List of tallest buildings in Montreal
This is a list of the tallest buildings in Montreal that ranks skyscrapers in the Canadian city of Montreal, Quebec, by height. There are currently 42 buildings and structures in Montreal greater than 100 m (328 ft). The tallest building in the city is the 51-storey, 205-metre-tall (673 ft) 1000 de la Gauchetière.
Municipal regulations forbid any building from exceeding the height of Mount Royal, or 233 m (764 ft) above mean sea level.[1] Above-ground height is further limited in most areas and a minority of the downtown land plots are allowed to contain buildings exceeding 120 metres in height.[2] The maximum limit is currently attained by 1000 de La Gauchetière and 1250 René-Lévesque, the latter of which is shorter, but built on higher ground. To build higher than 1000 de La Gauchetière while respecting this limit would be to build on the lowest part of downtown; the maximum height there would be approximately 210 metres.[2]
The history of skyscrapers in Montreal began with the completion of the eight-storey tall New York Life Insurance Building in 1888.[3] Most high-rise construction in Montreal occurred in two periods: the late 1920s to the early 1930s and then from the early 1960s to the early 1990s.
A recent trend has seen the rate of highrise construction in the city rise to the third fastest in North America after Toronto and New York.[4] The tallest buildings currently under construction are the 50-storey (184 m) L'Avenue, 50-storey (167 m) Tour des Canadiens, 40-storey (147 m) phase 1 of Roccabella, 39-storey (146 m) Icône, and 40-storey Tom Condos (122 m).
Tallest buildings
This list ranks Montreal skyscrapers that stand at least 122 metres (400 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes architectural details but does not include spires or antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Freestanding observation and/or telecommunication towers, while not habitable buildings, are included for comparison purposes; however, they are not ranked. One such tower is the Tour de Montréal.
Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1000 de La Gauchetière | 205 (673) | 51 | 1992 | This is the tallest building in Montreal by roof height and tallest in Canada east of Toronto. It reaches the maximum height allowed by the city within viewing distance of the Mount Royal look off point. | |
2 | 1250 René-Lévesque | 199 (653) | 47 | 1992 | Originally known as the IBM-Marathon Tower. With its spire included it measures 226 m (743 ft). | |
3 | Tour de la Bourse | 194 (637) | 47 | 1964 | The tallest building in Canada until completion of the Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower in Toronto. The tallest reinforced concrete building in the world until the completion of Lake Point Tower in Chicago. The tallest building constructed in Montreal in the 1960s.[5][6] | |
4 | Place Ville-Marie | 188 (617) | 47 | 1962 | The tallest building in Canada until completion of the Tour de la Bourse.[7][8] | |
5 | CIBC Tower | 187 (614) | 45 | 1962 | With its antenna included it measures 250 m (820 ft). The tallest building in Canada and the whole British Commonwealth when completed in 1962. Surpassed within a year by Place Ville-Marie.[9][10] | |
N/A | Tour de Montréal | 175 (574) | 20 | 1987 | The Tour de Montréal is the tallest inclined tower in the world.[11][N 1] | |
6 | Tour des Canadiens | 167 (548) | 50 | 2016 | Topped out.[12] | |
7 | 1501 McGill College | 158 (519) | 36 | 1992 | [13][14] | |
8 | Complexe Desjardins South Tower | 152 (499) | 40 | 1976 | The tallest building constructed in Montreal in the 1970s.[15][16] | |
9 | Roccabella | 147 (482) | 40 | 2016 | Topped out. | |
10= | Icône | 146 (479) | 39 | 2016 | Topped out. | |
10= | KPMG Tower | 146 (479) | 34 | 1987 | Originally known as Maison des Coopérants and later as Place de la Cathédrale. The tallest building constructed in Montreal in the 1980s.[17][18] | |
12 | Marriott Château Champlain | 139 (454) | 36 | 1967 | Tallest hotel in Montreal.[19][20] | |
13 | Le V / Courtyard Marriott Hotel | 138 (453) | 40 | 2014 | [21][22] | |
14 | Telus Tower | 136 (445) | 34 | 1962 | Originally known as CIL House.[23][24] | |
15 | Bell Media Tower | 134 (440) | 34 | 1988 | Originally known as Montreal Trust Place and Maison Astral.[25][26] | |
16= | 500 Place D'Armes | 133 (435) | 32 | 1968 | Originally known as Tour Banque Canadienne Nationale.[27][28] | |
16= | Deloitte Tower | 133 (435) | 26 | 2015 | [29] | |
18 | Complexe Desjardins East Tower | 130 (427) | 32 | 1976 | [30][31] | |
19= | Scotia Tower | 128 (420) | 29 | 1990 | [32][33] | |
19= | National Bank Tower | 128 (420) | 28 | 1983 | National Bank Tower and 700 de la Gauchetière are the tallest twin towers in Montreal.[34][35] | |
19= | 700 de la Gauchetière | 128 (420) | 28 | 1983 | Le 700 de la Gauchetière and Tour de la Banque Nationale are the tallest twin towers in Montreal. Previously known as Bell Canada Tower.[36][37] | |
19= | 1000 Sherbrooke West | 128 (420) | 28 | 1974 | [38][39] | |
23 | Terminal Tower | 125 (410) | 30 | 1966 | [40][41] | |
24 | Altitude Montreal | 124 (407) | 33 | 2013 | Was the tallest residential building in Canada east of Toronto until 2016.[42][43] | |
25 | Sun Life Building | 122 (400) | 26 | 1931 | The tallest building in Montreal from 1931 until the completion of Tour CIBC in 1962. The tallest building in the city completed prior to the 1960s.[44][45] | |
26 | Le Port Royal | 122 (400) | 33 | 1964 | [46][47] | |
Tallest under construction, proposed, and approved
Under construction
The following is a list of buildings that are under construction in Montreal and are planned to rise at least 100 metres (328 ft).
