The detailed model of the Sweeney family’s proposed Treasure development is on display at City Hall for a limited time, providing people who were not at the recent meeting when the model was unveiled an opportunity to see the architect’s creation.
The model will be available from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays until March 25. It will be at the Planning Department on the main floor of the Marsac Building.
People may make an appointment to see the model outside the scheduled times by contacting Katie Cattan, the City Hall planner assigned to Treasure. Her e-mail address is [email protected]. The Planning Department wants people to limit their time studying the model to 10 minutes.
The Sweeneys unveiled the model at a well-attended meeting in February, and the Treasure team sees the piece as being one of the key visual aids as the Park City Planning Commission continues its talks about the development.
The model measures approximately 16 square feet. It features the buildings proposed in Treasure, surrounding houses on streets like Lowell Avenue and Woodside Avenue and other buildings that are close to the site. The model shows how the Treasure buildings would fit into the contours of the land.
Prior to the model’s debut, the visual aids had primarily been computer-generated images and artist renderings of what the project might look like. Approximately 100 people were at the Planning Commission meeting when the model was first shown in public.
It had been expected that the model would later be put onto public display, but an arrangement was not immediately made for it to be shown. The Sweeneys wanted to ensure that the model was protected when it went on public display. The family has said the model was costly to make.
The Sweeneys are seeking Planning Commission approval for just more than 1 million square feet of development, with 200 hotel rooms, 100 condominiums and commercial and meeting space part of the blueprints. The project would be built on a hillside overlooking Old Town and close to the neighboring streets.
The family holds development rights at the site dating to the 1980s but must secure another crucial approval from City Hall before Treasure could proceed. The next Treasure-related Planning Commission meeting is tentatively scheduled in May. Some members of the panel indicated at a February meeting they might be prepared to cast a vote the next time Treasure is on the agenda.