A car garage in the Central Ninth neighborhood will soon find new life as a mixed-use townhome development. Demolition work has started on the Outlet Muffler Tires garage on the 800 South block of 300 West to make way for construction of The Ruth, a 17-unit townhome...
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Construction starts on adaptive reuse of Salt Lake Costume Building
A long-vacant parcel is getting a new use while adding much-needed housing in the Sugar House neighborhood. Construction has started on the historic Salt Lake Costume Building. Developers, Salt Lake Costume Properties, Inc., are converting the building, on the...
Large downtown project is nearing completion
For years the 200 West block of 200 South was a dead zone, dominated by surface parking, a storage facility and several vacant buildings. Over the next few years, both the north and south side of the block will be revitalized with the first phase opening this spring....
In Pictures: Central Ninth’s transformation continues
The transformation of the Central Ninth district in Salt Lake City continues with several completed projects and many others in various stages of construction. Centered around the 900 South TRAX Station on 200 West, the rezoning of much of the area to a form-based...
Downtown’s tech community is growing
With some notable exceptions (Microsoft), most large tech companies have largely operated in suburban communities. But as more and more workers opt for city life, tech companies are beginning to view urban environments like downtown Salt Lake City more favorably....
Sandy’s Cairns continues to boom
Sandy's tallest building is now framed out and is nearing a late 2018 completion. The 11-story tower on the 9900 block of Monroe Street, will add 327,000 square feet of commercial space to downtown Sandy and will serve as the new headquarters of Mountain America...
In Pictures: Sugar House is still rising
A less-than-eventful winter has helped Sugar House's current construction boom continue through the winter months. There are six very different projects underway in the neighborhood which will bring new office space, commercial space, and almost 900 new residential...
In Pictures: next phase in North Temple housing node is nearing completion
Construction is nearing completion on several large apartment complexes in the new housing node west of the intersection of North Temple and Redwood Road. The three projects, the North Temple Flats, the Meridian and the second phase of the West Station Apartments,...
New apartments underway in Central City
Another one-story commercial building is being replaced. Crews have demolished the former City Creek Hearing Center on the 400 East block of 100 South to make way for construction of the 4Forty7 Apartments, a six-story residential development. The apartments will...
Construction starts on West Capitol Hill townhomes
Another missing middle project is now underway in the Marmalade/West Capitol Hill neighborhood. Construction will soon start on the 2nd and 2nd Apartments at the northeast corner of the 200 North and 200 West intersection. The project replaces a long-vacant...
In Pictures: East Central and 9th and 9th projects nearing completion
Several new projects are under construction in the East Central and Ninth and Ninth neighborhood which will add 334 market rate residential units and several small commercial spaces to the area. As is seen in many infill projects, each of these projects experienced...
Commission approves revised details for Shopko site redevelopment
Five months after the Salt Lake City Planning Commission approved their Planned Development and Conditional Building and Site Design Review, the developers of the Park Avenue development returned to commission on Wednesday for a final review of several conditions the...












