Salt Lake City: Official Development News Thread - Part 3

[Future Mayor]

Regarding the PAC tower, the architect of the theater told me that they when demolition and construction start for the PAC that that crew will be responsible for demolition of the space for the tower, as well as foundation work for the tower, and possibly the first floor. That will allow the tower to be built when demand requires without major disruption of the theater due to underground work. Similar to what occurred with the base of the Cascade at City Creek.

I too hope that the tower construction will commence shortly after, if not at the same time as the PAC. I would venture to guess that the tower construction will be predicated on Hamilton Partners finding a major tenant for the new building, as was the case with Goldman and 222. It's time to lure not only another regional headquarters to SLC but to lure a corporate Headquarters to downtown SLC. California is ripe for the picking and is primed to do the wooing.

[Viperlord]

looks like they are in the process to get a demolition permit for the warehouse building just south of the Energy solutions arena, for the
Hyatt house at Union Station hotel
Record BLD2013-00826 :
Commericial Demolition
108 S 300 W
Salt Lake City

https://aca.slcgov.com/Citizen/Cap/CapDe...07&agencyCode=SLCREF&IsToShowInspection=

[Viperlord]

Granary Place Apartments

Salt Lake City, Utah
258 W 700 S
The Granary Place Apartments
New 148 dwelling unit apartment building. 4-story wood framed building over concrete podium parking structure.




photos courtesy of
http://www.etuttle.net/

you can see the architects other multi-family projects that he has designed on his website:
Lotus
644 North Temple
Seasons at city creek
Newhouse Apartments

[H4vok]

Originally Posted by Viperlord

looks like they are in the process to get a demolition permit for the warehouse building just south of the Energy solutions arena, for the
Hyatt house at Union Station hotel
Record BLD2013-00826 :
Commericial Demolition
108 S 300 W
Salt Lake City

https://aca.slcgov.com/Citizen/Cap/CapDe...07&agencyCode=SLCREF&IsToShowInspection=

Well that's good news. I can't wait for that block to be something other than vacant run-down buildings.

[Comrade]

Originally Posted by Viperlord

Granary Place Apartments

Salt Lake City, Utah
258 W 700 S
The Granary Place Apartments
New 148 dwelling unit apartment building. 4-story wood framed building over concrete podium parking structure.




photos courtesy of
http://www.etuttle.net/

you can see the architects other multi-family projects that he has designed on his website:
Lotus
644 North Temple
Seasons at city creek
Newhouse Apartments

[UtahProjects]

Originally Posted by Viperlord

Granary Place Apartments

Salt Lake City, Utah
258 W 700 S
The Granary Place Apartments
New 148 dwelling unit apartment building. 4-story wood framed building over concrete podium parking structure.




photos courtesy of
http://www.etuttle.net/

Would be great if not for that 'wall' on the bottom-floor level.

[Future Mayor]

Originally Posted by UtahProjects

Would be great if not for that 'wall' on the bottom-floor level.

I agree with you, however I'm not sure how pedestrian oriented 300 W can ever be, so while I'm not a huge fan of the wall, I do like the overall design. Ideally would still like to see some street engagement though.

That will give 300 west some additional density to go along with the 247 apartments, just up the street. Those two together could ultimately result in the Granary District starting to become more active, it's only a block and a half away from the 9th S Trax platform which could potentially help 700 S develop more.

Being on 700 S it does give the transit loop, connecting from SL Central, south to 700 S and connecting to the existing line more feasibility, as either a trax or streetcar.

[Old&New]

Originally Posted by Future Mayor

I agree with you, however I'm not sure how pedestrian oriented 300 W can ever be, so while I'm not a huge fan of the wall, I do like the overall design. Ideally would still like to see some street engagement though.

That will give 300 west some additional density to go along with the 247 apartments, just up the street. Those two together could ultimately result in the Granary District starting to become more active, it's only a block and a half away from the 9th S Trax platform which could potentially help 700 S develop more.

Being on 700 S it does give the transit loop, connecting from SL Central, south to 700 S and connecting to the existing line more feasibility, as either a trax or streetcar.

I'd complete the loop using light-rail and create a government-subsidized, fare-free downtown transit loop." I think this would really encourage downtown living, even more than the current fare-free zone! Although a loop or "circulator" would not add a substantial amount of new coverage, it would substantially increase mobility for those living within walking distance of it.

