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Salt Lake City & MSA/CSA Rundown




Ground broken for Salt Lake City convention hotel


Construction Has Begun On Salt Lake City's New Hyatt Regency Convention Center Hotel


Construction on the hotel started Jan. 13 and the grand opening is scheduled for October 2022.

Visit Salt Lake Visitors Center representative Jodi Reese looks at a model of the Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City in the Salt Palace Convention Center on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. Construction on the hotel is scheduled to start Jan. 13 and the grand opening is scheduled for October 2022. Ivy Ceballo, Deseret News

Jason Lee for the Deseret News...Salt Lake County officials, in conjunction with Atlanta-based real estate developer Portman Holdings, broke ground Friday on the building, which the Hyatt Hotels Corp. will manage and operate as the new Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City. The new hotel will be located at the corner of 200 South and West Temple in downtown Salt Lake City, adjacent to the Salt Palace Convention Center.

Scheduled to open in October 2022, the $377-million project will be partially financed through the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy program, which allows for specialty financing to enable green energy design and implementation, a news release stated. The 700-plus room hotel will be among the first “ground-up” developments to utilize the program in the Beehive State...

...“It gives us another layer of sophistication when it comes to attracting bigger and better shows to the state of Utah that helps the entire area. Utah’s going to take a better step in terms of prominence on the national stage because of a facility like this,” he said. “People that hadn’t considered the state before are now going to say, ‘I need to look at Utah, I need to be in Utah for these conventions.’ That’s what kind of prominence this new center is going to give us.”

The 686,784-square-foot, 26-story hotel will include 700 guest rooms and 60,000 square feet of meeting space, as well as two separate restaurants on the first and sixth floors and a lobby bar. The sixth-floor restaurant will sit adjacent to an outdoor area with a swimming pool, as well as a 7,500-square-foot outdoor terrace for events and other activities.

The project will be directly connected to the Salt Palace Convention Center to provide convenience for convention attendees, Baisiwala said...

...“This hotel is built directly into the convention center, which makes it exceptionally easy for the convention attendees to go in and out from their hotel rooms into the convention center,” he said. “Perhaps more importantly, it has a lot of suites — big rooms where VIPs can be housed. And it also has a lot of meeting space which augments the number of meeting rooms of the Salt Palace.”

Construction begins in early January 2020 with a groundbreaking event scheduled for Friday, January 10, 2020 at 12PM MST.

Originally Posted by Pencil

2020 will be the year of the tower crane for SLC

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Salt Lake City's Salt Palace Convention Center. Convention Center Hotel to rise at the far south end pictured here.

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Circular Plaza at bottom, current appearance of plaza that will soon become the development zone of the new Convention Center Hotel

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Originally Posted by Pencil

Here's some other pictures of the CCH 3D model that I found

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Downtown Update - The Marmalade District Project - Photo Update at the Construction Site

Rendering of the southwest corner of the Marmalade mixed-use project. Image courtesy Salt Lake City planning documents.


Part of the recently completed first phase, The Marmalade Library

Originally Posted by Makid

The large Marmalade housing project had its official ground breaking today:

https://www.abc4.com/news/salt-lake-...block-project/

Downtown/West - Salt Lake City breaks ground on ‘Marmalade Block’ project

ABC News - https://www.abc4.com/news/salt-lake-...block-project/

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 News) – A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Wednesday evening for a new mixed-use development project in the West Capitol Hill neighborhood. Members of the Salt Lake City Council were on-hand for the
Harvest at Marmalade presentation. The new development will comprise of three mixed-used building with 252 apartments, 12 office units and 2,400 square feet of commercial space. Harvest is the third piece of the four-part Marmalade
Block Development. The first, the Marmalade Branch of the Salt Lake City Public Library was completed in 2016, and the second, the Grove at Marmalade Townhomes completed in fall 2018.

“The library which was built about three years ago has really provided kind of a central hub for the community to gather around. And we feel like the addition of this project is really just going to complete that focus and really have a
transformational effect on the Marmalade Community,” said Micah Peters, CEO of Clearwater Homes.

The fourth component, an inner-block public plaza featuring green space and public art, will be constructed following Harvest’s completion.

Rendering of the northwest corner of the Marmalade mixed-use project. Image courtesy Salt Lake City planning documents.

