List of tallest buildings in Toronto

This list of tallest buildings in Toronto ranks skyscraper

Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building. There is no official definition or height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper...

s in the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 city of Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most populous municipality in North America...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province located in east-central Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area. Ontario is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba to the west and Quebec to the east, and 5 U.S...

 by height. The tallest structure in Toronto is the CN Tower

CN Tower

The CN Tower, located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a communications and observation tower standing tall. It surpassed the height of the Ostankino Tower while still under construction in 1975, becoming the tallest free-standing structure on land in the world...

, which rises 553 metres (1,815 ft). The CN Tower was the tallest free-standing structure on land from 1975 until 2007, and remains the world's tallest completed free-standing structure on land. However, it is not generally considered a high-rise building as it does not have successive floors that can be occupied. The tallest habitable building in the city is First Canadian Place

First Canadian Place

First Canadian Place is a skyscraper in the financial district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the northwest corner of King and Bay streets, and is home to the Toronto headquarters of the Bank of Montreal. At 298 metres, or 978 feet , it is Canada's tallest skyscraper and the eleventh tallest...

, which rises 298 metres (978 ft) tall in Toronto's Financial District

Financial District, Toronto

The Financial District is a business district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, within the downtown core. It was originally planned as New Town in 1796 as an extension of the Town of York . It is the main financial district in Toronto, and is the financial heart of Canada...

 and was completed in 1975. It also stands as the tallest building in Canada. Scotia Plaza

Scotia Plaza

Scotia Plaza is a Postmodern commercial office complex in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The complex is situated in the financial district of the downtown core, and is generally bordered by Yonge Street on the east, King Street West on the south, Bay Street on the west, and Adelaide Street...

 is the second-tallest building in the city and the country.

The history of skyscrapers in Toronto began in 1894 with the construction of the Beard Building

Beard Building

The Beard Building is regarded as Toronto's first skyscraper, and was completed in 1894. Designed by E.J. Lennox, It was planned to be a nine-storey, iron-framed structure, but it only reached seven storeys when completed and was a more traditional wood/brick combination.The Beard Building was a...

, which is often regarded as the first skyscraper in the city. Toronto went through an early building boom in the late 1920s and early 1930s, during which several high-rise buildings were constructed. The city experienced a second, much larger building boom that lasted from the late 1960s to early 1990s, during which time it saw the construction of 14 skyscrapers, including First Canadian Place. Overall, Toronto is the site of 21 skyscrapers that rise at least 150 metres (492 ft) in height, and has a total of 1,747 high-rise

High-rise

A high-rise is a tall building or structure. Normally, the function of the building is added, for example high-rise apartment building or high-rise offices. Compare: low-rise...

s.

Toronto has been the site of several skyscraper construction projects in recent years. The most recently completed skyscraper in the city is the Bay Adelaide Centre West Tower, which was constructed in 2009 and rises 218 metres (715 ft). The tallest building approved for construction in the city is One Bloor East

One Bloor East

1 Bloor East was a mixed-use skyscraper planned to be constructed at the intersection of Bloor Street and Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The project was launched to much fanfare in 2007. The two-storey buildings located on the site were demolished in December 2008.In July...

, which would become the second-tallest building and third-tallest structure in Toronto upon completion in 2012. The building is planned to rise 291 metres (953 ft); however, plans for this site are currently in flux (see its entry for further details). As of November 2008, there are 376 high-rise buildings under construction, proposed for construction, or approved for construction in the city.

Tallest buildings

The following is a list of Toronto skyscrapers that stand at least 122 metres (400 ft) tall, ranked by standard height measurement. 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. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Freestanding observation tower

Tower

Towers are tall structures that are almost always taller than they are wide, usually by a significant margin. Towers are generally built to take advantage of their height, and can stand alone or as part of a larger structure.- History :...

s, while not habitable buildings, are included for comparison purposes; however, they are not ranked.

