List of tallest buildings in Vancouver

, British Columbia, in Canada has more high-rise buildings per capita than most North American metropolitan centres with populations exceeding 1,000,000. Vancouver's population density is the 4th-highest in North America and the city has more residential high-rises per capita than any other city on the continent.
There are roughly 650 high-rise buildings that equal or exceed, and roughly 50 buildings that equal or exceed 100 metres. Vancouver has 27 protected view corridors which limit the construction of tall buildings which interfere with the line of sight to the North Shore Mountains, the downtown skyline, and the waters of English Bay and the Strait of Georgia. Almost all of Vancouver's buildings that exceed 100 metres in height are located within Downtown Vancouver.
The tallest building in Vancouver is the 62-storey, Living Shangri-La and represents the city's efforts to add visual interest into Vancouver's skyline. The Private Residences at Hotel Georgia completed in 2012 at and 48 stories is currently the third-tallest in the city. One Wall Centre, at tall, with 48 storeys, is currently the city's fourth tallest building. One Wall Centre has the distinction of being the first building in the world to use a tuned liquid column damper to control wind vibrations. The recently completed Trump Vancouver at 188 metres is now the city's 2nd tallest building.
Vancouver's history of skyscrapers began with the Dominion Building, the Sun Tower , the Vancouver Block, the second Hotel Vancouver and the Marine Building. The third Hotel Vancouver was completed in 1939 at tall, and was the first building to have stood taller than 100 m in the city.
Building construction remained slow in the city until the late 1960s, other than the completion of the new BC Electric headquarters. From 1968 to 1981, Vancouver witnessed a major expansion of skyscraper and high-rise construction. Many of the city's office towers were completed during this period, such as the Harbour Centre, Bentall Centre, Royal Centre, Granville Square and Pacific Centre office tower/mall complexes. A ten-year lull in building construction came after the expansion, though Vancouver experienced a larger second building expansion beginning in 1991 and continuing into the present.
In the last two decades Vancouver's pioneering urbanism, with its density and innovative developments, has been emulated by major cities throughout the world. As part of the city's push for liveable high-density areas, many mixed-use and residential buildings were built, such as Concord Pacific Place, the largest master-planned residential complex in North America. One Wall Centre and Living Shangri-La were the city's first buildings to break the and marks, respectively.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks buildings in Vancouver that stand at least 100 m 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	Name	Image	Height	Floors		Notes
1	Living Shangri-La			62	2009	This is the 33rd tallest building in Canada. It is also the tallest building in the city of Vancouver and in British Columbia.
2	Trump International Hotel and Tower			63	2016	Tied with Altus in Burnaby for the second tallest building in British Columbia.
3	The Private Residences at Hotel Georgia			48	2012
4	Vancouver House			49	2019	Topped out. Features a top-heavy design that is unique in Vancouver.
5	One Wall Centre			48	2001	This building is also known as the Sheraton Wall Centre.
6	Shaw Tower			41	2004
7	Harbour Centre			42	1977	This is the tallest office building in the city.
8	MNP Tower		9	36	2015	Seeking Platinum LEED certification, will be Gold LEED at least.
9	The Melville			43	2007	This building is the tallest all-residential tower in Vancouver. The building also has the tallest rooftop pool in the city.
10	Royal Centre			37	1973	This building is also known as the RBC Tower or Royal Bank Tower.
11	Bentall 5			34	2007
12	Park Place			35	1984	This building is the largest office building in British Columbia with a floor area of.
13	Fairmont Pacific Rim			44	2010
14	Granville Square			30	1973	Also known as 200 Granville Square. The roof of the building features Vancouver Harbour Control Tower, the highest air traffic control tower in the world.
15=	Four Bentall Centre			35	1981
15=	Scotia Tower			34	1977
17	Telus Garden			54	2014	LEED Platinum for Office Building and LEED Gold certification for Residential Tower as part of the new downtown Telus headquarters project.
18	Patina			42	2011
19	TD Tower			30	1972	This building is also known as the Toronto Dominion Tower.
20	Capitol Residences			43	2011
21	The Charleson			42	2018
22	The Mark			41	2013
23	Woodward's 43			41	2010	This building is also known as W43 or the W Building.
24=	1300 Richards Street			43	2017
24=	Three Bentall Centre			32	1974	This building is also known as the Bank of Montreal Tower.
26	Jameson House			38	2011
27	The Ritz			37	2008
28	West One			38	2002	This building is also known as Beach Crescent - West One.
29	Cathedral Place			23	1991
30=	Marriott Pinnacle Hotel			35	2000
30=	The Exchange			31	2017
32	West Pender Place 1			36	2011
33	Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel - West Tower			35	1994
34	Hotel Vancouver			17	1939
35	Venus			34	2000
36	Hyatt Regency Vancouver			35	1973	This building is also known as the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
37	Residences on Georgia			36	1998
38	Marine Gateway North			30	2015	The only Vancouver skyscraper exceeding 100 metres in height that is located outside of Downtown Vancouver.
39=	The Pinnacle			36	1996
39=	Callisto			35	2004
39=	Dolce			31	2010
42=	Landmark 33			35	1998	This building is also known as Marina Pointe - Landmark 33.
42=	Residences on Georgia			36	1998
44	Two Harbour Green			31	2008
45=	1177 West Hastings			27	1968
45=	Oceanic Plaza			26	1977
47	1075 West Georgia			27	1968	Originally known as the MacMillan Bloedel Building.
48	Quay West Tower I			35	2002	This building is also known as Marina Crescent - Quay West I.
49	Elan			34	2008
50	FortisBC Centre			24	1992	Located at 1111 West Georgia Street, it was formerly known as the Terasen Centre and was previously the site of the Rayonier Building, ca. 1954 to 1990.
51=	Paris Place			33	1995
51=	HSBC Building			23	1987
53	Canaccord Tower			24	1981	This building is also known as Canaccord Place.
54	Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites			32	1969
55=	Carmana Plaza			34	1999
55=	Guinness Tower			25	1969

