Icon Towers
{{Short description|Pair of residential skyscrapers in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada}}
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{{Infobox building
|name = Icon Towers
|image = Icon Towers Edmonton.JPG
|image_size = 200px
|caption = Icon Towers
|location = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
|coordinates = {{coord|53|32|31|N|113|29|58|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}
|map_type = Canada Edmonton
|map_caption = Location within Edmonton
|status = Completed
|start_date = 2006
|completion_date =
|opening = Tower II: 2010
Tower I: 2009
|building_type = Residential
|antenna_spire =
|roof = Tower II: {{convert|112.32|m|ft|abbr=on}}
Tower I: {{convert|92.36|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|top_floor =
|floor_count = Tower II: 35
Tower I: 30
|elevator_count =
|cost = Tower II:
C$85 million
(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|85000000|2010}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}})
Tower I:
C$85 million
(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|85000000|2009}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}})
Total:
$208 million in 2021 dollars
|floor_area =
|architect = Brinsmead Ziola Kennedy Architecture
|structural_engineer =
|main_contractor = Graham Construction
|developer = Langham Properties
|owner =
}}
The Icon Towers are a complex of two residential towers in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The north tower, with 35 floors, has a height of {{convert|112|m}} and the south tower, with 30 floors, has a height of {{convert|92|m}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=112485 |title=Icon Towers, Edmonton |publisher=Emporis.com |access-date=2010-10-22 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060507114253/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=112485 |archive-date=2006-05-07 }} Tower I was completed in 2009, and II was completed in 2010. In the podium, there is street front retail, along with offices in the other floors between the retail and condos.
The buildings are on the emerging trendy 104 Street "Fourth Street Promenade" north of Jasper Avenue.{{cite web |url=http://www.phillipslofts.com/articles/article_city_trends_2008_04.pdf |title=Edmonton City Trends - April 2008 |publisher=City of Edmonton |accessdate=2010-10-22 |archive-date=2011-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715082013/http://www.phillipslofts.com/articles/article_city_trends_2008_04.pdf |url-status=dead }}
Gallery
File:Icon II construction.JPG|Icon Tower II under construction in April 2008
File:Icontower1.jpg|Completed Icon Tower I in April 2009
File:Icon Tower II 09.jpg|Icon Tower II under construction in September 2009
File:Icon Tower II 10.jpg|Icon Tower II under construction in June 2010
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080501112509/http://theicon.ca/ The Icon]
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Category:Skyscrapers in Edmonton
Category:Residential skyscrapers in Canada
Category:Retail buildings in Canada
Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Edmonton
Category:Residential buildings completed in 2009
Category:2009 establishments in Alberta
Category:Residential buildings in Alberta
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