SALT LAKE CITY | Development Thread

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Southern Metro


http://wallaroomedia.com

Orem's economic development is back at pre-recession levels

http://www.heraldextra.com/news/loca...b1971c06d.html

Genelle Pugmire - The Daily Herald

OREM -- Economic development in the city is coming along nicely, but when the State Street Master Plan is ready, city leaders are saying watch out.

“We’re going to see things pick up when the State Street Master Plan is completed,” said Ryan Clark, Orem's economic development manager. “We’re also seeing the effects of the catalyst of University Place.”

Steve Downs, city spokesman, said he hopes the State Street Master Plan will be adopted no later than July. Before then, residents will have at least two more chances to attend an open house on the plan and share their thoughts
and ideas...

...“Picture such a change from the State Street you see now,” Downs said.

Many developers aren’t waiting on State Street. There are a number of housing and business build-outs going on right now.

According to Clark, there are 885 units under construction, and many other developers have submitted site plans.

Two large projects are causing a lot of interest. They include the Wasatch project on Center Street, featuring townhomes and stacked apartments with two retail spaces right off Interstate 15, and the Parkway Lofts, featuring 332 apartments near the Utah Transit Authority intermodal hub on the west side of I-15 near Wolverine Crossing.

“Everything that dropped dead during the recession is back,” Clark said.

There is a 38,000-square-foot office building being built by an alarm security company at 450 North and 1500 West in the Bunker Business Park. The company is new to Orem and will offer several good-paying jobs.

Great Western Supply Store is also constructing its first location in Utah County, a 43,000-square-foot building in the business park.

“This shows the strength of our industrial growth,” Downs said.

“Orem can have a place for all sizes of companies -- for ones that are here and ones that are finding a place to grow here in Orem. Smith’s (at Center Street and State Street) will be doing a $4 million remodel in August.”...

...For those who like the Corner Bakery establishments in Salt Lake City, get ready. One is opening on the last restaurant pad in front of Target and across from Taco Bell in the parking lot at Center Street and Orem Boulevard.

Outback Restaurant recently opened its new standalone restaurant in the parking lot at the University Crossings Plaza. That clears the path for Nordstrom Rack to begin its build-out in the plaza. The Mattress Firm has also opened its new store in the same plaza location.

RC Willey will open at University Place in April, making way for its old building at University Parkway and Main Street to transition into an Ashley Furniture store.

Construction will also be completed in the next couple of months on the new triple threat of Starbucks, Chipotle, and Potbelly Sandwich Shop in the south parking lot of University Place.

Clark said there is also going to be a lot of opportunity for retail on the west side of the city, including the building of Class A offices along I-15.

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Southern Metro


March 22nd - Downtown Provo

Originally Posted by Hatman

Copper rain gutters aren't original, but look pretty cool anyway.


The green covers on the fences are coming down, giving us some idea of how the Temple will interface with the rest of the city. I love how they kept the big trees standing even when the whole place was torn up for construction. Good job there!






Looking across the street (University Avenue and Center Street)




April 17th - Startup Crossing
Daylight Savings made it difficult to get pictures of Startup Crossing (no complaints against DST, just the facts), but today I saw that a scaffolding was set up around the building. Hopefully the outside finishing work will begin soon. I really do like this building, probably more for its location than any actual merit in architecture. It makes such a good first-impression of Provo for anyone who arrives by train.

Pics By Hatman

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Downtown


Nashville leaders visit Salt Lake City for ideas

THE TENNESSEAN - Jamie McGee Reporting

http://www.tennessean.com/story/mone...deas/26399951/


(Photo: (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File))


Salt Lake City is booming.

The city and its state have become fixtures on top rankings for business climate, income, population, job and tech sector growth. Amid Salt Lake's thriving economy and increasing number of residents, comes growing pains — meeting the education needs of a diverse population and ensuring an adequate supply of affordable homes.

"The overall impact is absolutely fabulous for us," Salt Lake Mayor Ralph Becker said. "The challenge is to maintain the quality of life and improve the quality of life wherever we can while we are dealing with this growth."

Sound familiar?

