Salt Lake:Official development news thread - Page 388

i-215 · #**7741** Posted **Dec 7, 2008, 6:00 AM**

oops ... wrong thread

delts145 · #**7742** Posted **Dec 8, 2008, 2:51 AM**

Wow, this Hyatt project is definately moving along quickly. It will be done in no time. As always, thanks for the great updates T-Mac. We all look forward to them.

by T-Mac
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nickfreakingrules · #**7743** Posted **Dec 8, 2008, 4:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by cololi

I have a ton of pictures, but would need to spend a ton of time uploading them. Much of the main building has been gutted and received seismic upgrades. The skylights have all been reglazed, with some new ones installed. The movie theater site has been gutted. No clue what is going in there, but it could be a really cool space. The large massive mechanical equipment above the western stairs has been removed, which really opens up that area of the mall. Williams Sonoma has expanded again. The Pub is going to move it's brewery to the second level. The floors have been stripped of 30 years of wax. A new glass elevator is being installed in the main hall. The retail spaces have been reconfigured to meet current retail needs.

On the outside, Pottery Barn is about to begin it's expansion into the vacant portion of the building that they are in. The west side retail buildings on top of the parking garage will begin construction soon.

I was at trolley square the other night with some friends and they were handing out flyers about the new stores coming into the mall:

Beloved Jewelry (already open, 2nd floor)
Bubble & Bee Organic
Earth Goods General Store
Eco Moto
Future Form Designs (.com)
The Green Building Center
Green the World
Glass with a Past (.com)
Pure Light (cleannaturalhealthy.com)

Add the new Whole Foods as an anchor and you've got a hippie mall! I think these are pretty fitting tenats for a repurposed building like trolley square.

TANGELD_SLC · #**7744** Posted **Dec 8, 2008, 9:05 AM**

I was downtown for hours tonight taking pics of everything I could. I got some pretty wicked shots too. Maybe if I ever feel un-lazy I'll upload them for your viewing pleasure

delts145 · #**7745** Posted **Dec 8, 2008, 12:01 PM**

North Salt Lake showcases proposed design for new city building

http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705268902,00.html

NORTH SALT LAKE — In July, the North Salt Lake City Council agreed that the city needs a new police station, but the council was divided on whether a new city building would be necessary...

...Thursday, the city held an open house to showcase the design and make a case to the public about the need for a new building...

An artist rendering shows what North Salt Lake's new city building may look like. The city could begin construction 2009. (Scott Wilkinson, Aswn)

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Justnslcsugarhood. · #**7746** Posted **Dec 9, 2008, 3:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by nickfreakingrules

I was at trolley square the other night with some friends and they were handing out flyers about the new stores coming into the mall:

Beloved Jewelry (already open, 2nd floor)
Bubble & Bee Organic
Earth Goods General Store
Eco Moto
Future Form Designs (.com)
The Green Building Center
Green the World
Glass with a Past (.com)
Pure Light (cleannaturalhealthy.com)

Add the new Whole Foods as an anchor and you've got a hippie mall! I think these are pretty fitting tenats for a repurposed building like trolley square.

Wow that is fitting for what the general people who shop at Trolley would like. I for one think these stores sound cool and I can't say that I have really heard of any of them so its nice that they are bringing something new into town.
If these new stores do well then it might make other stores similar to these realize they have place in SLCC

delts145 · #**7747** Posted **Dec 9, 2008, 3:27 AM**

That does sound like a cool selection of stores. I imagine that many are coming from the Portland area as the new owners are Portland based.

nickfreakingrules · #**7748** Posted **Dec 9, 2008, 5:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by delts145

That does sound like a cool selection of stores. I imagine that many are coming from the Portland area as the new owners are Portland based.

Actually i did some research and they are all local stores and companies. So they're even cooler. The majority of the stores left in trolley square are locally owned: Tubula Rasa, Cabin Fever, European Linens, Casa Bella, Ypsolon, The Brass Key, the Spectacle, and the Secret Garden. The chains are: American Apparel, Banana Republic, Brookstone, Williams & Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, and Restoration Hardware.

delts145 · #**7749** Posted **Dec 9, 2008, 10:55 AM**

Very nice, Sounds like the new owners and management of Trolley Square are heading in a healthy direction for the city.

delts145 · #**7750** Posted **Dec 9, 2008, 1:17 PM**

SLC is second-best digital city

http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_11170907

Utah's capital has reclaimed its place as one of the nation's most digitally efficient cities.

Salt Lake City is tied for second with Winston-Salem, N.C. -- one spot higher than last year -- according to the Center for Digital Government's eighth annual digital cities survey.

Lincoln, Neb., snatched first prize in the survey's 125,000-249,999 population category...

