Salt Lake MSA Development Thread

[JMK]

Not the best photos in this update, but the ACC med project on the U campus is huge

https://uofuhealth.utah.edu/notes/po...p#.XLC_QuhKiUl

[delts145]

LOL, I'm confused. We're now posting Salt Lake projects in the MSA Thread and Sandy projects(Cairns) in the SLC Thread. What gives?

[Deek1978]

How much of this will actually be built?
Sandy City approves $500M development plan with 18-story building
https://www.ksl.com/article/46530886...story-building

[StevenF]

Originally Posted by Deek1978

How much of this will actually be built?
Sandy City approves $500M development plan with 18-story building
https://www.ksl.com/article/46530886...story-building

The smaller building and both parking garages.

[bob rulz]

Originally Posted by Deek1978

How much of this will actually be built?
Sandy City approves $500M development plan with 18-story building
https://www.ksl.com/article/46530886...story-building

I don't know if this will get built or not, but I always get a kick out of the comments:

"This bums me out, I don't want a building that big because Sandy has an incredible view with the mountains behind us whenever we're on the highway it's just beautiful driving home or coming home from the West, I think it'll break the skyline up in the Mountain View and just look weird"

"Have you seen that disgusting Mountain America building? It's ugly, it reflects the sun weirdly and it blocks the mountain views for at least 5-10 seconds when driving on I-15."

"Terrible idea. Sandy residents, get ready for your city to begin it's decline into urban blight and becoming a mirror of downtown SLC."

"Its time to stop the growth or the Wasatch Front will be worse than LA, traffic is already bad and it will be worse as there is really only one major freeway for North and South travel."

There were actually more positive comments than I was expecting, but I just think it's hilarious how people care so much about 5 seconds of a mountain view while driving 50-70mph on the freeway.

I don't think all density concerns are misguided and there are some legitimate concerns that can be asked, but mountain views and "we're just going to be like downtown SLC!" or even more absurdly, New York City (one comment actually said we're starting to look like NYC, LOL) are not any of them.

[JMK]

Yeah.. after the UofU thread was closed and the other changes, my mind went to Salt Lake CBD and then outside of that bud in the county for this thread

[delts145]

Sale of large Park City base parking lot to PEG Development.

https://www.kpcw.org/post/vail-annou...pment#stream/0

Ten acre parking lot to become a full-service hotel and spa, residential units, commercial space for dining and retail, skier services, parking garages and
community priorities such as improved access to public parking, traffic and transit improvements and on-site workforce housing.

Vail announced on Thursday morning that it has entered into an agreement with a Utah based commercial real estate investment group PEG companies to sell and develop parcels of land currently used as surface parking lots at the base of Park City Mountain.

Vail says that the development plan for the 10 acre lot will feature a mixed-use project, including a full-service hotel and spa, residential units, commercial space for dining and retail, skier services, parking garages and community priorities such as improved access to public parking, traffic and transit improvements and on-site workforce housing.


Cameron Gunter, founder and chief executive officer of PEG Companies said “We believe that the best outcome will ensue as our highly experienced development team not only puts their creative minds together but also solicits and incorporates valued input from the people of Park City into our plans, and that is exactly what we plan to do in coming weeks and months.”

Park City COO Bill Rock added. “We are very excited to have found a development team that will work closely with the City and the community to carry out a vision for a vibrant base area. We look forward to a collaborative partnership that will provide both our guests and Park City residents with an elevated experience at the base of Park City Mountain.”

Park City Mountain Resort holds a 1990s-era City Hall development approval that envisions a major project where the parking lots are now located.
Tanzi Propst/Park Record

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[JMK]

Millcreek city plan

• Video Link

The City Council will soon be asked to adopt the City Center Master Plan to govern development in the area to the north of 33rd South between 13th East and Highland Drive.

The Plan is an effort to harness changes that are being driven by development applications. Shortly after we incorporated, we received applications for some unremarkable high-density projects, which were haphazard and offered little to enhance our Millcreek community. These applications were submitted under the zoning maps and laws we inherited from the County, which allowed multifamily development in this area with heights up to 72 feet.

Based on residents’ input that we had been receiving in our General Plan outreach project, we believed that the City could do better and deserved more in this area. So we applied for and got a grant to study the issue and develop a plan.

Thus, the proposed plan is a reaction to what was already happening. It represents a restriction on development, rather than an additional allowance. The residential density potential of the area has been the same for decades, but now the City is proposing to require commercial to be a part of that development. The plan forces additional open space, and restricts height, and designs buildings to protect some critical views. None of that is provided for in current ordinances.

The steel and glass depictions of buildings in the presentation of the plan are only rough ideas of what property owners might present in the future. We want your input about how this area should look and feel.

Note that except for the park space, we intend this development be driven by the market, at the request of private property owners in the area. As for the park space, we plan to acquire it through arms-length purchases from current owners.

This is your chance to have input into our City Center’s future. The draft City Center Master Plan is now ready for public review and the formal adoption process. Click here to see the draft plan. We encourage you to come to one or more of the following public meetings in the next couple of weeks to learn more and make sure we get your comments.

[Orlando]

I think that's a great place to densify. But, I hope they keep some of the mid century modern and nostalgic pieces from Highland Drive. I hope they can keep the sign that moves with the three guys? I see that a restaurant Tres Hombres has covered them up.

