The Road Home wants to turn a parking lot in Central 9th along State Street into new, deeply affordable housing units, and they need the Salt Lake City Community Reinvestment Agency’s help to make that happen. Members of the Salt Lake City Council are...
Jacob Scholl
Developers aim to replace Cottonwood Heights bank into for-sale townhomes
A proposal to rezone a former Wells Fargo site for a potential slate of townhomes in Cottonwood Heights is moving forward. Last month, the city’s planning commission voted to forward a positive recommendation to the city council on measures to change the land...
Murray’s new zoning leads to plans for new housing and mixed-use
As part of an ongoing effort to create a city center, Murray City has released the first of its plans to develop several acres of land into housing and commercial space near State Street and 4800 South. The development is being referred to as Block One. Late...
‘There’s going to be some blood.’ What Salt Lake City’s glut of new housing means for future LIHTC development
This is the second and final part of a series about the state of newly built low-income housing buildings after years of rapid building in and around Salt Lake City. To read part one, click here. Affordable housing developers in Salt Lake City currently have an issue...
Rent is falling in Salt Lake City. It’s putting the squeeze on low-income housing developers
Peter Corroon has a problem. The longtime affordable housing developer and former Salt Lake County mayor started to notice some of his studio and one-bedroom low-income apartments weren’t leasing nearly as quickly as other projects had before. Whereas new buildings...
Sandy reveals preview of proposed housing, office development near City Hall
Members of the Sandy City Council got an early look at what could be built on a lot just south of its chambers in City Hall — hundreds of housing units and a large amount of office space. During a council meeting and RDA board meeting Tuesday, council members...
SLC Planning Commission approves 400 South for-sale townhomes, studios near North Temple
In a busy meeting Wednesday, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission not only passed a plan which paves the way for more open land in the city’s east bench, it also approved two projects that would create over 100 housing units around the city. Planning...
SLC Planning Commission approves plan for open land and home plots near H-Rock
A plan to turn private land on Salt Lake City’s east bench into dedicated trails and open space near H-Rock — plus a handful of single family home plots — is moving forward after it hit a snag just over a year ago. The Salt Lake City Planning Commission voted to...
Developers pitch new, affordable apartments in Central 9th with retail space
Local developers are hoping to build a seven-story apartment complex with affordable units in the heart of the Central 9th neighborhood that was the former site of a dry cleaning business that contaminated the land nearby. The project, at 916 S. 200 West, would...
Landlord sues Shades Brewing for alleged lease violations at Ballpark brewpub
A popular Salt Lake City brewery was recently sued by its landlord, who alleged Shades Tap Room violated their lease agreement and fell behind on lease payments for the brewery’s new 1388 S. 300 West location. The brewery denies those claims in court documents, and...
Sugar House could get affordable senior housing near Fairmont Park
An affordable housing development that would cater to seniors over 62 is in the works in Sugar House across the street from Fairmont Park. The proposal, submitted to Salt Lake City on Thursday, would build 110 affordable housing units for seniors at 2257 S. 1100 E....
Slate of family-sized Poplar Grove townhomes in the works at old trophy shop location
Developers are pitching a new slate of family-sized townhomes in Poplar Grove that would turn a retail warehouse into six for-sale townhomes. The project, located at 831 W. 100 South, is referred to as the Trophies Townhomes in filings with the city. The name is...












