The reason more affordable housing isn’t being built is due to scarcity of investment capital, not scarcity of demand or return, say some of Salt Lake’s premier affordable housing developers. Without more affordable housing we are creating a future where only the...
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New micro + studio apartment project to test a new niche in the Downtown market
Salt Lake Crossing, a 300 micro-unit and studio rental building in the Hardware District, is being proposed by the area’s master developer, SALT Development. The Salt Lake Hardware project continues its bold rise between the North Temple Bridge Trax/FrontRunner stop...
Salt Lake City’s North Temple transit area continues to disappoint, say policy makers despite signs of progress
Salt Lake City’s RDA continued to self-analyze this month about the performance of its North Temple Project Area. “Redevelopment has occurred at a slower rate than what was anticipated when the project area was created,” wrote Cara Lindsley, project manager for...
Building Salt Lake Mayoral survey: See where candidates stand on smart growth policy issues
Editors’ note: Candidates are listed in the order which they returned our survey. Two candidates, Richard Goldberger and Rainer Huck, didn’t respond to the survey. Most candidates running to become Salt Lake City’s next mayor aren’t likely to support policies that...
Developer plans to renovate old Biomat Building
Another long-vacant building is getting a second life. Developers RX Cribs, plan to renovate the Biomat Building on the northwest corner of 600 West and North Temple into a mixed-use development with ground floor retail, 22 residential units and underground parking....
Arts nonprofit teams up with developer for creative focused affordable housing
An organization dedicated to cultivating local creative talent and a developer focused on sustainable affordable housing are partnering to promote the Project Open (formerly referred to as North Fourth) development that will provide affordable housing for Utah artists...






