.
16	Stratus (Solo District 1)		Burnaby	149.1 m (489 ft)	45	2016
17	Shaw Tower		Vancouver	149 m (489 ft)	41	2004
18	Harbour Centre		Vancouver	147 m (482 ft)	21	1977
19	MNP Tower		Vancouver	143.1 m (469 ft)	36	2015	This building aims to be very eco-friendly.
20	The Melville		Vancouver	141.4 m (464 ft)	43	2007	This is the tallest building in Vancouver used only for homes. It also has the highest rooftop pool in the city!
21	Metroplace		Burnaby	141.1 m (463 ft)	46	2014	This building is part of a big project to rebuild the area south of Metrotown Mall.
22	Royal Centre		Vancouver	141 m (463 ft)	37	1973	This building is also called the RBC Tower.
23	Bentall 5		Vancouver	140.1 m (460 ft)	34	2007
24	Park Place		Vancouver	140 m (460 ft)	35	1984
25	Fairmont Pacific Rim		Vancouver	139.6 m (458 ft)	44	2010
26	Granville Square		Vancouver	138.4 m (454 ft)	30	1973	This building is also known as 200 Granville Square. It has the highest air traffic control tower in the world on its roof!
27=	6890 Station Street (Station Square V)		Burnaby	138 m (453 ft)	38	2017
27=	Four Bentall Centre		Vancouver	138 m (453 ft)	35	1981
27=	Scotia Tower		Vancouver	138 m (453 ft)	34	1977
30	Telus Garden		Vancouver	135.6 m (445 ft)	54	2014	This building is part of the new Telus company headquarters and is very eco-friendly.
31	The Park Metrotown		Burnaby	133 m (436 ft)	39	2017	This is one of the buildings east of the Bonsor Recreation Center.
32	The Met 2		Burnaby	132.6 m (435 ft)	38	2017	This is one of two "Met" twin towers.
33	Hub One		Surrey	130.7 m (429 ft)	40	2021	This is the second tallest building in Surrey.
34	MThree		Coquitlam	129.8 m (426 ft)	48	2016
35	TD Tower		Vancouver	127.1 m (417 ft)	30	1972	This building is also known as the Toronto Dominion Tower.
36	Silver		Burnaby	127 m (417 ft)	38	2015	This building is part of the ongoing rebuilding of the area south of Metrotown Mall.
37=	Capitol Residences		Vancouver	126.2 m (414 ft)	43	2011
37=	Patina		Vancouver	126.2 m (414 ft)	42	2011
39	The Charleson		Vancouver	125 m (410 ft)	42	2018
40	The Mark		Vancouver	123.4 m (405 ft)	41	2013
41	Woodward's 43		Vancouver	122.3 m (401 ft)	43	2010	This building is also known as W43.
42=	1300 Richards Street		Vancouver	121.9 m (400 ft)	"43"	2017
42=	Three Bentall Centre		Vancouver	121.9 m (400 ft)	32	1974	This building is also known as the Bank of Montreal Tower.
44	Kings Crossing One		Burnaby	121.6 m (399 ft)	37	2019
45	Jameson House		Vancouver	118.6 m (389 ft)	38	2011
46	The Ritz		Vancouver	118.3 m (388 ft)	37	2008
47	Central City		Surrey	118 m (387 ft)	37	2003
48	The Met		Burnaby	117.8 m (386 ft)	34	2015	This is one of two "Met" twin towers.
49	West One		Vancouver	117 m (384 ft)	38	2002	This building is also known as Beach Crescent - West One.
50	Cathedral Place		Vancouver	116.4 m (382 ft)	23	1991
50	One Water Street West		Kelowna	119 m (390 ft)	36	2021	This is the tallest building in British Columbia outside of the Lower Mainland area. It's also the first skyscraper over 100 meters tall outside of Greater Vancouver.
51=	Marriott Pinnacle Hotel		Vancouver	114.3 m (375 ft)	35	2000
51=	Oasis		Coquitlam	114.3 m (375 ft)	38	2013
53=	Prime at the Plaza		Surrey	114.3 m (375 ft)	37	2019
53=	The Exchange		Vancouver	114.3 m (375 ft)	31	2017
55	West Pender Place 1		Vancouver	112.8 m (370 ft)	36	2011
56	1123 Westwood		Coquitlam	112.8 m (370 ft)	36	2015
57	Metrotower II		Burnaby	111 m (364 ft)	30	1991
58	Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel - West Tower		Vancouver	110.9 m (364 ft)	35	1994
59	Hotel Vancouver		Vancouver	110.6 m (363 ft)	17	1939
60=	Chancellor		Burnaby	110 m (360 ft)	37	2013
60=	One Park Place		Surrey	110 m (360 ft)	36	2011
60=	Two Park Place		Surrey	110 m (360 ft)	36	2011
63	Venus		Vancouver	109.4 m (359 ft)	34	2000
64	Metrotower III		Burnaby	109 m (358 ft)	27	2014	This is the third and last part of the Metrotown Office Project.
65	Hyatt Regency Vancouver		Vancouver	108.8 m (357 ft)	35	1973	This building is also known as the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
66	Centrepointe		Burnaby	108.6 m (356 ft)	32	2008
67	Levo 1		Coquitlam	108.5 m (356 ft)	37	2009
68=	4688 Kingsway (Station Square I)		Burnaby	108 m (354 ft)	35	2015
68=	Residences on Georgia (West)		Vancouver	108 m (354 ft)	36	1998
70	Marine Gateway North		Vancouver	107 m (351 ft)	30	2015	This is the only Vancouver skyscraper over 100 meters tall that is not in Downtown Vancouver.
71=	Callisto		Vancouver	106.1 m (348 ft)	35	2004
71=	Dolce		Vancouver	106.1 m (348 ft)	31	2010
71=	The Pinnacle		Vancouver	106.1 m (348 ft)	36	1996
74=	Landmark 33		Vancouver	106 m (348 ft)	35	1998	This building is also known as Marina Pointe - Landmark 33.
74=	Park Place at Central City		Surrey	106 m (348 ft)	36	2008
74=	Residences on Georgia (East)		Vancouver	106 m (348 ft)	36	1998
77	Two Harbour Green		Vancouver	105.1 m (345 ft)	31	2008
78=	1177 West Hastings		Vancouver	104.2 m (342 ft)	27	1968
78=	Oceanic Plaza		Vancouver	104.2 m (342 ft)	26	1977
80=	Metrotower I		Burnaby	104 m (341 ft)	28	1989
80=	Ultra		Surrey	104 m (341 ft)	36	2013
82	Marinus at Plaza 88		New Westminster	103.63 m (340.0 ft)	36	2009	This is the tallest building in New Westminster.
83	1075 West Georgia		Vancouver	103.6 m (340 ft)	27	1968	This building was first known as the MacMillan Bloedel Building.
84	Quay West Tower I		Vancouver	103 m (338 ft)	35	2002	This building is also known as Marina Crescent - Quay West I.
85	Kings Crossing Two		Burnaby	103 m (338 ft)	31	2019
86	Elan		Vancouver	102.7 m (337 ft)	34	2008
87	Azure at Plaza 88 II		New Westminster	102 m (335 ft)	31	2009
88	FortisBC Centre		Vancouver	101.2 m (332 ft)	24	1992	This building is located at 1111 West Georgia Street.
89=	Paris Place		Vancouver	100.5 m (330 ft)	33	1995
89=	HSBC Building		Vancouver	100.5 m (330 ft)	23	1987
91	Canaccord Tower		Vancouver	100.3 m (329 ft)	24	1981	This building is also known as Canaccord Place.
92	Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites		Vancouver	100.2 m (329 ft)	32	1969
93=	Carmana Plaza		Vancouver	100 m (330 ft)	34	1999
93=	Guinness Tower		Vancouver	100 m (330 ft)	25	1969
93=	Reflections		Burnaby	100 m (330 ft)	33	2012

