Think you know the Utah State Fairpark? You’ll barely recognize it in 15 years
The development future of the North Temple corridor depends in an outsized way on its two largest landholders – Pacificorp (Rocky Mountain Power) and the Utah State Fairpark. Rocky Mountain Power has chosen their master developer, a Pacificorp vice president told the State Fairpark Board last month, and is currently in contract negotiations with the […]
Builders win approval to build next big apartment building in the Hardware District
A 4-acre surface parking lot just steps from light- and heavy-rail transit is set to be transformed into a unique set of living spaces with the next arrival of a high-density residential development in Salt Lake City’s Hardware District. The latest offering, known as the Ice House, would include 393 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments […]
Mass timber coming to SLC – Chicago-area company considering large studio project at the U, Project Open phase 3 announcement later this month
In a city increasingly marked by concrete podium and wood-frame buildings, a new construction technique is coming to town that may help change the landscape. Mass timber is cheaper and less environmentally harmful than concrete and steel. Carbon dioxide emissions from the building industry account for about 40 percent of global CO2 release. Mass timber […]
North Temple residential growth keeps coming – here are 2 new projects
Two new residential projects have joined the growing train of proposed and active construction along the North Temple transit corridor in Salt Lake City. It was only a year ago that we reported the disappointment expressed by policymakers and mayoral candidates on the slow development progress along the corridor. With the continued flow of new […]
North Temple TRAX corridor to get a big boost of workforce housing – Village at North Station
The wave of apartment construction in the North Temple TRAX corridor on Salt Lake City’s west side is showing no signs of cresting. The largest project to date since the creation of the TSA (Transit Station Area) zoning is in the city’s planning pipeline – 769 units on 14.5 acres near North Temple’s intersection with […]
Giv Development’s Chris Parker: Aiming to mainstream affordability, carbon-neutrality and design quality
As it continues to rise on 400 South adjacent to Library Square and the Public Safety Building, The Exchange Project is many things. The end-cap to Salt Lake City’s civic campus. Food service business incubator. Co-working space. Mixed-use and mixed-income. All-electric and carbon-neutral (nearly). Design-wise, it is some of the sexiest architecture Salt Lake City […]
Salt Lake City’s North Temple transit area continues to disappoint, say policy makers despite signs of progress
Salt Lake City’s RDA continued to self-analyze this month about the performance of its North Temple Project Area. “Redevelopment has occurred at a slower rate than what was anticipated when the project area was created,” wrote Cara Lindsley, project manager for the North Temple area. The Airport TRAX Green Line was completed in 2013. It […]
In Photos: Salt Lake City’s 400 South Transit Corridor construction update
All photos by Luke Garrott. See Building Salt Lake’s most recent stories on The Exchange, Liberty Square, and The Quattro.
West side SLC Euclid neighborhood to see influx of TOD projects
A near-west side neighborhood in Salt Lake City adjacent to the North Temple transit corridor is set to see a flurry of multi-family housing projects. Known for its melange of expressways, rail lines, industrial uses, and modest but historical housing stock, Euclid has been identified for intensified development and added amenities since at least its […]
Affordable units under construction in the city’s west side
Construction is actively underway on a large mixed-income development near the city’s North Temple Corridor. The project, the Cornell Street Apartments, is built up to the podium level and will add 146 units, 131 of which will be income restricted, at the 200 North block of Cornell Street (around 1500 West). Cornell Street Apartments will […]
