Salt Lake:Official development news thread

[urbanboy]

Originally Posted by delts145

Agreed Urbanboy, My greatest wish would also be to see a Sundance School of Film created using buildings such as the Tribune. At the very least I want to see the Utah theater restored as a venue.

There would be enough space in the Utah/Pantages Theater for a film school if it were reused as a film center. There's no need for dressing or practice rooms in a film center. I'd really like to see the old Tribune building renovated into condos!

[delts145]

I guess I'm going by the USC standards. Even on a smaller scale, whatever building or buildings are used, the old Pantages/Utah would not be adequate on it's own. For a serious school that would accomodate the Sundance requirements and prestige reputation, there would definately be a need for more square footage, however that is accomplished.

[urbanboy]

Wouldn't this be nice:



Now we just need to convince Robert Redford!

[Stenar]

Originally Posted by urbanboy

Wouldn't this be nice:



Now we just need to convince Robert Redford!

Email Jill Miller and suggest it: [email protected]

She is the Managing Director of the Sundance Institute. Jill actually does most of the work of running the institute, while Redford is the figurehead.

[delts145]

^^^
Indeed, That would be fantastic!!!

[RFPCME]

Originally Posted by urbanboy

Wouldn't this be nice:



Now we just need to convince Robert Redford!

Urbanboy: What a brilliant idea!!! All we need to do now is convince Bob.

[RFPCME]

Urbanboy: Had another thought...If SLC doesn't get off the dime with the theatre project, what about putting an oil refinery on one of the proposed sites? The state is going to desperately need another refinery, given all that is going on. Not the best looking infill. But, hey, it's high-rise infill. Maybe you could get out your "skitch" book and show us what a refinery would look like downtown if City leaders can't make the theatre happen. I'm sure Sandy would love to add a refinery to their Proscenium project if SLC opts for the theatre instead!

[urbanboy]

I wrote a letter, but I haven't sent it yet. What do you all think?

Dear, Jill Miller

Downtown Salt Lake City will be experiencing a renaissance very shortly. Over 3 billion is currently being invested into Downtown. 1.5 of that is being invested into two city blocks that are adjacent to Temple Square, Utah's top tourist attraction. When completed, these two blocks will be known as City Creek Center a world-class shopping and lifestyle center: http://www.downtownrising.com/city_creek/

Furthermore, the City is working to create a "Cultural Arts District" on the two blocks just south of City Creek Center. This is where the Sundance Institute comes in. Salt Lake City has enjoyed the exposure, economic activity, and the cultural experience that the Sundance Film Festival has brought. Our community is full of gratitude because of it. We would like for the Sundance Institute to have a more permanent presence as part of our Cultural Arts District. Perhaps the implementation of a Sundance film school that could rival Vancouver's Film School. There is also an opportunity to restore one of two existing 1,400 seat B. Marcus Priteca "Pantages" theaters (located on one of the two blocks) into a premiere Sundance venue and Film Center. The other existing B. Marcus Priteca "Pantages" theater is in Minneapolis, and was recently restored: http://www.pantagesplayhouse.com/pantageses.htm ......and...... http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/pantages_revitalizes.html

Also, a Tony Award-winning producer Bill Becker, the mayor's brother, is directing Salt Lake City's efforts on a full-time, volunteer basis, with assistance from the local arts community, business leaders and civic organizations in bringing a Broadway- style theater to downtown. A site for the theater has been proposed on one of the two Cultural Arts District blocks, as seen in the attached file. Also shown in yellow is the Pantages Theater and leasable space for a possible film school.

With the City, P.R.I (the real-estate arm of the LDS church), and other private developers investing in Downtown, this community's commitment to creating a world-class Downtown has never been stronger. Now is a great time to get involved.

Also, does anyone remember which page the photographs of inside the Utah/Pantages theater were posted on?

