From Deseret News archives:
SLCC to sell Main center
LDS Church negotiating to buy downtown facility
The proposed sale of the 75,000-square-foot center and parcel at 115 S. Main to Property Reserve Inc., the real estate arm of the church, was OK'd Tuesday by the Utah Board of Regents' executive committee. The committee has authority to make binding decisions; the regents will receive a report next month.
The college will receive free rent through the end of the semester, Utah System of Higher Education Commissioner Rich Kendell said. That, plus a no-fee transaction, would bring the sale value to about $5.85 million for the college "a break-even deal," Kendell said.
The college purchased the center for just under $4.5 million in 2004, following what was described as a costly lease, and subsequently paid $1.16 million for improvements, Kendell said in a memo to regents.
"This is a great, great start in a positive move for Salt Lake Community College," SLCC President Cynthia Bioteau said. She said SLCC will continue its presence downtown, and is seeking a facility to lease for spring classes.
"Under a proposed purchase agreement, PRI will conduct due diligence over the next 30 days, including consideration of possible future uses for the building," LDS Church spokesman Dale Bills said Tuesday.
The property is adjacent to those owned by the church, and is just south of the ZCMI Center and Crossroads Plaza, which the church has targeted for a massive, mixed-used redevelopment, including retail, restaurants, housing and office units. A final redevelopment plan has not been made public.
A sale of the center could leave another vacancy on Main Street, which Salt Lake City has attempted to revitalize in recent years.
"What this means to me is that we need to roll up our sleeves again and get working on Main Street again" in terms of luring tenants, said Dave Oka, director of the city's redevelopment agency. "I just hope that wherever they (college officials) relocate will still be downtown."
Regents in spring 2001 OK'd SLCC to expand into downtown. SLCC leased the Main street building for only a year before it was deemed unsafe and closed in fall 2003.
The building was purchased in 2004 as part of efforts to get out of a 10-year lease that had risen from $500,000 a year to $650,000 a year, according to Kendell's memo to Regents regarding the proposed sale.
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