* Means the building is still being built but has reached its full height.
= Means buildings have the same rank because they are the same height.

A beautiful wide view of Vancouver at sunset, with mountains in the background. The bridge on the left is the Granville Street Bridge.

Buildings Being Built or Planned

This table shows tall buildings in British Columbia that are currently being built or are planned for the future. They will all be over 100 meters (328 feet) tall!

Under Construction Now

Planned for the Future

This table lists tall buildings that are planned to be built in British Columbia. They are all expected to be over 100 meters (328 feet) tall!

Buildings That Were Taken Down

This table lists buildings in British Columbia that were once very tall (at least 100 meters or 328 feet) but have since been taken down.

Name	Image	Location	Height m (ft)	Floors	Completed in	Demolished in	Fun Facts	Ref
Empire Landmark Hotel		Vancouver	120.1 m (394 ft)	42	1973	2018-2019	This hotel was the tallest free-standing hotel in the city. It was taken down floor by floor over more than a year.

How the Tallest Building Changed Over Time

This is a list of buildings that used to be the tallest in British Columbia at different times in history.

Name	Image	Location	Years as tallest	Height m / ft	Floors	Ref
Legislative Building		Victoria	1897-1908	34 / 112	5
Fairmont Empress		Victoria	1908–1910	35.4 / 116	10
Dominion Building		Vancouver	1910–1912	53 / 175	14
Sun Tower		Vancouver	1912–1914	84 / 276	17
Marine Building		Vancouver	1930–1939	98 / 321	21
Hotel Vancouver		Vancouver	1939–1972	111 / 364	17
TD Tower		Vancouver	1972–1973	127 / 417	30
Royal Centre		Vancouver	1973–1977	141 / 464	37
Harbour Centre		Vancouver	1977–2001	146 / 481	28
One Wall Centre		Vancouver	2001–2008	150 / 491	48
Living Shangri-La		Vancouver	2008–present	201 / 659	62

See Also

• List of tallest buildings in Canada
• Canadian architecture