Salt Lake:Official development news thread - Page 142

Sight-Seer · #**2821** Posted **Nov 16, 2007, 3:00 PM**

The 22-story building we were talking about could be 222 Main. It seems I read sometime during it's very long planning period that it was going to be partly residential. That would also make it shorter than if it was all commercial.

urbanboy · #**2822** Posted **Nov 16, 2007, 3:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sight-Seer

Somehow I got the idea they were going to return the tower to the top of the Walker Center. It isn't shown in the picture.

They are not finished with the entire building yet. They are still going to put the sign on top. That picture was taken during the Olympics.

Future Mayor · #**2823** Posted **Nov 16, 2007, 6:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sight-Seer

Somehow I got the idea they were going to return the tower to the top of the Walker Center. It isn't shown in the picture.

Sight-Seer, apparently you didn't read the article did you. lol. There have been some delays and it's scheduled for Dec 1, and electrified before Christmas.

urbanboy · #**2824** Posted **Nov 17, 2007, 12:02 AM**

Salt Lake City is now looking for a permanent location for a year round Farmer's Market. I think the old paper packaging plant on Regent Street would be a great location and venue for this--I assume it is like a warehouse inside. I also think the old Tribune Building is connected to the paper packaging plant and could serve as an entrance from Main Street. This might help revitalize that block and also help connect City Creek Center to Galivan Plaza. Plus am I right thinking that these properties are owned by the RDA?

I would love it if the Tribune Building were eventually retrofitted and converted to condos.

WASDEN · #**2825** Posted **Nov 17, 2007, 1:31 AM**

Way cool ideas Urbanboy!

Future Mayor · #**2826** Posted **Nov 17, 2007, 3:42 AM**

The Tribune building is still owned by Tribune Publishing Co. and the Press Building is jointly owned by Tribune Pub and Deseret News Publishing Co. The block is however on the RDA's list of properties they would like to see redeveloped.

I like connecting CCC with Gallivan I just don't foresee a Farmers market being enough for that block. While the farmers market would be popular I don't think that SLC has a large enough population to support a farmers market more than three or four days a week.

Cleveland Ohio has an amazing historic farmer and a population of 450,000+ and the farmers market is only open four days a week. Don't get me wrong I love the idea of having a year round farmers market I just think that block could be better utilized as something else. I think the farmers market should be located somewhere between Main St and 400 W. I think that would allow the best potential market area, at least to attract downtown residents. I think a great block would be behind Red Rock, possibly the former location of Creative Color/Ferrari Color, near the Greek Orthodox church.

delts145 · #**2827** Posted **Nov 17, 2007, 12:36 PM**

$88 million dollar project plans to bury CO2

Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. on Friday announced the launch of an $88 million Utah-based research project that explores the feasibility of injecting and storing carbon dioxide emissions underground.

http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_7488186

Business Glance / Bloomberg News

http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_7488192

CO2
Blue Source LLC's Bill Townsend, left, and Greg Spencer, pose near La Veta, Colo., the site of one of their recent CO2 projects.Project plans to bury CO2(Ian White/Bloomberg News)

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jedikermit · #**2828** Posted **Nov 17, 2007, 1:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sight-Seer

The 22-story building we were talking about could be 222 Main. It seems I read sometime during it's very long planning period that it was going to be partly residential. That would also make it shorter than if it was all commercial.

Yeah, at one point (and this could have been a decade ago) it was going to have 8-10 floors of residential built into it, making around a 30-32 story building.

delts145 · #**2829** Posted **Nov 17, 2007, 1:10 PM**

It still seems like the residential component would be an excellent move. I wonder what is holding them back on it. Either they're extremely conservative, or friendly CCC give and take deals has something to do with it.

jedikermit · #**2830** Posted **Nov 17, 2007, 1:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by urbanboy

Salt Lake City is now looking for a permanent location for a year round Farmer's Market. I think the old paper packaging plant on Regent Street would be a great location and venue for this--I assume it is like a warehouse inside. I also think the old Tribune Building is connected to the paper packaging plant and could serve as an entrance from Main Street. This might help revitalize that block and also help connect City Creek Center to Galivan Plaza. Plus am I right thinking that these properties are owned by the RDA?

