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Brother Of Jerry
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Date: November 12, 2022 06:38PM
NYTimes did a big magazine piece on 10 US downtowns a couple weeks ago, about how they are recovering from the pandemic. Most of them were still struggling to one degree or another, often from a lack of office workers.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/10/26/us/us-cities-downtown-chicago-seattle.htmlSLC was one of the 10 profiled cities, and it is kicking ass and taking names. I'm not sure why, but pedestrian traffic is way up over the pre-pandemic levels. Restaurants are busy. During the summer, 4 blocks of Main Street are closed to traffic Thursday afternoon thru Sunday morning. There is talk of making that section of the street permanently pedestrian-only. There is preliminary talks about doing something similar on W Temple between 1300 S and 1700 S.
I did a walking tour of South Salt Lake a few weeks ago. You know those big murals on the sides of buildings? South SL has 50 of them, some quite spectacular, and almost none of them visible from State Street or the interstate, so relatively few people know they are there. They are planning 50 more. There are craft breweries all over the place. I was stunned. South SLC is working very hard to polish up its image.
More craft breweries and upscale restaurants opening in the Granary District, about 700 S 600 W. Apartment buildings going up everywhere you look around downtown. Rents downtown are mostly above $2K, sometimes well above. Brigham Apartments on S Temple just east of the City Center Mall are advertising rents from $2400 to $7,000, and they aren't all that new, or large. Go to apartments.com so see what other rents are around 84101.
I've got a feeling LDS Inc is going to turn a profit on City Center Mall. There are going to be a boatload of people within walking distance.
Looks like all those Gen Z-ers and Millennials who have had it with Mormonism, and early marriage and all that are moving downtown after they graduate college.
Works for me.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/12/2022 06:38PM by Brother Of Jerry.