The future of Salt Lake City's Fleet Block is beginning to take shape, as city officials try to figure out how they want to turn the property into a prominent section of the budding Granary District.
Tammy Hunsaker, deputy director of community services for the Salt Lake City Department of Community and Neighborhoods, unveiled a slightly altered site plan for the block during a Salt Lake City Council informational meeting Tuesday.
A map showing how the Fleet Block property is proposed to be split up. The new design moves the park or public space from the northeast corner to the southeast corner. The original 200-foot building limit would remain intact, equating to almost one-third of a city block. This, Echeverria explained, is meant to "break up the street wall and provide some visual variety and interest on the street" as compared to a "single, monotonous" 660-foot-long building wall.
The Fleet Block once stored Salt Lake City's vehicle fleet until a new facility opened elsewhere in 2010. After the block became an eyesore for nearly a decade, the city began steps to redevelop the property beginning in 2019., though Hunsaker said that valuation is out of date and doesn't include remediation costs. The city is working with state environmental experts to receive Environmental Protection Agency grants tied to the site assessment work.
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