by Isaac Riddle | Mar 17, 2017 | Downtown, Salt Lake City
When the LDS Church first announced plans a decade ago to redevelopment the flagging ZCMI Center and Crossroads Malls, the economy was booming and developers were beginning to take a new interest in downtown Salt Lake. But a year into construction, the housing bubble...
by Isaac Riddle | Feb 15, 2017 | Downtown, Salt Lake City
Downtown Salt Lake City is experiencing unprecedented growth. In anticipation of current and future growth, the Downtown Alliance in collaboration with city and county leaders, announced the 2017 Downtown Rising Action Plan, an expansion of the 2007 Downtown Rising...
by Isaac Riddle | Jan 4, 2017 | Ballpark, Central City, Developments, Downtown, Proposed, Salt Lake City, Sugar House, Under Construction
If the construction cranes weren’t indication enough, 2016 was a big year in Salt Lake City development. The Eccles Theater and 111 Main buildings opened bringing more energy to Main Street with hundreds of new workers and patrons to downtown. By the...
by Isaac Riddle | Jun 7, 2016 | Developments, Downtown, Proposed, Salt Lake City
Salt Lake’s next tallest skyscraper won’t be west of the Main Street corridor anytime soon. On Tuesday, the Salt Lake City Council unanimously voted to restrict the height of a proposed convention center hotel to a maximum height of 375 feet. The height...
by Isaac Riddle | Mar 1, 2016 | Downtown, Proposed
Salt Lake City is closer to getting a new tallest skyscraper. Salt Lake County officials announced on Monday that the bid committee for the Salt Lake Convention Center hotel has selected DDRM Cos., a real-estate company headquartered in St. George, Utah. The new...