North Temple buildout pipeline grows with latest proposal for apartments
The pipeline of projects that promise to quickly densify Salt Lake City’s North Temple corridor has a few more projects on the way. The latest would be a six-story housing proposal that would see a small warehouse building, two rental homes and a trailer replaced with 120 housing units. The project, at 800 West 47 […]
Form-based zoning request dropped in upper Avenues. Developers press forward with similar proposal
After massive neighborhood mobilization in opposition, Ivory Homes has abandoned its attempt at a form-based upzone for a large vacant parcel at 13th Ave and F Street in Salt Lake City’s upper Avenues. Does that mean neighborhood opposition has won? Not quite. Photos by Luke Garrott The parcel behind the iconic former veterans’ hospital (now […]
City to hear plans for a new public/private park atop Main Street skyscraper’s parking garage
Salt Lake City’s Downtown is getting a new public park, kind of. When the City Council gave a private developer a historic theater in a prime part of the Downtown core, it did so with a promise of new open space. In January, we got a first glimpse at plans for the new residential skyscraper […]
Ten year old cavity looks to get the dopest of crowns – 255 South State under construction
At a site 10 years vacant in the heart of Downtown Salt Lake City, construction began last week on 255 South State. City officials and developers will be delivering on a mixed-use, 80% affordable, two-tower project that incorporates significant public plazas and a midblock “paseo” between State Street and Edison (145 E). It will restore […]
300 West transformation to continue with next apartments in line
The continued buildout of residential along 300 West in Salt Lake City would continue under the latest proposal in what has become a cluster of broad apartment buildings on the commercial corridor. Developers want to add 242 more apartments to the area that’s zoned commercial but is attracting buildings near a light rail stop across […]
What did this year’s state legislative session mean for housing and transportation?
The 2021 Utah legislative session concluded last week, with legislators passing several pieces of legislation relating to housing and transportation policy. Four major bills allocated millions for affordable housing and billions to upgrade the state’s transportation infrastructure. One successful proposal, House Bill 82, is the conclusion of a long-running discussion relating to how cities can […]
New ADU numbers for Salt Lake City show improvement coming in 2021
After being passed for city-wide application in 2018, Salt Lake City’s accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance has produced all of – wait for it – six units. Those are the numbers for 2019 and 2020. Many more are in the pipeline – 31 to be completed in 2021 – says the Planning Division’s 2020 ADU […]
11-story apartment project on 400 S near Pioneer Park breaking new ground in south Downtown
As if on cue, another south Downtown apartment project is in for design review at the city. The 11-story, 138-unit market-rate building, called BRIX by High Boy Ventures and ajc architects, plans to make a bold statement on .65 acres at 233 West 400 South. This stretch of 400 South has been blighted for decades […]
Gradual transformation of 1700 South to continue with latest housing project
The urbanization of 1700 South in Ballpark in recent years is set to continue with another project that would replace an industrial warehouse with 237 rental housing units. The five-story building would replace multiple industrial buildings adjacent to the UTA TRAX line, though there’s no station stopping the light-rail trains that will pass the new […]
City council update: RMF-30 infill ordinance likely on hold / Demolitions and upzone in E. Central panned / Form-based code coming to 13th S and State?
As Salt Lake City looks to add density without losing existing housing units, the city council indicated last night that they are probably willing to sit on the Administration’s RMF-30 infill ordinance for another year. RMF zoning exists mainly on the city’s east side, in the Central City, East Central, Ball Park, Liberty Wells, and […]