Originally Posted by Utah_Dave

On the development front the Marmalade project is coming along nicely and you can already get a sense of the life that project will bring to that area...

Photo Update By Scott Harding - November 2019

Photo Update By Scott Harding - January 2020

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Downtown Update - Paperbox Project - Photo Updates at the Construction Site

Originally Posted by scottharding

...And the Paperbox demo is complete...

Luke Garrott Reports - Full Article @ https://www.buildingsaltlake.com/uta...oject-details/

Dust is newly stirring up on the block directly south of the Arena in West Downtown. The PaperBox Lofts, a project of Clearwater Homes and PEG Development, is clearing its inner block-long site
for construction. The developers are in final arrangements with the city for building permits, and expect construction to take 18-22 months...


Utah Paperbox site seen from the air at 400 West. Image by Luke Garrott.


UPB demolition from the south. Image by Luke Garrott.


UPB demolition from the west. Image by Luke Garrott.


It looks like the block is set to become even more dense. Clearwater hopes to submit designs for an 85 foot,
140 unit residential project to the city soon enough for a late 2019 construction start.


Massing rendering showing a future residential project fronting 200 South on the current parking lot between Westgate Lofts and the Dakota building. Image courtesy VCBO and SLC RDA.


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Originally Posted by Makid

Regarding the Paperbox Project:

Salt Lake City’s newest project, the Paper Box Lofts, will include 195 apartments and an ‘automobile vending machine’

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/03/...-citys-newest/

Developers began Tuesday to convert an old mid-block industrial site in downtown Salt Lake City into a project known as Paper Box Lofts, which will have three residential high rises, retail spaces, a visually
striking open plaza and a unique automated parking system.

Officials with Utah-based ClearWater Homes and PEG Development broke ground on the 1.99-acre property at about 340 West 200 South, just south of the Utah Jazz’s Vivint Smart Home Arena. When done,
the project will include 195 apartments.

Under an agreement with the city’s Redevelopment Agency, which has helped subsidize the project, developers will keep 36 apartments affordable to residents making 60 percent of the area median income.

Sixty percent of the area median income would be $31,700 in annual earnings for an individual, $36,200 for a household of two people and $40,700 for a household of three, according to data from Salt Lake City.

With its affordable housing, new parking, green space and midblock pedestrian walkways, Mayor Jackie Biskupski said Paper Box Lofts “will benefit our whole community.”

The project is also expected to extend the city’s downtown core further westward and improve pedestrian access from the traditional downtown to The Gateway. Salt Lake City-based ClearWater and PEG,
based in Provo, said the first residences of Paper Box Lofts are expected to be completed by spring of 2021.

Officials with ClearWater and PEG praised the help provided by city officials and the RDA in overcoming challenges with the property’s long, rectangular shape in designing what ClearWater CEO Micah Peters called
“a multifamily project we haven’t seen in this city before.”

Downtown’s latest housing project draws its name from Utah PaperBox, a privately owned packaging company founded in 1914 that occupied the site until it relocated in 2013 to new headquarters
at 920 South 700 West.

The PaperBox property, which is adjacent to a light-rail station, runs the east-west length of that block and has frontage on both 300 West and 400 West, giving it the equivalent of “two front yards,”
according to city documents.

One of those, the development’s east frontage on 300 West, will feature an open plaza with prominently displayed public art, serving “as a type of ‘calling card’ or ‘stamp’ for the entire project by providing
an engaging and colorful mural” painted on the side of its main parking structure, city documents say.

ClearWater and PEG have contracted with VCBO Architecture in Salt Lake City for design of the PaperBox project. Rimrock Construction is the builder.

The project is a leap forward for the Depot District, a westside area spanning Salt Lake Central Station and land west of The Gateway and designated by the city as blighted and in need of redevelopment.

ClearWater and PEG say the Paper Box Lofts’ first building, on 300 West, will have 95 residential units, and the second, on 400 West, will have 85 units. The third, smaller structure will have four residences.

Nearly half those will be one bedrooms, with the rest studio and two-bedroom apartments. Up to 14 units in the larger buildings will provide both working and living space, known as live-work or flex apartments.

Paper Box Lofts will also boast roughly 146 parking stalls, with about 96 of stalls those built into a large, multi-level parking structure designed to automatically stack and retrieve cars dropped off by their drivers.

