University of Utah Health announced this week that it would build a new, larger Redwood Health Center on Salt Lake City’s west side, adding even more fuel behind the Power District’s momentum. The University of Utah’s Board of Trustees approved the purchase of the...
Another affordable housing development in Salt Lake City is seeking a demolition permit and moving closer toward building. Last Wednesday, developers filed for a demolition permit for The Gregory, which will be a six-story affordable apartment building located at 738...
A Salt Lake City coffee shop will be razed as part of a plan to build affordable housing units on the edge of the Poplar Grove neighborhood. Switchpoint Coffee, located at 2080 W. North Temple, will be demolished later this year to make way for an 80-unit housing...
A warehouse purchased earlier this year by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could be back on market soon. A new report published Thursday by the New York Times says officials from ICE are planning to sell some of the 11 facilities around the country...
After months of rumors and a failed attempt to buy a different building, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement bought a massive warehouse in Salt Lake City last week at a price that one local industrial expert called “unheard of.” On March 11, ICE agreed to pay...
A rendering of the 300 West Apartments, which is slated to add 154 units to the Ballpark neighborhood. Image via Chelsea Investment Company and the Salt Lake City Community Reinvestment Agency More funds for more housing. Salt Lake City voted to give out over $8...
A newly pitched project along the 9 Line Trail could turn two vacant parcels in Poplar Grove into a handful of small condominiums. The long-vacant parcels — located at 792 W. 900 South and totaling 0.1 acres on land zoned MU-8 — could become home to six micro-units,...
It’s been over three decades since Salt Lake City updated its Northwest Community Plan, and city staff believes the neighborhoods have missed out on part of the city’s growth. The city’s northwestern neighborhoods need more mixed-use areas and updated zoning,...
Salt Lake City has picked up some new properties in the Poplar Grove neighborhood. The city’s Community Reinvestment Agency recently acquired four properties within its 9 Line Community Reinvestment Area, with the properties located just west of Interstate 15. The...
They bring you the olds, we bring you the news. And this year, we had all kinds of scoops about the trends and developments that are shaping the future of the region, specifically in Salt Lake City. Building Salt Lake readers again showed a strong interest in the...
After clearing out the queue of other changes to zoning districts throughout the city, planners have teed up the next housing topic for discussion and debate: single-family zoning reform. The city recently unveiled its proposal to change the rules for its three...
West side residents routinely have to head east to access basic daily needs, like going to work, getting groceries or accessing healthcare — all while experiencing frequent delays at train crossings that can last from a few minutes to several hours. For those who live...