Salt Lake MSA Development Thread

[Makid]

I don't think it has been mentioned here but there is legislation making the works at the State Capitol to get the United States Office of Management and Budget to review the MSA designations for the Wasatch Front.

State Legislators would like the United States Office of Management and Budget to consolidate the 3 MSA's along the Wasatch Front into 1 as that better reflects the actual impact. They understand that neither the Provo nor Ogden MSA's would exist without Salt Lake and that because of how the population is stretched that it may never be possible for the commuting patterns to meet nor exceed the requirements for a single MSA designation.

The Legislators also agree that the way the MSA's are calculated is a disservice to the Wasatch Front as it makes the area appear (on paper at least) smaller and less connected than it actually is. This can make it harder for the Wasatch Front to compete for corporate expansions and relocations because of how it is displayed.

The current bill and request is found here: https://le.utah.gov/~2018/bills/static/HCR014.html

Depending on how it is received, additional changes may be done.

[Liberty Wellsian]

Originally Posted by Makid

I don't think it has been mentioned here but there is legislation making the works at the State Capitol to get the United States Office of Management and Budget to review the MSA designations for the Wasatch Front.

State Legislators would like the United States Office of Management and Budget to consolidate the 3 MSA's along the Wasatch Front into 1 as that better reflects the actual impact. They understand that neither the Provo nor Ogden MSA's would exist without Salt Lake and that because of how the population is stretched that it may never be possible for the commuting patterns to meet nor exceed the requirements for a single MSA designation.

The Legislators also agree that the way the MSA's are calculated is a disservice to the Wasatch Front as it makes the area appear (on paper at least) smaller and less connected than it actually is. This can make it harder for the Wasatch Front to compete for corporate expansions and relocations because of how it is displayed.

The current bill and request is found here: https://le.utah.gov/~2018/bills/static/HCR014.html

Depending on how it is received, additional changes may be done.

the most ridiculous in my opinion is Davis County. It would definitely be part of the Salt Lake MSA but for the OMB'S order of operations. It meets the commuting criteria to be included in the Salt Lake MSA but not when you include Box Elder Weber cash Etc. In my view this is an instance where they need to look at the county and say which county is more important to Davis Salt Lake or Box Elder? I think if you answer that simple question it's clear the Davis should be part of the Salt Lake MSA more than it should be part of one including Box Elder.

[JMK]

MODA Union
JF Capital is adding 215 residential units to Midvale

[bob rulz]

I think the way that MSA's are calculated is absurd in general. There's got to be a better way than to only delineate by counties. It makes no sense that Wendover, Utah is technically part of the Salt Lake MSA, or that Snowville is part of the Ogden MSA, or that Bountiful is part of the Ogden MSA but not Salt Lake City.

[Orlando]

[Wasatch Wasteland]

Beautiful unique building, although it was completed way back in late 2011.

[jubguy3]

Originally Posted by Wasatch Wasteland

Beautiful unique building, although it was completed way back in late 2011.

I was gonna say, I think I was there a couple years ago...

[asies1981]

Construction has started on the Liberty Crossing Townhomes south of the Winco.

[jedikermit]

Originally Posted by asies1981

Construction has started on the Liberty Crossing Townhomes south of the Winco.

Good to see--still wish the original vision of that South Salt Lake parcel would have come to fruition. Across State Street the Ritz apartments are going up pretty fast too -- they have the stairwell/elevator shafts (?) topped out.

[delts145]

The Shops at Fort Union shopping center sold for $142 million to California company

By Mike Gorell - The Salt Lake Tribune - https://www.sltrib.com/news/business/201...d-for-142-million-to-california-company/

Major facelift and upgrades coming to the popular Fort Union Commercial District


(Photo courtesy of ACRES Family of Companies) CCA Acquisitions, a California company that owns more than two dozen shopping centers, has purchased
The Shops at Fort Union, a 60-acre development at 1072 E. Fort Union Blvd. in Midvale, for $142 million.

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[delts145]

Olympic Legacy Foundation Announces Three Multi-Million Dollar Projects

By Angelique McNaughten - The Park Record - https://www.parkrecord.com/news/summit-c...dation-announces-multi-million-projects/

...The Olympic Legacy Foundation requested the county serve as a conduit for a $19.5 million tax-free municipal bond to finance infrastructure projects in Summit and Salt Lake counties. The foundation is a nonprofit organization responsible for operating the Utah Olympic Park, Soldier Hollow and the Utah Olympic Oval.