Peters likened the system to “an automobile vending machine” that will essentially stack cars seven levels high. This is thought to be the first time such an automated parking system, made by an Oakland
company called CityLift, has been deployed in Salt Lake City.

Councilwoman Amy Folwer, who is also chair of the RDA board, called the new system “incredibly exciting” and said it could help the city meet a range of parking needs downtown.

ClearWater Homes has built several recent projects in the downtown area near the PaperBox site, including Broadway Lofts, just north of Pioneer Park, and Paragon Station, a 38-unit luxury condominium project
just south of the Utah PaperBox site.

PEG Development is owner and developer of two new hotels, Hyatt House and Marriott Courtyard, north of the PaperBox parcel, as well as the Milagro Apartments, at the southwest corner of 200 West and
200 South.

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https://i2.wp.com/www.buildingsaltlake.com The project was designed by VCBO Architecture. Image courtesy Salt Lake City public document


Interior Of Block Perspectives

Rendering of the interior courtyard in the PaperBox Lofts. The project was designed by VCBO Architecture. Image courtesy Salt Lake City public document


Rendering of the interior courtyard in the PaperBox Lofts. The project was designed by VCBO Architecture. Image courtesy Salt Lake City public documents


Rendering of the PaperBox Lofts as would be seen looking east from 300 West. The project was designed by VCBO Architecture. Image courtesy Salt Lake City public documents.


Rendering of the PaperBox Lofts as would be seen looking east from 300 West. The project was designed by VCBO Architecture. Image courtesy Salt Lake City public documents.


January Update - Pics By Scott Harding

Originally Posted by scottharding

Some quick shots from around west downtown:

PaperBox

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Downtown - Update, Liberty Sky Apartments - Under Construction

Originally Posted by Rileybo

...This is the newest render of liberty sky. Only a few ground level changes from what I can tell.

(Artist's rendition courtesy of Cowboy Properties) Cowboy Properties and Boyer Co. are building a 24-story apartment building on the east side of State Street between the Federal Building on 100 South and the Maverik headquarters building on 200 South. The $90 million project is being praised for its prospects of bringing more residents to downtown Salt Lake City.

Originally Posted by Makid

January 13th - They are adding the base to the support framework. Once the supporting rebar is completed, they will pour concrete to fill in the box.
We are probably a good 7 to 10 days out before the crane fully rises at least from what I can see from the webcam.

Originally Posted by meman

January 8th - Concrete footings are being poured today at the Liberty Sky site...

Originally Posted by meman

December 23rd - LIBERTY SKY - The tower crane is onsite at the Liberty Sky Site.

November 9th





Pics By ScottHarding



December 17, 2019


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A snowy morning on January 13th

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Rehab/Reuse - Historic Telephone Building: Soon to be Condos on 800 East

Located at 847 S. 800 East, this three story building was built in record-time between 1911-1912 by the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. and was known as the Hyland Exchange Building. When built, it was located at the southern edge of Salt Lake City in the largely undeveloped Big Field farm plat located two miles from the city center. It was not until the 1930s that the 9th and 9th neighborhood was built up around the Hyland Exchange building and became the subdivision that now occupies the area.

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By the 1910s, telephone service in Salt Lake had been steadily deteriorating to a point where phones had become more of a nuisance than a necessity. In response, the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph T&T) expanded and upgraded its infrastructure to give Salt Lake “a system second to none in the country.” It included many “invisible” improvements such as underground telephone lines that replaced poles as well as the “new, modern, fireproof” Hyland Exchange building.

The Hyland Exchange building debuted in 1912 as a two-and-a- half story building with the half-story a rooftop garden for use of the operators when they were off duty. Later, in 1916 this rooftop garden was enclosed and made into rest quarters for the operators. In 1926, a large rear addition was added to the Hyland Exchange...

...Recently, within the past couple of years, the building has been purchased by ClearWater Homes who plans to remodel the building into loft-style condominiums. The project, known as Telegraph Exchange Lofts will feature 17 large urban lofts featuring a “compelling architectural approach that blends historical reverence with the modern elements such as exposed steel, glass, and architectural metals.” Loft units will range in size from 1,200 sq. ft. to 2,700 sq. ft. and feature a rooftop deck that affords unparalleled panoramic views of the Wasatch front.

