After years in the works, a new master-planned community in West Jordan is becoming a reality. Terraine, located to the west of State Route 111 along Terraine Road, is a 630-acre development that will house around 3,000 units when it’s fully built out along the...
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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...
Expert makes the case for changing how cities provide parking
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...
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...
More car-dependent development along the Mountain View Corridor
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...
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...
Report shows Salt Lake’s rents among the fastest growing in the nation
Building Salt Lake reported last week above average rising rents in the Salt Lake housing market, but the authors of a new multifamily housing report by real estate research firm, Yardi Matrix, reveal just how significant rental growth in Salt Lake is compared to...
Utah’s largest cities underperforming in education and safety
Utah may have the reputation as a family-friendly state, but according to a new report by Apartment List, an online rental marketplace, the state's largest cities rank lower in education and safety with Salt Lake City ranked as the least family friendly city in the...











