It has been a busy week for restaurant owners Mikel Trapp and Joel La Salle. La Salle, of the La Salle Group, already operates several restaurants in the city including: Faustina, Oasis Cafe, Caffe Niche, Kyoto and Fresco Italian Cafe. Trapp owns and operates the...
A new study by the Demographics Research Group, from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, looks at demographic shifts in and around the city centers of 66 metropolitan areas, including Salt Lake. The study and a corresponding data...
The Regent Street creative design team unveiled their schematic design for the Regent Street block between 100 and 200 South on Tuesday. That same day, the creative team led by GSBS Architects, STRUCK agency and VODA Landscape and Planning presented their plans to...
The State Street Plaza project has been given a lifeline. On Tuesday, the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake (RDA) granted forbearance to the original development agreement between the agency and the plaza developers. The forbearance will extend the loan-guarantee...
Central Park, Bryant Park, Rittenhouse Square, urban parks can often be as iconic as the cities they reside in. Pioneer Park, Salt Lake's downtown park has long struggled to find its place and identity in an area of the city where tensions from poverty, crime...
Construction has begun on the Liberty Crest Apartments at 150 South and 200 East in downtown Salt Lake City. The seven-story apartment building will consist of five floors of residential above three levels of parking. The project includes 177 residential units and...
Construction of the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater appears to be very much on schedule. The theater is expected to be completed in a year from now and open to the public by spring 2016. The theater will include a 2,500 seat Main Hall and smaller black...
It can be difficult to dissuade people in the Salt Lake Valley from driving into the capital city. Even with air quality concerns, expanded bike lanes, a popular bike sharing program and mass transit options, most people still prefer to drive. Real estate developer...
The 159-room Hyatt House hotel on the southwest corner of 300 West and 100 South is officially open. The adjacent 175 room, Courtyard by Marriott on 100 South is framed out and should be completed sometime this spring. The both hotels have zero-setback from the...
The Salt Lake City Planning Commission unanimously approved two petitions requested by the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City (RDA) for the development of the four-story Beehive Brick building at 244 South 500 West. The project will be developed by Artspace and...
The immediate need for new offices for Salt Lake County District Attorneys may effectively kill plans for a significant public-private development on the northeast corner of the intersection at 500 South and Main Street. The Salt Lake County Council voted yesterday...
West Temple could soon rival Main Street as the street with Salt Lake's tallest buildings. The first is the proposed convention center hotel. The hotel must be built within 1000 feet from the Salt Palace Convention Center, which means the new hotel will most likely...