Rank	Name	Height m Metre The metre or meter is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units . Historically, the metre was defined by the French Academy of Sciences as the length between two marks on a platinum-iridium bar, which was designed to represent one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator...  / ft	Floors	Year	Notes	Image
	CN Tower CN Tower The CN Tower, located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a communications and observation tower standing tall. It surpassed the height of the Ostankino Tower while still under construction in 1975, becoming the tallest free-standing structure on land in the world... The CN Tower 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 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is an international body in the field of tall buildings and sustainable urban design. A not-for-profit organization based at the Illinois Institute of Technology in the city of Chicago, Illinois, the CTBUH announces the title of ‘The World’s Tallest... , freestanding observation towers are not considered to be buildings, as they are not fully habitable structures.	553 / 1,815	height of 147 storeys with no intermediate floors	1976	Second-tallest free-standing structure on land in the world, tallest completed. Has been the tallest structure in Canada and North America since 1975. Tallest free-standing structure on land in the world from 1975 until 2007. The CN Tower CN Tower The CN Tower, located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a communications and observation tower standing tall. It surpassed the height of the Ostankino Tower while still under construction in 1975, becoming the tallest free-standing structure on land in the world...  was the world's tallest completed free-standing structure on land until the Burj Dubai Burj Dubai Burj Dubai , a supertall skyscraper under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at... , at 818m tall as of 2009, surpassed it in 2007.
1	First Canadian Place First Canadian Place First Canadian Place is a skyscraper in the financial district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the northwest corner of King and Bay streets, and is home to the Toronto headquarters of the Bank of Montreal. At 298 metres, or 978 feet , it is Canada's tallest skyscraper and the eleventh tallest...	298 / 978	72	1975	51st-tallest building in the world, tallest building in Canada. Has been the tallest habitable building in Canada since 1975. Tallest building in the world outside of Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and with more than 2.8 million people, the 3rd largest city in the United States...  and New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...  at the time of its completion. Tallest building completed in Toronto in the 1970s. Formerly known as First Bank Tower
2	Scotia Tower Scotia Plaza Scotia Plaza is a Postmodern commercial office complex in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The complex is situated in the financial district of the downtown core, and is generally bordered by Yonge Street on the east, King Street West on the south, Bay Street on the west, and Adelaide Street...	275 / 902	68	1988	75th-tallest building in the world, second-tallest building in Canada. Tallest building completed in the city in the 1980s.
3	TD Canada Trust Tower	261 / 856	53	1990	Third-tallest building in the city. Tallest building completed in Toronto in the 1990s.
4	Commerce Court West Commerce Court Commerce Court is a cluster of four office buildings in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in the financial district on King Street and Bay Street...	239 / 784	57	1972	Fourth-tallest building in the city.
5	Toronto-Dominion Tower Toronto-Dominion Centre The Toronto-Dominion Centre, or T-D Centre, is a cluster of buildings in downtown Toronto, Ontario, consisting of six towers and a pavilion covered in bronze-tinted glass and black painted steel, and serving as the global headquarters of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, as well as providing office and...	223 / 731	56	1967	Fifth-tallest building in the city. Tallest building completed in the city in the 1960s.
6	Bay Adelaide Centre West Tower	218 / 715	51	2009	Sixth-tallest building in the city.
7	Bay Wellington Tower	207 / 679	49	1991	Eighth-tallest building in Canada.
8	Maple Leaf Square North Tower Maple Leaf Square Maple Leaf Square is a two-tower condominium, hotel, office and retail complex currently under construction to the west of the Air Canada Centre in downtown Toronto...	186 / 610	54	2009	Building is under construction and has topped out.
9=	Royal Trust Tower Toronto-Dominion Centre The Toronto-Dominion Centre, or T-D Centre, is a cluster of buildings in downtown Toronto, Ontario, consisting of six towers and a pavilion covered in bronze-tinted glass and black painted steel, and serving as the global headquarters of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, as well as providing office and...	183 / 600	46	1969	17th-tallest building in Canada.
9=	RBC Centre RBC Centre The RBC Centre is a 43 storey office tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on the outskirts of the traditionally defined financial district, owned and operated by Cadillac Fairview Corporation...	183 / 600	42	2009	Completed in June 2009. Tied for 9th tallest building in the city.
11	Royal Bank Plaza South Royal Bank Plaza Royal Bank Plaza in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the de-facto headquarters of the Royal Bank of Canada. The building shares with the Fairmont Royal York Hotel the block in Toronto's financial district bordered by Bay, Front, York, and Wellington streets....	180 / 591	40	1979	19th-tallest building in Canada.
