List of tallest buildings in Kelowna

Kelowna is the largest city in the Okanagan Valley and the interior of British Columbia with a growing population of 142,000. Currently, the tallest building in the city is the 36 story One Water Street West Tower. This building is 118 m (387 ft) and is the tallest building in British Columbia outside of greater Vancouver and the tallest building between Vancouver and Calgary.

Kelowna skyline, 2009

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 West[1]
(Residential)
123 m (404 ft)362021Tallest building in British Columbia outside of the Lower Mainland.
2Skye at Waterscapes[2]
(Residential)
88 m (289 ft)272010
3Landmark VI[3][4]
(Office)
81 m (266 ft)182012
4Discovery Pointe Resort[5]
(Mixed use)
70.1 m (230 ft)222005
5ELLA[6]
(Mixed use)
70 m (230 ft)202020
61151 Sunset Drive Residences[7][8]
(Residential)
61 m (200 ft)212019
7Park Place[9]
(Residential)
62 m (203 ft)172005
8The Lagoons[10]
(Residential)
56.1 m (184 ft)172000
9The Dolphins[11]
(Residential)
56.1 m (184 ft)171994
10 Ellis Parc Residential Tower 49 m (161 ft) [12] 14 2018
11The Centuria[13]
(Residential)
48 m (157 ft)162008
12The Madison[14]
(Residential)
45 m (148 ft)152010
13Sopa Square Tower
Residential
46 m (151 ft)142017
14Kiwanis Tower[15]
(Residential)
43 m (141 ft)121976
15Executive House Centre[16]
(Residential)
38 m (125 ft)121980
16Sandman Hotel[17]
(Hotel)
36 m (118 ft)122009
17Invue Sky Residences[18]
(Residential)
36 m (118 ft)122009
18The Lofts Downtown[19]
(Residential)
39.9 m (131 ft)112006
19Two Landmark Square[20]
(Office)
50 m (160 ft)111994
A panorama of Kelowna from Knox Mountain park

Tallest under construction

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

BuildingHeightFloorsYearStatus
Water Street by the Park I[21]135 m (443 ft)42To be determinedApproved; construction to begin in 2021.[22]
Water Street by the Park II[23] 92 m (302 ft) 28 To be determined
Water Street by the Park III[23] 80 m (262 ft) 24 To be determined
Westcorp Waterfront Hotel[24]133.79 m (438.9 ft)32To be determinedApproved.[25][26]
One Water Street East 98 m (322 ft)[27]292020[28]Under Construction
Bertram at Bernard106 m (348 ft) [29]342021Under Construction[30]
Brooklyn at Bernard75 m (246 ft)[31]252018Under Construction
Bernard Block

(Office)

58 m (190 ft) [29] 17 2021 Under Construction
Landmark 791m (299ft)232019Topped Out

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

See also

  •  Architecture portal

References

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