JW Marriott and The Legends Private Residences
JW Marriott and The Legends Private Residences
Luxury at its Finest
This mixed-use development combining hotel and residential is the first of its kind in Edmonton. Located in the heart of Canada’s largest mixed-use sports and entertainment district, the JW Marriott is a significant hotel development with more than 300 rooms, 25,000 square feet of meeting and conference space and the city’s largest hotel ballrooms. Sitting above the JW Marriott is the Legends Private Residences, a luxurious condominium project occupying the remainder of the 55-story tower. Residents enjoy the privileges of sophisticated amenity spaces, refined à la carte hotel services, direct access to Rogers Place and VIP access to concerts. Many of the hotel’s refined services are available to residents.
Meeting the project schedule and turnover date for the hotel was a critical success factor for the owner. Some of the hotel building systems are in the penthouse mechanical room, which meant completing the concrete structure within 20 months was critical for the start and completion of the full mechanical systems needed to operate the hotel ahead of occupancy of the residences.
Innovation at Work
The team implemented Giatec’s SmartRock™ in-situ concrete strength testing technology to get real-time strength readings enabling the team to save two hours per formwork cycle in the stripping stage. The use of SmartRock™ improved quality by eliminating the possible human errors associated with using field cures.
