Another project called the "Sugarmont Apartments" (4 stories, 77 units) has been submitted to design review. This is what is planned for that vacant lot on the northeast corner of 900 E and Sugarmont Dr. that has been fenced off for a few weeks.
Excellent! More urban housing next to the streetcar line.
Am I missing something? Are there two Sugarmonts now, or is the first Sugarmont changing its name?
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Another project called the "Sugarmont Apartments" (4 stories, 77 units) has been submitted to design review. This is what is planned for that vacant lot on the northeast corner of 900 E and Sugarmont Dr. that has been fenced off for a few weeks.
Am I missing something? Are there two Sugarmonts now, or is the first Sugarmont changing its name?
Saw the Sugarmont name in the attachment, but given the picture I’d wager these will be called the 900 Element Apartments, right? Just throwing it out there.
Can't see it too well in this pic, but the external cladding is starting to go up on the larger building in the Exchange. The east building (left one in the picture) is looking like it might be complete and ready for occupancy around the new year.
SALT LAKE CITY — As she opened the new supporting housing complex named in her honor, cutting a celebratory ribbon and hearing her virtues extolled by the likes of Utah’s governor, longtime homeless advocate Pamela Atkinson insisted the day be focused on the people the building will help — her friends.
“This really isn’t about me,” she said. “I just want to focus for a little bit on the people who are going to be living here, the people for whom this building came to fruition. And that’s our homeless friends and our low-income friends.”
The newly finished Pamela’s Place Apartments, located at 525 S. 500 West, is a five-story facility that will function as a permanent supportive housing complex for those in need, with a specific focus on helping people with disabilities.
To celebrate the building’s opening, officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the lobby Tuesday, introducing the facility to media and the public.
Atkinson was chosen as the building’s namesake in recognition of her years of humanitarian service and advocacy for the city’s homeless population. Comparing her to Mother Teresa, Herbert praised her caring and generous nature.
“When Jesus said in the New Testament, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself,’ Pamela not only understands the words, but she in fact shows that by her actions,” he said. “She does love her neighbors as herself and does everything she can to help improve their situation.”
The housing itself consists of 100 units and will provide indefinite shelter to Salt Lake City’s homeless population. The “permanent” label “doesn’t mean people live here forever,” explained Daniel Nackerman, the executive director of the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City, during the ceremony, “but it does mean they don’t have to worry about being evicted or displaced.”
Ninety-five of the units are for persons with disabilities, including 10 for the physically handicapped, and five are for the homeless or nearly homeless.
In addition to the housing, the complex will offer a bevy of services to its tenants, including counseling, mental health services, physical health services and access to a psychiatrist — which Nackerman called “super unusual” for such facilities.
The building will have a clinic on its first floor run by Sacred Circle Healthcare, which is owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation.
“Some of the magical part of the funding is actually the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation,” Nackerman said. “By funding the services, that really makes this project very unusual, even nationwide.”
Staff will be available to assist tenants 24/7.
“That’s the beauty of this center, the vision of Pamela, that we will be able to provide the support necessary,” said Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson in her speech at the ceremony.
“We continue to be in a journey with homelessness,” she added. “It is an evolving need, as was mentioned. What we do know is that permanent supportive housing is very, very much a priority and key to self-sufficiency and success of our homeless population.”
In providing these “extensive support services,” officials hope such facilities help people not only get off the streets but also address the reasons behind their homelessness as well.
After all, changing one’s life is a lot easier when you have a bed and a shower and protection from the sometimes harsh Utah elements.
“We recognize that a housing-first philosophy is a part of correcting the problem of homelessness. Again, it’s not a matter of people having to earn their way to get into a housing project and get housing. It’s a matter of us helping the situation by if people have substance abuse problems, by treating the substance abuse — have them get past their addictions,” Herbert said. “All of that is more achievable if you have a home, if you have a roof over your head and a place of shelter.”
The ribbon-cutting ceremony featured several government speakers, including the in-person speeches by Herbert and Wilson, and virtual thoughts recorded and delivered by Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, who was particularly impressed by the building.
“What a beautiful facility,” Stewart said in his remarks. “Pamela’s Place is such a great beacon of hope for so many people. And it’s taken so much work and the dedicated efforts of so many of you to bring this beautiful facility so it’s not just a dream — it’s actually something that is going to help and bless the lives of people.”
The building’s construction took less than two years to complete and cost around $11 million, according to Nackerman. It was nearly all publicly funded, with the Utah Housing Corporation providing more than half of the money and the Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency, Federal Home Loan Banks, the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund and National Housing Trust Fund contributing.
Nackerman also identified Goldman Sachs and Zions Bank as entities that were helpful in establishing the center.