On Sunday, nearly 120 Nashville leaders flew to Salt Lake City to study how the city and region are tackling the same problems Nashville faces. They are corporate executives, educators, developers, transit directors, hotel managers, bankers, elected officials and mayoral candidates, each taking notes on how the Western city's approach could translate locally.

The representatives, each members of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, will travel throughout the Salt Lake City area during the next three days, and they've allowed this Tennessean columnist to tag along. We will hear from more than 50 civic and business leaders on Salt Lake City's approach to a range of issues — affordable housing, education, immigration, homelessness and, in particular, transportation — with the goal of bringing back insights that could help shape Nashville's future...

..."It seemed like a perfect city for the things we are also interested in," said Mike Shmerling, chairman of investment holding company XMi Holdings and vice chairman of the chamber's board who is leading the chamber trip.

Salt Lake City's advanced transit system began with a 16-mile stretch of light rail in 1999. The now 140-mile system carries 64,000 individuals on average per weekday and provides 25 percent of the transportation to downtown Salt Lake, according to Steve Meyer, Utah Transit Authority chief development officer...

..."It has transformed the way people get around in the whole region," said Becker, who will address the Nashville representatives Tuesday. He said the city is still advancing its system to make travel more efficient. "Today, almost anyone couldn't imagine what this region would be like without the rail being here."

What to learn from Salt Lake City

Transit

The 140-mile system carries 85,300 individuals on average per weekday and provides 25 percent of the transportation to downtown Salt Lake, 35 percent of the trips to the University of Utah. Also underway is an effort to expand the street cars lines in downtown Utah.

Homelessness

Since 2005, the Utah strategy has been "housing first." That means an individual who is chronically homeless is eligible for housing programs before establishing sobriety. Chronic homelessness has since declined 72 percent. Total homelessness has dropped by 9.4 percent from 2013.

Affordable Housing

As of February, a new initiative is underway to develop or preserve 5,000 affordable housing units over the next five years that includes incentives for developers, low-cost loans and tax credits.

Emphasis on Inclusion

In 2010, business, government and community leaders created the Utah Compact, a document calling for reasonable and humane responses to immigration in the wake of more draconian actions in Arizona. As the area continues to diversify, with a growing refugee community, government and private leaders have continued to emphasize the importance of including its newer populations in policy decisions.

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Salt Lake City Proper - Sugar House


S-Line Townhomes are framed out

By Isaac Riddle - For more information and pictures on this and other projects go to: THE SLC BLOG http://www.theslcblog.org/author/iriddle81gmail-com/


A streetcar passes the townhomes near 800 East. Photo by Isaac Riddle.

...The townhome project is the first new residential development built directly on the S-Line streetcar and greenway since the line opened in December of 2013. The three-story townhomes are fully framed out and construction could be completed by mid to late summer.

Sego Homes, known for building energy-efficient townhomes in Daybreak, is the developer of the project. The townhomes were built to directly engage with the S-Line. The development required approval by the Planning Commission to build without direct street frontage. Instead of having the front of the homes face the street, the townhomes will directly face the streetcar and greenway with a rear street accessing the first floor garages off 800 East...


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Salt Lake City Proper - Sugar House


Legacy Village - Site Prep Begins

Western States Lodging, LLC, announces its newest project, Legacy Village of Sugar House. Strategically located in Sugar House, Utah, Legacy Village of Sugar House will be a state-of-the-art, high-rise senior living community. The community will provide senior housing and care for upcoming baby-boomers as well as create numerous jobs in Salt Lake County. The high-rise center will be located at approximately 1214 East Wilmington Avenue in Sugar House, Utah, and will include prime retail space, a parking structure, with additional levels dedicated to senior housing and services. Conveniently located near University of Utah Hospital, medical and dental offices, Sugar House Park, shops and restaurants, Legacy Village of Sugar House will set a high standard for the design and planning of senior housing in Salt Lake City and other metropolitan areas. Legacy Village will serve three distinct senior living market segments—Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care. The community will provide extensive services to each of its residents. Residents will enjoy daily activities, restaurant-style dining, beautifully decorated living areas and a variety of apartment floor plans—all in a home-like setting. For those who need additional help, specially-trained caregivers will provide assistance with medications and other activities of daily living. WSLM Partner, Paul Fairholm states, “Legacy Village of Sugar House will provide a valuable service to our residents, their families and the local community. It is an exciting time of growth for our company. To be involved from the ground up in such a development is truly a feather in our cap.” Legacy Village of Sugar House will be the eleventh senior community built and managed by Western States Lodging & Management... http://wslm.biz/news/press-release-l...ge-sugar-house