Here's the recently restored one in Minneapolis:

HGA's team included project designer Phillip Koski, architect John Hecker, assistant project architect Ginny Lackovic and structural engineer Chris Hartnett.
The team was committed to rediscovering and restoring the historic integrity of the theater. The task was a formidable one; and upon completion, the Minneapolis Pantages Theatre would become the largest renovated Pantages in the United States.
The empty, downtrodden theatre needed major repairs resulting from 17 years of neglect, as well as upgrades to meet American Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. Certain elements of the theatre needed to be completely replaced including the outside marquee, the main and lower lobbies and the main stairs. In other areas of the theatre, HGA would restore the stage, ceiling and intricate theatrical details to their former glory; replicating each to match the original designs of Scottish-born architect B. Marcus Priteca. Priteca met Alexander Pantages in 1910 and subsequently designed Pantages theaters throughout the United States and Canada.

[ski_steve]

wow the Minneapolis theater looks amazing! I wish slc had something like that, well we do, kinda, just not in tip top shape. I liked the idea of bring up the Sundance Film school idea, very nice.

I was up at the U today before school starts, and i caught a couple pictures of stuff...

The Park Building Restoration


I was thinking of how nice it will be to have 222 main filling this gap. I think i can see some steel peaking over the top of the buildings.


Some Presidents circle buildings


The Marriott Library is suppose to open next week i think.




I can see some downtown skyscrapers peaking through


The New Humanities Buildings.


I was on the shuttle and i got a quick, but very very bad pic of the new hospital building... sorry, and the window was very dirty


I was also up at the dorm for a bit and got some pics of them and Fort douglas


The Post Theater


Some awesome tanks and stuff up there too


Officers Circle


Officers Circle Gazebo


Officers circle with the New dining hall in the background


Theres more to fort douglas i didnt have enough time to take good pictures of the area and development, sorry... its just a glimpse of things

[T-Mac]

Thanks steve for the photos. Boy, things sure have changed up there on campus since I went to school there. I can't believe it's been 8 years already since I finished my Masters up there. That library has seen many changes over the last 20 years. They did a major renovation to the library while I was up there getting my degree back in the early 90's. It's looking good.

[Neuroguy]

Wow! The remodeled library is a vast improvement over the old style. I always thought the library was one of the ugler buildings on campus. Now, if we could do something about the behavioral science tower......

The U seems to be very progressive and aggressive in their campus development plan. It is really a beautiful campus.

[delts145]

Originally Posted by stevena07

wow the Minneapolis theater looks amazing! I wish slc had something like that, well we do, kinda, just not in tip top shape. I liked the idea of bring up the Sundance Film school idea, very nice.

Thanks Steve for the great pics. I really like the fact that you're catching what's going on up at the U. for us. It was also great to actually have an idea of the site for the new Station park in Farmington posted over on the MSA thread. Oh, and just a little reminder regarding the quote above, "don't forget The Capitol Theatre." It's one of the nicest in the nation, and is considered among the top architecturally for it's facade. Definately hope though that they will be adding the old Pantages to the downtown list of active theaters soon.

[T-Mac]

Utah Paper Box to consolidate operations in Salt Lake City

By Debbi Olson
The Enterprise

Utah Paper Box (UPB) is planning to celebrate its 95th year in business in February with the relocation of its rigid box facility adjacent to its current finishing facility in Salt Lake City.

Currently, the firm houses its ridgid box operations and its roll storage building in two 36,000 square foot buildings in North Salt Lake. Those two operations will be relocated to 959 S. 800 W. in the Glendale area of Salt Lake City, where UPB is currently building a 70,000 square foot facitlity.

"We bought a former tire recycling facility, which was not popular with the neighborhood or Salt Lake City," said Paul Keyser, chief executive officer of UPB. "We worked in conjunction with the city to encourage him to move and buy his property."

The new $5 million facility is located on 2.2 acres next door to the company's 95,000 square foot finishing facility. Within the next five years, UPB is planning to relocate its printing facility, currently located at 340 W. 200 S., to the site. When complete, the new UPB campus will sit on eight acres.

