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Southern Metro ~ Provo

Originally Posted by Viperlord

Looking good, I found this large scale rendering at the Bowen Studios website. I love their work.

Zions Bank Financial Center - Update

Originally Posted by TonyAnderson

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From Broadway Park Lofts by saltlakedigs

September 19, 2009











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Originally Posted by SLC Projects

Salt Lake Photos from today.










Broadway Lofts Update.

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Originally Posted by Viperlord

State Street Property proposals

Pics and information from the RDA board meeting yesterday.

The site in its current condition:

Photo Credits to d_rockinslc on flickr.com

There were two submittals to the RDA for the state street property. One was from La Porte Group, and the other was from Hamilton Partners.

The RDA chose the La Porte Group as their favorite, but also kept Hamilton Partners proposal in mind in case if La Porte Group's proposal fell through.

for more information on the RDA meeting click on the link below.
http://www.slcrda.com/First/2009/BOD/101309old.pdf

read the descriptions I posted for a better understanding of the two projects. Theres some really good details in those descriptions.

La Porte Groups proposal





Hamilton Partners proposal






In closing I think that it is cool that Hamilton Partners is looking at another project already. They are looking at this project, and the Broadway Theater on Main Street. I agree when Hamilton Partners says they beleive in Downtown Salt Lake.

Also, I find it cool that Hines was part of the proposals for the Broadway theater. Hines owns some buildings here in SLC. If you look at their portfolio on their website they have a whole lot of major office towers. With Hines taking a bigger interest one can only hope for a tall tower from them someday. lol

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Southern Metro ~ Provo

Originally Posted by Wasatch_One

A friend of mine got a tour of the tower crane at the Zions Bank FC project... He is letting me link the pictures here (all photos courtesy of Austin Lindsay)

Looking back at the crane operator








Massive counterbalance weights on the back of the tower crane.




Looking NW from the new Zions Bank Financial Center in downtown Provo Utah.


Looking north from the site of the new Zions Bank FC. Off in the distance is the omnipresent Mt. Timpanogos at nearly 12,000'. On the back of that mountain lies Sundance Resort (Robert Redford owns it and lives there) The Sundance Film Festival was named after this resort on the backside of "Timp" however, the festival really takes place in Park City, about a 40 minute drive up the canyon from Provo.


10 story NuSkin corporate HQ in downtown Provo. This building began the revitalization in the late 1980's... However, the momentum has been slow until recently. Within the past 4 years there will be two new midrise towers completed and one proposed at 11 stories which could be the new tallest in the city at around 170' when complete.


Here is a rendering of the University Tower which could become the city's next tallest


Looking SSW toward the 7 story Wells Fargo Center, a mixed use building completed in 2005.


4th District courthouse in downtown Provo. Supposedly a new federal courthouse will be built soon in the immediate area.


Small shops in older historic buildings along University Ave in downtown.


Looking south down University Avenue toward the East Bay (of Utah Lake) district.


Former Novell corporate HQ on the south end of downtown. They moved their HQ to Cambridge Mass. but still have a strong workforce (1,500ish workers) in that campus.


One of the many Utah County govt buildings (Provo is the county seat)






Looking WSW from the Zions Bank project. The 9 story building is the Marriott hotel. There is a new convention center planned on the block west of it and could break ground within the next year. There are also rumors of that Marriott being torn down and a newer more up to date and taller Marriott replacing it. There is also talk of bringing in another hotel (Hilton) once the convention center is complete.


Utah Lake is off in the distance, in front of the distant mountains. Utah Lake, a fresh water lake feeds the "dead" (no outlets) Great Salt Lake 40 miles to the north. Because there are no outlets, the Great Salt Lake is something like 15X more salty than the ocean.

34,000 student BYU campus closeup. It is the second largest private university in the nation. It lies about a mile NE of downtown.




Looking NW up University Ave, the main North/South thoroughfare in Provo.


Looking WNW out toward Lake Mountain off in the distance.




Again looking north up Univ Ave with the Mt. Timpanogos massiff which is ever present from anywhere in the city. Downtown Provo sits at 4,550' above sea level and "Timp" rises almost 7,500' vertically over the north end of the city. It is a very dramatic presence because there are virtually no foothills between the valley floor and the summit.




Looking SW toward the NuSkin corporate HQ and the Marriott Hotel.


Provo City Power stacks off in the distance.


Brigham Young University (BYU) in the right center of the picture with the 12 story Spencer W Kimball tower visible.