Originally Posted by Viperlord

Sugarhouse - Legacy Village rendering:

http://www.colmenagroup.com/wp-conte...-Rendering.jpg

Originally Posted by Future Mayor

They are making room for what I'm estimating will be the new tallest in Sugarhouse, 4 floors of parking and 6 floors of residential.

Pic By Future Mayor


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Salt Lake City Proper - Sugar House


Wilmington Gardens exemplifies community focused design - http://www.slcitynews.com/in-picture...ocused-design/


By Isaac Riddle - For more information and pictures on this and other projects go to: THE SLC BLOG http://www.theslcblog.org/author/iriddle81gmail-com/


The Sugar House neighborhood in Salt Lake City already has abundant open space, including the City’s largest park and multiple public plazas. The neighborhood is setting the standard for incorporating open space with private development. The Wilmington Gardens development, on the 1200 East block of Wilmington Avenue, shows how private development can enhance the surrounding neighborhood through good design and providing public amenities.

At the center of the recently completed, development is a public plaza that connects Wilmington Avenue to Hidden Hollow.

The Sugar House project includes two mixed-use buildings that are two and seven-stories respectively, 212 residential units, ground floor retail, administration and academic space for Westminster College and modern town-homes fronting Hidden Hollow park...


The southwest corner of Wilmington Gardens. Photo by Isaac Riddle.


The Wilmington Gardens Development opens to Hidden Hollow park. Photo by Isaac Riddle.


The townhome portion of the Wilmington Gardens Development as seen from Hidden Hollow. Photo by Isaac Riddle.


The public plaza at the center of the Wilmington Gardens development as seen from Hidden Hollow. Photo by Isaac Riddle.


The main building in Wilmington Gardens includes student housing for Westminster College. Photo by Isaac Riddle.


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Central Metro


Real Salt Lake: Minor league stadium deal with West Valley City in closing stages
By CHRISTOPHER KAMRANI | The Salt Lake Tribune

"The deal between Hansen and West Valley City is in its closing stages, Zarkos said. An official announcement is expected within the next 30 to 45 days with the hopes of breaking ground on the stadium sometime in August. A construction timeline is anticipated to last 14 months, start to finish.

"Pretty much, the deal's done," Zarkos said. "It's just getting the structure done right for taxation benefits. For all intents and purposes, we're good … It's moving full bore."

More:
http://www.sltrib.com/sports/2465114...league-stadium




Courtesy | Real Salt Lake Renderings of the proposed 8,000-seat minor league soccer stadium near the entertainment district in West Valley City.


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Central Metro



Panorama Shots of MLS Stadium - Real Salt Lake

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The Wasatch Front is gaining multifamily dwellings at a pace unseen for more than a generation.

"We've never seen so much new construction in Salt Lake," said Sage Sawyer, a principal at EquiMark. The last boom even comparable was 30 years ago, he said, when apartment building accelerated as the U.S. came out of a global economic recession in the early 1980s.

By Tony Semerad - The Salt Lake Tribune
http://www.sltrib.com/news/2287838-1...aking-history-

The Wasatch Front apartment-building wave continues to make history while also contributing billions of dollars to the local economy, new numbers indicate.

One industry report says the region is gaining multifamily dwellings at a pace unseen for more than a generation. Separate research estimates the financial benefits from new apartment construction, property management and spending by incoming renters at about $2.7 billion for Salt Lake City just in 2013, cash that supported more than 24,800 jobs.

"It's definitely a boom time," said Paul Smith, executive director of the Utah Apartment Association. ..

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Construction is ongoing at Enclave at 1400, a 210-unit complex in Salt Lake City, Friday March 13, 2015. New numbers show the Wasatch Front's apartment-building boom continues to make history while also contributing billions of dollars to the local economy.

