After shifting plans for a prominent site in the Central 9th neighborhood, Cole West is shoring up financing to build a mixed-use, affordable housing project on 900 South. Construction is slated to begin in Q4 of this year for the Amelia, a 144-unit affordable housing...
They bring you the olds, we bring you the news. And this year, we had all kinds of scoops about the trends and developments that are shaping the future of the region, specifically in Salt Lake City. Building Salt Lake readers again showed a strong interest in the...
After clearing out the queue of other changes to zoning districts throughout the city, planners have teed up the next housing topic for discussion and debate: single-family zoning reform. The city recently unveiled its proposal to change the rules for its three...
The Ballpark neighborhood is slated to see a large amount of changes in the coming years, as the now-vacated Smith’s Ballpark is slated to undergo major redevelopment. That means land in the surrounding area is also likely to see construction soon, making the open...
A handful of proposed affordable housing projects in Salt Lake City have scored federal and state subsidies. The Utah Housing Corporation recently released a list of developments in line for government funds, which also outlines the unit breakdown for each project...
Over a dozen new townhomes could be built on the expanding south end of the Central 9th neighborhood if approved by Salt Lake City officials. The project is located at 1032,1036 and 1046 S. Jefferson St., and the plans call for turning three parcels containing two...
The Salt Lake City Council is considering making changes to city land uses and expanding the types of industrial uses that wouldn’t be allowed near housing. On Tuesday, the council received a short briefing regarding the changes, which were first initiated by...
A rendering of Mercy Housing's development at the Fleet Block. Image via Ratio Design After years of sitting vacant and later becoming a memorial space for people killed by police, Salt Lake City’s Fleet Block now has two affordable housing developers slated to build...
A large, mixed-use development that’s been in the works for years could soon be moving forward after the developer value-engineered the project to cut costs and reduce the size of the project. On Wednesday, the Planning Commission approved modified plans for the Lotus...
The Road Home wants to turn a parking lot in Central 9th along State Street into new, deeply affordable housing units, and they need the Salt Lake City Community Reinvestment Agency’s help to make that happen. Members of the Salt Lake City Council are...
Local developers are hoping to build a seven-story apartment complex with affordable units in the heart of the Central 9th neighborhood that was the former site of a dry cleaning business that contaminated the land nearby. The project, at 916 S. 200 West, would...
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