List of tallest buildings in Montreal

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Montreal that ranks skyscrapers in the city of Montreal, Canada, by height. There are currently 42 buildings and structures in Montreal greater than 100 m (328 ft). The tallest building in the city is the 51-storey, 205-metre-tall (673 ft), 1000 de La Gauchetière

Municipal regulations forbid any building from exceeding the height of Mount Royal, or 233 m (764 ft) above mean sea level.[1] Above-ground height is further limited in most areas and a minority of the downtown land plots are allowed to contain buildings exceeding 120 metres in height.[2] The maximum limit is currently attained by 1000 de La Gauchetière and 1250 René-Lévesque, the latter of which is shorter, but built on higher ground. To build higher than 1000 de La Gauchetière while respecting this limit would be to build on the lowest part of downtown; the maximum height there would be approximately 210 metres.[2]

The history of skyscrapers in Montreal began with the completion of the eight-storey-tall New York Life Insurance Building in 1888.[3] Most high-rise construction in Montreal occurred in two periods: the late 1920s to the early 1930s and then from the early 1960s to the early 1990s.

In the 21st century, the rate of high-rise construction in the city increased again with more under construction in 2014 than in any other North American city bar Toronto and New York City.[4]

Tallest buildings

This list ranks buildings in Montreal that stand at least 100 m (328 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 Tour de Montréal.

Rank	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year	Notes	Ref
1	1250 René-Lévesque		226.5 (743)	47	1992	Originally known as the IBM-Marathon Tower.	[5]
2	1000 de La Gauchetière	1000 de La Gauchetière	205 (673)	51	1992	This is the tallest building in Montreal by roof height. It reaches the maximum roof height allowed by the city within viewing distance of the Mount Royal look off point.	[6]
3	Tour de la Bourse	Tour de la Bourse	194 (637)	47	1964	The tallest building in Canada until completion of the Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower in Toronto. The tallest reinforced concrete building in the world until the completion of Lake Point Tower in Chicago. The tallest building constructed in Montreal in the 1960s.	[7][8]
4	Place Ville-Marie	Place Ville-Marie	188 (617)	47	1962	The tallest building in Canada until completion of the Tour de la Bourse.	[9][10]
5	CIBC Tower	CIBC Tower	187 (614)	45	1962	With its antenna included it measures 225 m (738 ft). The tallest building in Canada and the whole British Commonwealth when completed in 1962. Surpassed within a year by Place Ville-Marie.	[11][12]
6	L'Avenue	L/Avenue	184 (603)	50	2017	The tallest residential tower in Montreal, and the tallest residential tower in Canada east of Toronto. It contains 304 condominium apartments, along with an important mixed use component; a Provigo branded grocery store, four office floors, and ground floor retail.	[13]
N/A	Tour de Montréal	Tour de Montréal	175 (574)	20	1987	The Tour de Montréal is the tallest inclined tower in the world.	[14][N 1]
7	Tour des Canadiens	Tour des Canadiens	167 (548)	50	2016
8	Tour des Canadiens 2	Tour des Canadiens 2	166 (545)	53	2019	Topped out.
9	1501 McGill College	1501 McGill College	158 (519)	36	1992		[15][16]
10	Complexe Desjardins South Tower	Complexe Desjardins South	152 (499)	40	1976	The tallest building constructed in Montreal in the 1970s.	[17][18]
11	Roccabella (East Tower)	Roccabella Drummond	147 (482)	40	2016	Roccabella east and west towers are the tallest twin towers in Montreal.
11	Roccabella (West Tower)	Roccabella De la Montagne	147 (482)	40	2018	Topped out. Roccabella east and west towers are the tallest twin towers in Montreal.
13	Icône (Tower 1)	Icône	146 (479)	39	2017
13	KPMG Tower	KPMG Tower	146 (479)	34	1987	Originally known as Maison des Coopérants and later as Place de la Cathédrale. The tallest building constructed in Montreal in the 1980s.	[19][20]
15	Marriott Château Champlain	Marriott Château Champlain	139 (454)	36	1967	Tallest hotel in Montreal.	[21][22]
16	Le V / Courtyard Marriott Hotel		138 (453)	40	2014		[23][24]
17	Telus Tower	Telus Tower	136 (445)	34	1962	Originally known as CIL House.	[25][26]
18	500 Place D'Armes	Le Tour de la Banque Nationale	133 (435)	32	1968	Originally known as Tour Banque Canadienne Nationale.	[27][28]
18	Deloitte Tower	The Deloitte Tower	133 (435)	26	2015		[29]
20	Complexe Desjardins East Tower	Complexe Desjardins Tour Est	130 (427)	32	1976		[30][31]
21	Scotia Tower	Scotia Tower	128 (420)	29	1990		[32][33]
21	National Bank Tower		128 (420)	28	1983	National Bank Tower and 700 de la Gauchetière were the tallest twin office towers in Montreal until the completion of the Roccabella East and West towers.	[34][35]
21	700 de la Gauchetière		128 (420)	28	1983	Le 700 de la Gauchetière and Tour de la Banque Nationale were the tallest twin office towers in Montreal until the completion of the Roccabella East and West towers. Previously known as Bell Canada Tower.	[36][37]
21	1000 Sherbrooke West		128 (420)	28	1974		[38][39]
25	Terminal Tower		125 (410)	30	1966		[40][41]
25	Bell Media Tower	Bell Media Tower	125 (410)	30	1988	Originally known as Montreal Trust Place and Maison Astral.	[42][43]
27	Altitude Montreal	Altitude Montreal	124 (407)	33	2013	Was the tallest residential building in Canada east of Toronto until 2016.	[44][45]
28=	Sun Life Building	Sun Life Building	122 (400)	26	1931	The tallest building in Montreal from 1931 until the completion of Tour CIBC in 1962. The tallest building in the city completed prior to the 1960s.	[46][47]
28=	Le Port Royal	Le Port Royal	122 (400)	33	1964		[48][49]
28=	Tom Condos	Tom Condos	122 (400)	40	2018	Topped out.	[50][51]
31	Tour de la Banque Royale		121 (397)	22	1928		[52]
32=	Holiday Inn Montréal Centre-Ville West		120 (394)	40	2017		[53]
32=	Humaniti Montréal		120 (394)	39	2020	Architecturally topped out.	[54]
32=	YUL Tower 1		120 (394)	38	2018		[55]
32=	Maison Manuvie		120 (394)	27	2017		[56]
36	Cité du Commerce Électronique		118.8 (390)	27	2003		[57]
37	Le Centre Sheraton		117.6 (386)	38	1982		[58]
38	Le Peterson		115.2 (378)	34	2017		[59]
39	Place du Canada		113 (371)	27	1967		[60]
40	Le 400		112.5 (369)	37	2009		[61]
41=	Edifice Hydro Quebec		110 (361)	27	1962		[62]
41=	500 Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest		110 (361)	26	1983		[63]
43	Le Complexe Desjardins Nord		108 (354)	27	1976		[64]
44	Tour Intact		105.5 (346)	26	1973		[65]
45=	Hotel Omni Montreal		104 (341)	31	1976		[66]
45=	Place Sherbrooke		104 (341)	26	1976		[67]
47	1100 René-Levesque Boulevard		102 (335)	27	1986		[68]
48	Le Crystal		101 (331)	26	2008		[69]

