Triad Center
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The Triad Center is a complex of office buildings in
History
Ground was broken for construction of the center on 1 June 1982, by Essam Khashoggi, chairman of Triad America. On the same day, plans for the 10-year-long development were publicly released. They 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, a hotel, farmers' market, ice rink, amphitheatre and a park.[1] 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.[1]
The first phase of construction was to last 18 months and to 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.
During the years following the initial announcement of the development, plans for the remaining phases were scaled back. On 7 June 1985, ground was broken for the first 35-story office building (originally planned to be 40-stories), to be known as 1 Triad Center.[3] 1 Triad Center was the last phase to go into construction, as financial problems put the remaining phases on hold. Excavation for its basement was begun, and steel for the skyscraper was delivered on site, but construction was soon halted.[4] 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.[3]
Present day
The Triad Center is owned by
From 2017 onward the following are current tenants of the complex:
- KSL-TV
- KSL Radio
- Ensign College
- BYU Salt Lake Center
- BYU–Pathway Worldwide
- A small number of suites are used by private stockbrokers and lawyers.
In August 2010, Deseret News announced it would be moving its offices to the broadcast house in the center, so they could integrate with KSL's newsroom.[6]
On 2 August 2017, BYU–Pathway Worldwide announced that the Triad Center would become its new headquarters.[7]
1999 shooting incidents
On 14 January 1999, 24-year-old De Kieu Duy entered the center's broadcast house and began shooting. She fired numerous rounds in the building's lobby, injuring the building manager. She then rode the elevator to the upper floors where she fatally shot 30-year-old Anne Sleater, an AT&T employee. Sleater's co-worker, Ben Porter, then wrestled Duy to the ground, ending the shooting spree. Duy was later found mentally incompetent to stand trial and is currently[when?] housed in the Utah State Hospital.[8]
Three months later, a second shooting, one block away, at the LDS Church
See also
- City Creek Center
- Adnan Khashoggi, Saudi arms dealer
Notes
- ^ a b c Max B. Knudson (1 June 1982). "Saudis, Utahns open Gateway to future". Deseret News. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Broadcast House at Triad Center-A Reflection of KSL's Commitment to the Future". Deseret News. 12 July 1984.
- ^ a b Max B. Knudson (7 June 1985). "Arab glad he didn't give up on Utah". Deseret News. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ Skyscraper Forum - 1 Triad Center
- ^ Brady Snyder (8 June 2004). "LDS Church eyeing Triad Center". Deseret News. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- Jenifer K. Nii (23 June 2004). "LDS Church to turn Triad into an education center". Deseret News. Retrieved 2 October 2010. - ^ Keith McCord (31 August 2010). "Layoffs, new operating model at Deseret News". KSL-TV. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Triad Center to be BYU-Pathway Worldwide's New Headquarters". BYU–Pathway Worldwide.
- ^ Wendy Ogata (13 February 2007). "Infamous shooting incidents in Salt Lake County". Deseret News. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ^ "Library shooting incident -- the key events A chronology from 10:30 a.m. to just after 5". Deseret News. 16 April 1999. Retrieved 10 November 2010.