After a handful of changes, developers are hoping to move forward with a proposal to add over 100 apartment units next to a historic Salt Lake City synagogue to the east of Downtown in Central City. Earlier this week, the Centerville-based J. Fisher Companies...
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Planning Commission backs rezone for infill project in Lower Avenues
The Salt Lake City Planning Commission gave a thumbs up on a proposed rezoning that could lead to three for-rent housing units being built behind a historically significant fourplex in the Lower Avenues. The Planning Commission voted unanimously last week to...
Mendenhall announces new plan for overhaul of Smith’s Ballpark
Ballpark residents now know what will come of the former Salt Lake Bees stadium, as months of planning and meetings and a chosen path ahead came to light Tuesday night during the mayor's State of the City address. Salt Lake City will tear down part of Smith’s Ballpark...
Terraine, a new master planned community in West Jordan, is taking shape
After years in the works, a new master-planned community in West Jordan is becoming a reality. Terraine, located to the west of State Route 111 along Terraine Road, is a 630-acre development that will house around 3,000 units when it’s fully built out along the...
Where’s affordable housing going in Salt Lake City? Check out North Temple
Developers are in the process of building hundreds of low-income housing units near the North Temple corridor, adding to the area’s rapid changes after installing transit and upzoning the land. As of January, over 2,000 federal low-income housing tax credit...
Cole West to build Central 9th for-sale townhomes in two phases
A local developer has adjusted its approach to building 17 for-sale townhomes on a key corner in the Central 9th neighborhood. The project, named The Whitney, is located at 892 S. West Temple. Cole West, a Building Salt Lake advertiser that recently rebranded from...
Salt Lake City targets five spots for restoration and access along the Jordan River
Salt Lake City wants to clean up areas of the Jordan River as part of its Emerald Ribbon Action Plan — a multistep project that aims to restore the wetlands around the river and increase river access and recreation. Salt Lake City Council members saw the first...
Utah landlords took part in rent-setting scheme the DOJ says was illegal
Utah is one of the 43 states around the country that has been impacted by what the U.S. Department of Justice considers an illegal plot to decrease competition among landlords and drive up costs for renters. The DOJ has accused RealPage, a property management...
Salt Lake City to step up police presence, expand shelter space in response to state scrutiny
Salt Lake City plans to increase its police presence downtown and in other neighborhoods while trying to quickly build up its emergency shelter capacity, according to new plans released by city officials. Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall announced Thursday...
Weber County approves plan for new 500-acre ski village at Nordic Valley
Members of the Weber County Commission unanimously voted last month to approve plans for a massive redevelopment around the Nordic Valley Ski Resort in the rural Ogden Valley. The plans show the redevelopment, called Nordic Village, would bring in roughly 56,000...
Key corner in Fairpark to yield 110 new affordable apartments
Another proposed development along North Temple transit corridor could add 110 housing units at a key corner in the Fairpark neighborhood. At 915 W. North Temple, the southwest corner of North Temple and 900 West, the 9th Note project will sit on .75 acres...
Project near Red Iguana 2 shrinks, jettisons design elements
A proposed transit station development near a TRAX Green Line stop now has a reduced footprint and fewer units, according to updated plans submitted to Salt Lake City. The proposed development, known as Aarhus, used to call for 20 market-rate studio apartment...












