This is a list of the tallest buildings in Edmonton, the capital city of the province of Alberta in Canada.
Edmonton has twenty-four buildings taller than 100 metres (330 ft). The tallest is the Stantec Tower, the tallest Canadian building outside Toronto, which surpassed the previous record holder, JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences, on 23 May 2018.[1][2] Until late 2013, the presence of aircraft taking off and landing at the Edmonton City Centre Airport restricted any building from reaching an elevation higher than 815.34 metres (2,675.0 ft) above mean sea level, about 150 metres (490 ft) above downtown.[3][4]
Edmonton's first true skyscraper, and the tallest building in Western Canada for five years, was the CN Tower, built in 1966. A building boom did not really begin until the oil shocks of 1973 and 1979, which prompted construction of many of the city's current tall buildings (17 of the top 20, as of 2019). Highrise construction was virtually non-existent between the mid-1980s and the early 2000s due to low oil prices, upon which Edmonton's economy depends.
The rapid oil price increases of 2003-2008 had created a new boom in Alberta and prompted new construction again. Due to the time lag between the beginning of the boom and when buildings are completed, the next wave of new highrise buildings really began construction in 2006 or 2007 and many were not completed until after the 2008 financial crisis had caused a drop in oil prices. By 2008, the city was experiencing something of a building boom, with 780,000 square feet (72,000 m2) of office space under construction and vacancy rates still falling.[5]
As of November 2021 many construction projects are delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
Currently, Edmonton has 280 completed high-rise buildings, with 13 more under construction and another 41 approved for construction or proposed.[7][8]
Tallest buildings
editThis list ranks buildings in Edmonton that stand at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.
Projects
editName | Height | Floors | Tentative completion | Status | Coordinates |
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Alldritt Tower[21] | 280.0 m (919 ft)[21]/ 286 m (938 ft)[22] |
80[21] | — | Approved[23] | 53°32′34″N 113°28′59″W / 53.54278°N 113.48306°W |
The Clancey | 103 m (338 ft) | 28 | — | Approved[24] | |
Falcon Tower 1[25] | 140.0 m (459.3 ft) | 30 | — | Approved[26] | 53°32′19″N 113°30′5″W / 53.53861°N 113.50139°W |
Falcon Tower 2[25] | 146.0 m (479.0 ft) | 30 | — | Under Construction[27] | 53°32′19″N 113°30′5″W / 53.53861°N 113.50139°W |
Massey Harris Ferguson Tower 1 | 140.0 m (459.3 ft) | 45 | — | Approved[28] | 53°32′42″N 113°30′12″W / 53.54500°N 113.50333°W |
Massey Harris Ferguson Tower 2 | 135.0 m (442.9 ft) | 42 | — | Approved[28] | 53°32′44″N 113°30′12″W / 53.54556°N 113.50333°W |
Massey Harris Ferguson Tower 3 | 150.0 m (492.1 ft) | 48 | — | Approved[28] | 53°32′45″N 113°30′12″W / 53.54583°N 113.50333°W |
The Parks tower 2 | 147.0 m (482.3 ft) | 45 | — | Approved[29] | |
The Parks tower 1 | 118.0 m (387.1 ft) | 35 | 2024 | Under Construction[30] | |
The Shift Tower 1[31] | 113.08 m (371.0 ft) | 38 | — | Proposed | |
The Shift Tower 2[32] | 106.68 m (350.0 ft) | 35 | — | Proposed | |
9955 Jasper | 184 m (604 ft) | 58 | — | Approved[33] |
Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building height (other than statements of "will be over 100 m" or "will be over 25 floors") or date of completion has not yet been released. Sources disagree on the name of some buildings, which may change before officially opening. Even if not indicated, heights may be estimated, and may change during construction.
Timeline of tallest buildings
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bartko, Karen (May 23, 2018). "Stantec Tower now the tallest building in Edmonton — and it's still growing". Global News. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ a b c Staples, David (March 21, 2018). "Edmonton gets new tallest building, four-star hotel: The new JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District hotel has finally topped out at its full height, 56 storeys". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Edmonton City Centre Airport" (PDF). City of Edmonton. June 18, 2008. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
- ^ "Tallest tower in the West pitched for Edmonton". CBC News. November 4, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "City's office vacancy rate still sliding". Edmonton Journal. October 8, 2008. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
- ^ "Live, work, play: How the COVID-19 pandemic has changed Edmonton's Downtown". Edmonton Journal. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ Emporis Buildings (2021). "Skyscrapers in Edmonton". Emporis. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Mitanis, Marcus (November 6, 2017). "ICE District Confirms JW Marriott Now the Tallest Building in Edmonton". SkyriseCities. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ "Epcor Tower". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ^ "Edmonton Skyscraper Diagram". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c "EAD Office Tower 1". Emporis. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
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- ^ "Commerce Place". Emprois. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
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- ^ "CNIB Tower, Edmonton | 1299491". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c "FOX Towers - Two". Emporis. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
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- ^ a b c Clancy, Clare (October 18, 2016). "City seeks public feedback on proposed 80-storey downtown skyscraper". Postmedia Network Inc. Edmonton Journal. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ "The Quarters Hotel and Residences". Emporis. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Stolte, Elise (April 26, 2017). "Council votes 7-5 in favour of the 80-storey Alldritt Tower". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ City of Edmonton (September 10, 2019). "The Clancey". www.edmonton.ca. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ a b "Proposed high-rise development would change downtown Edmonton skyline". Global News. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ "Council approves zoning change for Falcon Towers development". October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Falcon One". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c "Bylaw 17377". City of Edmonton. September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- ^ "The Parks, Tower 2". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The Parks, Tower 1". Emporis. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The Shift - Tower 1, Edmonton | 1428814". Emporis. Archived from the original on November 14, 2018.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The Shift - Tower 2, Edmonton | 1428818". Emporis. Archived from the original on November 14, 2018.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Edmonton LDA18-0478_Proposed_DC2Provision" (PDF). Edmonton.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Tegler Building". Edmonton Public Library. Archived from the original on September 6, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ Herzog, Lawrence (May 27, 2010). "Marshall-Wells building". Real Estate Weekly. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2011.