12	One King Street West	176 / 578	51	2005	23rd-tallest building in Canada. Tallest completed all-residential skyscraper in the city.
13	Maple Leaf Square South Tower Maple Leaf Square Maple Leaf Square is a two-tower condominium, hotel, office and retail complex currently under construction to the west of the Air Canada Centre in downtown Toronto...	174 / 571	50	2009	Building is under construction and has topped out.
14	44 Charles Street West Manulife Centre The Manulife Centre is located on the southeast corner of Bay and Bloor streets, adjacent to the southern edge of the Yorkville district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada...	166 / 545	51	1972	25th-tallest building in Canada.
15	Quantum 2 Minto Midtown The Minto Midtown is a residential complex on Yonge Street in Toronto near Yonge and Eglinton. The complex consists of two towers, the Quantum and the Quantum 2. It has been developed by Minto Developments Inc....	165 / 541	51	2008
16	Residences of College Park Residences of College Park Residences of College Park is a pair of skyscrapers located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The north and south buildings were completed in 2006 and 2008, respectively. It stands at tall. They are located on Bay Street just south of College Street near the historic College Park department store. A...	163 / 535	51	2006
17	Success Tower	162 / 531	54	2009	Under Construction. This building has topped out in 2009.
18	TD Waterhouse Tower Toronto-Dominion Centre The Toronto-Dominion Centre, or T-D Centre, is a cluster of buildings in downtown Toronto, Ontario, consisting of six towers and a pavilion covered in bronze-tinted glass and black painted steel, and serving as the global headquarters of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, as well as providing office and...	154 / 504	39	1985
19	35 Mariner	153 / 503	49	2005
20	Montage	153 / 502	48	2009	Under construction - this project topped out in 2009.
21	The 250 Toronto Eaton Centre The Toronto Eaton Centre is a large shopping mall and office complex in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, named after the now-defunct Eaton's department store chain that once anchored it. In terms of the number of visitors, the shopping mall is Toronto's top tourist attraction, with around one...	151 / 494	35	1992	Atop the Toronto Eaton Centre Toronto Eaton Centre The Toronto Eaton Centre is a large shopping mall and office complex in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, named after the now-defunct Eaton's department store chain that once anchored it. In terms of the number of visitors, the shopping mall is Toronto's top tourist attraction, with around one...
22	2 Bloor Street West 2 Bloor Street West 2 Bloor Street West, often regarded as Toronto's CIBC building, is an office building at the intersection of Yonge Street and Bloor Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-About:...	149 / 488	34	1973
23=	West One CityPlace, Toronto CityPlace is the name given to a large section of former railway land in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada that has been redeveloped for multi-use purpose. The term has been more recently used for a large multi-tower condo development in the Harbourfront district. When completed, this area will be...	148 / 486	49	2007
23=	Simcoe Place Simcoe Place, Toronto Simcoe Place stands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at 148 metres with 33 floors and completed by Carlos A Ott and NORR in 1995. The late-Modernist building was built by developer Cadillac Fairview...	148 / 486	33	1995
25	Residences of College Park South Residences of College Park Residences of College Park is a pair of skyscrapers located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The north and south buildings were completed in 2006 and 2008, respectively. It stands at tall. They are located on Bay Street just south of College Street near the historic College Park department store. A...	147 / 482	45	2008
26	Exchange Tower	146 / 479	30	1983
27	Commerce Court North Commerce Court Commerce Court is a cluster of four office buildings in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in the financial district on King Street and Bay Street...	145 / 476	34	1931	Tallest building completed in Toronto in the 1930s.
28	Simpson Tower Simpson Tower The Simpson Tower is the 26th-tallest building in Toronto. Completed in 1968, as the headquarters of the Simpsons department store company, it has 33 floors and is 144 metres high. In 1978, as part of a corporate takeover, the Simpson Tower became the property of the Hudson's Bay Company, and the...	144 / 472	33	1968
29	SP!RE SP!RE SP!RE is a high-rise condominium building located at 70 Adelaide Street East at Church Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada by Context Developments...	143 / 469	43	2007
30	Cadillac Fairview Tower Toronto Eaton Centre The Toronto Eaton Centre is a large shopping mall and office complex in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, named after the now-defunct Eaton's department store chain that once anchored it. In terms of the number of visitors, the shopping mall is Toronto's top tourist attraction, with around one...	142 / 466	36	1981
31	Murano South Murano, Toronto Murano Condominiums, is a two-tower residential high-rise condominium complex located at 825 Bay Street, near the intersection of Bay Street and College Street in the Discovery District of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Construction of the North tower was completed in the winter of 2008/9. The...	140 / 459	41	2009	Under construction - this building topped out in 2009.
