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...
This story has been made free for all readers. If you would like to help support BSL's independent journalism, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. The bill that took away Salt Lake City’s ability to control many of its own streets stemmed from shadowy...
A new apartment building that would add hundreds of units to Fairpark near Capitol Hill scored a win Wednesday, as the Salt Lake City Planning Commission voted to approve the project. The project, located at 523 W. 200 North and named District North, won...
If you haven’t visited the Hardware District in a while—located just past Downtown’s northwest edge—you might’ve missed its rapid transformation from an industrial warehouse zone into a hub of apartments and townhomes. The area is unique. Nestled between the West...
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...
As carbon emissions from the heating and cooling of buildings look to soon surpass tailpipe emissions from vehicles in Utah, some builders are cutting a path to energy efficient living that will benefit the both the pocketbooks of their customers and the city's air...
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As the luxury Downtown Salt Lake apartment market softens for investors, it would seem increasingly risky business to be bringing new top-class residential product to the market. Unless, perhaps, those luxury living spaces were furnished, hoping to undercut...
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...
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...
UDOT officials faced severe pushback from west siders last week for the agency’s scaled-down plans for I-15 reconstruction and widening through Salt Lake City. UDOT is now making a series of promises to residents which include keeping the widening within the current...
ClearWater Homes and Salt Lake City’s Redevelopment Agency threw a party this week to announce the final piece in developing a challenging site in the Marmalade. This unique neighborhood west of Capitol Hill has been transitioning for decades, and many see this...