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In Pictures: Height in the Brickyard

In Pictures: Height in the Brickyard

Construction of the Element31 Apartments, a six-story 208-unit apartment development at 1245 Brickyard Road, is nearly complete with the majority of the units expected to be open by the end of December. The area surrounding Brickyard Road has the potential to become...

Large townhome project coming to Central City

Large townhome project coming to Central City

Construction is underway on a residential development at the site of a former church, in the Central City neighborhood.   JF Capital is developing the Sego28, a residential project located on the 400 East block between 700 South and Sego Avenue.  The project will...

In Pictures: Framing begins on two downtown residential projects

In Pictures: Framing begins on two downtown residential projects

More residential development is coming to downtown Salt Lake.  Framing is well underway on two apartment projects that combined will add over 320 units to the downtown residential market. Cowboy Partners is the developer of the Liberty Crest Apartments on the 100...

Construction of the Central Ninth Market soon to be underway

Construction of the Central Ninth Market soon to be underway

Central Ninth's evolution continues.  City leaders joined local business leaders and Atlas Architects for the official groundbreaking for the Central Ninth Market at 153 W. 900 South.  The first phase of the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City (RDA) project...

Townhome project under construction in Central Ninth

Townhome project under construction in Central Ninth

The team behind the Blue Koi Apartments, a 21-unit development at the intersection of 900 East and 1700 South in Sugar House, are developing a similarly sized project in Central Ninth.  Construction is underway on the Prana Townhomes, a 21-unit townhome project, at...

Mayor Becker wants a net zero airport

Mayor Becker wants a net zero airport

When the main terminal for the Salt Lake City International Airport was built, Utah had a population of just over 900,000 people.  In the 54 years since, Utah's population has tripled to nearly 3 million people.  The number of passengers served at the airport has also...

In Pictures: 111 Main is architecturally unique for Utah

In Pictures: 111 Main is architecturally unique for Utah

The 111 Main tower is well over 90 percent framed-out.  When the 111 Main tower is completed, it will feature architectural and engineering features that will be unique for a building in Utah. The tower's construction coincides with construction of the adjacent George...

Sandy City’s Cairns is making progress

Sandy City’s Cairns is making progress

It has been over nine months since the city of Sandy unveiled The Cairns, a 20-year master plan for the City's downtown.  The 1100 acre city center plan area is the City's second attempt and creating a urban center. The Cairns plan area is bounded by 9000 South to...

In Pictures: Marmalade library adds to Salt Lake’s northern gateway

In Pictures: Marmalade library adds to Salt Lake’s northern gateway

The northern gateway into Salt Lake City, the Marmalade neighborhood is becoming more welcoming with streetscape enhancements and new developments like the Marmalade Branch, an under construction branch of Salt Lake City public library system at the corner of 500...

City is working to close the affordable Housing gap

City is working to close the affordable Housing gap

Not every Salt Lake City resident can afford $1,000 per month rent for an one-bedroom apartment.  A 2013 City market study estimated that there is an affordable housing gap of over 8,000 units, with 41 percent of households earning less than $35,000 a year....

In Pictures: First Step House brings new energy to old building

In Pictures: First Step House brings new energy to old building

A former single-story office building is getting a second chance.  The First Step House is building a new campus at 440 South 500 East that will provide a recovery program and temporary residence for homeless veterans.   The project has used the exterior of the...