Stantec Tower is a 66-

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above and 4 underground,

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in the

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, Canada. On May 23, 2018, it reached a construction height of and surpassed the

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, becoming the tallest building in Edmonton and one of the largest mixed-use projects in Canada. The office area of the tower opened on September 26, 2018, and the residential portion opened in 2019. At tall, the Stantec Tower is the 10th-tallest building in Canada, and the tallest in Canada outside

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. The 66-storey tower consists of retail space, offices, and 454 residential units. It houses the headquarters of

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and is located close to

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, home of the

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, and near the centre of

directly northwest of Downtown Edmonton.

Construction

file:StantecTowerConstructionJune2018.jpg, left, Stantec Tower (right) June 2018, three weeks after passing its neighbour,

(left, interior construction then ongoing), to become the tallest building in Edmonton. Engineering and design work was completed by

themselves and unveiled to the public on August 26, 2014. The initial design consisted of 62 storeys at a height of . However, the finalized design of the tower would consist of 66-storeys at a height of . Construction started in the fall of 2014, completing foundation works and moving above

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in August 2016. The project reached a milestone when it

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the 30th floor, marking the top of the commercial and office floors, in November 2017. Stantec Tower had reached its 30th floor just 14 days after its next door neighbour,

, had become the tallest building in Edmonton. Both these construction projects continued adding floors, with the JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences reaching its full height () in March 2018. Stantec Tower added structural steel for its 54th floor on May 23, 2018, bringing its height to and becoming the tallest building in Edmonton, and work continued upward on the residential floors at a rate of per week. The tower opened on September 26, 2018, with employees of commercial tenants moving in to occupy 29 floors in October 2018. On November 16, 2018 the tower was fully topped out, becoming the tallest building in Canada outside of Toronto. 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. 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.

Major tenants

In September 2019, Stantec sold the 29 floors of commercial space to German real estate company Deka Immobilien, a subsidiary of

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. The sale was facilitated by the high commercial occupancy, including: * PwC Canada - two floors - *

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Canada - 3 floors (Floors 24, 25, and 26) Q2 of 2019. *

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References

External links

Ice District PropertiesStantec.com Info on Project
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Construction

Major tenants

See also

References

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