List of tallest buildings in Kelowna

Kelowna's Downtown skyline from West Kelowna.

Kelowna is the largest city in the Okanagan Valley and the interior of British Columbia. In Kelowna, there are 6 buildings that stand taller than 50 m (164 ft). The tallest building in the city is the 17-storey, 81 m (266 ft) Landmark VI.[1] This building is a modernist skyscraper and is the tallest building in British Columbia outside of the Vancouver CMA and the tallest building between Vancouver and Calgary.[1] The second-tallest building in the city is the Skye, standing at 78 m (256 ft) tall with 26 storeys.[2]

As of February 2011, the city contains 14 high rises over 35 m (115 ft) but not a single skyscraper.[3]

Tallest buildings

Skye Tower, the second tallest building in Kelowna

This list ranks Kelowna high-rises that stand at least 35 m (115 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

Buildings completed as of October, 2013
Rank Building Height Floors Completed
1 Landmark VI[4][5]
(Office) 		81 m (266 ft) 18 2012
2 Skye at Waterscapes[6]
(Residential) 		78 m (256 ft) 26 2010
3 Discovery Pointe Resort[2]
(Mixed use) 		70.1 m (230 ft) 22 2005
4 Park Place[7]
(Residential) 		62 m (203 ft) 17 2005
5 The Lagoons[8]
(Residential) 		56.1 m (184 ft) 17 2000
5 The Dolphins[9]
(Residential) 		56.1 m (184 ft) 17 1994
6 Two Landmark Square[10]
(Office) 		50 m (160 ft) 11 1994
7 The Centuria[11]
(Residential) 		48 m (157 ft) 16 2008
8 The Madison[12]
(Residential) 		45 m (148 ft) 15 2010
9 Kiwanis Tower[13]
(Residential) 		43 m (141 ft) 12 1976
10 The Lofts Downtown[14]
(Residential) 		39.9 m (131 ft) 11 2006
11 Executive House Centre[15]
(Residential) 		38 m (125 ft) 12 1980
12 Sandman Hotel[16]
(Hotel) 		36 m (118 ft) 12 2009
12 Invue Sky Residences[17]
(Residential) 		36 m (118 ft) 12 2009
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
A panorama of Kelowna from Knox Mountain park.

Projects

This is a list of buildings under construction, approved and proposed that will rise over 50 m (160 ft). A floor count of 15 stories is used as the cutoff for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.

Projects as of October, 2013
Building Height Floors Year Status
The Monaco North
Residential[18][19] 		74.3 m (244 ft) 30 2016 Pre-construction
24
Residential[20] 		— 27 2014 Proposed
The Monaco South
Residential[19][21] 		51.3 m (168 ft) 22 2016 Pre-construction
Lucaya
Residential[22] 		— 21 — On-hold
Aqua Resort II
Hotel[23] 		— 17 — Proposed
Aqua Resort III
Hotel[24] 		— 15 — Proposed
Sopa Square Tower
Residential 		— 11 2017 Under Construction

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Landmark VI". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  2. 1 2 "Skye". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Kelowna Skyscraper map". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  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. ↑ "Park Place". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  8. ↑ "The Lagoons". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  9. ↑ "The Dolphins". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Landmark II". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  11. ↑ "The Centuria". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  12. ↑ "The Madison". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Kiwanis Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  14. ↑ "The Lofts Downtown". Emporis. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Executive House Centre". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Sandman Hotel". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Invue Sky Residences". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  18. ↑ "The Monaco North". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  19. 1 2 Waters, Alastairs (March 30, 2012). "Monaco promoters push plan ahead of Kelowna public hearing". Kelowna Capital News. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  20. ↑ "24". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  21. ↑ "The Monaco South". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Lucaya". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  23. ↑ "Aqua Resort II". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  24. ↑ "Aqua Resort III". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
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