The Salt Lake City Council is contemplating selling a long-vacant building near Downtown at a deep discount in the hopes of creating low-income housing backed by former Congressman Ben McAdams. The council was briefed Tuesday regarding the potential sale of the...
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New master plan draft calls for more mixed-use corridors on SLC’s northwest side
It’s been over three decades since Salt Lake City updated its Northwest Community Plan, and city staff believes the neighborhoods have missed out on part of the city’s growth. The city’s northwestern neighborhoods need more mixed-use areas and updated zoning,...
Salt Lake City’s CRA buys 4 properties in Poplar Grove, 9 Line area
Salt Lake City has picked up some new properties in the Poplar Grove neighborhood. The city’s Community Reinvestment Agency recently acquired four properties within its 9 Line Community Reinvestment Area, with the properties located just west of Interstate 15. The...
Mendenhall says zoning reform is working and will continue
Don’t worry, mayor — we think zoning reform is cool. Along with announcing a number of new investments and moves that largely focused on bolstering Salt Lake City’s Downtown, two points of Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s State of the City address Tuesday were housing and the...
SLC ‘most likely cannot avoid’ property tax hike, mayor says
Investing in Downtown Salt Lake City will continue to be a priority for Mayor Erin Mendenhall, as she emphasized the Central Business District’s importance both in the near future and beyond. Though some core ideas have been changed. And along with those stated...
Sandy-owned land to be sold for future affordable housing
Sandy City's parcel adjacent to Real Salt Lake's stadium is for sale - with the city intent on developing it into affordable housing. Last Tuesday, members of the Sandy City Council voted unanimously to adopt an interlocal agreement between the city and the...
Blaser moves ahead with plan to shape Granary into his vision
Plans to improve the block that includes the Kilby Court music venue and Fisher Brewing Company are moving forward, as a handful of buildings within the area are slated for demolition amid a broader acceleration of work that promises to change the look and feel of the...
Salt Lake City’s Gateway is for sale — all 20.9 acres of it
The Gateway — one of Salt Lake City’s most notable and longstanding mixed-use areas in the west portion of Downtown — is on the market. The entire 20.9-acre site was recently listed by real estate giant JLL for an undisclosed amount, and its listing markets the...
Cole West moving ahead with developing key corner in Central 9th
After shifting plans for a prominent site in the Central 9th neighborhood, Cole West is shoring up financing to build a mixed-use, affordable housing project on 900 South. Construction is slated to begin in Q4 of this year for the Amelia, a 144-unit affordable housing...
Salt Lake City Council questions height of proposed Central City mixed-use tower
A plan to build a tower in Central City is still in the works, but the Salt Lake City Council made it clear there’s more work that needs to be done on the project before it could move to a vote. Members of the council got their first public briefing for a proposal...
Old Cottonwood Heights Paper Mill faces possible demolition
The fate of a national historic site in Cottonwood Heights is up for discussion later this week. On Wednesday, the Cottonwood Heights Planning Commission will hear a proposal and take public comments for a plan to tear down the old Cottonwood Paper Mill, located at...
Trio of historic Salt Lake City properties hit the market, seeking redevelopment and restoration
Three historic properties along 100 South in Salt Lake City hit the market this week — two are being pitched as ripe for redevelopment, while the third is seeking restoration of a single family home. The properties — located at 63. S. 400 East, 411 E. 100 South and...