The state's healthy economy and steady population growth have combined with a national downturn in home ownership and shifts in preferences for mobility and urban living as a vast cohort of younger adults known as millennials form their own households. Up against rising prices on single-family houses, tighter lending rules and lagging incomes, many are opting to rent instead of buy, at least in the short term.

After a decade of adding an average of 1,223 new apartments annually, the greater Salt Lake City area could see up to eight times that many units come online in the next three years, according to EquiMark, which tracks the industry in Utah.

Nearly 4,839 apartments are under construction in Salt Lake County alone and work will start on an additional 6,484 units in the next 18 months. Together, those new dwellings amount to about 10 percent of Salt Lake County's existing inventory of 120,389 multifamily rental units.

Another 9,944 apartments are either planned or under construction across Davis, Utah and Weber counties, EquiMark said. Researchers documented 122 apartment projects being built or proposed across the four-county area, each with scores to hundreds of units apiece.

"We've never seen so much new construction in Salt Lake," said Sage Sawyer, a principal at EquiMark. The last boom even comparable was 30 years ago, he said, when apartment building accelerated as the U.S. came out of a global economic recession in the early 1980s.

In Salt Lake County, the new construction is focused in Salt Lake City's downtown, cities in the south end of the valley and along light-rail lines...

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_____________________________________________Springtime, Along Salt Lake City's Wasatch Front CSA


Looking Southeast from the Southern Portion of the Central Metro

http://utahlandowners.com



____________________________________________________Update - The AIR URBAN CENTER

Originally Posted by KPBDEV

Hi,

As promised, below represents our final design selection for AUC. After looking at countless ideas I feel we have something iconic coming to SLC (both in design and services/offering).

We will have some big announcements coming soon, including the hotel group we have chosen (you will not be disappointed). The following renderings are not final quality, but provide
a good overview of the design/layout. In the next month we should have complete renderings, which will include the materials/skins and other design related details. Many details that
will warm up our design are still forth coming. AUC will project high energy at street-level, yet will be warm and inviting when completed (details are not yet shown in these preliminary
renderings).

Special thanks going out to our Architects/IBI, who I believe have done an amazing job at coming up with an original and beautiful design for AUC!

We are very close to having all of the pieces to get AUC underway ...

Cheers, Ken

AUC Corner 400S & West Temple



AUC 400S (East Facing)



AUC Hotel Courtyard



AUC Pooltop Day



AUC Pooltop Night



AUC Sidewalk View



AUC Rooftop Overview

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An inside look at the Eccles Theater


Isaac Riddle - April 24, 2015 - Developments, Downtown, Salt Lake City, Under Construction - http://www.slcitynews.com/in-picture...ccles-theater/


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By Isaac Riddle - For more information and pictures on this and other projects go to: THE SLC BLOG http://www.theslcblog.org/author/iriddle81gmail-com/

The Eccles Theater is still a year away from completion, but the impact of the theater on the downtown area can already be felt. The theater provides multiple access points to Main and Regent Streets, and three-floors of glass walls that open up to Main Street and the downtown skyline. The Eccles theater includes a 2,500-seat main hall, a third-floor terrace, patron and VIP lounge areas, black box theater, rehearsal space and several public gathering spaces.

Construction on the Eccles Theater and the adjacent 111 Main, will be completed late summer of 2016. The theater will share a lobby with the 24-story, 111 Main office tower. The theater will have a soft opening early fall of 2016, with the first show expected November of next year.


The 111 Tower as seen from the second floor of the Eccles Theater. Photo by Isaac Riddle.


The lobby of the Eccles Theater. Photo by Isaac Riddle.


The main stage area of the theater. Photo by Isaac Riddle.


The balcony seating in the main theater. Photo by Isaac Riddle.


View of downtown from the third-floor terrace. The terrace will be open to the public and available for events. Photo by Isaac Riddle.


View of downtown from the third-floor terrace. The terrace will be open to the public and available for events. Photo by Isaac Riddle.


The Eccles Theater and 111 Main as seen from Main Street. Photo by Isaac Riddle.

