From Deseret News archives:
Zephyr Club eyed in possible Broadway-style theater deal
The Zephyr Club, shuttered since November 2003, again is being talked about as a downtown hot spot this time as part of a real-estate deal that would allow a Broadway-style theater to replace the parking lot behind the Peery Hotel, 110 W. 300 South.
Landowner David Bernolfo is willing to part with the nearly 1.4-acre Peery Hotel parking lot, as long as Salt Lake City approves the Zephyr property on the corner of 300 South and West Temple for use as a surface parking lot, according to Bill Becker, chairman of the Downtown Theater Action Group.
Also as part of the deal, Bernolfo would acquire 2 acres on the southwest corner of 300 South and West Temple, currently a parking area for the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Becker said.
The developer wants to build a 600-car structured parking garage at the latter site, with the understanding that if he doesn't do so in six years, the city could buy the property and additional land to the south for construction of a 900-space parking garage for the proposed theater, Becker said.
Commissioners determined that "the vitality of downtown could be negatively impacted" by a surface parking lot at the site, and that it was "not in harmony with the purpose and intent of the (city's) master plan," according to minutes from the meeting.
Now, Bernolfo is pitching the idea again, and this time he's using a desirable site for a downtown theater as a bargaining chip.
The Peery Hotel parking lot is one of four leading locations identified by the action group as feasible sites for a grand theater capable of hosting touring Broadway shows.
Becker, a Tony Award-winning producer, experienced theater developer and brother of Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, said the site is "wonderfully located" because of its proximity to the Salt Palace Convention Center and a light-rail stop.
The new theater also could be developed in a way that administrative, rehearsal and other performance space could be integrated with the Rose Wagner, he said.
Having an entrance on 300 South known downtown as Broadway also has its benefits, said Salt Lake City Councilman Carlton Christensen.
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