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...
South Salt Lake City's vision for a new downtown is starting to gain traction. Several residential projects are underway with more to come in the next few years. The city calls the creation of a downtown area "one of the most significant actions in South Salt Lake's...
The Wasatch Front's unprecedented growth in the multifamily and industrial markets should continue in 2018 according to CBRE's annual Salt Lake City Real Estate Market Outlook report. The publication highlights the performance of the local commercial real estate...
Officials from the region's planning arm, the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), have long touted the need for a region-wide buy-in on the smart growth practices that will help Salt Lake, Davis, Weber, Box Elder and Toole Counties absorb over 1 million more...
Less than one-third extremely low-income Utah residents have access to income-restricted housing. That is according to a National Low Income Housing Coalition's (NLIHC) March housing report that found that Utah has 31 affordable housing units for every 100 extremely...
A recently released study reaffirms the consequences of local sprawl and the importance of residential development in the region's urban centers. A team of scientists at the University of Utah found that since 2001, suburban development has contributed to rising...
Preliminary construction has started on Liberty Crossing, the first residential phase in The Crossing development in South Salt Lake City. The project is one of two proposed residential developments by Cowboy Properties for the 235-acre mixed-use planned development...
Earlier this month, the heads of Pluralsight, a technology learning company, announced their selection of 30-acres of undeveloped land at the Point of the Mountain in Draper, Utah as the location of their new worldwide headquarters. The company's choice for its new...
Salt Lake City may be experiencing unprecedented growth in the multifamily development, but most of the region's residential growth is taking place far from the city center, along the Mountain View Corridor in the southwest corner of the county. Announcements made...
Sandy's tallest building is now framed out and is nearing a late 2018 completion. The 11-story tower on the 9900 block of Monroe Street, will add 327,000 square feet of commercial space to downtown Sandy and will serve as the new headquarters of Mountain America...
The Wasatch Front is growing and based on projections, will continue to do so at a rapid pace. Officials at the Kem C. Garnder Policy Institute, a University of Utah think tank, estimate that the Wasatch Front will be home to nearly 4.5 million people by 2065, an...
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...