Salt Lake City is closer to getting a new tallest skyscraper. Salt Lake County officials announced on Monday that the bid committee for the Salt Lake Convention Center hotel has selected DDRM Cos., a real-estate company headquartered in St. George, Utah. The new...
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The re-urbanization of 200 South
The 200 South corridor in Salt Lake is a street finding its identity. The stretch between the depot district street fluctuates between dead zones, homeless services, mixed-use shopping centers, public plazas, boutique hotels, a growing nightlife scene and urban...
Unique central Ninth project moving forward
The "real estate" boundaries of Central Ninth are expanding past the 900 South freeway onramp. On Wednesday the Salt Lake City Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward a favorable recommendation to City Council for an alley vacation, for the Central Ninth...
Mecham presents next phase of Sugar House development
Downtown Sugar House is continuing its evolution. Craig Mecham Management, the developer of the Vue at Sugar House Crossing, the large mixed use development that opened early last year at the intersection of 2100 South and Highland Drive, wants to build a large...
RDA revisits Paperbox proposal
In a rare move, the Salt Lake City Council acting as the Redevelopment Agency's board of directors, reopened discussion on a previously approved resolution while reevaluating the RDA's role in building affordable housing. The action was at the request of Salt Lake...
City Commission rejects revised South Temple Project
The vacant lot at the intersection of 500 East and South Temple will continue in its current state a little longer. On Thursday the Historic Landmark Commission (HLC) again denied a request from Garbett Homes for new construction in a historic district and special...
Marmalade block development is gaining momentum
The Marmalade Block project is approaching a major milestone while moving into its next phase of development. The block's anchor, the Marmalade Branch of the Salt Lake Library Public System is set to open to the public February 27. While, last week the Planning...
Commission approves new residential development in the Marmalade
Marmalade's evolution continues. During Wednesday's commission meeting the Salt Lake Planning Commission approved a Subdivision and Planned Development request by nonprofit developer, NeighborWorks Salt Lake, to build the Marmalade Courtyards, a 30-unit residential...
Planning Commission approves Central Ninth development
After years of planning, the proposed Jefferson Walkway project in Central Ninth is in the final stages of development. During its Wednesday meeting, the Salt Lake Planning Commission approved the projects developer's requests for a planned development and preliminary...
Another mixed-use project is headed to Central Ninth
The momentum is building in Central Ninth. The Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake recently selected LandForge Inc. to redevelop two adjacent parcels in the neighborhood. The RDA released two Request for Proposals (RFP) for the current headquarters of Local First Utah...
South Salt Lake lands downtown anchor
Nearly a decade of planning and surviving the Great Recession, a downtown district is finally beginning sprout in South Salt Lake. Last week Mayor Cherie Wood announced that the city has secured an anchor for its downtown, WinCo Foods will open an 85,000-square-foot...
RDA selects developer for Utah Paperbox site
The construction boom at the 100 South block of 300 West looks to continue. In the past year, two newly -constructed hotels opened at the block's north end across from the Vivint Smart Home Arena. On the south end of the block, Clearwater Homes is converting...












