New library a sign of an evolving Marmalade
Hundreds of Salt Lake City residents turned out Saturday morning to celebrate the opening of the Marmalade Branch, the Salt Lake City Public Library System’s…
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Ken Garff Dealership getting a facelift
Salt Lake’s downtown car dealership is getting an update. Construction has started on a redesigned Ken Garff dealership on the 500 South block of State…
Planning Commission approves 9th and 9th Mixed-use development
*This is updated version of a previous post The Ninth and Ninth district continues its eastward expansion. On Wednesday, the Salt Lake City Planning approved special…
Large residential project coming to South Salt Lake
The city of South Salt Lake has long viewed the streetcar as a critical component to its downtown rebuild, the 235-acre area bounded by 2100…
Construction beginning on State Street residential project
Now that winter is waning, warmer weather will kick off what could be Salt Lake’s busiest construction seasons in decades. Kicking off the season is…
New owners unveil plans for Gateway 2.0
There are a lot of stakeholders invested in the Gateway’s success. The Gateway has struggled since the City Creek Center opened in 2012. What was…
Mapping walkability on the Wasatch Front
Walkability can be an elusive concept for Utah residents. Utah’s uniquely large square blocks and urban growth built around the car have produced few pedestrian-oriented areas for…
The re-urbanization of 200 South
The 200 South corridor in Salt Lake is a street finding its identity. The stretch between the depot district street fluctuates between dead zones, homeless…
Industry experts: Expect more local demand for urban housing
Since the Great Recession, people across the U.S. have been returning to cities. Former industrial cities and cities that were previously losing population like Philadelphia and Chicago…
Unique central Ninth project moving forward
The “real estate” boundaries of Central Ninth are expanding past the 900 South freeway onramp. On Wednesday the Salt Lake City Planning Commission voted unanimously to…
Mecham presents next phase of Sugar House development
Downtown Sugar House is continuing its evolution. Craig Mecham Management, the developer of the Vue at Sugar House Crossing, the large mixed use development that…
RDA revisits Paperbox proposal
In a rare move, the Salt Lake City Council acting as the Redevelopment Agency’s board of directors, reopened discussion on a previously approved resolution while reevaluating…
