Salt Lake City: Official Development News Thread - Part 3

[Orlando]

Originally Posted by utenation

Wow.. This is off the deep end. LOL..


1. First off, you aren't the board police.. I won't begin to tell you or anyone what they can or can't post.. I will voice my opinion and I don't need you telling me what I can or can't post.

2. I never attacked LDS people. Just because your comprehension level is on par with a 1st grader, that's not my problem. I clearly said, The LDS Church crosses the line when it comes to separation of church and state.. Is this really even a question? I've heard many rational LDS folks say the same thing.

I don't like it and it directly impacts free market growth and development in Utah. I also said I appreciate some of the things the LDS church has done to enhance our community and development.. I also said, it doesn't matter if it's LDS or another religion, I feel it's wrong.. So your tirade about me bashing the LDS religion and it's people is pure ignorance. Let me spell it out for you since you cant comprehend. I don't think ANY religion should be involved in government as much as the LDS church is in Utah.. Since, I live here and it directly impacts me, I will talk about it.

3. The rest of your post is just ignorant, assumptive babble.. Maybe you should actually read what I posted next time and take the issue for what it is.

My post was not off the deep end Utenation. I will defend my religion when someone begins trying to say 🞵🞵🞵🞵 about it like the way you did here!!! I do get a better understanding Utenation from this post and I do appreciate it. But, there are boundaries to discussion. And, when you say "Things like this make me want to puke.. Anyone who thinks the church is some innocent off to the side organization, needs to wake up" or personal insults like what you posted above, you can't deny that won't stir the pot in this forum!! So, don't try to play innocent here. Did I use personal insults in my comments back to you?!!! Nope. Anyways, I don't want to cause any more contention on here. I get your position, and understand where your coming from. So, let's move on, please.

[ajiuO]

Originally Posted by Future Mayor

Yes they are past the point of when the fire occurred. I will try to get near there in the next day or two and snap a picture.

They kicked some 🞵🞵🞵 at putting that bad boy back up... I was pretty impressed.

I still feel bad for people who leased... But the developer is really doing a good job at catching up.... All things considered :-)

[delts145]

Originally Posted by Future Mayor

Yes they are past the point of when the fire occurred. I will try to get near there in the next day or two and snap a picture.

Cool, Thank you in advance.

[utenation]

Looks like they are removing the final big beam from the old metro.. 3 cranes.. Nice..

[SLC Projects]

Holy big beam! It's like something we would see used under a freeway overpass.

[Future Mayor]

Newhouse


Seasons at Library Square


Former Flower shop/two story office/Executive building. 400 S 500 E This is the rubble from the small strip office building, they have also started demo on the flower shop.

[jubguy3]

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[Stenar]

Do not post transit stuff here, please. If no one responded, it was because they weren't interested.

Originally Posted by jubguy3

I'm not getting any response in the transit thread so I'll post my idea for branded buses here

Does anyone here think that downtown should get branded buses like the DC circulator and RTD MetroRide and MallRide? We (let's say using the rtd naming system) could have the TempleRide for south temple, we could rename the 2X to UteRide and give it all day service (maybe reduce 2's service or have a 2 that goes from 13th east to downtown every other trip?). We could also have a BroadwayRide (with service ending at 7nd east)
We could also get a variety of circulator with high freq (5 min) such as one for sugarhouse(Sugarcirculator) one for the university (maybe redundant due to the shuttles but UTA could take them over and brand them, integrate them with the system but keep them free) and a west temple- notempfr- avenues and west broadway type bus? (Temlplecirculator). We could also use MAX as an addition to the name (I.e. TempleMAX) but differentiate it from brt in some way.

List of possible buses

• MetroMAX (state)
• TempleMAX (south temple, notempfr, slcs)
• BroadwayMAX (Broadway)
• AvenueMAX/ Avenue circulator (haha we could call it circulavinator)
• East downtown circulator
• West downtown circulator
• UteMAX EXPRS (univ to downtown express)
• Sugarhouse circulator (sugar circulator)
• Daybreak circulator
• Provo circulator
• University shuttle overhaul

[delts145]

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[jubguy3]

soooorrry stenar, post deleted

[ajiuO]

Sweet!!! Neff Floral has been empty for years... Glad to see something happening here.

Now if someone would only do the same for eat-A-Burger

Originally Posted by Future Mayor

Newhouse


Seasons at Library Square


Former Flower shop/two story office/Executive building. 400 S 500 E This is the rubble from the small strip office building, they have also started demo on the flower shop.

[ajiuO]

The barricades have been taken down around Brazza grill and the adjacent building.. Maybe they are not tearing them down after all.

[jedikermit]

I have a friend who always dreamed of turning Neff's Floral into a little pub. I mean, he didn't have the money. Or a liquor license. And now he doesn't have the building. Rough day for him. :/

[delts145]

Thanks Future Mayor for that update on Newhouse.

I apologize in advance if you guys have already answered this question. I remember there being rumors about what was going up on the Neff Floral site, but then others were saying those rumors were unfounded. Is there a shovel ready project for the site at this time, or even any proposals?

[Future Mayor]

Originally Posted by delts145

Thanks Future Mayor for that update on Newhouse.

I apologize in advance if you guys have already answered this question. I remember there being rumors about what was going up on the Neff Floral site, but then others were saying those rumors were unfounded. Is there a shovel ready project for the site at this time, or even any proposals?

No rendering yet, that I know of. Zoning is up to 75' with no additional approval. Let's hope it goes up to 75' 4th S is ripe for more height/density.

Originally Posted by Viperlord

Breaking News:
Also: Encore Apartments:
This building permit came into the city for review earlier this week.
https://aca.slcgov.com/Citizen/Cap/CapDe...47&agencyCode=SLCREF&IsToShowInspection=
Record
BLD2014-02603
Commercial Building Permit
489 E 400 S
Salt Lake City
Encore Apratments
189 Unit Apartment Complex

[UTPlanner]

The Encore Apartments at its highest point will be 72' 5". It has 5 stories of residential and 2 of parking. If someone wanted to find some renderings. Check the Citizens Access Portal and then search for this petition number PLNTSD2014-00036 or 455 East 400 South.

[H4vok]

Encore Apartments - thanks UTPlanner for the heads-up

[Future Mayor]

Thanks for posting those. While I like the height, I'm not a fan that from the renderings and the floor plans there is no retail at street level, only a few doors and what appears to be windows into the lower level of parking. This development provides absolutely ZERO pedestrian interaction. A street can't become walkable if there is nothing to walk to or something visually interesting.

This is the same issue that is occurring with the Alta Gateway on 500 W, and many other developments throughout downtown. Housing is being created, but huge walls of very uninteresting pedestrian repelling features are being created. I'm not saying it has that every development needs to be full of retail on the ground floor, but one or two available spots would be ideal. Keep the pedestrian interested as they walk along the street, or to catch their eye and entice them to walk further.

The application and the renderings say Enclave rather than Encore.

[UTPlanner]

Also just thought I would quickly mention, the Seasons at Library Square owners whomever they may be are looking to purchase the properties directly the east for another residential building.

FutureMayor -- the initial review was done under the Enclave name but when they submitted their complete building package they began using the name Encore. Though I'm not sure why they would call it Encore -- where was the initial performance that demands an encore?

[SLC Projects]

Agreed FM. Anything developed on 400s should have retail space/s on the ground level.