Tallest Buildings
This list ranks Montreal skyscrapers that stand at least 122 metres (400 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes architectural details but does not include antenna masts and spires. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height |
Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1000 de La Gauchetière | 205 (673) | 51 | 1992 | The tallest building in Canada east of Toronto. The tallest building constructed in Montreal in the 1990s. Rises the maximum height allowed by the city. | |
| 2 | 1250 René-Lévesque | 199 (653) | 47 | 1992 | Originally known as the IBM-Marathon Tower, this building is the fifth tallest in Canada when its spire is taken into account, at 226 m (743 ft) tall. | |
| 3 | Tour de la Bourse | 190 (623) | 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. | |
| 4 | 1 Place Ville-Marie | 188 (617) | 47 | 1962 | The tallest building in Canada until completion of the Tour de la Bourse. | |
| 5 | Tour CIBC | 187 (613) | 45 | 1962 | With its antenna included it measures 250 m (820 ft). The tallest building in Canada and the whole British Commonwealth when completed in 1962. Surpassed within a year by Place Ville-Marie. | |
| N/A | Tour de Montréal | 175 (574) | 20 | 1987 | The Tour de Montréal is the tallest inclined tower in the world. | |
| 6 | 1501 McGill College | 158 (519) | 36 | 1992 | ||
| 7 | Complexe Desjardins South Tower | 152 (499) | 40 | 1976 | The tallest building constructed in Montreal in the 1970s. | |
| 8 | Tour KPMG | 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. | |
| 9 | Marriott Château Champlain | 139 (454) | 36 | 1967 | Tallest hotel in Montreal. | |
| 10 | Tour Telus | 136 (445) | 34 | 1962 | Originally known as CIL House. | |
| 11 | Maison Astral | 134 (440) | 34 | 1988 | Originally known as Place Montreal Trust. | |
| 12 | 500 Place D'Armes | 133 (435) | 32 | 1968 | Originally known as Tour Banque Canadienne Nationale. | |
| 13 | Complexe Desjardins East Tower | 130 (427) | 32 | 1976 | ||
| 14= | Tour Scotia | 128 (420) | 29 | 1990 | ||
| 14= | Tour de la Banque Nationale | 128 (420) | 28 | 1983 | Le Tour de la Banque Nationale and 700 de la Gauchetière are the tallest twin towers in Montreal. | |
| 14= | 700 de La Gauchetière | 128 (420) | 28 | 1983 | Le 700 de la Gauchetière and Tour de la Banque Nationale are the tallest twin towers in Montreal. Previously known as Tour Bell Canada. | |
| 14= | 1000 Sherbrooke West | 128 (420) | 28 | 1974 | ||
| 18 | Tour Terminal | 125 (410) | 30 | 1966 | ||
| 19 | Altitude Montréal | 124 (407) | 33 | 2013 (est.) | Topped out. | |
| 20= | 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. | |
| 20= | Le Port Royal | 122 (400) | 33 | 1964 | The tallest residential building in Canada east of Toronto. Soon to be surpassed by Altitude Montreal and Marriott Courtyard Montréal Centre-ville |
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