List of tallest buildings in Calgary

Calgary is the most populous city in the Canadian province of Alberta, with a metropolitan area population of 1,836,012 as of 2025. The fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada, Calgary is a major energy, manufacturing, logistics, and financial centre in Western Canada. Standing at 56 stories and, Brookfield Place is the tallest building in Calgary. The 56-storey office tower was built in 2017. The second-tallest building in the city is The Bow, at a height of. As of 2026, Calgary is home to 83 buildings taller than 100 metres. 20 of them are taller than 150 metres. In those respects, it has more skyscrapers than any other municipality in Western Canada, more than the city of Vancouver or Burnaby, and the second most of any city in the country overall after Toronto.
Calgary's history of towers began with the Grain Exchange Building, the Fairmont Palliser Hotel, and the Elveden Centre. Building construction remained slow in the city until the early 1970s. From 1970 to 1990, Calgary witnessed a major expansion of skyscraper and high-rise construction. Many of the city's office towers were completed during this period, such as the First Canadian Centre and the Canterra Tower office towers. A ten-year lull in building construction came after the expansion, though Calgary experienced a larger second building expansion beginning in the late 90s, which has continued to the early 2020s.
Calgary has a relatively large skyline for its population. Almost all of Calgary's high-rises are located in or adjacent to Downtown Calgary, forming a dense core bounded to the north by the Bow River and Prince's Island Park. The city has height restrictions that prevent any building from casting a shadow over the Bow River and the city hall; however, shadows during winter months are excluded from this limit. While not a habitable building, the Calgary Tower, completed in 1967 at a height of 190.9 m, is a major landmark on the skyline.

History

1900s–1960s

Among the earliest multi-storey buildings to be built in Calgary was the Grain Exchange Building, a six-storey building completed in 1908. Considered a tall building at the time, it was the tallest building in the city upon completion, and functioned as a hub for grain businesses. It also contained Calgary's first passenger elevator. The city's rapid growth cemented it as a major trading centre in Western Canada, and an influx of tourists encouraged the construction of the Fairmont Palliser Hotel in 1914. Originally built to eight storeys, four additional floors were added in 1929 to accommodate the city's further growth.
With few high-rises built in the first half of the 20th century, Fairmont Palliser Hotel stood as tallest building in Calgary for over four decades, until the completion of Elveden House in 1960. Elveden House formed the tallest component of a complex of three linked high-rise office towers. More office buildings were constructed throughout the 1960s to host the city's increasing demand for office space, particularly its growing energy industry. One Calgary Place, completed in 1968, became the city's tallest building and the first in Calgary to exceed 100 m in height. In the same year, the Calgary Tower opened to the public as an observation tower. Built to honor Canada's centennial year of 1967 and to encourage urban renewal and growth of downtown Calgary, the tower was by far the tallest structure in the city upon completion.

1970s–1980s

With a booming population, Calgary witnessed a major expansion of skyscraper and high-rise construction in the 1970s, mostly in commercial skyscrapers. The title of the city's tallest building was broken three times in this decade: first by Altius Centre in 1973, then by Bow Valley Square 2 in 1975, and finally by the Scotia Centre in 1976. Other significant high-rises include the Toronto-Dominion Square complex in 1977, with a large botanical garden at its base.
The record of Calgary's tallest building was broken a further two more times in the 1980s, as the boom in office construction continued. First Canadian Centre was completed in 1982, at a height of 166.7 m. It was planned as the shorter building of a two-tower development; however, due to the early 1980s recession, the taller 64-storey skyscraper was never built. The last building in the Bow Valley Square complex was completed in 1982, a significant addition to the centre of the skyline. The twin towers of Western Canadian Place, built in 1983, expanded the skyline further southwest.
In 1984, the Petro-Canada Centre complex was completed, the western tower becoming Calgary's tallest building at 215 m. The building also surpassed Calgary Tower as the city's tallest free-standing structure, and would remain so for 21 years. The complex, primarily occupied by Petro-Canada, proved controversial, as Petro-Canada was a federal Crown Corporation created under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's National Energy Program. Later Premier Peter Lougheed would blame the complex for the collapse of the Calgary real-estate boom due to oversupply. The centre was privatized in 1991.

