Salt Lake:Official development news thread

[T-Mac]

Originally Posted by stevena07

oh yeah, sweet. well I would go up there if I had a reason to. But I don't have a car, because Im just a young college student

You can take the elevator to the 9th or 10th floor and get some great shots. You don't need to park there. Sometimes, I just go up the elevator to the top and get some shots and I haven't parked there.

[delts145]

Great pics guys as always, It's great that you do this, cause it makes a big difference for the forum. Those pics of a big downtown Steve, gives us a feel of what it will actually feel like in another few years, when so many of the current projects (infill) are completed.

[jedikermit]

Steven, those are some great shots--thanks!

And T-Mac, when I worked for NAC/Tribune/Deseret News, I parked up on the 10th floor of that parking terrace every day until TRAX was finished. Some nights I'd go up there and just look at the city for hours after work. I love that view of the city. And I love that new sign on the Walker Building...has it been lit yet? I've been watching DT as I drive by at night, and haven't seen it on yet.

[SLC Projects]

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I see a Base of a Crane. It bet that will be the Crane use for the 32-story Tower 1. That is going to be one hell of a tall crane.

[urbanboy]

Leonardo schedules its first workshop

The Leonardo is opening for business — sort of.

A workshop featuring the type of hands-on science and art classes and activities that ultimately will be housed in downtown Salt Lake City's Library Square can be experienced beginning Feb. 6 at South Towne Center, 10450 S. State, Sandy?! ...The Leonardo's 2008-09 programming schedule will include workshops, classes, public dialogs and hands-on activities. For more information, visit www.theleonardo.org.

http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695247405,00.html

[urbanboy]

Fit or fat in Utah?
Your turf may sway your girth
Utah locales are put on the scale; city design may be weight culprit
By Heather May
and Rosemary Winters
The Salt Lake Tribune

"Turns out, where you live might be making you fat.
Utah's plumpest neighborhood, according to Utah Department of Health data, is the north side of West Jordan, where subdivisions spread out, cars clog the roads and drive-through windows abound.
The trimmest place: Salt Lake City's Avenues, where fast-food joints are sparse, the neighborhood grocer is within walking distance and the hiker-friendly foothills beckon.
And while the usual suspects are to blame - genetics, diet, even income and education levels - a city's design shares responsibility, too."

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_8083735

[delts145]

Neglected buildings litter downtown - Vacant structures vulnerable as they await City Creek Center

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_8090626

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[SLCforme]

ourthouse plan inching forward
Odd Fellows Building will be moved to land that is now a parking lot along Market Street

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_8096892

Kent Knowley, owner of the building and the bar, said Friday that he spoke to government representatives a few weeks ago but disputed that the two sides are really in negotiations. Instead, they are in the same place they were a decade ago, he said, with the talk centering on whether he plans to move.
Knowley acknowledged that Port O'Call will eventually have to move but said he's not looking forward to that.
"I've got one of the best clubs in town and I can't think of a better location," he said.

[Viperlord]

nothing too special...

$95 million mixed-use project to be developed in Draper

The Enterprise

Ground is scheduled to be broken Jan. 31 for Rockwell Square, a $95 million mixed-use project on the southeast corner of 13800 South and Bangerter Highway in Draper.

Being developed by Newport Construction LLC, Salt Lake City, the 12-acre project will consist of 150 residential condominiums in five four-story buildings, in addition to roughly 50,000 square feet of retail space. Approximately 170,000 square feet of office condo space in a pair of three-story buildings will round out the project, according to Troy Naef, Newport's director of sales.

Amenities will include a clubhouse, covered parking, a fitness center, swimming pool, walking paths and a picnic area.

Residential condo units will range in size from 1,759 to 2,285 square feet and will be located above ground-floor retail, Naef said. Prices, which rise based on the number of stories above ground that the unit is located, will range from $279,000 to $452,000.


http://www.rockwellsquare.com/




I guess its a little better than sprawl

[Viperlord]

Commercial credit crunch in Utah? Most local bankers say 'no'/b>

By Barbara Rattle
The Enterprise

The woes of many of the country's financial institutions have been making headlines since last summer. But do they translate into a commercial credit crunch for Utah businesses? While most Utah bankers say no, they are keeping a sharp eye on the situation.

