Mountain West Microbrew: Chit chat and irrelevancy - Page 71

RyanD · #**1401** Posted **Feb 18, 2014, 12:36 AM**

What's your Convention Center Hotel looking like? I was really excited for you guys when you said you were getting one.

For the record too: To keep common courtesy, we should keep the SLC / Denver / Boise talk in this thread only.. No need to invade the development threads..

DenverInfill · #**1402** Posted **Feb 18, 2014, 12:39 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ToysNoiz

In the highrise department: 111 office tower and Utah Preforming Arts Center with 2,000 + seat theater, 145 office building, newly completed federal courthouse, and CHH. That's what comes right to mind.

I would have thought that someone from SLC and the other MW cities would be interested in doing a quantitative assessment like the one I did. If so, please follow the same format.

airhero · #**1403** Posted **Feb 18, 2014, 1:37 AM**

Well, in case anyone is actually interested:

Downtown Salt Lake
Date: 2014-02-17
Buildings Under Construction (# Stories): 24 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 5
Summary:
5-9 stories: 6
10-14 stories: 2
15-19 stories: 0
20+ stories: 1

I'm most likely missing something (just including those listed on the first page of the SLC development thread which has been kindly updated by Future Mayor). 145 doesn't count because it's still a proposal and as for the CCH, we don't know how tall it's going to be, there's no rendering, we don't even know who's building it or where it will be built, other than it will be next to the Salt Palace CC, so it definitely doesn't count.

I concede. Denver's got more going on, although SLC has some exciting prospects.

And now here's to Provo:

Downtown Provo
Date: 2014-02-17
Buildings Under Construction (# Stories):
Summary:
5-9 stories: 0
10-14 stories: 0
15-19 stories: 0
20+ stories: 0

Hmm...oh well. Maybe next year.

DenverInfill · #**1404** Posted **Feb 18, 2014, 1:54 AM**

Thanks, airhero!

Again, this is not a competition. It's about each city eliminating crappy parking lots. That's a bunch of great infill projects for SLC!

Stenar · #**1405** Posted **Feb 18, 2014, 2:08 AM**

That front page is woefully out of date. There are 6-7 projects not listed there.

Quote:

Originally Posted by airhero

Well, in case anyone is actually interested:

Downtown Salt Lake
Date: 2014-02-17
Buildings Under Construction (# Stories): 24 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 5
Summary:
5-9 stories: 6
10-14 stories: 2
15-19 stories: 0
20+ stories: 1

I'm most likely missing something (just including those listed on the first page of the SLC development thread which has been kindly updated by Future Mayor). 145 doesn't count because it's still a proposal and as for the CCH, we don't know how tall it's going to be, there's no rendering, we don't even know who's building it or where it will be built, other than it will be next to the Salt Palace CC, so it definitely doesn't count.

I concede. Denver's got more going on, although SLC has some exciting prospects.

And now here's to Provo:

Downtown Provo
Date: 2014-02-17
Buildings Under Construction (# Stories):
Summary:
5-9 stories: 0
10-14 stories: 0
15-19 stories: 0
20+ stories: 0

Hmm...oh well. Maybe next year.

The Dirt · #**1406** Posted **Feb 18, 2014, 2:14 AM**

Can someone post Toronto's numbers for perspective? Everyone else, please put all sharp objects down and take a seat.

Stenar · #**1407** Posted **Feb 18, 2014, 2:15 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ToysNoiz

In the highrise department: 111 office tower and Utah Preforming Arts Center with 2,000 + seat theater, 145 office building, newly completed federal courthouse, and CHH. That's what comes right to mind.

Technically, the courthouse is still under construction. Quite a few things still left to do there.

DenverInfill · #**1408** Posted **Feb 18, 2014, 2:25 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stenar

That front page is woefully out of date. There are 6-7 projects not listed there.

No problem! airhero was taking a first stab at it. Anyone--feel free to update airhero's table and repost. Other cities, please join in.

RyanD · #**1409** Posted **Feb 18, 2014, 2:42 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Dirt

Can someone post Toronto's numbers for perspective? Everyone else, please put all sharp objects down and take a seat.

Toronto has over 200 tower cranes up right now...

Wizened Variations · #**1410** Posted **Feb 18, 2014, 4:03 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by RyanD

Toronto has over 200 tower cranes up right now...

I read somewhere recently that only 4 cities in China, and, the city of Dubai put in more high rise square footage than Toronto in 2013.

Toronto is well on it's way to becoming a world city and the number 2 skyscraper city in NA, IMO.

