Building Salt Lake is the leading source of commercial real estate news in Utah. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Get access to the site’s paid features by becoming a Member today. Across from West High School in the Hardware...
Luke Garrott
Luke Garrott, PhD, has published in The Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News, and written features for the Salt Lake City Weekly City Guide and The West View. A former two-term councilman in Salt Lake City's District 4, he lives in Downtown Salt Lake City and grew up in the Chicago area.
Desperate for Station Center success, Redevelopment Agency continues to bully local climbing gym
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Downtown sports and entertainment district, Part I: City to prepare master plan with virtually no public input
In a much-anticipated public briefing in the wake of this year’s state legislative session, last night Salt Lake City’s chief attorney outlined to the City Council the requirements of SB 272, the bill created for a NBA/NHL stadium and a Downtown sports and...
Hotel project seeks zoning change to replace surface parking lot on east Broadway
Proposing to fill a void in the streetscape of east Broadway in the heart of Downtown, local property owners have applied for an upzone to D-1 that would allow them to build a “neighborhood boutique hotel” on a narrow, deep lot at 256 E. 300 South. At streetfront, the...
Planning Commission green lights proposed ban on gas stations near waterways and parks
Salt Lake City presented its proposed ban on gas stations near waterways, ponds, and >1-acre parks to Planning Commissioners last night, who voted unanimously 6-0 in approval. The ordinance changes are a response to Kum & Go, a national petroleum retailer,...
16-unit project shows potential of small-scale infill on west side
Building Salt Lake is the leading source of commercial real estate news in Utah. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Get access to the site’s paid features by becoming a Member today. A small-scale project by first-time developers in the Glendale...
New designs for 2-structure apartment project in south Downtown hoping to finesse ground-floor activation requirements
Building Salt Lake is the leading source of commercial real estate news in Utah. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Get access to the site’s paid features by becoming a Member today. Developers are proposing that if you hang art on the walls of a leasing...
Missing-middle project approved at former LDS Liberty Wells Center, despite barriers of RMF-35 zoning
Building Salt Lake is the leading source of commercial real estate news in Utah. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Get access to the site’s paid features by becoming a Member today. The Planning Commission this week approved Ivory Innovations’ adaptive...
Here are the options for new TRAX lines in the city. Will policy makers get the zoning right in the Granary?
Building Salt Lake is the leading source of commercial real estate news in Utah. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Get access to the site’s paid features by becoming a Member today. UTA released its updated long-range transit plan...
City Council approves nearly $18 million in affordable housing loans
Building Salt Lake is the leading source of commercial real estate news in Utah. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Get access to the site’s paid features by becoming a Member today. Acting as the Redevelopment Agency Board, the...
Adjacent to transit zoning, credit union seeks to keep drive-thru and build 5-story parking garage
In a zoning application currently out for public comment, an America First Credit Union in Central City is seeking to roll back the tide of transit-oriented zoning changes over the last 15 years near the 400 South TRAX corridor. At 455 E. 500 South, just a block from...
Underdogs in the Gateway District, Centro Civico Mexicano has a new partner to rebuild on 600 West
Building Salt Lake is the leading source of commercial real estate news in Utah. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Get access to the site’s paid features by becoming a Member today. Since the founding of the city in 1847, the area of west Downtown has had...