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...
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New Megaplex cinema entertainment center becomes a first for LHM Company
New Megaplex cinema entertainment center becomes a first for LHM Company as they continue building out Downtown Daybreak into a thriving commercial hub within South Jordan’s HRTZ.
Kairoi Residential opens up about its expansion into Salt Lake City
A Texas-based luxury property management company recently began making headways in the Salt Lake City market. Kairoi Residential, based in San Antonio, recently took over the property management duties for a handful of Utah developments, including the Worthington...
Bees set to make baseball an anchor of ‘Downtown Daybreak’
Thousands of baseball fans will file into a brand new stadium in South Jordan today, eager to see the first glimpses of a new era of the Salt Lake Bees — one without Salt Lake City. Those same fans will be walking past active construction sites on the way into...
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...
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...
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...
Salt Lake City leads state in population growth
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...
WFRC awards over $1 million in grants to area communities
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...
New report connects sprawl to worsening air quality
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...
Salt Lake City’s growth rate increasing
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...
Salt Lake rents continue their upward climb
Despite construction cranes and hundreds of new residential units added to the market in the past year, rents in Salt Lake City continue to climb. According to a recent market report by Apartment List, an online rental marketplace, rents in Salt Lake City increased...












