Thousands of baseball fans will file into a brand new stadium in South Jordan today, eager to see the first glimpses of a new era of the Salt Lake Bees — one without Salt Lake City. Those same fans will be walking past active construction sites on the way into...
Salt Lake County
Salt Lake City Council says its hands are tied on Salt Palace overhaul effort
Members of the Salt Lake City Council seem poised to pass a resolution that would create a public infrastructure district to fund an overhaul to the Salt Palace, Delta Center and a new entertainment corridor connecting the two. The PID is part of a years-long...
Mendenhall condemns ‘punitive’ bills aimed at Salt Lake City during Utah legislative session
The 2025 Utah legislative session levied punitive laws against Salt Lake City at a level not previously seen, according to Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall. On Friday, the mayor decried the state Legislature’s aggression toward the capital city, saying the state...
Opinion: Governor Cox’s housing plan is fueled by nostalgia for the suburban “starter home,” not reality
In November 2023, a housing policy legislative audit prepared for the Utah State Legislature delivered a sobering reality: Utah must build nearly 28,000 homes annually just to meet current demand. Worse yet, the audit warned that if the state’s housing policy...
A warehouse-building frenzy drove up industrial vacancy in 2023
Building Salt Lake is the leading source of commercial real estate news in Utah. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Support our endeavor by becoming a Member today. A record amount of storage and distribution facility space became...
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...
Proposed bill at Legislature would allow internal ADUs in all residential zones statewide
Will ADUs be allowed statewide in Utah? Momentum seems to be building.







