SALT LAKE CITY | Development Thread - Page 305

delts145 · #**6081** Posted **May 21, 2020, 5:42 PM**

Salt Lake City & MSA/CSA Rundown

Downtown Adj. - COVID To Allow New Salt Lake City International To Finish As Much As Two Years Ahead Of Schedule

By Lee Davidson for the Salt Lake Tribune - https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics...may-help-salt/

Salt Lake City International Airport saw only 13% of its normal number of passengers Wednesday. But the alarming drop has an upside: an unexpected opportunity to save hundreds of millions of dollars and complete its ongoing $4.1 billion replacement project years early. Officials say the dearth of passengers will allow the early demolition of existing old terminals and concourses, which no longer will be needed during later phases of expansion to supply gates for once-expected high demand now erased by the coronavirus pandemic. So, expansion now “will be two years faster and up to $300 million cheaper,” Executive Director Bill Wyatt told the city’s airport advisory board Wednesday as he unveiled the plans. The airport aims to open the first phase of replacement facilities Sept. 15, including a new terminal and concourse. Part of a second parallel concourse is scheduled to open a month later. Airport officials had planned to continue to use many gates in the adjacent existing terminals for a time in a complicated process in which some would be demolished to expand new concourses over where they had stood. Then the airport would tear down and expand a few more gates and repeat that expensive process for years. Wyatt said that was initially needed to maintain the number of gates that airlines said they needed at the heretofore busy airport. But like all airports in America, Salt Lake City’s is no longer busy.

“Today, we’re anticipating 3,400 passengers," Wyatt said. “Ordinarily, it would be 26,000 or 27,000. A month ago, it was only 1,500.”...

...“What we’re proposing to do instead of keeping old Concourse B and old Concourse C open, is to tear down the existing airport facilities after the new SLC phase one is open — tear them all down at once,” he said. “That will deliver the whole project much more quickly and save as much as $300 million.”

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The area known as The Canyon begins to take shape with crews stretching fabric over metal fins
to simulate southern Utah canyon walls during the first phase of construction of the Salt Lake City International Airport on Wednesday, May 20, 2020.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Crews continue their work in the first phase of construction of the Salt Lake City Int. Airport.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Crews continue their work in the first phase of construction of the Salt Lake City Int. Airport.

Update - The New Salt Lake City International Airport - Installation Of 'The Canyon'

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Originally Posted by ThePusherMan

Art is going up. Getting really close!

https://twitter.com/slcairport/statu...637094921?s=20

Installation of a major art piece of #TheNewSLC—The Canyon—by artist Gordon Huether, spanning 362 ft. with 2.5 acres of tweave fabric,
7 miles of aluminium tubing & 500 fins. 24 templates are used to place 2,000 brackets & clamps to hold the tubing on which the fins are placed.

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Photo By Hatman

Pre Art Installation - The main hall, or 'Canyon,' or 'Crossroads of the West.' (All the airport managers who were present on the tour had a different name for it.).
Eventually the escalators right under the American Flag will take people down to the central tunnel, where they will board a people mover to the North and Far North concourses.

Photo By Hatman

Pre Art Installation - The same hall, but now looking south toward the unsecured areas.

Renderings of the completed Canyon and some of the additional art installations

https://gordonhuether.com/salt-lake-...ional-airport/

Gordon Huether and his team have been selected to work with the Salt Lake City Department of Airports in meeting the goals of the Terminal Redevelopment Program at Salt Lake City International Airport, which
includes a comprehensive art master plan. The brand new state-of-the-art terminal, currently one of the largest construction projects in the United States, will showcase Huether’s art throughout the new terminal.

The artist’s most magnificent and largest art installation entitled “The Canyon,” and will be integrated on both walls (East and West) of the new central airport terminal. “The Canyon” evokes the Salt Lake City landscape
and spans 362 feet, roughly the length of a football field, using more than 2 acres of composite fabric, and the equivalent of seven miles of aluminum tubing. The entire work will consist of 412 individual tensile
membrane fins!

Gordon Huether will create a number of other art installations throughout the Terminal, as well as curate the Salt Lake City Department of Airport’s fine art collection and assist in future public art opportunities.

The Column Plates and an 65-foot tall escalator well sculpture are currently two other approved large-scale installations to be integrated into the building design. The sculptural Column Plates, located in a gathering
area for both arriving and departing passengers, will be made of composite material and will create a visual distinction for the various activities taking place in the open space. The sculptural forms of the columns
provide interest and induce a sense of wonder while maintaining their functionality and visibility of the view corridor. Benches made of a similar material and inspired by the column plates will be placed throughout
the area.As a focal point of a high-traffic area, the 65-foot tall, suspended escalator-well sculpture makes use of the natural light provided by the curtain wall near the three-story escalator well, creating intriguing
color effects in its vicinity. Colorful, light-sensitive dichroic glass fins are partnered with light refracting glass rods to create ever-changing colors and patterns on adjacent surfaces...

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DMRyan · #**6082** Posted **May 21, 2020, 5:42 PM**

It is very impressive. I love the look of that Sugar Alley project, very classy!

delts145 · #**6083** Posted **May 22, 2020, 11:51 AM**

^^^This group is doing a lot of attractive work in the Salt Lake City area now. I think Sugar Alley is probably one of my favorite upcoming projects in the Sugar House District.

Sugar House District Update - Sugar Alley

Sugar Alley is a 186-Unit mixed-use development located in Salt Lake City’s prestigious Sugarhouse District. Class A amenities will be accompanied with 17,332 square feet of ground-floor retail.

