Salt Lake:Official development news thread - Page 103

delts145 · #**2041** Posted **Aug 9, 2007, 11:34 AM**

Downtown has bright future

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695199055,00.html

SLC Projects · #**2042** Posted **Aug 9, 2007, 11:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by StevenF

8 years is still a long time to wait for this line to be built. With the almost 1 billion dollar bond that was done last year I thought this line would get done sooner than that.

I agree. People like me who drives to the airport everyday I see first hand just how bad the airport needs a light rail. 8 years is way too long.

delts145 · #**2043** Posted **Aug 9, 2007, 12:08 PM**

Yeah, I wish it was more like two years. But at least its not some murky, off- in-the-distance date like 2025 or something. They do have a lot on their plates with other lines, and there is also the big airport re-do coming up now that Delta is back on sounder footing. I know on the news they mentioned the fact of how it was going to be necessary to coordinate this particular TRAX project with the airport master plan.

jedikermit · #**2044** Posted **Aug 9, 2007, 12:44 PM**

I'm still shocked that the airport line hasn't been built yet. They've been talking about it since 1999! That line would get a lot of use that could transfer to the rest of the system...

Yeah. Build it already.

slcarchstudent · #**2045** Posted **Aug 9, 2007, 2:58 PM**

I was curious if anyone knew what was happening with the old LDS business college on south temple? I have noticed that the for sell sign has been removed.

SLCforme · #**2046** Posted **Aug 9, 2007, 5:27 PM**

Here's an article in city weekly that states that our stuggling downtown is a product of land owners refusing to develop their land because they are holding on for when they can get more money. Seems to me like there is definitely some truth to it.

http://www.slweekly.com/index.cfm?do=article.details&id=464769A2-0FBD-DD35-86910D7D0F7AC8FA

T-Mac · #**2047** Posted **Aug 9, 2007, 7:43 PM**

Here's a few photos that I took today while I was downtown. They are only with my camera phone and I was in a hurry.

Marmalade Update

Metro

Gateway

Broadway Park Lofts - Not much going on. No activity at site when I went by.

SLCforme · #**2048** Posted **Aug 9, 2007, 8:33 PM**

That's awsome that Marmalade is finally rolling. It's really going to be a classy project. Broadway Park Lofts has looked exactly like that for months now. I wonder what the holdup is. And that Gateway building is looking just as pathetic as I thought it would. I don't understand why they didn't at least build what the rendering showed.

SLC Projects · #**2049** Posted **Aug 9, 2007, 9:59 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLCforme

And that Gateway building is looking just as pathetic as I thought it would. I don't understand why they didn't at least build what the rendering showed.

I don't understand as well. But I guess it's better then nothing. But still a big
disappointment.

delts145 · #**2050** Posted **Aug 9, 2007, 11:00 PM**

T-Mac, for a camera phone, those are pretty amazing!!

i-215 · #**2051** Posted **Aug 10, 2007, 5:49 AM**

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Is that the hideous suburban-looking building near the Gateway we were all complaining about a month or two ago? Because, I must say it doesn't look half bad now.

delts145 · #**2052** Posted **Aug 10, 2007, 12:47 PM**

One East Broadway/A new hipster district emerges and begins to thrive downtown

http://www.sltrib.com/themix/ci_6586082?source=rv

With the Fashion Stroll, Matt Monson, owner of model citizen... (Danny Chan La/The Salt Lake Tribune )

Pianists at The Tabernacle keep the audience satisfied with all styles of music... (Danny Chan La/The Salt Lake Tribune )

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T-Mac · #**2053** Posted **Aug 10, 2007, 3:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by delts145

T-Mac, for a camera phone, those are pretty amazing!!

Thanks. It's the Apple IPhone. A great toy to play with. I love the thing. It was well worth the money.

delts145 · #**2054** Posted **Aug 10, 2007, 3:42 PM**

Good Grief T-Mac, My Verizon camera phone is already feeling like an antique and its only a couple seasons old

SLC Projects · #**2055** Posted **Aug 10, 2007, 10:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by i-215

Is that the hideous suburban-looking building near the Gateway we were all complaining about a month or two ago? Because, I must say it doesn't look half bad now.

Yea, but I still hate it. LOL

Viperlord · #**2056** Posted **Aug 12, 2007, 2:38 AM**

courtesy of boyer's webpage.... www.boyercompany.com

take a look on the site plan and brochure by clicking on the link below. I'm sure it will aggrevate you even more once you notice what they put around it. I will give you a hint.... there are 30 of them.....
http://www.boyercompany.com/_assets/files/Five%20Gateway%20Revised1.pdf

SLC Projects · #**2057** Posted **Aug 12, 2007, 3:12 AM**

Parking spots.

But I did notice a little retail building to be built just east of the V Gateway Tower. That I like cus maybe it will help hide the parking lot from 200 south.

StevenF · #**2058** Posted **Aug 12, 2007, 3:42 AM**

Why?

SLC Projects · #**2059** Posted **Aug 12, 2007, 3:51 AM**

What ifs.........

I got bored so I photoshop a new skyline of downtown Salt Lake City with some of the highrises that are planned to be built in other suburban cities such as Murray, P.G. and Lehi.
Here is a pic of the Skyline of Salt Lake to "WHAT IF" these buildings would be build in downtown salt lake city.

Can you find them all?

This is what the Salt Lake City skyline COULD look like if buildings like the...

1. 14-story Embassy Hotel in Pleasant Grove
or
2. 45-story Gehry's 5-star Hotel Tower in Lehi
or
3. 10-story University Tower
or
4. 9-story Pavilion Medical Office Building in Murray
or
5. 15 story IHC Medical tower in Murray

were ALL build in downtown Salt Lake City.

I think both the Gehry hotel and the Embassy hotel would make the most impact to the city's skyline.

Ute_City · #**2060** Posted **Aug 12, 2007, 4:21 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLC Projects

What ifs.........

I got bored so I photoshop a new skyline of downtown Salt Lake City with some of the highrises that are planned to be built in other suburban cities such as Murray, P.G. and Lehi.
Here is a pic of the Skyline of Salt Lake to "WHAT IF" these buildings would be build in downtown salt lake city.

Can you find them all?

This is what the Salt Lake City skyline COULD look like if buildings like the...

1. 14-story Embassy Hotel in Pleasant Grove
or
2. 45-story Gehry's 5-star Hotel Tower in Lehi
or
3. 10-story University Tower
or
4. 9-story Pavilion Medical Office Building in Murray
or
5. 15 story IHC Medical tower in Murray

were ALL build in downtown Salt Lake City.

I think both the Gehry hotel and the Embassy hotel would make the most impact to the city's skyline.

Maybe add the proposed City Creek Center buildings and get rid of Key Bank.