Salt Lake City: Official Development News Thread - Part 5

[bflatflat9]

Originally Posted by wrendog

Yes. 469 feet is real though.

Spire heights are lame. I remember the rendering and I no way could I in good conscience call that a 600 footee

Height (tip) 469.16 ft.
Height (architectural) 469.16 ft.
Height (roof) 469.16 ft.

[wrendog]

Originally Posted by bflatflat9

Height (tip) 469.16 ft.
Height (architectural) 469.16 ft.
Height (roof) 469.16 ft.

There was definitely a huge spire in the rendering, but like I said, no way it should count. 469.16 feet is the final answer

[Comrade]

Even though Horbach has kept his project quiet, renderings of it appear on a Web site www.aroundslc.50megs.com, affiliated with neither E&H properties nor Zions Securities, the real estate arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

bwaha my old website! I felt pretty accomplished when I was the first to break the news with a rendering. That was some guerilla journalism back in the day! Man, the 50megs site even still redirects to my old GeoCities website. Ah, the memories!

That building would have been interesting, no doubt about it. I think it would've been extremely divisive as a tower but also one that definitely would become a landmark that could be easily associated with Salt Lake if you just randomly saw it (like the Cash Register Building in Denver).

[Blah_Amazing]

https://citizenportal.slcgov.com/Cit...howInspection=
https://citizenportal.slcgov.com/Cit...howInspection=
https://citizenportal.slcgov.com/Cit...howInspection=
https://citizenportal.slcgov.com/Cit...howInspection=

Demolition filings have been made for the 218 unit Alta Vue affordable housing project.

BSL Article on Alta Vue

[Blah_Amazing]

https://citizenportal.slcgov.com/Cit...howInspection=

Demolition permits have been filed for the current SAPA building

Location: 730 South State Street

This is to make way for their new headquarters.


Source


Source

Full size original Rendering:

[Blah_Amazing]

Demolition permits have been filed for:

1955 North Temple
(The old Wells Fargo Building)



and 1971 North Temple



to make way for the 7 building Village at North Station project. The two properties were not part of the original plan, but have since been absorbed by the large apartment complex.

Original project rendering as part of the project's Design Review

[Blah_Amazing]

^^
Seeing so much surface parking as part of the The Villages at North Station project across the street from a transit stop still makes me sick.

[Comrade]

Originally Posted by Blah_Amazing

https://citizenportal.slcgov.com/Cit...howInspection=

Demolition permits have been filed for the current SAPA building

Location: 730 South State Street

This is to make way for their new headquarters.


Source


Source

Full size original Rendering:

Looks like the only building they're demolishing is the Deluxe Tattoo Building, which is really the coolest building on that site. The rest appear to remain based on the rendering:



Kinda bummed. I've always liked that little tattoo building.

Also, here's a little more realistic rendering lmao because I don't know what the fuck background they're using there:

[Ironweed]

I really like your input Mr. Amazing. The eighties were fun for me generally, but not good for downtown. The videos you provided really help illuminate the incentives for building back then. There is no question that some of the building that took place downtown at that time was not thought through.

I feel your analysis could be very accurate for the city's future.

As you mentioned, an important issue that could derail everything would be economic instability. Inflation is starting to surge throughout the economy.

That could be a real problem shortly.

[bob rulz]

Originally Posted by Blah_Amazing

Will be fascinating to see how many are completed in the 2020s. By my count, we already have at least 7 UC or proposed.

Under construction:
- 95 State
- CCH
- Liberty Sky

Proposed
- Astra Tower
- 370 S West Temple
- Worthington Tower
- Main Street Tower

All of these seem at least 75% likely to happen IMO - and that's only by about 2023-2024. Correct me if I'm missing any (unfortunately I think 255 S State falls just barely under the 50 meter level).

Now if Salt Lake City would raise some height limits, we could see more of those towers in the 50-75 meter range pop up quickly, not to mention the 375ft ceiling in the D-1 zone.

[Blah_Amazing]

https://citizenportal.slcgov.com/Cit...howInspection=

https://citizenportal.slcgov.com/Cit...howInspection=

Some additional demolition permits have been filed to make way for Izzy North.