"We are going from two buildings in North Salt Lake into one building next to our biggest building," Keyser said.

UPB had been in North Salt Lake since 1984, when it built its own building at 1018 W. Center St. The company is planning to lease that facility once it relocates operations to Salt Lake City. It has sold its other North Salt Lake facility.

"Within the next five years we're going to consolidate all manufacturing onto this site," Keyser said. "We're doing it more for efficiency than for growth."

All 40 employees from North Salt Lake will be relocated to the new facility. The company currently has 220 employees.

The new building was designed by ARC Architects of Salt Lake City. General contractor on the project is AD Construction of Salt Lake City.

The new building is also being built to be environmentally efficient.

"This is a a very environmentally aware building," Keyser said. "We are trying to be as environmentally responsible as we can be. We are trying to use as little water as we can, so we have hot water on demand and we are trying to use as little power as we can. We are almost certain that we will use 30 percent less power than the other two buildings used."

The facility will also be equipped with 24 Ciralight Suntracker skylights, which follow the sun to give virtual daylight inside the building. Each Suntracker replaces 1,000 watts of metal halide lighting. Additionally, the lighting will be T5 and triple stage with only two of the six tubes per fixture being used. When additional light is needed, more tubes turn on. The light fixtures have a thermal heat pipe that uses no electricity and which regulated the lamp temperature to maintain full lumen output. Intense lighting will be done by task lights over each machine. Each machine will have a switch to turn the lights off when the machine is not running.

The facility will use radiant heating instead of forced air heating.

Because the rigid box operations will be located next to the folding finishing facility, products will be able to be moved by forklift instead of by diesel trucks, currently being used between the two cities.

"It will save us a lot of trucking between our various buildings, which will cut our fuel bill and cut carbon dioxide too," Keyser said. "It should actually make us much more efficient and it should save us a lot of money. We are going to save ourselves a couple of trucks a day just running around. That will be big on the environment."

In preparing the site for the new faciltiy, UPB arranged for 80 percent of the site to be recycled. UPB also recycles all of its waste products, which has become a profit center for the company, as it can earn approximately $60,00 per month selling its recycled products.

"It's the smart thing to do and its the right thing to do," Keyser said. "We have some customers who are extremely sensitive to that and we're trying to please them by doing the right thing."

UPB started operations in 1914 when the company was then known as Union Label Co. In 1922 George Keyser bought the company and renamed it. It started as a rigid box manufacturer making boxes used by candy makers such as Cummings, Sweet and Maxfield. In the early 1970's the company added folding cartons to its operations, which currently accounts for 85 percent of the firm's business.

[Orlando]

Originally Posted by urbanboy

I wrote a letter, but I haven't sent it yet. What do you all think?




Also, does anyone remember which page the photographs of the inside of Utah/Pantages theater was posted on?

Here's the recently restored one in Minneapolis:

That's a great idea to send a letter to someone of influence! I'm guessing that Jill Miller is someone of influence?

[Makid]

Nicely written letter Urbanboy. Hopefully it starts to get people thinking that have the opportunity and chance to make the change.

[NYC Rick]

Originally Posted by Stenar

Email Jill Miller and suggest it: [email protected]

She is the Managing Director of the Sundance Institute. Jill actually does most of the work of running the institute, while Redford is the figurehead.

Oh yeah, that will make a huge impression. Funny though!

[urbanboy]

Originally Posted by NYC Rick

Oh yeah, that will make a huge impression. Funny though!

I think you're one of the most pessimistic people on here.

[Justnslcsugarhood.]

So any news on the Symphony at Gateway?

[Justnslcsugarhood.]

I think we, as a city, Should focus on building more apartments downtown. I think people right now are probably looking for a place to rent downtown not to own.
I also believe in balance so I'm not advocating only building apartments but right now it seems there are a lot more higher end developments then low rent ones.

[SLC Projects]

I do agree, However apartments do tend to get rundown over time. At least Condos stay nice since people care more about them since they own them.