CTBUH Silver Member

Gradient Wind Engineering Inc.

About

Member Since: 2013

Member Offices: Ottawa

Website: http://www.gradientwind.com/

Gradient Wind had its origins in 1996 as a local consulting company in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The company has grown to a staff of over 30 experienced engineers and technologists, supported with company-owned state-of-the-art equipment, model fabrication tools, physical wind tunnels, and computer simulation software.

Through its reputation for reliability and excellence, it has expanded its services to major cities across North America. Gradient Wind has amassed a broad range of experience from small direct-to-client projects to large and multifaceted developments as part of international design teams.

Gradient Wind's focus is service excellence and adding value to its clients’ projects. Gradient Wind is committed to providing clients with exceptional service and practical, innovative solutions, focused on the project objectives.

Fields of Expertise

Engineering, Other

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Height
1 Concord Sky

299 m

981 ft
3 One Bloor Street East

257.3 m

844 ft
4 Tellus Tower 1

237 m

778 ft
5 ÏCE Condominiums at York Centre 2

234.2 m

768 ft
6 522 University Avenue

233 m

764 ft
7 277 Wellington Street West

232.3 m

762 ft
8 Telus Sky

225.4 m

740 ft
9 310 Front Street West

223.2 m

732 ft
10 240 Adelaide West

219 m

719 ft
11 252 East 57th Street

217.9 m

715 ft

Associated companies

Gradient Microclimate Engineering Inc.

