The owner of the Fifth Ward meetinghouse near the Granary District has shared his plans to restore the building to its original form if he receives approval from the city. Skyler Baird, who created a nonprofit that bought the partially demolished structure, has...
Central Ninth
Will an interest rate cut be enough to thaw Utah’s development freeze?
Heard faintly over the last few months, it’s not a siren song, but the sound of bubbles of a red herring: at long last, the Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates. The Fed raised interest rates quickly in 2022 and 2023 in an effort to curb inflation, which...
South Downtown to get 345 new homes despite ground-floor active-use concerns from Planning Commission
The Salt Lake City Planning Commission approved a two-building project just east of the Central 9th district at its meeting last night despite commissioners' concerns about the buildings' design. The Boyer Company had asked for nine exceptions to D-2 zoning...
Has City Hall found the key to unlock affordability in single-family zones?
Seeking to increase the supply of housing in the city’s current footprint, the City Council has recently approved, on single-family-detached R-1 zoning, density bonuses for providing affordable homes or reusing an existing primary structure. In addition, it has...
RDA about to market a key corner near the Fleet Block in Central 9th/Granary
For decades the city’s Redevelopment Agency has assembled parcels at the northeast corner of 300 West and 800 South, eventually putting together nearly two acres for what it hopes will become a signature mixed-use development for the Central 9th and Granary...
Contractor working with Alta Terra in Sugar House faces over $1M in unpaid bills
A lumber supplier has filed a lawsuit against the investor and general contractor behind a slate of new projects in Salt Lake City, alleging the projects are behind on payment. The lawsuit, filed Friday in Third District Court in Salt Lake County, alleges Built...
Proper Burger and Brewing puts its Main Street buildings up for sale
Building Salt Lake is the leading source of commercial real estate news in Utah. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Get access to the site’s paid features by becoming a Member today. A local food and beverage company is outgrowing its...
Salt Lake City is setting the stage to debate changes to its exclusive single-family zoning
Sign up to get free Building Salt Lake emails in your inbox. Need more? Building Salt Lake Pro and Premium Members can search for any building permit in Salt Lake City. Stay in the know in the market by becoming a Member today. While the City Council will spend the...
New designs for 2-structure apartment project in south Downtown hoping to finesse ground-floor activation requirements
Building Salt Lake is the leading source of commercial real estate news in Utah. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Get access to the site’s paid features by becoming a Member today. Developers are proposing that if you hang art on the walls of a leasing...
Planning Commission approves new project in Central 9th
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How exclusionary zoning created Salt Lake City (and how policymakers are responding)
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Central Ninth buildout continues with two proposed micro-unit buildings
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