List of tallest buildings in Atlantic Canada

This list includes the tallest buildings in Atlantic Canada, which comprises the provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Buildings in five cities are included in this list; Fredericton, Halifax, Moncton, Saint John, and St. John's, each having buildings at least 60 metres tall.

Downtown Halifax in 2015

The tallest of these high-rise buildings is One 77, which is 32 storeys and 111 m (364 ft) in height, which, when it topped out in 2023, supplanted the previous 52-year record-holder, The Vüze, which is 33 storeys and 106 m (348 ft) in height.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks buildings in Atlantic Canada that stand at least 60 m (197 ft) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.

Rank	Name	Image	City	Height m (ft)	Storeys	Year	Notes	Ref
1	One 77 (7177 Quinpool Road)		Halifax	111 m (364 ft)	34		Under construction. Topped out in 2023. Construction is expected to be completed in 2024.	[1][2]
2	The Vüze		Halifax	106 m (348 ft)	33	1971		[3][4]
3	Richmond Yards (Building A)		Halifax	103.3 m (339 ft)	30	2024		[5]
4	Purdy's Wharf Tower 2		Halifax	87.8 m (288 ft)	22	1990		[6]
5	The Alexander		Halifax	87.1 m (286 ft)	24	2018	Tallest building in Atlantic Canada built in the 2010s.	[7][8]
6	1801 Hollis Street		Halifax	86.6 m (284 ft)	22	1985		[9]
7	Barrington Tower		Halifax	83.8 m (275 ft)	20	1975		[10]
8	TD Centre		Halifax	83 m (272 ft)	21	1974/2014	Building height raised from 73 m (239.5 ft) to 83 m (272.3 ft) in 2014.	[11]
9	The Kevel		Halifax	82.5 m (270 ft)	27		Under construction. Once finished, will be the tallest building in the community and former city of Dartmouth.
10=	Assumption Place		Moncton	80.8 m (265 ft)	20	1972	Tied with Brunswick Square in Saint John for the tallest building in New Brunswick.	[12]
10=	Brunswick Square office tower		Saint John	80.8 m (265 ft)	19	1976	Largest office building in New Brunswick by floor space (47,476.4 square metres (511,032 sq ft)), as well as the second largest in Atlantic Canada. Tied with Assumption Place in Moncton for the tallest building in New Brunswick.	[13][14]
12=	The Maple		Halifax	79.9 m (262 ft)	21	2017		[15][16]
12=	The Roy		Halifax	79.9 m (262 ft)	22	2019		[17][18]
14	Summer Gardens		Halifax	76.2 m (250 ft)	21	1990		[19][20]
15	Cogswell Tower		Halifax	78.9 m (259 ft)	20	1975		[21]
16	Maritime Centre		Halifax	78 m (256 ft)	21	1977		[22]
17=	Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral		Moncton	75 m (246 ft)+	4	1955	Gothic style Catholic cathedral.	[23]
17=	Icon Bay		Halifax	75 m (246 ft)	22	2017		[24]
17=	Queen Square		Halifax	75 m (246 ft)	19	1975		[25]
20	Purdy's Wharf Tower 1		Halifax	73.8 m (242 ft)	18	1985		[26]
21	Bank of Montreal Building		Halifax	72.9 m (239 ft)	18	1971		[27]
22	Duke Tower		Halifax	71 m (233 ft)	16	1970		[28]
23	Founders Square		Halifax	71 m (233 ft)	15	1970		[29]
24	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception		Saint John	70.1 metres (230 ft)	–	1853	Gothic style Catholic cathedral.
25=	Tupper Building		Halifax	70 m (233 ft)	16	1967	Full name: Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building, Dalhousie University	[30]
25=	Park Victoria		Halifax	70 m (233 ft)	21	1969		[31]
25=	Summer Gardens		Halifax	70 m (233 ft)	21	1990		[32]
28	Loyola Residence Tower		Halifax	67.1 m (220 ft)	22	1971	Residence building of Saint Mary's University.	[33]
29	Metropolitan Place		Halifax	66.5 m (218 ft)	16	1987		[34]
30	CIBC Building		Halifax	65.5 m (215 ft)	16	1977		[35]
31	The Trillium		Halifax	64.9 m (213 ft)	19	2011		[36]
32	Confederation Building		St. John's	64 m (210 ft)	11	1959	Tallest building in Newfoundland and Labrador. The home of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.	[37]
33=	Christ Church Cathedral		Fredericton	60 m (197 ft)	—	1853	The original spire was 52.1m high, 7.9m shorter than originally designed due to structural concerns; rebuilt to originally planned 60.0m height in 1911 following a fire.
33=	St. Patrick's Church		St. John's	60 m (197 ft)	—	1888	Closed as a church in 2022.[38][39][40]	[41]

