List of tallest buildings in Hamilton, Ontario facts for kids

Hamilton skyline, view from below Sam Lawrence Park

Hamilton skyline, view from Arkeldun Avenue, mountain access road

Hamilton is the fifth-largest city in Ontario, Canada. In Hamilton, there are 17 buildings that stand taller than 75 metres (230 ft). The tallest building in the city is the 43-storey, 127 m (417 ft) Landmark Place. The second-tallest building in the city is 22 George St, standing at 104 m (341 ft) tall with 32 storeys. The third-tallest building in the city is 100 King Street West, standing at 103 m (338 ft) tall with 25 storeys.

As of August 2020^[update], the city contains 20 skyscrapers over 75 m (246 ft) and 121 high-rise buildings that exceed 35 m (115 ft) in height.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks buildings in Hamilton that stand at least 75 m (246 ft) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

Rank	Building	Image	Address	Height	Floors	Completed	Notes	Ref
1	Landmark Place		100 Main Street East	127 m (417 ft)	43	1974	Tallest building in Hamilton since 1974.
2	20 George Street		20 George Street	104 m (341 ft)	32	2020
3	Stelco Tower		100 King Street West	103 m (338 ft)	25	1973	Formerly called the Stelco Tower.
4	The Olympia Apartments		150 Charlton Avenue East	98 m (322 ft)	33	1976
5	Ellen Fairclough Building/Hamilton Convention Centre		119 King Street West	94 m (308 ft)	20	1981	The Hamilton Convention Centre occupies the first 3 floors of the building.
6	BDC Building		25 Main Street West	91 m (299 ft)	22	1971
7	Regency on Main		140 Main Street West	86 m (282 ft)	25	2016
8=	The Villager		160 Market Street	84 m (276 ft)	25	1980
8=	The Martinique		155 Park Street South	84 m (276 ft)	25	1984
10=	Queen's Terrace		151 Queen Street North	82 m (269 ft)	25	1974
10=	200 Bay Street South		200 Bay Street South	82 m (269 ft)	25	1975
12=	Commerce Place East (Commerce Place I)		1 King Street West	81 m (266 ft)	16	1987
12=	Commerce Place West (Commerce Place II)		21 King Street West	81 m (266 ft)	16	1990
14=	Sheraton Hamilton Hotel		116 King Street West	80 m (260 ft)	19	1985
14=	Tower B Apartments		55 Hess Street South	80 m (260 ft)	23	1989
16	First Place Hamilton		350 King Street East	78 m (256 ft)	25	1976
17=	One-Eighty Bold		180 Bold Street	76 m (249 ft)	22
17=	Tower A Apartments		200 Jackson Street West	76 m (249 ft)	22
17=	75 Queen Street		75 Queen Street North	76 m (249 ft)	22
17=	Harbour Towers Apartments		35 Brock Street	76 m (249 ft)	22

Other notable buildings and structures

Hamilton City Hall

Hamilton City Hall

Hamilton City Hall is an 8-storey, International-style government building located in downtown Hamilton. In 2005, Hamilton City Council designated the building as a heritage structure. Among the listed heritage elements on the exterior are the Italian glass tile mosaics.

Royal Connaught Hotel

The Royal Connaught Hotel is a historic 13-storey building located in downtown Hamilton. The hotel served as the Governors meeting hall of the NHL, the site of female athlete accommodations for the 1930 British Empire Games, and a wide variety of hotels. From 2014 to 2018, it was converted to a condominium.

CHCH Television Tower

CHCH Television Tower is a 357.5-metre-high (1,173 ft) guyed TV mast in Hamilton, which is the primary transmitter for television station CHCH-TV.

When it was built in 1960, the CHCH Television Tower became the tallest structure in Canada. Only two structures built since then are taller within Canada: the CN Tower in Toronto and the Inco Superstack in Sudbury, Ontario. The CHCH tower ranks eighth in height among the tallest structures in the British-based Commonwealth.

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