Salt Lake MSA Development Thread

[delts145]

Sporting goods retailer breaks ground in Sandy

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705370091/Sporting-goods-retailer-breaks-ground-in-Sandy.html

SANDY — Sporting goods retailer Scheels broke ground Wednesday on its new store to be located near 11400 South and State Street in Sandy. When completed in October 2012, the new location will employ up to 450 workers.

The 220,000-square-foot development will house Utah's largest selection of sports, sportswear and footwear.

The development will be named One Fourteen and will contain collection of entertainment venues, specialty shops and boutiques staffed by experts in their particular fields, a news release stated.

Nick Duerksen, economic development director for Sandy City, explained that the remaining 100,000 square feet of available commercial space is currently being marketed to numerous out-of-state potential tenants, which is part of the city's overall economic development strategy...


Steve Scheel talks with Utah Gov. Gary Herbert as Scheel's newest sports store is unveiled in Sandy Wednesday, April 6, 2011. (Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)


Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

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[Future Mayor]

Originally Posted by i-215

Agree re: housing types. As an apartment renter, I can't understand how someone can argue I'm a "higher crime" neighbor than if I lived in a house.

Good to see a mixture of housing types.

This was a big issue that came before Planning Commission when I still worked for Payson City. The chair of the commission was a life long resident in his 60's or 70's and was very adamant that apartments were high crime and low income areas, which having seen the apartment selection in Payson I can understand why he would think that.

This particular proposal was for a high end, brick and stucco finished 3 level, multi-building complex with rents around $650+, managed by Pinnacle. The entire commission and council new that I lived in SLC and commuted down to work (yes not green at all). While in Commission meeting we asked what types of individuals they wished to have move into the city, of course young marrieds and young professionals was the answer. To which I replied, "as you all know, I live in SLC and commute down, there are several reason for this; 1, I already own a home in SLC, 2, my social life is in SLC, but 3, and most importantly, there is no place for a young professional like myself to live in Payson City, I refuse to move into the low rent apartments that are available and I am not in the market to buy a second house." One other thing that many government officials and citizens even more so, don't realize is that national retailers need a specific amount of roof tops within a certain distance in order to even considering opening a new location. Apartment buildings provide these rooftops and provide additional disposable income that many paying a mortgage may not have.

There are so many mis-conceptions regarding rental units, particularly apartments, in the cities that are nearly exclusively single family homes or town homes.

[SLC Projects]

Murray City's Downtown Draft Plan.
Murray City to add more high density buildings to it's downtown area.
( No timeline )



Here are some pics I took off my computer of the layout of what Murray could look like one day in the near future. ( Sorry I had to take these off my computer since I couldn't download these layouts in any way. )

For those that don't know the area is just North of the IHC Hospital and West of State Street between vine street and 4800 south.

Phase One


Phase Two


Phase Three



More layouts....



Photos from Murray city's website.

Here is the Draft....Just click on the "MCCD Design Guidelines" link.
http://www.murray.utah.gov/index.aspx?NID=1144

[Orlando]

This article cites numerous planned TOD's(transit oriented developments) in development stages all along the wasatch front. Very encouraging.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/70012...pment-work-along-Wasatch-Front.html?pg=1

[T-Mac]

Forty-acre shopping center, anchored by Target, planned in WVC

According to The Enterprise it is to be located at 2819 S 5600 W. It is called Highbury Centre and is being developed by Suburban Land Reserve Inc (SLR) which is a real estate subsidiary of the LDS Church.

[WeST]

Great find Projects! I think that plan, if it is ever realized would be a great boost for Murray. The only problem I see off hand is the lack of a circulator for the area, which would be important considering it is still fairly far away from the TRAX/Frontrunner stops. I wish they could have developed that around the station and constructed the hospital further North. I am glad that they are trying to push that area forward considering most of the development in Murray has happened South and West.

