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September 1, 2007
News Flash: New Yorkers Don't Like Atlantic Yards
Architectural Record
The Architectural Record reports on plans for Frank Gehry-designed sports facility in Lehi, Utah. The top of the story reveals how displeased New Yorkers are with Atlantic Yards.
Frank Gehry must be hoping that when it comes to winning public support for a large, basketball-anchored mixed-use development, his second shot at such a project is a slam dunk. Although New Yorkers panned his Nets / Atlantic Yards scheme, which continues to be dogged by legal challenges, Bloomberg reported on August 30 that Gehry is designing a $2 billion development 30 miles south of Salt Lake City in the small town of Lehi, Utah, adjacent to a 10,000-seat arena he’s also designing for the Utah Flash. (This NBA expansion team begins its first season of play in November.) The 85-acre project, developed by team owner Brandt Andersen, will feature a 450-foot-tall hotel tower—Utah’s tallest building—retail shops, residences, and two manmade lakes.
Designs are still being finalized for the project, which does not yet appear to have a name, but Andersen told Bloomberg that the architecture will “‘look substantially different’ from anything else Gehry has done.” Groundbreaking is set for 2008 and the arena component could be ready by 2009.
NoLandGrab: Here's another enormous "mixed-use development" (85-acres) that features a professional basketball arena. Everybody -- hold onto your wallets!
Original source about this development from Bloomberg
Posted by steve at September 1, 2007 7:07 AM