After years in the works, the site of a former mid-20th century motor inn is now the home of a new, $99 million mixed-use, affordable development on W. North Temple, directly across the street from the proposed Power District. The SPARK apartments — located at 1490 W....
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Salt Lake City’s boundaries could soon get bigger — and make way for industrial development
Development could soon be underway along the northern rim of Salt Lake County — if the Salt Lake City Council approves an ordinance to annex land into the city. City officials are inching closer toward a vote on the Northpoint annexation plan, which would add over...
Planning Commission approves new deeply affordable units in the Granary
A plan to add over 100 new, deeply affordable housing units gained city approval recently, as the plan would add the affordable units onto an existing building in the north Granary District. During an April 23 meeting, members of the Salt Lake City Planning...
Smith Entertainment releases details on Delta Center overhaul, including new interior, new entrance
The Delta Center overhaul is officially underway — and the arena we all know will look much different next year, according to new renderings and information made available Wednesday. The Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) has already started work with completely...
Murray planning to overhaul its downtown with form-based zoning code
The city of Murray is currently in the process of overhauling roughly 86 acres of its city center in the hopes of turning it into a mixed-use, form-based downtown core. The effort to implement a downtown rezone, which the city has named the City Center Form...
Kairoi Residential opens up about its expansion into Salt Lake City
A Texas-based luxury property management company recently began making headways in the Salt Lake City market. Kairoi Residential, based in San Antonio, recently took over the property management duties for a handful of Utah developments, including the Worthington...
Buildings near Utah Governor’s Mansion to be demolished this spring for ‘greater security on the block’
Three buildings near the Utah Governor’s Mansion in the Lower Avenues will be torn down in the coming weeks as part of a larger effort to rebuild the block, known as Block 407, and beef up security in the complex, Building Salt Lake has learned. The Utah...
Senior living apartments pitched along 800 West near North Temple
A new slate of senior living apartments is being planned near North Temple in the Fairpark neighborhood, but it’s not the first time a project has been pitched for the site. The project, named Madsen Park Senior Living and located at 52 S. 800 West, would...
Salt Lake City Council votes to keep expanded number of homeless shelter beds through the summer
Salt Lake City’s need for homeless shelter beds isn’t going away anytime soon, so members of the City Council are keeping a slate of temporary winter beds around through the summer. Members of the Salt Lake City Council passed separate ordinances Tuesday — all...
Salt Lakers: Your utility rates are likely going to go up later this year
Utility bills for Salt Lakers could jump up starting this summer, as the city’s Department of Public Utilities plans to overhaul its fee structure while also dealing with a much smaller budget for Fiscal Year 2026. A typical single family residential home could see...
Salt Lake City Airport passenger numbers may be stalling out
Though additional gates are slated to open later this year at the Salt Lake City International Airport, airport officials are projecting total passengers going through the airport will likely level out over the next fiscal year. In a budget presentation given to...
Salt Lake City looking for ‘bold’ ideas for Fleet Block mixed-use development
The Fleet Block, looking west into the Granary, first week of April, 2025. Photo by Dave Iltis Salt Lake City is currently accepting pitches for the future of the Fleet Block — and the city is looking for “bold” ideas for what the future could hold for the 10 acre...












