The Boyer Company would replace an existing west side storage facility with 350 new apartments under a new proposal that would require approval from the city for additional height. The new housing, on 2.91 acres at 523 W. 200 N., would continue the buildout near North...
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Salt Lake City shares what it wants to see from Intermountain’s new ‘urban hospital’
Salt Lake City planners want Intermountain Health to increase the amount of active uses on the ground floor of the hospital it wants to build near the middle of the city in exchange for a major upzone. The planners said the healthcare provider should be required to...
Will an interest rate cut be enough to thaw Utah’s development freeze?
Heard faintly over the last few months, it’s not a siren song, but the sound of bubbles of a red herring: at long last, the Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates. The Fed raised interest rates quickly in 2022 and 2023 in an effort to curb inflation, which...
South Downtown to get 345 new homes despite ground-floor active-use concerns from Planning Commission
The Salt Lake City Planning Commission approved a two-building project just east of the Central 9th district at its meeting last night despite commissioners' concerns about the buildings' design. The Boyer Company had asked for nine exceptions to D-2 zoning...
City Council approves SEG’s zoning changes around Delta Center, but denies request to bypass Planning Commission for design review
In what felt like a formality, the City Council this week approved most of Provo-based Smith Entertainment Group’s (SEG) request to change the zoning rules for a Sports, Entertainment, Culture and Convention District at the Delta Center and the two blocks to the east,...
City Council nears vote on upzone of Sears Block for IHC
Intermountain Health’s request for an upzone at 754 S State Street, the former location of a 1950s-vintage Sears Roebuck department store, is about to get a vote at the City Council. The local healthcare nonprofit is asking the city to allow Downtown-core heights on...
Hines requests permit to build a parking lot at the Utah Theater site
The Texas-based development group that has mothballed its plans for an apartment tower at the site of a now-demolished historic theater Downtown now plans to build a parking lot while it waits for financial conditions to improve. In a sign that it continues to...
CW Urban planning to build a new condo tower on Regent Street
C.W. Urban is planning to buy an assemblage of land in the heart of Downtown with plans to erect a new tower that would include owner-occupied condominiums. The project would be the first for-sale project Downtown in years, and it would happen if the city agrees to...
After success with the Post District, developers unveil more plans for the Silos next door
After finding success with the master planned development next door, the development team behind the Post District is moving forward with plans to expand the neighborhood on a similar scale with the development it calls the Silos. Named after the grain silos on the...
Proper Burger and Brewing puts its Main Street buildings up for sale
Building Salt Lake is the leading source of commercial real estate news in Utah. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Get access to the site’s paid features by becoming a Member today. A local food and beverage company is outgrowing its...
SLC offered the Utah Theater site to the County for Abravanel Hall relocation – Is the Hines tower deal dead?
Building Salt Lake is the leading source of commercial real estate news in Utah. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Get access to the site’s paid features by becoming a Member today. As Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) and officials at...
RDA board approves development agreement with USA Climbing – without seeing its business plan
On Tuesday the RDA Board paved the way for the USA Climbing, the non-profit which oversees competitive climbing in the country, to build a new HQ and national training center in the Rio Grande District at 310 S. 500 West. The Redevelopment Agency has long tried to...












