List of tallest buildings in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an estimated population of 439,819 in 2021, is the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada.[1]

Downtown Halifax in 2015

According to the now-defunct website Emporis, the municipality contained 105 high-rise buildings over 35 m (115 ft) tall in 2022.[2] The tallest of these high-rise buildings is One 77, which is 34 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 Halifax 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.

RankBuildingImageHeightStoreysYearNotesRef
1One 77 (7177 Quinpool Road) 111 m (364 ft)34Under construction. Topped out in 2023. Construction is expected to be completed in 2024.[3]
2The Vüze 106 m (348 ft)331971[4][5]
3Richmond Yards (Building A) 103.3 m (339 ft)302024[6]
4Purdy's Wharf Tower 2 87.8 m (288 ft)221990[7]
5The Alexander 87.1 m (286 ft)242018Tallest building in Atlantic Canada built in the 2010s.[8][9]
61801 Hollis Street 86.6 m (284 ft)221985[10]
7Barrington Tower 83.8 m (275 ft)201971[11]
8TD Centre 83 m (272 ft)211977Building height raised from 73 m (239.5 ft) to 83 m (272.3 ft) in 2014.[12]
9The Roy 79.9 m (262 ft)222019[13][14]
10Cogswell Tower 78.9 m (259 ft)201975[15]
11Maritime Centre 78 m (256 ft)211977[16]
12Summer Gardens 76.2 m (250 ft)211990[17][18]
13=Icon Bay 75 m (246 ft)222017[19]
13=Queen Square 75 m (246 ft)191975Tallest building in the Dartmouth neighbourhood of Halifax.[20]
15Purdy's Wharf Tower 1 73.8 m (242 ft)181985[21]
165151 George Street 72.9 m (239 ft)181971[22]
17West22 72.7 m (239 ft)222023[23][24][25]
18The Maple 72.5 m (238 ft)222017Building height measured from Hollis Street main entrance to mechanical penthouse roof[26]
19Duke Tower 71 m (233 ft)161970[27]
20=Tupper Building 70 m (233 ft)161967[28]
20=Park Victoria 70 m (233 ft)211969[29]
20=Summer Gardens 70 m (233 ft)211990[30]
23Loyola Residence Tower 67.1 m (220 ft)221971Residence building of Saint Mary's University.[31]
24Metropolitan Place 66.5 m (218 ft)161987[32]
25CIBC Building 65.5 m (215 ft)161977[33]
26Nova Centre (South Tower) 65 m (213 ft)152017[34]
27The Trillium 64.9 m (213 ft)192011[35]
28The Trinity64 metres (210 ft)212024[36]
29The Elevation on Robie 63 m (207 ft)192024?[37]
30Founders Square 60 m (200 ft)151986[38]

Proposed and under construction

Proposed

BuildingAddressCommunityYear proposedHeightStoreysTotal area of SiteNumber of Residential UnitsNotesReference
The Maristella at King's Wharf50 King's Wharf PlazaDartmouth2017120 m (390 ft)36122,000 m2 (1,310,000 sq ft)When completed, The Maristella at King's Wharf will become the tallest building in Atlantic Canada and the first building in Atlantic Canada to reach 120 m (390 ft) in height, and the total complex will have 12 buildings.[39][40]
2032–2050 Robie Street2032–2050 Robie StreetHalifax201485 m (279 ft)2310,696 m2 (115,130 sq ft)102[41][42]
Wyse Road Development112 and 114 Wyse RoadDartmouth202068.98 m (226.3 ft)201,941 m2 (20,890 sq ft)160The plan will include a 20-storey flatiron-shaped building on the corner of Nantucket Avenue and Wyse Road.[43][44]
210-214 Willett Street210 and 214 Willett StreetHalifax201972 m (236 ft)8–1917,000 m2 (180,000 sq ft)534Three proposed apartment buildings and three townhouses located in Halifax.[45]
Spring Garden WestCarlton Street, Robie Street, Spring Garden RoadHalifax201998.85 m (324.3 ft)304,961.1 m2 (53,401 sq ft)250[46]
1591 Granville Street (Texpark site)1591 Granville Street and 1568 Hollis StreetHalifax201966 m (217 ft)213,657 m2 (39,360 sq ft)416[47]
Dartmouth Towers (Building A)20 Best StreetDartmouth202393.7 m (307 ft)33[48]
Dartmouth Towers (Building B)20 Best StreetDartmouth202393.7 m (307 ft)33[48]
Dartmouth Towers (Building C)20 Best StreetDartmouth202393.4 m (306 ft)33[48]
42 Canal Street (Building A)42 Canal StreetDartmouth90 m (300 ft)30[49]
Flow Towers (Tower 1)11 Canal StreetDartmouth88.7 m (291 ft)30

Under construction

BuildingAddressLocationYear proposedHeight
m (ft)
StoreysSite areaResidential unitsNotesReference
Willow Tree Tower6009–6017 Quinpool RoadHalifax201878 m (256 ft)252,021.6 m2 (21,760 sq ft)unknown[50][51]
The Kevel (King's Wharf Building E)50 King's Wharf PlaceDartmouth85 m (279 ft)276,000 m2 (65,000 sq ft)205[52]
Promenade Robie South (Tower 1)College St.Halifax202196 m (315 ft)315,900 m2 (64,000 sq ft)577[53]
Promenade Robie South (Tower 2)95 m (312 ft)30
Ocean Vista2215 Gottingen St.Halifax20[54]
Wyse Tower1 Williams St.Dartmouth88 m (289 ft)264,994 m2 (53,750 sq ft)160[55]
The MarlstoneAlbemarle StreetHalifax20291[56]
The Post53 Queen StreetDartmouth90 m (300 ft)26[57]

Timeline of tallest buildings

History of the tallest buildings in Halifax
PeriodBuildingHeightStoreysImage
1930–1936Hotel Nova Scotian
(Hotel)
50 m (160 ft)15[58]
1936–1967Dominion Public Building
(Office)
53 m (174 ft)13[59]
1967–1970Tupper Building
(Education)
70 m (230 ft)16[28]
1970–1971Duke Tower
(Office)
71 m (233 ft)16[60]
1971–2023The Vüze
(Residential)
98 m (322 ft)33
2023–presentOne 77
(Residential)
111 m (364 ft)34[61]

See also

References