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Downtown Update - Centro Civico Mexicano

Copy by Isaac Riddle @ https://www.buildingsaltlake.com/com...vico-proposal/ ...The project will replace a vacant 0.38-acre parcel, currently used as overflow parking, on Centro Civico’s campus on the 100 South block of 600 West. The 60,000 square foot building will include a ground-floor parking structure with 23 stalls. Centro Civico planned the development to be transit oriented, being less than a block away from the Greektown TRAX station. The project will have a low parking ratio, with about one parking stall for every three units.

Centro Civico plans the residential building to be the first of two phases. The second phase will be the redevelopment of the organization’s civic center. The new campus will include retail space, classrooms, a black-box theater, museum, art gallery, a plaza, office space and an athletic complex...

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December 2019 - Casa Milagros Senior Living
On the 100 South block of 600 West, the Casa Milagros Senior Living project at Centro Civico Mexicano is looking ready to be framed.


Casa Milagros Senior Housing project under construction, center-left. Centro Civico Mexicano phase II site at center-right. The new Alta Gateway apartments, background & center in grey and white. Photo by Luke Garrott.


January 2020 - Picture By Scott Harding

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Downtown Update - The Brinshore Project

Copy By Luke Garrott @ BuildingSaltLake.com Senior representatives from Chicago-based Brinshore Development, one of the largest affordable housing developers in the country, according to Principal David Brint, has briefed the Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency (RDA) Board these past months...Brinshore’s mixed affordable and market-rate project aims to align with the goals of a 2018 RFQ from the RDA. Among those goals are providing a significant number of “deeply affordable” units, promoting an active streetscape, establishing a public mid-block walkway, and preserving and activating the historic Cramer House on Floral Street...Instead of proposing a single building of large scale, Brinshore’s architect, KTGY, has designed two structures. The south building will be eight floors containing 73 units and the north structure will rise to 13 stories with 117 units. 152 of the 190 total units will be affordable, ranging from 20%-80% of AMI, with 38 units at market rate. The mix will be 122 one-bedroom, 52 two-bedroom, 13 three- and four-bedroom, with three at-grade artist live-work spaces.

On street level, the project will offer 23,000 sq. ft. of commercial space (down from 40,000 in previous plans), some of which will be dedicated to community and education purposes. The developer plans to build one level of below-grade parking, offering 100 stalls. Eighteen surface parking spaces will be reserved for retail clients...Between the buildings will be a public “paseo.” It will run from Floral Street (an alley at about 125 East that’s accessible only from 200 South) to State Street and align with Gallivan Avenue on the west side of State.

Pedestrians will be able to pass all the way from Edison Street (145 East) to State thanks to an existing east-west alley and the paseo.

Originally Posted by stayinginformed

Updated images from the planning commission meeting last night for the 255 State Street Project.

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Downtown Update - Upcoming 500 East Apartments

Originally Posted by Orlando

A new apartment project on 5th East:

https://www.rawdesign.com/5theastapt

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LOL...OOPS, Just realized that this webcam shot that was on Liberty Sky yesterday when I posted is moving its shots around several locations.

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Downtown Adj. - Proposed Development - Central Ninth District

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The project looks to activate an alleyway that splits the two buildings on the site. Conceptual designs show a pedestrianized alley,
while cars on the site would be sent toward Washington Street on the development’s west end. Image courtesy of Salt Lake City planning documents.

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The mixed-use development looking east from Washington Street. Image courtesy of Salt Lake City planning documents.

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Salt Lake City MSA/CSA and Utah home sales hit new heights in 2019; trend expected to continue

Jason Lee, Deseret News - https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/2/...ed-to-continue

“It’s people moving in from out of state (and) it’s our low unemployment,” he said. “It’s our own population growing. It’s multiple factors.”

SANDY — While the cost of buying a home in the Salt Lake City metro area is predicted to rise to record levels in 2020, the number of people buying homes is also expected to reach historic levels for the second year in a row.

And the building pressure isn’t just in Salt Lake County, a real estate group says.

“You’re seeing it in the rural areas as well,” Utah Association of Realtors President Dave Robison said. “One of the best performing counties was Box Elder County, their sales went up 15%, and then Summit County went up 15%, Utah County went up 12%.

Homes under construction in Stansbury Park are pictured on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Stansbury Park is a more affordable area compared to the Wasatch Front, which has been booming due to hot housing market.
Steve Griffin, Deseret News

“One of the interesting statistics right now — this is the first time I’ve ever seen it — but Utah County has more homes for sale on the market than Salt Lake County,” he added...

