Your City's Tallest U/C

Dmajackson · #1 Posted **Oct 25, 2009, 2:34 AM**

Since the U/C threads seem to be dieing off lately I think a nice new thread with some rivalry included in it might shoot some more activity into the Canada section again. I'm going to begin compiling a list but it'll go a lot faster if you can just tell me what it is;

01. 282m - 60fl - The Trump - Toronto (ON)
02. 238m - 58fl - The Bow - Calgary (AB)
03. 178m - 56fl - Absolute World - Mississauga (ON)
04. 157m - 48fl - The Georgia - Vancouver (BC)
05. 149m - 29fl - Epcor - Edmonton (AB)
06. 115m - 32fl - Altitude - Montreal (QC)
07. 109m - 25fl - Metrotower III - Burnaby (BC)
08. 100m - 12fl - CMHR - Winnipeg (MN)
08. 100m - 30fl - Potash Towers - Kings County (NB)
10. 84m - 20fl - Mosaic Potash Tower - Regina (SK)
10. 84m - 27fl - Tribeca - Ottawa (ON)
12. 75m - 25fl - Blu Rivage - Longueuil (QC)
13. 72m - 17fl - Jules-Dallaire - Quebec City (QC)
14. 65m - 19fl - Trillium - Halifax (NS)
15. 57m - 18fl - X-Flats - Kitchener-Waterloo (ON)
16. 41m - 14fl - The 834 - Victoria (BC)
17. 40m - 14fl - King's Wharf Residences - Dartmouth (NS)
18. 39m - 10fl - Holman's Grand Hotel - Charlottetown (PE)
19. 27m - 9fl - Harbour Court Condominiums - St. John's (NL)
20. m - 27fl - Pakr Place - Brampton (ON)
21. m - 25fl - Citypoint - Surrey (BC)
22. m - 24fl - Medallion - London (ON)
23. m - 21fl - Strata - Burlington (ON)
24. m - 18fl - Carlyle at Victoria Hill - New Westminster (BC)
25. m - 18fl - Centre Park Towers - Vaughan (ON)
26. m - 16fl - Wall Centre - Richmond (BC)
27. m - 15fl - Parc des Seigneurs - Laval (QC)
27. m - 15fl - Stone Church - Hamilton (ON)
29. m - 13fl - Barrett Place - Kingston (ON)
29. m - 13fl - Eden Park Towers - Markham (ON)
31. m - 12fl - Amica at Windsor - Windsor (ON)
32. m - 11fl - Holiday Inn - Saskatoon (SK)
33. m - 10fl - The Shores - Oakville (ON)
33. m - 10fl - Solaris - Pitt Meadows (BC)
35. m - 09fl - Manoir Champlain - Saguenay (PQ)
35. m - 09fl - Harbourfront Residences - Saint John (NB)
37. m - 08fl - 72 Laval - Gatineau (PQ)*
38. m - 07fl - Le Dynastie - Sherbrooke (QC)
38. m - 07fl - Victoria Street Apartments - Fredericton (NB)
40. m - 06fl - Membertou Hotel - Cape Breton (NS)
41. m - 05fl - Courthouse - Moncton (NB)
41. m - 05fl - Manoir Les Générations - Rimouski (QC)
43. m - 03fl - The Lofts at 359 Water St - Summerside (PE)
43. m - 03fl - Champlain Apartments - Dieppe (NB)

*Recently completed. Project and City will be removed if new Tallest U/C is not found within 7 days.

Cities Eligable for Inclusion in List:

Maritimes & Newfoundland:

- Dieppe (NB)
- Bathurst or Gloucester County(NB)
- Miramichi (NB)
- Edmundston (NB)
- Corner Brook (NL)
- Mount Pearl (NL)
- Kings County (NS)
- Colchester County (NS)

Quebec & Ontario:

- Niagra (ON)
- St. Catherine's (ON)
- Oshawa (ON)
- Barrie (ON)
- Trois Rivieres (PQ)
- Guelph (ON)
- Sudbury (ON)
- Chicoutimi (PQ)
- Brantford (ON)
- Kanata (ON)
- Sarnia (ON)
- Saint Jean (PQ)
- Peterborough (ON)

Manitboa & Saskatchewan:

- Moose Jaw (SK)
- Brandon (MN)

Alberta & British Columbia:

- Nanaimo (BC)
- Chilliwack (BC)
- Medicine Hat (AB)
- Red Deer (AB)
- Lethbridge (AB)
- White Rock (BC)
- Kamloops (BC)

Northern Territories:

- Iqaluit (NU)
- Yellowknife (NW)
- Whitehorse (YT)

Dmajackson · #2 Posted **Oct 25, 2009, 2:36 AM**

And just to start it off;

Rico Rommheim · #3 Posted **Oct 25, 2009, 3:04 AM**

No shortage of construction here (mostly infill) but sadly our tallest here is the Louis-Boheme, 28 floors and its topped off. Once this building will be finished I believe our tallest will be some barn in the west-island or some triplex on Rene-Levesque....

photo by francely

MTLskyline · #4 Posted **Oct 25, 2009, 10:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

No shortage of construction here (mostly infill) but sadly our tallest here is the Louis-Boheme, 28 floors and its topped off. Once this building will be finished I believe our tallest will be some barn in the west-island or some triplex on Rene-Levesque....

