JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences

The JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences is a mixed-use skyscraper in Edmonton, Alberta as part of the downtown Ice District. It is a combination of a JW Marriott hotel in the lower section, with residential condos named Legends Private Residences in the upper section.[10] Construction began in November 2014 and the hotel opened on 1 August 2019.[3] The tower became the tallest building in Edmonton on 3 November 2017[11] and held that status until it was surpassed by the Stantec Tower in May 2018,[12] en route to topping out its 56th floor at its final height of 192 metres (630 ft) on 20 March 2018.[13]

JW Marriott Edmonton ICE District & Legends Residences
JW Marriott nearing completion in June 2018
Location within Edmonton
Alternative namesEAD Hotel and Residences, Edmonton Arena District Hotel [1]
Hotel chainJW Marriott Hotels[2]
General information
StatusComplete
TypeLuxury Hotel, Residential
Address104 Avenue NW and 102 Street NW
Town or cityEdmonton, Alberta
CountryCanada
Coordinates53°32′45″N 113°29′46″W
Elevation192 metres (630 ft)
Construction startedNovember 2014[1]
CompletedJune 2019[1]
OpeningAugust 1, 2019[3]
Cost$500 Million[4]
OwnerMarriott International, Legends Private Residences[5]
ManagementHariri Pontarini Architects[1]
AffiliationMarriott International
Height
Tip192.15 m (630.4 ft)[1]
Roof190.95 m (626.5 ft)
Technical details
MaterialReinforced Concrete, Steel, Glass curtain wall
Floor count55[1]
Floor area71,535 m2 (770,000 sq ft)[6]
Design and construction
ArchitectHariri Pontarini Architects, DIALOG, Shugarman Architecture + Design[5]
DeveloperICE District Properties, Katz Group Properties, ONE Development Group, Marriott International[5]
Other information
Number of rooms346[7]
FacilitiesConference centre, Hotel services, Exercise facility, Swimming pool, Edmonton Pedway, direct assess to Rogers Place[1][8][9]

The hotel is located on the 1st through 22nd floors, and [10] has 346-rooms, 2,300 square metres (25,000 sq ft) of conference hall space and a 930 square metres (10,000 sq ft) ballroom.[14] Located from the 23rd through 54th floors is the Legends Private Residences, with high-end condominiums to buy or rent.[10] The building has a total of 55 floors, at a height of 192.95 m (633.0 ft).[10][15] The tower topped out in March 2018 and reached its final design height on May 8, 2018.[16][17] Originally the hotel was going to be a Delta hotel, but Marriott closed the purchase deadline first.[18] It is the third JW Marriott hotel in Canada, after the JW Marriott The Rosseau Muskoka Resort & Spa in the District Municipality of Muskoka in Ontario, and the JW Marriott Parq in Vancouver, British Columbia.[19]

See also

References
  1. "JW Marriott Hotel & Legends Private Residences". Emporis. Emporis GMBH. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  2. Mah, Bill (January 14, 2016). "Edmonton Ice District hotel upgraded to JW Marriott". Postmedia Network Inc. Edmonton Journal. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  3. "Edmonton's downtown to see Canada's third JW Marriott hotel". Edmonton Journal. PostMedia. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  4. "Staples: Edmonton arena district exceeding expectations of its most ardent backers" (PDF). icedistrictproperties. The Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  5. "JW Marriott and The Legends Private Residences". SkyriseCities Edmonton. SkyriseCities. Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  6. "Area of building Block A". Photobucket. Coldrsxs. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  7. "JW MArriot". Icedistrict. ICE District JV Inc. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  8. "Rental Apartments". ICE DISTRICT JV Inc. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  9. Griwkowsky, Catherine (October 1, 2015). "Legends Private Residences to begin selling units in Edmonton". PostMedia. Edmonton Sun. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  10. "Phase One X:2017-2020 #11 Legends Private Residences". icedistrict. ICE District JV Inc. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  11. "ICE District Confirms JW Marriott Now the Tallest Building in Edmonton". SkyriseCities. November 6, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  12. "Stantec Tower now the tallest building in Edmonton — and it's still growing - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. May 23, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  13. 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 March 22, 2018.
  14. "JW Marriott". Icedistrictproperties. ICE DISTRICT JV Inc. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  15. "Tallest buildings in Edmonton". Emporis. Emporis GMBH. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  16. Lamb, Adrienne; Bremness, Rick (January 20, 2018). "Edmonton's Ice District skates towards construction milestone | CBC News". CBC. CBC News Edmonton. CBC News. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  17. "Ice District Tops Off Jw Marriott Edmonton Ice District - The Legends Private Residences". icedistrict.com. ICE District. May 8, 2018. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  18. "JW Marriott to occupy Ice District hotel". Edmonton Sun. PostMedia. January 13, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  19. "JW Marriott Edmonton To Be Ice District's First Luxury Hotel". News Marriott. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
Preceded by
Epcor Tower		 Tallest building in Edmonton
2017-2018
192 m		 Succeeded by
Stantec Tower
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