Toronto, city with the most cranes in North America

RLB Crane Index 

20 August 2018

For the third consecutive reporting period, Toronto has the highest number of cranes in North America. This indicates massive development in the city. 

For the third consecutive reporting period, Toronto has the highest number of cranes of all the cities according to the recent Rider Levett Bucknall Crane Index: 97, which is an increase over the last count of 88. 

With this number Toronto rises above the number of cranes in Chicago (40), San Francisco (26) and New York City (20). Seattle is second on the list with 65 cranes total.  

86% of the cranes in Toronto are for the residential sector. The remaining cranes are for mixed-use and commercial developments, followed by education, healthcare, and hospitality. 

Total number of counting cranes per city:

Toronto: 97

Seattle: 65

Chicago: 40

Los Angeles: 36

Portland: 30

Denver: 28 

Calgary: 26

San Francisco: 26

Washington: 25

New York City: 20

Source, image River Levett Bucknall