Summary
Stantec Tower is a 66-story building and 4 underground, 250.8 m (823 ft)[8] mixed-use skyscraper in Ice District in the downtown core of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. On May 23, 2018, it reached a construction height of 197 m (646.3 ft) and surpassed the JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences, becoming the tallest building in Edmonton and one of the largest mixed-use projects in Canada.[9] The office area of the tower opened on September 26, 2018,[10][11] and the residential portion opened in 2019.[10][11][12]
| Stantec Tower | |
|---|---|
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  Location within Edmonton | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office, residential |
| Location | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates | 53°32′42″N 113°29′46″W / 53.54500°N 113.49611°W |
| Construction started | 2014 |
| Estimated completion | 2018 office, 2019 residential |
| Opening | 26 September 2018 |
| Cost | CA$500 million ($521 million in 2021 dollars[1]) |
| Owner | ICE District Joint Ventures, Deka Immobilien |
| Height | |
| Roof | 250.8 m (823 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 66 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Stantec |
| Developer | ICE District Joint Ventures: ONE Properties, Katz Group Properties |
| Structural engineer | Stantec |
| Website | |
| www | |
| References | |
| [2][3][4][5][6][7] | |
At 250.9 m (823.2 ft) tall, the Stantec Tower is the 7th-tallest building in Canada, and the tallest in Canada outside Toronto.[3] The 66-storey tower consists of retail space, offices, and 454 residential units. It houses the headquarters of Stantec and is located close to Rogers Place, home of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers, and near the centre of Ice District directly northwest of Downtown Edmonton
Construction edit
Engineering and design work was completed by Stantec themselves and unveiled to the public on August 26, 2014. The initial design consisted of 62 storeys at a height of 224 metres (735 ft). However, the finalized design of the tower would consist of 66-storeys at a height of 251 metres (823 ft).[13][14]
Construction started in the fall of 2014,[3] completing foundation works and moving above grade in August 2016.[15] The project reached a milestone when it topped out the 30th floor, marking the top of the commercial and office floors, in November 2017.[16]
Stantec Tower had reached its 30th floor just 14 days after its next door neighbour, JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences, had become the tallest building in Edmonton.[17] Both these construction projects continued adding floors, with the JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences reaching its full height (192.15 m or 630.4 ft) in March 2018.[18] Stantec Tower added structural steel for its 54th floor on May 23, 2018, bringing its height to 197 m (646.3 ft) and becoming the tallest building in Edmonton,[9] and work continued upward on the residential floors at a rate of 3 metres (9.8 ft) per week.[14]
The tower opened on September 26, 2018, with employees of commercial tenants moving in to occupy 29 floors in October 2018.[19] On November 16, 2018 the tower was fully topped out, becoming the tallest building in Canada outside of Toronto.[20] Dismantling of the crane took place in March 2019, as work on the SKY residences neared completion, with residents expected to move in starting in the fall.[21] In November of that year, it was announced that, due to poor sales, the bottom 12 floors of the planned SKY residences would be converted into hotel space. Existing owners in the affected units would be upgraded to higher floors at no additional cost.[22]
Major tenants edit
In September 2019, Stantec sold the 29 floors of commercial space to German real estate company Deka Immobilien, a subsidiary of DekaBank.[23] The sale was facilitated by the high commercial occupancy, including:
Maintenance issues edit
In 2021 and 2022, multiple sections of glass fell from the building onto the surrounding streets. After the incidents, Ice District Shared Facilities has installed a protective film, described as a plastic film cut to fit each window and frame, to keep the glass in place.[26]
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ "Emporis building ID 1236689". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c Kent, Gordon (September 15, 2015). "Stantec Tower in Edmonton set to be Canada's tallest outside Toronto". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ Tucker, Erika (September 19, 2015). "Canada's tallest building outside Toronto under construction in Edmonton". Global News Edmonton. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^ "62-storey tower to be built in downtown Edmonton". CBC News Edmonton. August 26, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ "A towering monument to community". Stantec (Press release). Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ^ "Stantec Tower". SkyriseEdmonton. SkyriseCities. November 10, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "Stantec Tower". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Bartko, Karen (May 23, 2018). "Stantec Tower now the tallest building in Edmonton — and it's still growing". Global News Edmonton. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "Ice District" (PDF). ONE Properties / Katz Group Properties. September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ a b "Canada's tallest tower west of Toronto opens in Edmonton". Global News Edmonton. September 26, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "Retail | A New Level of Success". ICE District Properties (Press release). Archived from the original on July 8, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ Kornik, Slav (August 24, 2018). "Design to be unveiled of new arena district tower". Global News Edmonton. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ a b Karen, Bartko (May 23, 2018). "Stantec Tower Tallest Building in Edmonton". Global News Edmonton. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Foundation of Stantec Tower complete, moves into next phase of construction". CBC News Edmonton. August 4, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ Kent, Gordon (November 17, 2017). "Another milestone for Edmonton's Stantec Tower". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ Mitanis, Marcus (November 6, 2017). "ICE District Confirms JW Marriott Now the Tallest Building in Edmonton". SkyriseCities. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Staples, David (March 21, 2018). "Edmonton gets new tallest building, four-star hotel: The new JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District hotel has finally topped out at its full height, 56 storeys". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Antoneshyn, Alex (September 26, 2018). "Stantec Tower opens downtown". CTV News Edmonton.
- ^ "Stantec Tower officially reaches momentous heights as the tallest tower outside of Toronto". Ice District Properties (Press release). November 16, 2018. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ a b "Stantec Tower Crane Dismantle Reveals Edmonton's Transformed Skyline". ICE District Properties (Press release). March 19, 2019. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ "Stantec Tower condos to be turned into hotel instead". CTV News Edmonton. November 7, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ "Part of Stantec Tower sold to German company in Edmonton's 'biggest-ever office deal': CBRE". CTV News Edmonton. September 25, 2019.
- ^ "ICE District Joint Venture Adds PwC Canada to Stantec Tower Tenant List" (PDF) (Press release). ICE District JV Inc. May 12, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ MacDonald, Shauna (July 20, 2016). "Dentons Canada LLP Joins Tenant List at ICE District Joint Venture's Stantec Tower" (PDF) (Press release). ICE District JV Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "Repairs underway after glass from broken window falls from Stantec Tower". edmontonjournal. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
External links edit
- Ice District Properties
- Stantec.com Info on Project
- "Stantec Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- "Stantec Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.