Salt Lake City: Official Development News Thread - Part 4

[SL,UT]

I bought my corsage at that flower patch for high school prom years ago..... Too bad big business finally pushed the little guy out. Pathetic really. Oh well... It will become a paved parking lot soon enough.....

[TheWire]

Lets be honest. Flower Patch was a HORRIBLE flower shop. Went in there twice for flowers on my way to LDS Hospital and both times I felt I was more qualified than the florist that was working there, and that says something. Im not losing sleep that they are gone. That being said, a new tenant that was halfway interesting would be infinitely better than a parking lot that lingers for 20 years.

[ryerop]

This is off subject of the flower patch being downgraded to a parking lot, but I emailed GameWorks to see if they were still planning on opening their location at the Gateway in the old Skybox location, and this is what they responded with. So for whatever that is worth, hopefully it will help to encourage some more growth at gateway, and help the area over there.

"Thank you for your interest in our GameWorks Gateway location in Salt Lake City.
The answer is yes, we will be opening this year – hoping to open in early November.
Have a great day,"

[Scraperdude801]

The original Grand America plans had a tower proposed on the Flower Patch lot. One can hope that tower is the replacement.

Sigh.

This has already been discussed.

[TheWire]

Looks like the bidding has started for the CCH...

Bidding starts for SLC convention center hotel

POSTED 11:07 AM, AUGUST 20, 2014, BY BEN WINSLOW

SALT LAKE CITY — Bidding has opened for a convention center mega-hotel.

Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams’ office announced it was accepting bids to build the hotel near the Salt Palace. The proposed hotel would be 850-1,200 rooms.

http://fox13now.com/2014/08/20/bidding-starts-for-slc-convention-center-hotel/

[s.p.hansen]

Originally Posted by TheWire

Looks like the bidding has started for the CCH...

Bidding starts for SLC convention center hotel

POSTED 11:07 AM, AUGUST 20, 2014, BY BEN WINSLOW

SALT LAKE CITY — Bidding has opened for a convention center mega-hotel.

Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams’ office announced it was accepting bids to build the hotel near the Salt Palace. The proposed hotel would be 850-1,200 rooms.

http://fox13now.com/2014/08/20/bidding-starts-for-slc-convention-center-hotel/

This article had one very important new bit of info; none of the public money is going to be used in acquiring the real estate. So that is a major plus for those favoring Royal Wood Plaza. It certainly makes it less likely that Arrow Press will be the location, but nothing is certain yet.

[bflatflat9]

Originally Posted by TheWire

Looks like the bidding has started for the CCH...

Bidding starts for SLC convention center hotel

POSTED 11:07 AM, AUGUST 20, 2014, BY BEN WINSLOW

SALT LAKE CITY — Bidding has opened for a convention center mega-hotel.

Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams’ office announced it was accepting bids to build the hotel near the Salt Palace. The proposed hotel would be 850-1,200 rooms.

http://fox13now.com/2014/08/20/bidding-starts-for-slc-convention-center-hotel/

Proposal due date is October 24. Wonder how long they'll take to choose one. Hopefully not much longer than a month. Then we can re-rehash it all over again. At least it's moving along. Nice.

[H4vok]

From the RFP:

3. Hotel Site

3.1. Intent - It is desired that the hotel site offer the greatest overall value to the hotel
Proposer and Stakeholders, be as close to the Convention Center as possible, be
sensitive to cultural and historical assets nearby, and minimize the impact on the Salt
Palace’s rooftop solar panels. In preparing a response to this RFP, Proposers are
encouraged to consider all potential HQ Hotel sites, both publically owned and
privately owned, and the impact each site will have on the Proposer’s proforma. The
Act requires that the HQ Hotel be located within 1,000 feet of the Salt Palace
Convention Center. A map illustrating the generalized 1,000-foot buffer is presented
in Exhibit G. Once the Proposer has been selected by the Stakeholders, it will be the
Proposer’s sole responsibility to negotiate with the landowner(s) for the acquisition of a
hotel development site that is acceptable to the Stakeholders. The County will issue a
letter of endorsement only after a hotel site has been secured.

3.2. Parking – The site must accommodate the parking needs for the HQ Hotel. The
Stakeholders may consider proposed creative parking solutions if the project’s
financial viability is dependent on such a solution. Depending upon the results of a
parking management study currently underway at the City, it may be desirable to the
Stakeholders for the site to accommodate other nearby parking needs beyond the
hotel itself.

3.3. Zoning – A zoning map is presented in Exhibit F. Interactive zoning maps are
available online at the Salt Lake City Zoning Districts Map webpage:
http://maps.slcgov.com/mws/zoning.htm.