1990s–2000s

Following the completion of the TD Canada Trust Tower, construction of new office high-rises in Calgary slowed down significantly. Construction picked up towards the late 1990s. Some of the first skyscrapers from this later boom were the twin buildings of the Bankers Hall complex. Unlike many of Calgary's earlier skyscrapers, the skyscrapers were in a postmodernist architectural style. TransCanada Tower was completed in 2001 as the headquarters of TC Energy, reflecting the city's importance for the energy and hydrocarbon industry.
The 2000s also saw a diversification in high-rise usage, with a court facility, Calgary Courts Centre, built in 2007. Arriva 34 became Calgary's tallest residential high-rise in 2008, with a height of 128 m, and marked an extension of the skyline towards the southeast; Five West East Tower, nearly as tall, was completed in the same year.

2010s–present

The 2010s saw Calgary's skyline reach greater heights than ever before. The Bow, completed in 2012 at 236 m tall, dethroned the Petro-Canada Centre, renamed the Suncor Energy Centre in 2009, as the city's tallest building. Its distinctive crescent shape forms a notable peak towards the east of the skyline. The Bow Tower was originally proposed to be at least 1,000 feet tall, but the height was reduced to comply with the city's height restrictions along the Bow River, for which the building is named. Only four years later in 2016, Brookfield Place would succeed it as the city's tallest building, a title it holds today. The latest significant commercial skyscraper in Calgary, the mixed-use Telus Sky, was completed in 2020. Currently the city's third tallest building, Telus Sky is notable for its distinctive, "twisting" massing and pixelated facade. Since 2020, no more office skyscrapers exceeding 120 m have been built. Residential high-rise construction has become increasingly commonplace since the 2010s. The Guardian, a two-tower residential complex built in 2016, adjoins Arriva 34, increasing the skyline's presence in the Victoria Park neighbourhood. The skyline has also extended towards Downtown East Village, particularly with the completion of the 142 m tall Arris Residences in 2024. High-rise development has also spread southwards, towards the Beltline, with residential towers such as Two Park Central and The Oliver West, both completed in 2024. Currently under construction further south is the 29-storey 4th Street Lofts. The skyline is extending westwards as well, especially with the completion of the West Village Towers in 2021, now the joint tallest buildings in Downtown West End at 150 m. This was followed by Eleven in 2024. Further west, in the neighbourhood of Sunalta, the 27-storey Sunalta Heights was completed in 2024.
In July 2025, a proposal was made for pair of mixed-use skyscrapers with hotel and residential components near the BMO Centre. It is reported that both towers will be taller than Brookfield Place East. If so, the taller 69-story component would become Calgary's tallest building, and the tallest in Alberta and Western Canada as well, surpassing Edmonton's Stantec Tower. They are expected to be completed by 2030. If built, they would mark a shift in the skyline's focal point from Downtown Calgary to Victoria Park.

Map of tallest buildings

This map shows the location of buildings in Calgary that are taller than 100 m. Each marker is coloured by the decade of the building's completion. There is only one building taller than 100 m located outside the scope of the map: Ovation at Westgate Park.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks buildings in Calgary that stand at least 100 metres tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The “Year” column indicates the year of completion. Buildings tied in height are sorted by year of completion with earlier buildings ranked first, and then alphabetically. 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 Calgary Tower.