Local bankers agree that lending related to residential real estate has dwindled in the wake of the national sub-prime mortgage meltdown and that there has been a slowing local and national housing market. However lending related to commercial real estate and business in general continues to be steady, although some borrower hesitancy is becoming apparent.

"In Utah we still face wonderful economic growth. The job growth, the in-migration, have insulated us a little bit from what's going on in the rest of the country," said George Hofmann, executive vice president of business banking at Zions Bank. "But I do think we're starting to see it outside of Utah. If we have a downturn in the economy in '08 it definitely will affect how loans are underwritten. I think the borrowers are holding back, looking at what the economy is going to bring. Our take is our clients and most clients are sitting on the sidelines right now trying to see where the economy goes before they place a capital investment. I think that you've got to assume that by the second quarter we'll have a real good idea of where the Utah economy is heading. People will have determined that they either need to hunker down or they can still afford capital expenditures."

[delts145]

I guess for the location where it's being built, it will be a decent project.

[SLC Projects]

mmmmmmmmmm...not bad for Draper.

[delts145]

Salt Lake leaders preparing for 'imminent' Delta merger

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695248221,00.html

Calling a Delta Air Lines merger "imminent," government and community leaders are jointly preparing for the obstacles and opportunities it may present for the Salt Lake City International Airport.

...Delta brass reportedly has been in discussions with Northwest Airlines for about two weeks, and industry analysts say a deal between the two carriers could emerge in the days ahead.

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[delts145]

Walsh: Draper, residents fall victim to developers

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_8105712

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[delts145]

Regarding the Delta / Northwest merger, which I feel is most likely, "I am very positive." This will elevate the Salt Lake metro's already booming economy even further. We will probably see a downsizing in one or two of Northwest's hubs, but a substantial increase in the Salt Lake City hub. The future European/Asian connections and additional direct flights, are going to be very exciting.

[SLC Projects]

Originally Posted by delts145

Walsh: Draper, residents fall victim to developers

And the people who are bitching about it now will end up riding the Trax once it built. It's no differant then the people bitching about a walmart getting built just down the street from where they life and once it opens what do you know?..Those same people are shopping there.

[PhxSprawler]

Originally Posted by SLC Projects

And the people who are bitching about it now will end up riding the Trax once it built. It's no differant then the people bitching about a walmart getting built just down the street from where they life and once it opens what do you know?..Those same people are shopping there.

That's odd.. I hear most people complain that light rail is a waste of money because it is too far away and won't meet their needs. They would prefer that tax dollars are spent on freeways 20 miles away from them.

Either way, the needs of the many are far greater than the needs of the few. People need to wake up and realize that buying a home next to train tracks, or an empty field, or a power plant, or a major street, or an airport will put them at risk of this sort of thing. How crazy.

[delts145]

^^^

Good points!!

[WASDEN]

I love TRAX but I don't think it makes sense in the Draper community. Why this segment is being built, especially before the airport line is beyond me. Once Front Runner courses South to Provo there will be little incentive in Draper to take TRAX over Front Runner. The trip will just be too long. While Draper residents want a realignment because of a bad case of NIMBY, I actually agree with them for a completely different reason. If TRAX could course West around 10000 South through "the other downtown" it may be more useful. It could even meet up with Front Runner near South Towne, allowing Front Runner riders coming from Utah County to board TRAX for other Salt Lake County destinations that wouldn't be served by Front Runner's more widely spaced stations.

[RC14]

^ I don't think ther is going to be a Frount Runner Station Neer Draper. I think that TRAX would allow more people to have access to Frount Runner.

As you said Frount Runner stations are more widley spaced. Commuter Rail is designed for long hull trasportation TRAX is designed for more localized transportation. I think having both would be to our benifit.

However you do bring up a good point. If the people of Draper don't want it and we are building Commuter Rail anyway then why are we building it.