Salt Lake City: Official Development News Thread - Part 4 - Page 82

ctobsl · #**1621** Posted **Jan 15, 2015, 9:52 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by LumberJack

A close friend of mine that works close with TRT Holdings, the parent company of Omni, just let me know that he was able to see early renderings of the future Omni CCH that will be built in Salt Lake, in Dallas this morning. He said the group was shown 2 different renderings, both were similar but tweaked slightly "depending on the location" of the CCH. He said that "the two renderings were designed with two different locations in mind".

He went onto say that the two renderings were similar to the current Omni Hotel at CNN Center, in Atlanta.

So something similar to this...?

LumberJack · #**1622** Posted **Jan 15, 2015, 9:58 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ctobsl

So something similar to this...?

Correct. That is the Omni in Atlanta.

ctobsl · #**1623** Posted **Jan 15, 2015, 10:01 PM**

I like it...!

SLC Projects · #**1624** Posted **Jan 15, 2015, 10:06 PM**

Did you by any chance hear of when these renderings will be released to the public?

LumberJack · #**1625** Posted **Jan 15, 2015, 10:07 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLC Projects

Did you by any chance hear of when these renderings will be released to the public?

No mention of that. Sorry...hopefully sooner than later.

Makid · #**1626** Posted **Jan 15, 2015, 10:10 PM**

If it is similar to the one in Atlanta, I think we will be happy.

I would love to know which 2 locations they are looking at with their designs. There aren't many places that would allow a hotel as wide as the Atlanta Omni within the required distance that would be available. I would like to think that it may have a similar shape but be taller rather than wider. We will see though as the process keeps moving along.

UTPlanner, that is good to hear that the City Council is wanting to look at the zoning heights in the area. I know I have said that there needs to be higher limits allowed in the Hub/Gateway area with certain conditions. I am just glad to hear that the City Council is starting to look into that as well.

SLC Projects · #**1627** Posted **Jan 15, 2015, 10:19 PM**

The Omni Hotel in Atlanta is only 28-stories and around 300 FT according to the Diagrams.
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?

Based of off that it will be nowhere near our new tallest. 222 south main is taller.

Stenar · #**1628** Posted **Jan 15, 2015, 11:05 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by LumberJack

A close friend of mine that works close with TRT Holdings, the parent company of Omni, just let me know that he was able to see early renderings of the future Omni CCH that will be built in Salt Lake, in Dallas this morning. He said the group was shown 2 different renderings, both were similar but tweaked slightly "depending on the location" of the CCH. He said that "the two renderings were designed with two different locations in mind".

He went onto say that the two renderings were similar to the current Omni Hotel at CNN Center, in Atlanta.

That's not a bad looking hotel.

SLC Projects · #**1629** Posted **Jan 15, 2015, 11:22 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by LumberJack

No mention of that. Sorry...hopefully sooner than later.

oh well, had to ask. You didn't by any chance get a floor count did you when viewing these renderings?

Overall, Atlanta's is very nice looking.

LumberJack · #**1630** Posted **Jan 15, 2015, 11:34 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLC Projects

oh well, had to ask. You didn't by any chance get a floor count did you when viewing these renderings?

Overall, Atlanta's is very nice looking.

Yes, he told me that one of the renderings has the hotel somewhere at around the 30 floor range (he could not remember to be exact), and the other rendering had it at 38 floors, to be exact. I assumed this had to do with the size difference of the two locations. To be honest he couldn't tell me much more, obviously because nothing is official, or announcements yet. He works for an achritect firm that does work for TRT. There were other small details he shared with me but nothing too crazy.

If he tells me more concerning the hotel, I will definitely share what I can here.

DMTower · #**1631** Posted **Jan 15, 2015, 11:38 PM**

It can look similar to the Omni in Atlanta and still be taller. Unless it's built on RWP or the parking lot on S. Temple, it would likely have to be taller.

LumberJack · #**1632** Posted **Jan 15, 2015, 11:51 PM**

To be clear he is not an architect on the Salt Lake City CCH project. Carry on.

Hatman · #**1633** Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 1:22 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by airhero

This isn't the pic from the agenda document but I'm posting it because it shows the whole area. This could be a really neat area. In addition to the redevelopment of the two blocks you've also got the new, bigger intermodal hub to be constructed at some point (when I have no idea), and then just west of the hub the huge urban park that's planned. I feel a little iffy about the park idea though. One of my favorite things about the area around the hub is the huge warehouse just west of the tracks. I think if and when they do the park they should keep the warehouse and reuse it. The trouble is I have no idea what they would do with such a huge building.

As far as I'm aware, UTA has some big plans for that area with the warehouse. They want to move their main bus garage over there and use the land where their old bus garage is for TOD.

I like the park idea in theory, but I can't see it working so well in practice. Being wedged between freeway ovperpasses and a railroad yard doesn't seem like the most tranquil place to go for a stroll or a picnic or whatever else people do in parks. As pioneer park gets slowly cleaned up, this new one on the wrong side of the tracks could very easily become the 'new pioneed park,' if you know what I mean.
I hope I am proven wrong though.

Oh, and if we're taking a vote, I'll take the 38 stories, please.

EPdesign · #**1634** Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 1:47 AM**

SLC Projects · #**1635** Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 1:53 AM**

Most skyscrapers at 38-stories I found are anywhere between 430-450FT. Even at 430FT that would put our CCH as our new tallest if at 38-stories. At 30-stories would put it any where between 375-400 FT. It would been around as tall as 99 west and 111 south main. Worst case, we get another tower in the upper 300's as a top five tallest. Not bad, not bad at all.

EPdesign · #**1636** Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 1:58 AM**

Our current tallest hotel

or Just because they remind me of the Grand

and oh to wish

jubguy3 · #**1637** Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 2:21 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hatman

As far as I'm aware, UTA has some big plans for that area with the warehouse. They want to move their main bus garage over there and use the land where their old bus garage is for TOD.

I like the park idea in theory, but I can't see it working so well in practice. Being wedged between freeway ovperpasses and a railroad yard doesn't seem like the most tranquil place to go for a stroll or a picnic or whatever else people do in parks. As pioneer park gets slowly cleaned up, this new one on the wrong side of the tracks could very easily become the 'new pioneed park,' if you know what I mean.
I hope I am proven wrong though.

Oh, and if we're taking a vote, I'll take the 38 stories, please.

They are putting in a huge layer of trees to catch smog

Comrade · #**1638** Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 3:12 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wasatch_One

Are you Sean Reynolds?

Yes. But I ask because he follows me on twitter and I didn't know the connection.

Comrade · #**1639** Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 3:15 AM**

I don't mind the hotel but it doesn't blow me away. This side doesn't thrill me as much:

But it could be a lot worse. Still, I'd love something with more glass ... like this:

LumberJack · #**1640** Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 3:23 AM**

I agree Comrade, I am hoping for more of an all glass look, compared to Atlanta's Omni Hotel look. But from what he was saying, I'm not getting my hopes up.