Developers are underway with the addition of hundreds of new housing units near South Salt Lake’s urban core, as the suburb continues to attract attention from investors who want to capitalize on the area’s development-friendly zoning. Blaser Ventures is well underway...
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The VA wants to build a new outpatient clinic on State Street in South Salt Lake
Instead of more car dealerships dotting State Street, a recent proposal looks to install a large medical facility along the car-centric corridor. South Salt Lake could be the new site of an outpatient clinic for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that would...
South Salt Lake approves tax increment funds for 2 multifamily projects along West Temple
A pair of upcoming multifamily projects in South Salt Lake will receive tax increment funds in exchange for adding affordable housing units to the city. Last week, the South Salt Lake City Council, acting as the city’s Redevelopment Agency, unanimously approved tax...
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...
Plan to improve South Salt Lake’s transit access, downtown core inches forward
South Salt Lake is moving closer toward approving a plan that could lead to a more connected urban core being built in the city’s northern edge. Last week, the South Salt Lake Planning Commission quickly voted to approve the South Salt Lake Downtown Connect plan,...
South Salt Lake looks to land major project by Post District developer
A South Salt Lake project that would create a mixed-use hub with hundreds of housing units along the TRAX S-Line is moving forward. The South Salt Lake Planning Commission voted unanimously last week to forward a recommendation of approval to the city council...
One Burton, 180-unit market-rate project, opens in South Salt Lake
A ribbon-cutting last week in South Salt Lake opened an ambitious 180-unit market-rate project after 30 months of construction. One Burton, named after its street address, fronts both Main Street and Burton Avenue (2360 S), while also sitting adjacent to I-80. ...
A new In-N-Out opens in South Salt Lake and it…doesn’t break traffic?
Fears of snarled traffic were an exaggeration, after all. In-N-Out opened its South Salt Lake location on Thursday to relatively little fanfare, at least by wildly popular drive-thru chain standards. The new burger joint saw steady traffic throughout the afternoon,...
South Salt Lake looks to beer to fill the cup of vacant ground-floor retail
Sitting on the northeast corner of 3900 South and West Temple is Harmony3900 and a “For Lease” sign. The sign directs to a number for WPI, a brokerage with no website and that has marketed the available ground floor retail on Crexi as up to 2,274 square feet with the...
Point of the Mountain development struggles to find its transportation vision as air taxis and gondolas take center stage
DRAPER - The future of the Point of the Mountain development took flight last week as the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority Board met to discuss advancements in the project. Two agenda items, centered around transportation, highlight a persistent theme:...
Cities on the Wasatch Front are cutting red tape to allow more houses in backyards
Building Salt Lake is adding more coverage from submarkets along the Wasatch Front. If you’d like to see more coverage like this, please consider supporting our mission by becoming a Member today. Amidst a worsening housing crisis in Utah, cities...
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...












