Last month, we rounded up SkyriseEdmonton's most popular stories, project Databases and Forum threads of December 2017 and the year as a whole. Today, we're looking at which developments excited our readers the most over the first month of 2018, with the ICE District likely to steal most of the attention once again.
Our Top Ten News Stories
1. Beljan Development to Transform Whyte Avenue's Historic Dominion Hotel
A local developer's plan to revitalize a Strathcona landmark was detailed in January's most popular article. Images capturing the demolition of the hulking BMO Building in the downtown core earned enough readers for the second spot.
2. Photos: Gutting of Downtown's BMO Building Continues
3. Valley Line LRT Work Shuts 102 Avenue Downtown Until 2020
4. Steel Skeleton Gives New Form to Stanley A. Milner Library
5. The Demolition of Edmonton's Longest-Serving City Hall
6. The Moderne Garneau Theatre Still a Neighbourhood Star
7. Public Consultation Begins on Bonnie Doon Mall Redevelopment
8. Next Phase of Jasper Avenue New Vision Kicks Off
9. Glazing Makes Debut at West Block in Glenora
10. First Glazing Panel Spotted on Symphony Tower
Our Top Ten Database Files
The ICE District dominated the rankings again, the yet-to-rise Tower B collecting most of the views in January. Edmonton's next tallest building, now working on its residential levels, settled for second place.
3. JW Marriott and The Legends Private Residences
6. The MacLaren
7. Encore Tower
8. The Quarters Hotel and Residences
10. Valley Line LRT
Our Top Ten Forum Threads
1. JW Marriott and The Legends Private Residences
A similar story played out in the top Forum threads ranking, which saw the two rising ICE District towers battle it out for the first and second position. JW Marriott and The Legends Private Residences just edged out Stantec Tower to take the number one slot.
3. Encore Tower
7. Edmonton Miscellaneous Projects
9. Augustana Church Redevelopment
10. West Block
We will be back at the beginning of March for a recap of February's top news stories, Database files and Forum threads!