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Adaptive reuse of University Ward meeting house to offer new residential units with no off-street parking
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How exclusionary zoning created Salt Lake City (and how policymakers are responding)
This piece of analysis was submitted by professional urban planner and Salt Lake City resident Alicia Seeley. Have your opinions and analysis printed by emailing info@buildingsaltlake.com. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Support our endeavor by becoming...
McGillis School shares plans to expand onto vacated LDS Douglas Ward on 1200 East
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REGISTER NOW: BSL Events to host Missing Middle Housing discussion and tour
Fresh off a successful kickoff event, Building Salt Lake is preparing to host an informational session and tour that's focused on a bygone and misunderstood type of housing known as Missing Middle Housing. Our Missing Middle Housing Discussion and Tour will focus on...
Landowner asks for high-density zoning on Emigration Canyon land
The owner of nearly 6 acres of land at the mouth of Emigration Canyon has asked Salt Lake City to rezone the property to allow for a high-density student housing project on the site. The request, made in the middle of November, is to rezone two parcels to allow for...
New ‘luxury’ student housing in the works near Trolley Square
A firm that’s been active in the Salt Lake City market in 2021 is planning to transform an office building near Trolley Square into luxury student housing for students at the University of Utah. What’s noteworthy about the project is that it would add dozens of...
LDS Church meetinghouse would make way for new student housing; profit would pay for scholarships at the U.
With approvals from the city, an LDS Church meetinghouse would make way for more than 500 new apartments near the University of Utah in a unique bid to add student housing and fund scholarships for lower-income students. The Ivory University House would include 536...
City Council moving closer to final decision on big expansion of shared housing
Salt Lake City could see a return of dorm-style housing with shared living space among renters from different families in more neighborhoods around the city under a change that's up for final comment this week. The updated ordinance would effectively rebrand what has...
Where affordable housing is and isn’t being built in Salt Lake City
Developers are adding thousands of badly needed affordable housing units to Salt Lake City, but not in every neighborhood, and not only on the west side. New multi-family developments that are either partially or entirely affordable to people earning less than the...
Will SLC’s Life Sciences Opportunity Zone Corridor add to Downtown’s office conversion momentum?
Salt Lake City’s Department of Economic Development recently completed a prospectus for a Life Sciences Corridor that may boost demand for office space Downtown. Downtown offerings have always enjoyed an urban advantage, providing amenities, culture, and transit which...
UTA bus expansion in SLC: Will it be enough to attract more riders?
UTA’s “Change Day” is upon us, where the agency annually tunes up its routes and schedules. This August’s changes are notable especially in Salt Lake City and the I-15 Tech Corridor near Lehi. Salt Lake City will see enhanced service on four (mainly) east-west...












