This list of tallest buildings in Halifax ranks the tallest buildings in Halifax, Nova Scotia by height. Halifax is the capital and largest city of Nova Scotia, a Canadian province in Atlantic Canada. With an estimated population of 439,819 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Atlantic Canada.

The tallest building in Halifax is One 77, which topped out in 2023 and was completed in 2025. It is 34 storeys tall and reaches 111 m (364 ft) in height. It supplanted the previous 52-year record-holder, The Vüze, which is 33 storeys and in height. One 77 is part of a recent residential high-rise boom in the city, beginning in the late 2010's. Besides Downtown Halifax, this boom has also seen the growth of new high-rise buildings in the community of Dartmouth. Dartmouth received a new tallest building in 2024, with the completion of The Kevel, a 27-storey, 82.5 m (271 ft) residential high-rise. According to the now-defunct website Emporis, the municipality contained 105 high-rise buildings over tall in 2022.

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 Storeys Notes 1 One 77 (7177 Quinpool Road) 34 2025 Elevation drawings on file with Halifax Regional Municipality. Viewable at Planning and Development customer service counter, Duke Tower. 2 The Vüze 33 1971 3 Richmond Yards (Building A) 30 2024 4Wyse Tower88 m (289 ft)272026Topped out in 2026. Tallest building in Dartmouth. 5 Purdy's Wharf Tower 2 22 1990 6 The Alexander 24 2018 7 1801 Hollis Street 22 1985 8 Barrington Tower 20 1971 9 TD Centre 83 m (272 ft) 21 1977 Building height raised from 73 m (239.5 ft) to 83 m (272.3 ft) in 2014. 10The Kevel82.5 m (270 ft)272025 11 The Roy 22 2019 12 Cogswell Tower 20 1975 13= Maritime Centre 21 1977 13=Parkland at the Common 25 2025 15 Summer Gardens 21 1990 16= Icon Bay 22 2017 16= Queen Square 75 m (246 ft) 19 1975 Tallest building in the Dartmouth neighbourhood of Halifax from 1975-2024 18 Purdy's Wharf Tower 1 18 1985 19 5151 George Street 18 1971 20 West22 22 2023 21 The Maple 22 2017 Building height measured from Hollis Street main entrance to mechanical penthouse roof 22 Duke Tower 16 1970 23= Tupper Building 70 m (233 ft) 16 1967 23= Park Victoria 70 m (233 ft) 21 1969 23= Summer Gardens 70 m (233 ft) 21 1990 26 Loyola Residence Tower 22 1971 Residence building of Saint Mary's University. 27 Metropolitan Place 16 1987 28 CIBC Building 16 1977 29 Nova Centre (South Tower) 15 2017 30 The Trillium 19 2011 31 The Trinity 21 2024 32 The Elevation on Robie 19 2024 33 Founders Square 15 1986

Tallest under construction and proposed

Under construction Building Address Location Year proposed Heightm (ft) Storeys Site area Residential units Notes Promenade Robie South (Tower 1) College St. Halifax 2021 31 577 Promenade Robie South (Tower 2) 30 The Post53 Queen StreetDartmouth26 Ocean Vista 2215 Gottingen St. Halifax 20 142 The Marlstone Albemarle Street Halifax 20 291 The Meridian1557 HollisHalifax66 m (217 ft)21, 12, 6MZM Tower75 Wentworth DrClayton Park19104

Proposed

Building Address Community Year proposed Height Storeys Total area of Site Number of Residential Units Notes The Maristella at King's Wharf 50 King's Wharf Plaza Dartmouth 2017 36 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. 2032–2050 Robie Street 2032–2050 Robie Street Halifax 2014 23 102 Wyse Road Development 112 and 114 Wyse Road Dartmouth 2020 20 160 The plan will include a 20-storey flatiron-shaped building on the corner of Nantucket Avenue and Wyse Road. 210–214 Willett Street 210 and 214 Willett Street Halifax 2019 8–19 534 Three proposed apartment buildings and three townhouses located in Halifax. Spring Garden West Carlton Street, Robie Street, Spring Garden Road Halifax 2019 30 250 1591 Granville Street (Texpark site) 1591 Granville Street and 1568 Hollis Street Halifax 2019 21 416 Dartmouth Towers (Building A) 20 Best Street Dartmouth 2023 40 Dartmouth Towers (Building B) 20 Best Street Dartmouth 2023 40 Dartmouth Towers (Building C) 20 Best Street Dartmouth 2023 40 42 Canal Street (Building A) 42 Canal Street Dartmouth 30 Flow Towers (Tower 1) 11 Canal Street Dartmouth 30

Timeline of tallest buildings +History of the tallest buildings in Halifax Period Building Height Storeys Image 1930–1936 Hotel Nova Scotian(Hotel) 15 1936–1967 Dominion Public Building(Office) 13 1967–1970 Tupper Building(Education) 16 1970–1971 Duke Tower(Office) 16 1971–2023 The Vüze(Residential) 33 2023–present One 77(Residential) 34

See also

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

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