The city's announcement on the four sites for new homeless resource centers may have received mixed reviews, but for many residents and business in the Rio Grande District, the news means that the chaos in their neighborhood may begin to calm down after years of...
When Thomas Vegh of Salt Development started work on the 4th West Apartments, he figured the mixed-use project would be the California-based company's sole project in Salt Lake City. But the opportunity to also develop the adjacent block meant that instead of...
There doesn't seem to be a lot good news coming from the west side of downtown Salt Lake. The city's homelessness epidemic and growing quality of life issues typically dominate the narrative surrounding the Rio Grande neighborhood. But several blocks north of the...
The Rio Grande neighborhood's struggle with overwhelmed homeless services and quality of life issues for both temporary and full-time residents have been well documented. City, business and community leaders are anxious to see the neighborhood continue to develop,...
After eight years in the Rio Grande neighborhood, Spy Hop Productions, has deemed the area unsafe for the youth they serve. Spy Hop, a nonprofit dedicated to mentoring youth in the digital media arts, announced last week that the organization will move from its...
Artists are historically drawn to emerging neighborhoods that offer lower rents and ample workspace. For this reason, Artspace, a nonprofit organization that provides affordable live and work space for artists, has focused on projects in the formerly industrial...
Across the country rental prices are rising. According to Apartment List, an online rental marketplace, national rental rates have increased 3.2 percent over the same time last year. In Salt Lake, low vacancy rates have led to a 3.4 percent increase in rent over the...
The Gateway Mall is getting another chance. Yesterday, Arizona real estate company Vestar announced that it had finalized a deal to purchase the Gateway. The company purchased the Gateway with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. According to a released...
*This is an updated version of a previous post After a nearly of year of gathering public input and looking at best practices in other cities, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams and Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker announced Monday morning a new county-city plan to...
After a few months of quiet at the southwest corner of 100 South and 500 West intersection, Wood Partners, a national real estate company, has officially broken ground on the Alta Gateway. The project is the company's first in Salt Lake City and construction is now...
Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker and new City Police Chief Mike Brown announced several new approaches to policing the crime-plagued, Rio Grande District. The neighborhood surrounding the historic Rio Grande Depot has become the regional center for drug...
The company that brought you the Gateway mall is one of two groups selected by the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake to develop a portion of the Station Center project in the southwest corner of downtown. Acting as the Board of Directors for the RDA, the City Council...