Rendering of the Eastern side of Sugar Alley as seen from Highland Drive. If you look in the upper right corner, you can see their other proposed project, Dixon Place, though in real life it wouldn't be visible from this angle, as the under-construction Sugarmont Apartments would block that view.

Rendering of the Eastern side of Sugar Alley as seen from Highland Drive.

Rendering of the Eastern side of Sugar Alley as seen from Highland Drive and the corner of the soon to be continued Wilmington Ave (will separate Sugarmont Apartments and Sugar Alley). I like that they included the Sugarmont Apartments in the background of this image.

Rendering of the Sugar Alley 'Residences at Sugar Alley's entry/ lobby interior for the apartments.

Rendering of the Sugar Alley 'Residences at Sugar Alley' entry/ lobby for the apartments. Eastside as seen from Highland Drive.

Rendering of the Sugar Alley pedestrian walkway and street cafes/ restaurants separating Sugar Alley and 'The Vue at Sugar House Crossing.' Northeast corner of Sugar Alley as seen from Highland Drive.

Rendering of the Sugar Alley pedestrian walkway and street cafes/ restaurants separating Sugar Alley and 'The Vue at Sugar House Crossing.' Northwest corner of Sugar Alley.

Currently a staging area for Sugarmont and The Dixon Place. Upcoming Sugar Alley Construction Site

Photo By Atlas

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delts145 · #**6084** Posted **May 23, 2020, 10:23 AM**

Downtown Updates - Brinshore Developments - 255 South State

Brinshore Development of Chicago will have two attractive projects coming up for Salt Lake City in 2020. The first to commence will be Downtown's 255 S. State and the second along the North Temple light-rail line on the
western perimeter of downtown.

The Brinshore Project - 255 South State

Copy By Luke Garrott @ BuildingSaltLake.com Senior representatives from Chicago-based Brinshore Development, one of the largest affordable housing developers in the country, according to Principal
David Brint, has briefed the Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency (RDA) Board these past months...Brinshore’s mixed affordable and market-rate project aims to align with the goals of a 2018 RFQ from the RDA. Among those goals are
providing a significant number of “deeply affordable” units, promoting an active streetscape, establishing a public mid-block walkway, and preserving and activating the historic Cramer House on Floral Street...Instead of proposing a single
building of large scale, Brinshore’s architect, KTGY, has designed two structures. The south building will be eight floors containing 73 units and the north structure will rise to 13 stories with 117 units. 152 of the 190 total units will be
affordable, ranging from 20%-80% of AMI, with 38 units at market rate. The mix will be 122 one-bedroom, 52 two-bedroom, 13 three- and four-bedroom, with three at-grade artist live-work spaces.

On street level, the project will offer 23,000 sq. ft. of commercial space (down from 40,000 in previous plans), some of which will be dedicated to community and education purposes. The developer plans to build one level of below-grade
parking, offering 100 stalls. Eighteen surface parking spaces will be reserved for retail clients...Between the buildings will be a public “paseo.” It will run from Floral Street (an alley at about 125 East that’s accessible only from 200 South)
to State Street and align with Gallivan Avenue on the west side of State.

Pedestrians will be able to pass all the way from Edison Street (145 East) to State thanks to an existing east-west alley and the paseo.

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Originally Posted by stayinginformed

Images from the planning commission meeting for the 255 State Street Project.

Newly released renderings Brinshore's State Street Project

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delts145 · #**6085** Posted **May 23, 2020, 10:49 AM**

Downtown Adj., Along The North Temple Light Rail Corridor - The SPARK Apts., Mixed-Use - By Brinshore Development

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Originally Posted by Makid

This is the 2nd project for Brinshore. They are doing 255 South State and the Spark Project along North Temple. Spark is supposed to start before the end of 2020.

Facts
- Density: 86 du/ac
- Unit Plan Sizes: 500 - 1,200 sq. ft.
- Number of Units: 200 du
- Site Area: 2.3 ac
- Retail: 14,000 sq. ft.
- Number of Stories: 6
- Parking: 136 spaces (0.5 sp./unit)
- Construction Type: III

SPARK! Provides high density mixed-income, workforce housing with 80 percent of its units designated affordable. The color, materiality, and texture of SPARK! takes its cues from the industrial and durable materials of the adjacent power plant including brick, steel, and metal panel nodding to the past in a clean modern format. The weathered timeless look of Coreten steel and dark charcoal brick at the base are offset by light metal paneling with bright colored accents on the higher massings, which is softened by lushly landscaped terraces and roof gardens that are home to bee hives, providing fresh vegetables and honey to the residents. The community fronts Temple Street and the transit station with a small urban plaza and street-facing retail, which opens to a courtyard shared by tenants and customers alike. A 10,000 square foot childcare facility anchors one of the Temple Street corners and provides a dedicated play area. The additional 4,000 square feet of retail is designed as a grab and go market. Open space along the ground floor on the north side of the community is reserved for bike trails and edible gardens that include fruit-bearing trees, rosemary, sage and lavender. Providing residents and the public a place to stop and soak in the aromas of the garden and deepening the connection between the established and the new. The units on the upper floors are arranged in a large “U” shape surrounding a private residential courtyard and numerous roof terraces. SPARK!’s building composition reflects the varied uses of daycare, retail and housing. Each function is expressed in a clear building massing and highlighted by a change in materials. This new community, immediately adjacent to TRAX transit station, with ground floor childcare and grab and go retail, caters to the young family and commuting professionals.

