Ice District is a $2.5 billion mixed-use sports and entertainment district being developed on of land in Downtown Edmonton and a portion of the neighbourhood of Central McDougall. Its main attraction is Rogers Place, the home arena of the Edmonton Oilersprofessional ice hockey team. When completed the area will be Canada's largest mixed-use and entertainment district. The developers of the district are the Katz Group and the ONE Development Group. On July 13, 2015, it was announced that the area of the city surrounding the arena from 101 and 104 Street to 103 and 106 Avenue would be referred to as "Ice District" – a name created by Daryl Katz.
Landmarks and attractions
Rogers Place
, the home arena for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League, is the main attraction of the district. Opened on September 8, 2016, it seats 18,500 people for hockey games. The cost of the arena was around $480 million.
The winter garden, named Ford Hall, is a, climate-controlled facility, that spans 104 Avenue. It is a public gathering space and connects the Edmonton LRT with the grand entrance of Rogers Place. There will also be a pedway connection to the new JW Marriott hotel. It opened on September 8, 2016, at a cost of $56.5 million.
Formerly known as the Baccarat Casino, it relocated into a new facility next to Rogers Place. It opened on September 7, 2016.
Public transportation
Pedways
The Edmonton Pedway is being expanded with additions to Edmonton Tower, Stantec Tower, hotel, and arena, linking them to the existing system by elevated and underground pedways.
Parking facilities
With the new development about 4,000 new parking spaces are being created. As well there will be 5,000–10,000 within a 5-to-10-minute walk from the arena and public plaza. Major roads include 104 Avenue, 101 Street, and 105 Street.
, the new headquarters of Stantec, is the tallest building in Edmonton, and the tallest building west of Toronto at a height of. Thirty-three stories will be dedicated towards residential units.
Edmonton Tower
The Edmonton Tower is a 29-storey tall, office building in the Ice District area of Edmonton. It was topped-out in early spring 2016, and completed in December 2016. City of Edmonton staff began moving to the tower in November 2016. It is Edmonton's fifth tallest building.
The JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences was completed in August 2019. The 356-room hotel component, occupying the 1st through 22nd floors, is operated by JW Marriott Hotels. It has for conference halls and a ballroom. This is the third hotel of this brand in Canada. Residential condominiums known as the Legends Private Residences will occupy the 23rd through 54th floors above the hotel.
Ice District Tower B
Ice District Tower B is an under construction mixed-use tower in the Ice District. It will sit at 104 Avenue and 103 Street and be 47 storeys tall at, and was originally expected to be fully completed by 2020. In March 2019, it was announced that a Loblaws CityMarket would serve as the anchor tenant for the retail podium, with construction slated to begin "immediately." The tower portion of the project would be put on-hold temporarily, while the retail podium is expected to completed in the fall of 2020
