Edmonton Construction 13 (November 2015)

[hilman]

Originally Posted by Hallsy's Toupee

So who is Mr. M.Zabinski?

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?iie=1&q=Michael+Zabinski

[GreenSPACE]

Originally Posted by adam-machiavelli

Anyone know what's going on with that vacant lot on 122 Street just north of the old Planet Organic building? It's been vacant for over 10 years. A rezoning sign has been up for years. With PO having vacated the adjacent site and a bunch of vacant home across the street, you'd think the time would be right for infill?

The lot has been amalgamated into the PO site, whole thing is a future development site. No timelines right now.

[Coldrsx]

City Charter announcement tomorrow at the Leg...

[CMD UW]

Originally Posted by GreenSPACE

The lot has been amalgamated into the PO site, whole thing is a future development site. No timelines right now.

The land is owned by the Allards.

[hilman]

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[GeneralLea]

Thanks ! Nice update....but I got my quarrels with that music....sheesh

[Rocket252]

With regards to Stantec Tower what is the purpose of steel structure currently at the top?

Is the condo portion going to be structural steel now instead of concrete?

[Coldrsx]

That is for lateral bracing/shear forces. Concrete will continue upwards after they pour the double thick floor similar to what we saw on the JW.

[Rocket252]

Thanks I am assuming this is required because we have essentially one building being built on top of another instead of one continuous structure or is it because of the sheer height?

[GeneralLea]

Originally Posted by Rocket252

Thanks I am assuming this is required because we have essentially one building being built on top of another instead of one continuous structure or is it because of the sheer height?

Partly because it's somewhat like one building being placed on another building...though this transitional floor is a mechanical floor as well.

It'll be 29 floors of offices, 1 floor of mechanical, followed by 35 floors of residential, and a final floor of mechanical. (They didn't say how many residential floors in the video...but I used math...)

[Rocket252]

Thanks - Interesting to see something of that height and what needs to go into it structurally. A first for our city.

[hilman]

http://www.rogersplace.com/time-lapse/

[Black Star]

Amazing.....

[brenGT2]

Originally Posted by Rocket252

Thanks - Interesting to see something of that height and what needs to go into it structurally. A first for our city.

If you're interested, I found a great page that describes the purpose and implementation of outriggers and belt trusses in tall buildings. It helped me understand what we're seeing with Stantec Tower.

http://civildigital.com/efficient-use-outrigger-belt-truss-tall-buildings/

[Rocket252]

Great thanks for that link - exciting times for our city

[Atlguy33]

In my wildest dreams I would not have imagined Stantec Tower. I am amazed.

[hilman]

Interview

Thanks for sitting down with me Steven. Let’s jump right into it … can you tell me what we can expect from the new JW Marriott in Edmonton?

Absolutely! As I had mentioned in our earlier chat, we’re not putting a spaceship in downtown Edmonton that’s going to feel out of place. A whole lot of the design elements come from Alberta. So, the contrast of the seasons, the contrast from prairies to mountains to the badlands to Elk Island, those are things we are going to see throughout. We really want to zero in on the idea that it’s okay to be proud of Edmonton. Proud Edmontonian, proud Albertan and proud Canadian – the JW will really exude that all while being approachable and bring a level of modern hotel sophistication that has never been seen in Edmonton and frankly, Alberta. Approachable luxury is what JW is all about.

In the lobby, we see 20+ foot ceilings, hundreds of pot lights and ice marble. Our owner has called it the living room of Ice District. The lobby of a JW is very similar to a lobby of a Marriott with more upscale feel and finishings. It’s alive. There’s a large sitting area, it feels welcoming, all day dining, a lobby bar, upscale restaurant and lounge and a number of other key design features.

We’ll have 346 rooms. 211 of them will be king bedded. Another 111 will have 2 queens, which really just speaks to conference/business travel while still being able to accommodate leisure. If we have a concert going at Rogers Place or if there’s a hockey game going one, we need to be able to have that leisure component overlayed with the business travel and group convention side of things. There’s also a casino attached to Rogers Place and ICE district plaza will have constant year round programming so the leisure aspect is significant.

http://www.pointsnerd.ca/interview-with-marriott/

[CanadianCentaur]

I'm wondering how soon the Stantec tower will start to exceed Manulife and Epcor in height? I suspect it won't be that long.

[Coldrsx]

Month- 6 weeks is my bet.

[hilman]

Encore


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