Halifax's nighttime skyline

This list of tallest buildings in Atlantic Canada refers to the tallest buildings in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island. Buildings in five cities are included in this list; Halifax, Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton, and St. John's, each having buildings at least 60 meters tall. The tallest building in the Atlantic provinces is the 35-storey, 120-metre-tall (390 ft), The Vüze located in Halifax.

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. 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 Bell Aliant Tower.

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year	Notes	Ref
N/A	Bell Aliant Tower		Moncton	127 m (417 ft)	-	1971	A reinforced concrete broadcasting tower used to provide directional radio services. It is the tallest structure in Atlantic Canada.
1	The Vüze		Halifax	120 m (390 ft)	35	1971	Tallest building in Atlantic Canada. Tallest residential structure in Canada east of Quebec City.	[1]
2	Richmond Yards (Building A)		Halifax	103.3 m (339 ft)	22		Topped out in 2023.	[2]
3	Purdy's Wharf Tower 2		Halifax	87.8 m (288 ft)	22	1990		[3]
4	The Alexander		Halifax	87.1 m (286 ft)	24	2018	Tallest building in Atlantic Canada built in the 2010s.	[4][5]
5	1801 Hollis Street		Halifax	86.6 m (284 ft)	22	1985		[6]
6	Barrington Tower		Halifax	83.8 m (275 ft)	20	1975		[7]
7	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.	[8]
8=	Assumption Place		Moncton	80.8 m (265 ft)	20	1972	Tied with Brunswick Square in Saint John for the tallest building in New Brunswick.	[9]
8=	Brunswick Square		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.	[10][11]
10=	The Maple		Halifax	79.9 m (262 ft)	21	2017		[12][13]
10=	The Roy		Halifax	79.9 m (262 ft)	22	2019		[14][15]
12	Summer Gardens		Halifax	76.2 m (250 ft)	21	1990		[16][17]
13	Cogswell Tower		Halifax	78.9 m (259 ft)	20	1975		[18]
14	Maritime Centre		Halifax	78 m (256 ft)	21	1977		[19]
15=	Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral		Moncton	75 m (246 ft)+	4	1955	Gothic style Catholic cathedral.	[20]
15=	Icon Bay		Halifax	75 m (246 ft)	22	2017		[21]
15=	Queen Square		Halifax	75 m (246 ft)	19	1975	Tallest building in the Dartmouth neighbourhood of Halifax.	[22]
18	Purdy's Wharf Tower 1		Halifax	73.8 m (242 ft)	18	1985		[23]
19	Bank of Montreal Building		Halifax	72.9 m (239 ft)	18	1971		[24]
20=	Duke Tower		Halifax	71 m (233 ft)	16	1970		[25]
20=	Founders Square		Halifax	71 m (233 ft)	15	1970		[26]
22	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception		Saint John	70.1 metres (230 ft)	–	1853	Gothic style Catholic cathedral.
23=	Tupper Building		Halifax	70 m (233 ft)	16	1967	Full name: Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building, Dalhousie University	[27]
23=	Park Victoria		Halifax	70 m (233 ft)	21	1969		[28]
23=	Summer Gardens		Halifax	70 m (233 ft)	21	1990		[29]
26	Loyola Residence Tower		Halifax	67.1 m (220 ft)	22	1971	Residence building of Saint Mary's University.	[30]
27	Metropolitan Place		Halifax	66.5 m (218 ft)	16	1987		[31]
28	CIBC Building		Halifax	65.5 m (215 ft)	16	1977		[32]
29	The Trillium		Halifax	64.9 m (213 ft)	19	2011		[33]
30	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.	[34]
31=	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.
31=	St. Patrick's Church		St. John's	60 m (197 ft)	—	1888	Closed as a church in 2022.[35][36][37]	[38]

Tallest buildings under construction or proposed

Timeline of tallest buildings

History of the tallest buildings in Atlantic Canada

Period	Building	Image	Location	Height	Floors	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 – present	Fenwick Place		Halifax	98 m (322 ft)	32[50]

See also

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

References