City to reveal its anti-displacement strategy this week at Planning Commission
Even as they continue to author pro-growth legislation, both the Mendenhall Administration and the City Council have expressed unease about the rise in rents that…
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SLC leans into gentrification policy contradictions with anti-displacement initiative, ‘Thriving in Place’
Everybody says it’s happening. Gentrification. Demand for luxury apartments in Salt Lake’s hot rental market is driving up rents across the city. New luxury units,…
Census data for SLC: Downtown booming / Latinos leaving the west side / New apartment dwellers disproportionally white
Both Downtown and Sugar House – located in City Council Districts 4 and 7 respectively – have seen healthy apartment booms in the last decade.…
The affordability crisis is so bad, SLC’s RDA is preparing to create ownership housing that ‘removes land from the speculative market’
As the state’s deficit of affordable housing units keeps growing – it’s currently around 50,000 – innovations are also on the rise. They’re coming in…
Salt Lake City may be ‘too far gone’ to become affordable again, as city officials debate housing policies: BSL panel
The days of inexpensive rent and housing may be forever gone from Utah’s capital, and even working through a backlog of policies may never bring…
Salt Lake City to lose more historic homes amid development frenzy
“These are Tear down dwellings that are necessary to build future apartment or condo buildings,” says the property listing for 419 East 100 South in…
Salt Lake City council update: Infill ordinance pause / Coachman’s formed-based rezone / Gentrification mitigation
Development-relevant actions by Salt Lake City government in March brought some welcome changes as well as news that several blossoms won’t be seen until next…
Mayor Mendenhall’s 2021 state of the city speech: equity, development, housing at the center
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall reported on her administration’s first-year progress and highlighted its plan for 2021 in her state of the city speech…
SLC mayor and council want growth with equity – here’s what’s coming in city housing + transportation policy
The Salt Lake City Council hosted Mendenhall Administration officials Tuesday night in an effort to get a handle on the multiple housing-related proposals currently in…
Council approves rezone for Southeast Market building. So what’s next for the popular business?
The City Council has approved a zoning change to a parcel on the 900 South corridor that could make way for a development and an…
Affordable housing: Three local developers dish on the biz
The reason more affordable housing isn’t being built is due to scarcity of investment capital, not scarcity of demand or return, say some of Salt…