Tallest freestanding structures

Current as of July 2025

Rank	Name	Location	Pinnacle height[42]	Type	Year completed	Image
1	Hebron platform	Grand Banks of Newfoundland	278 m (912 ft)[43][44]	Oil platform	2017	Hebron Oil Platform
2	West White Rose platform	Grand Banks of Newfoundland	241 m (791 ft)[45]	Oil platform	2025
3	Hibernia Platform	Grand Banks of Newfoundland	224 m (735 ft)	Oil platform	1997
4	Smokestacks 1 & 2, Coleson Cove Generating Station	Lorneville, New Brunswick	183 m (600 ft)	Chimney	1977
6	Smokestack, Belledune Generating Station	Belledune, New Brunswick	169 m (554 ft)[46][47]	Chimney	1991
7=	Smokestacks 1, 2, & 3 Tufts Cove Generating Station	Tufts Cove, Nova Scotia	152.4 m (500 ft)	Chimney	1965
7=	Smokestacks 1 & 2, Lingan Generating Station	Lingan, Nova Scotia	152.4 m (500 ft)	Chimney	1979
7=	Smokestack, Trenton Generating Station	Trenton, Nova Scotia	152.4 m (500 ft)	Chimney	1969
13=	Churchill River, South towers	Churchill Falls, Labrador	137 m (449 ft)	Hydro pylon	1971
15	Bell Aliant Tower	Moncton, New Brunswick	127 m (417 ft)	Radio tower	1971

Tallest guyed masts

Current as of July 2025

Rank	Name	Location	Height	Year completed
1	Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter (new tower)	Cape Race, Newfoundland	259 m (850 ft)	1993
2	Fox Harbour LORAN-C transmitter	St. Lewis, Labrador	220 m (720 ft)	1983

Tallest destroyed/demolished structures

Rank	Building	Location	Height	Structure type	Build material	Year built/demolished	Notes
1	Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter	Cape Race, Newfoundland	411.48 m (1,350.0 ft)	Guyed mast	Steel	1965–1993 (collapsed)	Collapse from fatigue failure of the eyebolt head in a compression cone insulator on a structural guy-wire.
2	Comfort Cove LORAN-C transmitter	Comfort Cove, Newfoundland	220 m (720 ft)	Guyed mast	Steel	1995–2015
3	Smokestack, Dalhousie Generating Station #2	Dalhousie, New Brunswick	168 m (551 ft)[48]	Chimney	Concrete	unknown–2015	(demolished by explosives) Video on YouTube
4	Smokestack, Dalhousie Generating Station #1	Dalhousie, New Brunswick	162 m (531 ft)	Chimney	Concrete	1967–2015	(demolished by explosives) Video on YouTube
5	Deep Panuke platform	Scotian Shelf		Natural gas platform		2013–2020

Tallest buildings under construction or proposed

Under construction

As of March 2023, the following buildings of at least 60 m (197 ft) height are under construction.

Building	Address	Location	Year proposed	Height m (ft)	Storeys	Site area	Number of Residential Units	Notes	Reference
Willow Tree Tower	6009–6017 Quinpool Road	Halifax	2018	78 m (256 ft)	25	2,021.6 m2 (21,760 sq ft)	unknown		[49][50]
King's Wharf Building E	50 King's Wharf Place	Halifax		85 m (279 ft)	27	6,000 m2 (65,000 sq ft)			[51]
Promenade Robie South (Tower 1)	Robie St.	Halifax		96 m (315 ft)	31	5,900 m2 (64,000 sq ft)			[52]
Promenade Robie South (Tower 2)	College St.	Halifax		95 m (312 ft)	30	See above			[52]
Ocean Vista	2215 Gottingen St.	Halifax			20				[53]
Wyse Tower	1 Williams St.	Halifax		88 m (289 ft)	26	4,994 m2 (53,750 sq ft)	160		[54]

Proposed

Building	Location	Height	Storeys	Year proposed	Status	Notes	Ref
King's Wharf	Halifax	109.1 m (358 ft)	33	2018	Approved	When completed, King's Wharf will become the tallest building in Atlantic Canada and the first building in Atlantic Canada to exceed 100 m (328 ft) in height.	[55]
2032/2050 Robie Street	Halifax	87.1 m (286 ft)	24	2018	Proposed		[56][57]
Infinity	Moncton	90 m (295 ft)	30	2023	Approved	When completed, Infinity will become the tallest building in New Brunswick	[58]
St. Bernard's Place	Moncton	62 m (206 ft)	18	2024	Proposed
Gateway Towers Building 1	Moncton	69 m (226 ft)	17	2024	Proposed		[59]
Gateway Towers Building 2	Moncton	69 m (226 ft)	17	2024	Proposed		[60]

Timeline of tallest buildings

History of the tallest buildings in Atlantic Canada

Period	Building	Image	Location	Height	Storeys	Notes
1819–1851	Province House		Halifax	30 m (98 ft)	3
1845–1853	Christ Church Cathedral		Fredericton	52.1 m (171 ft)	–	The original spire was 52.1m high, 7.9m shorter than originally designed due to structural concerns; rebuilt to originally planned 60.0m height in 1911 following a fire.
1853–1955	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception		Saint John	70.1 m (230 ft)	–	Tallest building in Atlantic Canada for 102 years.
1955–1971	Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral		Moncton	75 m (246 ft)+	4
1971 – 2023	The Vüze		Halifax	106 m (348 ft)	33[61]
2023 –	One 77		Halifax	111 m (364 ft)	34[62]

See also

• Architecture portal

• Architecture of Canada
• Canadian Centre for Architecture
• Society of Architectural Historians
• List of tallest buildings in Canada