List of tallest buildings in Halifax, Nova Scotia

This list of tallest buildings in Halifax refers to the tallest buildings in the City of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Halifax, with an estimated population of 403,131 in 2016, is the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada.

Halifax's nighttime skyline

As of June 2017, the city contains 5 skyscrapers over 80 m (262 ft) and 93 high-rise buildings that exceed 35 m (115 ft) in height.[1] The tallest building in the city is the 32-storey, 98 m (322 ft) Fenwick Place,[2] though the most famous buildings are the Purdy's Wharf towers which are the second- and eighth-tallest buildings in the city. These buildings were constructed in a modernist architectural style, representing the city's efforts to add visual interest into the skyline.

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.

Rank	Building	Image	Height	Floors	Year	Notes	Ref
1	Fenwick Tower		97.5 m (320 ft)	33	1971	Tallest building in Atlantic Canada. Tallest residential structure in Canada east of Quebec City. Currently being redeveloped by a private company planning to rename it 'The Vuze' In 2021, two new floors will be adding to the building, bringing it up to a total of 35 floors, with a new height of 106 meters, or 348 feet.	[3]
2	Purdy's Wharf Tower 2		87.8 m (288 ft)	22	1990		[4]
3	The Alexander		87.1 m (286 ft)	24	2018	Tallest building in Atlantic Canada built in the 2010s.	[5][6]
4	1801 Hollis Street		86.6 m (284 ft)	22	1985		[7]
5	Barrington Tower		83.8 m (275 ft)	20	1975		[8]
6	TD Centre		83 m (272 ft)	21	1974/2014	Building height raised from 73 m (239.5 ft) to 83 m (272.3 ft) in 2014.	[9]
7=	The Maple		79.9 m (262 ft)	22	2017		[10][11]
7=	The Roy		79.9 m (262 ft)	22	2019		[12][13]
9	Cogswell Tower		78.9 m (259 ft)	20	1975		[14]
10	Maritime Centre		78 m (256 ft)	21	1974		[15]
11	Summer Gardens		76.2 m (250 ft)	21	1990		[16][17]
12=	Icon Bay		75 m (246 ft)	22	2017		[18]
12=	Queen Square		75 m (246 ft)	19	1975	Tallest building in the Dartmouth neighbourhood of Halifax.	[19]
14	Purdy's Wharf Tower 1		73.8 m (242 ft)	18	1985		[20]
15	Bank of Montreal Building		72.9 m (239 ft)	18	1971		[21]
16=	Duke Tower		71 m (233 ft)	16	1970		[22]
16=	Founders Square		71 m (233 ft)	15	1970		[23]
18=	Tupper Building		70 m (233 ft)	16	1967		[24]
18=	Park Victoria		70 m (233 ft)	21	1969		[25]
18=	Summer Gardens		70 m (233 ft)	21	1990		[26]
21=	Loyola Residence Tower		67.1 m (220 ft)	22	1971	Residence building of Saint Mary's University.	[27]
21=	Metropolitan Place		66.5 m (218 ft)	16	1987		[28]
23	CIBC Building		65.5 m (215 ft)	16	1977		[29]
24	The Trillium		64.9 m (213 ft)	19	2011		[30]

Other notable buildings

Dominion Public Building

Dominion Public Building

The Dominion Public Building is a 13-storey art deco-style office building located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Completed in 1936, it originally served as the central post office for the City of Halifax and contained various other government offices.

A four-story addition using similar materials was added to the building during the 1960s. The building underwent extensive interior renovations and upgrading during the early 1990s, and the sandstone exterior was removed, cleaned, and then restored between 2008 and 2009. This also allowed the building's steel frame to be repaired and restored.

Province House

The Province House is where the Nova Scotia Legislature, known officially as the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, has met every year since 1819. The building is Canada's oldest house of government.

Standing three stories tall, the structure is considered one of the finest examples of Palladian architecture in North America. It commenced operation on February 11, 1819.

During 1848, Province House was the site for the first form of responsible government in the British Empire outside the United Kingdom. The building is located in downtown Halifax on a block bordered by Hollis, Granville, George and Prince streets

Halifax Central Library

The Halifax Central Library stands at the corner of Spring Garden Road and Queen Street. It serves as the flagship library of the Halifax Public Libraries, replacing the Spring Garden Road Memorial Library. The library won a Lieutenant Governor’s Design Award in Architecture for 2014 and a Governor General's Medal in Architecture in 2016.

Halifax Convention Centre

The Halifax Convention Centre is a convention centre that is part of the larger $500-million Nova Centre development currently under construction in Downtown Halifax. The convention centre opened on December 15, 2017, replacing the older World Trade and Convention Centre located three blocks north.

Tallest under construction or proposed

Under construction

As of October 2019, there are no buildings under construction in Halifax that stand at least 60 m (197 ft) tall.

Proposed

Building	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year proposed	Status	Notes	Ref
King's Wharf	120.1 m (394 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.	[31]
6009 Quinpool Road	101.7 m (334 ft)	28	2018	Proposed	If approved, 6009 Quinpool Road would become the second tallest building in Atlantic Canada.	[32][33]
2032/2050 Robie Street	87.1 m (286 ft)	24	2018	Proposed		[34][35]
7037 Mumford Road		22	2019	Approved		[36]

Timeline of tallest buildings

History of the tallest buildings in Halifax[37]

Period	Building	Height	Floors	Image
1819–1930	Province House (Government)	30 m (98 ft)	3
1930–1936	Hotel Nova Scotian (Hotel)	50 m (160 ft)	15[38]
1936–1967	Dominion Public Building (Office)	53 m (174 ft)	13[39]
1967–1970	Tupper Building (Education)	70 m (230 ft)	16[24]
1970–1971	Duke Tower (Office)	71 m (233 ft)	16[40]	Duke Tower
1971 – present	Fenwick Place (Residential)	98 m (322 ft)	33	Fenwick Place

See also

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

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