Top 5 favourites high-rise building in Canada

PhilippeMtl · September 6th, 2005, 06:22 PM

1) Scotia Bank Tower, Toronto

2) Chateau Frontenac, Québec city

3) First, Canadian Place , Toronto

4) 1250, René-Lévesque, Montreal

5) Sunlife Building, Montreal

addisonwesley · September 6th, 2005, 07:06 PM

The Sunlife building in montreal looks nice.

Travis007 · September 6th, 2005, 08:31 PM

1. Shaw Tower, Vancouver

2. 1 Wall centre (Sheraton), Vancouver

3. Le 1000 (De la Gauchetierre), Montreal

4. 1125 Rene Levesque (Tour IBM)

5. Commerce Court North, Toronto

crazyjoeda · September 6th, 2005, 11:36 PM

Living Shangi-la - Vancouver (its not built yet so it doesn't really count, but from the models it looks like it blows away evey other building in Canada)

1. Wall Centre - Vancouver
2. Royal Bank Plaza South - Toronto (almost ties for first)
3. Scotia Tower - Toronto
4. Shaw Tower - Vancouver
5. 1125 Rene Levesque - Montreal

coldrsx · September 7th, 2005, 12:02 AM

1.wall centre (van)
2. Nexen (Cal)
3.cathedral place (van)
4.Manulife (Edmonton)
5.scotia (tor)

habsfan · September 7th, 2005, 03:08 AM

1. 1501 McGill College- Montreal
2. TD Canada Trust tower- Toronto
3. 1250 René-Lévesque- Montreal
4. Scotia Tower- Toronto
5. Bankers Hall- Calgary

Homer J. Simpson · September 7th, 2005, 03:56 AM

1)Scotia Tower: Toronto
2)RBP South: Toronto
3)Wall Center: Vancouver
4)1250 Rene-Levesque: Montreal
5)Petro-Can Centre: Calgary

6)First Canadian Centre: Calgary
7)Le 1000 rue de la Gauchetière: Montreal

I also like 6 and 7 alot, but they don't make the top 5.

zonie · September 7th, 2005, 05:05 AM

1. Peace Tower, Ottawa
2. The Empress, Victoria
3. Harbour Centre, Vancouver

4. One Wall Centre, Vancouver
5. Chateau Frontenac, Québec City

Don't know if all of these qualify as high-rises...

***Ashok*** · September 7th, 2005, 06:17 AM

1) 1250 Rene-Levesque Montreal
2) TD centre Toronto
3) Place Ville Marie Montreal
4) 1 Wall centre, Vancouver
5) Mcgill Tower, Montreal

Skybean · September 7th, 2005, 06:55 AM

1) Scotia Plaza

2) Toronto Dominion Bank Tower

3) Commerce Court North

4) Canada Trust Tower

5) Royal Bank Plaza South

elliot · September 8th, 2005, 11:24 PM

Shaw looks awful. Wall is nice.

valantino · September 9th, 2005, 12:16 AM

1. Commerce Court West (Toronto)
2. TD Centre (Toronto)
3. One Wall Centre (Vancouver)
4. 1250 René-Lévesque (Montreal)
5. Scotia Tower (Toronto)

algonquin · September 9th, 2005, 11:09 PM

I'm a real Miesian freak, so I would vote for all 5 towers in the TD Centre complex in Toronto

As a honourable mention, I'd add the CIBC tower in Montreal... I don't know what it's proper name is.

habsfan · September 10th, 2005, 01:34 AM

"I don't know what it's proper name is"

The CIBC Tower!

Vortox · September 10th, 2005, 02:41 AM

1. Shaw Tower (vancouver)
2. Commerce Court West (toronto)
3. Royal Bank Plaza South (toronto)
4. Tour de la Bourse (montreal)
5. Petro-Canada Centre - West Tower (calgary)

algonquin · September 10th, 2005, 03:11 AM

^ oh, no no, wait. It's the Tour de la Bourse that I like! Though the CIBC building would be up in my list too.

mikep · September 10th, 2005, 05:23 AM

Scotia Plaza
Le 1000 Rue de la Gauchetierre
Royal Bank Plaza
Commerce Court North
Bankhers Hall

EdZed · September 10th, 2005, 05:56 AM

1. Royal Bank Centre (toronto)
2. Scotia Plaza (toronto)
3. Petro Can Centre (Calgary)
4. 1 Wall Centre (Vancouver)
5. TD/Canada Trust Building(Toronto)

