Salt Lake:Official development news thread

[Viperlord]

found some more renderings.....

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300 West and 325 North
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[Viperlord]

Found some more renderings....from the architects site

Trolley Square



I think the design for the whole grains store has changed to fit in better with the historic nature of the trolley barns. I could be wrong, but thats atleast what I remember seeing.follow the link below for more elevations of the buildings.

http://www.utahheritagefoundation.com/pdf/TSplansPC.pdf
The link below is from June or July of 2007 I believe. I have no clue when the architects website renderings are from. I guess we will have to wait and see what goes in.

[Viperlord]

found this at a http://www.wordlab.com forum... its pretty recent.



I have no clue what development he is referring to . any ideas

it could be the sodo lofts....

[wrendog]

Radi8 condos. 8 stories. looks very nice!

http://www.radi8condos.com/

[Viperlord]

the radi8 condos are what he was asking for a name for on the previous thread above where i cut it out. lol

[wrendog]

Right, but i wasn't familiar with radi8, so I had to look it up.

[Viperlord]

gotcha

[SLC Projects]

Originally Posted by Viperlord

Found some more renderings....from the architects site

Trolley Square



I think the design for the whole grains store has changed to fit in better with the historic nature of the trolley barns. I could be wrong, but thats atleast what I remember seeing.follow the link below for more elevations of the buildings.

http://www.utahheritagefoundation.com/pdf/TSplansPC.pdf
The link below is from June or July of 2007 I believe. I have no clue when the architects website renderings are from. I guess we will have to wait and see what goes in.

Thanks for the renderings Viper. I hope however that the whole grains store at Trolley Square DOESN'T look anything like the one in the rendering. It doesn't go with the other historic buildings. The new buildings need to be make out of brinks not glass.

[delts145]

I agree with you Projects. I'm sure that design was rejected almost immediately. I can't imagine it as anything more than a fanciful session of,'what if.'

[delts145]

Utah population booming / Beehive State is the third-fastest growing in nation

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695239253,00.html

#1 Nevada.... + 2.9%
#2 Arizona.... + 2.8%
#3 Utah.........+ 2.6%

Utah Population Estimates Committee...... + 3.2%




Utah is third in percentage of population growth, behind Arizona and No. 1 Nevada according to the growth estimates between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007.

Utah home prices increase despite the national decline

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695239149,00.html


Deseret News Graphic

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[delts145]

BNET Research Center

Construction booming in Utah / Retrospect 2007


http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20070415/ai_n19016436

...Utah's construction market will continue to see healthy growth for years, perhaps decades.

"On the nonresidential side, we'll set an all-time record in 2007 and most likely again in 2008," Wood said. "We're going to have probably the two best years ever, coming in the next two years. In real terms, adjusted for inflation, we're back to the pre-Olympic years."

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[Orlando]

FYI from the Enterprise:

By Barbara Rattle
The Enterprise
Artspace, a Salt Lake City non-profit that has created several affordable live/work communities in the downtown area, has purchased approximately 3.7 acres at 850 S. 400 W. where it plans to develop a “green” or sustainable community.
Development director Jackie Skibine said a design team is presently being recruited and planning should begin in January, with construction commencing toward the end of next year.
The new development will be one of the first projects in an industrial area of Salt Lake City that is included in the city redevelopment agency’s so-called Granary project area. The site, consisting of raw ground, was formerly home to Utah Scrap & Barrel.
Skibine said the community will be Artspace’s fifth. To date, the organization has developed Artspace Pierpont on the 300 West block of Pierpont Avenue, consisting of artist apartments and studios, offices for non-profits, art galleries and commercial spaces; Artspace Rubber Co. at 353 W. 200 S., which provides 53 affordable apartments for households with between 34 and 54 percent of the median area income, plus street-level commercial space; Artspace Bridge Projects at 511 W. 200 S., with 52 affordable apartments for households with between 35 and 55 percent of median income, plus galleries, offices for two non-profits and retail spaces; and Artspace City Center at 230 S. 500 W., which offers live/work artist townhouses, galleries, artist studios, offices and an interior garden with skylights.
Artspace purchased the property at 850 S. 400 W. with the assistance of Ron Bollinger and Steve Barrett of Commerce CRG and Vasilios Priskos of InterNet Properties.

[SLC Projects]

As much as I like to hear Utah's Construction boom and that Utah is one of the fastest growing states, It just drives me nuts to see that house prices just keep going up and up and up.
Alot of developers and home owners are really starting to get greedy. I mean come on five years ago you could find a good size home for under $200K now a days you can't even get a STARTER home for under that same price.
And it doesn't help to have all these rich dastards from California moving into the state. They are the main reason why home owners think it's ok to jack up their prices.



We need more lower income homes...Not everyone makes $80k+ per year.


ok rant over.

[Orlando]

I know I asked this before, but the answer is buried in the thread somewhere. So, I'm going to ask again. How do I attach a non-url image to a post? I'm trying to get the webmaster to update the highrise diagram for salt lake city. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/newthread.php?do=postthread&f=29

[wrendog]

upload them to photobucket and then post the traditional way.

[millhouse]

Originally Posted by SLC Projects

As much as I like to hear Utah's Construction boom and that Utah is one of the fastest growing states, It just drives me nuts to see that house prices just keep going up and up and up.
Alot of developers and home owners are really starting to get greedy. I mean come on five years ago you could find a good size home for under $200K now a days you can't even get a STARTER home for under that same price.
And it doesn't help to have all these rich dastards from California moving into the state. They are the main reason why home owners think it's ok to jack up their prices.



We need more lower income homes...Not everyone makes $80k+ per year.


ok rant over.

I agree. My solution is that Im building my own.

[Makid]

Square ousting strip mall

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_7827167

Center Square will replace an aging strip mall, anchored by a Family Dollar Store, at 7720 South (Center Street) and 150 West. The new development will feature 8,000 square feet of retail space, 36,000 square feet of offices and 90 condominiums and town homes.

Residents will be able to walk to the nearby TRAX station at 95 W. 7720 South. They also will have access to meditation areas, community gathering spots and an on-site fitness center.

But some neighbors oppose the high-density project, which will include four and five-story buildings

[Scraperdude801]

LOL at 90 condo units and 4 and 5 story buildings being labelled "high density"

[Sight-Seer]

What's going on with the Metro Park West web site? After weeks of no progress, is the project still on?

[SLC Projects]

Originally Posted by Scraperdude801

LOL at 90 condo units and 4 and 5 story buildings being labelled "high density"

yea really, if these people think a 4-story building is "high density" then they better stay away from downtown then.