The JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences is a
mixed-use skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...
in
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
,
Alberta
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as part of the downtown
Ice District
Ice District is a $2.5 billion mixed-use sports and entertainment district being developed on of land in Downtown Edmonton and a portion of the neighbourhood of Central McDougall. Its main attraction is Rogers Place, the home arena of the Edmonto ...
. It is a combination of a
JW Marriott hotel
JW Marriott is a luxury hotel brand owned by Marriott International.
History
The JW Marriott brand was established in 1984, with the opening of the first hotel in Washington, D.C. It was named as a tribute to J.W. Marriott, the founder of Marri ...
in the lower section, with residential condos named Legends Private Residences in the upper section.
Construction began in November 2014 and the hotel opened on 1 August 2019.
The tower became the
tallest building in Edmonton on 3 November 2017 and held that status until it was surpassed by the
Stantec Tower in May 2018, en route to
topping out
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its 56th floor at its final height of on 20 March 2018.
The hotel is located on the 1st through 22nd floors, and
has 346 rooms, of conference hall space and a ballroom.
Located from the 23rd through 54th floors is the Legends Private Residences, with high-end condominiums to buy or rent.
The building has a total of 55 floors, at a height of .
The tower topped out in March 2018 and reached its final design height on May 8, 2018.
Originally the hotel was going to be a
Delta hotel, but Marriott closed the purchase deadline first.
It is the third JW Marriott hotel in Canada, after the JW Marriott The Rosseau Muskoka Resort & Spa in the
District Municipality of Muskoka
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in
Ontario
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, and the JW Marriott Parq in
Vancouver
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,
British Columbia
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.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Edmonton
References
External links
Ice District - JW MarriottJW Marriott Hotel & Legends Private Residences (Emporis)Ice District Hotel & Residences (Skyscraperpage)
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Skyscraper hotels in Canada
Skyscrapers in Edmonton
Hotels in Edmonton
Ice District
JW Marriott Hotels
Residential skyscrapers in Canada