The building in central Salt Lake City’s ninth neighborhood includes a venue, production facilities, and classrooms.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Missy Greis hugs Heather Kahlert during a dedication ceremony of Spy Hop’s new headquarters in the central ninth neighborhood of Salt Lake City on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
Spy Hop, a Salt Lake City nonprofit that promotes young people’s talent in digital media art, opened the doors to its new headquarters on Wednesday.
The 22,000-square-foot building – now called The Kahlert Youth Media Arts Center – includes offices, programming and classrooms, production facilities, and a community event and event space.
Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency decided to redevelop the property. The RDA board, which is also Salt Lake City councilor, granted Spy Hop a $ 1 million unsuccessful loan and a $ 487,000 write-off on the sale of the property at 200 West and 900 South – an integral part of the Central Ninth district.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Matt Mateus, Director of Education, shows Spy Hop’s new headquarters in the ninth neighborhood of Salt Lake City on Wednesday April 28, 2021.
The building bears the name of the Kahlert Foundation, which grants grants to groups involved in youth programs, education, health care and other fields.
Foundation Vice President Heather Kahlert was one of the speakers at the opening on Wednesday, along with Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Missy Greis, owner of the Publik coffee house chain and a board member of Spy Hop.
Spy Hop was temporarily housed in the West Temple and 700 South in a former car dealership. The nonprofit moved there in 2016 when it was forced to leave its place in the Rio Grande district after parents complained that the invading homeless population posed a security risk to students.
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