Connect Centre | 56.3m | 16s | ONE Properties | DIALOG

[Daveography]

So:
Edmonton | Ice District Tower B | 145m | 43s | ONE Properties | DIALOG

 

[Jarodsc17]

That’s kind of depressing.

 

[Daveography]

@Jarodsc17 I don't see it that way at all. At 145m it will be our 5th tallest based solely on what's currently U/C.

In terms of 100m+ towers downtown, we have the following progression:
1990: Commerce Place
2010: Icon II
2011: EPCOR Tower
2016: Enbridge Centre, Ultima
2017: Edmonton Tower, Fox Two
2019: JW Marriott, Stantec
2020: Tower B, Encore

Again, this is just what's U/C. Massey-Harris-Ferguson, Jasper House could add to the 2020 or 2021 if they started right away. That ain't bad at all.

 

[cpnfantstk]

Thanks @archited , @Daveography . Ugh.. I'm a height geek also well. Oh well. That's not a bad height. Just that Encore is going to block that whole tower's view from the south. No?
Mind if I share the info you received about the height ?

 

[Daveography]

@cpnfantstk No problem, please feel free to share.

Mostly blocked, but not completely. I don't think you'd be able to see much looking straight-on from the south anyway; CWB Tower already blocks that view.

 

[quit]

A better question is which rendition we're getting. I poked on Twitter, but they said it was simply a different angle than what they posted.

Perhaps, someone with more pull can reach out.

 

[Daveography]

@westcoastjos I think the renders @archited posted here are the current design:
https://edmonton.skyrisecities.com/...-properties-dialog.24170/page-13#post-1240806

 

[quit]

@westcoastjos I think the renders @archited posted here are the current design:
https://edmonton.skyrisecities.com/...-properties-dialog.24170/page-13#post-1240806

Yeah, that was my assumption too, but the old ones are still floating around on icedistrict.com and Graham's news release of winning the bid. Just seems odd to not update it all. I suspect we will see a name for this project now that the tender has been awarded.

 

[Jarodsc17]

Pouring some concrete today.

 

[Daveography]

Oct. 19

 

[Daveography]

Looks like PCL is wrapping up and getting ready to handover to Graham.

 

[quit]

Chris posted this over at C2E from the set of renders that archited posted from the in person meeting. Shows the cross section and it is definitely taller than Manulife in the frame, which is 146m. I wonder if they went back to the second cheese grater design instead of the one that archited posted. That would be a shame. Someone should really ask for the drawings, so we know which design we are going with. The second one was awful. I do count 43s in the newer render though. Great Scott, both the latest render and second render are 43s. Graham posted the second one IIRC.


Ice District Tower B by Chris Vazquez, on Flickr

 

[Daveography]

@westcoastjos I think that's an old image. I did confirm with Graham that it's 145m. It may in fact appear slightly taller than Manulife due to slightly different ground heights, but probably not as much as shown there. I can prod around and see if I can get a current render out of someone, but pretty sure the one @archited posted is current.

 

[quit]

@westcoastjos I did confirm with Graham that it's 145m. It may in fact appear slightly taller than Manulife due to slightly different ground heights. I can prod around and see if I can get a current render out of someone, but pretty sure the one @archited posted is current.

Indeed. My sleuthing confirms that. However, as I said, both renders are 43s, so it will be interesting to see which one we get.

 

[cpnfantstk]

@westcoastjos I think that's an old image. I did confirm with Graham that it's 145m. It may in fact appear slightly taller than Manulife due to slightly different ground heights, but probably not as much as shown there. I can prod around and see if I can get a current render out of someone, but pretty sure the one @archited posted is current.

If you can also ask about details on the slanted top ? Will it be lit and the height of that section?. Thanks @Daveography