Hilton said the main project that would be financed under the bond would be the construction of a four-story, 72-unit athlete and work force housing building. The $13.2 million project would serve local and visiting athletes, as well as portions of Utah Olympic Park's work force.

The employee housing would be constructed on land the foundation already owns within Utah Olympic Park. Construction is slated to begin in the spring and is expected to be complete in the summer of 2019...

Courtesy of Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation

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[Orlando]

Originally Posted by delts145

The Shops at Fort Union shopping center sold for $142 million to California company

By Mike Gorell - The Salt Lake Tribune - https://www.sltrib.com/news/business/201...d-for-142-million-to-california-company/

Major facelift and upgrades coming to the popular Fort Union Commercial District


(Photo courtesy of ACRES Family of Companies) CCA Acquisitions, a California company that owns more than two dozen shopping centers, has purchased
The Shops at Fort Union, a 60-acre development at 1072 E. Fort Union Blvd. in Midvale, for $142 million.

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This is my old stomping grounds. Too bad they aren't proposing to add housing here or mixed-use.

[Liberty Wellsian]

Originally Posted by delts145

The Shops at Fort Union shopping center sold for $142 million to California company

By Mike Gorell - The Salt Lake Tribune - https://www.sltrib.com/news/business/201...d-for-142-million-to-california-company/

Major facelift and upgrades coming to the popular Fort Union Commercial District


(Photo courtesy of ACRES Family of Companies) CCA Acquisitions, a California company that owns more than two dozen shopping centers, has purchased
The Shops at Fort Union, a 60-acre development at 1072 E. Fort Union Blvd. in Midvale, for $142 million.

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needed

East side Trunk and Spur BRT(could probably justify 15m freq. right away on green line and definitely within a few years as the stations would encourage development)

[Always Sunny in SLC]

I think that green line would be a big success. I think the law should require that before any transit money is spent to bring BRT, LRT, Commuter Rail or Streetcar to any area the city needs to change the zoning around those planned stops. My preference would be form based zoning in those areas.

[Liberty Wellsian]

Originally Posted by Always Sunny in SLC

I think that green line would be a big success. I think the law should require that before any transit money is spent to bring BRT, LRT, Commuter Rail or Streetcar to any area the city needs to change the zoning around those planned stops. My preference would be form based zoning in those areas.

I've been thinking about that map for quite some time. I think that collectively it would be greater than the sum of its parts. I think each of those lines would be successful but that together they would be a game changer for the east side of Salt Lake county.

[bob rulz]

Sometimes I feel that when it comes to sprawl, Summit County gets overlooked, but it's filled with huge houses, many of which are only occupied for part of the year, and that looks like it's just going to keep expanding further and further.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/03/09/d...heir-community-could-be-changed-forever/

[Always Sunny in SLC]

Originally Posted by bob rulz

Sometimes I feel that when it comes to sprawl, Summit County gets overlooked, but it's filled with huge houses, many of which are only occupied for part of the year, and that looks like it's just going to keep expanding further and further.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/03/09/d...heir-community-could-be-changed-forever/

This article is interesting because I found myself disliking everyone. Usually you read a story like this and you side with one person or cause, but I dislike the sprawl and the nimby attitude. I really get irritated when residents try to kill a project because it will affect their lifestyle. As if they have the right to a rural city or a specific view. There doesn't appear to be any good guys in this story.

[bob rulz]

I understand some of the concerns of the residents and I am very anti-sprawl. I don't think Summit County - or anywhere - needs more of it. That said, you know that the concerns of a good portion of the residents would have more to do with the "types" of people (aka liberal) than it does with the fact that there will be more people.

[i-215]

America in general has a problem with the uber-wealthy owning multiple homes that sit vacant most of the year. While it is their right to own 'em, there is no tax penalty to encourage occupancy.

At any given time, like 1/5th of Manhattan is vacant. That's not good for housing affordability. That's not good for slowing sprawl. (The rich get priced into the middle, the middle get priced into the poor, and the poor move out and commute in, and those people move further out, and the further out people move even further out). If we could fix unoccupied *prime* places, everyone could scooch in a bit.

In Summit County's case, it leads to empty sprawl. Very inefficient use of a limited resource.

[DanskeUtahn]

here are some updates on a couple of medical offices by the IHC in Murray

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