Edmonton Construction 13 (November 2015) - Page 200

Daveography · #**3981** Posted **Aug 16, 2016, 4:01 PM**

Matrix Hotel getting a reclad? Value of the permit suggests it could be pretty major?

PERMIT_NUMBER 220195233-001
JOB_CATEGORY Commercial Final
ADDRESS 10640 - 100 AVENUE NW
NEIGHBOURHOOD DOWNTOWN
JOB_DESCRIPTION To Construct interior & exterior alterations to an existing hotel building. Mechanical & Envelope Upgrade - Matrix Hotel.
BUILDING_TYPE Hotels (530)
WORK_TYPE (03) Exterior Alterations
CONSTRUCTION_VALUE 2,950,000
ZONING DC2

PERMIT_NUMBER 220195233-003
JOB_CATEGORY Commercial Final
ADDRESS 10640 - 100 AVENUE NW
NEIGHBOURHOOD DOWNTOWN
JOB_DESCRIPTION To Construct a COVERED WAY HOARDING AUG22/16 UNTIL APRIL22/17 to complete exterior alterations to an existing hotel building. Mechanical & Envelope Upgrade - Matrix Hotel.
BUILDING_TYPE Hoarding (910)
WORK_TYPE (03) Exterior Alterations
CONSTRUCTION_VALUE 27,450
ZONING DC2

Coldrsx · #**3982** Posted **Aug 16, 2016, 4:03 PM**

Be cautious there, she is a beauty.

B.ike · #**3983** Posted **Aug 16, 2016, 4:25 PM**

^ would be curious to see what they have planned. I quite like the podium already. Maybe an LED strip down the blank sides of the tower...

From yesterday:

seems like stucco is being applied on the Fox

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by b/c, on Flickr

CMD UW · #**3984** Posted **Aug 16, 2016, 4:53 PM**

I've noticed that there are cars parking on the old Map Store site on 105 Street. Not sure if its legal. DECL?

Coldrsx · #**3985** Posted **Aug 16, 2016, 5:04 PM**

Thanks, we were waiting for that. A no no.

CanadianCentaur · #**3986** Posted **Aug 16, 2016, 6:40 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jasper and one o nin

A friend of mine is doing his thesis on urban preferences of people in Edmonton working in creative occupations. He was saying Edmonton is quit unique compared to other places

In what way, I wonder? Just out of curiosity.

buk · #**3987** Posted **Aug 16, 2016, 6:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Be cautious there, she is a beauty.

mostly mechanical work and window replacement. shouldnt look much different than it is right now.

CMD UW · #**3988** Posted **Aug 16, 2016, 7:32 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by buk

mostly mechanical work and window replacement. shouldnt look much different than it is right now.

Mechanical likely taking up the majority of that budget.

240glt · #**3989** Posted **Aug 16, 2016, 8:33 PM**

Think so ? That's one heck of a retrofit if that's the case.. On the high end of any retrofit I've ever done

buk · #**3990** Posted **Aug 16, 2016, 9:52 PM**

Not sure, but that might include renovating all the rooms as they go.

Coldrsx · #**3991** Posted **Aug 16, 2016, 10:00 PM**

They were renovated not all that long ago.

buk · #**3992** Posted **Aug 16, 2016, 10:08 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

They were renovated not all that long ago.

With the amount of work to retrofit the mechanical, it might be necessary for at least a partial reno.

240glt · #**3993** Posted **Aug 16, 2016, 10:13 PM**

Does that place have heat pumps or is it served by centralized equipment ?

That'll explain it all right there

hilman · #**3994** Posted **Aug 17, 2016, 12:48 PM**

https://twitter.com/ManascIsaac/status/764288257219624960

Airboy · #**3995** Posted **Aug 17, 2016, 4:43 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by 240glt

Does that place have heat pumps or is it served by centralized equipment ?

That'll explain it all right there

Wife and I stayed there one night and I cant recall seeing any FCs. Based on the age of the place that would have been a centralized system.

Hallsy's Toupee · #**3996** Posted **Aug 17, 2016, 5:05 PM**

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EdmTrekker · #**3997** Posted **Aug 17, 2016, 5:09 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by hilman

https://twitter.com/ManascIsaac/status/764288257219624960

Looks like not much happening on the exterior - I walk by every day several times and dont see a lot of activity. Is Procura paying its bills?

Coldrsx · #**3998** Posted **Aug 17, 2016, 5:12 PM**

Huh? It is a very complex job and certainly is active.

EdmTrekker · #**3999** Posted **Aug 17, 2016, 5:26 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Huh? It is a very complex job and certainly is active.

Just saying what I am seeing. I am sure there is work going on inside where I can't see. But the exterior work seems to be really dragging on.

240glt · #**4000** Posted **Aug 17, 2016, 5:33 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Airboy

Wife and I stayed there one night and I cant recall seeing any FCs. Based on the age of the place that would have been a centralized system.

Was that a commercial office building originally ? If so for sure it's centralized

Dollar value still seems high for a retrofit. I studied & priced an extremely complicated retrofit of two 1000 ton chillers in my old complex and that came in at 1.8 million. There's no way that place has anything close to that tonnage, so unless they're doing chillers, boilers, air moving equipment and BAS I'd say that most of the cost is in glazing