South Salt Lake has paved the way for a new outpatient clinic for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to be built along State Street. The South Salt Lake Planning Commission voted unanimously last week on a preliminary subdivision plat proposal that would...
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Studio-only apartment complex in South Salt Lake wins planning commission approvals
Plans to build a five-floor apartment building in South Salt Lake are moving forward, following a pair of votes on Thursday. Members of the South Salt Lake Planning Commission voted Thursday evening to approve two proposals relating to a new micro-unit development...
Our top stories of 2025 reflect a region nostalgic for the past yet excited for the future
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...
South Salt Lake looks to land major project by Post District developer
A South Salt Lake project that would create a mixed-use hub with hundreds of housing units along the TRAX S-Line is moving forward. The South Salt Lake Planning Commission voted unanimously last week to forward a recommendation of approval to the city council...
Shadow lobbying, an AI paper and a willing Senator. The story behind the bill that took SLC’s streets away
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...
One Burton, 180-unit market-rate project, opens in South Salt Lake
A ribbon-cutting last week in South Salt Lake opened an ambitious 180-unit market-rate project after 30 months of construction. One Burton, named after its street address, fronts both Main Street and Burton Avenue (2360 S), while also sitting adjacent to I-80. ...
A new In-N-Out opens in South Salt Lake and it…doesn’t break traffic?
Fears of snarled traffic were an exaggeration, after all. In-N-Out opened its South Salt Lake location on Thursday to relatively little fanfare, at least by wildly popular drive-thru chain standards. The new burger joint saw steady traffic throughout the afternoon,...
Downtown South Salt Lake: Update in Pictures
Bowers Residences - 55 W Utopia Ave Bowers Residences, looking south from Richards Street. Photo by Devin Zander | Building Salt Lake Utopia Avenue looking east. Photo by Devin Zander | Building Salt Lake Bowers Residences, looking southeast. Photo by Devin Zander |...
South Salt Lake looks to beer to fill the cup of vacant ground-floor retail
Sitting on the northeast corner of 3900 South and West Temple is Harmony3900 and a “For Lease” sign. The sign directs to a number for WPI, a brokerage with no website and that has marketed the available ground floor retail on Crexi as up to 2,274 square feet with the...
Cities on the Wasatch Front are cutting red tape to allow more houses in backyards
Building Salt Lake is adding more coverage from submarkets along the Wasatch Front. If you’d like to see more coverage like this, please consider supporting our mission by becoming a Member today. Amidst a worsening housing crisis in Utah, cities...
South Salt Lake could land a huge new mixed-use project on land that was almost a car dealership
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South Salt Lake’s “downtown” has been a bust so far. Its new transit station areas plan aims to change that.
If a big-box retail, car dealerships, and drive-thru fast food meet your expectations of a downtown, then South Salt Lake is the place to be. The small and underfunded municipality hemmed in by major transportation corridors has recently stated its intentions to...











