Central Metro Update
Massive ‘Cairns’ development aims to create urban core in suburban Sandy
Posted 4:05 pm, November 24, 2014, by Ben Winslow
SANDY — City leaders broke ground on a multi-billion dollar downtown development project that attempts to create an urban core in this suburban community...
..It will feature retail, housing and transit-oriented development. The Cairns will incorporate the South Towne Center Mall, a new freeway offramp and other development projects..
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Sandy City Introduces Plans for Major City Center Development
UTAH BUSSINESS MAGAZINE - Rachel Madison - November 25, 2014
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An 1,100-acre city center was announced by Sandy City Monday morning during what city officials called “the biggest announcement Sandy City has ever made.”
The city center, which will be called The Cairns, already has numerous projects underway, with many more planned for the future, and will incorporate existing infrastructure, such as the South Towne Mall...
...One of the major areas of importance for this plan was to accommodate millennials and baby boomers, and the lifestyles those demographics crave.
In preparing for The Cairns, Pillman said they learned facts like 62 percent of people want to live close to shops and offices, while 52 percent want easy availability to public transit. He also discovered that while 53 percent of millennials live in suburban areas, most of them would rather live in an urban setting. In addition, baby boomers are looking to downsize...
...Cairns will encompass the area of Sandy from 9000 South down to 11400 South and from I-15 across to the Trax line. It will include 20 million square feet of office, retail and residential development. The area around South Towne Mall and Sandy City Hall will be the initial area that will be focused on, from about Sego Lily Drive (10000 South) to 10600 South. In addition to new developments, the area will boast road and transit expansions, access to trails with urban parks and a smart city concept.
“We wanted to showcase what will transform Sandy in the next couple of decades,” said Nicole Martin, communications director for Sandy City. “This 1,100-acre city center will define and create a new standard for what city centers are going to be. The Cairns is a development that contains everything you’d want to live, work and play. The plan is happening as we speak with developers who are fully funded and ready to move forward.”
Dan Simons, president and CEO of Simons Platt Creations, spoke about his company’s future development on the northwest corner of Centennial Parkway and Sego Lily Drive. The development, which will be named The Prestige, is a large residential project that will be up to 25 stories high and will be comprised of apartments, condominiums and secure parking.
“It will be an attraction to millennials as well as empty nesters who are retiring,” Simons said.
Bruce Bingham, partner with Hamilton Partners, another group developing both residential and office space in The Cairns, also spoke about his company’s project, called East Village. This transit-oriented development, through a partnership with Utah Transit Authority, is located at the 10600 South Trax stop and is the first joint venture between a transit agency and private developer in the United States, Bingham said. The development will have a combination of 1,200 upscale, urban apartments and at least 300,000 square feet of office space. The groundbreaking for this development took place in September.
Gary Karl, vice president of Pacific Retail, the new owner of South Towne Mall, said The Cairns will be good for existing developments as well. His company plans to “elevate the existing center” by renovating the mall’s inside and outside.
“We’ll start with the outside and work on curb appeal, like the parking lot, landscaping and lighting,” he said. “Then we’ll move to the interior. We’re going to modernize the look and feel of the center with glass, natural stone and wood accents that will be used in a contemporary way.”
Bob Bonar, general manager at Snowbird, added that The Cairns will be good for his resort because many amenities skiers looks for, like nightlife, shopping opportunities and hotels, are in short supply in the canyon. The Cairns will provide “upscale amenities right here at base camp, and then just up the road will be world-class skiing and summer activities,” he said.
In addition, the Hale Centre Theatre, which announced in 2013 it would be moving to Sandy by 2017, is working on a groundbreaking date, said Sandy City Mayor Tom Dolan.
“We also have more developers coming, but we’re not ready to announce that yet,” he said. In order to accommodate all of this growth, the city also announced an $18 million investment from the state to construct a new off-ramp directing northbound I-15 traffic into Sandy’s city center and extending to Sego Lily Drive (10000 South). The street, Monroe Street, will also alleviate congestion at 10600 South, according to city officials. “About three and a half years ago, we were thinking about where we’d go in the future as far as Sandy’s civic corridor,” Dolan said. “We’re pretty much filled up—we no longer can spread out and sprawl. We have to go up. We want our citizens to live, work and play here. We entered this project to make a sustainable community for the long term. We spent close to $2 million on this planning process to get it right, because it’s the future economic engine and quality of life for our community.” After the announcement, the city held a groundbreaking for The Prestige residential project as well as the Monroe Street development.
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