Triad Center

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 {{convert|26|acre|km2 sqmi|adj=on}} 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.{{cite news |title=Saudis, Utahns open Gateway to future |author=Max B. Knudson |newspaper=Deseret News |date=1 June 1982 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nAUPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HYMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3189%2C7681 |accessdate=1 October 2010}} The complex was to be located on three city blocks in downtown Salt Lake City, and was planned to contain over {{convert|1940000|sqft|m2|sigfig=2}} of office space and {{convert|1430000|sqft|m2|sigfig=2}} of residential space.

File:Original Triad Rendering.jpg

File:Original Triad Rendering KSL.jpg

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. These buildings were to be constructed surrounding the historic Devereaux House, whose restoration was to be included in the project. On 12 July 1984, the broadcast house was officially opened,{{cite news |title=Broadcast House at Triad Center-A Reflection of KSL's Commitment to the Future |newspaper=Deseret News |date=12 July 1984}} and the North Plaza Office building would soon be completed.

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.{{cite news |title=Arab glad he didn't give up on Utah |author=Max B. Knudson |newspaper=Deseret News |date=7 June 1985 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZAYPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BIQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4068%2C2810404 |accessdate=1 October 2010}} 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.[http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=163663 Skyscraper Forum - 1 Triad Center] 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.

The Triad Center is owned by Utah Property Management Associates, a subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation, the for-profit wing of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was purchased by Zions Securities in 2004 from M&S Triad Center, for an undisclosed amount.{{cite news |title=LDS Church eyeing Triad Center |author=Brady Snyder |newspaper=Deseret News |date=8 June 2004 |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595068823/LDS-Church-eyeing-Triad-Center.html |accessdate=2 October 2010}}
- {{cite news |title=LDS Church to turn Triad into an education center |author=Jenifer K. Nii |newspaper=Deseret News |date=23 June 2004 |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595072364/LDS-Church-to-turn-Triad-into-an-education-center.html |accessdate=2 October 2010}} The center is located across the street from The Gateway and Vivint Smart Home Arena and is near the City Creek Center development and Temple Square.

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.{{cite news |title=Layoffs, new operating model at Deseret News |author=Keith McCord |newspaper=KSL-TV |date=31 August 2010 |url=http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=12230812 |accessdate=1 October 2010}}

On 2 August 2017, BYU–Pathway Worldwide announced that the Triad Center would become its new headquarters.{{cite web|url=https://pathwaynewsroom.org/triad-center-to-be-byu-pathway-worldwides-new-headquarters/|title=Triad Center to be BYU-Pathway Worldwide’s New Headquarters|work= |publisher=BYU–Pathway Worldwide}}

On 14 January 1999, 24-year-old De Kieu Duy, anrmed with an 9mm handgun,[https://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun990113.htm Where'd They Get Their Guns?] 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 as of May 2020 is still housed in the Utah State Hospital.{{cite news |title=Infamous shooting incidents in Salt Lake County |author=Wendy Ogata |newspaper=Deseret News |date=13 February 2007 |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/660195182/Infamous-shooting-incidents-in-Salt-Lake-County.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111044658/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/660195182/Infamous-shooting-incidents-in-Salt-Lake-County.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 11, 2011 |accessdate=10 November 2010}}{{cite news | title = The Justice Files: Triad Shooter, 21 years later | first = Marcos | last = Ortiz | newspaper = ABC4 Utah | date = May 18, 2020 | access-date = April 7, 2025 | url = https://www.abc4.com/news/top-stories/the-justice-files-triad-shooter-21-years-later/ }}

Three months later, a second shooting, one block away, at the LDS Church Family History Library, led to the Triad Center being evacuated. During that shooting, a truck with a suspicious note was found parked near the Triad Center, and fears arose that the shooter or a possible accomplice had planted a bomb in the truck. Later that afternoon, Salt Lake City Police Department detonated an explosive charge attached to the truck, gaining access to its cargo. Inside, two {{convert|55|USgal|L|adj=on}} drums, one empty and one containing gasoline, were found. It was later learned the truck driver and his cargo were not related to the shooting, and it was just a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.{{cite news |title=Library shooting incident -- the key events A chronology from 10:30 a.m. to just after 5 |newspaper=Deseret News |date=16 April 1999 |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/691795/Library-shooting-incident----the-key-events-A-chronology-from-1030-am-to-just-after-5.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121163021/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/691795/Library-shooting-incident----the-key-events-A-chronology-from-1030-am-to-just-after-5.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |accessdate=10 November 2010}}

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• City Creek Center
• Adnan Khashoggi, Saudi arms dealer

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070925162537/http://www.zsc.com/office/building.aspx?b=86 Official Building Profile]
• [http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=163663 Photos and discussion of the original proposal]
• [http://ce.byu.edu/sl/triad.cfm BYU Salt Lake Center]

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