Downtowns want Millennials, people born between 1980 and 2000, and many Millenials are choosing to live downtown. Downtown Salt Lake is no exception. A recent article by the Salt Lake Tribune highlighted the city's desire to attract more Millennials. Recently,...
Isaac Riddle
In Pictures: New Hotels and North Temples Apartment Boom
In this weeks update the focus is on developments near the Gateway shopping center. Construction of the new Hyatt House near Energy Solutions Arena on the corner of 100 South and 300 West appears to be nearly completed. Construction crews appear to be focusing on...
Salt Lake could be soon welcoming its next tallest tower
The Request for Proposals have been released and the search has finally begun for a developer to build what may become Salt Lake City's next tallest skyscraper. Salt Lake County officials released the RFP's earlier this week in what is the first major step in the...
UTA’s growing trust problem could derail future transit improvements
The Utah Transit Authority has some explaining to do. An state audit released Tuesday found that UTA has mismanaged money and under-reported salaries and benefits of some of the transit agency's top leadership. The audit comes at a time when UTA is looking to...
In Pictures: Central City developments making significant progress
For today's photo update, the focus is on projects in Central City. The Newhouse Apartments are nearly finished, but sadly there is still that yellow stucco. The Seasons at Library Square is now up to the fourth floor and apparently not even a fire can stop its...
Is the bus vs. streetcar debate good for Salt Lake?
The downtown streetcar is still just an idea but already has proven to be a contentious issue. Many on the Salt Lake City council don't seem convinced that a streetcar is needed in downtown Salt Lake. Arguing instead for improved bus service for downtown. City...
New student life center part of the Urbanization of the University of Utah
Construction of the George S. Eccles Student Life Center is nearing completion on what is becoming an increasingly urban corridor along Mario Capecchi Drive. The new life center is adjacent to the Fort Douglas TRAX station, making it accessible to not just...
New Sugar House Plaza will be finished for the holidays
December has shown to be a good month for Sugar House. Last December Sugar House celebrated the opening of its first modern streetcar line, the S-line. This December, Salt Lake will again welcome a more urban Sugar House, with hundreds of new residents...
In Pictures: The scaffolding is coming down in Sugar House
Two of the largest projects under construction in Salt Lake City are nearing completion in the Sugar House neighborhood. The exteriors are nearly finished as evidenced by the removal of almost all of the scaffolding with both projects having only select sections...
The movies are coming to Cottonwood Square Development
The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting today that Cottonwood Square, the 57-acre mixed use project being developed at the former Cottonwood Mall site in Holladay, a suburb of Salt Lake City has secured yet another tenant. The Howard Hughes Corp and Larry H. Miller...
Pedestrian experience central to Eccles Theater development
Demolition is completed, the cranes have risen and construction is very much underway on the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater, also known as the Utah Performing Arts Center, at the corner of 100 South and Main Street in downtown Salt Lake City. Staff...
More good news in Marmalade
Construction on the next phase of the Marmalade development should commence within a month after the property transfer is completed. The Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency (RDA) considered a resolution today that would allow Everest Builders to purchase a parcel of...












