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'''Ice District''' is a $2.5 billion [[mixed-use development|mixed-use]] sports and entertainment district being developed on {{convert|25|acre|m2}} of land in [[Downtown Edmonton|Downtown]], [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/edmonton-warms-up-to-chilly-reputation-with-new-ice-district/article25496370/|title=Edmonton warms up to chilly reputation with new Ice District|author=Marty Klinkenberg|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> |
'''Ice District''' is a $2.5 billion [[mixed-use development|mixed-use]] sports and entertainment district being developed on {{convert|25|acre|m2}} of land in [[Downtown Edmonton|Downtown]], [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]]. When completed it will be Canada’s largest mixed use and entertainment district.<ref name="icedistrictproperties">{{cite web|title=A Vibrant World-Class Destination.|url=icedistrictproperties.com|website=ICE District Properties|publisher=ICE District Properties|accessdate=27 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/edmonton-warms-up-to-chilly-reputation-with-new-ice-district/article25496370/|title=Edmonton warms up to chilly reputation with new Ice District|author=Marty Klinkenberg|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> |
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==Landmarks== |
==Landmarks== |
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Revision as of 07:34, 27 February 2016
Ice District is a $2.5 billion mixed-use sports and entertainment district being developed on 25 acres (100,000 m2) of land in Downtown, Edmonton, Alberta. When completed it will be Canada’s largest mixed use and entertainment district.[1][2]
Landmarks
Rogers Place
Rogers Place, the future home arena for the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL, will be the main attraction of the district. Opening in 2016, it will seat 18,500 people for hockey games.[3] The cost of the arena is expected to be $480 million.[4]
Winter garden
The winter garden, a 34,000-square-foot (3,200 m2), climate-controlled facility, will span 104 Avenue. It will be a public gathering space and will connect the LRT with the grand entrance of Rogers Place. There will also be a pedway connection to the new JW Marriott hotel. It is expected to open in September 2016 at a cost of $56.5 million.[5]
Two new office buildings
Two new office buildings will be built in the district. Stantec Tower, the new headquarters of Stantec, will be the tallest building in Edmonton at 66 storeys[6] high and at a height of 250.8 metres. Thirty-three storeys will be for residential units.[7] The City of Edmonton is building a 27-storey office building. It is expected to open in fall of 2016.[8]
MacEwan LRT Station
The district will be served by LRT at MacEwan Station, located just north of Rogers Place.[9]
Public plaza
There will be a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m2) public plaza.[10]
JW Marriott hotel
In 2018, Marriott will be opening a 56-storey, 362-room JW Marriott hotel. This will be the third hotel of this brand in Canada.
Community arena
The Edmonton Downtown Community Arena will be the home arena of the MacEwan University Griffins hockey teams, and will host practices for the Oilers and the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League. It will have a seating capacity of 1000.[11]
Grand Villa Edmonton Casino
Currently known as the Baccarat Casino, it will be moving in summer of 2016 into a new 125,000-square-foot (11,600 m2) facility next to Rogers Place.[12]
Cineplex theatre
Located on 103 Street between 103 Avenue and 104 Avenue, it will have two large format screens and five licensed VIP screens. There will also be a lounge.[13]
References
- ^ [icedistrictproperties.com "A Vibrant World-Class Destination"]. ICE District Properties. ICE District Properties. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Marty Klinkenberg. "Edmonton warms up to chilly reputation with new Ice District". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Claire Theobald. "From above and around Edmonton's Rogers Place arena construction". Edmonton Sun.
- ^ "The Agreement". City of Edmonton.
- ^ Kevin Maimann. "Downtown Edmonton arena: Winter Garden renderings". Edmonton Sun.
- ^ https://twitter.com/declorg/status/642376194109796352 DECL on Twitter
- ^ CBC. "62-storey tower to be built in downtown Edmonton". CBC.
- ^ Slav Kornik. "Edmonton skyline to change with construction of new tower". Global.
- ^ Rogers Place. "EAD joint venture announces Gateway Casinos & Entertainment as new addition to the Edmonton arena district". Rogers Place.
- ^ "Public Plaza".
- ^ "Rogers Place". Ice District.
- ^ Kevin Maimann. "Baccarat Casino moving to a new building in Edmonton's downtown arena district". Edmonton Sun.
- ^ Metro. "Cineplex announces new VIP theatres in Edmonton Arena District". Mero.
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