Design-rich adaptive reuse on 900 South adds more mixed-use to Maven District
Sapa Investments, a growing presence in the lower downtown State Street area, was recently granted city approval for a Planned Development at the site of…
READ MORE
Adding density while building value for current residents – Hoyt Place in Fairpark, SLC
A mix of nearly 50 two-story single-family and townhome units on a quirky combination of lots is coming to the Jackson neighborhood in Fairpark, Salt…
Should cities mandate ground-floor retail in mixed-use zones? Salt Lake City struggles over Sugar House
The Salt Lake City Planning Division is attempting to prepare downtown Sugar House for a future with more sidewalk vitality and less space for cars.…
In pictures: Development underway and on its way in Central 9th
A lot of development is current and coming to Salt Lake City’s Central 9th neighborhood. Home to the 900 South TRAX station, numerous food +…
Medical cannabis farms, factories and pharmacies are coming, and localities have to decide where they belong—within state law
53% of Utah voters approved Prop 2, The Medical Marijuana Initiative, in 2018. The State Legislature chose to rewrite that law, and Utah cities and…
Rent hikes slow down in 2019 – will increased supply reinforce that trend in 2020?
After a raucous 2018 for rent hikes in Utah cities, 2019 brought stabilization and less pain for renters in most locales. While cost-of-living increase for…
Affordable housing looks to get another boost at the Utah Legislature in 2020
The Utah Legislature took aim at one of the great barriers to building more affordable housing –NIMBYism—during last year’s session. As the 2020 session opens,…
Another big apartment start in SLC’s East Downtown – 254-unit Cottonwood Broadway
Cottonwood Residential is currently excavating a key site in East Downtown, preparing to build a 254-unit market-rate rental project spanning an entire city block. Located…
Great Salt Lake shoreland spared sprawling business park
Ivory Development and the Ivory Foundation have walked away from a deal to purchase the land west of 2200 West and north of the Salt…
Affordable housing: Three local developers dish on the biz
The reason more affordable housing isn’t being built is due to scarcity of investment capital, not scarcity of demand or return, say some of Salt…
10 years of data for new office builds puts Salt Lake City metro among high achievers nationwide
Silicon Slopes’ national reputation continues to shine thanks to numbers released for office growth in the 10-year period from 2008-18. Commercial Café, using Yardi Matrix…
New micro + studio apartment project to test a new niche in the Downtown market
Salt Lake Crossing, a 300 micro-unit and studio rental building in the Hardware District, is being proposed by the area’s master developer, SALT Development. The…
