After several years of being in development, demolition work has begun for the Granary Place Apartments, an affordable housing residential project at the northeast corner of the intersection of 700 South and 300 West in the Central Ninth neighborhood. The project, by...
The next wave of development in underway in the Central Ninth neighborhood. There are currently six developments under construction within two blocks of 900 South TRAX station on 200 West. Because none of these developments include structured parking, construction...
Utah is growing older and more diverse. While the state still has the youngest median age in the country, Utah's families are getting smaller, its residents are living longer and are more racially, culturally, economically and religiously diverse. According to local...
Historically in Salt Lake City when a block is poised to drastically change it is due to one large project that will occupy most of it. In Central Ninth, the bulk of the 900 South block of Washington Street is about to be redeveloped with multiple projects in the...
Central Ninth Market may have just opened, but the market's developers, Atlas Architects, are ready to start phase two of the blocks' redevelopment, the Central 9th Row Homes. The developers propose to build four townhomes directly south of the market near the...
Residential construction in Salt Lake may be booming but for residents looking to buy, the options are limited. Over the summer, Zillow, an online real estate and rental marketplace ranked Salt Lake City as the worst metro area for first-time homebuyers assigning the...
With rising rents and a low rental vacancy rate, many people wanting to relocate to the city are having difficulty finding quality housing options within their budget. Developer Steve Ruf, of Ruf Associates, sees micro apartments as one solution to the City's housing...
In Salt Lake City affordable rental units have become increasingly scarce. Salt Lake rents are increasing at one of the fastest rates in the nation. The city's rental vacancy rate is hovering around 3 percent, indicating that the current housing supply is not...
On Wednesday, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission approved zoning modifications for the Central 9 Lofts, a proposed mixed-use development in the Central Ninth neighborhood. The three-story development, located at the northeast corner of the 900 South and 200 West...
The current construction boom in Salt Lake City is being driven by multifamily rental developments. The demand for multifamily housing and continued trauma caused by the Great Recession has made financial lenders reluctant to finance for-sale residential projects. In...
A surface parking lot is the antithesis of vibrant urban nodes. The Redevelopment Agency (RDA) of Salt Lake City is looking for the right developer for a large asphalt parcel at the northwest corner of the intersection of 900 South and 200 West in the Central Ninth...
The "real estate" boundaries of Central Ninth are expanding past the 900 South freeway onramp. On Wednesday the Salt Lake City Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward a favorable recommendation to City Council for an alley vacation, for the Central Ninth...