Within skyscaperpage.com, as I am sure most have noticed, generally our Canadians friends outnumber US participants between 2:1 and 3:1. Recently the ratio has narrowed a bit. Now it is 802:394. Canadian skyscraper fans have a lot to talk about.

Go over to Canada>Toronto and look around.

I would guess that in terms of buildings 5 stories or taller being built, and, most certainly in terms of buildings 15 stories or taller, that Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver all have far more buildings being built and recently completed than Denver, Los Angeles, Seattle, and the Bay Area. NYC, I am sure, exceeds Calgary and Vancouver in this category.

Oh yes, if any out there wants to see how a classic NA station SHOULD be built check Toronto's Union Station project.

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2012/08/cityrail-depth-union-station

If you want to look at the total number of projects etc., double click on the small map to the upper right that the url brings up: once you expand it up, each dot you see is a recent or scheduled project.

(If you get depressed, at least we make better beer, etc.)

SLC Projects · #**1411** Posted **Feb 18, 2014, 4:10 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by airhero

Well, in case anyone is actually interested:

Downtown Salt Lake
Date: 2014-02-17
Buildings Under Construction (# Stories): 24 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 5
Summary:
5-9 stories: 6
10-14 stories: 2
15-19 stories: 0
20+ stories: 1

I'm most likely missing something (just including those listed on the first page of the SLC development thread which has been kindly updated by Future Mayor). 145 doesn't count because it's still a proposal and as for the CCH, we don't know how tall it's going to be, there's no rendering, we don't even know who's building it or where it will be built, other than it will be next to the Salt Palace CC, so it definitely doesn't count.

I concede. Denver's got more going on, although SLC has some exciting prospects.

And now here's to Provo:

Downtown Provo
Date: 2014-02-17
Buildings Under Construction (# Stories):
Summary:
5-9 stories: 0
10-14 stories: 0
15-19 stories: 0
20+ stories: 0

Hmm...oh well. Maybe next year.

Provo does have one six story Condo/apartments going up downtown.

blm3034L!fe · #**1412** Posted **Feb 18, 2014, 4:37 AM**

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I haven't personally experienced this, however I've heard multiple stores from people I know of their experiences. The only reason I expose myself to Utah is to visit friends and family.

I usually invite them to just come visit me instead. But about every 2/3 years I make my way back out to Utah to see my mother. Although she comes up here too.

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Hey Utah... Go 🞵🞵🞵🞵 ya self......

Zmapper · #**1413** Posted **Feb 18, 2014, 6:06 AM**

I've heard the same about Nebraska and Kansas.

Stenar · #**1414** Posted **Feb 18, 2014, 7:52 AM**

They're probably stopping a lot of people coming from/through Grand Junction, not just people with Colorado plates. They do the same damn thing on the Utah side of Evanston, WY.

Quote:

Originally Posted by blm3034L!fe

(PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT)

Apparently visitors diving into Utah with Colorado license plates are being targeted by Utah state Troopers and other law enforcement. If you partake in the legal life that Colorado offers. DO NOT DIVE THROUGH UTAH Carrying anything.

I haven't personally experienced this, however I've heard multiple stores from people I know of their experiences. The only reason I expose myself to Utah is to visit friends and family.

I usually invite them to just come visit me instead. But about every 2/3 years I make my way back out to Utah to see my mother. Although she comes up here too.

Anyway if you partake in Colorado Green. Don't drive through Utah! They are looking to cash in on Colorado's legalization too. By busting people!

Hey Utah... Go 🞵🞵🞵🞵 ya self......

Cirrus · #**1415** Posted **Feb 18, 2014, 9:51 PM**

This thread should've been all

But instead you guys were more

So now I have to

This thread is temporarily closed for reasons that are obvious. I'll reopen it in a day or two. At that time, if anyone would like to continue DenverInfill's counting exercise then that will be fine, but otherwise the city vs city debate will have to be over.

Cirrus · #**1416** Posted **Feb 21, 2014, 4:02 PM**

Re-opening this thread now.

Fair warning: If it devolves again anytime soon, suspensions will follow.

PLANSIT · #**1417** Posted **Feb 21, 2014, 5:07 PM**

So who won?

seventwenty · #**1418** Posted **Feb 21, 2014, 5:27 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by PLANSIT

So who won?

Shut up. US v Canada's on.

seventwenty · #**1419** Posted **Feb 21, 2014, 6:32 PM**

Why is America losing?!?!

ETA: oh right. Phil Kessel and the inability to put any pressure on Price.

SLC Projects · #**1420** Posted **Feb 21, 2014, 8:01 PM**

So when a thread is created by a moderator it gets to be reopen after being closed VS a thread created by anybody else just gets deleted. ( like the original City Creek center thread for example )
Interesting