Located on the corner of Broadway and Main, the historic Clift Building recently underwent a facelift of its lobby and lounge areas after a change in ownership. Peter Corroon, president of Sentry Financial’s real estate division, said the renovations took place...
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Giv Group buys Downtown’s Judge Building, setting up potential for affordable housing play
A historic Downtown office building on a busy Downtown corner has a new owner, and it’s someone who doesn’t typically own office space. The Judge Building, located at 8 E. Broadway on the southeast corner of Broadway and Main Street, was recently purchased by Chris...
Salt Lake County, SEG announce new development partners for Downtown overhaul
Moves are being made downtown. Both Salt Lake County and the Smith Entertainment Group announced some of their development partners as part of the Salt Palace Convention Center renovation and the adjacent outdoor entertainment district near the Delta...
Downtown dwellers seeking protection from development are getting landmark status for their condo buildings
An application to receive city landmark status for two 1906 ‘missing middle’ apartment buildings at the southwest corner of 300 South and 300 East is set to be approved by the Salt Lake City Council. The site, directly north of the flagship location of the City...
Enthusiasm bubbles for a rebuild of ‘Whiskey Street’ on Main. Is it realistic?
Sidewalks are blocked off as temporary buttresses hold up facades and walls. Insurance companies investigate, while owners process their loss and consider their options. The August 11th fire that tore through four food and beverage businesses on Salt Lake City’s Main...
Salt Lake City Council approves SEG’s Delta Center parking garage plans
The controversial plan to build a seven-story, $23 million parking garage on the southwest corner of the Delta Center has officially earned a green light from the Salt Lake City Council. The council voted 6-0 Tuesday evening to approve a zoning map...
New USA Climbing HQ plans look to gain traction in Rio Grande, headed for city review
New plans have emerged for the long-discussed future headquarters and national training center for USA Climbing in the Rio Grande District. The training center, which would be located at 535 W. 300 South on the western edge of Downtown, would be three stories...
Salt Lake City has undergone a luxury tower boom. Will renters spend $10K a month for a unit?
Around five years ago, Downtown Salt Lake City lacked a high-end, luxury apartment tower. Now, within just months of each other, three new luxury towers will open just blocks from each other. The entire commercial real estate industry is now watching to see whether...
Salt Lake City’s design review standards just changed. Developers: take note
The Salt Lake City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that made a number of immediate changes to the city’s design review standards that aim at stopping variances from zoning rules that have frequently been used by developers. The entire process was first...
LDS Church plan for parking lot at Plaza Hotel site Downtown likely violates city rules
When an investment arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans to demolish its Plaza Hotel and shuttered JB's Restaurant and build a temporary parking lot in their place near Temple Square, it overlooked one potential problem: city code may...
SEG to build new 6,000-seat venue in new Downtown entertainment district
Salt Lake City’s new entertainment district between the Delta Center and the Salt Palace Convention Center could have a new fixture in the near future: a 6,000-seat indoor music venue. Smith Entertainment Group announced Tuesday it would partner with Live Nation — one...
Long-awaited Downtown mixed-use project could move forward after cost cuts
A large, mixed-use development that’s been in the works for years could soon be moving forward after the developer value-engineered the project to cut costs and reduce the size of the project. On Wednesday, the Planning Commission approved modified plans for the Lotus...












