Toronto

Canada

Facts

Population

2,615,060 (2011)

Area

630 km²

243 mi²

Density

4150.9 people per km²

10750.8 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

68 Completed • 30 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

TD Tower (1967)

Tallest Building

First Canadian Place (298 m)

Most Common Function*

Residential (60%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (86%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

18

Tallest City in

the World

3

Tallest City in

North America

1

Tallest City in

Canada

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	SkyTower	312.5 m / 1,025 ft
2	The One	308.6 m / 1,012 ft
3	First Canadian Place	298.1 m / 978 ft
4	The St. Regis Toronto	276.9 m / 908 ft
5	Scotia Tower	275 m / 902 ft
6	Aura at College Park	271.9 m / 892 ft
7	Brookfield Place	260.9 m / 856 ft
8	One Bloor Street East	257.3 m / 844 ft
9	CIBC Square I	241.3 m / 792 ft
10	160 Front	240 m / 787 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Toronto CTBUH Members

Name	City	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
Arup	Abu Dhabi	Platinum	347	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
HOK, Inc.	New York City	Platinum	79	INTR • STRC • URB • ARCH • FIN • PMNG • COST • ENGM • FAC • FACS • HIST • SEIS
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Atlanta	Platinum	135	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
WSP	Chicago	Platinum	86	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
Stantec	Abu Dhabi	Gold	11	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • ENGM • FIRE • SEIS • TRAN
Adamson Associates Architects	Toronto	Silver	31	INTR • URB • ARCH • TRAN
Amexon Development Corporation	Toronto	Silver	1	DEV • OWN
architectsAlliance	Toronto	Silver	42	INTR • URB • ARCH
B+H Architects	Toronto	Silver	19	INTR • LAND • ARCH
BDP Quadrangle	Toronto	Silver	12	URB • ARCH
Cast Connex	Dallas	Silver	4	MATR
Cityzen Development Group	Toronto	Silver	6	DEV • CON • OWN
Core Architects, Inc.	Toronto	Silver	5	INTR • ARCH
Cortel Group	Toronto	Silver	1	DEV
Dream Unlimited	Toronto	Silver	4	DEV • FIN
Entuitive Corporation	Toronto	Silver	11	STRC
Great Gulf	Toronto	Silver	7	DEV
H & W Development	Toronto	Silver	0	DEV
Hariri Pontarini Architects	Toronto	Silver	14	INTR • URB • ARCH
Kinetica	Toronto	Silver	8	STRC • SEIS
Kirkor Architects & Planners	Toronto	Silver	5	URB • ARCH
KPMB Architects	Toronto	Silver	5	INTR • URB • ARCH
LCL Builds	Toronto	Silver	1	CON
Morrison Hershfield Limited	Toronto	Silver	1	ENGO
RAW Design Inc.	Toronto	Silver	2	INTR • URB • ARCH
RDH Building Science Inc.	Toronto	Silver	0	FAC
Salas O'Brien	Atlanta	Silver	16	CIV • STRC • ARCH • BACS • FIRE • HIST • MEP
Sigmund Soudack & Associates Inc.	Toronto	Silver	3	STRC
Smith + Andersen	Toronto	Silver	7	BACS • CON • MEP
Stephenson Engineering Limited	Toronto	Silver	7	STRC
Telgian Engineering & Consulting, LLC	Atlanta	Silver	0	FIRE • SEC
Tricon Development Group Ltd.	Toronto	Silver	3	DEV • OWN • PROP
Tridel	Toronto	Silver	4	DEV
Urban Capital Property Group	Toronto	Silver	4
WZMH Architects	Toronto	Silver	28	INTR • URB • ARCH
Zeidler Architecture Inc.	Calgary	Silver	0	ARCH
Ryerson University	Toronto	Media Institute/Association	0	ACAD

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