[Blah_Amazing]

https://citizenportal.slcgov.com/Cit...howInspection=

Location: 817 S 200 W

A Commercial Building Permit has been filed for a project called 'Block 8 Lofts' which will be a 20 unit Apartment building.

[Blah_Amazing]

https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/546-...y-UT/22953271/

Another Granary District Opportunity Zone site is for sale.

Location: 546 W 600 S

2.98 Acres of Commercial Land



Another property to file in the back of your mind as a place that may get redeveloped into something.

[Blah_Amazing]

Originally Posted by bob rulz

Will be fascinating to see how many are completed in the 2020s. By my count, we already have at least 7 UC or proposed.

Under construction:
- 95 State
- CCH
- Liberty Sky

Proposed
- Astra Tower
- 370 S West Temple
- Worthington Tower
- Main Street Tower

All of these seem at least 75% likely to happen IMO - and that's only by about 2023-2024. Correct me if I'm missing any (unfortunately I think 255 S State falls just barely under the 50 meter level).

Now if Salt Lake City would raise some height limits, we could see more of those towers in the 50-75 meter range pop up quickly, not to mention the 375ft ceiling in the D-1 zone.

There is also the towers that are planned as part of The West Quarter Phase II. After Astra Tower, it's the second phase of The West Quarter and I am most interested to see come to fruition.

Does anyone have any updates on the Post Office in RWP by any chance?

[Blah_Amazing]

Originally Posted by Ironweed

I really like your input Mr. Amazing. The eighties were fun for me generally, but not good for downtown. The videos you provided really help illuminate the incentives for building back then. There is no question that some of the building that took place downtown at that time was not thought through.

I feel your analysis could be very accurate for the city's future.

As you mentioned, an important issue that could derail everything would be economic instability. Inflation is starting to surge throughout the economy.

That could be a real problem shortly.

Yeah, we will have to wait and see with inflation. Hopefully it will drop to normal after a quarter or two.

[Atlas]

One of the applicants for the vacant SL city council position (Mark Fife) mentioned and endorsed the Rio Grande Plan in his pitch to the council yesterday. He wasn't ultimately selected for the job but it was still fun to see the idea brought up publicly in front of the council

For those that might have missed it, Hatman gave a quick update a few days ago on r/DevelopmentSLC:

Originally Posted by u/themanwhowearsnohat

My collaborator and I have made a few informal presentations (zoom meetings with slides) to members of the Downtown Alliance, Salt Lake city managers, the WFRC, some UTA planning folks, and several presentations to the Salt Lake City council. I've been super impressed with the responses we've got. Everyone seems to get more enthusiastic the more they learn about the plan.

There are several members of the Salt Lake City Council who seem particularly excited, and there is talk of a formal feasibility study, led by the city. The common concern, though, is where the money will come from. No single institution we have talked to has that kind of money, nor the authority to allocate public money on this scale. Basically, a project like the Rio Grande Plan will take leadership and funding from the state legislature, so that is where I will be spending my efforts.

If you are a fan of the Rio Grande Plan, you can be very helpful by writing to your state elected representatives, and let them know 1) what it is and 2) that you support it. With enough public support, I'm reasonably confident that this plan could actually happen sometime - possibly even before the Olympics return to Salt Lake City.

[SLCPolitico]

Originally Posted by Blah_Amazing

Demolition permits have been filed for:

and 1971 North Temple

Does anyone have any insight on KRCL's plans? Are they closing down or moving the station?

[RC14]

Tower crane at Brineshore site:

[RC14]

More photos taken this evening:

Hyatt Regency:


West Quarter:

[bob rulz]

Originally Posted by Blah_Amazing

There is also the towers that are planned as part of The West Quarter Phase II. After Astra Tower, it's the second phase of The West Quarter and I am most interested to see come to fruition.

I'm also excited for the West Quarter Phase II, but I don't feel like I should include it in that list until we get something more concrete. I'm also holding out hope that they raise the height of the towers in Phase II.