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I was recently in Durham, North Carolina. Along with my family, we ate outside three times – without trying. We simply walked to a restaurant and asked to sit outside. By contrast, when we got home to Salt Lake City, eating outside required Googling which restaurants...
Investing in Downtown Salt Lake City will continue to be a priority for Mayor Erin Mendenhall, as she emphasized the Central Business District’s importance both in the near future and beyond. Though some core ideas have been changed. And along with those stated...
Sugar House is finally on the map. That is, if you’re a fan of the high-end, fast-casual salad restaurant chain Sweetgreen, which is on its way toward solidifying Sugar Alley’s status as an anchor on the neighborhood’s main street. Sweetgreen is a publicly traded...
The Gateway — one of Salt Lake City’s most notable and longstanding mixed-use areas in the west portion of Downtown — is on the market. The entire 20.9-acre site was recently listed by real estate giant JLL for an undisclosed amount, and its listing markets the...
Salt Lake City’s Community Reinvestment Agency board has a choice to make: set aside over $1 million in new funds to preserve a historic building, or opt to save some money by knocking it down and rebuilding. Those are the routes that Salt Lake City Council members...
Western Governors University, the largest online college in the U.S., has purchased a major Downtown assemblage in a play that could involve relocating its headquarters from a slate of aging office buildings in Millcreek to the heart of the capital city. The scope of...
2025 was a wait-and-see kind of year for CRE, and multifamily residential in particular. While investors see green in the medium- and long-term in Mountain West markets, the economic uncertainty vibes are likely to again dominate in 2026. Those two forces–steady...
They bring you the olds, we bring you the news. And this year, we had all kinds of scoops about the trends and developments that are shaping the future of the region, specifically in Salt Lake City. Building Salt Lake readers again showed a strong interest in the...
It’s been a busy year for the Salt Lake City Council. Not only were four of the seven council seats up for election, but the council’s 2025 also consisted of overhauling multiple aspects of the city’s zoning code — and those efforts will seemingly continue into 2026....
After clearing out the queue of other changes to zoning districts throughout the city, planners have teed up the next housing topic for discussion and debate: single-family zoning reform. The city recently unveiled its proposal to change the rules for its three...
A key corner fronting the Delta Center has hit the market as landowners within the newly created sports and entertainment prepare for a flurry of development. Brokers with InterNet Properties listed the 0.46-acre parcel at 279 W. South Temple for long-term ground...
Don't say we didn't warn you. Apartment complexes across Salt Lake are offering heavy concessions in the hopes of luring new tenants to step up their absorption rates after a rush of new supply. Incentives like months of free rent, $5,000 Visa gift cards and other...