Developers have proposed a mixed-use, 16-story project for the Sugar House downtown core along Highland Drive, a site that's currently home to a Zions Bank. The project, dubbed GEM, would create nearly 200 housing units, according to documents submitted to Salt Lake...
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Dozens of condo units to be built in Cottonwood Heights near Big Cottonwood Canyon
Cottonwood Heights is moving forward with a plan to build a condo building along Wasatch Boulevard near the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon. Earlier this month, the Cottonwood Heights Planning Commission voted to approve a plat amendment for the Apres condominium...
Millcreek moving ahead with plan to build city’s first hotel, condos near city hall
Millcreek is considering projects that would bring new condos along with a new hotel near the site of its town center. Last week, the Millcreek Planning Commission gave an early approval to rezone five parcels totaling around 1.2 acres and enter into a development...
First Step House wants to build additional deeply affordable units in Central City
A project that seeks to bring deeply affordable housing options to Central City is back after the nonprofit developer reworked the plan to lean on the city's density incentives to add more units. First Step House, a local nonprofit that provides residential treatment...
Affordable housing gets another boost in SLC – new projects from the Housing Authority
12-story Granary Junction, proposed for the NW corner of the Fleet Block in the Granary District. Credit: Method Studio The next few years are shaping up to be very busy for affordable housing development in Salt Lake City. While LIHTC developments offering units at...
Salt Lake City to consider 2,000-square-foot home lots in single family zones
Salt Lake City is considering updating its single-family exclusive zoning to allow for building on smaller lots throughout much of the city. As part of its effort to update its single-family zoning code, Salt Lake City is considering a proposal that would create Small...
SLC Council questions parking plan for proposed Sugar House hotel
As with many projects around Salt Lake City, the question of whether a boutique hotel should be built near Sugar House Park may lie with parking. The Salt Lake City Council got its first public look Tuesday at a pitch to rezone land and build a seven-story boutique...
Vacant Poplar Grove land along 9 Line to be developed into smaller housing units
A newly pitched project along the 9 Line Trail could turn two vacant parcels in Poplar Grove into a handful of small condominiums. The long-vacant parcels — located at 792 W. 900 South and totaling 0.1 acres on land zoned MU-8 — could become home to six micro-units,...
Profit-sharing housing model looks to build on success of Salt Lake City tower
A bold strategy aimed at financially empowering Salt Lake City renters is paying dividends — literally. Months after cutting the ribbon at its Central City tower, the Perpetual Housing Fund’s profit-sharing housing model will continue to press forward with new builds...
Utah Mammoth slated to open Sandy practice facility to public — and offer beer sales
Beer leaguers, rejoice. Utah’s NHL team will soon start welcoming the public into its Sandy practice facility — and they’re planning to offer suds to boot. The Utah Mammoth announced Monday that its practice facility, which will now be known as the Utah Mammoth Ice...
Lower Avenues apartments to be converted into for-sale condos
You don’t see this very much these days — an apartment complex in the Lower Avenues is in the process of converting a portion of its units into condominiums, according to applications filed with Salt Lake City. The Hillcrest apartments complex is in the process of...
First-time homebuyer program bears fruit as Utah Legislature considers funding boost
Nearly 3,000 households in Utah have utilized the state’s first-time homebuyer program since it was created in 2023, according to figures assembled by the Utah Housing Corporation and provided by the Utah Senate. The Utah Housing Corporation has doled out over $58.5...