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Height m	Floors	Year	Purpose	Notes
1	Brookfield Place East	[Image:Brookfield Place Calgary nearing completion, Feb 2017.jpg\|167x167px\|center\|Brookfield Place East]	210 7 Avenue SW		56	2017	Office	Tallest building in Calgary. Tallest building completed in the 2010s.
2	The Bow	[Image:The Bow in Calgary.jpg\|188x188px\|center\|The Bow]	500 Centre Street S		58	2012	Office	Tallest building in Calgary from 2012 until 2017, when it was overtaken by Brookfield Place East.
3	Telus Sky		619 Centre Street S		60	2020	Mixed-use	Tallest building completed in the 2020s. Tallest mixed-use building in Calgary.
4	Suncor Energy Centre - West	[Image:Petro Canada West Tower.jpg\|167x167px\|center\|Suncor Energy Centre]	150 6 Avenue SW		53	1984	Office	Tallest building in Calgary from 1984 until 2012, when it was overtaken by The Bow.
5	Eighth Avenue Place I		525 8 Avenue SW		51	2011	Office
6	Bankers Hall - West		888 3 Street SW		52	2000	Office	Tallest building completed in the 2000s.
7	Bankers Hall - East		855 2 Street SW		52	1989	Office
–	Calgary Tower		101 9th Avenue SW		N/A	1968	Observation	Not a habitable building. Included for comparison purposes
8	Centennial Place - East	Image:Centennial Place [Eau Claire.JPG\|245x245px\|center\|Centennial Place]	520 3rd Avenue SW		41	2010	Office	Also known as Centennial Place I.
9	Eighth Avenue Place II		585 8 Avenue SW		41	2014	Office	Also known as Eighth Avenue Place West Tower.
10	Canterra Tower	[Image:Canterra tower1.jpg\|246x246px\|center\|Canterra Tower]	400 3 Avenue SW		45	1988	Office
11	TransCanada Tower	[Image:Tcpl 03.jpg\|173x173px\|center\|TransCanada Tower\|frameless]	450 1 Street SW		38	2001	Office
12	Jamieson Place	[Image:Jamieson Place, Calgary, June 2013.jpg\|167x167px\|center\|Jamieson Place]	308 4 Avenue SW		38	2009	Office
13	First Canadian Centre	[Image:First Canadian Centre, Calgary, May 2013.jpg\|125px\|center\|First Canadian Centre]	350 7 Avenue SW		41	1982	Office	Tallest building in Calgary from 1982 to 1984.
14	Western Canadian Place - North		707 8 Avenue SW		41	1983	Office
15	TD Canada Trust Tower	[Image:TD Canada-Calgary.JPG\|125px\|center\|TD Canada Trust Tower]	421 7 Avenue SW		40	1991	Office
16	City Centre I		215 2 Street SW		37	2016	Office
17	Stephen Avenue Place	[Image:Scotia Centre, Calgary, June 2013.jpg\|125px\|center\|Scotia Centre]	700 2 Street SW		41	1976	Office	Formerly known as the Scotia Centre. Tallest building in Calgary from 1976 to 1982. Tallest building completed in the 1970s.
18	801 Seventh Building	[Image:Nexen-building-Calgary.jpg\|125px\|center\|801 7th Avenue Building]	801 7 Avenue SW		37	1982	Office
19	West Village Towers I		850 11 St SW		41	2021	Residential	Joint tallest residential buildings in Calgary.
20	West Village Towers II		850 11 St SW		41	2021	Residential	Joint tallest residential buildings in Calgary.
21	The Guardian North		1122 3 St SE		44	2016	Residential	Joint tallest building in the Beltline
22	The Guardian South		1188 11 Ave SE		44	2016	Residential	Joint tallest building in the Beltline
23	Bow Valley Square 2	[Image:Bow Valley Square 2, Calgary, June 2013.jpg\|125px\|center\|Bow Valley Square]	205 5 Avenue SW		39	1975	Office
24	Arris Residences	–	530 3 Street SE		39	2024	Residential
25	Dome Tower	[Image:Dome-Tower-Szmurlo.jpg\|125px\|center\|Dome Tower]	333 7 Avenue SW		35	1977	Office
26	Fifth and Fifth Building		505 5 Avenue SW		34	1980	Office
27	Shell Centre	[Image:Shell Centre, Calgary, June 2013.jpg\|125px\|center\|Shell Centre]	4 Avenue SW		33	1977	Office
28	Eleven		1055 11 St SW		44	2022	Residential
29	Home Oil Tower	[Image:Home-Oil-Tower-Szmurlo.jpg\|125px\|center\|Home Oil Tower]	324 8 Avenue SW		34	1977	Office
30	Two Park Central	–	1111 4 Street SW		39	2024	Residential
