The rush is on at City Hall to approve a $1-1.62 billion sales tax transfer to Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) to transform the area around the existing Downtown stadium of the SEG’s Utah Jazz and their newly-acquired NHL franchise. Tonight the City Council will...
Downtown
Downtown sports and entertainment district, Part I: City to prepare master plan with virtually no public input
In a much-anticipated public briefing in the wake of this year’s state legislative session, last night Salt Lake City’s chief attorney outlined to the City Council the requirements of SB 272, the bill created for a NBA/NHL stadium and a Downtown sports and...
Hotel project seeks zoning change to replace surface parking lot on east Broadway
Proposing to fill a void in the streetscape of east Broadway in the heart of Downtown, local property owners have applied for an upzone to D-1 that would allow them to build a “neighborhood boutique hotel” on a narrow, deep lot at 256 E. 300 South. At streetfront, 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...
Here are the options for new TRAX lines in the city. Will policy makers get the zoning right in the Granary?
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. UTA released its updated long-range transit plan...
Downtown Rising: Updated looks at the skyline-changing developments in Salt Lake City
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Video, photos show conditions within non-compliant low-income apartments Downtown
Cory Waddoups, right, and Crawford Cragun, left, two investors in the slate of buildings that are out of compliance with the state of Utah. Sign up to get free Building Salt Lake emails in your inbox. Need more? Building Salt Lake Pro and Premium Members can search...
Strong winds turn Worthington Tower into the world’s tallest whistle
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. A residential high-rise under...
With $1B stadium subsidy for NHL and NBA approved, all eyes turn to the Salt Palace
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Downtown’s newest office building, 650 Main, announces new lease to law firm
The owners of Downtown’s newest office building announced this week that they have signed a new tenant for 650 Main, a 335,000 SF Class-A project that was built on spec during the pandemic. Michael Best & Friedrich, a national law firm, will occupy nearly 20,000...
Developers pivot to mass timber for new Downtown apartments
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Developer J. Fisher eyes new apartments next to Utah’s oldest, now defunct, synagogue
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