The Salt Lake City Planning Commission recommended approval last week for an upzone and master plan amendment in the heart of the 9th & 9th neighborhood for a 23-unit townhome and historic rehabilitation project. The commissioners’ 8-1 vote in favor of...
Editors’ note: Candidates are listed in the order which they returned our survey. Two candidates, Richard Goldberger and Rainer Huck, didn’t respond to the survey. Most candidates running to become Salt Lake City’s next mayor aren’t likely to support policies that...
Construction in east 9th and 9th this summer and fall will result in a big value add. A recent influx of transportation tax dollars is transforming a 25-year old dream once called the “Transvalley Corridor” into reality. Eventually, the trail will extend from the...
Another debate about parking in one of the city’s most walkable neighborhoods outside of downtown flared up just days before contractors were prepared to start a major reconstruction project on the east end of 9th and 9th. The city is figuring out how to move forward...
The 200 East and 900 South corridors are poised for significant makeovers as the city seeks to repair and improve many of its streets. City transportation officials are reaching out to the public for guidance on how to best reconfigure lanes on 200 East and have...
The complicated five-way stop at the intersection of 900 South, 1100 East and Gilmer Drive appears headed for a redesign and city transportation officials are test running different design options. From May 16 to May 23, the intersections will feature a pop-up...
After several years of studies, Salt Lake City transportation officials are ready to move forward with plans to redesign 900 South into a complete street and important east-to-west corridor. City officials will hold an open house on Thursday, February 8, to take...
It has been a busy year for urban development in Salt Lake City and as the city grew in 2017, so has Building Salt Lake. In 2017, Building Salt Lake's audience has increased by nearly 30 percent. While the city grew by over 2,000 multifamily units during the same...
Several new projects are under construction in the East Central and Ninth and Ninth neighborhood which will add 334 market rate residential units and several small commercial spaces to the area. As is seen in many infill projects, each of these projects experienced...
A long-vacant building is closer to finding new life. On Wednesday the Salt Lake City Planning Commission unaminously approved a planned development request for a proposed adaptive reuse of the Salt Lake City Costume building. Developers, Salt Lake Costume...
A long vacant parcel may find a new use if a developer gets planned development approval from the city. Developers, Salt Lake Costume Properties, Inc., want to convert the former Salt Lake City Costume building on the southeast corner of the 1100 East and 1700 South...
Despite over two years of contention between developers, residents and the city, the Beauty Supply Store in the 9th and 9th business district has been demolished. The building has been demolished to make way for the construction of a previously controversial,...