...“The bulk of what people are going to be able to afford is going to be townhomes and condos,” he said. “Because it’s simple, it’s just going to be too expensive to own a single-family home anymore.”

He added that due to construction costs, consumer demand and the land costs, developers may move in the direction of building more townhomes as a way to maintain profitability. He said cities will also have to create building ordinances that support the development of more densely populated housing units, which has not always been popular in many Salt Lake area communities.

Meanwhile, he said if interest rates remain low as they have been lately, then prospective buyers will likely continue to flood the market, which will be good for Utah homeowners who are receiving greater and greater amounts for their properties over the past decade.

“When you look at interest rates, if interest rates go up a point, it reduces (homebuyers’) purchase ability by almost 12%. The interest rates being low, makes it very, very favorable for a buyer,” Robison said. “Now, for sellers, it’s definitely favorable for their selling price because we’re seeing the highest median price range we’ve ever had. So, it’s definitely favorable for them.”

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Salt Lake & MSA/CSA rent prices still skyrocketing despite apartment and general housing ‘explosion’


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Downtown Update - Proposed Zephyr Apartments - 360 West 200 South

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Downtown Update - New Project Coming To 33 South 600 East

Originally Posted by Pencil

New project on 33 S 600 E https://www.instagram.com/p/B7-YfdCh...=1wkcapo1cp2rj

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Downtown Update - 95 So. State - Under Construction - Pics Update December 17th - January 2020

https://kutv.com/resources/media/dd4...?1556058476688

Originally Posted by msbutah

City Creek Reserve sent out this press release about 95 State (Tower 8)

SALT LAKE CITY – City Creek Reserve, Inc. (CCRI) today announced that Salt Lake City’s newest office tower to be constructed on the corner of State Street and 100 South will be named “95 State at City Creek.” The building will be the
first high-rise development on State Street in decades.

According to Bruce Lyman, Director of Leasing for CCRI, 95 State’s downtown location and proximity to City Creek Center will offer businesses a compelling new choice for Class-A office space in Salt Lake City.

“95 State at City Creek is designed to appeal to today’s employees,” said Lyman. “Its central location and state-of-the-art amenities are designed to maximize wellness, sustainability and productivity to help our tenants make the
most of their workday.”

...The project will include 498,000 square feet of leasable office space and an additional 39,000 square feet of meetinghouse space for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The office tower and meetinghouse will have
separate entrances and will be independently operated.

95 State at City Creek will offer office tenants premier amenities such as dedicated executive parking, exercise facilities with daily instructional classes, a private entrance for cyclists with secure bike storage, automated window shading,
and personalized HVAC systems that will allow individuals to control their microclimate.

The building will also feature a 5th-floor garden terrace with 7,000 square feet of landscaping, a lobby with 28-foot floor-to-ceiling glass, on-site restaurant, and a renovated underground pedestrian walkway beneath State Street with
direct, protected access to City Creek Center.

95 State at City Creek is designed to be the state’s first WELL Certified building with plans to also qualify for LEED Gold and Wired certifications.

Construction is set to begin this month with completion expected in Fall 2021.

Originally Posted by meman

December 7th - The "BIG POUR" for the Tower 8 foundation is going on right now downtown!! The steel should be going up soon.

December 17th

Pic By Atlas

Originally Posted by nushiof

December 23rd - Four walls are up in the center of the Tower 8 lot. Elevator shaft should be rising soon.

December 18th-24th

Originally Posted by DMTower

Took these of Tower 8 while I was in town over the holidays.

Pics By DMTower



December 31st

Originally Posted by Pencil

...The concrete has already been poured in and steel is beginning to rise on the core. Btw someone posted a link to the kutv cameras awhile ago but I'll post it again.
It usually moves between Tower 8 and Liberty Sky http://youtah.com/utwxcams.php

By Pencil


January 2020

Originally Posted by bob rulz

To add to that, I took one from the other side likely a few days later, given the rising of the steel.

By Bob Rulz


February 1, 2020


Photo By Scott Harding

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Downtown - Update, Liberty Sky Apartments - Under Construction

Originally Posted by Rileybo

...This is the newest render of liberty sky. Only a few ground level changes from what I can tell.

