The Planning Commission approved the second in a pair of buildings coming to the southern end of the Sugar House urban core. The commission approved the Alta Terra building, which will continue the buildout of what is known formally as the neighborhood’s business...
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Mayor’s proposal to nix new homeless shelters lands at the Planning Commission, which says ‘not without a plan’
Under a ticking clock of the city’s six-month moratorium on any new homeless shelters, announced by Mayor Erin Mendenhall in October, last week the Planning Commission heard the Administration’s case for the next step in its zoning code revisions pertaining to...
Neighborhood Spotlight: Central 9th popularity evident with new construction boom
The Central 9th neighborhood started as a carve-out of a much larger district, a hamlet whose urban zoning and transit access gave it a distinct feel within its boundaries. The area closest to the neighborhood center has long since found the attention of developers...
Coachman’s redevelopment not ready for primetime, Planning Commission says
The Salt Lake City Planning Commission effectively rejected an attempt by the owner of the now-shuttered Coachman’s diner to build a mixed-use development with for-sale housing in one gargantuan building on State Street. Mike Nikols, a member of the family who owns...
Planners tell Ballpark: The future is Trax, upzoning, entertainment, and “pinpricks” of green
Besides the Ballpark itself, is there a “there” there? This was the conundrum facing planning consultants brought together by Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), Salt Lake City, and UTA, looking at the half-mile around the 1300 South Trax station, just south of...
Developers share plans for six new rental townhome buildings in the Ballpark neighborhood
Developers continue to show interest in Salt Lake City’s Ballpark neighborhood, with the latest proposal to bring 47 rental townhomes to the neighborhood. The Row at Ballpark would replace a warehouse formerly home to an organic food store, at the northern entrance to...
The Granary District is shedding industrial uses for new housing and office space
Since its designation as a tax-friendly zone for investors, it’s only been a matter of time before projects start to stack up in Salt Lake City’s Granary District. It appears the time has come. A number of projects are in the queue for development, many of the...
A problematic motel in Ballpark may make way for new mixed-use housing
For years, the Main Street Motel has plagued the Ballpark neighborhood. It will be history if the city agrees to rezone the two acres it sits on and allow developers to replace it with a new mixed-use project. A development team with several other mid-sized projects...
New mixed-income apartment building nearing completion on site of former motel in Liberty Wells
Builders are putting the finishing touches onto a mixed-income apartment building that replaces a former crime-ridden motel on State Street. Capitol Homes will bring 93 new residences — two-thirds of them rent-restricted — to the Liberty Wells neighborhood. The...
Brownstone-style development latest on the way to Ballpark neighborhood
The neighborhood that has attracted the attention of developers looking to build "missing middle" housing just south of Downtown would become home to a Brownstone-style townhome development under a plan approved by the Planning Commission this week. The chair of the...
Mayor moves to temporarily ban new homeless shelters from all zones in Salt Lake City
Amid a push by state officials to locate another homeless shelter in Salt Lake City’s Ballpark neighborhood, Mayor Erin Mendenhall moved late last night to temporarily ban new shelters in all zones across the capital. If finalized, pending ordinance notice would last...
Builders buy more land, plan for a bigger new housing development in the Granary District
After picking up another piece of property to build on, a developer has resubmitted plans for a new apartment building in the Granary District that would now include more studio units. The SoHi Apartments would include 153 units — up from 104 when it was originally...












