Utah Gov. Spencer Cox recently wondered if it was time for the state to usurp local authority over zoning, and a recent meeting over a low-density housing proposal in Riverton shows why. The Riverton Planning Commission tabled a 15-unit, for-sale townhome proposal...
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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...
Jordan Landing, the large sprawling mixed-used development in West Jordan, has dozens of acres of surface parking. Parking, that even during the busy holiday season is never at capacity. The 500-acre development includes 1.8 million-square-feet of retail space, a...
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...
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...
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 developers of Station Park in Farmington have officially started their endeavor in Utah. On Wednesday, March 15, California developers, CenterCal Properties, broke ground on the Mountain View Village, a large 85-acre mixed-use development at 13400 South and 4500...