Name | Height m / ft |
Floors | Year | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L'Avenue | 184 / 603 | 50 | 2017 | Began construction in December 2013. |
2 | Tour des Canadiens 2 (2 towers) | 170 / 557 | 47 | 2019 | Began construction in September 2016. |
3 | Tour des Canadiens | 167 / 525[48] | 50 | 2016 | Topped out. |
4 | Roccabella (East Tower) | 147 / 482 | 40 | 2017 | Topped out. |
5 | Roccabella (West Tower) | 147 / 482 | 40 | 2016 | Began construction September 2016 |
6 | Icône (Phase 1) | 146 / 479 | 39 | 2016 | Topped out. |
7 | Tom Condos | 122 / 400 | 40 | 2016 | Began construction in June 2014. |
7 | Holiday Inn Montreal | 120 / 393 | 37 | 2016 | Began construction in November 2014. |
8 | YUL Condos | 120 / 393 | 38 | 2017 | Began construction in November 2014. |
9 | Maison Manuvie | 114 / 374 | 28 | 2019 | Began construction in April 2015. |
10 | AC Hotel Montreal | 110 / 393* | 34 | 2017 | Began construction in May 2015 |
11 | Le Peterson | 105 / 344 | 31 | 2016 | Began construction in March 2014. |
Approved
The following is a list of buildings that are approved in Montreal and are planned to rise at least 100 metres (328 ft).
Name | Height m / ft |
Floors | Year | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tour Quartier des Spectacles | 145 / 476 | 31 | 2017 | Looking for tenants. |
2 | Waldorf Astoria Montreal | 120 / 393 | 32 | After 2020 | Stale proposal. Likely cancelled.[49][50] |
3 | Îcone (Phase 2) | 107 / 351 | 27 | 2018 | Mixed-use, hotel and condos. |
Proposed
The following is a list of buildings that have been proposed, but not approved yet, in Montreal and are planned to rise at least 100 metres (328 ft).
Name | Height m / ft |
Floors | Year | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 947 Lucien-L'allier | 138 / 453 | 41 | 2017 | To be announced soon. |
2 | 750 Peel (2 towers) | 180/130. 590/426 | 35 | 2017 | To be announced soon. |
3 | Humaniti | 120 / 393 | 39 | 2019 | To be announced soon. |
4 | 650 Peel (3 towers) | 120 / 393* | 35 | 2017 | To be announced soon. |
5 | Maison Alcan Tower | 120 / 393 | 30 | 2018 | Mixed-use, hotel and condos. |
6 | 1000-1006 de la Montagne | 104 / 340 | 26 | 2018 | Hotel |
* denotes an estimation in height.
Timeline of tallest buildings
This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Montreal.
Name | Street address | Years as tallest | # of Years as tallest | Height m / ft |
Floors | Reference |
Notre Dame Basilica | 110 Notre-Dame Street West | 1829–1928 | 99 years | 69 / 226 | 7 | [51][52] |
Royal Bank Building | 360 Saint Jacques Street West | 1928–1931 | 3 years | 121 / 397 | 22 | [53][54] |
Sun Life Building | 1155 Metcalfe Street | 1931–1962 | 31 years | 122 / 400 | 26 | [44][45] |
Tour CIBC | 1155 René Lévesque Boulevard West | 1962 | <1 year | 187 / 614 | 45 | [9][10] |
Place Ville Marie | 1 Place Ville-Marie | 1962–1964 | 2 years | 188 / 617 | 47 | [7][8] |
Tour de la Bourse | 800 Victoria Square | 1964–1992 | 28 years | 194 / 637 | 47 | [5][6] |
1000 de La Gauchetière | 1000 De La Gauchetière Street West | 1992–present | 23 years (current) | 205 / 673 | 51 | [55][56] |
See also
- Architecture of Montreal
- Canadian Centre for Architecture
- List of tallest buildings in Canada
- Facades inspection
Notes
- ↑ The Tour de Montréal is not a habitable building, but is included in this list for comparative purposes. Per a ruling by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, freestanding observation towers are not considered to be buildings, as they are not fully habitable structures.
References
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