Nate · September 10th, 2005, 11:02 AM

Scotia Plaza, Toronto
Royal Bank Plaza South, Toronto
Le 1000 (De la Gauchetierre), Montreal
TD Canada Trust, Toronto
Chateau Frontinac (I'm a sucker for the Canadian Chateau style hotels)

Also, I really like this building in Regina... it's not all that tall, but I like it anyway.

samsonyuen · September 10th, 2005, 07:14 PM

Scotia Plaza, Toronto
Canada Trust Tower, Toronto
1 Wall Centre, Vancouver
Sun Life Building, Montréal
TD Bank Tower, Toronto

September 6th, 2005, 06:22 PM	#1
PhilippeMtl Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 537 Likes (Received): 0	Top 5 favourites high-rise building in Canada 1) Scotia Bank Tower, Toronto 2) Chateau Frontenac, Québec city 3) First, Canadian Place , Toronto 4) 1250, René-Lévesque, Montreal 5) Sunlife Building, Montreal

September 6th, 2005, 08:31 PM	#3
Travis007 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,851 Likes (Received): 2	1. Shaw Tower, Vancouver 2. 1 Wall centre (Sheraton), Vancouver 3. Le 1000 (De la Gauchetierre), Montreal 4. 1125 Rene Levesque (Tour IBM) 5. Commerce Court North, Toronto __________________ View my photos on: Flickr & Follow me on: Twitter

September 6th, 2005, 11:36 PM	#4
crazyjoeda Mac User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,006 Likes (Received): 0	Living Shangi-la - Vancouver (its not built yet so it doesn't really count, but from the models it looks like it blows away evey other building in Canada) 1. Wall Centre - Vancouver 2. Royal Bank Plaza South - Toronto (almost ties for first) 3. Scotia Tower - Toronto 4. Shaw Tower - Vancouver 5. 1125 Rene Levesque - Montreal __________________ Vancouver, site of the next Winter Olympic Games in 2010! British Columbia, Canada. "The best place on earth."

September 7th, 2005, 03:08 AM	#6
habsfan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Montréal, P.Q. Posts: 1,593 Likes (Received): 0	1. 1501 McGill College- Montreal 2. TD Canada Trust tower- Toronto 3. 1250 René-Lévesque- Montreal 4. Scotia Tower- Toronto 5. Bankers Hall- Calgary __________________ Veni, Vidi, Vici 24 Stanley cups and counting! GO HABS GO!!!

September 7th, 2005, 03:56 AM	#7
Homer J. Simpson Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sector 7-G Posts: 2,467 Likes (Received): 0	1)Scotia Tower: Toronto 2)RBP South: Toronto 3)Wall Center: Vancouver 4)1250 Rene-Levesque: Montreal 5)Petro-Can Centre: Calgary 6)First Canadian Centre: Calgary 7)Le 1000 rue de la Gauchetière: Montreal I also like 6 and 7 alot, but they don't make the top 5. __________________ "Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives." --John Stuart Mill Special thanks to Ttownfeen for giving me the author of the quote above To quote some wise men whos names I can not remember: "Conservative politics is like masterbation, it takes a lot of jerking things around and only pays off for those who do it."

September 6th, 2005, 07:06 PM	#2
addisonwesley Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,069 Likes (Received): 0	The Sunlife building in montreal looks nice.

September 7th, 2005, 12:02 AM	#5
coldrsx OMEGA here i come Join Date: May 2004 Location: Edmonton Posts: 359 Likes (Received): 0	1.wall centre (van) 2. Nexen (Cal) 3.cathedral place (van) 4.Manulife (Edmonton) 5.scotia (tor)

September 7th, 2005, 05:05 AM	#8
zonie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 335 Likes (Received): 0	1. Peace Tower, Ottawa 2. The Empress, Victoria 3. Harbour Centre, Vancouver 4. One Wall Centre, Vancouver 5. Chateau Frontenac, Québec City Don't know if all of these qualify as high-rises...

