Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski announced Friday her selection of Alex Gragun to represent Salt Lake City on the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) Board of Trustees, subject to the advice and consent of the Salt Lake City Council. Cragun is the mayor's second...
On an uncommonly brisk construction schedule, renovations of the Vivint Smart Home Arena are over halfway complete and are on schedule for completion by September. The $125 million renovation includes a top-to-bottom renovation as the arena's owners, the Larry H....
Like the rest of the region, downtown Salt Lake is growing. Downtown's workforce has increased 17 percent, or just over 11,000 workers, since 2007. In addition, the downtown residential population is growing at historic rates. But despite growth, for Jason Mathis,...
Like neighborhood that surrounds it, Central Ninth, the 900 South block of Washington Street is experiencing a construction boom that is changing the neighborhood into a missing middle and mid-density corridor just south of downtown Salt Lake. Three projects proposed...
Across the U.S. the poverty rate is rising, but unlike in previous decades, poverty is moving away from city centers and to the suburbs. Poverty rates in Utah are also climbing but unlike the national trend, poverty in Salt Lake remains urban-centered. According to...
For developer and former Salt Lake City and County mayoral candidate, Dave Robinson, Salt Lake City's large blocks provide a special opportunity for infill development. On Wednesday the Salt Lake City Planning Commission approved with conditions a Planned Development...
It's been over three years since then-mayor Ralph Becker initiated a petition to amend the city's requirements for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU), but the proposed amendments are closer to becoming adopted. After tabling the ADU amendment in January, city staff...
During a Tuesday work session, the Salt Lake City Council considered a low-interest loan request from the Salt Lake City Housing Trust Fund to Centro Civico, a nonprofit serving the Hispanic community in the Salt Lake Valley through educational, cultural, social and...
After the last selection proved controversial, Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski has decided to look more locally for the next Chief Operating Officer of the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City (RDA). Today Mayor Biskupski announced the selection of Danny Walz...
The first phase of the Hardware District (formerly referred to as Hardware Village) is nearing the halfway point. The $275 million mixed-use project, by SALT Development, will consist of 466 luxury multifamily units and 260,000 square feet of office space in four...
After months of speculation, Amazon officially announced that the Seattle-based retail company will build a $250-million regional fulfillment center in Salt Lake City’s Northwest Quadrant, bringing with it at least 1,500 full-time well-paying jobs, with the...
Perhaps at this point, changes in rental rates are only newsworthy when rents stabilize or decrease. But as has become the norm for the past few years, residential rents in Salt Lake City continue to increase. According to two recent reports by Apartment List, an...