Suburban style mall on the south end of downtown

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A little bit of South Central Downtown, September 2009 by Micah55555




















by Micah55555

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Originally Posted by Orlando

This is a children's museum that will be built at Thanksgiving Point.


http://www.ffkr.com/#boards/museum_of_curiosity

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Under Construction, SLC's Museum of Natural History




When challenged to build an iconic structure that will serve not only as a source of civic pride but also as
a tourist destination, players on a construction team rally around the goal of getting the high-profile project
done right. Add an untenable job site to the mix, and teamwork is even more essential to ensure the success
of everyone involved.

This is the attitude fostered by Big-D Construction Corp., the construction manager and general contractor for
the Utah Museum of Natural History at the Rio Tinto Center in Salt Lake City. According to Senior Project
Manager Leon Nelson, employing a team ap­proach is the only way this project will be successful.

“We’ve learned the significance of planning and the significance of teamwork,” Nelson says. “Relationships and
planning are essential to be successful in a complex project like this. It’s impossible if you don’t have it,” Nelson
adds. “But we have it, and we plan on being wildly successful.”

Construction on the project – which has a price tag of $62 million – started in October 2008, and the new museum
will be open to the public in January 2011. Big-D and the construction team, however, must deliver the project by
July 2010 to give a specialty contractor time to properly set up the exhibits.

“The owner will facilitate moving from the existing facility into the new facility,” Nelson explains. “We are building
the project as a grand endeavor, so it is a very important aspect of how it all comes together.”



Rock-Solid Site
The site for the museum is being carved out of a mountain face at the foothills of the Wasatch Range on the campus
of the University of Utah. To create the foundations, Big-D is digging out a hole in the mountain and installing a
retention soldier pile system comprised of structural steel and a slab-on-deck concrete system that will nestle into
the hill. The foundation includes walls that carry the pressure of the walls so not as much concrete is required,
according to Nelson.

The exterior of the building is comprised of a combination of concrete and copper panels, the installation of which Big-D
is self-performing. The panels will use copper from the nearby Bingham Canyon Mine, which is part of a donation valued
at more than $15 million from Kennecott, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto. It is the largest single corporate donation in the
history of the University of Utah, the museum says.

The Rio Tinto Center – which will house the museum – will be built to LEED sustainable building standards and will have
about 42,000 square feet of copper on the exterior.

“They’ll take the copper cathode, send it to a manufacturer that will add alloys with the mix, and turn it into coils and
panels,” Nelson says. “A local fabricator will modify the sheets into different copper panels with proper finishing.

“It is very complex in that regard, but it’s a cool building,” he adds. “We’ve taken a lot of steps to make sure not only
us but our subcontractors understand how the project needs to go together to fit and work so we’re on the same page.”



One of those steps has been the use of building information modeling (BIM) to create a model for all members of
the construction party. “Given the different elevations and the complexity of the projects, a model helps visualize
how it goes together,” Nelson says. “We’re also using it as a tool for other structural systems in the building.”

Sustainable Practices
The construction team has made it a priority to include sustainable design procedures for the Utah Museum of Natural
History. According to Polshek Partner­ship Architects – one of the architects of record for the project with GSBS
Architects – sustainable elements include:

• Minimal disruption to the site;
• Retention of storm water through planted roofs and detention tanks below the parking;
• Enhancement and restoration of running and hiking trails;
• High-quality indoor air;
• Use of recycled and recyclable building materials;
• Future integration of photovoltaic arrays;
• High-performance mechanical systems; and
• High-performance building envelope and glazing.
Nelson says the museum is aiming for a LEED gold certification. Big-D is crushing the existing rocky soil it has
excavated to prepare the site and using it as backfill.



Environmental Staging
Because of the environmental sensitivity of the area surrounding the site of the new museum, there are no laydown
areas for materials. This has been a major challenge for Big-D and the rest of the construction team, because a project
of this magnitude tends to require much more laydown space.

“There is zero laydown area for a typical project of that size,” Nelson explains. “We had to start in the middle of the
structure, because that’s how it’s put together, and that’s been a big challenge for us to work around.”

To address this challenge, Big-D has had to meticulously schedule the timeframes various subcontractors could spend
on the site at any given moment. “We anticipate what the trades need to perform work on the project, from batch
plants to finishing to delivery and installation,” Nelson says. “We can’t stage anything on-site, so we do some
just-in-time delivery and coordinate that aspect of the project.”

Aside from a lack of laydown space and staging issues, the biggest obstacle for the museum was getting the project
off the ground in the first place. Nelson says the original specs for the project placed the cost way beyond the initial
budget.

However, the construction team members worked together to find ways to include everything the owner wanted in
the final product. Nelson says this required refining the design and the construction processes involved to simplify
some of the complexity of the project.

“We decided to go forward and contemplate what the budget needed to be,” Nelson says. “There were difficulties
in the construction process in terms of constructability, and we worked through various issues by refining the design
and making sure it all fits.”

