Central Ninth

In pictures: Development underway and on its way in Central 9th

In pictures: Development underway and on its way in Central 9th

A lot of development is current and coming to Salt Lake City's Central 9th neighborhood. Home to the 900 South TRAX station, numerous food + beverage options, and instant access to Downtown, Central 9th's advantages are many. Those assets - and the city's form-based...

Affordable housing: Three local developers dish on the biz

Affordable housing: Three local developers dish on the biz

The reason more affordable housing isn’t being built is due to scarcity of investment capital, not scarcity of demand or return, say some of Salt Lake’s premier affordable housing developers. Without more affordable housing we are creating a future where only the...

Fleet Block rezoning on its way to extending Salt Lake’s urban core

Fleet Block rezoning on its way to extending Salt Lake’s urban core

Salt Lake City planners are putting the finishing touches on what will essentially become the rules for what is set to become an urban extension of Downtown.  Long an underutilized and recently vacant site that’s filled with redevelopment potential, the City Council...

Adaptive reuse condo project to start construction in Central Ninth

Adaptive reuse condo project to start construction in Central Ninth

CW Urban held a ground-breaking ceremony on Friday for a unique residential project in Salt Lake City’s Central Ninth. It will include adaptive reuse of the Taffy Town candy factory at 55 West 800 South, attached to a new 6-story condominium building. The for-sale...

UTA bus expansion in SLC: Will it be enough to attract more riders?

UTA bus expansion in SLC: Will it be enough to attract more riders?

UTA’s “Change Day” is upon us, where the agency annually tunes up its routes and schedules. This August’s changes are notable especially in Salt Lake City and the I-15 Tech Corridor near Lehi.  Salt Lake City will see enhanced service on four (mainly) east-west...

Is rail expansion receding on the Wasatch Front?

Is rail expansion receding on the Wasatch Front?

After expansion under the Obama Administration and previous regimes at UTA, new passenger rail projects along the Wasatch Front seem all but dead. A UTA Board claiming it has no money for capital projects, slim inclusion in regional plans, a reoriented redevelopment...

Developers look to expand Central Ninth’s residential offerings

Developers look to expand Central Ninth’s residential offerings

The Central Ninth neighborhood has become one of the city's biggest success stories in neighborhood revitalization.  The neighborhood is attracting both public and private investment resulting in hundreds of new residential units and dozens of new retail and dining...