The 175 room, Courtyard by Marriott is framed out to its fifth and final floor. The street presence of the new hotel can be felt as it takes up almost the entire south side of the block on 100 South between 300 and 400 West. The Courtyard by Marriott is adjacent to...
Downtown
Public-private partnership could result in large development for downtown
Salt Lake County is seeking input from the private sector on how to maximize the 3.11 acre site for the proposed district attorney's offices. The county released a Request for Information (RFI) late October and is considering a public-private partnership to develop...
In Pictures: Courtyard by Marriott mostly framed out
There will soon be 334 hotel rooms added to the downtown Salt Lake market. Construction of the Hyatt House is nearly completed, while construction of the adjacent Courtyard by Marriott is framed up to the fifth floor. Both hotels will be six-stories tall and will...
In pictures: south of Energy Solutions Arena becoming more hospitable
The stretch of 100 South between the Salt Palace Convention Center and the Gateway has long been a dead zone between two of Salt Lakes more vibrant corridors. That will soon change as two hotels are nearing completion, adding 334 hotel rooms and ground-floor retail...
The infamous Shilo Inn is getting a facelift
Over the last four decades, it was hard not to notice the Shilo Inn when passing through downtown Salt Lake. For years the 1970's era hotel was adorned with Vegas-style neon lights, an illuminated exterior elevator and a conspicuously placed neon sign that helped the...
La Porte to resume construction on The Plaza at State Street
With a crane seemingly forever at half-mast, the fate of The Plaza at State Street, a mixed-use project in downtown Salt Lake, appeared doomed like previous Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake projects that had good plans but couldn't secure financing. In July The SLC...
In a Complete Street bike lanes and cars can coexist
The project is only partially completed but the new sections of bike lanes along 300 South, between 300 West and 600 East have fast become controversial. The new protected bike lanes have angered some local business and some of their patrons. Although the addition of...
In Pictures: New Hotels and North Temples Apartment Boom
In this weeks update the focus is on developments near the Gateway shopping center. Construction of the new Hyatt House near Energy Solutions Arena on the corner of 100 South and 300 West appears to be nearly completed. Construction crews appear to be focusing on...
Salt Lake could be soon welcoming its next tallest tower
The Request for Proposals have been released and the search has finally begun for a developer to build what may become Salt Lake City's next tallest skyscraper. Salt Lake County officials released the RFP's earlier this week in what is the first major step in the...
Pedestrian experience central to Eccles Theater development
Demolition is completed, the cranes have risen and construction is very much underway on the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater, also known as the Utah Performing Arts Center, at the corner of 100 South and Main Street in downtown Salt Lake City. Staff...
The Outdoor Retailer Market is a gift that keeps on giving
Thousands of merchants and buyers will descend in Utah tomorrow at the official start of the Outdoor Retailers Summer Market held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in downtown Salt Lake City. Salt Lake and the Outdoor Retailer Market's eighteen year relationship...
New hotels will bring more density to Downtown.
By this time next year there will be 334 more hotel rooms in Downtown Salt Lake City. Construction is underway for two adjacent hotels at 100 South and 300 West, directly across from the Energy Solutions Arena. The hotels will be a Hyatt House and a Courtyard by...