3.4. Master Plan – Salt Lake City Master Plan documents are available online at:
http://www.slcgov.com/planning/planning-master-plans

3.5. Adherence to established protocols - When developing the project budget and
timeline, please note that as part of the project review and approval process the City
will require compliance with demolition and zoning regulations, and may require site
and infrastructure improvements as a condition for issuing permits.

[goldcntry]

Originally Posted by H4vok

From the RFP:

3. Hotel Site

3.1. Intent - It is desired that the hotel site offer the greatest overall value to the hotel
Proposer and Stakeholders, be as close to the Convention Center as possible, ...

Act requires that the HQ Hotel be located within 1,000 feet of the Salt Palace
Convention Center...

I'm a visual person, so I went and did a rough square that averaged 1,000 limit around the outer edges of the convention center. Our favorite places to debate of course fell into the square (RWP and the LDS parking lots). I could point out that RWP would make the whole Convention Center a complete square, but instead, another choice popped out at me that I hadn't considered before.

What about the lots directly across 200 South? The corner lot has a run-down single-story sushi shack (Ginza) and the property west of that is anchored by a dilapidated 2-story brick building. Behind the sushi place is a nicer 4-story brick building (224 S 200W) that would be problematic, but on the surface it doesn't have any more sentimentality/significance than the Bennion building did (*duck*), but I'm willing to be convinced otherwise. Just my musings...

[Old&New]

Originally Posted by goldcntry

I'm a visual person, so I went and did a rough square that averaged 1,000 limit around the outer edges of the convention center. Our favorite places to debate of course fell into the square (RWP and the LDS parking lots). I could point out that RWP would make the whole Convention Center a complete square, but instead, another choice popped out at me that I hadn't considered before.

What about the lots directly across 200 South? The corner lot has a run-down single-story sushi shack (Ginza) and the property west of that is anchored by a dilapidated 2-story brick building. Behind the sushi place is a nicer 4-story brick building (224 S 200W) that would be problematic, but on the surface it doesn't have any more sentimentality/significance than the Bennion building did (*duck*), but I'm willing to be convinced otherwise. Just my musings...

We also have discussed this location pretty extensively. There is enough room on those and the adjacent lot, that could fit a CCH without needing to tear down or even touch the 4 story historic building on 200 West.

[Makid]

Originally Posted by Old&New

We also have discussed this location pretty extensively. There is enough room on those and the adjacent lot, that could fit a CCH without needing to tear down or even touch the 4 story historic building on 200 West.

The owner of the property, well I am pretty sure they are the owner, has created a Facebook page to get interest in their property:

https://www.facebook.com/slconventionhotel

They also have the URL:

http://slconventionhotel.com/

I found these last week but wanted to wait for the full RFP to be released before posting them.

[wrendog]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/salt-la..._campaign=Pic:1:Default&recirc=adventure

[SLC Projects]

Originally Posted by wrendog

http://www.theonion.com/articles/salt-la..._campaign=Pic:1:Default&recirc=adventure

LOL
"Free to Leave anytime"

I think those same words after reading most of the comments under a SLtrib.com story in a comment board who these readers seem to hate everything that's Utah.

[jubguy3]

Originally Posted by wrendog

http://www.theonion.com/articles/salt-la..._campaign=Pic:1:Default&recirc=adventure

they showed gateway instead of city reek when they said citycreek... But you are free to leave at any time

[EPdesign]

When are they going to start construction on these? 200 E, Approx 150s

[ajiuO]

Originally Posted by EPdesign

When are they going to start construction on these? 200 E, Approx 150s

There is a high demand for stucco in this city right now. They will not be able to start the project untill demand dies down a little bit.

[ajiuO]

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[ajiuO]

Originally Posted by Makid

The owner of the property, well I am pretty sure they are the owner, has created a Facebook page to get interest in their property:

https://www.facebook.com/slconventionhotel

They also have the URL:

http://slconventionhotel.com/

I found these last week but wanted to wait for the full RFP to be released before posting them.

I like that location even less then I like RWP. And only part of the reason is that people would see RWP out of their hotell windows :-/

[ctobsl]

Originally Posted by wrendog

http://www.theonion.com/articles/salt-la..._campaign=Pic:1:Default&recirc=adventure

It's almost like, Don't come here at all... and if you do, Don't let the door hit you on the way out... lol
They could have used an updated version of the city for their video.

[jubguy3]

Hey guys! I'll be by the starbucks corner of citycreek tomorrow. Do you want me to get a couple or pics?