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Orlando · #**6086** Posted **May 24, 2020, 3:50 AM**

I'm loving both of those Brinshore projects. I hope that all of the funding has already been approved and that it can move forward pending Building Permit approval. Otherwise, with all of the government income shortfalls from the pandemic, I think this project would be vulnerable, since it's an RDA funded project.

delts145 · #**6087** Posted **May 24, 2020, 11:37 AM**

Downtown - Edison Street Proposal

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Originally Posted by Wasatch Wasteland

Here's a couple screenshots, and the full presentation document: EDIT: FIXED LINK

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GJm...ew?usp=sharing

delts145 · #**6088** Posted **May 25, 2020, 12:07 PM**

Downtown Update - TAG 324 Proposal

Project Description
The proposed site currently consists of 3 contiguous parcels.
The combined parcels are a total of .62 acres of 27,007.2 square
feet. We are proposing an 11-story new construction building
topping out at the 125ft maximum height for this zoning. The
project will be designed with underground parking and a retail
component on the main level. The proposed 11 story mid-rise
building is based on a concrete structure as the foundation with
the remaining levels to be constructed of steel and concrete.
We have designed the exterior of the building to be mostly glass
giving the building a unique look that aligns with the city's master
plan of Salt Lake. The project will be one building in total
approximately 11 stories in total consisting of a mix of studios,
1 bedroom and 2 bedroom apartments units We have estimated
a figure of about 91 units and rentable total square feet of 170.425.

The zoning for this specific project calls out for 20% open space
and we intend to comply with that by providing private residence
balconies for the tenant's enjoyment.

Preliminary Rendering - Reduce to 90%

Orlando · #**6089** Posted **May 25, 2020, 9:28 PM**

About the TAG proposal above: I understand that this must be a very preliminary massing, but I certainly hope this is going to change. It doesn't do anything to fit the area it seems.

About the Edison project: this is much better than the version previously shown especially pertaining to the street level.

delts145 · #**6090** Posted **May 26, 2020, 11:06 AM**

I was kind of surprised that they were considering something of that height for that particular location. It seems like they're stretching the heights of structures further to the East. Also, they seem to be targeting the East of Downtown blocks as future room for upscale apartment development. I know the stats say that downtown SLC needs a lot more upscale luxury apartment development in order to accommodate the many wealthy business types moving into the area, and prefer a downtown setting vs. the burbs. As long as they continue striving to place a livable percentage of affordable housing units mixed in with these mid-rise structures I'm okay with it. That particular stretch was very underdeveloped, considering what's happening with the growth in Central Salt Lake, particularly on the eastern fringe of downtown. That said, there are still a lot of locations right on major streets like the 400 S. TRAX line, 500 S., 600S., etc. where this kind of height is sorely needed. I would have also preferred that they used the old adj. church as a social center as originally intended.
I'm interpreting this preliminary rendering as the developer's intention to construct something very upscale, clean, mostly glass with recessed balconies. I think that the target market of developments like this and 'The Morton' will be a continuing trend in that neighborhood.
Again though, I would prefer that they focus height along major corridors such as State St., W. Temple, Main or even 700 E. has a lot of potentials. Hopefully, this policy that it's okay to place the too short six-story structures on a street like State or 300 West, then turn around and develop an 11-story apartment building on a much quieter more established street like 300 East is reexamined. I understand that 300 East is just too close to Downtown to ignore obvious profit margins from going higher. It's a given that many of Salt Lake's formerly quiet neighborhoods will become taller and have a lot more feet on the ground. However, there are still too many sectors of Salt Lake's current hyper-growth planning patterns that seem to still be grounded in decades past and need to be updated quickly if they already haven't been.

delts145 · #**6091** Posted **May 26, 2020, 12:59 PM**

More on the:
Pandemic could shorten Salt Lake airport rebuild by 2 years, save $300M

Katie McKellar - Deseret News - May 22nd

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/5/...-save-millions

For a gigantic construction project — which saw costs increase amid a red-hot construction market before the pandemic hit — that condensed timeline is a great opportunity to save money, and headaches of trying to demolish old facilities and build at the same time.But, Wyatt said, the plan “is not an easy thing. It comes with a certain amount of pain.” Airlines have been pushing for more gates, faster, “and I love their enthusiasm,” Wyatt told the airport board. “But my job, as well, is to look out for Salt Lake City, and I think this approach is going to leave us with greater flexibility, less (cost), faster delivery. And I just think we’re going to be in really good shape.”

Before the coronavirus changed the world, roughly 30,000 passengers were walking through Salt Lake City International Airport’s door every day, Wyatt said. That number then plummeted to roughly 1,500 passengers a day — which, ahead of Memorial Day weekend, was up to about 4,100 on Friday, Wyatt told the Deseret News. Though the airport is seeing a bit more travelers as states begin to open, Wyatt said airport officials don’t expect to return to their typical demand for at least three to five years. By then, the airport’s redevelopment should be complete. But if demand begins to spike earlier than expected, Wyatt said the airport can use a concept called “hard stand,” or parking airplanes in the airfield and transporting passengers from the plane by bus to the airport. “It’s not ideal,” Wyatt acknowledged, “but it’s a short-term way to absorb increases that maybe are not anticipated.”...

...Heading into the future, Wyatt said the new airport, once it opens in September, will be a positive experience for COVID-19-wary travelers. Not to mention, he added, the new airport is “just so much bigger,” so it will be easy for travelers to social distance.
From self bag tagging and electronic board passes, to motion-sensor soap dispensers and sink faucets, Wyatt said the new airport will have several new additions to ensure safe and clean travel. They airport will also have disinfecting devices that will clip on to the end of moving walkway rails so they’ll be sanitized frequently.