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Downtown Update - 111 Tower - Utah Performing Arts Center and Regent Street


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http://111mainslc.com








________________________________________________________Utah Performing Arts Center and 111 Tower


________ ...Lead architects, Cesar Pelli and Mitch Hirsch explained in detail the design, which will include a three-balcony, opera house configuration for the seating area and a large,
________four-story “Winter Garden” lobby with glass exterior facing Main St. They also touted the fact that the theater building will have no “back”. With pedestrian passages from Main St. to Regent St,
________a public plaza in front of the truck loading docks, and a rejuvenated Regent St full of nightlife and daytime action, the NPAC will be a driving force in activating downtown, on the blocks to
________the immediate south of the spectacular new City Creek Center...

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Originally Posted by SLC2GeorgetownU

NOW FOR THE ACTUAL TECHNICAL DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN!!!!!...(and just to add, this is actually really cool, I RULE for finding it.)

HERE ARE THE LINKS

https://prezi.com/wu-fyrihjq6x/111-south-main/

https://prezi.com/agv9fhji53qo/111-s...ake-city-utah/

ENJOY!!!

City unveils new plans for downtown Regent Street by 111 Tower & EPAC Theater

Jason Lee, Deseret News

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...y-theater.html

Becker and other city administrators unveiled the new schematic design plans for the Regent Street block located on the east side of the new Eccles Theater, between 100 South and
200 South.


Artist rendering of view from 200 South of proposed Regent Street redevelopment project aimed at making the mid-block connector between City Creek and
the Gallivan Center a place to “gather, discover and connect.” (Salt Lake City)

The project would include retail and dining establishments, a public plaza, along with custom landscape architecture throughout the common areas. While the street would still be
accessed by motor vehicle traffic, the area would also be accessible to pedestrians and could be converted to pedestrian-only access for events such as concerts, Becker explained.

“Since I took office, a primary object is to make downtown a gathering place for the region — and have it be a true welcoming environment for people seeking all kinds of activities that you
can really only find in the downtown area,” he said. “We see this as part of what we are doing to make this the 'cultural core' of the region.”...


Artist rendering of view from 100 South of proposed Regent Street redevelopment project aimed at making the mid-block connector between City Creek and the
Gallivan Center a place to “gather, discover and connect.” (Salt Lake City)

...The redevelopment project is aimed at attracting more people into downtown and generating a distinctive experience that can’t happen anywhere else, said STRUCK agency's Brent Watts,
who is part of the creative design team for the Regent Street project.

“We want to create a 'branded' experience,” he said, adding that besides gathering and dining, the corridor will include local artists and local shops.

“We want sizeable, small-scale retail shops on the street,” Watts said. “That’s important.”...


Salt Lake City redevelopment project aimed at making the mid-block connector of Regent Street between City Creek and the Gallivan Center a place to
“gather, discover and connect.” (Salt Lake City)



Timeline Updates

April 21st

Originally Posted by EPdesign

Pic By EPdesign



April 21st

Originally Posted by airhero

Work has begun on the portion of 111 hanging over the PAC

Pic By Airhero



April 26th

Originally Posted by CofIKid

They have been working on raising the tower crane all weekend.

Pic By CofIKid



May 1st

Originally Posted by s.p.hansen

Pics By S.P.Hansen



May 8th

Originally Posted by s.p.hansen

The retail and restaurant portion of the theater is really progressing at a nice pace!

Pic By S.P.Hansen


May 15th

Originally Posted by AllOutOfBubbleGum

As Woody would say, "Reach for the Sky"

Pics By AllOutOfBubbleGum


May 25th

Originally Posted by SLCdude

111 Tower overhanging Eccles Theater


Another view
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Pics By SLCdude

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Downtown Update


From hookers to headlines to hip, Salt Lake City block about to make news again



Deseret News Images


By TONY SEMERAD | The Salt Lake Tribune | First Published Apr 26 2015 08:24AM

A once-notorious Salt Lake City back street appears destined for some artistic respectability.

Right next to construction of the new performing-arts center on Main Street, the city is launching a $12.8 million face-lift for Regent Street, Orpheum Avenue and a disused service alley off Main to be dubbed Regent Walk.

