A proposed zoning amendment in Millcreek could lead to dozens of townhomes being built on the city’s west side. The Millcreek City Council heard a briefing last week regarding the proposed Opus Green North development, located along Central Avenue just west of...
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Millcreek to consider approving townhomes, condo development along 700 East
Members of the Millcreek Planning Commission will consider a measure this week that could pave the way for a new 14-unit, owner-occupied development just off 700 East. The proposal, which will be heard Wednesday during the city’s next planning commission...
For-sale, family-sized townhomes approved by Millcreek Planning Commission
A recently approved proposal for 20 new townhome units in Millcreek checked all the boxes. Plans to build for-sale, family-sized townhome units will move forward after the Millcreek Planning Commission approved a subdivision request and a conditional use permit. The...
Millcreek city center apartment boom: the latest in pictures
Since our last update in April, Millcreek's new city center has continued to take shape throughout 2024. Here are some recent photos from the street and the sky. The Richmond Apartments – 1280 E. Villa Vista Ave Cottonwood Residential’s Richmond, located at 1280 E....
Millcreek for-sale townhomes near completion – here’s a look in pictures
Garbett Homes' latest project, Axis, is bringing for-sale townhomes to Millcreek. Similar to their townhomes in Salt Lake City's Marmalade district, this project is classified as Zero-Energy-Ready, a Department of Energy classification that requires meeting standards...
CW Urban to make case for new townhomes in Millcreek
Building Salt Lake is the leading source of commercial real estate news in Utah. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Get access to the site’s paid features by becoming a Member today. A developer known for quickly building infill housing around Salt Lake...
Cities on the Wasatch Front are cutting red tape to allow more houses in backyards
Building Salt Lake is adding more coverage from submarkets along the Wasatch Front. If you’d like to see more coverage like this, please consider supporting our mission by becoming a Member today. Amidst a worsening housing crisis in Utah, cities...
Millcreek approves another digital billboard in their new ‘pedestrian-oriented’ city center – What’s going on?
Building Salt Lake is the leading source of commercial real estate news in Utah. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Get access to the site’s paid features by becoming a Member today. Millcreek City Council recently approved a...
Millcreek town center update: In Pictures
Millcreek’s transformation into more than a bedroom community for Salt Lake City is starting to emerge. In 2019 we first reported on the newly-incorporated city’s plans to create a town center out of, well, nowhere in particular. Since then, updated designs and plans...
How exclusionary zoning created Salt Lake City (and how policymakers are responding)
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Cottonwood Heights buys strip mall in latest suburban quest for urban center
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REGISTER NOW: BSL Events to host Missing Middle Housing discussion and tour
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...












