Kelowna skyline, 2009

Kelowna is the largest city in the Okanagan Valley and the interior of British Columbia with a growing population of 143,000. Currently, the tallest building in the city is the 36 story One Water Street West Tower. This building is 119 m (390 ft) and is the tallest building in British Columbia outside of greater Vancouver and the tallest building between Vancouver and Calgary.

There are many more high rise developments underway in Kelowna, with Water Street by the Park being the next one underway.

As of January 2018, the city contains 16 high rises over 35 m (115 ft).

Tallest buildings

This list ranks buildings in Kelowna that stand at least 30 metres (98.4 ft) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

RankBuildingHeightFloorsCompletedNotes
1One Water Street East[1]
(Residential)		119 m (390 ft)362021Tallest building in British Columbia outside of the Lower Mainland.
2 One Water Street West 98 m (322 ft)[2] 29 2022[3]
3 Landmark 7 91 m (299 ft) 23 2022
4Landmark VI[4][5]
(Office)		81 m (266 ft)182012
5 Skye at Waterscapes[6]
(Residential)		 77.76 m (255 ft) 27 2010
6Brooklyn at Bernard75 m (246 ft)252022
7Discovery Pointe Resort[7]
(Mixed use)		70.1 m (230 ft)222005
8Park Place[8]
(Residential)		62 m (203 ft)172005
9ELLA[9]
(Mixed use)		61 m (200 ft)202020
101151 Sunset Drive Residences[10][11]
(Residential)		61 m (200 ft)212019
11The Lagoons[12]
(Residential)		56.1 m (184 ft)172000
12The Dolphins[13]
(Residential)		56.1 m (184 ft)171994
13 Ellis Parc Residential Tower 49 m (161 ft) [14] 14 2018
14The Centuria[15]
(Residential)		48 m (157 ft)162008
15Sopa Square Tower
Residential		46 m (151 ft)142017
16The Madison[16]
(Residential)		45 m (148 ft)152010
17Kiwanis Tower[17]
(Residential)		43 m (141 ft)121976
18Two Landmark Square[18]
(Office)		40 m (130 ft)111994
19The Lofts Downtown[19]
(Residential)		39.9 m (131 ft)112006
20Executive House Centre[20]
(Residential)		38 m (125 ft)121980
21Sandman Hotel[21]
(Hotel)		36 m (118 ft)122009
22Invue Sky Residences[22]
(Residential)		36 m (118 ft)122009
A panorama of Kelowna from Knox Mountain park

Tallest under construction or proposed

This is a list of current highrise developments currently under construction in the city of Kelowna.

BuildingHeightFloorsYearStatus
Water Street by the Park I[23]135 m (443 ft)422025Under Construction.[24]
Water Street by the Park II[25] 92 m (302 ft) 28 2025 Under Construction
Water Street by the Park III[25] 80 m (262 ft) 24 To be determined
346 Lawrence / 1551 Water109 m342023Proposed
Bertram at Bernard106 m (348 ft) [26]342021Under Construction[27]
Bernard Block

(Office)

 58 m (190 ft) [26] 17 2021 Under Construction
Waterscapes phase 2 - Tower 1115 m362021Approved
Waterscapes phase 2 - Tower 2109.5 m342021Approved
Waterscapes phase 2 - Tower 3104 m322021Approved
Waterscapes phase 2 - Tower 492 m282021Approved
1333 Bertram56 m192021Approved
1241 Water St - Tower 148 m132023Proposed
1241 Water St - Tower 281 m222023Proposed
1451 Bertram63 m202023Proposed
1241 Water St - Tower 395 m262023Proposed
One Varsity110.9 m352021Proposed
Elta56 m192023Proposed
UBCO Tower151 m432021Under Construction
Hiawatha 60 m 17 2022 Under Construction
Aqua Tower 1 46 m 15 2022 Under Construction
Aqua Tower 2 54 m 17 2022 Under Construction
Aqua Tower 3 42 m 13 2022 Under Construction
Movala Tower 1 48 m 14 2022 Under Construction
Movala Tower 2 35 m 10 2022 Under Construction

Timeline of tallest buildings

This is a list of buildings that in the past held the title of tallest building in Kelowna:

  • Kiwanis Tower (Residential) Height: 43 m (141 ft) Stories: 12 Year Built: 1976
  • The Dolphins (Residential) Height: 56.1 m (184 ft) Stories: 17 Year Built: 1994
  • Discovery Pointe Resort (Mixed use) Height: 70.1 m (230 ft) Stories: 22 Year Built: 2005
  • Skye at Waterscapes (Residential) Height: 88 m (289 ft) Stories: 27 Year Built: 2010
  • One Water Street East (Residential) Height: 123 m (404 ft) Stories: 36 Year Built: 2021 (the tallest building in BC outside Greater Vancouver)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "One Water Street West". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  2. ↑ "City of Kelowna".
  3. ↑ "Developer adds second crane to highrise construction site in Kelowna". Global News. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  4. ↑ "Landmark VI". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  5. ↑ Thomson, John. "Here and there". Castanet.net. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Skye". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  7. ↑ "Skye". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Park Place". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  9. ↑ "ELLA 2 Bedroom Lakeview Homes Mission Group". missiongroup.ca. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  10. ↑ "1151 Sunset Drive, Kelowna". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  11. ↑ "1151 Sunset Drive - Lakeside View Kelowna Condos Homes". 1151sunset.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  12. ↑ "The Lagoons". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  13. ↑ "The Dolphins". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  14. ↑ "DP17-0011".
  15. ↑ "The Centuria". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  16. ↑ "The Madison". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Kiwanis Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Landmark II". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  19. ↑ "The Lofts Downtown". Emporis. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Executive House Centre". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Sandman Hotel". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Invue Sky Residences". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  23. ↑ "Water Street By The Park". Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  24. ↑ "Kelowna's next tallest building receives hesitant approval from council". Kelowna Capital News. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  25. 1 2 "Development Permit & Development Variance Permit Leon Ave 234-278 Water St 1620-1660". City of Kelowna.
  26. 1 2 "Development Permit and Development Variance Permit 560-592 Bernard Ave".
  27. ↑ "Bertram at Bernard Block". Live at Bertram Kelowna, BC. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
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