Already occupying the historic Armstrong Mansion at the northwest corner of 700 E and 100 S, local service provider The Other Side Academy held a groundbreaking ceremony last week for its expanded campus in the Central City neighborhood.
The project will include an adaptive reuse of the former 12th Ward Chapel, built in 1939 in Art Moderne style, at 630 E 100 S. The 1.25 acre site, across the street from the Armstrong Mansion, was conveyed from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to The Other Side Holdings LLC in 2023.
The Other Side Academy (TOSA) is a life-skills academy with locations in Denver and Salt Lake City. The expanded campus is being built for a residential program for people transitioning from homelessness and incarceration. The clients are being prepared to live at the Other Side Village, the tiny-home community that opened in December that Salt Lake City and partners are building at 1850 W Indiana Ave.
The project at 630 E 100 S received approval for a 32-unit residential building in the rear of the property, which is zoned RMF-45. Its application for new construction in a local historic district was heard by the Historic Landmarks Commission in October.
The apartment building will sit on part of what used to be the church parking lot. It will sit directly behind the Langton House, built in 1908.
The four-story structure will offer 28 two-bedroom units, and 4 one-bedroom apartments for floor managers, housing 60 people total.
The project will conduct only minor alterations to the former meeting house, which is a contributing structure to the Central City Local Historic District. It will house education and training programs, according to documents submitted to the city.
Since the residential structure will not front the street, planners at City Hall did not apply the same design standards as if it had street presence.
Documents submitted by TOSA state that the site was previously used for housing. “The portion of the site where the new building sits is currently a parking lot. Therefore, this project brings that past usage back and utilizes the land better.”
Architects in their application say “the massing follows the form of most of the multifamily structures surrounding it with punched windows and a flat roof.”
The building will reach 45 feet at parapet, the maximum height allowed in the zone.
It was designed by E4hachitecuture – e4h standing for “Environments for Health” – an international firm specializing in healthcare and health science design.
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