Basic economics teaches that in a healthy economy the supply goes where the demand is. Ivory Homes, Utah's most prolific builder of single-family homes, is associated with the sprawl that defined most of the residential growth since 1990 when Ivory Homes emerged as...
A long-vacant lot on one of Salt Lake's most historic streets is one step closer to be developed. After three failed attempts, representatives from Garbett Homes finally got the approvals needed to build the Hardison Apartments, a multifamily mixed-use project at the...
Salt Lake County District Attorney's will soon have office space of their own. After decades of renting space in nearby offices, Salt Lake County officials broke ground Thursday morning on a new District Attorney building at 35 E. 500 South, directly west of the Scott...
Residents of the Central City Neighborhood Council (CCNC) got their chance Wednesday to speak directly to developer Khosrow Semnani, during the council's monthly meeting. In front of a sizeable crowd, Semnani presented his plans to develop a large portion of the...
*This post has been updated For the next five weeks one of Salt Lake's most engaging streets will be even more vibrant. The Downtown Alliance has again partnered with Salt Lake City leaders for the second annual Downtown Garden Stroll, a selection of artist-designed...
Utah's emerging tech boom has brought companies like Adobe to Utah but the boom has also helped local companies grow. The company inContact, a provider of cloud contact center software, has been in Utah since its inception in the 1990s. As Utah's tech economy has...
Across the country rental prices are rising. According to Apartment List, an online rental marketplace, national rental rates have increased 3.2 percent over the same time last year. In Salt Lake, low vacancy rates have led to a 3.4 percent increase in rent over the...
Up until 2014, the middle of the 100 South block of 200 East was a large surface parking lot. In its place is a new parking garage and the under-construction Liberty Crest Apartments. At seven floors, the 177-unit apartment building brings infill and residential to...
A long vacant lot on South Temple is one step closer to being developed. The Salt Lake City Planning Commission sent a favorable recommendation to City Council for master plan and zoning map amendments for a property on the 1100 East block of South Temple. The...
The federal government has prime real estate in Salt Lake that it wants to trade in exchange for construction services for another federal property, the James V. Hansen Federal Building at 324 25th St. in Ogden. For the second time in six months, the U.S. General...
*This is an updated version of a previous post The Gilgal Sculpture Garden, a small park that features unique sculptures, is about to be less hidden. Demolition is underway at the former Wonder Bread site on the 700 East block of 400 South. For decades the vacant...
As people are returning to the city, it appears that traditionally suburban home builders are following. Garbett Homes, which has long focused its efforts in the suburbs, building energy efficient homes in the south end of Salt Lake County, Cedar Hills and...