September 7th, 2005, 06:17 AM	#9
*Ashok* Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 4,698 Likes (Received): 160	1) 1250 Rene-Levesque Montreal 2) TD centre Toronto 3) Place Ville Marie Montreal 4) 1 Wall centre, Vancouver 5) Mcgill Tower, Montreal __________________ ashokan'sFlickr

September 7th, 2005, 06:55 AM	#10
Skybean 天豆 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,946 Likes (Received): 5	1) Scotia Plaza 2) Toronto Dominion Bank Tower 3) Commerce Court North 4) Canada Trust Tower 5) Royal Bank Plaza South __________________ 「My Photos」 ● Hong Kong 1\|2\|3 ● Macau 1 ● London 1 ● New York City 1 「Photo Threads」 ● Flying Over Hong Kong 「City Life Series」 ● Hong Kong ● Shanghai ● Seoul ● Tokyo

September 8th, 2005, 11:24 PM	#11
elliot Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,172 Likes (Received): 7	Shaw looks awful. Wall is nice.

September 9th, 2005, 12:16 AM	#12
valantino The Greatest Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Valhaven Posts: 4,474 Likes (Received): 0	1. Commerce Court West (Toronto) 2. TD Centre (Toronto) 3. One Wall Centre (Vancouver) 4. 1250 René-Lévesque (Montreal) 5. Scotia Tower (Toronto) __________________ Jeez, supertalls and faux deco.

September 9th, 2005, 11:09 PM	#13
algonquin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,025 Likes (Received): 0	I'm a real Miesian freak, so I would vote for all 5 towers in the TD Centre complex in Toronto As a honourable mention, I'd add the CIBC tower in Montreal... I don't know what it's proper name is. __________________ a report prepared by Standard & Poor's in May stating that there were 83 high-rise buildings under construction in Toronto that month — far more than Boston, San Francisco, Atlanta, Miami, and Chicago, and surpassed only by 124 buildings in New York. my trip to Spain - Part 1

September 10th, 2005, 01:34 AM	#14
habsfan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Montréal, P.Q. Posts: 1,593 Likes (Received): 0	"I don't know what it's proper name is" The CIBC Tower! __________________ Veni, Vidi, Vici 24 Stanley cups and counting! GO HABS GO!!!

September 10th, 2005, 02:41 AM	#15
Vortox Reader Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Great White North Posts: 125 Likes (Received): 0	1. Shaw Tower (vancouver) 2. Commerce Court West (toronto) 3. Royal Bank Plaza South (toronto) 4. Tour de la Bourse (montreal) 5. Petro-Canada Centre - West Tower (calgary)

September 10th, 2005, 03:11 AM	#16
algonquin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,025 Likes (Received): 0	^ oh, no no, wait. It's the Tour de la Bourse that I like! Though the CIBC building would be up in my list too. __________________ a report prepared by Standard & Poor's in May stating that there were 83 high-rise buildings under construction in Toronto that month — far more than Boston, San Francisco, Atlanta, Miami, and Chicago, and surpassed only by 124 buildings in New York. my trip to Spain - Part 1

September 10th, 2005, 05:23 AM	#17
mikep Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 391 Likes (Received): 0	Scotia Plaza Le 1000 Rue de la Gauchetierre Royal Bank Plaza Commerce Court North Bankhers Hall

September 10th, 2005, 05:56 AM	#18
EdZed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Calgary Posts: 208 Likes (Received): 0	1. Royal Bank Centre (toronto) 2. Scotia Plaza (toronto) 3. Petro Can Centre (Calgary) 4. 1 Wall Centre (Vancouver) 5. TD/Canada Trust Building(Toronto) __________________ Calgary Skyscrapers (12+ Floors) 214 Completed (2+ New) 19 U/C (1+ New) 10 Approved (1+ New) 17 Proposed

September 10th, 2005, 11:02 AM	#19
Nate У Борщині Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ріджайна Posts: 1,229 Likes (Received): 0	Scotia Plaza, Toronto Royal Bank Plaza South, Toronto Le 1000 (De la Gauchetierre), Montreal TD Canada Trust, Toronto Chateau Frontinac (I'm a sucker for the Canadian Chateau style hotels) Also, I really like this building in Regina... it's not all that tall, but I like it anyway.

September 10th, 2005, 07:14 PM	#20
samsonyuen SSLL Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Canary Wharf > CityPlace Posts: 8,534 Likes (Received): 0	Scotia Plaza, Toronto Canada Trust Tower, Toronto 1 Wall Centre, Vancouver Sun Life Building, Montréal TD Bank Tower, Toronto

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