31	Bow Valley Square 4	[Image:Bow Valley Square 4, Calgary, June 2013.jpg\|125px\|center\|Bow Valley Square]	205 5 Avenue SW		37	1981	Office
32	Fifth Avenue Place East		425 1 Street SW		35	1981	Office
33	Fifth Avenue Place West	[Image:Fifth-Ave-Place-Szmurlo.jpg\|125px\|center\|Fifth Avenue Place West]	237 4 Avenue SW		35	1981	Office
34	Suncor Energy Centre - East	[Image:Suncor Energy Center (East tower), Calgary, June 2013.jpg\|125px\|center\|Petro-Canada Centre]	111 5 Avenue SW		33	1984	Office
35	Calgary Courts Centre	[Image:Calgary Courts Centre, Calgary, June 2013.jpg\|125px\|center\|Calgary Courts Centre]	601 5th Street SW		26	2007	Government/ Office
36	Western Canadian Place - South		707 8 Avenue SW		32	1983	Office
37	Arriva 34		1111 Olympic Way SE		34	2008	Residential	Also stylized as arriVa.
38	Altius Centre	[Image:Altius Centre Calgary, June 2013.jpg\|125px\|center\|Altius Centre]	500 4 Avenue SW		32	1973	Office
39	The Edison		150 9 Ave SW		31	1982	Office
40	Vogue		930 6th Avenue SW		36	2017	Residential
41	240 Fourth	–	240 4 Avenue SW		30	1988	Office
42	Stock Exchange Tower	[Image:Stock Exchange Tower, Calgary, June 2013.jpg\|125px\|center\|Stock Exchange Tower]	300 5 Ave SW		31	1979	Office
43	Hewlett Packard Tower	[Image:Hewlett Packard Tower, Calgary, June 2013.jpg\|125px\|center\|Hewlett Packard Tower]	715 5 Ave SW		33	1975	Office	Also known simply as 715 Fifth.
44	707 Fifth		707 5 Ave SW		27	2017	Office
45	Five West East Tower	[Image:Five West East Tower, Calgary, June 2013.jpg\|125px\|center\|Five West East Tower]	910 5th Avenue SW		28	2008	Residential
46	Three Bow Valley Square	–	255 5 Avenue SW		32	1979	Office
47	The Oliver West	–	538 10 Avenue SW		35	2024	Residential
48	Nuera	–	211 13 Avenue SE		34	2010	Residential
49	Versus West Tower	–	1008 9 Street SW		34	2016	Residential
50	UPTEN	–	201 10 Avenue SE		37	2020	Residential
51	SODO	–	620 10 Avenue SW		36	2019	Residential
52	District	–	825 8 Avenue SW		40	1974	Residential
53	Centennial Place II	–	250 5 Street SW		23	2010	Office
54	BLVD Beltline North	–	1221 Macleod Trail SE		36	2021	Residential
55	The Ampersand East	–	112 4 Avenue SW		28	1984	Residential
56	Vetro at Sasso	–	210 15 Avenue SE		34	2008	Residential
57	AMEC Place	–	801 6 Avenue SW		28	1982	Office
58	The Royal at Mount Royal Village	–	930 16 Avenue SW		33	2019	Residential
59	Residence Inn by Marriott Beltline	–	610 10 Avenue SW		34	2019	Hotel
60	Mark on Tenth	–	901 10 Avenue SW		35	2016	Residential
61	First Tower	–	411 1 Street SE		27	1980	Office
62	Ernst & Young Tower	–	440 2 Avenue SW		23	2000	Office
63	The Ampersand North	–	140 4 Avenue SW		28	1982	Office
64	The Ampersand West	–	144 4 Avenue SW		28	1982	Office
65	One Calgary Place	–	330 5 Avenue SW		30	1968	Office
66	Alura at Nuera	–	1320 1 Street SE		29	2014	Residential
67	Encor Place	–	645 7 Avenue SW		28	1988	Office
68	Park Point South	–	310 12 Avenue SW		34	2018	Residential
69	The Oliver East	–	524 10 Avenue SW		31	2022	Residential
70	WaterMark Tower	–	530 8 Avenue SW		27	1983	Office
71	Palliser One	–	125 9 Avenue SE		27	2021	Office
72	6 and Tenth	–	1010 6 Street SW		31	2017	Residential
73	One Park Central	–	510 12 Avenue SW		32	2020	Residential
74	BLVD Beltline South	–	1235 Macleod Trail SE		32	2021	Residential
75	Calgary Place Apartments East	–	609 8 Street SW		36	1970	Residential
76	Calgary Place Apartments West	–	608 9 Street SW		36	1970	Residential
77	Pulse at Evolution	–	510 6 Avenue SE		34	2016	Residential
78	635 8 Avenue	–	635 8 Avenue SW		25	1983	Office
79	Ovation at Westgate Park	–	99 Spruce Place SW		31	2010	Residential
80	Five West Tower I	–	920 5 Avenue SW		26	2006	Residential
81	Mount Royal House	–	140 10 Avenue SW		34	1969	Residential
82	The Montana	–	817 15 Avenue SW		28	2009	Residential
83	Eau Claire Tower	–	600 3 Avenue SW		24	2016	Office