(Artist's rendition courtesy of Cowboy Properties) Cowboy Properties and Boyer Co. are building a 24-story apartment building on the east side of State Street between the Federal Building on 100 South and the Maverik headquarters building on 200 South. The $90 million project is being praised for its prospects of bringing more residents to downtown Salt Lake City.

Originally Posted by Makid

January 13th - They are adding the base to the support framework. Once the supporting rebar is completed, they will pour concrete to fill in the box.
We are probably a good 7 to 10 days out before the crane fully rises at least from what I can see from the webcam.

Originally Posted by meman

January 8th - Concrete footings are being poured today at the Liberty Sky site...

Originally Posted by meman

December 23rd - LIBERTY SKY - The tower crane is onsite at the Liberty Sky Site.

November 9th





Pics By ScottHarding



December 17, 2019


Pic By Atlas



A snowy morning on January 13th

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February 1, 2020


Pic By Scott Harding

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Downtown Update - The Exchange

Originally Posted by scottharding

They're moving very quickly on the Exchange (old SLC Roasting Co. location). They're above ground on it now. It's a pretty big construction project.

Covering more than 2 acres of prime downtown real estate... The Exchange is a joint venture between Giv Development, a local development firm, and Domain Properties, a New York based real estate firm. Both organizations focus on building and enhancing the surrounding community, in addition to the physical development. It was designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning. As part of the City's Civic Campus, this mixed-use development will sit just east of the Salt Lake City Public Library. The Exchange is planned to include 216 market-rate and 196 affordable residential units, which will add much needed density to the area. The number of units will total 412 units. Current plans have more than 20,000 square feet of street-front retail space. This ground floor space will be anchored by an international food hall and marketplace in partnership with the International Rescue Committee’s Spice Kitchen business incubator program. Other notable features of the development will include “The Shop at Salt Lake City”, Domain’s innovative co-working and business accelerator platform. The 30,000-square foot space will offer amenities and programming aimed at stimulating entrepreneurship, small business development, and community engagement. The proposal highlights the use of art and green space and commitment to energy efficiency and will be a great addition to the Civic Campus.

Rendering of the northeast corner of The Exchange. Image courtesy Salt Lake City.


Rendering of the southwest corner of The Exchange and People’s Way a city-owned private street. Image courtesy Salt Lake City.




Pics By Gusam26


October Photo Update By Luke Garrott of BuildingSaltLake.com

The Exchange, by Giv Group, center, from the east-northeast. https://i0.wp.com/www.buildingsaltla...68%2C576&ssl=1


October Photo Update By Luke Garrott of BuildingSaltLake.com

The Exchange project, from the east. Podium and elevator shafts going up. https://i1.wp.com/www.buildingsaltla...68%2C576&ssl=1


November 9th Photo Update By Scott Harding




December 17th Photo update by Atlas



February 1st, Photo update by Scott Harding


Reverse side of the Exchange. The wood framing in the background is Phase II, which they've just proceeded with.

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JetBlue founder unveils new, Utah-based ‘world’s nicest airline’

By Art Raymond, For the Deseret News - https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/2/...hwest-airlines

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — Almost 20 years after disrupting the staid world of U.S. airline service with the launch of JetBlue, Utah native and serial air travel entrepreneur David Neeleman is back with another project.

And once again, he’s looking to shake things up.

On Friday, Neeleman announced the official name of his new carrier, Breeze Aviation, which will also be headquartered in Utah. The move completes a circle that brings Neeleman back to the place where he grew up and also made his first moves into the airline business.

While rumors of the new effort have been circulating for months under the “Moxy” moniker, the company locked down its brand and is moving forward with a timetable aiming to have planes in the air by the end of this year.

“Add a car, add a hotel, cancel a flight, make changes, it will all be there at your fingertips. Completely hassle-free flying.” — David Neeleman, air travel entrepreneur
Breeze will be the fifth carrier startup for a guy who’s built a reputation for being something of a market oracle when it comes to the airline industry. Neeleman’s previous endeavors include Utah-based Morris Air (acquired by Southwest in 1993), WestJet (currently the No. 2 Canadian carrier), JetBlue and Azul (currently No. 3 among Brazilian domestic carriers).

