Cottonwood Heights is moving forward with a plan to build a condo building along Wasatch Boulevard near the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon. Earlier this month, the Cottonwood Heights Planning Commission voted to approve a plat amendment for the Apres condominium...
The fate of a national historic site in Cottonwood Heights is up for discussion later this week. On Wednesday, the Cottonwood Heights Planning Commission will hear a proposal and take public comments for a plan to tear down the old Cottonwood Paper Mill, located at...
A proposal to rezone a former Wells Fargo site for a potential slate of townhomes in Cottonwood Heights is moving forward. Last month, the city’s planning commission voted to forward a positive recommendation to the city council on measures to change the land...
A project years in the making is crystalizing on the eastern bench of Salt Lake County and could bring hundreds of units and hotel rooms near the mouth of Big and Little Cottonwood canyons. A planned development on 21.5 acres that would add hundreds of housing units...
Cottonwood Heights is trying to disincentivize illegal short-term rentals by jacking up fines for those not in compliance. On Dec. 17, the Cottonwood Heights City Council unanimously approved a measure that increases fines for short-term rentals found not to be in...
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Fresh off a successful kickoff event, Building Salt Lake is preparing to host an informational session and tour that's focused on a bygone and misunderstood type of housing known as Missing Middle Housing. Our Missing Middle Housing Discussion and Tour will focus on...
For decades Utah's suburban communities have led the state's population growth but new population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show a shift toward urban living as Salt Lake City led the state in most new residents last year. According to estimates released...
The Salt Lake suburbs continue to grow at a faster rate than the capital city, but according to new census data, the gap is narrowing as last year the city's population grew at nearly twice the rate than in previous years. On Thursday the U.S. Census Bureau released...
The Salt Lake City urban area is in a historically unique position. Like most cities in the country, Salt Lake's population began to drop after the completion of the interstate made suburban living more appealing. Utah's capital city is still the state's largest job...