* Indicates buildings that are still under construction but have been topped out.

= Indicates buildings that have the same rank because they have the same height.

Tallest proposed and under construction

Under construction

This table lists skyscrapers that are under construction in Vancouver that will rise over tall.

Name	Height	Floors		Notes
The Butterfly		57	2023	Upon completion it will be the third tallest building in Vancouver.
One Burrard Place		53	2020	This tower will be the tallest in the new Burrard Place complex and upon completion it will be the third tallest building in Vancouver.
The Stack		38	2022
Vancouver Centre II		33	2021
Tate on Howe		39	2021

Proposed

This table lists proposed skyscrapers in Vancouver that are planned to rise over tall.

Name	Height	Floors	Year proposed	Status	Notes
1075 Nelson street		60	To be determined	Proposed
601 Beach Crescent		55	To be determined	Proposed
1445 West Georgia		38	To be determined	Approved
1500 West Georgia		51	To be determined	Proposed
1550 Alberni Street		40	To be determined	Proposed

Tallest demolished

This table lists buildings in Vancouver that were demolished or destroyed and at one time stood at least in height.

Name	Image	Height m	Floors	Completed in	Demolished in	Notes
Empire Landmark Hotel			42	1973	2018-2019	This building was the tallest free standing hotel in the city. This building was often referred to by its original name, the Sheraton Landmark. The hotel and its restaurant closed on September 30, 2017 and the building was demolished, floor by floor between March 2018 and May 2019.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This is a list of buildings that in the past held the title of tallest building in Vancouver.

Name	Image	Street address	Years as tallest	Height m	Floors
Dominion Building		207 W. Hastings St.	1910–1912		14
Sun Tower		100 W. Pender St.	1912–1914		17
Marine Building		355 Burrard St.	1930–1939		21
Hotel Vancouver		900 W. Georgia St.	1939–1972		17
TD Tower		700 W. Georgia St.	1972–1973		30
Royal Centre		1055 W. Georgia St.	1973–1977		37
Harbour Centre		555 W. Hastings St.	1977–2001		28
One Wall Centre		1000 Burrard St.	2001–2008		48
Living Shangri-La		1120 W. Georgia St.	2008–present		62