“It will feel different than people had anticipated an airport will feel,” Wyatt said, “but we also want to make sure we’re doing everything possible to keep our friends and neighbors safe.”

Hightech Signs employees work in the Hip & Humble shop space as construction of the new Salt Lake International Airport continues in Salt Lake City on Friday, May 22, 2020. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News

Construction continues on the new Salt Lake International Airport in Salt Lake City on Friday, May 22, 2020. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News

Installation of Gordon Huether’s “The Canyon” has started as construction continues at the new Salt Lake International Airport in Salt Lake City on Friday, May 22, 2020. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News

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delts145 · #**6092** Posted **May 27, 2020, 10:52 AM**

MSA/CSA Update - Bouyed by Utah handling of Virus, Developers and major Companies making expansions plans for the Wasatch Front

Undaunted by COVID-19, developer plans new business parks in Taylorsville, Springville

Tony Semerad - Salt Lake Tribune - https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/05/...nted-by-covid/

Real estate developer St. John Properties said Thursday it will build new upscale business parks in Taylorsville and Springville and expand another site in Pleasant Grove. The plans, made public as Utah continues to ease health restrictions related to COVID-19, could mean as much as a $120 million investment in the state’s economy and create new spaces for up to 2,750 workers, the Baltimore-based company said. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, who participated in an online news conference Thursday, called the St. John’s move a sign that investors were reassured by Utah’s approach to the pandemic and to business regulation...
...Herbert said that in the last week, seven companies had agreed to expand their operations in Utah in the midst of the pandemic, with the prospect of creating as many as 3,665 jobs in the coming years. Among them are three companies enticed to grow their operations by the promise of future state tax refunds. Daniel Thomas, regional partner for St. John Properties in Utah, said in spite of challenges from the pandemic, the firm sees “a tremendously bright future in Utah.”
The company’s announcement Thursday included a Forbes Magazine reference to a recent study by business analysts at Moody’s Analytics, which found the wider metropolitan areas around Salt Lake City and Provo among the best-positioned in the U.S. to recover from the health crisis...

...The St. John Properties project in Taylorsville, to be located near the intersection of I-215 and 2700 West, will cost $80 million, be called Beltway West and will spread five buildings — one of them at six stories — over a 19.5-acre site, for a total of 300,000 square feet of new offices, company officials said. Spring Pointe Exchange, at about 2250 W. 500 North in Springville directly off I-15, is to span 18 acres, will be a $40 million project with six buildings planned with a total 225,000 square feet. The company noted that its existing Utah location, Valley Grove at 1982 W. Pleasant Grove Boulevard in Pleasant Grove, had grown four-fold to 85 acres since it opened in 2017. With buildings in eight U.S. states, St. John Properties is billed as one of country’s top developers of commercial structures that meet strict construction and environmental standards for reducing energy and water consumption and greenhouse emissions, know as LEED-certification...

(Image courtesy of St. John Properties) Rendering of Beltway West, a new 20-acre business park that officials announced Thursday
will be built in Taylorsville by Baltimore-developer St. John Properties, with another park also planned in Springville.

New Class A business parks have been sprouting like weeds throughout the greater CSA of Salt Lake City. Experts note that
the Pandemic will actually serve to increase the prominence of well-managed business regions such as The Wasatch Front of Salt Lake

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Atlas · #**6093** Posted **May 27, 2020, 2:59 PM**

It's too bad that the "Edison Place" proposal above did not win the competition. The winning proposal was sort of interesting but didn't have the same height and street engagement.

I really hope the developer considers the best aspects of each in the real proposal.

delts145 · #**6094** Posted **May 27, 2020, 9:28 PM**

Same here. I do lean my preference toward the second-place winner also. I imagine the outcome will be a combination of the two. Tremendous potential for something special on that block.

delts145 · #**6095** Posted **May 27, 2020, 9:36 PM**

Central Metro - Zions Bancorporation to Build Technology Campus With a Focus on Sustainability and Cost Efficiency

Salt Lake City Business Wire - May 27th -
https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/n...67f3f71dc.html

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (NASDAQ: ZION) today announced that it will build a 400,000-square-foot technology campus in Midvale, Utah, on the former Sharon Steel Mill Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site. Anticipated to be completed in mid-2022, the sustainably built campus will be the company’s primary technology and operations center, serving Zions’ seven affiliate brands in 11 western states. As one of Utah’s largest technology employers, Zions will accommodate more than 2,000 employees at this location and be built to respond to changing work patterns in the years ahead. Providing Zions employees a highly flexible and engaging work environment, the new campus will allow the bank to achieve substantial efficiencies by eliminating 11 smaller facilities totaling 520,000 square feet, reducing related occupancy costs by more than 20%.

The project is anticipated to achieve a Platinum LEED-certification with sustainable building features that include the use of low VOC-emitting construction materials, triple pane exterior glass, and ultra-efficient heating and cooling systems. More than 75% of the building’s electricity will be produced from on-site renewable solar energy. The campus will feature electric vehicle charging stations and will offer proximity to the Historic Gardner Village light rail station.

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Nestled along the Jordan River Parkway, the property will reclaim a previously contaminated former steel mill site and support a regional habitat system through ecologically focused design and landscaping. To foster employee health and well-being, the campus will offer outdoor recreation opportunities, locker and shower facilities, shareable bikes, and a large modern café with healthy and diverse menu options.

“Zions Bancorporation’s Enterprise Technology and Operations division has been making industry-leading investments in its core banking systems while also delivering a variety of state-of-the-art digital banking capabilities. This environment-friendly campus will help us attract the best technology talent in the country while also reducing our overall facilities costs,” said Zions Bancorporation Chairman and CEO Harris H. Simmons.