32	Pantages Tower Pantages Tower Pantages Tower is a condominium and boutique hotel built near the Canon Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.At 139.6 metres and 45 floors, the glass tower was completed in 2003....	140 / 458	46	2003
33	The Met Condos The Met Condos The Met Condos is the 22nd-tallest building in Toronto. It is located on Carlton St just west of Yonge Street.- References :...	139 / 456	43	2007
34=	CASA Casa Condominio Residenza Casa Condominio Residenza, or CASA, is a high-rise condominium building under construction at 33 Charles Street East near the intersection of Bloor Street and Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Construction in ongoing, as of July 2009....	138 / 453	45	2009	Building is under construction. Topped out in 2009
34=	Palace Place The Palace Pier The Palace Pier is the site of Palace Place and Palace Pier, both tied for the 27th-tallest building in Toronto. They are located at 2045 Lake Shore Boulevard West and 1 Palace Pier Court in the Humber Bay neighbourhood.- Overview :...	138 / 453	46	1991
34=	Palace Pier The Palace Pier The Palace Pier is the site of Palace Place and Palace Pier, both tied for the 27th-tallest building in Toronto. They are located at 2045 Lake Shore Boulevard West and 1 Palace Pier Court in the Humber Bay neighbourhood.- Overview :...	138 / 453	46	1978
37	Oxford Tower Oxford Tower (Toronto) Oxford Tower is the 29th-tallest structure in Toronto, located at 130 Adelaide Street West. It was completed in 1979....	137 / 449	33	1979
38	Sheraton Centre Hotel Sheraton Centre (Toronto) Sheraton Centre Hotel is the 33rd-tallest building in Toronto, and is the tallest all-hotel building in Toronto. When it opened in 1972 it was the second largest hotel in Toronto with 1,450 rooms, behind on the Royal York Hotel. The hotel was originally also affiliated with the Four Seasons chain,...	135 / 443	43	1972	Tallest all-hotel building in the city.
39	Two Bloor East Hudson Bay Centre Hudson's Bay Centre is an International style office skyscraper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. .-History:Completed in 1974, it stands at 35 floors at 135 metres in height. The former Bay flagship store still anchors the site...	134 / 439	34	1974
40	Ernst & Young Tower Toronto-Dominion Centre The Toronto-Dominion Centre, or T-D Centre, is a cluster of buildings in downtown Toronto, Ontario, consisting of six towers and a pavilion covered in bronze-tinted glass and black painted steel, and serving as the global headquarters of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, as well as providing office and...	133 / 437	31	1991
41	N1/N2 CityPlace, Toronto CityPlace is the name given to a large section of former railway land in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada that has been redeveloped for multi-use purpose. The term has been more recently used for a large multi-tower condo development in the Harbourfront district. When completed, this area will be...	133 / 436	41	2007
42	Empire Tower	130 / 427	28	2005
43	Dundee Place	129 / 424	31	1991
44=	Leaside Towers I Leaside Towers The Leaside Towers are the tallest buildings in East York, Toronto, Canada. They are a twin set of apartment towers, with one facing North-South, and another Facing East-West. Located at 85 Thorncliffe Park Drive near Overlea, they are the biggest section of the "East York Skyline". Their...	129 / 423	44	1970
44=	Leaside Towers II Leaside Towers The Leaside Towers are the tallest buildings in East York, Toronto, Canada. They are a twin set of apartment towers, with one facing North-South, and another Facing East-West. Located at 85 Thorncliffe Park Drive near Overlea, they are the biggest section of the "East York Skyline". Their...	129 / 423	44	1970
46=	Canadian Pacific Tower Toronto-Dominion Centre The Toronto-Dominion Centre, or T-D Centre, is a cluster of buildings in downtown Toronto, Ontario, consisting of six towers and a pavilion covered in bronze-tinted glass and black painted steel, and serving as the global headquarters of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, as well as providing office and...	128 / 420	32	1974
46=	Metro Hall West Metro Hall Metro Hall is a 27-storey postmodern office tower at the corner of Wellington and John Streets in Toronto, Canada. Part of the three-tower Metro Centre complex, the building was completed in 1992 to house the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto and its employees...	128 / 420	27	1992
48=	Pinnacle A Pinnacle Centre Pinnacle Centre is a condominium tower development in Toronto, Canada. The complex consists of four planned towers. It is located on former railway lands on the Toronto waterfront. It is one of a number of development projects in the area, the most notable being the nearby Maple Leaf Square and...	127 / 417	40	2006
48=	18 Yonge	127 / 417	39	2006
48=	Westin Harbour Castle South Tower	127 / 417	38	1975
51	Marriott Hotel/Plaza 2 Apartments Hudson Bay Centre Hudson's Bay Centre is an International style office skyscraper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. .-History:Completed in 1974, it stands at 35 floors at 135 metres in height. The former Bay flagship store still anchors the site...	126 / 415	41	1975
52=	Verve	126 / 413	39	2008
52=	Quantum Minto Midtown The Minto Midtown is a residential complex on Yonge Street in Toronto near Yonge and Eglinton. The complex consists of two towers, the Quantum and the Quantum 2. It has been developed by Minto Developments Inc....	126 / 413	37	2007
54	Sun Life Centre East Tower	125 / 410	28	1984
55	Yonge Eglinton Centre I	124 / 408	30	1974
56	Royal York Hotel	124 / 407	28	1929
57	10 Navy	123 / 402	40	2005

