Salt Lake City: Official Development News Thread - Part 5 - Page 596

TheGeographer · #**11901** Posted **Nov 10, 2021, 6:53 PM**

It could have impacts on urban development in theory. Your congressmen representing Salt Lake City will now be from 3 different districts, and 4 districts for the county for the next 10 years. This in itself seems unproductive in terms of having upper government representation that is in the best interest of Salt Lake City’s future development. Future congressmen could be from rural towns like Delta, Grouse Creek and Vernal with no connection to Salt Lake Cities urban needs. If Salt Lake County or the Wasatch urban corridor had their own congressmen then they could better represent our urban needs at a national level which in turn could affect future urban development. Think big like the recent infrastructure bill and the possibility of items in the bill being tailored to urban areas. Without urban representation those items could be left out. I’m speaking hypothetically of course, I haven’t studied the bill or know how much of the bill focuses on urban development. I also acknowledge that local representation arguably has a larger impact on the direction of future Salt Lakes urban development. In respect to this being a development forum I’ve focused on the implications of re-districting on urban development and not the implementations for politics. I will say it was a very shady process and leave it at that.

TheGeographer · #**11902** Posted **Nov 10, 2021, 6:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by scottharding

That's why I think Taboubak is correct in drawing a line (pun intended) to connect gerrymandering to the development of Salt Lake. With no real possibility for representation at the state level-- and, let's be honest, a real antagonism between state reps and the capitol city-- Salt Lake's ability to urbanize and control it's own destiny is somewhat hampered. The forcing of the state prison and inland port upon the city are blatant examples of this.

I agree, your points are spot on

TheGeographer · #**11903** Posted **Nov 10, 2021, 6:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Utah_Dave

^^^^

That’s a lot of UFOs in one picture. Nice one, how safe did it feel there? I’m curious what the vibe is like at Pioneer park after dark?

Haha I needed the ufo comment after thinking about gerrymandering. Thanks for the laugh

ThePriceWentUp · #**11904** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 1:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by Viperlord

Looks like a building permit was recently submitted for this project at 370 S West Temple so we should have another crane coming up soon

mstar · #**11905** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 3:06 AM**

Thanks for this update "The Price Went Up"! That's exciting that the Domain project could start soon. We could see Astra, Convexity and Domain all going up together.

wrendog · #**11906** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 3:58 AM**

What's the official height on Domain? The website for domain says 28 stories, but I've seen 25 as well.

It'll be 300+, right?

mstar · #**11907** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 4:11 AM**

It seems like it was going to be in the low 300's, like 325 or something. But not sure exactly. Even a 25 story apartment building with a large main floor retail space should easily be over 300'.

wrendog · #**11908** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 4:19 AM**

Any bets in the next tower groundbreaking after Astra, Convexity and Domain?

Sundial? West Quarter 2?

Makid · #**11909** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 4:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by wrendog

Any bets in the next tower groundbreaking after Astra, Convexity and Domain?

Sundial? West Quarter 2?

I think it is a toss-up for either project to start next. The Residential portion of the Sundial project will be going up at the same time, at least it has been planned that way.

One thing to note is West Quarter Phase 2 will probably begin demolition by the end of January 2022. I would expect them to start building upwards by April or May.

RC14 · #**11910** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 4:57 AM**

Exciting news about Domain. After all the cancelled projects we have seen proposed on that site the last 7+ years, watching earth move on that site and the Astra site at the same time will feel like we won the lottery.

Any chance we could see work begin on the Main st tower next year?

wrendog · #**11911** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 5:15 AM**

Am I missing any proposed towers?

Domain, Astra, Convexity, sundial, west Quarter 2, main street apartments, regent hotel...

Urban_logic · #**11912** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 8:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by wrendog

Am I missing any proposed towers?

Domain, Astra, Convexity, sundial, west Quarter 2, main street apartments, regent hotel...

Great question! I literally read this article yesterday:

https://www.utahbusiness.com/new-hig...alt-lake-city/

Here’s what’s coming to downtown Salt Lake City:

The Astra Tower: This 448-foot skyscraper at the northwest corner of 200 South and State Street in Salt Lake City would feature 380 luxury apartments and an open-air rooftop terrace.