JetBlue founder and Utah-native David Neeleman unveiled the name of his new, Utah-based airline on Friday. Breeze Aviation will launch later this year with a new, high-tech platform and flights between currently underserved airports. Breeze Aviation

In an interview with the Deseret News, Neeleman said the impetus behind his continued interest in airline startups boils down to a penchant for recognizing opportunity, and acting on it.

“I never started an airline just to start an airline,” Neeleman said. “Right now, we see some pretty gaping holes in the industry.”

While Breeze has not yet announced potential routes, Neeleman’s plan is to identify and leverage nonstop flights between currently underserved airports. Right now, most major carriers require passengers traveling to and from second-tier airports to connect with a regional hub, then travel on to their ultimate destination. Breeze, Neeleman said, is looking to fill in the connection gaps left by an increasingly hub-focused system.

And, he thinks it can be done in a way that scores a win-win for passengers.

“We can cut the fare in half and get them there faster,” Neeleman said. “And we’re going to do it in a completely new way.”

That new approach, according to Neeleman, will prioritize a customer-centric system focused on making all the ins and outs of air travel, well, a breeze. That will include taking a page from the success of marketplace titans like Uber and Amazon, with an app-based toolkit that will allow passengers to find tickets, change or update travel plans, and add other travel necessities like rental cars and/or accommodations without ever having to deal with a customer service network.

"The goal is to have our customers ... never having to speak with anybody, if they don’t want to,” Neeleman said. “Add a car, add a hotel, cancel a flight, make changes, it will all be there at your fingertips. Completely hassle-free flying.”

And Neeleman has a track record for bringing big innovations into the realm of air travel. During a presentation at the recent Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Salt Lake City, Neeleman noted that while Southwest Airlines is credited by the Smithsonian Institute as pioneering e-ticketless travel, the technology was actually first launched by his debut airline, Morris Air, and became the property of Southwest after the acquisition deal. JetBlue — which pioneered free, in-flight live television programming — and Azul launched service in dozens of Brazilian cities that had previously gone without an airline connection.

Breeze has ordered 60 brand-new Airbus 220-300 aircraft, with deliveries beginning in April 2021, and has leased 30 Embraer 195 aircraft from Azul, which will be delivered starting May 2020. The company said the A220 is ideally suited for nonstop flights between mid-size markets that Breeze expects to serve while the E195s can cost-effectively connect smaller markets.

Neeleman’s latest startup has already earned support from state leaders, with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development announcing a post-performance tax rebate package for the company late last year. The package could earn Breeze as much as $1.1 million in tax rebates on plans to make over $3 million in capital investments and hire about 370 new employees. At this point, Neeleman said he does not anticipate Breeze will be providing service in or out of Salt Lake City International Airport, but other Utah airports may be in the running for new routes.

“Twenty years ago, we brought humanity back to the airline industry with JetBlue,” Neeleman said in a statement. “Today, we’re excited to introduce plans for ‘the world’s nicest airline.’”

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Downtown Update - Shipping container housing coming to the West side of downtown

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Shipping container housing coming to the West side of downtown.

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By Tony Semerad, for the Salt Lake Tribune

It’s a Utah housing project made of boxes, welcomed for its “outside the box” design.

A Salt Lake City company called Eco Box Fabricators broke ground Jan. 31 on what will be the state’s first multi-story apartment complex made of steel shipping containers.

Backers of the Box 500 Apartments project, at 543 South 500 West, say it will stand six stories tall and offer 83 new studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments accessible to renters earning below the area’s median wages.

Company officials and the city’s building inspectors have worked for more than a year on the structural, safety and engineering challenges of stacking disused steel containers into a residential building. Last week, City Hall issued a series of permits to greenlight the project.

“This design is different than any design in the world,” Eco Box Fabricators owner Rod Newman said. “To my knowledge, it’s never been done.”

If all goes as planned, he said, tenants could start moving in as soon as August.

Thousands of steel shipping containers arrive at Western ports yearly from China and are then discarded. The resulting surplus has spurred a growing international movement known as “cargotecture,” or fashioning the rectangular containers into office, retail and residential spaces.

Utah has seen containers used in building single-family homes and accessory-dwelling units, known as mother-in-law apartments. A small Salt Lake City firm called Little City offers refurbished shipping containers for office spaces. But stacking them this many stories high for residential purposes is new...

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Parting Shot - Urban Canyons of the Wasatch Metro

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