Tallest under construction or proposed

Under construction

The following table ranks skyscrapers that are under construction in Calgary that are expected to be at least 100 m tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. The “Year” column indicates the expected year of completion. Buildings that are on hold are not included. A dash "–" indicates information about the building's height is currently unknown.

Building	Height	Floors	Purpose	Year	Notes
Lincoln	120 m	37	Residential	2027
Kings by LaCaille	113 m	35	Residential	2027

Proposed

The following table ranks proposed and approved skyscrapers in Calgary that are expected to be at least 100 m tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. A dash "–" indicates information about the building's height is currently unknown.

Building	Height	Floors	Purpose	Status	Notes
W Calgary Tower		71	Mixed-use	Proposed
JW Marriott Calgary		63	Mixed-use	Proposed
Plaza 54		54	Residential	Proposed
Elbow River I		56	Residential	Approved
633 Third		46	Mixed-use	Proposed
Elbow River II		50	Residential	Approved
Elbow River III		40	Residential	Approved
101 - 11 Avenue SE		37	Residential	Approved
Brentwood Common		40	Residential	Approved
Curtis Block III		36	Residential	Approved
Beltline Block Tower		36	Residential	Approved
526 4th Ave		32	Residential	Proposed
West Village Towers III		–	Residential	Approved

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Calgary. Although it is not a building, the Calgary Tower was the city's tallest free standing structure from 1968 until 1983 when it was surpassed by the Suncor Energy Centre's West tower.

Name	Image	Years as tallest	Height m / ft	Floors
Fairmont Palliser Hotel	[Image:Fairmont Palliser Hotel 1.jpg\|100x100px\|center\|Fairmont Palliser Hotel]	1914–1958	60 / 197	12
Elveden House	[Image:Elveden-Szmurlo.jpg\|100x100px\|center\|Elveden House]	1960–1968	80 / 262	20
One Calgary Place	[Image:One Calgary Place, Calgary, June 2013.jpg\|184x184px\|center\|One Calgary Place]	1968–1973	110 / 361	30
Altius Centre	[Image:Altius Centre Calgary, June 2013.jpg\|133x133px\|center\|Altius Centre]	1973–1975	126 / 413	32
Bow Valley Square 2	[Image:Bow Valley Square 2, Calgary, June 2013.jpg\|100px\|center\|Bow Valley Square]	1975–1976	143 / 469	39
Stephen Avenue Place	[Image:Scotia Centre, Calgary, June 2013.jpg\|100px\|center\|Scotia Centre]	1976–1982	155 / 509	41
First Canadian Centre	[Image:First Canadian Centre, Calgary, May 2013.jpg\|100px\|center\|First Canadian Centre]	1982–1984	167 / 548	41
Suncor Energy Centre - West	[Image:Petro Canada West Tower.jpg\|100px\|center\|Suncor Energy Centre]	1984–2011	215 / 705	53
The Bow	[Image:The Bow in Calgary.jpg\|100px\|center\|The Bow]	2011–2017	236 / 774	58
Brookfield Place East	[Image:Brookfield Place Calgary nearing completion, Feb 2017.jpg\|100px\|center\|Brookfield Place East]	2017–present	247 / 810	56