A rendering for the adaptive reuse for part of Smith's Ballpark. Image via Perkins & Will Residents of Ballpark saw a major step Tuesday toward seeing sweeping changes to its namesake structure. The Salt Lake City Council voted unanimously on a proposal to rezone...
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SLC Multifamily: Vacancy could tick up, but market could tighten into 2027
The Wasatch Front’s multifamily housing market could get a little worse before it gets better. Mark Jensen, managing director at Northmarq Multifamily, said his group’s latest Q3 report forecasts that vacancy in the Salt Lake City market will increase by the end of...
LIHTC still pencils despite shaky conditions. ‘We’re so overbuilt in Salt Lake City.’
Developers of new, low-income housing developments in Salt Lake City seem to be hanging on, despite a soft multifamily market, slow lease-up periods, ongoing concessions and lingering questions over whether distress is coming to subsidized projects. Plans for new...
SEG releases plans for Downtown entertainment district, Salt Palace overhaul
A rendering of the new downtown entertainment district. Image via Smith Entertainment District The plans are finally here. After years of waiting, the Smith Entertainment Group has released details of its new entertainment district coupled with new renderings and...
Salt Lake City approves $7 million in loans for housing, retail in Ballpark, Liberty Wells
A rendering of the proposed mixed-use project at 1345 S. Jefferson St. in Ballpark. Image via Salt Lake City Community Reinvestment Agency and Abstract Development Group New developments are in the pipeline across Salt Lake City, and the city’s Community Reinvestment...
Salt Lake City to consider selling $12.2M of Rio Grande District land for $2.5M
Salt Lake City is considering a proposal to sell over two acres of its land for an 80 percent discount on its appraised value. Members of the Salt Lake City Council will consider a proposal Tuesday afternoon that could allow for the sale of 2.33 acres of land in the...
Murray PC approves plans for Intermountain Health cancer center tower
Intermountain Medical Center could add an expansion tower of roughly 150 feet in the future following an approval from the Murray City Planning Commission. The commission voted unanimously on an amendment to the massive hospital complex’s conditional use permit,...
There’s a glut of studios and one-bedrooms in SLC. So why are student housing complexes popping up?
The Montaire North student housing complex in Sugar House, looking southwest, in June 2025. Photo by Devin Zander | Building Salt Lake While multi-family residential real estate in Salt Lake City continues to lag, one aspect of the market seems to be going vertical. ...
Rose Park mixed-use project gets SLC Planning Commission approval
A rendering of the mixed-use La Esquina project along 1000 North in Rose Park. Image via Uncommon Architects. Rose Park could see a new development in the coming months, as a mixed-use development pitched for the neighborhood recently gained city approval. The Salt...
SLC moving ahead with Leonardo renovation plan for office space, youth services
Work could begin in the coming months to overhaul the former Leonardo into offices for Salt Lake City staff. City officials recently filed a commercial building permit application to remodel parts of the old library building and prepare it to house offices for...
Cole West expands south to Provo with new for-sale townhomes
Potential homebuyers in Utah County will have a new option for townhomes in the coming months after a prominent northern Utah homebuilder recently expanded south into Provo. Cole West, a Centerville-based developer and Building Salt Lake advertiser, announced units at...
Sandy City Council votes down plan to develop education center into townhomes
Members of the Sandy City Council voted to reject a proposal that sought to add dozens of townhomes along 9000 South. Plans to build up to 86 new townhomes in Sandy were voted down Tuesday night in a 4-2 vote, as council members moved to deny a request to execute a...












