JW_Marriott_Edmonton_Ice_District_&_Residences
JW Marriott Edmonton
Skyscraper in Alberta, Canada
The JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences is a mixed-use skyscraper in Edmonton, Alberta as part of the downtown Ice District. It is a combination of a JW Marriott hotel in the lower section, with residential condos named Legends Private Residences in the upper section.[11] Construction began in November 2014 and the hotel opened on 1 August 2019.[3] The tower became the tallest building in Edmonton on 3 November 2017[12] and held that status until it was surpassed by the Stantec Tower in May 2018,[13] en route to topping out its 56th floor at its final height of 192 metres (630 ft) on 20 March 2018.[14]
The hotel is located on the 1st through 22nd floors, and [11] has 346 rooms, 2,300 square metres (25,000 sq ft) of conference hall space and a 930 square metres (10,000 sq ft) ballroom.[15] Located from the 23rd through 54th floors is the Legends Private Residences, with high-end condominiums to buy or rent.[11] The building has a total of 55 floors, at a height of 192.95 m (633.0 ft).[11][16] The tower topped out in March 2018 and reached its final design height on May 8, 2018.[17][18] Originally the hotel was going to be a Delta hotel, but Marriott closed the purchase deadline first.[19] It is the third JW Marriott hotel in Canada, after the JW Marriott The Rosseau Muskoka Resort & Spa in the District Municipality of Muskoka in Ontario, and the JW Marriott Parq in Vancouver, British Columbia.[20]
