A proposal to build dozens of townhomes in Sandy is moving forward after the Sandy Planning Commission gave an early approval for the project last week. The Sandy Planning Commission voted Thursday unanimously in favor of advancing site plan and subdivision reviews...
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Sandy reveals preview of proposed housing, office development near City Hall
Members of the Sandy City Council got an early look at what could be built on a lot just south of its chambers in City Hall — hundreds of housing units and a large amount of office space. During a council meeting and RDA board meeting Tuesday, council members...
Sandy City is slated to shrink the minimum dwelling size for its homes
Sandy City is on track to adjust its minimum dwelling sizes and parking requirements for homes following a new state law regarding parking requirements and exceptions made for affordable homes. Currently, Sandy's minimum dwelling size in R-1 and R-2 residential zones...
New York firm acquires Sandy-based Bridge Investment Group
A New York asset management firm is buying a local investment group that played a large part in financing and creating local development projects like the Post District, and is among the largest owners of multifamily buildings in the country. Apollo Global Management...
Checking in on the office market: A passing storm or the new normal?
As the woes of the office market continue to populate CRE headlines nationwide, cut-rate building sales and 25% availability rates are raising fewer eyebrows these days. When we last reported on the Salt Lake City metro market’s performance a year ago, vacancy rates...
Sandy City Council approves rezone on 7800 South for proposed townhomes
A project that would add a handful of townhomes at 886 E. 7800 South in Sandy is moving forward. On Tuesday, the Sandy City Council voted 4-3 to approve the rezone of two parcels totaling .91 acres from single-family subdivision (R-1-8) to residential...
Sandy rejects new mixed-use development over lack of retail activation
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How exclusionary zoning created Salt Lake City (and how policymakers are responding)
This piece of analysis was submitted by professional urban planner and Salt Lake City resident Alicia Seeley. Have your opinions and analysis printed by emailing info@buildingsaltlake.com. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Support our endeavor by becoming...
A warehouse-building frenzy drove up industrial vacancy in 2023
Building Salt Lake is the leading source of commercial real estate news in Utah. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Support our endeavor by becoming a Member today. A record amount of storage and distribution facility space became...
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...
Rent is (still) going up along the Wasatch Front. Here’s what it costs to rent here.
It’s now a perennial headline for most of the Wasatch Front, so here it is again: despite a flurry of development, rent has gone up again in most cities in the Salt Lake City metro area. And while rent climbed by 4.6% in Ogden, that city remains the cheapest place to...
County transportation sales tax to move forward
Thanks to the Sandy and Draper city councils, Salt Lake City will soon have even more revenue to fund transit expansion and road repairs. On Tuesday both councils joined councils representing Salt Lake City, Midvale, Millcreek, Murray, South Jordan, South Salt Lake...











