The development firm Cowboy Partners is looking for approval of a mixed-use project on a site in Millcreek’s lower Olympus Cove along Wasatch Boulevard. The developer filed an application for a development agreement and rezone on a 2-acre parcel at 3962 S. Wasatch...
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Studio-only apartment complex in South Salt Lake wins planning commission approvals
Plans to build a five-floor apartment building in South Salt Lake are moving forward, following a pair of votes on Thursday. Members of the South Salt Lake Planning Commission voted Thursday evening to approve two proposals relating to a new micro-unit development...
Notoriously secretive Trader Joe’s confirms plans for new store near Daybreak
Daybreak residents — the rumor may be true. Another Trader Joe’s location is headed for the western side of the Salt Lake Valley, as a company spokesperson confirmed in an email that the chain plans to open a store in the Daybreak area of South Jordan. “We have...
First projects at The Point to add apartments, retail, entertainment
Years of planning for a sweeping redevelopment effort in Draper could make way for vertical construction later this year. Horizontal construction at The Point — the state’s massive redevelopment effort of over 600 acres on the former Utah State Prison site — first...
Sandy City moves to buy new office building for $12M
Sandy City will soon own a nearby office building, as the city council recently voted to purchase a two-floor office structure to the southeast of City Hall. The Sandy City Council, voting as the city’s Redevelopment Agency then as the council, voted last month to...
Family-friendly affordable housing opens in Millcreek
During a glut of LIHTC projects offering studios and one-bedrooms, a wide coalition of partners opened a 150-unit affordable housing project in west Millcreek last month that offers a bevy of 3- and 4-bedroom apartments. The project, at 4101 S. Howick St., will offer...
Dozens of condo units to be built in Cottonwood Heights near Big Cottonwood Canyon
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...
Millcreek moving ahead with plan to build city’s first hotel, condos near city hall
Millcreek is considering projects that would bring new condos along with a new hotel near the site of its town center. Last week, the Millcreek Planning Commission gave an early approval to rezone five parcels totaling around 1.2 acres and enter into a development...
Utah Mammoth slated to open Sandy practice facility to public — and offer beer sales
Beer leaguers, rejoice. Utah’s NHL team will soon start welcoming the public into its Sandy practice facility — and they’re planning to offer suds to boot. The Utah Mammoth announced Monday that its practice facility, which will now be known as the Utah Mammoth Ice...
UDOT’s choice for rail expansion at Point of the Mountain wilts under analysis [Opinion]
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has released the final study update on the Point of the Mountain transit project. It marks the end of a seven-year effort to determine better transit connectivity between the Draper and Lehi geographic chokepoint, known...
Sandy-owned land to be sold for future affordable housing
Sandy City's parcel adjacent to Real Salt Lake's stadium is for sale - with the city intent on developing it into affordable housing. Last Tuesday, members of the Sandy City Council voted unanimously to adopt an interlocal agreement between the city and the...
Old Cottonwood Heights Paper Mill faces possible demolition
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...










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