Work sessions with the Historic Landmark Commission (HLC) may become more popular now that the Commission approved a major alterations, demolition and new construction request for the Liberty Square apartments, a project by Cowboy Partners near the intersection of 500...
The urban growth on the 2100 South corridor is beginning to push further west, beyond the 1100 East and 2100 South intersection. On Wednesday the Salt Lake City Planning Commission voted to forward a positive recommendation to City Council for a rezone for six...
The Sugar House building boom continues. On Wednesday the Salt Lake City Planning Commission approved a Conditional Building & Site Design Review (CBSDR) for the, 21 by Urbana Apartments, a five-story 126-residential unit project on the 900 East block of 2100...
When construction of the 24-story office tower, 111 Main, finishes later this year, Salt Lake will have one of its new tallest skyscrapers. But, Salt Lake's skyline would have had another building amongst its tallest had a proposed tower by Samuel Newhouse, the man...
Salt Lake's next tallest skyscraper won't be west of the Main Street corridor anytime soon. On Tuesday, the Salt Lake City Council unanimously voted to restrict the height of a proposed convention center hotel to a maximum height of 375 feet. The height restriction...
Developers are discovering that meeting the expectations of the Historic Landmark Commission (HLC) is not guaranteed. Garbett Homes went before the HLC four consecutive times before the Commission approved the design and new construction for the Hardison Apartments...
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 apartment building boom in Sugar House continues. Developers, Gardiner Properties, plan to build an residential development at 974 East 2100 South. On Monday the 16, the developers and architects presented their plans Monday night to the Sugar House Community...
It has been over a year since there has been activity at the site of the former Sizzler at the intersection of 400 South and 400 East. In February of 2015, Building Salt Lake reported that developers, Carmon Black Management planned to build the Steve Black...
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...
The Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake is partnering with Missouri developers, the Vecino Group, to build the Bodhi, a mixed-income affordable housing project directly west of Interstate 15 on the 700 West block of South Temple. Representatives from the...
The 200 West block of 200 South is one of the least vibrant in downtown Salt Lake. The block is dominated by dead space: surface parking, suburban style-storage facility, several vacant buildings and an aging office building that is significantly set back from the...