Tallest buildings and structures by pinnacle height

This list ranks Toronto skyscrapers and other structures based on their pinnacle height, which includes radio masts and antennas. As architectural features and spires can be regarded as subjective, some skyscraper enthusiasts prefer this method of measurement. Standard architectural height measurement, which excludes antennas in building height, is included for comparative purposes.

Rank	Name	Pinnacle height m Metre The metre or meter is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units . Historically, the metre was defined by the French Academy of Sciences as the length between two marks on a platinum-iridium bar, which was designed to represent one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator...  / ft	Standard height m Metre The metre or meter is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units . Historically, the metre was defined by the French Academy of Sciences as the length between two marks on a platinum-iridium bar, which was designed to represent one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator...  / ft	Notes
1	CN Tower CN Tower The CN Tower, located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a communications and observation tower standing tall. It surpassed the height of the Ostankino Tower while still under construction in 1975, becoming the tallest free-standing structure on land in the world...	553 / 1,815	457 / 1,499
2	First Canadian Place First Canadian Place First Canadian Place is a skyscraper in the financial district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the northwest corner of King and Bay streets, and is home to the Toronto headquarters of the Bank of Montreal. At 298 metres, or 978 feet , it is Canada's tallest skyscraper and the eleventh tallest...	355 / 1,165	298 / 978
3	Commerce Court West	287 / 942	239 / 784
4	Scotia Plaza Scotia Plaza Scotia Plaza is a Postmodern commercial office complex in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The complex is situated in the financial district of the downtown core, and is generally bordered by Yonge Street on the east, King Street West on the south, Bay Street on the west, and Adelaide Street...	275 / 902	275 / 902
5	TD Canada Trust Tower	263 / 862	227 / 745
6	Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower	223 / 732	223 / 732
7	Bay Wellington Tower	208 / 682	208 / 682
8	Royal Trust Tower	183 / 600	183 / 600
9	Royal Bank Plaza Royal Bank Plaza Royal Bank Plaza in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the de-facto headquarters of the Royal Bank of Canada. The building shares with the Fairmont Royal York Hotel the block in Toronto's financial district bordered by Bay, Front, York, and Wellington streets....	180 / 591	180 / 591
10	One King Street West	176 / 577	176 / 577

Under construction

The following is a list of buildings that are under construction in Toronto and are planned to rise at least 122 metres (400 ft).

