Millcreek City Council approves 23-unit condo project near Millcreek Common

by Jacob Scholl | Jun 1, 2026

New condominiums are on the way in Millcreek, as the city council recently voted to pave the way for additional for-sale units to be built near the city’s downtown core.

In a pair of votes last Tuesday, the Millcreek City Council approved a rezone and conditionally approved a development agreement to build a 23-unit condo building at 1285 East Villa Vista Avenue.

The council voted unanimously to rezone the .32 acre parcel from the city’s Commercial zone (C) to City Center Overlay-Development Agreement zone (CCOZ-DA). The council also voted to approve a development agreement for the property, though the agreement is contingent on the city attorney’s approval.

Carlos Estudillo, a planner for Millcreek, told the council that the building plans call for a 23 unit condominium development. The five-floor structure will have a height of 64 feet. All 23 units would have two bedrooms and two bathrooms and would carry an owner-occupancy requirement.

Included in the plans are an affordable housing element, as all units would be offered to households making no more than 80% of Salt Lake County’s AMI for at least 30 years, according to a staff report on the project.

The building’s first floor would largely consist of parking, as the building’s plans show 23 stalls would be found in the covered garage, as well as two additional parking spaces along the street.

The second floor would contain only two residential units, as much of the floor is taken up by storage space, a club room, a common deck and fitness area. Each subsequent floor has seven units and smaller common decks. Units vary in size slightly, as the sizes range from 978 to 1,028 square feet.

Estudillo said the Millcreek Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the project last month, though he said commissioners showed concern with parking and added traffic on the street.

The bulk of discussion from council members revolved around parking, as the project needed a handful of guest parking spaces to fulfill city zoning requirements. The solution as of Tuesday was to place a handful of spots down the street, which seemed to suffice for city leaders.

“I applaud staff for coming up with a novel solution for this,” said Council Member Thom DeSirant said before motioning to approve the rezone. “I do think it’s an important development for us to have a broad variety of different housing types in our city center.”

The condo project would be built between two large apartment complexes built in recent years. The Richmond, located just south of the proposed condos, totals 330 housing units. The Cottonwood Highland apartment complex, located to the east of the condos, totals 250 units, according to the staff report.

Additional condos are also in the works nearby. Last December, the city council approved a slate of 18 for-sale townhome units to be built just to the west of the condos discussed last week. Those units, which would be located at 1265 East Villa Vista Ave., would entirely consist of three- or four-bedroom units that would carry a deed restriction for owner-occupancy.

In recent years, Millcreek has become one of the most development-friendly cities in the county. Anchored by Millcreek Common and a new city hall, the city has created its own town center in recent years, and the city has a number of new housing developments in the queue. The Villa Vista Avenue projects are located a few blocks north of Millcreek Common.

One of the upcoming additions to the city’s center is a mixed-use building that includes condo units and the city’s first hotel, as well as ground-floor retail spaces.