No doubt, this will be a handsome tower from street level. I agree that it won't break any glass ceilings for height as viewed from a distance, but it will definitely make an impact from several angles. For example, from the northwest, it will fit nicely in between Key Bank and 111. I'm excited to see it with a lot more of the glass. The patina of the glass and the curvature is very attractive.
For future reference to those lurkers who might actually be in a position to add to Salt Lake's Skyline. IMO, this tower presented an excellent opportunity for a little mixed-use at the top. The Salt Lake market is extremely hungry for upscale highrise residential leasing. It would have been very attractive if they had added an additional 10 stories of luxury residential rental. The top ten floors would be set back in circumference from the base.
- The smaller top would mimic the base design but especially help to balance the broad girth of the base both from a height perspective and a circumference perspective.
- Of course, the added height would not be cheap, but who can argue that in Salt Lake's market there would not be plenty of high-end clientele to lease out a conservative 10 floors. Not to mention that a modest number of units set aside for the corporate occupants would come in very handy in accommodating their executive visitors.
- The location of this tower is superb. Steps from CCC and Harmon's not to mention the residential views of the Wasatch would be nothing short of jaw-dropping.
- Of course, there's a long list of emotional reasons why this tower should have been taller but bottom line it would just have made a lot of good business sense. Whatever speculation it would have been on Property Reserves part to build the taller residential addition it would have been a minuscule drop in their portfolios financial bucket when considering the return on the towers superb location. No doubt, the moderate number of units, and their excellent advantages would have been scooped up by the public very quickly if not before construction completion.
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