A newly proposed bill in the Utah Legislature would alter the landscape of the Fairpark by allowing multiple, smaller sports venues — not just a baseball stadium — at the Utah State Fairpark and the Power District, which is aspiring to bring Major League Baseball to...
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Senate bill would send county tax money to Downtown revitalization effort
A bill that would allow Salt Lake County tax money to go toward the renovation of the Salt Palace Convention Center as part of ongoing efforts to keep the Delta Center in the capital city and revitalize a dead section of Downtown advanced out of Utah Senate committee...
New York firm acquires Sandy-based Bridge Investment Group
A New York asset management firm is buying a local investment group that played a large part in financing and creating local development projects like the Post District, and is among the largest owners of multifamily buildings in the country. Apollo Global Management...
Salt Lake City buys property in Ballpark while neighborhood awaits its future
While Salt Lake City continues to refine its plans for the future of a massive redevelopment in the Ballpark neighborhood, the city is taking a proactive approach by buying plots of land nearby. The Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City (recently rebranded to the...
New brewery to move to Central 9th, with help from a loan from Salt Lake City
Central 9th could have yet another watering hole in the near future, as a brewery looking to move from Cedar City to the capital city secured its second loan from Salt Lake City’s Department of Economic Development during a City Council meeting Tuesday night. Policy...
Salt Lake City could overhaul its single-family zoning code to allow more units. Here’s how.
The Salt Lake City Council gave an early blessing in favor of essentially ditching its single-family zoning in favor of allowing up to fourplexes to be built in much of the residential land across town. The council took a straw poll vote at a hearing Tuesday that...
Utah House eyes a softer approach to get cities to allow more housing density
A Utah House committee approved a bill this week that would begin to add incentives to cities in the hopes that they would stop blocking the construction of higher density housing and affordable, for-sale units. House Bill 37 was unanimously approved during a...
Latest round of Citizens West apartments would add family-sized units to 300 North
The latest round of apartment buildings along 300 North on the edge of Fairpark were pitched to Salt Lake City officials in recent weeks, as developers recently submitted plans for the fourth phase of the Citizens West apartments. Citizens West 4, located at 515...
Utah House committee votes against bills looking to expand ADUs, allow homes on smaller lots
A Utah House committee punted on two bills that its sponsor believes would help address the state’s ongoing housing shortage, despite support from the governor's office. The bills, HB 88 and HB 90, were presented to the Utah House Political Subdivisions Committee in a...
Are Salt Lake City Twilight Concerts too big, again, for the Gallivan Center?
Outdoor concert season — and spring for that matter — is just around the corner. Among the most popular mainstays during the warm months is Salt Lake City's Twilight Concert Series, begun in 1998, which has been held in Downtown's Gallivan Center for the last six...
Here’s a look at Salt Lake City’s proposed overhaul of mixed-use zoning
The Salt Lake City Council got a preview Tuesday of what the city’s new, consolidated mixed-use zoning code would look like, complete with tweaks in code that could allow for taller buildings and fewer approvals needed before construction. The consolidation...
Developers eye 12-story condos at Cottonwood Heights gravel pit
A project years in the making is crystalizing on the eastern bench of Salt Lake County and could bring hundreds of units and hotel rooms near the mouth of Big and Little Cottonwood canyons. A planned development on 21.5 acres that would add hundreds of housing units...












