Salt Lake City: Official Development News Thread - Part 4 - Page 181

linguisize · #**3601** Posted **Sep 14, 2015, 8:49 PM**

At this point they really ought to just convert some of the stores into "Ultra modern chic" Lofts, build the grocery and start converting this place into more of a gated community, I have very little hope for any other stores doing well in this location. Except for maybe another bar. I don't actually have much hope for my idea either... but

DMTower · #**3602** Posted **Sep 15, 2015, 2:24 AM**

The Gateway needs to completely remodel/refacade the entire mall, one segment at a time, making each distinct piece of massing a different look and finish. They need to reorient the mall to face the surrounding streets as well, instead of the inward-only-facing configuration they have now. Then they should block off the empty portions as "under construction" and only open them again as they are refinished and re-leased. They should focus on entertainment, local needs and nightlife. This should reset peoples perception of the Gateway to get them to come back, and because only new areas will be open, it should be able to stay busy, which will reinforce people's new perception of the mall.

jedikermit · #**3603** Posted **Sep 15, 2015, 7:05 PM**

This is pretty cool; not SLC related, but architecture/urban planny...

6 City Instagram Accounts to Follow

http://www.citylab.com/navigator/2015/09/6-city-instagram-accounts-to-follow/405409/

delts145 · #**3604** Posted **Sep 15, 2015, 7:10 PM**

^^^
Completely agree. Unfortunately, it would seem that the latest round of owners finances have already begun to falter. It would seem that they don't have deep enough pockets to really invest the kind of money that is needed to turn Gateway around. Infact, it would seem like Gateway is headed for another round of receivership. Hopefully, the next owners will not just pick it up for a song, but will be the type of company that understands what must be done, and have the means to do it. Gateway will thrive again, but I don't think the current owners have the capital to wait out the CCH and upcoming redevelopment.

bbart76 · #**3605** Posted **Sep 16, 2015, 5:44 AM**

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Reed Avenue Flats - I thought this was a cool little project. I can't tell if it's a renew or new build. I don't remember it having been mentioned on the forum.

www.saltlakedigs.com

This is so Salt Lake City. Where we kinda get it, but not really. Maybe one day we'll see good development. Baby steps I guess.

SL,UT · #**3606** Posted **Sep 17, 2015, 3:52 PM**

Flats? What are we in Europe now?

msbutah · #**3607** Posted **Sep 17, 2015, 10:22 PM**

Kind of a cool blog post showing the changes that have happened and been captured in Google Street View around the city.

2007 to Now - SLC Central City Retrospective in Google Street View
http://www.ccncutah.org/home/2015/9/17/2007-to-now-retrospective-in-google-street-view

ToysNoiz · #**3608** Posted **Sep 17, 2015, 10:31 PM**

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Kind of a cool blog post showing the changes that have happened and been captured in Google Street View around the city.

2007 to Now - SLC Central City Retrospective in Google Street View
http://www.ccncutah.org/home/2015/9/17/2007-to-now-retrospective-in-google-street-view

Very cool. Also....

asies1981 · #**3609** Posted **Sep 18, 2015, 12:24 AM**

Tomorrow is Park(ing) Day, where parking spaces are converted into public park space.

i-215 · #**3610** Posted **Sep 18, 2015, 8:51 PM**

I'm still waiting for the day when public park space is converted into parking spaces. [rimshot]

I'll show myself out now...

ajiuO · #**3611** Posted **Sep 20, 2015, 8:14 PM**

AllOutOfBubbleGum · #**3612** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 12:44 AM**

If you haven't driven south on 300 West to see how much 111 dominates the skyline from North Temple to about 200 S, do so. It's a gap that has long needed to be filled for SLC.

I can only imagine what a CCH would look like at the 100 South West Temple location. It would eat everything up.

Merewether · #**3613** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 2:49 AM**

Recent article in New York Times about economics and politics of some current convention hotel projects.
"Looking for Conventions, Cities Add Hotel Rooms" By Joe Gose. NYTimes Sept. 15, 2015.

http://nyti.ms/1Mq4P00

asies1981 · #**3614** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 5:22 PM**

The Regional Athletic Complex is officially open.

T-Stan · #**3615** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 6:42 PM**

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The Regional Athletic Complex is officially open.

I went by on Saturday night. The fields are incredibly nice. The championship field is absolutely beautiful and feels like an artificial surface, even though it is grass.
The landscaping around the fields is still a work in progress, but this is going to be a great place for sports tournaments. It will be much better than the complex in West Jordan.

Orlando · #**3616** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 7:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Merewether

Recent article in New York Times about economics and politics of some current convention hotel projects.
"Looking for Conventions, Cities Add Hotel Rooms" By Joe Gose. NYTimes Sept. 15, 2015.

http://nyti.ms/1Mq4P00

Thanks for posting. Interesting article.

s.p.hansen · #**3617** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 11:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by Merewether

Recent article in New York Times about economics and politics of some current convention hotel projects.
"Looking for Conventions, Cities Add Hotel Rooms" By Joe Gose. NYTimes Sept. 15, 2015.

http://nyti.ms/1Mq4P00

I know the article is written as a negative piece regarding flyover country and our clamoring to steal the spotlight from each other, but I don't really see a fight for convention space as a very negative thing. While it's certainly not public space in the same sense as a park or a street, it's pretty much public space for a manageable price. Having such large facilities for various gatherings of people being subsidized by the general public is lower on the "Should we be Doing This?" list than sports stadiums and private commercial/residential/industrial redevelopment projects (which I don't oppose either).

It's not necessarily a bad thing that our democracy is clamoring at a local level to fund space that amplifies our 1st amendment rights.

UrbanDesign · #**3618** Posted **Sep 22, 2015, 5:54 AM**

Even though Omni had a falling out with the city, I still want to see those renderings that Lumberjack kept talking about. Maybe they went with him to the grave...

delts145 · #**3619** Posted **Sep 22, 2015, 9:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by s.p.hansen

I know the article is written as a negative piece regarding flyover country and our clamoring to steal the spotlight from each other, but I don't really see a fight for convention space as a very negative thing. While it's certainly not public space in the same sense as a park or a street, it's pretty much public space for a manageable price. Having such large facilities for various gatherings of people being subsidized by the general public is lower on the "Should we be Doing This?" list than sports stadiums and private commercial/residential/industrial redevelopment projects (which I don't oppose either).

It's not necessarily a bad thing that our democracy is clamoring at a local level to fund space that amplifies our 1st amendment rights.

Excellent points Sean. I enjoyed the article, and do think that much of the middle of the country is considered flyover. I do think that Salt Lake and Denver have graduated beyond that point though, at least for most of those who do live on the West Coast, who actually travel or take vacations. Salt Lake City specifically, and Utah in general has become synonymous with destination vacation for most educated Californians.

I believe very strongly once Salt Lake has built it's major CCH, plus the newly added hundreds of additional boutique and assorted hotel rooms, it will be pretty difficult for most mid and some larger cities to compete with it's obvious draws. Utah's exceptional scenery and Salt Lake's proximity to it's gorgeous mountains isn't the secret it once was.

asies1981 · #**3620** Posted **Sep 22, 2015, 11:29 PM**

Podcast with Jill Remington Love, the Salt Lake City Community and Economic Director, and Jason Mathis, the Executive Director of the Downtown Alliance. They discuss the regional and statewide role of downtown Salt Lake and the impact of the Drapers and Sandys competing with downtown.