Vaughan is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Vaughan has seen a surge in high-rise construction in the early 21st century, almost all of which is residential. The city is home to 19 buildings taller than 100 m (328 ft) as of 2026. Eight of them exceed 150 m (492 ft) in height, the second most in Ontario after Toronto. Alongside Mississauga, Vaughan has one of the largest collections of tall buildings in the GTA outside of Toronto. The tallest building in Vaughan is the 190 m (623 ft), 59-storey CG Tower.
The earliest high-rises in Vaughan appeared in the 1980s. Vaughan was incorporated into a city in 1991, and plans emerged for a new business and commercial centre at the intersection of Highway 7 and Jane Street. The Vaughan Corporate Centre, as the district was then branded, was approved in 1998 to become a focal point for business activity and major commercial development. The area was renamed Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC) in 2009. In the 2010s, new buildings in Vaughan started to reach over 100 m (328 ft) in height. This accelerated when Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station, which opened in 2017 when the western branch of the Toronto subway's Line 1 Yonge-University was extended to the area, improved the new city centre's connectivity to Toronto.
The height of new developments increased substantially in the 2020s, with multiple towers surpassing 150 m (492 ft) in height. Major projects include the Transit City and Festival Condos developments, which consist of five and three towers respectively. CG Tower, completed in 2024 as Vaughan's tallest building, is noted for its shape, resembling stacked, cantilevered boxes, as well as the brick-embedded precast panels on its façade. The 3131 Highway 7 plan, one of several proposed schemes for Vaughan, includes skyscrapers up to 74 storeys tall.
Vaughan's tallest buildings are mainly located in Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, located near the city's southern border with Toronto. There are a smaller number of high-rises around the Promenade shopping centre, east of VMC. The tallest building there is Promenade Park Tower II.
History
Map of tallest buildings The map below shows the location of buildings taller than 100 m (328 ft) in the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. Each marker is numbered by the building's height rank, and colored by the decade of its completion. There is one building in Vaughan exceeding 100 m (328 ft) in height that is located outside of the map, Promenade Park Towers II. Tallest buildings
This list ranks completed buildings in Vaughan 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.
RankNameImageLocationHeightm (ft)FloorsYearPurposeNotes1CG Tower592024ResidentialTallest building in Vaughan. Tallest building in Ontario outside of Toronto and Mississauga. Tallest building completed in Vaughan in the 2020s.2Festival Tower A592025ResidentialAlso known as Festival Condominiums I.3Transit City Condominiums 3572021ResidentialTallest building in Vaughan from 2021 to 2024.4Festival Tower C552024ResidentialAlso known as Festival Condominiums III.5Transit City Condominiums 2562021ResidentialPart of the Transit City development.6Transit City Condominiums 1562021ResidentialPart of the Transit City development.7TC5502023ResidentialPart of the Transit City development.8Festival Tower B482024ResidentialAlso known as Festival Condominiums II.9TC4452023ResidentialPart of the Transit City development.10Festival Tower D412024ResidentialAlso known as Festival Condominiums IV.11Nord East382020ResidentialTallest building in Vaughan briefly from 2020 to 2021 alongside Nord West.12Nord West382020ResidentialTallest building in Vaughan briefly from 2020 to 2021 alongside Nord East.13The Millway at Transit City352023Residential14Expo 1372015ResidentialTallest building in Vaughan from 2015 to 2020. From 2016 to 2020, it shared this title with Expo 2. Tallest building completed in Vaughan in the 2010s alongside Expo 1.15Expo 2372016ResidentialTallest building in Vaughan from 2016 to 2020 alongside Expo 1. Tallest building completed in Vaughan in the 2010s alongside Expo 1.16The Met352020Residential17Centro Square East–332017Residential18Promenade Park Towers II–352025Residential Tallest building in Vaughan outside VMC or the immediate area 19Centro Square West–302017Residential
Tallest under construction or approved
Under construction The following table includes buildings under construction in Vaughan 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. NameHeightm (ft)FloorsYearPurposeNotesBravo I at Festival402028ResidentialArtwalk I382026ResidentialVincent Condominiums I372026ResidentialSXSW Condominiums I322026Residential
Timeline of tallest buildings NameImageYears as tallestHeightm (ft)FloorsNotesExpo 12015–202037Expo 22016–202037Nord East2020–202138Nord West2020–202138Transit City Condominiums 32021–202457CG Tower2024–present59
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See also
List of tallest buildings in Toronto List of tallest buildings in Markham List of tallest buildings in Mississauga List of tallest buildings in Canada
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