Edmonton Tower

Edmonton Tower,[8] also referred to as the City of Edmonton Tower,[9][10] is a 29-storey 129.84-metre (426.0 ft) tall, office building in the Ice District area of Edmonton, Alberta. It opened in mid-December 2016.[6] In total it has 3,716 square metres (40,000 sq ft) of retail space,[11] and over 48,000 square metres (520,000 sq ft) of office lease-able area.[4] It is Edmonton's eighth tallest building.[12][5]

Edmonton Tower
Edmonton Tower in 2016
Alternative namesCity of Edmonton Tower, Edmonton Arena District Office Tower, EAD Office Tower 1
General information
StatusComplete
TypeGovernment, Commercial
Architectural styleModern architecture
Location10111 104 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates53°32′44.4″N 113°29′40.8″W
Construction startedMay 13, 2014 (2014-05-13)
CompletedDecember 2016 (2016-12)
Costover $300 million
OwnerKatz Group
Height
Roof129.84 m (426.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count29
Design and construction
ArchitectStantec
DeveloperStantec, ONE Properties
Structural engineerStantec
References
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Major tenants

The main tenants announced have been:

  • City of Edmonton - Floor 3, and floors 5 to 19;[9] Opened with tower.[7]
  • Kids & Company - Floor 4 for a child care centre; With a total area of 579 square metres (6,230 sq ft);[9] Opened with tower.[10][10]
  • RBC Dominion Securities - Floors 22 and 23;[9] Opened 2018.[13]

Other tenants
  • Sorrell Financial - Opened early 2017.[14]

Video display

A large video display, using light-emitting diodes, shows images on the exterior glass of the top four storeys of the tower. The display was installed during construction and first used in January 2017.[15] The building's developer, One Properties, stated that the Oilers Entertainment Group is involved with the project.[16]

gollark: I was assuming they wouldn't be that low-flying or go above particularly dense bits of city.
gollark: If you're using them in reasonable conditions (not right above streets between buildings) I don't see how that's an issue.
gollark: You could probably just have some kind of gliding mode and a separate mechanical system to enable that.
gollark: And as I said, you underestimate its bigness and that scenario seems unlikely.
gollark: Remove the protesting subsections of the public.

See also

References
  1. "Edmonton Tower". Skyrise Cities Edmonton. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. "Edmonton Tower Brochure" (PDF). One Properties. One Properties. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. "Downtown Edmonton looking up". Edmonton Sun. May 29, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  4. "Main Floor Plan" (PDF). Ice District Properties. ICE District JV Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  5. "Edmonton Tower". The Skycraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  6. "EAD Office Tower 1". Emporis. Emporis. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  7. Tumilty, Ryan (November 17, 2015). "Edmonton staff's move to downtown tower comes with $16.4M price tag". Metro News. Edmonton Metro. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  8. "Naming Committee Approvals - 2015" (PDF). City of Edmonton. City of Edmonton. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  9. "Features & Floor Plans". Ice District Properties. ICE District JV Inc. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  10. "EAD Joint Venture Announces Kids & Company to Operate Child Care Centre in Edmonton Tower". Marketwired L.P. Market Wired. June 9, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  11. "Edmonton Tower Brochure" (PDF). Ice District Properties. ICE District JV Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  12. "Tallest building in Edmonton". Emprois. Emporis. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  13. "Edmonton Arena District Joint Venture Announces RBC Dominion Securities as Major Tenant of Edmonton Tower" (PDF). Ice District Properties. ICE District JV Inc. May 13, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  14. "ICE District Joint Venture Adds Sorrell Financial to Edmonton Tower Tenant List" (PDF). ICE District JV Inc. ICE District JV Inc. December 18, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  15. Neufeld, Lydia (January 4, 2017). "Massive downtown (red-&-white) flag helps chase away winter blues". CBC/Radio-Canada. CBC News Edmonton. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  16. Caley, Ramsay (January 4, 2017). "Massive LED lighting display on Edmonton Tower sparks interest". Corus Entertainment Inc. Global News Edmonton. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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