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
Height
1 Concord Sky

299 m / 981 ft
3 One Bloor Street East

257 m / 844 ft
4 Tellus Tower 1

237 m / 778 ft
5 ÏCE Condominiums at York Centre 2

234 m / 768 ft
6 522 University Avenue

233 m / 764 ft
7 Telus Sky

225 m / 740 ft
8 240 Adelaide West

219 m / 719 ft
9 252 East 57th Street

218 m / 715 ft
10 Jersey City Urby

213 m / 700 ft
11 350 Bloor Street East

209 m / 685 ft

Associated companies

Gradient Microclimate Engineering Inc.

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
Height
1 Concord Sky

299 m / 981 ft
2 One Bloor

291 m / 953 ft
3 One Bloor Street East

257 m / 844 ft
4 Tellus Tower 1

237 m / 778 ft
5 ÏCE Condominiums at York Centre 2

234 m / 768 ft
6 522 University Avenue

233 m / 764 ft
7 Telus Sky

225 m / 740 ft
8 240 Adelaide West

219 m / 719 ft
9 252 East 57th Street

218 m / 715 ft
10 Jersey City Urby

213 m / 700 ft
11 350 Bloor Street East

209 m / 685 ft
12 110 Eglinton Avenue East Tower 1

207 m / 678 ft
13 L Tower

205 m / 673 ft
14 ÏCE Condominiums at York Centre 1

202 m / 664 ft
15 15 Toronto Street

202 m / 661 ft
16 110 Eglinton Avenue East Tower 2

201 m / 659 ft
17 260 Adelaide Street West

199 m / 654 ft
18 2189 Lake Shore Boulevard West

198 m / 650 ft
19 1133 West Georgia

188 m / 616 ft
20 Brentwood One

186 m / 611 ft
20 Brentwood Two

186 m / 611 ft
22 Brentwood Three

182 m / 597 ft
23 Tellus Tower 2

177 m / 581 ft
24 6000 McKay

172 m / 564 ft
25 Maple Leaf Square South Tower

171 m / 562 ft
26 Tour des Canadiens

167 m / 548 ft
27 252 Church

166 m / 545 ft
28 Karma

166 m / 544 ft
29 ORCA Non-Residential Tower

161 m / 529 ft
30 ORCA Office Tower

161 m / 529 ft
31 ORCA Residential Tower 1

161 m / 529 ft
31 ORCA Residential Tower 2

161 m / 529 ft
31 ORCA Residential Tower 3

161 m / 529 ft
34 Hotel Georgia

158 m / 520 ft
35 33 Nelson Street West

154 m / 505 ft
36 ORCA Residential Tower 4

152 m / 498 ft
36 ORCA Residential Tower 5

152 m / 498 ft
36 ORCA Residential Tower 6

152 m / 498 ft
39 Beyond the Sea Star Tower

152 m / 497 ft
40 Monde

150 m / 492 ft
41 West Village Tower 1

150 m / 492 ft
42 CASA

148 m / 484 ft
43 315-327 Royal York Road Tower B

146 m / 480 ft
44 Islington Terrace

145 m / 476 ft
45 One Park Tower

142 m / 466 ft
46 Emerald Park East

142 m / 465 ft
47 The Melville

141 m / 464 ft
48 6080 McKay

141 m / 461 ft
49 Fairmont Pacific Rim Vancouver

140 m / 460 ft
50 RBC WaterPark Place

140 m / 459 ft
51 Bloor Promenade

138 m / 453 ft
52 Couture

137 m / 449 ft
53 TELUS Garden Residential Tower

136 m / 445 ft
54 28 Elizabeth Street North

130 m / 427 ft
55 The Parker

128 m / 419 ft
56 3 Swift Drive Tower A

127 m / 416 ft
57 Emerald City I

126 m / 413 ft
58 West Village Tower 2

125 m / 410 ft
59 Woodward's 43

122 m / 401 ft
60 ORCA East Residential Building 1

122 m / 399 ft
60 ORCA East Residential Building 2

122 m / 399 ft
62 The Milan Condominium

119 m / 389 ft
63 Jameson House

119 m / 389 ft
64 Centennial Place II

118 m / 386 ft
65 586 Eglinton Avenue East

115 m / 376 ft
66 261‐285 Queen Street East, Building C

114 m / 375 ft
67 Bloorvista

114 m / 374 ft
68 Emerald Park West

112 m / 369 ft
69 The Park Club

112 m

367 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 33 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,559 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
70 Beyond the Sea South Tower

108 m / 354 ft
71 Marine Gateway North Residential

107 m / 351 ft
72 Avani 1 at Metrogate

105 m / 345 ft
73 315-327 Royal York Road Tower A

104 m / 343 ft
74 Beyond the Sea North Tower

103 m / 339 ft
75 West Village Tower 3

100 m / 328 ft
76 Emerald City II

99 m / 326 ft
77 3 Swift Drive Tower B

94 m / 310 ft
78 Performance Court

90 m / 294 ft
79 Marine Gateway South Residential

89 m

292 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 26 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,559 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
80 261‐285 Queen Street East, Building B

88 m / 290 ft
81 1-9 Oxford Drive

88 m / 289 ft
82 3080 Dufferin Street

84 m / 276 ft
83 Fifth on the Park

82 m

269 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,559 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
84 Marine Gateway Office

78 m / 256 ft
85 The Residence at CF Rideau Centre

69 m / 225 ft
86 1354 Carling Avenue

64 m / 209 ft
87 The Colours

48 m

157 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 14 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,559 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
88 Palliser East

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88 Palliser West

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90 1376 Carling Avenue Building B

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91 1376 Carling Avenue Building A

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