An estimated 1,500 workers will be employed during the construction project, stimulating continued job and economic growth in the Salt Lake Valley. Designed by award-winning architectural firms WRNS Studios, and Method Studios, the project will be built by Okland Construction and Layton Construction and managed by Gardner Company. Colliers International negotiated the transaction for Zions Bancorporation.

“Zions Bancorporation’s new campus will have a significant economic impact on the city of Midvale, as well as the surrounding cities, the state, and indeed the entire Intermountain West. Investments of this nature are critical to the ongoing growth, innovation and success of our state’s economy and our financial services and technology sectors,” said Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert. “As Utah has gained a significant reputation for being a leader in the intersection of financial services and technology industries, this investment further validates that recognition and our unmatched business climate.”

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. is one of the nation's premier financial services companies with annual net revenue of $2.8 billion in 2019 and more than $70 billion of total assets. Zions operates under local management teams and distinct brands in 11 western states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The Bank is a consistent national and statewide leader of customer survey awards in small and middle-market banking, as well as a national leader in Small Business Administration lending and public finance advisory services. In addition, Zions is included in the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Financial 100 indices. Investor information and links to local banking brands can be accessed at zionsbancorporation.com.

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delts145 · #**6096** Posted **May 28, 2020, 11:21 AM**

Downtown - Following, Historic Square Renovation Breakdown & Photo Updates

Demolition Photos and yesterdays updates continued in next post

https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/artic...ple-renovation

Current Temple Square setup. Note in upcoming plans how the structures fronting the Temple at the north and south will be demolished and replaced in different positions in their relationship to the Temple itself. The more modern structures that now front the Temple on both sides will be removed and new structures with a more historic vibe will be constructed to the sides of the Temple. This will open up the iconic structures approach. Landscaping and water features will also be redeveloped, again affording the historic Temple improved site lines. Also, a significant part of the redevelopment will be subterranean structures and seismic upgrades.

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Church President Russell M. Nelson announced the pioneer-era temple will close December 29, 2019, and will remain closed for approximately four years while undergoing a major structural and seismic renovation. The temple is expected to reopen in 2024 with a public open house.

“This project will enhance, refresh, and beautify the temple and its surrounding grounds,” said President Nelson. “Obsolete systems within the building will be replaced. Safety and seismic concerns will be addressed. Accessibility will be enhanced so that members with limited mobility can be better accommodated.”

The surrounding area on Temple Square and the plaza near the Church Office Building will also be affected as existing buildings are demolished and the area undergoes renovation and restoration. The existing annex and temple addition on the north side, which were built in the 1960s to add needed support facilities and more sealing (marriage) rooms, will be demolished and rebuilt.

What will visitor experience be like during renovation? We now know

Tad Walch - December 4th - Deseret News - https://www.deseret.com/2019/12/4/20...-temple-square

SALT LAKE CITY — When the Salt Lake Temple closes for a major, four-year renovation on Dec. 29, Temple Square won’t.

In fact, Temple Square will remain open 365 days a year and is expected to attract more visitors than ever before as the curious flock to watch the construction and see a new film and exhibits at the Conference Center across the street, officials for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Wednesday.

The L.D.S. church also released four new renderings on Wednesday of what the temple renovation will look like when it’s done in 2024, but officials focused on the Temple Square visitor experience during a round of interviews with a large media contingent in the square’s South Visitors’ Center.

An artistic rendering of the renovated Creation Room in the Salt Lake Temple. Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

An artistic rendering of the renovated Lower Grand Hall in the Salt Lake Temple. Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

An artistic rendering of the renovated World Room in the Salt Lake Temple. Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

An artistic rendering of the renovated Garden Room in the Salt Lake Temple. Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

They said the Conference Center will be the hub of vibrant, new activity in a new role as a welcome and visitors center.

“It will be unique and engaging and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said Tanner Kay, the Temple Square guest experience manager. “The most exciting thing to experience will be to view the temple renovation itself from the vantage point of the balcony and the roof of the Conference Center. You’ll be able to see over all the construction fences right down into the full excavation of the temple.”

Some 5 million people visit Temple Square each year, making it one of Utah’s biggest tourist attractions. The tourist buses that bring many of those visitors to the area now will arrive on the West Temple Street side of the Conference Center block.

They will find a new, 17-minute film about the original construction of the temple and its renovation. In new exhibits in the Conference Center lobbies, they will be able to touch some of the artifacts removed from the temple for the renovation and view some of the temple’s artwork.

“We’ll invite tourists to step right off their buses and off the curb and right into the Conference Center theater to view the orientation film as the way to start their visit,” Kay said. “That’s new. We’ve never had an orientation film on Temple Square before, so we are going to invite all the groups to view the film to start their visit. But guests can choose their own adventure on Temple Square.”

The artifacts and artwork in the exhibits will change and rotate throughout the four-year renovation. Also, the cutaway model of the temple will be relocated from the South Visitors’ Center to the Conference Center balcony lobby, which also will be home to a new statue of Jesus Christ.

A new audio/visual experience will help visitors to the Conference Center auditorium, which seats 21,000 people and features an organ with 7,708 pipes, feel what it’s like to attend...concerts by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square...

...Construction viewing areas will be available around the square, too.

“There will be multiple vistas to see what work is going on,” he said. “People will be able to see the deep excavation and the footings and foundations of the temple.”

Roberts is excited to show off the construction site with the Conference Center as a welcome and visitors center.