[TimeSaltlake]

http://www.murray.utah.gov/DocumentView.aspx?DID=1464

I thought it was pretty cool

[Future Mayor]

Originally Posted by TimeSaltlake

http://www.murray.utah.gov/DocumentView.aspx?DID=1464

I thought it was pretty cool

While I didn't read the entire thing, I did look through it all, and read some of the key points. I have to say, I'm impressed. Murray has done a great job of guiding the future or their city. In a down economy and a slow down in development they have taken that time to direct future development, rather than take the approach of attempting to manage development in the future with no real goal to accomplish. I like to call this proactive planning vs reactive planning.

[skyguy414]

Some progress shots of the new medical center at Daybreak. Taken today.













Bonus shot of the newly completed Crossing at Daybreak apartments:

[SLC Projects]

I really like how Daybreak is turning out. Every now and then the wife, kids and I got for a drive around Daybreak just to check out what's new. ( with gas almost $4 per gallon we won't be doing this as much. ) But hey we can soon take trax. I do wonder if Day break keep moving west what are these developers going to do with all those eyesore power lines that run across there. How are they going to develop around those and still have that urban feel. I think that's very near where the new freeway will go?

[TonyAnderson]

Thanks, I'm always curious as to Daybreak's current developments.

[delts145]

Mountview Elementary site to house new park

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/51677728-78/park-property-mountview-district.html.csp

Cottonwood Heights, with the support of the Canyons School District, is planning to create a new park on the Mountview Elementary school site.

City leaders started negotiating to take over the property at 1651 E. Fort Union Blvd. shortly after the school district decided in March to demolish the school, which had sat idle for years...


Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune) Demolition continues on Mountview Elementary School in Cottonwood Heights.

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[delts145]

Canyons breaks ground for new high school


deseretnews.com/photos

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/51723367-78/canyons-future-mccarty-seat.html.csp

Soon Draper will no longer be the largest city in Utah without a public secondary school.

Canyons School District broke ground last week on the site of a yet-to-be-named high school at 12887 S. 801 East, in a ceremony attended by about 200 people...


Canyons District broke ground on its new high school, at 12887 S. 801East, last week. The 311,000-square-foot building is expected to be done in time for the 2013-2014 school year. Photos courtesy of Stephen Speckman.

[TonyAnderson]

Looks like they're going for the 'historic courthouse' look for the new high school.

[John Martin]

I admire that they didn't just go for a boxy thing like most schools these days.

[skierforlife17]

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"Come experience Urban Daybreak: Urban Living in a Suburb Setting" Fail

[Future Mayor]

In Daybreaks defense, it is more urban than most anything else out of downtown. It does have a good design and a base to actually become a very viable and vibrant urban node.

[TonyAnderson]

Exactly FM. Just check out the new Health building or SoDa Row to see its good use of design.

[bob rulz]

I don't know anything about such suburban developments outside of Utah but I would be surprised if there's very many others in any city that are going for such a diverse and urban feel (comparatively speaking) as Daybreak.

Give Daybreak time. I think it could become something really impressive when all is said and done. Imagine what it could look like in 20-30 years when it's had time to really develop its own personality, establish a strong retail base, and all the trees have grown up.

[delts145]

Near 40, Utah’s Fashion Place mall refuses to show age

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/51742318-79/fashion-mall-lake-salt.html.csp

The first Cheesecake Factory restaurant in Utah opened at Fashion Place mall, along with the first Sephora cosmetics store. By the end of the year, specialty retailer Crate and Barrel, apparel chain H&M and a BRIO Tuscan Grille restaurant will follow suit with their first locations...


Paul Fraughton | The Salt Lake Tribune) New construction at Murray's Fashion Place Mall. On the left is apparel retailer H&M and on the right is Crate and Barrel on Wednesday, May 4, 2011.


Paul Fraughton


(Paul Fraughton | The Salt Lake Tribune) New construction at Murray's Fashion Place Mall. A construction worker works on the entryway of a BRIO restaurant on Wednesday, May 4, 2011.Photo 3 of 7»«close gallery


(Paul Fraughton | The Salt Lake Tribune) New construction at Murray's Fashion Place Mall. Store fronts on the south end of the mall are not yet leased.


(Paul Fraughton | The Salt Lake Tribune) New construction at Murray's Fashion Place Mall. Workers help with the construction on the steel skeleton of the new Crate & Barrel on Wednesday, May 4, 2011.Photo 7 of 7»«close gallery

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