The energy firm’s plans come into sharper focus as the North Temple corridor is seeing an eruption of residential and commercial development, much of it fueled by special tax breaks afforded to the neighborhood and other lower-income parts of the city through their designation in 2017 as federal “opportunity zones.” Some renderings of the Power District Campus include the stacks. That could change, based on regulatory rules, market conditions and other financial implications. According to the company’s latest assessment, which is updated every two years, the plant’s retirement is set for 2032. How rapidly the Power District Campus unfolds will also be decided by the decommissioning of its nearly 70-year-old gas-fired Gadsby Power Plant at approximately 1300 West along North Temple, with its three distinct and towering stacks. No numbers are being released as yet on the number nor pricing of residential units, though a spokesperson said it would be multifamily housing. The utility also recently confirmed that new homes are planned to be part of that overall development mix, with company workers deployed at the new offices in mind. Specific site plans are still being developed, according to a Rocky Mountain Power spokesperson, but highlights revealed to prospective developers in late 2020 include ample green spaces and expanded access to the river, along with retail and dining outlets and “places for gathering.” The North Temple corridor has recently seen a dramatic upswing in residential construction, fostered by zoning incentives and federal tax breaks as part of being designated an "opportunity zone" in 2017. (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Construction site of the Lusso Apartments, at North Temple and 100 West on July 12. “Development has been moving west,” Stowell said, calling the utility’s plan “a welcomed addition to the type of growth we wish to see in Poplar Grove.”Ĭity officials could take up the zoning change as early as this fall. The Poplar Grove, Fairpark and Jordan Meadows community councils have been invited to submit public comments on the initial zoning proposal, with a deadline set for late August.Įsther Stowell, head of the Poplar Grove Community Council, whose boundaries encompass the site, said the type of zoning Rocky Mountain Power is seeking already has helped spur rapid growth in the area. The project is likely to have a considerable impact on the west side. If plans come to fruition, that will, in turn, give way to a regional development in a rapidly growing capital city short on available land. North Temple, built in 1955 and now “near the end of their useful life,” according to the company. Rocky Mountain Power is seeking an initial zoning change to build the new facilities on about 5.5 acres south of North Temple, near its existing offices at 1407 W. The utility, a subsidiary of Portland-based PacifiCorp, intends its healthier and more-efficient office complex “to be the foundation of catalytic development,” leading to “a vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood” that is “a destination for community, business, recreation and leisure.” The new headquarters, intended to serve about 700 Rocky Mountain Power employees, is viewed as the “inaugural phase” of what is likely to be several waves of infill redevelopment over the largely industrial land, located between the burgeoning downtown and Salt Lake City International Airport.
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