The Liberty Sky Apartment Tower: The 24-story apartment building will include 272 units with a rooftop swimming pool, hot tub, fitness center, BBQ stations, viewing decks, entertainment room, and gaming studio.

The Brinshore Development: At 225 South State, two glass and metal towers, one reaching 12 stories and the other eight stories, should bring much-needed affordable and workforce housing to the area.

The Hyatt Regency convention center hotel:This 25-story on South West Temple will include 700 guest rooms and should be complete in 2022.

The Sundial Tower: The 23-story building on Main Street and 500 South and will offer the most expensive office space in the city.

370 S. West Temple: This $210 million apartment high-rise will include a restaurant and a hotel—with a pool, rooftop terrace, sky lounge, and remote work facilities.

The West Quarter: This is a massive project that will push the heights of the city’s skyline. The first phase includes an 11-story tower with luxury apartments and ground-level retail space. A second, 11-story building called the Grid Hotel will be complete next summer. The developer, the Ritchie Group, has also proposed future plans for 650 more apartments, two hotels, an office tower, retail shops, tree-lined streets, and a 1200-space underground parking.

The Paperbox Lofts: The seven-story building will include the first standalone mechanical car lift system in Utah, as well as 184 live-work residential units, a wellness center, and a pocket park.

150 Main Street Apartments: The 31-story skyscraper was the center of controversy this summer, when protesters staged sit-ins to fight plans to tear down the old Utah Theater to make room for the tower with 400 apartments, 8,400 square feet of retail space, and a pocket park and walkway connected to Regent Street.

Makid · #**11913** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 2:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by RC14

Exciting news about Domain. After all the cancelled projects we have seen proposed on that site the last 7+ years, watching earth move on that site and the Astra site at the same time will feel like we won the lottery.

Any chance we could see work begin on the Main st tower next year?

While not official, I have heard that Hines would like to start the tower by the end of summer 2022. Demolition is estimated to take a couple of months due to the preservation of many of the pieces of the existing theater for reuse in the project.

TMoneySLC · #**11914** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 2:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Makid

I think it is a toss-up for either project to start next. The Residential portion of the Sundial project will be going up at the same time, at least it has been planned that way.

One thing to note is West Quarter Phase 2 will probably begin demolition by the end of January 2022. I would expect them to start building upwards by April or May.

I thought the Sundial was just an office tower?

Reeder113 · #**11915** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 3:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by ThePriceWentUp

Looks like a building permit was recently submitted for this project at 370 S West Temple so we should have another crane coming up soon

Here's a couple of wider shots to remind those with short-term memory, like myself:

And the location:

TMoneySLC · #**11916** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 4:22 PM**

Somebody was asking for pics of the Harvest development and I walk by there all the time. I have a bunch of good pics to share but I'm having a heck of a time trying to figure out how to get them posted. Any advice is welcome.

allh · #**11917** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 4:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by TMoneySLC

I thought the Sundial was just an office tower?

I think he’s taking about this.

https://www.ffkr.com/work/465-tower/

Utah_Dave · #**11918** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 4:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by wrendog

What's the official height on Domain? The website for domain says 28 stories, but I've seen 25 as well.

It'll be 300+, right?

A while back someone posted some basic sketch with heights. Not sure who had that that info though.

Atlas · #**11919** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 4:28 PM**

I got South West Temple added to the database back when we got some sketches that showed the height: 278 ft.

https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=134798

Reeder113 · #**11920** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 4:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by TMoneySLC

Somebody was asking for pics of the Harvest development and I walk by there all the time. I have a bunch of good pics to share but I'm having a heck of a time trying to figure out how to get them posted. Any advice is welcome.

Sign up for imgur.com. Once you've uploaded an image to your account, click on the image, then click on "Huge Thumbnail" in the bottom right corner. Once you've clicked that, click the "Copy" button next to "Direct Link." Then add that link between "image" tags on this website....... "[IMG]" "[/IMG]" (<----without the quotes).