New townhome units are on the way to the Liberty Wells neighborhood.
The former Lincoln Plaza strip mall could be torn down in the coming weeks, according to a demolition permit request filed on June 18 with Salt Lake City. The demolition permit says work on the site could begin as early as July 13.
The building is located at 145 E. 1300 South just off of State Street, and the land is zoned as MU-5. The strip mall wraps around a First Utah Bank branch that’s located on the corner of 1300 South and State. The bank location is not part of the demolition permit and will remain open.
Taking the place of Lincoln Plaza will be a new development that will consist of 42 apartments and 95 townhome units. That project, known as Lincoln Village, won approvals from the Salt Lake City Planning Commission in October. The Lincoln Village complex will be made up of 12 buildings, according to plans submitted to the planning commission last year. All units in the Lincoln Village development would be for-rent.
Development Details
- Owner/Developer: Urban Alfandre
- Architect: Mint Architecture
- Engineer and Surveyor: Focus Engineering and Surveying
A rendering of the proposed apartments in the Lincoln Village development along 1300 South. Image courtesy Mint Architecture
In addition to the demolition permit, developers also filed three commercial building permit applications earlier this week for the complex. Two permits would each be for a townhome building within the complex, while the third permit would be for the clubhouse building.
Apartments in the Lincoln Village complex will be located along 1300 South, while the townhomes will be located within the parcel. The clubhouse building will be located on the eastern side of the complex near 200 East.
The developers behind the project, Urban Alfandre, a Building Salt Lake advertiser, have previously said Lincoln Village will bring missing middle housing to the neighborhood. In a project narrative submitted to Salt Lake City last year, developers said the project, “brings a different single family unit type to the area, along with a timeless architecture design to enhance the community along this stretch of State Street.”
The project would be located a short distance from the former Smith’s Ballpark to the west and Liberty Park to the east.
With the Lincoln Plaza demolition permit filed, it seems the building will soon go the way of its neighbor to the south. The former Coachman’s Dinner and Pancake House was torn down in previous weeks, though its iconic sign remains.
The former Coachman’s site is owned by the Sapa Investment Group, and it’s unclear what could be developed on that land. The Coachman’s demolition permit said the building would be “torn down and cleaned up to allow future development on (the) lot,” but did not specify what development that could entail.
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