List of tallest buildings in Greater Sudbury facts for kids
Sudbury is the biggest city in Northern Ontario. It's a cool place with many tall buildings!
Sudbury has 15 buildings that stand taller than 35 meters (about 115 feet). The very tallest building in the city is called Tom Davies Square. It has 12 floors and is 54 m (177 ft) tall. Imagine how far you can see from the top!
The second tallest building is Rockview Towers. It's 51 m (167 ft) tall and has 17 floors.
As of August 2023, Sudbury has 15 tall buildings over 35 meters. Only two of these are taller than 50 meters (about 164 feet).
Right now, no new tall buildings are being built. But two new towers are planned for the Cherry Gardens complex. Also, three more towers are suggested for the old St. Joseph's Health Centre site. Two of these could become the tallest buildings in the whole city!
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Tallest Buildings in Sudbury
This list shows the tallest buildings in Greater Sudbury. They are all at least 35 meters (about 115 feet) tall. We measure their height based on how tall they are from the ground to the very top, including spires or cool architectural parts. We don't count antenna masts.
| Rank | Building | Address | Location | Height | Floors | Completed | Use | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Davies Square | 200 Brady Street | Downtown | 54 m (177 ft) | 12 | 1977 | Office | ||
| 2 | Rockview Towers | 1250 Ramsey View Court | Lockerby | 51 m (167 ft) | 17 | 1984 | Residential | ||
| 3= | Bonik Tower | 1016 Arthur Street | New Sudbury | 49 m (161 ft) | 14 | Residential | |||
| 3= | The R.D. Parker Building | 935 Ramsey Lake Road | Laurentian University | 49 m (161 ft) | 11 | Office | |||
| 5 | Balmoral Apartments | 720 Bruce Avenue | Cambrian Heights | 48 m (157 ft) | 16 | Residential | |||
| 6 | Starbury Towers | 400 Telstar Avenue | Moon Glow | 38 m (125 ft) | 13 | Residential | |||
| 7 | Cherry Gardens | 263 Brady Street | Downtown | 43 m (141 ft) | 14 | Residential | |||
| 8 | Temellini Apartments | 901 LaSalle Boulevard | New Sudbury | 42 m (138 ft) | 14 | 1973 | Residential | ||
| 9 | Laurentian University East Residence | 935 Ramsey Lake Road | Laurentian University | 39 m (128 ft) | 12 | 2012 | Residential | ||
| 10= | Lockerby Towers | 256 Caswell Drive | Moon Glow | 38 m (125 ft) | 13 | Residential | |||
| 10= | Stop 2200 Apartments | 2200 Regent Street South | Moon Glow | 38 m (125 ft) | 12 | Residential | |||
| 10= | City View Gardens | 200 Ste. Anne Road | Downtown | 38 m (125 ft) | 12 | Residential | |||
| 10= | 1960 Paris Street | 1960 Paris Street | Moon Glow | 38 m (125 ft) | 12 | Residential | |||
| 14 | University College Residence | 935 Ramsey Lake Road | Laurentian University | 36 m (118 ft) | 11 | Residential | |||
| 15 | St Andrew's Place | 111 Larch Street | Downtown | 35 m (115 ft) | 11 | Residential |
Future Building Projects
Some new tall buildings are being planned for Sudbury!
Approved Projects
These buildings have been approved, meaning they are allowed to be built. They are planned to be taller than 30 meters (about 98 feet).
| Building | Location | Height | Floors | Use | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Manitou Tower A | Downtown | ? | 17 | Residential | |
| Project Manitou Tower B | Downtown | ? | 17 | Residential |
Proposed Projects
These buildings have been suggested, but they still need to be approved before construction can begin. They are also planned to be taller than 30 meters (about 98 feet).
| Building | Location | Height | Floors | Use | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Paris Street Tower B | Bell Park | 68.2 m (224 ft) | 20 | Residential | |
| 28 Paris Street Tower A | Bell Park | 56 m (184 ft) | 16 | Residential | |
| 28 Paris Street Tower C | Bell Park | 40 m (131 ft) | 12 | Residential |
Other Important Structures
The Inco Superstack
The Inco Superstack is a giant chimney! It's 380 meters (1,250 ft) tall, making it the tallest chimney in Canada and in the Western part of the world. It's also the second tallest freestanding chimney in the world!
This huge chimney is almost as tall as the famous Empire State Building in New York City. In Canada, it's the second tallest freestanding structure of any kind, only shorter than the CN Tower.
The Superstack stands at the Copper Cliff processing plant, where the world's largest nickel smelting happens.
It was built in 1972 by a company called Inco Limited (now Vale). It cost about 25 million dollars. For a while, it was the tallest smokestack in the world and even the tallest freestanding structure in Canada!
The Superstack was built to send sulfur gases and other byproducts from the smelting process far away from the city. Before it was built, these gases caused a lot of damage to the environment around Sudbury.
In 2018, the company Vale announced that the Superstack would be taken down starting in 2020.
Science North
Science North is a super fun, hands-on science museum in Sudbury. It's the most popular place for tourists to visit in Northern Ontario!
The museum has two cool buildings shaped like snowflakes. They are located on the shore of Lake Ramsey, close to downtown. There's also an old ice hockey arena that now holds the museum's entrance and an IMAX movie theater.
The snowflake buildings are connected by a rock tunnel. This tunnel goes through a billion-year-old geologic fault (a crack in the Earth's crust)! No one knew this fault was there when they were building the museum in the early 1980s.
Where the walkway reaches the bigger snowflake, there's a special room called the Inco Cavern. This space is often used for cool temporary exhibits, press conferences, and other big events.
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