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Four years after it moved to the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, the Utah Pride Center is planning another move.
The center sold its two-story building at 255 E. 400 South last Friday for $1.6 million, director Carol Gnade said.
The decision to sell was driven by the fact that the much-needed renovations once imagined for the space were just too expensive, she said.
"It's a very exciting turn for us," Gnade said. "It makes all of us working here hopeful for a place that does not have to be renovated."
Gnade now will search for a location that better meets the needs of the center and its programming, which continues to evolve. Among the priorities for a new site: Access to public transit and other support agencies, ample parking, ADA access and better meeting spaces.
Gnade would also like a facility that would allow for sharing space with other area nonprofits.
The 6,000-square-foot building was bought by a company that owns a gaming store in Salt Lake City, which plans to renovate the first floor for retail space, she said.
Under the terms of the sale, the Pride Center can remain in its current location for six months while it searches for a new home, Gnade said.