A proposed zoning amendment in Millcreek could lead to dozens of townhomes being built on the city’s west side. The Millcreek City Council heard a briefing last week regarding the proposed Opus Green North development, located along Central Avenue just west of...
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Richards Street in Ballpark could soon be the site of 169 affordable housing units
California-based developers are pitching a new, seven-floor affordable housing development in the Ballpark neighborhood. The project, named The Hive on 11th and located at 1150 Richards Street, would consist of 169 housing units. It would include 148 parking...
Proposed apartment building along 400 South seeks another additional floor
A recently pitched apartment building along 400 South in East Central is now aiming to get an extra floor following the city’s mixed-use zoning updates last month. The project, named The Viv in documents and located along the northwest corner of 800 East and 400...
Loft-style apartments pitched for growing Granary District
A Seattle-based developer is continuing its push to build a new five-story loft project in the Granary District. The project, known as the Granary Lofts and located at 450 W. 700 South, would contain 53 housing units. Though all would be one-bedrooms, the units...
Salt Lake City’s design review standards just changed. Developers: take note
The Salt Lake City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that made a number of immediate changes to the city’s design review standards that aim at stopping variances from zoning rules that have frequently been used by developers. The entire process was first...
City picks Fleet Block developers, who want to build mixed-use projects
A rendering of Mercy Housing's development at the Fleet Block. Image via Ratio Design After years of sitting vacant and later becoming a memorial space for people killed by police, Salt Lake City’s Fleet Block now has two affordable housing developers slated to build...
LDS Church plan for parking lot at Plaza Hotel site Downtown likely violates city rules
When an investment arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans to demolish its Plaza Hotel and shuttered JB's Restaurant and build a temporary parking lot in their place near Temple Square, it overlooked one potential problem: city code may...
SEG to build new 6,000-seat venue in new Downtown entertainment district
Salt Lake City’s new entertainment district between the Delta Center and the Salt Palace Convention Center could have a new fixture in the near future: a 6,000-seat indoor music venue. Smith Entertainment Group announced Tuesday it would partner with Live Nation — one...
Long-awaited Downtown mixed-use project could move forward after cost cuts
A large, mixed-use development that’s been in the works for years could soon be moving forward after the developer value-engineered the project to cut costs and reduce the size of the project. On Wednesday, the Planning Commission approved modified plans for the Lotus...
Shades Brewing closes Ballpark location amid legal skiff with landlord
A popular brewpub in the Ballpark neighborhood has closed its doors amid an ongoing dispute with its landlord, in a move the brewery said would be temporary. Shades Brewing, which relocated from South Salt Lake to a newly retrofitted building at 1388 S. 300 West,...
Utah is preparing to sell vacant UDOT land to build for-sale condos
The Utah government will soon begin a new pilot program that involves selling select parcels of state-owned land for the purpose of developing owner-occupied condominiums, according to a top state housing official. Steve Waldrip, senior advisor for housing...
Plan to improve South Salt Lake’s transit access, downtown core inches forward
South Salt Lake is moving closer toward approving a plan that could lead to a more connected urban core being built in the city’s northern edge. Last week, the South Salt Lake Planning Commission quickly voted to approve the South Salt Lake Downtown Connect plan,...