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delts145 · #**7751** Posted **Dec 9, 2008, 1:24 PM**

Modern skyscraper gets award - Architecture » Salt Lake City building recognized

http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_11170894

One of the first modern high rises in Salt Lake City has received The Outstanding Building of the Year or TOBY Award from Building Managers and Owners Association's Utah Chapter.

The US Bank Building, at 170 S. Main St. in downtown Salt Lake City, has received a TOBY Award (The Outstanding Building of the Year Award) from the Building Managers and Owners Association, Utah Chapter. Constructed in 1983, is it one of the first modern high rises in Salt Lake City. (Rick Egan / The Salt Lake Tribune)

(Rick Egan / The Salt Lake Tribune)

(Rick Egan / The Salt Lake Tribune)

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cololi · #**7752** Posted **Dec 9, 2008, 2:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by nickfreakingrules

I was at trolley square the other night with some friends and they were handing out flyers about the new stores coming into the mall:

Beloved Jewelry (already open, 2nd floor)
Bubble & Bee Organic
Earth Goods General Store
Eco Moto
Future Form Designs (.com)
The Green Building Center
Green the World
Glass with a Past (.com)
Pure Light (cleannaturalhealthy.com)

Add the new Whole Foods as an anchor and you've got a hippie mall! I think these are pretty fitting tenats for a repurposed building like trolley square.

Not all of those stores are opening their own store, but some of them are putting together a co-op and will all have their goods in one, store, not each of them will have their own store. Still a good idea. I like the eco moto store. Everyone should go in and check it out. The Green Building Center has a store on 2700 South and 2100 East. It is a great local resource for "green" products.

T-Stan · #**7753** Posted **Dec 9, 2008, 4:48 PM**

The biggest downfall to Trolley Square was in the early 1990s when Simon Property Group (previous owners) started treating Trolley Square as just another mall. The leasing group brought in the same places as you would see in every other mall - The Gap, Piercing Pagoda, Ann Taylor, Talbots, Eddie Bauer, etc. They at least found some good ones in Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware, since they still are the only locations in Utah for those brands.

The biggest coup was when they brought in Hard Rock Cafe. Several million dollars were paid by Simon Property group to renovate the Hard Rock Cafe space, but it was well worth it. I don't know if Hard Rock Cafe stays busy, but it is EXACTLY the type of tennant that Trolley needs.

One big downfall to Trolley was with Eddie Bauer. The management paid quite a bit to renovate the old theaters and put the Eddie Bauer store there. Because of that move and the cost associated there, they were not willing to pay for other renovations for a while inside the mall for other potential tennants.

One place that they lost (albeit 10 yrs ago) was Farantelli's restaurant. Losing the restaurant wasn't bad, but that they couldn't replace it with another restaurant. If I recall, The Melting Pot wanted to go there but ended up on Main Street.

It is good to see the new owners treat Trolley the way that the it was first used, as a festival marketplace showcasing one-of-a-kind stores.

It is also good to see that many of the problems are being fixed, such as the West side parking and eventually the South parking across the street.

Now, if the proposed hotel would ever get built...

wrendog · #**7754** Posted **Dec 9, 2008, 4:52 PM**

Didn't I read that the Hard Rock is getting shut down?

T-Stan · #**7755** Posted **Dec 9, 2008, 4:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by wrendog

Didn't I read that the Hard Rock is getting shut down?

I hadn't heard that - but just noticed it closed on December 7. THAT SUCKS!

SLC Projects · #**7756** Posted **Dec 9, 2008, 5:32 PM**

I did hear that Hard Rock would be leaving Trolley Square. But are they going to move else where then? Or are they just leaving?

wrendog · #**7757** Posted **Dec 9, 2008, 5:41 PM**

Leaving for good. No more HRC for SLC. Of course a lot of HRC's are shutting down.

SLC Projects · #**7758** Posted **Dec 9, 2008, 5:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by wrendog

Leaving for good. No more HRC for SLC. Of course a lot of HRC's are shutting down.

That really sucks. So SLC is going to be like the only city without a HRC. People already think Salt Lake is lame and this doesn't help.

So what other cities are losing HRCs has well? Doesn't every major city have a HRC?

wrendog · #**7759** Posted **Dec 9, 2008, 5:56 PM**

Here is a list of some closures:

http://www.hardrockcafes.info/english/news.htm

SLC Projects · #**7760** Posted **Dec 9, 2008, 6:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by wrendog

Here is a list of some closures:

http://www.hardrockcafes.info/english/news.htm

Wow I had no idea there was so many of them closing. Even big cities like LOS ANGELES and DALLAS are losing them. Who would of thought.

And I thought HRC was doing ok for themselves.

Thanks for the list.