Between the new Deer Valley East Village and the impending 2034 Winter Olympics, there’s plenty of reasons to be bullish on the Wasatch Back’s resort economy. Unlike much of the Wasatch Front, developers have large swaths of land to work with, often turning open...
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...
With comprehensive Salt Lake City zoning reform almost completed, one of its most effective advocates at City Hall won’t be around to usher it across the finish line. Darin Mano, City Council Member from District 5, has seen his last city council meeting as an elected...
The Utah government will soon begin a new pilot program that involves selling select parcels of state-owned land for the purpose of developing owner-occupied condominiums, according to a top state housing official. Steve Waldrip, senior advisor for housing...
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...
Sandy City is on track to adjust its minimum dwelling sizes and parking requirements for homes following a new state law regarding parking requirements and exceptions made for affordable homes. Currently, Sandy's minimum dwelling size in R-1 and R-2 residential zones...
Utility bills for Salt Lakers could jump up starting this summer, as the city’s Department of Public Utilities plans to overhaul its fee structure while also dealing with a much smaller budget for Fiscal Year 2026. A typical single family residential home could see...
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 City Council members will allocate millions of dollars in city funds for West Side homeowners as part of a program to promote building accessory dwelling units — a first in the city’s history. The city’s Community Reinvestment Agency adopted a...
The 2025 Utah Legislative session ends at midnight on Friday, and the efforts around housing policy have left several policy makers disappointed. As the state’s housing bills move closer to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s desk, it’s clear the Legislature has opted for making...
The Salt Lake City Council gave an early blessing in favor of essentially ditching its single-family zoning in favor of allowing up to fourplexes to be built in much of the residential land across town. The council took a straw poll vote at a hearing Tuesday that...
A Utah House committee approved a bill this week that would begin to add incentives to cities in the hopes that they would stop blocking the construction of higher density housing and affordable, for-sale units. House Bill 37 was unanimously approved during a...