If the plans come true, the renovation will transform what was once called Commercial Street — home to the city's red-light district, complete with brothels, taprooms, gambling halls and later, several newspapers — into the nexus of an emerging downtown arts district.

The project is meant as an appealing complement to the $110 million, 2,500-seat George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater, under construction at 135 S. Main St., while adding an inviting and walkable north-south corridor between the Gallivan Center and City Creek Center.

Initial work begins in May on converting the run-down midblock segments — tucked between Main and State streets and stretching from 100 South to 200 South — into an intersecting trio of tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly thoroughfares with retail shops, restaurants and a public plaza.

The aim is to have city upgrades, new public art and a series of city-subsidized improvements by private property owners in place when the Eccles playhouse opens in 2016.
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(more at the article, including four renderings...)

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Salt Lake City Proper - Sugar House


Wilmington Gardens exemplifies community focused design - http://www.slcitynews.com/in-picture...ocused-design/


By Isaac Riddle - For more information and pictures on this and other projects go to: THE SLC BLOG http://www.theslcblog.org/author/iriddle81gmail-com/


The Sugar House neighborhood in Salt Lake City already has abundant open space, including the City’s largest park and multiple public plazas. The neighborhood is setting the standard for incorporating open space with private development. The Wilmington Gardens development, on the 1200 East block of Wilmington Avenue, shows how private development can enhance the surrounding neighborhood through good design and providing public amenities.

At the center of the recently completed, development is a public plaza that connects Wilmington Avenue to Hidden Hollow.

The Sugar House project includes two mixed-use buildings that are two and seven-stories respectively, 212 residential units, ground floor retail, administration and academic space for Westminster College and modern town-homes fronting Hidden Hollow park...


The southwest corner of Wilmington Gardens. Photo by Isaac Riddle.


The Wilmington Gardens Development opens to Hidden Hollow park. Photo by Isaac Riddle.


The townhome portion of the Wilmington Gardens Development as seen from Hidden Hollow. Photo by Isaac Riddle.


The public plaza at the center of the Wilmington Gardens development as seen from Hidden Hollow. Photo by Isaac Riddle.


The main building in Wilmington Gardens includes student housing for Westminster College. Photo by Isaac Riddle.


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Salt Lake City Proper - Sugar House


Next wave of Sugar House construction underway http://www.slcitynews.com/next-wave-...tion-underway/


Rendering, Legacy Village

Just as the dust settles from unprecedented construction activity, the Sugar House building boom continues. Site prep work is underway for Legacy Village, formerly called 1202 Wilmington, a 10-story mixed-use, senior housing development directly across the street from the recently-completed Wilmington Gardens on Wilmington Avenue...

...The project is adjacent to an increasingly popular pedestrian and bicycle corridor connecting the S-Line Greenway to Hidden Hollow and Sugar House Park.

The site for the Legacy Village is currently two blocks from the terminus of the S-Line Streetcar. A second phase is planned for the streetcar to have it continue east on Sugarmont Drive to Highland Drive where it will continue north to 2100 South. When the second phase is completed, residents living in Legacy Village will be less than a block from the S-Line...

By Isaac Riddle - For more information and pictures on this and other projects go to: THE SLC BLOG http://www.theslcblog.org/author/iriddle81gmail-com/

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Salt Lake City Proper - Sugar House


Sugarmont Plaza opens the season with a new partner http://www.slcitynews.com/sugarmont-...a-new-partner/

Sometimes all that is needed is paint and some active uses that
attract people to convert an underutilized surface parking lot into
a popular public plaza. For the third year in a row, the concrete lot
in front of the former Deseret Industries just off Sugarmont Drive
in Sugar House will become the Sugarmont Plaza.

Sugarmont Plaza officially opens on May 11 with food trucks and live music by the local band, Bludgeon Muffin. Salt Lake City officials and members of the Redevelopment
Agency will open the night with a ribbon ceremony commemorating a new partnership with the Food Truck League (FTL), a local network of gourmet mobile vendors (food trucks).
The FTL will provide food trucks on a rotating schedule, for the plaza’s Monday food truck events.

Last year’s snow cone shack and the weekly farmers market will also return this year...