“It’s going to be absolutely spectacular,” he said. “You’ll have the opportunity to come down, enjoy the temple construction site, walk over and see the foundation of the temple while we’re working on it. No one’s ever had the chance to see that. To construction guys, that’s pretty exciting.”

The remodel has two main purposes.

“First of all, seismic stability in the temple concerns the First Presidency and the Brethren long term. We want to make sure that is protected and it will last,” Roberts said. “Secondly, mechanical, electrical and plumbing is 56 to 65 years old. It needs to be replaced. It needs to be updated.”

The reason the foundation and footings will be exposed is because the major part of the renovation is placing the massive, granite temple — the largest Latter-day Saint temple in the world — on a base isolation system.

“What we’re doing is separating the temple, the foundation, from the earth itself with a mobile, moving base isolation system,” Roberts said. “So we’ve got to go all the way down there. We’re going to save the old footings because they are historic. ... We will brace the temple up on the base isolators and separate it from the ground, in essence ... to allow the temple to float and move during a seismic event at a slower rate to preserve it from damage.”

Roberts said church leaders have been considering the base isolator seismic upgrade for nearly 20 years.

“We now think we have the most up-to-date, proven technology,” he said.

The renderings released Wednesday unveiled another driver in the renovation project — history.

Emily Utt, a church historian, has been working since 2011 on the Salt Lake Temple’s history. She is part of a committee that is working to use the renovation as an opportunity to return the temple closer to its original state.

She has studied hundreds of architectural drawings, layers of paint, the insides of walls, the murals and more.

“We want this building to be safe and functional for the next 100 years, but we also want this building to be beautiful for the next 100 years,” she said. “And because this building is so iconic and so important to the church, we want to honor those who did the original construction. Preserving the building is the very best way we can make this building safe and honor those who came before.

“We hope at the end of this project that if original craftsmen walked through, they would recognize it as their building and say, ‘Oh, I painted that’ or ‘Oh, I put that millwork in.’”

Demolition Breakdown - Crews demolish Temple Square visitors center and wall to prepare for Salt Lake Temple & Temple Square renovation

By Tad Walch for the Deseret News - https://www.deseret.com/faith/2020/1...-temple-square

SALT LAKE CITY — The heavy-duty dig bucket on a CAT excavation tractor began knocking down the South Visitors’ Center on Temple Square on Friday as crews prepared the area for the gargantuan renovation project on the landmark Salt Lake Temple.

Construction crews also demolished parts of the south wall surrounding Temple Square to give them better access during the project.

They also have removed trees and statues, ...which are being placed in storage along with temple furnishings.

Some trees and vegetation are being recycled. Others are being preserved and will be restored when the project is completed in 2024.

“We are working to carefully preserve some of the trees, transplant them and then replant them at the end of the project,” said Andy Kirby, director of historic temple renovations, in a news release issued Friday. “We will also plant additional trees when we finish the renovation, so there will be more trees on Temple Square than there were when this project began.”

A tall, 70-year-old Cedar of Lebanon tree is being preserved.

“It’s a special tree,” Kirby said. “It’s beautiful, beloved by many, so we’ll go through great efforts to preserve this tree as we excavate around it.”...

While the temple is closed, Temple Square remains open. Visitors are encouraged to come and watch the work, which soon will include the start of the excavation project to install a base isolation system under the temple for seismic stability.

On Jan. 1, the Conference Center across the street began to serve as a visitors center, a role it will have throughout the renovation. Visitors are encouraged to stop in for new exhibits, a new film about the temple and the renovation, and to look down into the construction site from the Conference Center roof.

Using the above photo as a reference for current demolition activity. Looking at the photo above you will note that demolition is now occurring to the left of the Temple structure

Following Photos provided Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, show crews working on the reconstruction of Temple Square. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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delts145 · #**6097** Posted **May 28, 2020, 11:55 AM**

Downtown, Temple Square Renovation Recap & Photo Updates

At a news conference held on April 19, 2019, President Russell M. Nelson announced that the Salt Lake Temple would close on December 29, 2019, for approximately four years of renovation and restoration including improvements to
the surrounding grounds and facilities. The temple is expected to reopen in 2024 when guests will be invited to tour the interior of the iconic building during a public open house. Highlights of the project include the following:

- Structural reinforcements to the walls and roof of the temple will work in conjunction with a base isolation system installed under the massive foundation to mitigate the impact of seismic activity.

- Modern mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems will replace the aging and outdated equipment located throughout the temple.

- The historic interior of the temple will be restored and refreshed, returning to a Victorian-inspired palette of dark woods, rich colors, and patterned fabrics.

- Portions of the solid wall that currently surround Temple Square will be replaced with decorative fences, providing much better views and access to the temple from the north and south.

- The South Visitors’ Center will be demolished and replaced with two smaller visitor pavilions that will not obstruct views of the temple from the south.

- The existing annex and sealing room addition on the north side of the temple, built in the 1960s, will also be demolished and replaced. Two smaller patron pavilions will replace the annex, and the sealing room addition will be
rebuilt slightly wider and more true to the design of the exterior wall that it extends.

- The recommend desk will be located underground, featuring expansive skylights with generous views of the temple above. This area will be accessible from the patron pavilions through a grand hall or by way of a patron tunnel from the
Conference Center parking facility.

- The plaza and landscaping south of the Church Office Building will be repaired and renovated with greater emphasis on the visitor experience.

- Both live and film presentations of religious ceremonies will be available when the temple reopens, with sessions available in 86 languages.