Name	Height m Metre The metre or meter is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units . Historically, the metre was defined by the French Academy of Sciences as the length between two marks on a platinum-iridium bar, which was designed to represent one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator...  / ft	Floors	Year	Notes
Trump International Hotel and Tower Trump International Hotel and Tower (Toronto) Trump International Hotel & Tower, Toronto is a mixed-use skyscraper currently under construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is being built by Talon International Development Inc., which is owned by Val Levitan and Canadian billionaire Alex Shnaider....	282 / 925	59	2010
Shangri-La Toronto Shangri-La Toronto Shangri-La Toronto is a hotel and condominium tower under construction in downtown Toronto, Canada. It was designed by Vancouver based architect James Cheng is being built by Westbank Projects Corp. This is the same team that was responsible for building the 201m Living Shangri-La, the tallest...	214 / 702	65	2012
The Residences at the Ritz-Carlton Ritz-Carlton Toronto The Residences at the Ritz-Carlton Toronto is a hotel and residential skyscraper currently under construction in Toronto, Canada.It will be located at 181 Wellington Street West, on the western edge of the downtown core, on the border of Toronto's entertainment district...	213 / 699	53	2009
Four Seasons Private Residences West	190 / 623	55	2010
Maple Leaf Square North Tower Maple Leaf Square Maple Leaf Square is a two-tower condominium, hotel, office and retail complex currently under construction to the west of the Air Canada Centre in downtown Toronto...	186 / 610	54	2009	This building has topped out.
Maple Leaf Square South Tower Maple Leaf Square Maple Leaf Square is a two-tower condominium, hotel, office and retail complex currently under construction to the west of the Air Canada Centre in downtown Toronto...	174 / 571	50	2009	This building has topped out.
The Uptown Residences The Uptown Residences The Uptown Residences is a condominium project by developer Pemberton Group in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Located at 35 Balmuto Street south of Bloor Street, the 48 floor retro-Art Deco tower will stand at 158 metres with 305 units...	158 / 518	48	2010
Bell Lightbox (Festival Tower) Bell Lightbox Bell Lightbox & Festival Tower, designed by Toronto-based architectural firm Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects , will be the future home of the Toronto International Film Festival . The project was conceived in partnership by the Toronto International Film Festival Group and the King and...	157 / 514	42	2010
Burano Burano (building) Burano Condominiums, is a 48 storey, 149 metre tall residential high-rise condominium complex presently under construction on Bay Street between Grenville St. and Grosvenor St...	153 / 502	48	2010
X Condominium X Condominium X Condominium is a high-rise condominium building located at 590 Jarvis Street near the intersection of Bloor and Jarvis in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada by Great Gulf Homes. Construction is ongoing, as of July 2009.-Architecture:...	149 / 487	45	2010
Murano South Murano, Toronto Murano Condominiums, is a two-tower residential high-rise condominium complex located at 825 Bay Street, near the intersection of Bay Street and College Street in the Discovery District of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Construction of the North tower was completed in the winter of 2008/9. The...	140 / 459	41	2009	This building has topped out.
CASA Casa Condominio Residenza Casa Condominio Residenza, or CASA, is a high-rise condominium building under construction at 33 Charles Street East near the intersection of Bloor Street and Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Construction in ongoing, as of July 2009....	138 / 453	45	2009	This building has topped out.
Parade 1 Tower 1 CityPlace, Toronto CityPlace is the name given to a large section of former railway land in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada that has been redeveloped for multi-use purpose. The term has been more recently used for a large multi-tower condo development in the Harbourfront district. When completed, this area will be...	131 / 430	36	2010
Parade 2 Tower 1 CityPlace, Toronto CityPlace is the name given to a large section of former railway land in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada that has been redeveloped for multi-use purpose. The term has been more recently used for a large multi-tower condo development in the Harbourfront district. When completed, this area will be...	131 / 430	36	2010
Crystal Blu	126 / 413	34	2010
M5V	124 / 407	34	2011

Approved

The following is a list of buildings that are approved in Toronto and are planned to rise at least 150 metres (492 ft).

Name	Height m Metre The metre or meter is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units . Historically, the metre was defined by the French Academy of Sciences as the length between two marks on a platinum-iridium bar, which was designed to represent one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator...  / ft	Floors	Year	Notes
One Bloor East One Bloor East 1 Bloor East was a mixed-use skyscraper planned to be constructed at the intersection of Bloor Street and Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The project was launched to much fanfare in 2007. The two-storey buildings located on the site were demolished in December 2008.In July...	291 / 953	80	2012
Aura Aura (at College Park) The Aura is a mixed-use skyscraper approved for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the final phase of a series of new condominiums at College Park in Toronto's Downtown Yonge District. It is part of the Residences of College Park project...	245 / 804	75	2014
Ice Condominiums 2	216 / 710	65	2015
Ice Condominiums 1	186 / 610	55	2013
U Condominiums Tower 2	184 / 604	55	2012
Bay Adelaide Centre East Tower	180 / 591	43	2012
21 Avenue South Tower	170 / 558	48	2015
Bay Adelaide Centre North Tower	162 / 531	49	2014
21 Avenue North Tower	157 / 515	44	2015
16 York	157 / 515	31
Tridel Three Hundred	156 / 512	52	2013
Hullmark Centre North Tower	156 / 512	47	2016
U Condominiums Tower 1	154 / 505	45	2012

Proposed

The following is a list of buildings that are pending approval in Toronto and are planned to rise at least 150 metres (492 ft). Toronto has a total of 310 proposed high-rises pending approval for construction; there will not be enough room for all of them to fit on one page. Toronto has the second highest number of proposed buildings in the world, only after Dubai

Dubai

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, and the most in North America

North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific...