...In 2013, urban designer Mark Morris, representing the Friends of the S-Line, and Amy Barry, of the Sugar House Community Council pitched the idea to the City of converting
the surface parking lot on Sugarmont Drive, a block east of the Fairmont S-line station, into a public plaza. The inaugural budget for the plaza was just over $12,500...

...The idea of the ‘lighter, quicker, cheaper’ is that you don’t have to spend years and millions to make change happen, you can do it quickly and cheaply but still have a big
impact,” said Morris.

Sugarmont Plaza has arguably had a catalytic effect on new permanent public space in the neighborhood. One block to the south of Sugarmont is the recently completed,
Sugar House Monument Plaza. A block north is a public plaza at the center of the Wilmington Gardens development, connecting Wilmington Avenue to Hidden Hollow and
Sugar House Park...

By Isaac Riddle - For more information and pictures on this and other projects go to:
THE SLC BLOG http://www.theslcblog.org/author/iriddle81gmail-com/



Before and after photos of Sugarmont Plaza by Voda Landscaping + Planning.


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Downtown Update


Marmalade Library

http://www.clearwaterhomesutah.com


Marmalade Branch taking shape http://www.slcitynews.com/in-picture...-taking-shape/

The Marmalade Branch, the newest branch in the Salt Lake City public library system, is nearly framed out. The branch, at the southwest corner of 500 North and 300 West intersection, is the first phase of redevelopment plans for the entire 500 North block of 300 West.

The potentially LEED Silver certified library branch will anchor the block that will eventually include 12 townhomes on the east side of the block facing Arctic Court and three mixed-use, residential and retail developments along 300 West. A public park will occupy the center of the block.

Construction could start later this year on the townhomes, with the other three buildings developed during the third phase by Clearwater Homes...


The northwest corner of the Marmalade Branch. Photo by Isaac Riddle.


By Isaac Riddle - For more information and pictures on this and other projects go to:
THE SLC BLOG http://www.theslcblog.org/author/iriddle81gmail-com/

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Salt Lake City Proper - 9th and 9th



Rendering of the northeast corner of the 9th and 9th Mixed Used Development.


Rendering of the northwest corner of the 9th and 9th Mixed Used Development.


9th and 9th project survives second visit to Planning Commission http://www.slcitynews.com/9th-and-9t...ng-commission/

Parking concerns are not a valid reason to deny a project under the Conditional Building and Site Design Review process. That was the decision of Salt Lake City Appeals Officer, Mary J. Woodhead, who sent a denied project back to the Salt Lake City Planning Commission.

That project, a proposed mixed-use development in the 9th and 9th neighborhood, went back in front of Planning Commission Wednesday, where it narrowly passed by a four to three vote...

...Plans for the three-story development at 932 East 900 South, include two floors of residential and one floor of retail. The residential component will consist of 28 units that will range from studios to two-bedrooms, occupying the second and third floors. A parking structure and 5,000 square-feet of retail space fronting 900 South will occupy the ground floor. The parking structure will provide 25 parking spaces accessed from Lincoln Avenue...

By Isaac Riddle - For more information and pictures on this and other projects go to:
THE SLC BLOG http://www.theslcblog.org/author/iriddle81gmail-com/

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looking good for salt lake city

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Salt Lake City - East Bench - University Of Utah


Newly Completed Student Life Center The much-anticipated George S. Eccles Student Life Center opened its doors
January 12th. The 180,000-square-foot, $50.5 million building houses gymnasiums, a four-story climbing wall, indoor and outdoor pools, large areas for cardio and weight training.

More Than Just Recreation - The Center will serve as more than just a recreation space and includes a Freshen's café, numerous study nooks, University of Utah Federal Credit Union,
Center for Student Wellness, and Athletic Training.

http://giving.utah.edu



http://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/...-this-morning/


State of the Art Amenities include a 50-meter pool, indoor and outdoor leisure pools, large indoor hot tub/spa, 320-yard indoor running track, bouldering & 4-story climbing wall, 15,000
square foot fitness center, University of Utah Federal Credit Union, Outdoor Mezzanine, Outdoor Fire Pit, 5 sport courts, racquetball courts, 4 group fitness studios, and a combative room.

http://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/...-this-morning/

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