The Montaire North student housing complex in Sugar House, looking southwest, in June 2025. Photo by Devin Zander | Building Salt Lake While multi-family residential real estate in Salt Lake City continues to lag, one aspect of the market seems to be going vertical. ...
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Salt Lake City’s construction costs have climbed faster than any other market
The cost of non-residential construction in Salt Lake City is up 7.87 percent from a year ago, the steepest increase among the eight metropolitan markets tracked by Mortenson, the national general contractor whose quarterly cost index is one of the few public measures...
Cole West expands south to Provo with new for-sale townhomes
Potential homebuyers in Utah County will have a new option for townhomes in the coming months after a prominent northern Utah homebuilder recently expanded south into Provo. Cole West, a Centerville-based developer and Building Salt Lake advertiser, announced units at...
Silo Park F&B building gets design review approval from Salt Lake City
Two restaurants could soon be built southwest of Pioneer Park following an approval Wednesday evening from the Salt Lake City Planning Commission, as Blaser Ventures and other developers continue their quick buildout of the development north of the Granary District. ...
D.R. Horton breaks ground on family-sized, for-sale townhome project in Sandy
Sandy Mayor Monica Zoltanski, center, and other state and local officials break ground on the Sandy Station townhome project. Image via Sandy City Dozens of new for-sale, family-sized townhomes are now under construction in Sandy. National homebuilder D.R. Horton,...
North Temple affordable project getting ready to build its second phase
Despite signs that new LIHTC housing in Salt Lake City is taking longer than expected to lease up, a project on W. North Temple, site of most of the city’s affordable housing development, is doubling down. Along the TRAX Green line to the airport, at 1881 W. North...
Here’s how Millcreek put together its new downtown
Mike Winder has two posters in his Millcreek City office. One map is rolled up and stored away. The other is tacked up on his wall, with additional photos dotting the poster’s outer edges. The poster in storage depicts what the Millcreek Common area used to look like...
Ogden Report: Here’s why new developments, multifamily projects keep popping up
Ogdenites should be bullish on the city’s future. Developers certainly are. In recent years, the Junction City has seen numerous new projects popping up around town — from new multifamily buildings along Wall Avenue and near Five Points, to the incoming WonderBlock...
Developers wanted: Draper’s The Point seeks proposals to build variety of for-sale housing units
As it prepares to go vertical later this year, Draper’s The Point is now turning its sights to a new aspect of the roughly 600-acre redevelopment. The Point announced earlier this week it was issuing a Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ) for its River...
Liberty Wells strip mall to be razed for apartments, townhomes near 1300 South
New townhome units are on the way to the Liberty Wells neighborhood. The former Lincoln Plaza strip mall could be torn down in the coming weeks, according to a demolition permit request filed on June 18 with Salt Lake City. The demolition permit says work on the site...
Urbanism, walkability touted as tenets of Draper’s The Point during groundbreaking
Ask any urbanist around the Wasatch Front, and they’ll say that car-centric design and infrastructure are the norm outside Salt Lake City. Portions of the Jordan River Trail and pockets around the county are known for providing more options for travel. Outside that,...
Lehi to get new Target, Life Time Fitness as part of new development
Lehi is on its way toward building a massive new shopping complex — complete with potential office space and new residential units. And now it has two anchors. Earlier this week, the Gardner Group and Plumb Holdings announced a new Lehi project, named The Shops at Sky...