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5 May 2020 - Courtesy of Pam Burt - Portions of Temple Square wall on north side removed

16 May 2020 - Courtesy of Jacob Oscarson - Landscaping removed from top of annex’s lower level

18 May 2020 - Courtesy of Jacob Dunn - Crews ready golden statuary of Angel Moroni for liftoff, removal and restoration

18 May 2020 - Courtesy of C. Nielsen

18 May 2020 - Courtesy of C. Nielsen - Note absence of trumpet, which was dislodged during recent seimic activity

22 May 2020 Courtesy of Michael Provard

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delts145 · #**6098** Posted **May 29, 2020, 12:00 PM**

Central Metro East - Park City's New YOTELPAD

Updated Video At Construction Site - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7DgjLJsMOw

Bringing the Mountain to Modern:

The traditional mountain home is, well, stuck in tradition. Rough-hewn wooden walls, dark and heavy furnishings, cavernous rooms and probably a few dusty stuffed animals staring down in judgment at your Netflix choices. This is the tradition. It’s all so dark, stuffy, and gallingly inefficient.

The modern traveler wants modern convenience and values efficient, thoughtful, even conservative uses of space. When we go someplace like Park City, our lodging should be just right—the Goldilocks of spaces. We came here to ski, to dine, and to make memories with friends and family while we explore the mountains. Thankfully, designers, architects, and developers Berkshire Hathaway like are getting the hint and new projects like YOTELPAD Park City built around the way we actually travel and play and not some antiquated idea of how we should travel and play—with nary a dead animal on the wall.

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The new YOTELPAD, the brainchild of Replay Destinations and Yotel, at the base of the Canyons Village at Park City Mountain puts the 7,300 Acres of the largest ski resort in the United States just outside your door. With 144 units ranging from studio to three bedrooms, the project was thought out to embrace smart design and maximize the square footage and all of it is fully wired with technology and intuitive services to help you focus on playing, not staying. And it’s affordable. YOTELPAD is hotel/condo concept that offers affordable full-ownership options (in the heart of a world-renowned ski resort), which puts luxury modern mountain living within range of the next generation.

Be Social

When not on the mountain and not asleep, it’s time for friends and family and to mingle with other guests. Friendly common areas offer plenty of room to spend time enjoying the time. The social spaces at YOTELPAD are designed to maximize view space of the surrounding mountains with comfortable seating, games for the kids, and food and drink. Gathering places feature soft seating placed around fireplaces. Soak up the sun, watch a movie, shoot pool, or join friends on the view terrace. Unwind by the pool or soak in the hot tub. Or relax with a drink by the fire before your next game of PAC-MAN. Designers at YOTELPAD configured every space to keep the schlepping (the bane of any ski trip) to a minimum. The valet parks your car, the ski valet takes your gear and you can settle in.

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BE EFFICIENT

Every innovative inch of YOTELPAD was created with efficiency for both time and space. Each private PAD (as the rooms are called) and social zone was designed with serious thought into how the modern traveler can and wants live on the mountain. The PADs all feature clever Italian-made furniture that makes the room work hard for many functions (and keeps prices down). For example, the sofa conceals a pull-down wall bed and storage space. The workspace doubles as a kids’ table and then transforms for bedtime into bunkbeds

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BE FUTURE FORWARD

Technology lets owners and guests get essentials done quickly and effortlessly. The entire property is linked up to the YOTELPAD app where you can do everything from extending your stay to requesting extra towels. Gary Raymond, the managing director of Replay Destinations, YOTELPAD Park City’s developer, believes that, “Technology, innovation, and design are converging to make smart resort homes affordable—and desirable—to a new generation.”

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Construction Site Timeline

Updated Video At Construction Site - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7DgjLJsMOw

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delts145 · #**6099** Posted **May 29, 2020, 1:08 PM**

Central Metro/East - New Park City Developments - Construction Site Review and Update for March/April - May 2020

Goldener Hirsch Residences - Construction, February 2019 - January 2020

The new Residences at Goldener Hirsch is an Expansion of the Goldener Hirsch Inn that includes 40 new contemporary residences featuring modern architecture blended with sophisticated design. Residences range from studios to four bedroom floor plans and many of the residences include lock-offs. Sizes range from approx. 570 - 3,270 square feet and are offered fully furnished & impeccably appointed. Located in the center of Silver Lake Village on the last remaining parcel the new residences will connect to the iconic Inn via a Bridge Plaza over Sterling Court.

Amenities and services include a front lobby with check-in, valet & concierge, lobby lounge & courtyard patio with fire pits, rooftop pool & hot tub with stunning views, fitness center and spa treatment rooms, ski-prep locker room, après-ski lounge & konditorei, Goldener Hirsch Restaurant, conference center with outdoor patio and two levels of underground parking.

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October Construction Site Updates - http://thegoldenerhirsch.com/2019/11...november-2019/

The changing leaves of fall have been stunning this year, and we have already experienced snow in the higher elevations. As construction continues at Goldener Hirsch, we have enjoyed seeing some of Olson Kundig’s architectural details come to life. Truly, this building will be a work of art.

The exterior siding is nearly complete, and finish details for the exterior are coming together, and the Bridge Plaza arrives and installs in the next few weeks. Inside, the common areas are moving along through drywall, and soon we’ll begin to see the finish materials. Most of the residences are through drywall, and we are starting to see tile, cabinetry, flooring, and other interior finish details. Over the next couple of months or possibly weeks, we should have more fun and exciting imagery to share.

November Construction Site Updates

We have already received quite a lot of early snow in late October, and more snow and cold weather now in late November. Park City Mountain Resort has just opened, and Deer Valley is blowing snow and getting ready for their opening date of Saturday, December 7th. At the Goldener Hirsch, the Inn and Restaurant will open on the 14th, along with our Sotheby’s Sales Office for the upcoming Residences at Goldener Hirsch.

