Stantec Tower
{{short description|Skyscraper in Edmonton, Canada (opened 2018)}}
{{Update|date=April 2020}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox building
|name = Stantec Tower
|image = File:Stantec Tower Edmonton.jpg
|caption =
|location = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
|coordinates = {{coord|53|32|42|N|113|29|46|W|region:CA-AB_scale:1500|display=inline,title}}
|map_type = Canada Edmonton
|map_caption = Location within Edmonton
|status = complete
|start_date = 2014
|topped_out_date =
|completion_date =
|est_completion = 2018 office, 2019 residential
|opening = September 26, 2018
|building_type = Office, residential
|roof = {{convert|250.8|m|abbr=on}}
|floor_count = 66
|cost = {{CAD|500 million}}
(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|500000000|2019}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}})
|floor_area =
|architect = Stantec
|structural_engineer= Stantec
|main_contractor =
|developer = ICE District Joint Ventures:
ONE Properties,
Katz Group Properties
|owner = ICE District Joint Ventures,
Deka Immobilien
|references = {{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1236689 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073443/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1236689 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |title=Emporis building ID 1236689 |work=Emporis}}{{cite news |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/business/real-estate/stantec-tower-set-to-be-canadas-tallest-outside-toronto |title=Stantec Tower in Edmonton set to be Canada's tallest outside Toronto |last=Kent |first=Gordon |date=September 15, 2015 |work=Edmonton Journal |accessdate=September 15, 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2228229/canadas-tallest-building-outside-toronto-under-construction-in-edmonton/ |title=Canada's tallest building outside Toronto under construction in Edmonton |last=Tucker |first=Erika |date=September 19, 2015 |work=Global News Edmonton |access-date=September 20, 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/62-storey-tower-to-be-built-in-downtown-edmonton-1.2747702 |title=62-storey tower to be built in downtown Edmonton |date=August 26, 2014 |work=CBC News Edmonton |accessdate=September 15, 2015}}{{cite press release |title=A towering monument to community |work=Stantec |date= |url=http://www.stantec.com/our-work/projects/canada-projects/s/stantec-tower-edmonton.html#.V1aWePkrKUl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322014041/http://www.stantec.com/our-work/projects/canada-projects/s/stantec-tower-edmonton.html#.V1aWePkrKUl |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 22, 2015 |access-date=7 June 2016}}{{cite web |title=Stantec Tower |work=SkyriseEdmonton |publisher=SkyriseCities|date=2016-11-10 |url=http://edmonton.skyrisecities.com/database/projects/stantec-tower |access-date=16 December 2016}}
|website = {{url|https://www.stantec.com/en/projects/canada-projects/s/stantec-tower-edmonton}}
}}
Stantec Tower is a 66-story building and 4 underground, {{cvt|250.8|m}}{{cite web |title=Stantec Tower |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/stantec-tower/17568 |website=The Skyscraper Center |publisher=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat |access-date=7 July 2020}} mixed-use skyscraper in Ice District in the downtown core of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. On May 23, 2018, it reached a construction height of {{convert|197|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} and surpassed the JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences, becoming the tallest building in Edmonton and one of the largest mixed-use projects in Canada.{{cite news |title=Stantec Tower now the tallest building in Edmonton — and it's still growing |first=Karen |last=Bartko |work=Global News Edmonton |date=2018-05-23 |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4225798/stantec-tower-tallest-building-in-edmonton/ |access-date=2018-05-25}} The office area of the tower opened on September 26, 2018,{{cite web |title=Ice District |work=ONE Properties / Katz Group Properties |date=September 2016 |url=http://oneproperties.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ICE-District-Brochure-w-Video-October-2016-Low-Res.pdf |access-date=December 16, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220144621/http://oneproperties.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ICE-District-Brochure-w-Video-October-2016-Low-Res.pdf |archive-date=2016-12-20}}{{Cite news |title=Canada's tallest tower west of Toronto opens in Edmonton |date=2018-09-26 |work=Global News Edmonton |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4488950/edmonton-stantec-tower-grand-opening/ |access-date=2018-12-13}} and the residential portion opened in 2019.{{cite press release |url=http://icedistrictproperties.com/retail |title=Retail {{!}} A New Level of Success |work=ICE District Properties |access-date=19 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160708194451/http://icedistrictproperties.com:80/retail |archive-date=2016-07-08}}
At {{convert|250.9|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} tall, the Stantec Tower is the 7th-tallest building in Canada, and the tallest in Canada outside Toronto. The 66-storey tower consists of retail space, offices, and 454 residential units. It houses the headquarters of Stantec and is located close to Rogers Place, home of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers, and near the centre of Ice District directly northwest of Downtown Edmonton.
