Salt Lake:Official development news thread - Page 346

NYC Rick · #**6901** Posted **Sep 22, 2008, 5:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by Justnslcsugarhood.

I actualy quite like this. I hope this actually does happen.
And Sandy is New York! HA I hate Sandy I don't understand why people would live there and why a sky scraper would be built there, it makes no since what so ever.Theres no local shops, vacancy rates for the offices are higher than in the city and there is no attractions. No one goes to sandy besides people who live in Sandy. No one even likes the Mayor!

In every way Sandy is a very week place for this concept. I am not knocking Sandy but I am knocking anyone who thinks that a theatre like this should not be in the downtown core.

Broadway, in NYC encompasses, an area from 42nd Street to the about 49th street though there are other more than a few slightly off Broadway venues.

The point is that these theaters are a vibrant part of the city in the midtown core. Restaurants exist because of it and the destination is sought after for its proximity to the Midtown business core.

Salt Lake City can only benefit seeking out and actively fighting for the "Broadway" style theater. Restaurants benefit, shops benefit and on and on.

I personally cannot see how Sandy has even a remote chance yet reading on here it seems that they do. How pathetic and how wrongly placed it would be.

A downtown must have and maintain the main creative and artistic venues. Salt Lake City does not need the tail wagging the dog.

This is my first comment on this issue and all I can think is "Geez, who the hell is running things out there?"

NYC Rick · #**6902** Posted **Sep 22, 2008, 5:34 PM**

Wow, the Boston building's interior is just spectacular... It may look like it has not been cleaned since it was built but that kind of style and detail cannot be afforded anymore. I guess since most of the world has no taste, they would not know style and grace if it hit them in the forehead.

Good comprehensive shots of the city.

goldcntry · #**6903** Posted **Sep 22, 2008, 6:01 PM**

Man, I hope I get the job at UofU! I gotta get out of this cesspool called California STAT! Any architects here in Salt Lake got a ball park figure for a 1,600 sq. ft. addition (including new garage) to a custom 70's house in Taylorsville would cost?

T-Mac · #**6904** Posted **Sep 22, 2008, 7:34 PM**

I am adding onto my home in Bountiful and have my plans out to bid to 3 contractors right now. I am adding about 1650 sq feet. No garage addition in it. We'll see what the bids come in at. I think the contractors are a lot more hungry now. Outside of these 3, I have numerous others wanting to bid. Quite a difference over a couple of years ago when we first started throwing the idea around.

Justnslcsugarhood. · #**6905** Posted **Sep 22, 2008, 10:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by goldcntry

Man, I hope I get the job at UofU! I gotta get out of this cesspool called California STAT! Any architects here in Salt Lake got a ball park figure for a 1,600 sq. ft. addition (including new garage) to a custom 70's house in Taylorsville would cost?

I know for a fact a 2,500 foot house would be around 200,000.

Stenar · #**6906** Posted **Sep 23, 2008, 3:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by SLC Projects

Great pics. will the Boston building become Office space or Condos? I don't remember.

Offices.

SLC Projects · #**6907** Posted **Sep 23, 2008, 6:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by Stenar

Offices.

Oh ok. Thanks. That's good since there is a big need for more Office Space for the downtown area.

jmonkey · #**6908** Posted **Sep 23, 2008, 7:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by urbanboy

Hey jmonkey,

I'm not a big fan of that parking garage either, but I think it will look just fine after the street improvements and conversion of the first floor into retail space are implemented.

The location you have chosen for a theater presents some problems as far as loading and unloading of scenery and other theater equipment in and out of the theater.

I take it you don't like my renderings since you said you can't imagine that building serving as an entrance for the theater. I think it looks pretty darn good, and artsy, which speaks to theater people.

As far as living on the street. I don't think people would care to much about living next to a parking garage. It's the location that counts.

It's nothing personal, but I don't really care for the re-use of the Metro Building as a foyer. What about the eight floors of office space above? Does the lobby remain separated from the atrium of the building, a sad effect of the later remodel? IMO, the building is interesting, and I like it, but I don't think it's that special. I think something much more appropriate to a new theater could be built in it's place. Or it could just be left alone instead.

I realize there were limitations in my sketch, most notably the more expansive facilities that should surround the stage, but I was also trying to limit the cost of the project by sparing a bit of demolition, and limiting the footprint. I think this project should happen too, and I like this site the best. I think we need to move on this quickly, and build it the right way. However if it is cheaper and the space issues can be more easily resolved, one of the parking lots should be chosen, preferably the West Temple site.

delts145 · #**6909** Posted **Sep 23, 2008, 10:35 AM**

Salt Lake County delays release of master plan on arts venues

The Salt Lake Tribune

Salt Lake County has delayed the release of its much-anticipated cultural-facilities master plan, which had been scheduled to debut today.
The public could get its first peek in mid-October, Phil Jordan, director of the Salt Lake County Center for the Arts, said Monday.
The study evaluates proposals for a Broadway-style theater in Salt Lake City and Sandy, along with 60 other proposals for arts venues in Utah's most-populous county. The report, currently being tweaked by the county's consulting team and members of the arts community, also will include an inventory of 130 facilities that are available now for cultural events.
- Rosemary Winters