“This one was relatively low-cost,” he said about the facility, “partly because of this long, narrow configuration, partly because the units are quite small. But we are very proud of how low the costs are compared to other tax-credit sites.”
“We’re not going to make any money on this project, and that’s fine with us,” he added. “We didn’t intend to from day one. We think the mission speaks for itself.”
Pamela’s Place was put together by developer Housing Assistance Management Enterprise, and the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City. Together, the two “promote and provide over 10,000 individuals affordable housing in the Salt Lake Valley.”
And they’re not planning on stopping anytime soon, with the groundbreaking for another facility coming on Oct. 18, according to Nackerman.
“We will just keep building and buying until there’s enough homes for everyone who needs them,” he said.
New project proposed at 156 E 900 South. 4 floors & 57 residential units.
I believe this is directly across from where the recently completed Maven Townhomes are located.
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· 57 qty. 1 bed 1 bath apartments (600 S.F.) on levels 2, 3, &4
· 6 qty. Shelled Retail spaces fronting 900 S and Edison St. on level 1
· 1 qty. Shelled Restaurant space footing 900 S. on level 1
· Parking Garage on level 1 (30)
· Off-Street parking along Edison Street in property (8)
· On-Street parking along 900 S (9)
· Adjacent Parking to remain in property (26)
· 3 qty. Rooftop amenities (Tenant Courtyard + Tenant Balcony + Semi Public Restaurant Rooftop) on level 2.
· Public Gathering & Food Truck Area on Edison in front Storefronts
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The Project site is located at 156 East 900 South, Salt Lake City, Utah. The site constitutes approximately 26,000 square feet, the majority of that site is occupied by the existing 2-story structure that was built in 1963 and has been in use consistently since its initial construction. The proposed project adds 2 additional stories and rooftop to the existing structure to create a mixed use development within the program described above. The property also includes an adjacent 26 stall parking lot 158 feet away from the property. This adjacent property will remain as-is.
The Maven Lofts proposal is to maintain the existing building footprint and most of the existing exterior walls and build on top of it. For this specific reason we would like to request the required setback to be waived.
The Development is compatible with the Master plan of the Commercial Corridor, proposing a mix of land use, residential and commercial, with design and materials fitting the neighborhood buildings. Most
of the North elevation is Storefront (45%), facilitating pedestrian’s interest and interaction with the commercial part of the building.
The proposed structure is fifteen feet (44’-11”) above the allowed height for the district. (Not exceeding the Maximum additional height established by Chapter 21A.59 Design Review Process) Allowing this height variance results in an additional floor of apartments bringing more community to the area. Also in order to preserve a reduced scale along 900 S, the new additional levels that face 900 S step back several feet, allowing the new building to integrate better with the scale of the adjacent structures improving the site layout and building amenities.
In Order to obtain the Maximum Additional Height the Landscape area will have to be increased ten percent of the area of the additional floor.
I love the Maven Lofts! They have active use, unique design/architecture, rooftop garden. A great addition to the neighborhood.
Agree Always Sunny. Maven has been doing some nice work in each of their developments. Always different never cookie-cutter. Cool how they'll be converting the current store into the new mixed-use commercial/residential
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Also, Pamela's Place did a great job in choice of materials. Thanks Blah_Amazing for the great updates. I've been wondering about Marmalade. That is going to really be a game changer for that area, which is already seeing some good progress.
I don't agree with Building Salt Lake's assessment of the zoning in the Granary District. I've brought this issue up before and compared it with other cities before. I believe very firmly that almost all of these projects should go through a Design Review process. This is the way that the city and community can have a say at how the architecture and development develops.
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The Granary District is stuck in outdated zoning that won’t be changing anytime soon
While the CG General Commercial zone that covers the Granary is flexible, it forces many developments needing height increases and yard size reductions into the design review and planned development processes.
Three of those new developments are showcased below.
Both city planners and developers complain that design review and planned development costs them dearly in money and time. Yet the city’s planning office says there are no immediate plans to remedy the situation by updating the Granary’s zoning ordinance and map
Just had an earthquake here in the Downtown/Central L.A. area. Short maybe 15 to 20 seconds, probably shallow, but quite violent. It was pretty spooky how it approached. Like a weird warning, you could feel it coming very mildly, and then a sudden bang and a few seconds of wild jerking.
Speaking of container developments, can we get an update on this on 5th West?
Hey Orlando, This was the latest photo taken on July 29th from Facebook. Pamela's Place pictured in the background and Ecobox in the foreground. I imagine they've made some vertical progress since this pic was taken. I noticed in those Deseret News photos of Sept 15th opening of Pamela's Place, you can see a glimpse to the right of Ecobox. They're apparently at least up to the 2nd floor. Maybe, if someone is in the area they can grab a couple of pics with their phone.