To bring this to fruition, the construction team met weekly as the submittal underwent a revision process, Nelson says.
These meetings included Big-D, architects and the owners.

“We worked through the complexities of the project to make it buildable and in budget and make sure it looks good,”
Nelson says. “We learned about the significance of planning and the significance of teamwork.”

There also has been constant communication on the schedule, according to Nelson. Members of the construction team
have stayed in touch through a combination of video conferencing, e-mail and face-to-face meetings.

“We have standard protocols within our company with standard meetings, and we coordinate various aspects of the
work that way,” Nelson says. “One of the key things is having the systems in place corporately,” he adds. “They seem
pretty mundane and typical of what you’ll find anywhere.”

Although this is one of Big-D’s most complex projects to date, the company at least has the comfort of familiarity
with the architect. Nelson says the company has performed millions of dollars’ worth of work with GSBS Architects –
the architect of record with Polshek Partnership Architects – and the partnership has been stronger than ever for the
Utah Museum of Natural History.

“We have a good, long history and working relationship with them,” Nelson says. “We built relationships and planning in
terms of being able to be successful on a complex project like this.”

Updates from July 2009
































Time Lapse Video:

http://www.timecam.tv/view_cam.aspx?C=F49FAFHG191C


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City Creek Updates, October 17th

Originally Posted by T-Mac

Tower 1

by T-Mac

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Who's using all the new beds, facilities?

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7...acilities.html


The new $200 million patient care pavilion at University Hospital. A large part of the funds for the addition came from bonding. (Mike Terry, Deseret News)

...By the time the new Riverton Hospital opens in early November, more than $594 million in major medical facilities will have opened or been announced along the Wasatch Front this year alone. This as word comes that Intermountain is now considering construction of a new $22 million, 50-bed hospital on 70 acres in Layton...

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City Creek Updates, October 17, 2009

Originally Posted by T-Mac

ZCMI Block

by T-Mac

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Originally Posted by Viperlord

The CityCreekLiving Website has been updated.

http://www.citycreekliving.com

The sales center now has a presence on their website
http://www.citycreekliving.com/sales.php

From the looks of it they also have a cool model of Tower 1 for show too. I know someone posted models of tower 5 awhile back, I dont think they showed the tower 1 model. Forgive me if they did.

All Photo Credits belong to CityCreekReserve Inc.

Richards Court:









Some older pics of the Regent:

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City Creek Updates - October 17, 2009

Originally Posted by T-Mac

The Regent

by T-Mac

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City Creek Updates Contd... Oct. 17, 2009

Originally Posted by T-Mac

Crossroads Block














Tower 2

by T-Mac

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Metro Salt Lake City, Autumn Spectacle Is Upon Us


Salt Lake City's Millcreek Canyon

by Tucapel

Glorious Canyons and Valleys of Metro Salt Lake City


by Eric Rolph

Little Rock Canyon, Metro Residential, (Provo)

by Aubreyguynn

Alpine Loop

MystifiedCat

American Fork Canyon ~ Silver Lake Flats

Fool-On-The-Hill

Big-Tooth Maples

Fool-On-The-Hill

Provo Canyon

Fool-On-The-Hill


by Lee Ann L.

Metro, Heber Valley, Provo River

tkellyphoto

Lee Ann L.

MystifiedCat

MystifiedCat

aubreyguynn

Lee Ann L.

SLC Metro, (Alpine/Highland)

by Janoid

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Originally Posted by Viperlord

The CityCreekLiving Website has been updated.

http://www.citycreekliving.com

The sales center now has a presence on their website
http://www.citycreekliving.com/sales.php

From the looks of it they also have a cool model of Tower 1 for show too. I know someone posted models of tower 5 awhile back, I dont think they showed the tower 1 model. Forgive me if they did.

All Photo Credits belong to CityCreekReserve Inc.

Richards Court:









Some older pics of the Regent:

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The regent's peeking through the skyline finally! Can't wait for her to Top Out.

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Updates - 222 South Main

Originally Posted by T-Mac

by T-Mac

Originally Posted by stevena07

222 South Main Building Nearly Complete
KUTV



After two years the covered construction walkway has come down, making way for a ground level view of the new 222 Main building.

Pavers painstakingly place hundreds of stones that will be the new sidewalk beneath the high rise.

The sidewalk should be open by Friday, which will give downtowners a chance to peak inside where you will see black granite walls and travertine tiled floors.

If you work up a sweat on the bike, there are half a dozen showers on the basement level.

And in the 852 stall parking garage, low emitting fuel efficient vehicles get preferred parking.

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Updates - The Regent

Originally Posted by T-Mac

by T-Mac

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Originally Posted by T-Mac

Updates - Tower 1

by T-Mac