Triad Center
Triad Center along 300 West
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| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Address | 95 N 300 W |
| Status | Partially completed |
| Groundbreaking | 1982 |
| Constructed | 1982-1984 |
| Opening | 1984 |
| Use | Office space |
| Website | Official Profile |
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| Developer | Khashoggi family |
| Owner | Utah Property Management Associates |
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| Buildings | 3 |
| Leasable area | 48,502 square feet (4,500 m2) |
| Parking | 1 |
The Triad Center is a complex of office buildings in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. Originally planned to be a large development, containing several office and residential buildings (including the tallest buildings in Utah), the project was canceled after only two phases were completed. It currently houses LDS Business College, the BYU Salt Lake Center, offices of the Deseret News and the studios of KSL-TV and KSL Radio. The landlord and prominent tenants are affiliated in one way or another with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Ground was broken for construction of the center on June 1, 1982 by Essam Khashoggi, chairman of Triad America. That same day plans for the 10-year-long development were publicly released; these plans called for the construction of a 26-acre (0.11 km2; 0.041 sq mi) complex with a set of twin 40-story office towers, three 25-story residential towers, along with a hotel, farmers' market, ice rink, amphitheatre and a park. The complex was to be located on three city blocks in downtown Salt Lake City, and was planned to contain over 1,940,000 square feet (180,000 m2) of office space and 1,430,000 square feet (130,000 m2) of residential space.
The first phase of construction was to last 18 months and include construction of a broadcast house to hold the studios of KSL radio and television. The second phase was the construction of a 10-story office building, on the northern boundary of the project, known as the North Plaza Office. These buildings would be constructed surrounding the historic Devereaux House, whose restoration was to be included in the project. On July 12, 1984 the broadcast house was officially opened, and the North Plaza Office building would soon be completed.
During in the years following the initial announcement of the development, plans for the remaining phases were scaled back. On June 7, 1985 ground was broken for the first 35-story office building (originally planned to be 40-stories), to be known as 1 Triad Center. 1 Triad Center was the last phase which would go into construction, as financial problems put the remaining phases on hold. Excavation for 1 Triad Center's basement was begun, and steel for the skyscraper was delivered on site, but construction was soon halted. Within a year the entire development was canceled, leaving only the Broadcast House, North Plaza Office, and a parking structure completed. Had 1 Triad Center been completed it would have been the tallest building in Utah.
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