[jedikermit]

The ten (?) story office building that's part of Fairbourne Station in West Valley City has topped out, and is relatively attractive... I like it more than most of the things that have sprouted up in other suburbs lately. It doesn't have a flat roof, which is evidently all it takes to impress me.

https://www.buildingsaltlake.com/off...redevelopment/

[flyinpenguin]

Originally Posted by jedikermit

The ten (?) story office building that's part of Fairbourne Station in West Valley City has topped out, and is relatively attractive... I like it more than most of the things that have sprouted up in other suburbs lately. It doesn't have a flat roof, which is evidently all it takes to impress me.

https://www.buildingsaltlake.com/off...redevelopment/

It is an impressive building. You can see it from all around the vicinity. It's a Wasatch Properties development. Here is a link. https://fairbournebusinesspark.com/

[delts145]

Here's a recent abridged update from the Compilation thread on Fairbourne and that particular Tower under construction. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...93987&page=275

Update, Central Metro - Fairbourne Station

Fairbourne Station, a mixed-use development combining retail space, office space, residential living space and an upscale hotel, encompassing 40 acres right in the heart of Salt Lake Valley.

Fairbourne Station is truly at the center of it all. It sits at the hub of a unique intermodal transportation network including freeways, public transit and high traffic roadways. This optimal positioning places Fairbourne a mere
10 minutes from the Salt Lake International Airport and downtown Salt Lake City, and just 40 minutes from several of Utah’s renowned ski resorts. By providing a multitude of reasons to visit and a wealth of ways to get here,
Fairbourne will be a destination for visitors of all types, for a variety reasons, all year-round.


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https://www.buildingsaltlake.com/wp-...-Station-1.jpg


https://s3-media3.fl.yelpcdn.com/bph...WjQSwA-w/o.jpg


https://static1.squarespace.com/stat...ty_Utah_10.jpg


https://i0.wp.com/www.buildingsaltla...ion-.jpg?ssl=1


https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C5...mYGrQxgHRIX4K8

[Wasatch Wasteland]

https://sandyutah.legistar.com/Legis...tions=&Search=

Its late so I'm not going to go to the length of individually downloading, posting, and linking all of the images, but here is the link to the updated renderings for the "Centennial Towers" development in Sandy along the promenade. Four towers: Two 11 story residential, one 15 story office, and one 17 story hotel. Between the various towers are 3 story "brownstone" style townhomes with 2 stories of parking above, which is an extension of a 6 story parking garage in the center of the block, creating a 5 story street frontage on all sides. Odd to have parking above townhomes....

The 15 story office building is much more well designed than the 18 story monstrosity they recently proposed just down the street, much more narrow and elegant.

Would have loved to see these in downtown Salt Lake but oh well.

[bob rulz]

They're never getting built, especially not at the height they're proposing.

[delts145]

Salt Lake City's skyline will continue to grow upward and outward. As far as Salt Lake Valley goes it will be really interesting to see what the future holds for the next substantial skyline along the Wasatch Front. Will it be Sandy, or possibly Murray, or West Valley? Maybe all three city's will have a skyline mix of mid-rises punctuated by a few taller towers. Then again, the substantial skyline could end up at the old prison site...LOL, Wouldn't that be crazy! Geographically speaking it would make sense, but there sure would have to be a boat load of transit planning and implementation before that could ever happen.

[Makid]

Originally Posted by delts145

Salt Lake City's skyline will continue to grow upward and outward. As far as Salt Lake Valley goes it will be really interesting to see what the future holds for the next substantial skyline along the Wasatch Front. Will it be Sandy, or possibly Murray, or West Valley? Maybe all three city's will have a skyline mix of mid-rises punctuated by a few taller towers. Then again, the substantial skyline could end up at the old prison site...LOL, Wouldn't that be crazy! Geographically speaking it would make sense, but there sure would have to be a boat load of transit planning and implementation before that could ever happen.

This is close to the Envision Utah and WFRC plan for the SL Valley.

They have talked to the various cities to get buy in for the plan which is based on a hub and spoke methodology.

Areas of high density are along high capacity transit lines. The first areas that are being focused on are:

SLC: Areas along Trax, Streetcar, and high frequency bus routes
Murray: Primary focus area is around the Trax and FrontRunner stations
Sandy: Between Trax and FrontRunner stations (Downtown Sandy)
Draper: Prison Redevelopment area
South Jordan: Daybreak and the area around the FrontRunner station.
WVC: Downtown WVC around 3500 South 2700 West.

These areas are all encouraged to see very high density, walkable developments around the transit stations. They are also encouraged to work with UTA to increase bus service and reduce parking requirements.

This doesn't mean that other areas can't nor shouldn't work on increasing density. The hope is that as density and development in the above areas/cities increases, more areas will be open to the idea of smaller areas of focused density.

[EPdesign]

Before I left for Florida, I noticed that there was a structure going up in Murray. It was on Main Street just north of 4500. It’s just north of all the Apartments they have been building or are currently under construction. I drove by to get a better look. I’d was a steel structure but doesn’t seem to be for office or residential. I thought it might be a Libra or life center...but it’s several stories high with a large open interior. Any one know what it is?

[csbxvs]

Originally Posted by EPdesign

Before I left for Florida, I noticed that there was a structure going up in Murray. It was on Main Street just north of 4500. It’s just north of all the Apartments they have been building or are currently under construction. I drove by to get a better look. I’d was a steel structure but doesn’t seem to be for office or residential. I thought it might be a Libra or life center...but it’s several stories high with a large open interior. Any one know what it is?

It's a rock climbing gym, The Front, IIRC.

See here:

https://frontslc.com/ws/newest-addit...-front-family/

The Millcreek mayor told me they were thinking of potentially placing a brewery or restaurant on site as well which would be really cool.

The area's growth is insane, I have seen a new apartment building come up every three months or so for almost two years now.

[JMK]

Stadium Village (Rio Tinto Stadium)

https://sandy.utah.gov/home/showdocument?id=8735

[i-215]

The stadium village looks fantastic! When (if) it gets built, that will really spruce up that part of town. Perhaps that's why Wasatch Shadows decided it was time to retire -- big land buyout.