A rendering of a proposed 4-story building along Main Street in Downtown Salt Lake City. Image via Salt Lake City, Chenzo LLC A key parcel on Main Street will receive more city funds as part of its redevelopment efforts. On Tuesday, members of the Salt Lake City...
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Will Salt Lake City keep or sell over 4 acres of land near Smith’s Ballpark?
Smith's Ballpark north parking lot. Photo by Devin Zander | Building Salt Lake Just weeks after a rezone vote set the stage for redeveloping the former Smith’s Ballpark and surrounding land, the city is already discussing paths forward for the first phase of its...
SEG, Intermountain sports medicine center gets OK from Sandy Planning Commission
A rendering of the proposed Utah Jazz facility and the Intermountain Health Sports Performance Center, with the latter highlighted in yellow. Image via Intermountain Health and Smith Entertainment Group The Shops at South Town mall in Sandy seems poised to have yet...
Former mobile home park in Riverdale now slated to become car dealership
Years after a Riverdale mobile home park was rezoned and dozens of residents were evicted from their homes, the since-vacant parcel of land is now slated to become a car dealership. On Oct. 20, members of the Riverdale City Council voted 4-1 to approve a site plan...
Millcreek approves more for-sale townhomes near the city’s center
Another slate of for-sale townhomes could be headed for Millcreek. Late last month, members of the Millcreek Planning Commission unanimously approved a subdivision application to pave the way for a 16-unit townhome project at 3060 S Richmond St., which is just north...
West Jordan to consider nearly 200-unit townhome project, plus other housing pitches
West Jordan is considering allowing a massive slate of townhomes along 5600 West, along with other large developments nearby. Developers are hoping to build a 196-unit townhome project, called Lewiston Place and located at 5702 W. Window Ranch Way, which would be the...
Housing experts decry latest tweaks to SLC single-family zoning changes. ‘Fewer people will take advantage of it’
After months of discussions, debates and neighborhood infighting, the Salt Lake City Council has begun moving toward a long-awaited update to its single-family zoning code after years of growing unaffordability and families fleeing the city for the suburbs. The...
West Valley City approves development agreement for over 150 new homes
After years of sitting vacant, a large parcel in West Valley City could soon see homes built on site. Earlier this week, the West Valley City City Council approved a resolution to create a new development agreement for a 26.34-acre development in the city’s Highbury...
Life Time fitness center could add fifth Utah location in Farmington
A site plan of the proposed Life Time fitness center in Farmington. Image via Life Time Property Development Utah’s retail market continues to show strong growth, especially in the suburbs around Salt Lake City. Among the large retailers who continue to expand is...
Fairpark rezone pitch would add townhomes at current LDS Church site
A site plan of a proposed townhome development at 660 N. Redwood Road. Image via Think Architecture A new rezone proposal could add townhome units at the edge of the Fairpark neighborhood along Redwood Road. Last week, developers filed a proposal to rezone a former...
Sandy City Council approves 86-unit townhome project a month after rejecting it
About a month after rejecting a proposal for new, for-sale townhomes, the Sandy City Council reconsidered the move. On Tuesday, the council revived and later approved a proposal that would allow 86 townhomes to be built at the Canyons School District’s Technical...
Can Utah continue its economic growth amid a water shortage?
From left: Dr. Brenda Bowen, Ben Abbott, Joel Ferry and Ty McCutcheon during the ULI Utah 2026 Trends conference in Salt Lake City. Photo courtesy of Kelli Freshman Two large problems facing Utah are rising costs for housing and the drying Great Salt Lake. While the...












