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.[11] 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[12] and held that status until it was surpassed by the Stantec Tower in May 2018,[13] en route to topping out its 56th floor at its final height of 192 metres (630 ft) on 20 March 2018.[14]
| JW Marriott Edmonton ICE District & Legends Residences | |
|---|---|
 JW Marriott Edmonton Skyline from Blatchford | |
  Location within Edmonton | |
| Alternative names | EAD Hotel and Residences, Edmonton Arena District Hotel [1] |
| Hotel chain | JW Marriott Hotels[2] |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Luxury Hotel, Residential |
| Address | 104 Avenue NW and 102 Street NW |
| Town or city | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 53°32′45″N 113°29′46″W / 53.54583°N 113.49611°W |
| Elevation | 192 metres (630 ft) |
| Construction started | November 2014[1] |
| Completed | June 2019[1] |
| Opening | August 1, 2019[3] |
| Cost | $500 Million[4] ($578 million in 2023 dollars[5]) |
| Owner | Marriott International, Legends Private Residences[6] |
| Management | Hariri Pontarini Architects[1] |
| Affiliation | Marriott International |
| Height | |
| Tip | 192.15 m (630.4 ft)[1] |
| Roof | 190.95 m (626.5 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Reinforced Concrete, Steel, Glass curtain wall |
| Floor count | 55[1] |
| Floor area | 71,535 m2 (770,000 sq ft)[7] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Hariri Pontarini Architects, DIALOG, Shugarman Architecture + Design[6] |
| Developer | ICE District Properties, Katz Group Properties, ONE Development Group, Marriott International[6] |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 346[8] |
| Facilities | Conference centre, Hotel services, Exercise facility, Swimming pool, Edmonton Pedway, direct assess to Rogers Place[1][9][10] |
The hotel is located on the 1st through 22nd floors, and [11] 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.[15] Located from the 23rd through 54th floors is the Legends Private Residences, with high-end condominiums to buy or rent.[11] The building has a total of 55 floors, at a height of 192.95 m (633.0 ft).[11][16] The tower topped out in March 2018 and reached its final design height on May 8, 2018.[17][18] Originally the hotel was going to be a Delta hotel, but Marriott closed the purchase deadline first.[19] 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.[20]
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- ^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
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- ^ Griwkowsky, Catherine (October 1, 2015). "Legends Private Residences to begin selling units in Edmonton". PostMedia. Edmonton Sun. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Phase One X:2017-2020 #11 Legends Private Residences". icedistrict. ICE District JV Inc. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ "ICE District Confirms JW Marriott Now the Tallest Building in Edmonton". SkyriseCities. November 6, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "JW Marriott". Icedistrictproperties. ICE DISTRICT JV Inc. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ "Tallest buildings in Edmonton". Emporis. Emporis GMBH. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "JW Marriott to occupy Ice District hotel". Edmonton Sun. PostMedia. January 13, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ "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.
