Developments

Construction begins on controversial 9th and 9th development

Construction begins on controversial 9th and 9th development

Despite over two years of contention between developers, residents and the city, the Beauty Supply Store in the 9th and 9th business district has been demolished.  The building has been demolished to make way for the construction of a previously controversial,...

Shopko block’s architects revise project design

Shopko block’s architects revise project design

After multiple meetings with residents, business, community leaders and the Salt Lake City Planning Commission, developers Sentinel Development in collaboration with real estate investment company, Westport Capital Partners, have debuted updated project renderings for...

Developers eye Royal Wood Plaza block for large mixed-use project

Developers eye Royal Wood Plaza block for large mixed-use project

Block 67 in Salt Lake City has a storied history.  The block was part of the city's Japantown, a vibrant neighborhood built by Japanese immigrants.  Most Japantown was demolished to make way for the Salt Palace Convention Center in 1967. While the block houses the few...

Mixed-use project proposed for vacant lot near Target

Mixed-use project proposed for vacant lot near Target

As land becomes more expensive in Salt Lake, new residential projects will begin to appear in areas and neighborhoods not usually on most developers' radar.  For example, the 300 West block of Paxton Avenue may not appear like an ideal location for a mixed-use...

Construction starting on 900 East apartments

Construction starting on 900 East apartments

The aged medical building on the 900 East near South Temple is no more.  The building has been demolished to make way for the Haxton Apartments, a three-story, 39 market-rate unit residential project. The project's developer, Baron Equities, Inc, went through several...

Historic Landmark Commission reviews Warm Springs proposal

Historic Landmark Commission reviews Warm Springs proposal

For the second time in a month, representatives from the Woodbury Corporation and Salt Lake City’s Housing and Neighborhood Development Division (HAND) have turned to the Salt Lake City Historic Landmark Commission for guidance on how to best redevelop and restore the...

Commission approves revised Cowboy project

Commission approves revised Cowboy project

After two public hearings and a work session, representatives from Cowboy Partners have again returned to the Historic Landmark Commission (HLC) for approval of their plans to redevelop the former Ensign Floral building and adjacent parcels. But unlike the past...

Construction starts on downtown apartments

Construction starts on downtown apartments

Salt Lake City residents are used to a lull in construction activity after a project finishes, but these aren't normal times and in many neighborhoods once on project finishes another is just beginning. For example, the Liberty Crest Apartments, a seven-story 177-unit...

Commission, developers talk street level for Sugar House project

Commission, developers talk street level for Sugar House project

The proposed redevelopment of the site of the former Shopko in Sugar House is large, consisting of three separate buildings at or near 100 feet in height on nearly nine acres near the heart of the iconic neighborhood.  Yet, while most issues surrounding new...

A lack of vibrancy in Salt Lake County’s second downtown

A lack of vibrancy in Salt Lake County’s second downtown

Salt Lake City is Utah's urban center with the largest city population, downtown population and number of city workers.  But 15 miles to the south of the capital city, the growing downtown in the suburban city of Sandy has become Salt Lake County's second largest...

Developers update design of North Temple project

Developers update design of North Temple project

Change is coming to 300 West block of North Temple, a long-underutilized block that serves as a gateway to downtown.   In February demolition work began on the suburban-style former North Temple Inn and now construction is actively underway on a large multifamily...

Developers debut plans for historic Warm Springs building

Developers debut plans for historic Warm Springs building

The Warm Springs Plunge building has had several lives.  The historic building on the 800 North block of 300 West has been both a bathhouse and a children's museum and now is poised to become part of a large, mixed-use affordable housing development. On Thursday, May...