As for the planned development on 300 west, I also don't like the "wall." I think the design could easily be improved if the residential units above the parking structure included bay windows--providing the sidewalk below with additional "natural surveillance" or "eyes on the street."

[Viperlord]

thought that I'd share some of these student's projects with the forum.
Some "Focus - design projects" from the University of Utah's architecture college students.

Graduate Studio "Urban Mixed-Use Tower"
ARCH 6005-001, Fall Semester 2010, Session 1

it appears to be on the site of the Social Hall Tower by Harmons

http://www.arch.utah.edu/gallery/2010/arch6005stF10/content.html



another Focus project:
Advanced Structures
Based on Building Typology
Patrick Tripeny
Fall Semester 2008
http://www.arch.utah.edu/gallery/2009/SoA_StudentGallery/arch6302F08/content.html



Graduate Studio "Urbanizing the Suburban City"
ARCH 6005-003, Fall Semester 2010, Session 2
Sarah Sabiston

http://www.arch.utah.edu/gallery/2010/arch6005ssF10/content.html


Graduate Studio "Preserving What?"
ARCH 6005-006, Fall Semester 2010, Session 1
Dwight Yee
http://www.arch.utah.edu/gallery/2010/arch6005dyF10/content.html

[jedikermit]

Thanks for posting those ViperLord; I always liked going through the architecture building at the U and looking at the student projects. Cool to be able to see these online now.

Some interesting designs; hopefully we'll see some towers of a similar size sooner rather than later.

[Orlando]

Thanks for the links Viperlord. I have always been impressed with the talent of the students there.

I like this one the best.

[wrendog]

Originally Posted by Orlando

Thanks for the links Viperlord. I have always been impressed with the talent of the students there.

I like this one the best.

LOL.. I thought that one was ugly.

[SLC Projects]

Too bad none of those cool designs will never see the light of day, at least not here in Salt Lake.

[John Martin]

Mmm. Is it just me, or did some of those odd-fellows projects kinda suck?

[delts145]

The 20 best cities/metros for educated women to get a date

http://www.deseretnews.com/top/1328/0/The-best-cities-for-educated-women-to-get-a-date.html

Deseret News - The amount of college-educated women exceeds the amount of equally educated men, which means women are 62.6 percent likely to marry someone a college graduate. For college graduate men, 73.8 percent marry a woman with the same educational status.

The Atlantic ranked all of the 102 metro areas over 500,000 people. Utah, college towns, tech centers and the Midwest offer the highest educated male populations.

So for educated women seeking to date someone with similar educational standing, here are the 20 best cities to find a date.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT #1

Provo, UT #3

Salt Lake City, UT #12



Five Happiest States To Live In

http://slashdot.org/topic/cloud/twitter-says-hawaii-the-happiest-state-research/

Hawaii

Maine

Nevada

Utah

Vermont

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[scottharding]

Hey all, last night I watched a pretty interesting documentary called Urbanized. It's a little more than a year old, I think, but it was pretty good. I figured anyone here on this forum would enjoy it too, so I figured I'd recommend it. It was encouraging to see that Salt Lake is actually hopping on board with some of the better trends that are beginning to show in some of the major cities on the planet. I rented the copy from the Tower theater, I don't know if it's on netflix or not, but I'm sure it can't be too hard to find.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1701976/?ref_=sr_1

[Orlando]

Thanks for the info. I'm going to check it out.

[StevenF]

Originally Posted by scottharding

Hey all, last night I watched a pretty interesting documentary called Urbanized. It's a little more than a year old, I think, but it was pretty good. I figured anyone here on this forum would enjoy it too, so I figured I'd recommend it. It was encouraging to see that Salt Lake is actually hopping on board with some of the better trends that are beginning to show in some of the major cities on the planet. I rented the copy from the Tower theater, I don't know if it's on netflix or not, but I'm sure it can't be too hard to find.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1701976/?ref_=sr_1

I just looked in Netflix on my phone and it is there.

[Comrade]

sugardaddie.com wants to rename SugarHouse after their website.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/55874068-78/sugar-com-website-salt.html.csp

[SLC Projects]

Originally Posted by Comrade Reynolds

sugardaddie.com wants to rename SugarHouse after their website.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/55874068-78/sugar-com-website-salt.html.csp

Salt Lake won't go for it. We have more class then that.