Tallest under construction or proposed

Under construction

The following is a list of buildings that are under construction in Quebec and are planned to rise at least 100 metres (330 ft).

Name	Height m / ft	Floors	Year proposed	Notes	Ref
1 Square Phillips	202.8 m (665 ft)	61	2023	Residential and mixed use. Will become the second tallest building in Montreal.	[70][71][72]
800 Saint-Jacques Street West National Bank of Canada Headquarters	200 m (660 ft)	46	2022	Office. Began construction on 7 November 2018.	[73]
Victoria sur le Parc	200 m (660 ft)	56	2023	Mixed-use: office, residential and retail. Began construction March 2019.	[74]
Maestria Tour B	202 m (663 ft)	61	2023	Began construction on 26 September 2019. When completed in 2023, the complex will become the tallest twin buildings in Canada and the third tallest in North America.	[75][76][77]
Maestria Tour A	185 m (607 ft)	55	2023	Began construction on 26 September 2019. When completed in 2023, the complex will become the tallest twin buildings in Canada and the third tallest in North America.	[78][76]
Tour des Canadiens 3	168 m (551 ft)	53	2021	Residential. Began construction March 2018	[79][80]
Solstice	147.5 m (484 ft)	44	2021	Residential. Began construction on 10 September 2019.	[81][82]
Le Quinzecent	120 m (390 ft)	37	2022	Residential. Began construction in March 2019.	[83][84]
1111 Atwater	120 m (390 ft)	35	2021	Mixed-use, Hotel, office. Began construction in 2019.	[85][86]
628 Saint-Jacques	394 ft (120 m)	35	2021	Residential. Began construction in May 2017.	[87][88]
EvoloX	120 m (390 ft)	36	2020	Residential.	[89]
YUL Condos (East Tower)	120 m (390 ft)	38	2020	Residential. Began construction November 2017	[90]
Centre Hospitalier de l`Université de Montréal (CHUM)	112.1 m (368 ft)	22	2020	Hospital.	[91]

Proposed

The following is a list of buildings that have been proposed, but not approved yet, in Montreal and are planned to rise at least 100 metres (328 ft).

Name	Height m / ft	Floors	Year proposed	Notes	Ref
1 Square Phillips	220 m (720 ft)	61		Residential and mixed use. If approved, construction would be completed by 2024 and would also become the second tallest building in Montreal.	[70][71][72]
Centra Condos 1000 de la Montagne	143.6 m (471 ft)	45	2017	Residential. If approved, construction would be completed by 2022.	[92][93][72]

Timeline of tallest buildings

The Notre Dame Basilica was the tallest building in Montreal from its construction in 1829 to 1928.

The Royal Bank Building, the tallest building in Montreal from 1928 to 1931 and the first building to exceed the Notre-Dame Basilica in height.

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

Name	Street address	Years as tallest	# of Years as tallest	Height m / ft	Floors	Reference
Notre Dame Basilica	110 Notre-Dame Street West	1829–1928	99 years	69 / 226	7	[94][95]
Royal Bank Building	360 Saint Jacques Street West	1928–1931	3 years	121 / 397	22	[96][97]
Sun Life Building	1155 Metcalfe Street	1931–1962	31 years	122 / 400	26	[46][47]
Tour CIBC	1155 René Lévesque Boulevard West	1962	<1 year	187 / 614	45	[11][12]
Place Ville Marie	1 Place Ville-Marie	1962–1964	2 years	188 / 617	47	[9][10]
Tour de la Bourse	800 Victoria Square	1964–1992	28 years	194 / 637	47	[7][8]
1250 René-Lévesque	1250 René-Lévesque Boulevard	1992–present	27 years (current)	226.5 / 743	51	[98]

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Canada
• List of tallest buildings in Quebec
• Architecture of Montreal

Notes

1. The Tour de Montréal 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, freestanding observation towers are not considered to be buildings, as they are not fully habitable structures.

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