CTBUH Silver Member

Gradient Wind Engineering Inc.

About

Member Since: 2013

Member Offices: Ottawa

Website: http://www.gradientwind.com/

Gradient Wind had its origins in 1996 as a local consulting company in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The company has grown to a staff of over 30 experienced engineers and technologists, supported with company-owned state-of-the-art equipment, model fabrication tools, physical wind tunnels, and computer simulation software.

Through its reputation for reliability and excellence, it has expanded its services to major cities across North America. Gradient Wind has amassed a broad range of experience from small direct-to-client projects to large and multifaceted developments as part of international design teams.

Gradient Wind's focus is service excellence and adding value to its clients’ projects. Gradient Wind is committed to providing clients with exceptional service and practical, innovative solutions, focused on the project objectives.

Fields of Expertise

Engineering, Other; Structural Engineering; Wind Engineering

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

Rank
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height

1

Concord Sky

299 m / 981 ft

2

One Bloor Street East

257.3 m / 844 ft

3

Tellus Tower 1

237 m / 778 ft

4

ÏCE Condominiums at York Centre 2

234.2 m / 768 ft

5

522 University Avenue

233 m / 764 ft

6

Telus Sky

225.4 m / 740 ft

7

240 Adelaide West

219 m / 719 ft

8

252 East 57th Street

217.9 m / 715 ft

9

Jersey City Urby

213.5 m / 700 ft

10

350 Bloor Street East

208.9 m / 685 ft

Associated companies

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

Rank
Name
City
Height

1

Concord Sky

Toronto

299 m

981 ft

2

One Bloor

Toronto

291 m

953 ft

3

One Bloor Street East

Toronto

257 m

844 ft

4

Tellus Tower 1

Stockholm

237 m

778 ft

5

ÏCE Condominiums at York Centre 2

Toronto

234 m

768 ft

6

522 University Avenue

Toronto

233 m

764 ft

7

Telus Sky

Calgary

225 m

740 ft

8

240 Adelaide West

Toronto

219 m

719 ft

9

252 East 57th Street

New York City

218 m

715 ft

10

Jersey City Urby

Jersey City

214 m

700 ft

11

350 Bloor Street East

Toronto

209 m

685 ft

12

110 Eglinton Avenue East Tower 1

Toronto

207 m

678 ft

13

L Tower

Toronto

205 m

673 ft

14

ÏCE Condominiums at York Centre 1

Toronto

202 m

664 ft

15

15 Toronto Street

Toronto

202 m

661 ft

16

110 Eglinton Avenue East Tower 2

Toronto

201 m

659 ft

17

260 Adelaide Street West

Toronto

199 m

654 ft

18

2189 Lake Shore Boulevard West

Toronto

198 m

650 ft

19

1133 West Georgia

Vancouver

188 m

616 ft

20

Brentwood One

Burnaby

186 m

611 ft

20

Brentwood Two

Burnaby

186 m

611 ft

22

Brentwood Three

Burnaby

182 m

597 ft

23

Tellus Tower 2

Stockholm

177 m

581 ft

24

6000 McKay

Burnaby

172 m

564 ft

25

Maple Leaf Square South Tower

Toronto

171 m

562 ft

26

Tour des Canadiens

Montreal

167 m

548 ft

27

252 Church

Toronto

166 m

545 ft

28

Karma

Toronto

166 m

544 ft

29

ORCA Non-Residential Tower

Toronto

161 m

529 ft

30

ORCA Office Tower

Toronto

161 m

529 ft

31

ORCA Residential Tower 1

Toronto

161 m

529 ft

31

ORCA Residential Tower 2

Toronto

161 m

529 ft

31

ORCA Residential Tower 3

Toronto

161 m

529 ft

34

Hotel Georgia

Vancouver

159 m

520 ft

35

1830 Weston Road

Toronto

156 m

511 ft

36

33 Nelson Street West

Brampton

154 m

505 ft

37

ORCA Residential Tower 4

Toronto

152 m

498 ft

37

ORCA Residential Tower 5

Toronto

152 m

498 ft

37

ORCA Residential Tower 6

Toronto

152 m

498 ft

40

Beyond the Sea Star Tower

Toronto

152 m

497 ft

41

Monde

Toronto

150 m

492 ft

42

West Village Tower 1

Calgary

150 m

492 ft

43

CASA

Toronto

148 m

484 ft

44

315-327 Royal York Road Tower B

Toronto

146 m

480 ft

45

Islington Terrace

Toronto

145 m

476 ft

46

One Park Tower

Mississauga

142 m

466 ft

47

Emerald Park East

Toronto

142 m

465 ft

48

The Melville

Vancouver

141 m

464 ft

49

6080 McKay

Burnaby

141 m

461 ft

50

Fairmont Pacific Rim Vancouver

Vancouver

140 m

460 ft

51

RBC WaterPark Place

Toronto

140 m

459 ft

52

Bloor Promenade

Toronto

138 m

453 ft

53

Couture

Toronto

137 m

449 ft

54

TELUS Garden Residential Tower

Vancouver

136 m

445 ft

55

28 Elizabeth Street North

Brampton

130 m

427 ft

56

The Parker

Toronto

128 m

419 ft

57

3 Swift Drive Tower A

Toronto

127 m

416 ft

58

Emerald City I

Toronto

126 m

413 ft

59

West Village Tower 2

Calgary

125 m

410 ft

60

Woodward's 43

Vancouver

122 m

401 ft

61

ORCA East Residential Building 1

Toronto

122 m

399 ft

61

ORCA East Residential Building 2

Toronto

122 m

399 ft

63

The Milan Condominium

Toronto

119 m

389 ft

64

Jameson House

Vancouver

119 m

389 ft

65

Centennial Place II

Calgary

118 m

386 ft

66

586 Eglinton Avenue East

Toronto

115 m

376 ft

67

261‐285 Queen Street East, Building C

Toronto

114 m

375 ft

68

Bloorvista

Toronto

114 m

374 ft

69

Emerald Park West

Toronto

112 m

369 ft

70

The Park Club

Toronto

112 m

367 ft

71

Beyond the Sea South Tower

Toronto

108 m

354 ft

72

Marine Gateway North Residential

Vancouver

107 m

351 ft

73

Avani 1 at Metrogate

Toronto

105 m

345 ft

74

315-327 Royal York Road Tower A

Toronto

104 m

343 ft

75

Beyond the Sea North Tower

Toronto

103 m

339 ft

76

West Village Tower 3

Calgary

100 m

328 ft

77

Emerald City II

Toronto

99 m

326 ft

78

3 Swift Drive Tower B

Toronto

94 m

310 ft

79

Performance Court

Ottawa

90 m

294 ft

80

Marine Gateway South Residential

Vancouver

89 m

292 ft

81

261‐285 Queen Street East, Building B

Toronto

88 m

290 ft

82

1-9 Oxford Drive

Toronto

88 m

289 ft

83

3080 Dufferin Street

Toronto

84 m

276 ft

84

Fifth on the Park

Toronto

82 m

269 ft

85

Marine Gateway Office

Vancouver

78 m

256 ft

86

The Residence at CF Rideau Centre

Ottawa

69 m

225 ft

87

1354 Carling Avenue

Ottawa

64 m

209 ft

88

The Colours

Toronto

48 m

157 ft

89

Palliser East

Calgary

- m

- ft

89

Palliser West

Calgary

- m

- ft

91

1376 Carling Avenue Building B

Ottawa

- m

- ft

92

1376 Carling Avenue Building A

Ottawa

- m

- ft

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