The construction is moving along well, and the siding is nearly complete. The Level Six Sky Bridge now has glass installed and is just beautiful to walk across – what a stylistic and fun detail to this amazing architecture! Speaking of bridges, the steel span beams for the Bridge Plaza were just installed on Saturday. This is yet another unique feature that connects the new Residences to the Inn.

On the Interior of the building, common areas are finishing with drywall, and Residences are seeing wood floors, cabinets, base/case trim, and even a couple fireplace mantles.

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Fireplace Mantle

Construction Update, January 2020

The ski season is well underway at Deer Valley® Resort, and so far, 2020 looks to be keeping up with 2019, one of our best snow years ever. We received over three feet of snow this last week, and more is currently on its way.

At Goldener Hirsch, the building is now fully dried in, and the heat is on, making site tours much more comfortable to conduct. With most of the work now happening on the interior, the substantial amounts of snowfall are not affecting construction as much. Drywall is mostly complete in all units and common areas. Residences are seeing wood floors, cabinets, base/case trim, fireplace mantles, and final painting. We also just started to receive the first few countertops for kitchens and baths.

On the exterior, steel detailing for windows and building corners is being completed, along with the beautiful vertical wood siding. Most of the siding is up, and the scaffolding will come down next week. The bridge plaza’s enclosed walkway will see window installation next week. The unique stylistic details of Tom Kundig’s modern design is taking shape, ensuring that Goldener Hirsch will be a stand-out property in Silver Lake Village.

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New Renderings - Interior Details

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View of the "Music Box"

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Goldener Hirsch Inn Awarded Best Boutique Hotel for Second Consecutive Year

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The Goldener Hirsch Inn remains among the most distinguished ski properties in the world. For the fourth time in seven years, this being the second consecutive year, the Inn was voted the United States’ Best Ski Boutique Hotel by the World Ski Awards. The accomplishment was announced at the 7th Annual World Ski Awards Gala Ceremony in Kitzbühel, Austria, on November 23, 2019.

“What an incredible honor to once again be recognized as the nation’s best ski boutique hotel,” said Tyler Mugford, Goldener Hirsh Inn general manager. “We want to extend our gratitude to all those who voted in this year’s competition, as well as our dedicated staff who have an immeasurable dedication for serving our guests.”

The competition continues to see a rising number of votes year after year from leading ski tourism professionals and hundreds of thousands of ski consumers internationally. Out of seven U.S. boutique hotel finalists, Goldener Hirsch Inn earned the top honor in this category for the second consecutive year and for the fourth time since the awards began in 2013 (2013, 2015, 2018, 2019).

World Ski Awards is the sister organization of World Travel Awards™. For more information on the World Ski Awards, please visit worldskiawards.com.

For information on the new Residences at Goldener Hirsch, please contact our Summit Sotheby’s sales team:
Patti Wells 435.901.4300 or Sean Matyja 435.901.2158

Central Metro/East - Park City - Goldener Hirsch Contd. Update, Interior Designs & Finish Details March/April/May 2020

We hope this update finds you and your families healthy and safe. During these unprecedented times, fortunately, construction to date has been deemed an “Essential Business.” Notwithstanding current obstacles brought on by the global COVID-19 pandemic virus, every day, our dedicated team of contractors moves us forward towards completion. Okland has been doing an excellent job, ensuring the worksite remains productive even as we maintain the health and safety of all members of the team.

The design and detail of the Residences are exceeding our expectations, and we are excited to share a few sneak peek photos that we think you will enjoy. It has been an incredible journey from inception to construction for this iconic building, and we look forward to nearing completion, and celebrating and enjoying the property together.

We are all looking forward to getting out in the mountains together in the future and wish you health and safety until then.

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Latest Construction Site Exterior & Interior Updates - April 29th - May 2020

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delts145 · #**6100** Posted **May 29, 2020, 10:17 PM**

Central Metro - Salt Lake County Opts For 100% Renewable Electricity

By Betsy Lillian - https://solarindustrymag.com/salt-la...le-electricity

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Utah’s Salt Lake County Council has passed a resolution establishing a goal of powering the county with 100% clean, renewable electricity by 2030.

The resolution requires local utility Rocky Mountain Power (RMP) to replace fossil fuel generation with renewable energy resources to meet the new commitment, explains the Sierra Club. In 2020, RMP will have to issue a filing with the
Public Service Commission, conduct a yearlong demand study and begin the process of setting new electricity rates for participating customers.

Salt Lake County joins Salt Lake City, Park City, Moab, Cottonwood Heights, Holladay, Oakley and Summit County as the eighth Utah community committed to achieving 100% renewable electricity by 2030, in compliance with H.B.411,
according to the Sierra Club.

Under H.B.411 (the Community Renewable Energy Act), signed by Utah’s Gov. Gary Herbert earlier this year, Salt Lake County and the other municipalities and counties that commit to 100% renewable energy are protected from the cost
to continue operating RMP’s “increasingly expensive” coal fleet past 2030, says the Sierra Club. Per the legislation, the deadline for cities and counties to join the program is Dec. 31, 2019.

“The Community Renewable Energy Act is not simply a made-in-good-faith 100 percent renewable energy goal; it is an actionable plan to bring participating Utah communities to the clean energy future,” says Lindsay Beebe of the Utah
Sierra Club. “What’s more is that the bill is first-of-its-kind legislation that can be used as a blueprint in other states to encourage utilities to partner with communities to power themselves with 100 percent renewable energy.”

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