I would love it if the Tribune Building were eventually retrofitted and converted to condos.

I think condos would work well in the Tribune Building, although I wouldn't want to be the one living in them. Eh--that's not true. They'd be good there.

As for the Farmer's Market--are they looking for it to still just be open on Saturdays and Sundays? Year round doesn't mean 7 days/week, and that's what I think that block needs. Honestly, they need to demolish that printing plant. The shape is actually quite long and narrow, and doesn't connect directly to the Tribune Building. There's an alley cutting through in between the printing plant and the Trib; and as far as I know the alley needs to remain open to facilitate deliveries to the restaurants and businesses along that east side of Main Street. So a direct route from Main Street to the Printing Plant area would take some doing. It wouldn't be the friendliest way to go, that's for sure.

Ultimately I think the best route commercially would be to demolish the printing plant and use that area to build something that would better connect CCC and Gallivan. But sandwiched in between the Walker Center parking and the Regent Street parking the way it is...I'm not sure how attractive whatever you put in there is going to be.

jedikermit · #**2831** Posted **Nov 17, 2007, 1:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by delts145

It still seems like the residential component would be an excellent move. I wonder what is holding them back on it. Either they're extremely conservative, or friendly CCC give and take deals has something to do with it.

...I think both of those are probably a factor. With all of the delays we've seen with Hamilton Partners so far, nothing would surprise me. With all the other residential building happening right now, it seems like the time is right...

Viperlord · #**2832** Posted **Nov 17, 2007, 9:11 PM**

I have once again updated the project rundown on page 1 of this thread. Check it out. Also, I will be continuing to update it on a regular basis. So, keep checking back.

Future Mayor · #**2833** Posted **Nov 17, 2007, 11:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by jedikermit

I think condos would work well in the Tribune Building, although I wouldn't want to be the one living in them. Eh--that's not true. They'd be good there.

The shape is actually quite long and narrow, and doesn't connect directly to the Tribune Building.

Actually Jedi the buildings do connect, actually it's three buildings that are connected. The Tribune building is connected to the loading dock/Press building on a second level walk way that goes over the alley and they are also connected in the basement. The NAC advertising building on Main, north of the Trib building also connects to the basement of the trib building and the basement of the press building.

jedikermit · #**2834** Posted **Nov 18, 2007, 2:16 AM**

Yeah, I realize they connect, both on the mezzanine level and then in the basements and even subbasements. I worked in that rat maze for waaaay too long. But they don't connect at street level, and the way they connect is circuitous enough that it wouldn't be a convenient passageway for people passing through.

Then again, if they demolished the printing plant complex (my personal choice) they would do away with the need for the alley and provide better backdoor access for the Main Street restaurants and shops, and come up with something better for that whole area.

ski_steve · #**2835** Posted **Nov 18, 2007, 2:52 AM**

Which block is "block 70"? I've heard it before, but I'm still not sure which one it is.

Future Mayor · #**2836** Posted **Nov 18, 2007, 3:00 AM**

So Jedi did you work for the trib or the NAC?

jedikermit · #**2837** Posted **Nov 18, 2007, 3:29 AM**

NAC, but in the Tribune Building.

Future Mayor · #**2838** Posted **Nov 18, 2007, 3:55 AM**

I worked in retail sales for the nac and then classified/new media. how long ago were you there? I was there from 02-06

delts145 · #**2839** Posted **Nov 18, 2007, 1:34 PM**

Definately a Keeper !!

jedikermit · #**2840** Posted **Nov 18, 2007, 2:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Future Mayor

I worked in retail sales for the nac and then classified/new media. how long ago were you there? I was there from 02-06

I was a circulation and then data processing drone from 94-01. It was a good job for me while I was in school. And out of school. And then in school again. And out of school. And back in.