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blazefirelight · #**6910** Posted **Sep 24, 2008, 4:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by delts145

Salt Lake County delays release of master plan on arts venues

The Salt Lake Tribune

Salt Lake County has delayed the release of its much-anticipated cultural-facilities master plan, which had been scheduled to debut today.
The public could get its first peek in mid-October, Phil Jordan, director of the Salt Lake County Center for the Arts, said Monday.
The study evaluates proposals for a Broadway-style theater in Salt Lake City and Sandy, along with 60 other proposals for arts venues in Utah's most-populous county. The report, currently being tweaked by the county's consulting team and members of the arts community, also will include an inventory of 130 facilities that are available now for cultural events.
- Rosemary Winters

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they actually discussed this report on KSL news the other night. The chances of Salt Lake getting a Broadway-style theater, according to the report, looked slim. They discussed the population of the city, and how a lot of more contraversial plays wouldn't be drawn to Salt Lake because of its religious nature.

I hope that everything they said on KSL is wrong, because a Broadway-style playhouse would be great for Salt Lake.

I told some of my friends about how it might happen and they got all excited.

urbanboy · #**6911** Posted **Sep 24, 2008, 4:45 AM**

I'd say chances are slim for Sandy, for reasons such as this, not Salt Lake City! Salt Lake City can and will support a Broadway-scale venue should it be built! There are many musicals that will appeal to the entire metro region. Other musicals that are for a more mature audience will likely still do well with ticket sales, for there are plenty of people in the Salt Lake metro region who are open minded.

urbanboy · #**6912** Posted **Sep 24, 2008, 4:47 AM**

Come on Earl... die already. Something needs to be done with that parking lot!

SLC Projects · #**6913** Posted **Sep 24, 2008, 6:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by urbanboy

Come on Earl... die already.

Sorry, but that was funny.

So sad we all want this guy to DIE just so something will finally happen to that lot. But who knows maybe his son or who ever he passes it down to might not do anything to that lot as well. ( I hope not ) But you never know.

blazefirelight · #**6914** Posted **Sep 24, 2008, 6:18 AM**

something DEFINITELY needs to be done about that STUPID parking lot. There are too many big parking lots downtown.

And the thing with the broadway theater was just what KSL was reporting is in the report they delayed the release of. They said in the report that they're just afraid that the plays for the more mature audiences would just be afraid of not doing so well. So they'd be hesitant to go to a Salt Lake broadway theater.

But I'm sure that other musicals would do well there, and I'd definitely go to any mature plays they held there.

SLCforme · #**6915** Posted **Sep 24, 2008, 3:21 PM**

Not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet as I haven't been very up to date on this forum, but the building just south of Sam Wellers on Main is having the facade torn off. It is one of those cheap 60s-80s reclads that we all hate, and underneath is a really beautiful, if old and dilapidated, brick facade with large arches and whatnot.
Tmac, next time you take pics of 222 S. Main, see if you can get a couple shots of it if you'd be so kind. I don't have a digital camera or I would have taken one myself.

delts145 · #**6916** Posted **Sep 24, 2008, 4:01 PM**

^^^
Isn't that the one that Viperlord posted about a few days ago? I'm am still amazed that a line of thinking existed that would imagine that such existing beauty should be covered up by something so plain and ugly.

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Originally Posted by Viperlord

Another ugly facade cover up....

I was searching through lease buildings downtown and ran across this...
Historic Grays building on 260 south main street. It would be great to remove the mask, and bring the old facade back to life.

http://showcase.costar.com/AppRoot.aspx?...rue#052ddf05-f17b-47a2-8d84-1c0cc22d9c84

arkhitektor · #**6917** Posted **Sep 24, 2008, 4:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by delts145

^^^
Isn't that the one that Viperlord posted about a few days ago? I'm am still amazed that a line of thinking existed that would imagine that such existing beauty should be covered up by something so plain and ugly.

Yes, I noticed it this morning on TRAX. The ugly facade is being removed from this building:

ctobsl · #**6918** Posted **Sep 24, 2008, 4:55 PM**

The sad thing is, if you go look behing the facade, you will see how they distroyed the original facade just to put this ugly one up.

A lot of the nice features have been busted off the building, not just covered.

Anthony

SLCforme · #**6919** Posted **Sep 24, 2008, 5:24 PM**

True, but hopefully they will be able to restore it so it ends up looking nice. I also noticed that the Walker Building had been getting those chipped up granite panels replaced, so it looks really nice now.

urbanboy · #**6920** Posted **Sep 24, 2008, 7:31 PM**

Im actually surprised by how much of the original facade is still intact! Happy Day!