With another busy month of proposals, construction and public realm improvements behind us, we round up SkyriseEdmonton's most popular stories, project Databases, and Forum threads of December 2018.

Our Top Ten News Stories

1. Proposed Mackenzie Tower to Bring ALT+ Hotel Brand to Edmonton

Site of the future Mackenzie Tower, image by Dave Sutherland

News of a 35-storey residential-hotel development garnered enough views for the top spot in December, while an article introducing another major development proposal landed in second place. A photo update of the changing Five Corners in The Quarters rounded out the top three.

2. Three-Tower Redevelopment Proposed South of Old Strathcona

3. Big Changes at Five Corners

4. Finishing Touches Underway at Stantec Tower

5. Cladding Imminent as Encore Tower Continues to Rise

6. The Edge to Become the New Home of MC College

7. Encore Tower on the Rise

8. Manchester Square Inches Forward

9. Cladding Nearly Complete at 100 and 300 West Block

10. Glazing Underway at Topped Off Central Tower at Century Park

Our Top Ten Database Files

1. ICE District Tower B

ICE District Tower B site, image by Dave Sutherland

Despite the dormant state of the site, Tower B at the ICE District was the most popular Database project in December. Emerald Tower slipped to second place, while Hat at Five Corners stayed at the third position.

2. Emerald Tower

3. Hat at Five Corners

4. Encore Tower

5. The Quarters Hotel and Residences

6. Augustana Church Redevelopment

7. Stantec Tower

8. JW Marriott and The Legends Private Residences

9. The MacLaren

10. Central Tower at Century Park

Our Top Ten Forum Threads

1. Stantec Tower

Stantec Tower, image by Dave Sutherland

Edmonton enters the new year with a new tallest building, which was also the most popular Forum thread in December. The under-construction Encore Tower came in second, while the BMO Building Redevelopment took the third slot.

2. Encore Tower

3. BMO Building Redevelopment

4. The Quarters Hotel and Residences

5. Chinatown Mall Redevelopment

6. Massey Ferguson Building Redevelopment

7. Edmonton Miscellaneous Projects

8. Raymond Block

9. CNIB Redevelopment

10. Central Tower at Century Park

We will be back at the beginning of February for a recap of January's top news stories, Database files, and Forum threads!