Salt Lake City: Official Development News Thread - Part 5

[TMoneySLC]

Originally Posted by Orlando

Actually, they weren't built at the same time at all. World Trade Center, or previously known as Eagle Gate Tower, was built around 1987, and has a lot more glass. I think what you guys are referring to is how it mimics the COB in form, and the vertical elements facing the COB.

I think they were talking about the twin towers in NYC and it’s vertical ribbing?

[Orlando]

Originally Posted by TMoneySLC

Okay, here's my first go at adding images. These are from Harvest a few days ago.
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Tmoney,
These aren't working. When you download a photo to Imgur or any other image site, copy the image address, and then have a post open on the forum you want to post to. Then click on the yellow square icon. It's the one with the sun and mountains in it. Then paste the image address in it, and enter. There you go! Not so hard.

[Orlando]

Originally Posted by TMoneySLC

I think they were talking about the twin towers in NYC and it’s vertical ribbing?

Oh, ya, you're probably right. My bad.

[TMoneySLC]

Thanks Orlando.
Lets try this one more time.

[Dallas Snob]

Originally Posted by Orlando

Oh, ya, you're probably right. My bad.

Yes. WTC in NYC. Although, everything you said, Orlando is true also. I worked for Ernst & Young as the Marketing Associate for many years in the former Eagle Gate Tower and often reflected on how it mimicked the COB.

I guess ive always been a huge fan of the COB Modernism design. I love it (other than the north facade). But ive always loved the original WTC'S as well.

[wrendog]

Here's a pretty great drone vide from October. Shows a lot of great downtown angles and progress of quite a few under construction sites

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5ckoNEqC7U

[Reeder113]

Originally Posted by wrendog

Here's a pretty great drone vide from October. Shows a lot of great downtown angles and progress of quite a few under construction sites

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5ckoNEqC7U

Wow, great find! Some very cool angles in that video. Here's a few screenshots:

[Boz]

My favorite view from the video:

[Reeder113]

Originally Posted by Boz

My favorite view from the video:

[SaltCityScrapers]

Originally Posted by Orlando

Oh, ya, you're probably right. My bad.

Sorry for the confusion. Yes, I was talking about the WTC in NYC.
The WTC in SLC (Eagle Gate) definitely looks like a mini-COB too, albeit much prettier.

[mattreedah]

Wow, loving these pictures. I can't wait to see these developments in person when i visit the in-laws this Christmas.

It's impressive to me to see what the Post District has been able to do in what seems like record time when Station Center and Fleet Block have been stalled for years -- and with the same type of re-development plans (short to mid-rise mixed use and refurbishing old buildings). This local government trying to promote all their pet projects and not wanting to offend certain politically connected interest groups hasn't helped.

[rockies]

Originally Posted by mattreedah

It's impressive to me to see what the Post District has been able to do in what seems like record time when Station Center and Fleet Block have been stalled for years -- and with the same type of re-development plans (short to mid-rise mixed use and refurbishing old buildings).

Totally agree. I drove by today because I was surprised how far along it looked in the pics. Definitely one of the most exciting projects we have on the horizon billboards and UDOT aside.

I don't know if anyone has any info... but I'm really hoping they get a bar or two in there. The website mentions retail and restaurants so I guess we'll see

[meman]

Does anyone on this forum know if the Hyatt-Regency Hotel has actually topped out?

By my calculations there should be 1 or 2 more floors, especially on the south end of the tower because I know the south end of the tower is taller than the
north end.

Also, does anyone know what is going on with the Convexity site. There has been absolutely no activity at the site for the last week or two. I'm wondering if it might be supply chain issues?

[mattreedah]

Originally Posted by meman

Does anyone on this forum know if the Hyatt-Regency Hotel has actually topped out?

By my calculations there should be 1 or 2 more floors, especially on the south end of the tower because I know the south end of the tower is taller than the
north end.

I mean, they had a ceremony regarding it and it was in the papers, so one would assume that if not then it’d be pretty close.

https://www.ksl.com/article/50282577...-its-completed

[Reeder113]

I meant to post these pics a couple weeks ago but forgot. I apologize if these have already been posted. I don't recall seeing them.

The New Utah State Prison is almost complete. Construction should wrap up in February, with inmates being transferred to the new facility in June.



The men’s general population building is pictured at the new Utah State Prison in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.


Michael Ambre, assistant director of the state Division of Facilities Construction and Management, shows the view into a maximum security men’s unit from a control room in the new Utah State Prison in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. A guard can lock or unlock doors from the control room.


Max Beazer, American Fence installer, puts up razor wire around the new Utah State Prison in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.


Michael Ambre, assistant director of the state Division of Facilities Construction and Management, shows a munition port where tear gas can be administered in the event of a riot at the new Utah State Prison in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.


Shared rooms are pictured in a maximum security unit in the new Utah State Prison in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. There are also solitary rooms for increased security needs.


Maximum security outdoor recreation pods are pictured at the new Utah State Prison in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.


Michael Ambre, assistant director of the state Division of Facilities Construction and Management, shows a map of the new Utah State Prison, which is under construction, in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.


A medical and mental health unit is pictured at the new Utah State Prison in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. The second story is enclosed to prevent suicidal jumps.


A maximum security unit is pictured in the new Utah State Prison in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.




https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/10...lt-lake-draper

[wrendog]

Those "outdoor recreation pods" are enough to make me never want to commit a felony

[jedikermit]

Wanted to bring this podcast to your attention, the Demolished Salt Lake Podcast. It's relatively new, with a dozen full episodes and several mini episodes. It's all about the history of Salt Lake City's built environment and how it's being preserved or not preserved, etc.

https://www.facebook.com/demolishedsaltlakepodcast/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...e/id1547099331

The most recent mini episode was about the La France Apartments (the ones being torn down for the Greek Orthodox Church development). There's a lot of good history in here, they're not anti-development, but they are respecting some of what's been lost.

Some favorite episodes:

Utah's Carnegie Libraries
Utah's Territorial Insane Asylum
Utah Territorial Penitentiary (the Sugar House Prison) gets a two-parter

Anyway. Figured if anyone out there was the audience for this, it's us.

[VelvetElvis]

No clearer example of function first architecture than this citadel to the prison industrial complex. Chilling.

[Reeder113]

Strange that half of the prison pictures on my post disappeared overnight.

EDIT:// I fixed it.

[Reeder113]

Here's Blah's compilation with an updated West Quarter rendering.