Just three years after reopening its doors, the Federal Building in downtown Edmonton is once again undergoing repairs.
Work is underway to replace a number of wooden soffit sections after ice buildup last winter caused them to separate. The cost of the repairs is about $1.65 million.
The Federal Building reopened in February 2015, after refurbishments cost taxpayers more than $400 million.
The building made national headlines in 2014 when it was revealed that former premier Alison Redford’s office had ordered revisions to transform the top floor into a swank penthouse retreat for Redford and her daughter.
Plans called for the “sky palace” to be modelled after a ritzy hotel in Washington, D.C., with bedrooms, showers, a butler’s pantry, powder rooms and other luxuries.
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The top floor was returned to its original configuration as meeting rooms.
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