List of tallest buildings in British Columbia facts for kids

Downtown Vancouver from Granville Island, 2016.

This is a list of the tallest buildings in British Columbia that ranks skyscrapers and high-rise buildings in the province of British Columbia, Canada, by height. Buildings in six cities are included in this list; Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, New Westminster, Surrey, and Kelowna, each having buildings taller than 100 meters. The tallest building in the province is the 62-storey, 201-metre-tall (659 ft), Living Shangri-La located in Vancouver.

In Vancouver, municipal regulations forbid any building from exceeding 200 meters (656 ft) in height above mean sea level in order to preserve sight lines out toward the Pacific Ranges. The maximum limit is currently attained by Living Shangri-La. Despite this, Vancouver has more high-rise buildings per capita than most North American metropolitan centres with populations exceeding 1,000,000. Vancouver's population density is the 4th-highest in North America and the city has more residential high-rises per capita than any other city on the continent.

In Burnaby, municipal regulations do not limit building height, so long as the overall density of an area is within the city's limits.

In much of the region, the building style has led to most high rise development occurring around SkyTrain stations, to create “transit hubs” and help to reduce urban sprawl. This has led to many suburbs building an urban core of their own, with residential, office, and commercial towers.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks buildings in British Columbia that stand at least 100 m (328 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	Name	Image	Location	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year	Notes	Ref
1	Living Shangri-La		Vancouver	200.9 m (659 ft)	62	2008	This is the 34th tallest building in Canada. It is also the tallest building in the city of Vancouver and in British Columbia.
2=	Altus (Solo District 2)		Burnaby	187.8 m (616 ft)	49	2017	Tallest building in Burnaby and tied with the Paradox Hotel Vancouver for the second tallest building in British Columbia.
2=	Paradox Hotel Vancouver		Vancouver	187.8 m (616 ft)	63	2017	Tied with Altus for the second tallest building in British Columbia.
4=	Brentwood One		Burnaby	186.2 m (611 ft)	56	2019	Topped out.
4=	Brentwood Two		Burnaby	186.2 m (611 ft)	56	2019	Topped out.
6	Brentwood Three		Burnaby	182.0 m (597.1 ft)	55	2021
7	One Burrard Place*		Vancouver	167.6 m (550 ft)	54	2021	Topped out.
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	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	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	Topped out.
14	Vancouver House		Vancouver	150.3 m (493 ft)	49	2019	Topped out. Features a top-heavy design that is unique in Vancouver.
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	Seeking Platinum LEED certification, will be Gold LEED at least.
20	The Melville		Vancouver	141.4 m (464 ft)	43	2007	This building is the tallest all-residential tower in Vancouver. The building also has the tallest rooftop pool in the city.
21	Metroplace		Burnaby	141.1 m (463 ft)	46	2014	Total redevelopment of the city south of Metrotown Mall.
22	Royal Centre		Vancouver	141 m (463 ft)	37	1973	This building is also known as the RBC Tower or Royal Bank 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	Also known as 200 Granville Square. The roof of the building features Vancouver Harbour Control Tower, the highest air traffic control tower in the world.
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	LEED Platinum for Office Building and LEED Gold certification for Residential Tower as part of the new downtown Telus headquarters project.
31	The Park Metrotown		Burnaby	133 m (436 ft)	39	2017	One of the buildings east of Bonsor Recreation Center.
32	The Met 2		Burnaby	132.6 m (435 ft)	38	2017	One of The Met twin towers.
33	Hub One		Surrey	130.7 m (429 ft)	40	2021	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	Part of the ongoing redevelopment of the area the city 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 or the W Building.
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	One of The 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	One Water Street West is the tallest building in British Columbia outside of the Lower Mainland. It is also the first skyscraper to break 100 metres in height 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	The third and final phase 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	The only Vancouver skyscraper exceeding 100 metres in height that is located outside 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	Tallest building in New Westminster.
83	1075 West Georgia		Vancouver	103.6 m (340 ft)	27	1968	Originally 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	Located at 1111 West Georgia Street, it was formerly known as the Terasen Centre and was previously the site of the Rayonier Building (originally known as the Alaska White Pine Building), ca. 1954 to 1990.
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

* Indicates buildings that are still under construction but have been topped out.
= Indicates buildings that have the same rank because they have the same height.

A high resolution panorama of Vancouver with the mountains behind, looking roughly north from the vicinity of Broadway and Oak Street. The bridge on the left of the image is the Granville Street Bridge.

Tallest under construction or proposed

This table lists skyscrapers under construction in British Columbia that will rise over 100 m (328 ft) tall.

Under construction

Proposed

This table lists skyscrapers proposed for construction in British Columbia that are planned to rise over 100 m (328 ft) tall.

Tallest demolished

This table lists buildings in British Columbia that were demolished or destroyed and at one time stood at least 100 metres (328 ft) in height.

Name	Image	Location	Height m (ft)	Floors	Completed in	Demolished in	Notes	Ref
Empire Landmark Hotel		Vancouver	120.1 m (394 ft)	42	1973	2018-2019	This building was the tallest free standing hotel in the city. This building is often referred to by its original name, the Sheraton Landmark. The hotel and its restaurant closed on September 30, 2017, and the building was demolished, floor by floor, over a period of over a year, beginning in March 2018 and ending in May 2019.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This is a list of buildings that in the past held the title of tallest building in British Columbia.

Name	Image	Location	Years as tallest	Height m / ft	Floors	Ref
Legislative Building		Victoria	1897-1908	034 34 / 112	5
Fairmont Empress		Victoria	1908–1910	0354 35.4 / 116	10
Dominion Building		Vancouver	1910–1912	053 53 / 175	14
Sun Tower		Vancouver	1912–1914	084 84 / 276	17
Marine Building		Vancouver	1930–1939	098 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
• Canadian Centre for Architecture
• Society of Architectural Historians