Developments

Sugar House Hotel proposal moves forward

Sugar House Hotel proposal moves forward

Just a few years ago, the stretch of Wilmington Avenue between Highland Drive and 1300 East was dominated by surface parking and a large vacant parcel.   The center of the block was a dead zone in one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in Salt Lake. While some surface...

Demolition work begins for large Sugar House development

Demolition work begins for large Sugar House development

After years of proposals and several different iterations, demolition is underway on the site of the future Sugarmont Apartments by Boulder Ventures, the next phase of their 2100 Sugarhouse Mixed Use Development.   The project replaces two abandoned Granite Furniture...

Garbett revises plans for former Granite High property

Garbett revises plans for former Granite High property

After multiple setbacks, a plan to redevelop the 27-acre campus of the now-defunct Granite High School in South Salt Lake has been revived.  Garbett Homes recently announced updated plans to redevelop the back end of the property, where the school's pool building is...

Planning Commission approves Mecham’s Sugar House project

Planning Commission approves Mecham’s Sugar House project

Another contentious Sugar House project by Craig Mecham Management is moving forward.  The Salt Lake City Planning Commission approved with conditions a Conditional Building and Site Design review request for the Dixon Medical Building.  The developers will need to...

Missing Middle project underway near Brickyard

Missing Middle project underway near Brickyard

A large missing middle project is underway in Sugar House near Brickyard.   Developers, JF Capital, are building the Crandall Avenue Townhomes, a 41-unit development on the northeast corner of the intersection of Highland Drive and Crandall Avenue. The project...

Demolition begins on 4th and 4th site

Demolition begins on 4th and 4th site

The former Sizzler building is no more.  The long-vacant building, on the northwest corner of the 400 South and 400 East intersection, has been demolished to make way for the 4th and 4th Apartments development.  The Sizzler building is the first of five buildings that...

Missing Middle project to replace vacant garage in Capitol Hill

Missing Middle project to replace vacant garage in Capitol Hill

A long-vacant corner parcel in the Capitol Hill neighborhood will soon find a new use. On Thursday, the Historic Landmark Commission approved a special exception and new construction request for the 2nd and 2nd Apartments, a mixed-used project proposed for the...

Site plans and property for proposed downtown tower for sale

Site plans and property for proposed downtown tower for sale

The VOID Corporate Center will join the original plans for the Triad Center and the Newhouse Hotel tower as ambitious downtown projects that would never be. After multiple renditions, the VOID Corporate Center (formerly referred to as the Air Center) appears to dead....

Demolition begins to make way for downtown mixed-use development

Demolition begins to make way for downtown mixed-use development

For the past several years the 200 West block of 200 South has been a dead zone separating the downtown core from Gateway area.  Demolition work has started on a mixed-use project by PEG Development that will fill a large portion of the block and help connect two...

Developers break ground on net-zero community

Developers break ground on net-zero community

In terms of sustainability, Salt Lake City has historically been the leader in the state of Utah.  The city's new Public Safety Building was the first net-zero safety building in not only Utah but in the country.   The city had the first net-zero mixed-use building,...

Mixed-use building under construction near 9th & 9th

Mixed-use building under construction near 9th & 9th

The 1960s era office building that occupied the northeast corner of the intersection of McClelland Sreet and 900 South is no more.  In a neighborhood known for its vibrancy, the office building stood out with large setbacks, covered windows and a large concrete...

Micro units coming to Central Ninth

Micro units coming to Central Ninth

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...