Burnaby is the third-largest city in the Canadian province of British Columbia, with a population of nearly 250,000 as of 2021. Part of Greater Vancouver, Burnaby has seen drastic changes to its skyline in the early 21st century. As of 2026, Burnaby has 57 buildings taller than 100 metres (328 ft), 17 of which are taller than 150 metres (492 ft)—more than Vancouver itself or any other city in British Columbia, and the fourth-most in Canada after Toronto, Calgary, and Montreal. Burnaby has the most buildings taller than 100 m (328 ft) of any city in Northern America that is not the main city in its metropolitan area. The tallest building in Burnaby is Two Gilmore Place, a 64-storey residential skyscraper that rises 216 m (708 ft) in height in Brentwood and was completed in 2024. It is the tallest building in British Columbia.
The first high-rises in Burnaby appeared in the 1970s and 1980s in Metrotown, as the area was developed into a regional town centre.[1] The opening of the Metrotown shopping centre and two adjacent malls in 1986 (now a single mall, Metropolis at Metrotown) preceded the completion of the Metrotower office towers soon after.[2] Since the 2010s, Burnaby has been undergoing a surge in residential high-rise construction, as part of a greater condominium boom throughout Greater Vancouver.[3] The city had only three buildings taller than 100 m (328 ft) in 2010, expanding to 57 by 2025. Much of this development has been transit-oriented, being built near an Expo or Millennium Line station of the SkyTrain, Greater Vancouver's light metro system.[4][5]
Burnaby's main clusters of tall buildings are its four "town centres" of Metrotown, Brentwood, Lougheed, and Edmonds, all of which have experienced significant growth since 2010. The city government purposefully channels development into these town centres as part of its urban planning strategy.[6][7][8] Metrotown, in Burnaby's southwest, has the most high-rises taller than 100 m (328 ft). Bisected by the Kingsway, the area is mainly served by Metrotown station. Major projects include Sovereign, Burnaby's tallest skyscraper from 2014 to 2017 at 156 m (511 ft), and the five-tower Station Square development, completed in 2022.[9][10] The Concord Metrotown redevelopment, under construction since 2022,[11] will include the 230 m (755 ft) Sky Park, which would become the tallest building in British Columbia upon completion.[12]
Brentwood, in the city's northwest, has grown to rival Metrotown as Burnaby's largest skyline during the 2020s. Projects that have reshaped the skyline include the three-tower Gilmore Place,[13] the redevelopment of the The Amazing Brentwood shopping mall, and the multi-phased Concord Brentwood.[14] Since 2024, all six of Burnaby's tallest buildings are in Brentwood. The City of Lougheed (formerly Lougheed Town Centre), a shopping centre Burnaby's east, is undergoing major redevelopment as a master-planned community.[15][16][17] In Edmonds, in the city's southeast, the three-tower King's Crossing development at the intersection between Kingsway and Edmonds was completed in 2020.[18] The ongoing Southgate City project could include over twenty high-rises.[19][20] Despite its name being a portmanteau of Burnaby and Coquitlam, the neighbourhood of Burquitlam and its towers are located within the city of Coquitlam instead.
History
Number of buildings by height in Burnaby by the end of each year, based on the information in this article. Click on the legend to toggle a specific height on or off. View chart definition.
Cityscape
Panorama of Burnaby in Autumn of 2024, with Brentwood in the foreground Metrotown skyline in the distanceAerial image of Brentwood Town Centre in 2025, centred on Willingdon Avenue
Map of tallest buildings
Metrotown
Metrotown is the largest cluster of tall buildings in Burnaby and in Greater Vancouver outside of Vancouver itself. It is located east of Central Park. The area overlaps with the neighbourhood of Maywood and is centred around the Metropolis at Metrotown shopping mall. Metrotown is served by the Metrotown and Patterson stations on the SkyTrain. Each marker is numbered by the building's height rank in Burnaby, and colored by the decade of its completion.
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Brentwood, also called Brentwood Park, has the second largest cluster of tall buildings in Burnaby. It contains the city's five tallest buildings. The area is known for the The Amazing Brentwood shopping mall, which opened in 1961 and closed in 2025 for redevelopment. Brentwood is served by the Brentwood Town Centre and Gilmore stations on the SkyTrain.
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This list ranks completed buildings in Burnaby that stand at least 100 m (328 ft) tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The “Year” column indicates the year of completion. Buildings tied in height are sorted by year of completion with earlier buildings ranked first, and then alphabetically.
Was the tallest building in Burnaby upon completion
Tallest building in Brentwood Park, in Burnaby, in Greater Vancouver, and in British Columbia. The second in the province to exceed 200 metres in height. Tallest building completed in Burnaby in the 2020s. Part of the three-tower Gilmore Place development.[21][22][23]
Tallest building in Burnaby from 2017 to 2024. Mixed-use residential and hotel building. Tallest mixed-use building in Burnaby. Tied with the Paradox Hotel Vancouver for the third tallest building in British Columbia.[24]
Mixed-use residential and hotel building. Tallest building in Metrotown. Formerly called The Eclipse. The hotel component is known as Hyatt Place Metrotown.[30][31][32]
The following table includes buildings under construction in Burnaby that are planned to be at least 100 m (328 ft) tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. The “Year” column indicates the expected year of completion. Buildings that are on hold are not included. Buildings whose exact height are unknown are included at the bottom of the table and sorted by floor count if they have at least 34 floors.
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