Utah plans to demolish Capitol office building, buy American Express campus in Taylorsville [View all]

SALT LAKE CITY — The 60-year-old State Office Building at the north end of the Capitol complex is headed for demolition after legislative leaders voted Tuesday to buy the American Express campus in Taylorsville.

The $30 million purchase authorized by the Legislature's Executive Appropriations Committee is intended to free up parking at the Capitol, a significant problem for the public when the Legislature meets, by relocating some 700 state workers.

Money to pay for the credit card company's buildings will come from $110 million set aside during the 2019 Legislature to deal with the aging structure on Capitol Hill long seen as an eyesore that needed to be replaced.

"It’s always been the final piece of completing the Capitol complex," Jim Russell, director of the state Division of Facilities Construction and Management, told the committee. "It's not a candidate for refurbishing."

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