Backers of Kensington Tower, a luxury residential project proposed at the northwest corner of 200 South and State Street, are asking city planners to lift a 375-foot cap set by existing rules for that downtown corner lot.
With at least 39 floors, the building is designed to rise a total of 448 feet, including a high-speed elevator shaft serving top-floor penthouses, according to initial plans by Kensington Investment Company, a Boston-based real estate investment firm with offices in Park City.
If approved, Kensington Tower would rank among the city’s tallest buildings, exceeding the existing Wells Fargo Center (422 feet) and the LDS Church Office Building (420 feet), as well as the tower to be known as 95 State Street at City Creek, a 395-foot office building now going up at 100 South and State State, west of the downtown Harmon’s Grocery.