Salt Lake City: Official Development News Thread - Part 5

[meman]

Does anyone know what is going on with 95 s state?
Nothing has happened on the roof for weeks and weeks other than the small
2-story addition in the middle of the top. Also why is the lot on the southwest corner of 4th South and West Temple fenced in?
Is the construction on the 28-floor residential tower imminent?

[Ironweed]

Originally Posted by Future__Mayor

Bad news coming in from the Royal Woods plaza. Stay tuned.

Are you announcing you are not running for mayor after all?

[bob rulz]

Originally Posted by Old&New

The Utah Pantages Theater is specifically named in the 2016 downtown master plan, adopted by the city council after much public input, as a building to be preserved and restored...

They tried to find a way to make it happen and it simply didn't work out. Master plans are not set in stone. They are plans, not crystal balls.

Originally Posted by Blah_Amazing

I thought I'd reshare this post from jedikermit with the 3D Virtual tour of Pantages.

I'm sad that I never had the opportunity to go in person, but I'm glad this exists at least. What amazes me is how stunning that lobby still looks. Yes its crumbling in some spots (particularly the west side), but the detail on that ceiling and the walls is just spectacular!

Gosh how I wish I could see a wonderful play or event there. I would have taken this theater any day over Capitol Theater, which is pretty but nowhere near the opulence this one has.

I know we are all trying to make peace with its planned demolition (and I am excited for a new tower), but I think this will be something our city will regret forever.

I think the regret is already with us when we allowed the building to become in such bad shape in the first place.

As someone (forgot who, sorry) mentioned just a couple of pages ago, if the theater did happen to be miraculously saved at the last moment, preserved, and renovated, it might just stay empty for a while longer. It's such an expensive project to rehabilitate, with limited uses for re-use, and so many attempts were already made...it's time to let it go.

I definitely get a sense that the historic preservationists in this city don't make a fuss about things until they're about to be demolished. Where was all the outrage when we were letting it fall into disrepair? Nobody seemed to care until it was slated for demolition.

[Utah_Dave]

Originally Posted by meman

Does anyone know what is going on with 95 s state?
Nothing has happened on the roof for weeks and weeks other than the small
2-story addition in the middle of the top. Also why is the lot on the southwest corner of 4th South and West Temple fenced in?
Is the construction on the 28-floor residential tower imminent?

I was wondering the same thing with 95 state. My guess is either a delay on something or they are leaving parts open for access reasons, maybe mechanical related items.

4th south and West Temple was the former Millennial tower site. Not sure what the newest project is called. Probably not an eminent project

[Atlas]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the 28-story tower by Domain Companies at 370 South West Temple likely won't have to go through design review and could file a building permit anytime. It's a D1 corner and the building would be under 375 ft.

I think the site has been fenced for awhile though, so I'm not sure anything is imminent as of yet.

[Old&New]

Originally Posted by bob rulz

They tried to find a way to make it happen and it simply didn't work out. Master plans are not set in stone. They are plans, not crystal balls.



I think the regret is already with us when we allowed the building to become in such bad shape in the first place.

As someone (forgot who, sorry) mentioned just a couple of pages ago, if the theater did happen to be miraculously saved at the last moment, preserved, and renovated, it might just stay empty for a while longer. It's such an expensive project to rehabilitate, with limited uses for re-use, and so many attempts were already made...it's time to let it go.

I definitely get a sense that the historic preservationists in this city don't make a fuss about things until they're about to be demolished. Where was all the outrage when we were letting it fall into disrepair? Nobody seemed to care until it was slated for demolition.

Apparently, according to members of the National League of Theaters, the Utah Pantages is in better shape than many theaters across the country were in before being restored. And “it didn’t work out” is subjective, and had more to do with the last administration than anything. Had Ralph Becker been mayor it likely would have worked out.

[Orlando]

Oh man. A 500 footer finally!

[Atlas]

as much as I wish that was for SLC, that is definitely not SLC. I think it's Baltimore. Also it's dated 2014.

[Blah_Amazing]

Lol. Almost fell for it.

[Pencil]

Was waiting all day for someone to post about a new tallest

[taboubak]

That's 414 Light St in Baltimore, it is complete now and I believe it's among the cities tallest.

[Blah_Amazing]

https://citizenportal.slcgov.com/Citizen...30&agencyCode=SLCREF&IsToShowInspection=
https://citizenportal.slcgov.com/Citizen...31&agencyCode=SLCREF&IsToShowInspection=

A new project has filed planned development application and Design Review applications.