Construction
file:StantecTowerConstructionJune2018.jpg (left, interior construction then ongoing), to become the tallest building in Edmonton.]]
Engineering and design work was completed by Stantec themselves and unveiled to the public on August 26, 2014. The initial design consisted of 62 storeys at a height of {{convert|224|m|ft}}. However, the finalized design of the tower would consist of 66-storeys at a height of {{convert|251|m|ft}}.{{cite news |title=Design to be unveiled of new arena district tower |first=Slav |last=Kornik |work=Global News Edmonton |date=24 August 2018 |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/1527620/design-to-be-unveiled-of-new-arena-district-tower/ |access-date=27 August 2018}}{{cite news |title=Stantec Tower Tallest Building in Edmonton |first=Bartko |last=Karen |work=Global News Edmonton |date=23 May 2018 |url=https://www.globalnews.ca/news/4225798/stantec-tower-tallest-building-in-edmonton/ |access-date=27 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825064520/https://globalnews.ca/news/4225798/stantec-tower-tallest-building-in-edmonton/ |archive-date=August 25, 2018 |url-status=dead}}
Construction started in the fall of 2014, completing foundation works and moving above grade in August 2016.{{cite news |title=Foundation of Stantec Tower complete, moves into next phase of construction |work=CBC News Edmonton |date=4 August 2016 |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/foundation-of-stantec-tower-complete-moves-into-next-phase-of-construction-1.3707793 |access-date=13 March 2018}} The project reached a milestone when it topped out the 30th floor, marking the top of the commercial and office floors, in November 2017.{{cite news |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/business/commercial-real-estate/another-milestone-for-edmontons-stantec-tower |title=Another milestone for Edmonton's Stantec Tower |first=Gordon |last=Kent |work=Edmonton Journal |date=17 November 2017 |access-date=13 March 2018}}
Stantec Tower had reached its 30th floor just 14 days after its next door neighbour, JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences, had become the tallest building in Edmonton.{{cite web |url=http://edmonton.skyrisecities.com/news/2017/11/ice-district-confirms-jw-marriott-now-tallest-building-edmonton |first=Marcus |last=Mitanis |title=ICE District Confirms JW Marriott Now the Tallest Building in Edmonton |date=2017-11-06 |website=SkyriseCities |access-date=2018-05-25}} Both these construction projects continued adding floors, with the JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences reaching its full height ({{convert|192.15|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}) in March 2018.{{cite news |title=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. |first=David |last=Staples |work=Edmonton Journal |date=2018-03-21 |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/david-staples-6 |access-date=2018-05-25}} Stantec Tower added structural steel for its 54th floor on May 23, 2018, bringing its height to {{convert|197|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} and becoming the tallest building in Edmonton, and work continued upward on the residential floors at a rate of {{convert|3|m}} per week.
