Vacant Poplar Grove land along 9 Line to be developed into smaller housing units

by Jacob Scholl | Feb 13, 2026

A newly pitched project along the 9 Line Trail could turn two vacant parcels in Poplar Grove into a handful of small condominiums.

The long-vacant parcels — located at 792 W. 900 South and totaling 0.1 acres on land zoned MU-8 — could become home to six micro-units, according to documents filed with Salt Lake City. The application to subdivide the parcels was filed earlier this month.

Plans submitted to Salt Lake City indicate each unit would have a footprint between 407 and 410 square feet, and all would be one-bedroom, one-bathroom units. Three units would face the north and three others would face the south along 900 South.

Units would not have an in-unit washer and dryer, though the development would have a communal laundry room on the east side of the project, linking the northern trio and southern trio of units. All units would be electric-only, with no gas hookups. The complex would not have parking on site.

Cameron Broadbent, a South Jordan-based real estate broker and the developer behind the site, told Building Salt Lake that although he’s seeking to subdivide the land, he plans to offer the units as rentals. However, the units could later be sold down the line, he said.

Though the lot is currently zoned as MU-8, the land is subject to a 2023 development agreement that limits the height of any building to 35 feet. The development agreement was made as part of a zoning change from Light Manufacturing (M-1) to Residential/Mixed Use (R-MU). The latter zone no longer exists, as it was consolidated as part of the city’s mixed-use zoning code overhaul, but the development agreement remains.

Broadbent said there are a few reasons why he’s opting for single-level units rather than building up closer to the height limit. Power lines around the site restricted his ability to build more vertically, he said. The recent mixed-use zoning changes also would’ve necessitated a taller project go through a Planned Unit Development application, he said, which he opted not to do.

“I started by doing a 2-story building, but found that everything about doing a commercial project became so cumbersome that I changed to a one-story building so that it could be built more along the lines of a residential property,” he said in an email to BSL.

He added that the single-story build would allow the new project to blend more seamlessly into the surrounding neighborhood, which is largely one-story homes. The plot is a short distance from the Summum pyramid, though Broadbent said the site didn’t play a part in his decision to build a shorter development.

A rendering of a six-unit development being pitched at 792 W. 900 South in Poplar Grove. Image via Sorensen Architecture

Broadbent said he’s a bit green as a developer, and the 900 South project is an opportunity to build that experience.

“I’m newer to building and my focus is on learning & doing the whole process (from design to development to building),” Broadbent said in an email. “I’ve wanted to go through the process and learn on a small scale and it’s been a good learning experience.”

Despite being a new developer, Broadbent said the project will have a very specific aesthetic, modeling the project after a Claude Monet painting, The Artist’s Garden in Argenteuil.

“Just as the roses in that painting are the focal point against the backdrop of a home, 792 W. 900 South will use pink roses in the parkstrip to create a primary first impression,” he said in an email. “This color was chosen to complement the home’s blue windows and cream stucco, while also matching the Eastern Redbud trees I plan to plant. This palette will coordinate with the existing trees at Utah Paper Box across the street, creating a beautiful, connected experience for those passing through 900 S and 800 W.”

The development would be just feet away from the 9 Line Trail and a short distance from the Jordan River Parkway Trail. The site is also around a mile from the heart of the Central 9th neighborhood and the 900 South 200 West TRAX Station, which services the Green, Blue and Red lines.