Location: 1780 E South Campus Dr

Project Description:

Ivory University House (the “Project”) is a proposed 536-bed student housing community located at 1780 E South Campus Drive in Salt Lake City, Utah The primary objective of the Project is to provide a focused learning environment where University of Utah students will feel welcomed, engaged, and secure during their higher education careers. Ivory University House will donate all net proceeds to fund scholarships at the University of Utah for students demonstrating financial hardship.

The existing site currently houses a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel and is zoned Institutional. Surrounding properties include Fort Douglas, the University of Utah, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Institute.

It looks like they are hoping for a 2023 opening. It also looks like the project will include four buildings (two 4-floor & two 5-floor buildings), a surface parking lot, and an outdoor amenity area/greenspace/plaza.


Building A rendering


Project Site


Site Plan


Landscape Plan


Building A rendering with exterior building materials


Building A Elevation


Building B Elevation

[Future__Mayor]

I know I can speak for almost everyone when I say this. Is it really necessary to attach numerous photos of a single building project? Attach a link for the photos. It’s becoming incredibly annoying when one single page is mostly photos. Come on people, not that difficult. Also that above project at the university doesn’t need 5+ photos. Not that big of a project. And again, just attach a link. Thanks.

[downtownslcresident]

Originally Posted by Future__Mayor

I know I can speak for almost everyone when I say this. Is it really necessary to attach numerous photos of a single building project? Attach a link for the photos. It’s becoming incredibly annoying when one single page is mostly photos. Come on people, not that difficult. Also that above project at the university doesn’t need 5+ photos. Not that big of a project. And again, just attach a link. Thanks.

I know I can speak for almost everyone when I say this. Is it really necessary for you to be such a jerk? thanks.

and for the record, a lot of us enjoy having multiple photos to look through. thanks.

[felixg]

Yeah really not a fan of that design it looks like a dollhouse without any thought given to proportion or scale

Also why does it have like 30 rooflines?

[Layrasm]

Originally Posted by downtownslcresident

I know I can speak for almost everyone when I say this. Is it really necessary for you to be such a jerk? thanks.

and for the record, a lot of us enjoy having multiple photos to look through. thanks.

I'd rather look at pictures of any project size in the area than read complaint posts about it. Sorry, if you have time to waste on this forum anyways, I don't think the 5 milliseconds it takes to scroll through photos makes much difference.

[bob rulz]

No way this guy is the real future_mayor, right?

[Blah_Amazing]

Originally Posted by bob rulz

No way this guy is the real future_mayor, right?

No, it’s not. This person joined a week ago.

[downtownslcresident]

Originally Posted by Blah_Amazing

No, it’s not. This person joined a week ago.

im sure its just waimea again. just another one of his dozen fake accounts he's created over the years to troll. he sure is dedicated to being an asshole.

[Blah_Amazing]

Originally Posted by Future__Mayor

I know I can speak for almost everyone when I say this. Is it really necessary to attach numerous photos of a single building project? Attach a link for the photos. It’s becoming incredibly annoying when one single page is mostly photos. Come on people, not that difficult. Also that above project at the university doesn’t need 5+ photos. Not that big of a project. And again, just attach a link. Thanks.

Many of us will be posting similar/ the exact same stuff on the Reddit page: r/DevelopmentSLC in the future.

If you want a quick scrolling place in the future, that is your best bet.

I will say, it seems weird you got so upset. Of the 20 posts on the page you commented on, only two included 3 or more photos.

Some like posting image links, especially if their images are huge.

For smaller and standard size photos, I personally try to limit it to 7 or so photos at most for a new project and drop the rest under spoiler tags if needed. I found that’s much easier (especially on a mobile device) than having to constantly open and close tons of new tabs just to see a couple standard size images.

Obviously everyone has their own preference, that’s just mine.

I would also point out that Ivory University House, at 536 beds and 4 buildings, is one of the largest projects planned in the city. While it isn’t a tower, it’s scale is as large as one.

Even small projects, like townhouse and apartment building projects, are important to the overall narrative of the city. I haven’t always thought that they belong here on skyscraperpage, but I received so much backlash for suggesting not to post them here that I realized just how interested everyone on this site was in them. Especially because new towers are more rare and we wouldn’t have as much to talk about.