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Height
1 Concord Sky

299 m

981 ft
2 One Bloor

290.5 m

953 ft
3 One Bloor Street East

257.3 m

844 ft
4 Tellus Tower 1

237 m

778 ft
5 ÏCE Condominiums at York Centre 2

234.2 m

768 ft
6 522 University Avenue

233 m

764 ft
7 277 Wellington Street West

232.3 m

762 ft
8 Telus Sky

225.4 m

740 ft
9 310 Front Street West

223.2 m

732 ft
10 240 Adelaide West

219 m

719 ft
11 252 East 57th Street

217.9 m

715 ft
12 Jersey City Urby

213.5 m

700 ft
13 1075 Bay Street

210.3 m

690 ft
14 350 Bloor Street East

208.9 m

685 ft
15 110 Eglinton Avenue East Tower 1

206.8 m

678 ft
16 L Tower

205 m

673 ft
17 88 Isabella Street

203.4 m

667 ft
18 ÏCE Condominiums at York Centre 1

202.3 m

664 ft
19 15 Toronto Street

201.6 m

661 ft
20 110 Eglinton Avenue East Tower 2

200.9 m

659 ft
21 36 Eglinton Avenue West

200 m

656 ft
22 295 Jarvis Street

199.4 m

654 ft
23 260 Adelaide Street West

199.3 m

654 ft
24 119 Church Street

198.2 m

650 ft
25 2189 Lake Shore Boulevard West

198 m

650 ft
26 34, 36 + 42 Maitland Street

197.8 m

649 ft
27 5-15 Tangreen Redevelopment Tower A

191.2 m

627 ft
28 619 Yonge Street

190.9 m

626 ft
29 5-15 Tangreen Redevelopment Tower E

190.3 m

624 ft
30 1133 West Georgia

187.8 m

616 ft
31 Queen Church

186.2 m

611 ft
32 Brentwood One

186.2 m

611 ft
32 Brentwood Two

186.2 m

611 ft
34 Brentwood Three

182 m

597 ft
35 STC Block 2 North Tower

179.2 m

588 ft
36 Tellus Tower 2

177 m

581 ft
37 15 Charles Street East

174 m

571 ft
38 STC Block 2 South Tower

172.9 m

567 ft
39 6000 McKay

172 m

564 ft
40 Maple Leaf Square South Tower

171.3 m

562 ft
41 45 St. Clair

167 m

548 ft
42 Tour des Canadiens

167 m

548 ft
43 252 Church

166.1 m

545 ft
44 Karma

165.9 m

544 ft
45 6979-6991 Yonge Street

161.6 m

530 ft
46 ORCA Non-Residential Tower

161.3 m

529 ft
47 ORCA Office Tower

161.3 m

529 ft
48 ORCA Residential Tower 1

161.1 m

529 ft
48 ORCA Residential Tower 2

161.1 m

529 ft
48 ORCA Residential Tower 3

161.1 m

529 ft
51 5-15 Tangreen Redevelopment Tower F

160.9 m

528 ft
52 Hotel Georgia

158.5 m

520 ft
53 1830 Weston Road

155.7 m

511 ft
54 33 Nelson Street West

154 m

505 ft
55 ORCA Residential Tower 4

151.8 m

498 ft
55 ORCA Residential Tower 5

151.8 m

498 ft
55 ORCA Residential Tower 6

151.8 m

498 ft
58 Beyond the Sea Star Tower

151.5 m

497 ft
59 Monde

150 m

492 ft
60 West Village Tower 1

150 m

492 ft
61 CASA

147.6 m

484 ft
62 315-327 Royal York Road Tower B

146.4 m

480 ft
63 Islington Terrace

145.1 m

476 ft
64 One Park Tower

142 m

466 ft
65 Emerald Park East

141.6 m

465 ft
66 The Melville

141.4 m

464 ft
67 6080 McKay

140.5 m

461 ft
68 Fairmont Pacific Rim Vancouver

140.3 m

460 ft
69 RBC WaterPark Place

140 m

459 ft
70 Bloor Promenade

138.1 m

453 ft
71 Couture

137 m

449 ft
72 TELUS Garden Residential Tower

135.6 m

445 ft
73 5-15 Tangreen Redevelopment Tower B

133 m

436 ft
74 5-15 Tangreen Redevelopment Tower G

131 m

430 ft
75 28 Elizabeth Street North

130.3 m

427 ft
76 The Parker

127.8 m

419 ft
77 3 Swift Drive Tower A

126.8 m

416 ft
78 Emerald City I

126 m

413 ft
79 West Village Tower 2

125 m

410 ft
80 Woodward's 43

122.3 m

401 ft
81 ORCA East Residential Building 1

121.7 m

399 ft
81 ORCA East Residential Building 2

121.7 m

399 ft
83 The Milan Condominium

118.7 m

389 ft
84 Jameson House

118.6 m

389 ft
85 Centennial Place II

117.6 m

386 ft
86 586 Eglinton Avenue East

114.5 m

376 ft
87 261‐285 Queen Street East, Building C

114.4 m

375 ft
88 Bloorvista

114 m

374 ft
89 Emerald Park West

112.4 m

369 ft
90 The Park Club

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 33 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,679 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
91 Beyond the Sea South Tower

108 m

354 ft
92 Marine Gateway North Residential

107 m

351 ft
93 Avani 1 at Metrogate

105.2 m

345 ft
94 315-327 Royal York Road Tower A

104.4 m

343 ft
95 Beyond the Sea North Tower

103.3 m

339 ft
96 West Village Tower 3

100 m

328 ft
97 Emerald City II

99.3 m

326 ft
98 3 Swift Drive Tower B

94.3 m

310 ft
99 5-15 Tangreen Redevelopment Tower C

92.5 m

303 ft
99 5-15 Tangreen Redevelopment Tower D

92.5 m

303 ft
101 Performance Court

89.6 m

294 ft
102 Marine Gateway South Residential

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 26 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,679 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
103 261‐285 Queen Street East, Building B

88.3 m

290 ft
104 1-9 Oxford Drive

88 m

289 ft
105 3080 Dufferin Street

84.2 m

276 ft
106 Fifth on the Park

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,679 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
107 Marine Gateway Office

78 m

256 ft
108 The Residence at CF Rideau Centre

68.5 m

225 ft
109 1354 Carling Avenue

63.8 m

209 ft
110 The Colours

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 14 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,679 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
111 Palliser East

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111 Palliser West

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113 1376 Carling Avenue Building B

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114 1376 Carling Avenue Building A

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