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This is a list of the tallest buildings in

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, the capital city of the province of

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. Edmonton has twenty-three buildings taller than . The tallest is the Stantec Tower, the tallest Canadian building outside

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, which surpassed the previous record holder, JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences, on 23 May 2018. Until late 2013, the presence of aircraft taking off and landing at the

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restricted any building from reaching an elevation higher than

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, about above

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. Edmonton's first true skyscraper, and the tallest building in

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for five years, was the

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, built in 1966. A building boom did not really begin until the oil shocks of

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and

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, which prompted construction of many of the city's current tall buildings (17 of the top 20, as of 2019). Highrise construction was virtually non-existent between the mid-1980s and the early 2000s due to low oil prices, upon which Edmonton's economy depends. The rapid oil price increases of 2003-2008 had created a new boom in Alberta and prompted new construction again. Due to the time lag between the beginning of the boom and when buildings are completed, the next wave of new highrise buildings really began construction in 2006 or 2007 and many were not completed until after the

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had caused a drop in oil prices. By 2008, the city was experiencing something of a building boom, with of

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under construction and vacancy rates still falling. As of November 2021 many construction projects are delayed due to the

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. Currently, Edmonton has 280 completed

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s, with 13 more under construction and another 41 approved for construction or proposed.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks buildings in Edmonton that stand at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall, based on

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height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

Projects

Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building height (other than statements of "will be over 100 m" or "will be over 25 floors") or date of completion has not yet been released. Sources disagree on the name of some buildings, which may change before officially opening. Even if not indicated, heights may be estimated, and may change during construction.

Tallest buildings

Projects

Timeline of tallest buildings

See also

References

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