. In comparison, New York City

New York City

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 only has 153 proposed skyscrapers, less than half that of Toronto's.

Name	Height m Metre The metre or meter is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units . Historically, the metre was defined by the French Academy of Sciences as the length between two marks on a platinum-iridium bar, which was designed to represent one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator...  / ft	Floors	Year	References

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Toronto.

Name	Street address	Years as tallest	Height m Metre The metre or meter is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units . Historically, the metre was defined by the French Academy of Sciences as the length between two marks on a platinum-iridium bar, which was designed to represent one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator...  / ft	Floors	Reference	Image
Beard Building Beard Building The Beard Building is regarded as Toronto's first skyscraper, and was completed in 1894. Designed by E.J. Lennox, It was planned to be a nine-storey, iron-framed structure, but it only reached seven storeys when completed and was a more traditional wood/brick combination.The Beard Building was a...	King Street East	1894–1896	30 / 98	7
Temple Building Temple Building The Temple Building was one of the first skyscrapers built in the city of Toronto. It was erected in 1896 to house the world headquarters of the Independent Order of Foresters, which was a friendly society that acted as both a fraternal order and an important financial institution. The IOF was then...	Bay Street	1896–1906	40 / 131	10
Trader's Bank Building Trader's Bank Building (Toronto) Trader's Bank Building is one of the early skyscrapers in Toronto.Designed by Carrère and Hastings and built in 1905 at 67 Yonge Street, standing at 15 storeys above Yonge and Colborne Streets, it was the tallest building in Toronto and the entire British Commonwealth until the CPR Building was...	Yonge Street	1906–1912	60 / 197	15
Canadian Pacific Building Canadian Pacific Building The Canadian Pacific Building at 69 Yonge Street was erected in 1911 and served as offices for Canadian Pacific Railway in Toronto. Today, new tenants occupy the 15 storey building. The CPR name no longer adorns the building, but traces of the name still remain on the walls.Other buildings in the...	69 Yonge Street	1912–1915	65 / 213	15
Royal Bank Building Royal Bank Building, Toronto The Royal Bank Building refers to two office buildings built for the Royal Bank of Canada in the Financial District of Toronto, Canada:* The 20-storey Royal Bank Building, located on the northeast corner of Yonge and King Streets, was completed in 1915 and designed by the architectural firm Ross...	20 King Street East	1915–1928	90 / 295	21
Sterling Tower Sterling Tower Sterling Tower is a 65 meter-tall skyscraper in Toronto, located at the intersection of Bay and Richmond streets. Designed by Chapman and Oxley, it was built in 1928. For one year, until the construction of the Royal York Hotel, it was the tallest building in Toronto.It is a City of Toronto...	372 Bay Street	1928–1929	65 / 213	21
Royal York Hotel	100 Front Street West	1929–1931	124 / 407	28
Bank of Commerce Building	25 King Street West	1931–1967	145 / 476	34
Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower Toronto-Dominion Centre The Toronto-Dominion Centre, or T-D Centre, is a cluster of buildings in downtown Toronto, Ontario, consisting of six towers and a pavilion covered in bronze-tinted glass and black painted steel, and serving as the global headquarters of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, as well as providing office and...	66 Wellington Street West	1967–1972	223 / 731	56
Commerce Court West	199 Bay Street	1972–1975	239 / 784	57
First Canadian Place First Canadian Place First Canadian Place is a skyscraper in the financial district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the northwest corner of King and Bay streets, and is home to the Toronto headquarters of the Bank of Montreal. At 298 metres, or 978 feet , it is Canada's tallest skyscraper and the eleventh tallest...	100 King Street West	1975–present	298 / 976	72

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Canada
• Architecture in Toronto

External links

• Emporis.com - Toronto
• SkyscraperPage.com - Toronto
• SkyscraperPage.com diagram of Toronto skyscrapers