The tower opened on September 26, 2018, with employees of commercial tenants moving in to occupy 29 floors in October 2018.{{cite web |last1=Antoneshyn |first1=Alex |title=Stantec Tower opens downtown |url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/stantec-tower-opens-downtown-1.4110968 |work=CTV News Edmonton |date=26 September 2018}} On November 16, 2018 the tower was fully topped out, becoming the tallest building in Canada outside of Toronto.{{Cite press release |title=Stantec Tower officially reaches momentous heights as the tallest tower outside of Toronto |work=Ice District Properties |date=2018-11-16 |url=http://icedistrictproperties.com/news-media/news/stantec-tower-officially-reaches-momentous-heights-as-the-tallest-tower-outside-of-toronto/ |access-date=2018-11-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120015152/http://icedistrictproperties.com/news-media/news/stantec-tower-officially-reaches-momentous-heights-as-the-tallest-tower-outside-of-toronto/ |archive-date=2018-11-20}} 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.{{Cite press release |title=Stantec Tower Crane Dismantle Reveals Edmonton's Transformed Skyline |work=ICE District Properties |date=2019-03-19 |url=http://icedistrictproperties.com/news-media/news/stantec-tower-crane-dismantle-reveals-edmontons-transformed-skyline/ |access-date=2019-03-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326065413/http://icedistrictproperties.com/news-media/news/stantec-tower-crane-dismantle-reveals-edmontons-transformed-skyline/ |archive-date=2019-03-26}} 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.{{Cite news |url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/stantec-tower-condos-to-be-turned-into-hotel-instead-1.4675743 |title=Stantec Tower condos to be turned into hotel instead |date=2019-11-07 |work=CTV News Edmonton |access-date=2019-12-02}}
Major tenants
In September 2019, Stantec sold the 29 floors of commercial space to German real estate company Deka Immobilien, a subsidiary of DekaBank.{{cite news |title=Part of Stantec Tower sold to German company in Edmonton's 'biggest-ever office deal': CBRE |url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/part-of-stantec-tower-sold-to-german-company-in-edmonton-s-biggest-ever-office-deal-cbre-1.4609871 |work=CTV News Edmonton |date=September 25, 2019}} The sale was facilitated by the high commercial occupancy, including:
- PwC Canada – two floors – {{convert|4738|m2|ft2}}{{cite press release |title=ICE District Joint Venture Adds PwC Canada to Stantec Tower Tenant List |url=http://icedistrictproperties.com/upload/article/28/1be7e3f7f8f1/final--press-release--pwc-tenant-announcement---may-9-2016.pdf |access-date=19 May 2016 |agency=ICE District JV Inc. |date=May 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528110301/http://icedistrictproperties.com/upload/article/28/1be7e3f7f8f1/final--press-release--pwc-tenant-announcement---may-9-2016.pdf |archive-date=May 28, 2016 |url-status=dead}}
- Dentons Canada – 3 floors (Floors 24, 25, and 26) Q2 of 2019.{{cite press release |last1=MacDonald |first1=Shauna |title=Dentons Canada LLP Joins Tenant List at ICE District Joint Venture's Stantec Tower |url=http://icedistrictproperties.com/upload/article/33/b655bed26753/final---press-release---dentons-tenant-announcement---july-20-2016.pdf |access-date=July 23, 2016 |agency=ICE District JV Inc. |date=July 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012113125/http://icedistrictproperties.com/upload/article/33/b655bed26753/final---press-release---dentons-tenant-announcement---july-20-2016.pdf |archive-date=October 12, 2016 |url-status=dead}}
- Stantec
- DLA Piper
Maintenance issues
In 2021 and 2022, multiple sections of glass fell from the building onto the surrounding streets. After the incidents, Ice District Shared Facilities has installed a protective film, described as a plastic film cut to fit each window and frame, to keep the glass in place.{{Cite web |title=Repairs underway after glass from broken window falls from Stantec Tower |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/repairs-underway-after-glass-from-broken-window-falls-from-stantec-tower |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=edmontonjournal |language=en-CA}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://icedistrictproperties.com/ Ice District Properties]
- [https://www.stantec.com/en/projects/canada-projects/s/stantec-tower-edmonton Stantec.com Info on Project]
- {{CTBUH Skyscraper Center | id= 17568 | title= Stantec Tower}}
- {{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1236689 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073443/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1236689 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |title=Stantec Tower |work=Emporis}}
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