After the Louis-Boheme, the tallest U/C in Greater Montreal will be the Blu Rivage in Longueuil at 25 stories.

Rico Rommheim · #5 Posted **Oct 25, 2009, 11:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by MTLskyline

After the Louis-Boheme, the tallest U/C in Greater Montreal will be the Blu Rivage in Longueuil at 25 stories.

yeah but i don't consider longueuil part of montreal...i reckon le vistal (25 fl) will still be u/c or maybe by then that 31 floor hotel on cathcart will be u/c.

bedford, the Louis-Boheme is 87m by the way.

Nicko999 · #6 Posted **Oct 26, 2009, 7:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

No shortage of construction here (mostly infill) but sadly our tallest here is the Louis-Boheme, 28 floors and its topped off. Once this building will be finished I believe our tallest will be some barn in the west-island or some triplex on Rene-Levesque....

We have a 31 storey building approved...

Rico Rommheim · #7 Posted **Oct 26, 2009, 1:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Nicko999

We have a 31 storey building approved...

yeah now I know that its approved! Construction in a few weeks i reckon!

jesus, all excited over some 31 floor hotel which we won't see anyways because it's gonna be permanently hidden under Place Ville-Marie's shadow.

le calmar · #8 Posted **Oct 26, 2009, 2:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

yeah now I know that its approved! Construction in a few weeks i reckon!

jesus, all excited over some 31 floor hotel which we won't see anyways because it's gonna be permanently hidden under Place Ville-Marie's shadow.

It's hard to get anything over 30 floors to be built in Montreal.

These 5 towers are approved too: I don't know which one is going to be our tallest U/C between those or Altitude Montréal... Probably Altitude. (~115m)

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The Chemist · #9 Posted **Oct 25, 2009, 3:04 AM**

Calgary - The Bow, 58 storeys, 238m

Shanghai - Shanghai Tower, 128 storeys, 632m

Jay in Cowtown · #10 Posted **Oct 25, 2009, 3:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by The Chemist

Shanghai - Shanghai Tower, 128 storeys, 632m

Now that's a tallest U/C!

Calgarian · #11 Posted **Oct 25, 2009, 9:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by The Chemist

Calgary - The Bow, 58 storeys, 238m

Shanghai - Shanghai Tower, 128 storeys, 632m

I don't ever want to see something that ridiculously tall in Calgary, we don't need anything like that and it would just ruin our skyline.

Fmarotte · #12 Posted **Oct 25, 2009, 9:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

I don't ever want to see something that ridiculously tall in Calgary, we don't need anything like that and it would just ruin our skyline.

It sure would, but a well located 300m would be nice.

Calgarian · #13 Posted **Oct 25, 2009, 9:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Fmarotte

It sure would, but a well located 300m would be nice.

Maybe even a 350m!

I like how Canadian skylines just have a lot of smaller towers, not a few really tall ones. Makes for a more visually pleasing skyline IMO.

The Chemist · #14 Posted **Oct 26, 2009, 4:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

I don't ever want to see something that ridiculously tall in Calgary, we don't need anything like that and it would just ruin our skyline.

Yes, you're right, it would. But in Shanghai it's perfectly suited to the skyline, given its location near a 421m, 492m, and a whole bunch of 200-300m towers.

A nice 300-350m tower would look REALLY good in Calgary, in the right location.

trueviking · #15 Posted **Oct 25, 2009, 9:10 PM**

winnipeg: CMHR 100m (328')

wont win tallest but it will certainly win goofiest:

Darkoshvilli · #16 Posted **Oct 25, 2009, 9:19 PM**

Montrea: Some ugly 100m slab

Move on...

feepa · #17 Posted **Oct 25, 2009, 10:10 PM**

Edmonton has Epcor Tower under construction. Will be about 450 feet/137m, or Edmonton second tallest.

Calgarian · #18 Posted **Oct 25, 2009, 11:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by feepa

Edmonton has Epcor Tower under construction. Will be about 450 feet/137m, or Edmonton second tallest.

Any pics of Epcor? I haven't seen how it's doing in a long time.

Daveography · #19 Posted **Oct 26, 2009, 3:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by feepa

Edmonton has Epcor Tower under construction. Will be about 450 feet/137m, or Edmonton second tallest.

I thought it was confirmed to go to 149m, making it slightly taller than our current tallest?

MonctonRad · #20 Posted **Oct 26, 2009, 3:24 PM**

Here is a photo of the new courthouse U/C in Moncton. At five storeys, it is currently the tallest building under construction in the city.

photo by JimiThing

There are other five storey buildings under construction in Moncton as well (it seems like a popular number), including the new Casino NB hotel. The casino is the most expensive project under way in the city at present, with a value of about $100M.