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Ryan Smith Wants to Build a 6-Story Parking Garage at the Delta Center

1 week ago | buildingsaltlake.com | Taylor Anderson

SEG wants to build a 6-story parking garage at the Delta Center. Is that allowed? by Taylor Anderson | Apr 14, 2025 The owner of the Utah Jazz and Utah Hockey Club requested a permit this month to build a parking garage at the Delta Center, but the company doesn't have the authority to build it. At least not yet.
Garage on Beck Sold to Oil Company and Will Close Next Month

1 week ago | buildingsaltlake.com | Taylor Anderson

The Garage on Beck, the iconic north side bar and music venue, announced this week that its building is set to be demolished and next month will be its last. “The building will be knocked down,” the owners said in a social media post announcing the closure on Thursday.
City Council Shows a Willingness to Allow 150-foot Buildings in Sugar House

2 weeks ago | buildingsaltlake.com | Jacob Scholl

In the coming years, Salt Lakers could see taller buildings in the urban core of Sugar House, as well as a handful of other changes in mixed-use zones as part of the city’s ongoing proposal to overhaul its mixed-use zoning code.
Salt Lake City Council approves district for Salt Palace rebuild, Delta Center plaza

2 weeks ago | buildingsaltlake.com | Jacob Scholl

Some Salt Lake City Council members didn’t hide their frustrations before voting to approve a public infrastructure district Tuesday night, capping a turbulent few days for city officials over the redevelopment of the Salt Palace and areas outside of the Delta Center. After holding a 90-minute closed door session to discuss the matter, a handful of council members voiced their frustrations with state officials who made a late addition to the Convention Center Reinvestment Zone, or CCRZ.
Bees set to make baseball an anchor of ‘Downtown Daybreak’

2 weeks ago | buildingsaltlake.com | Jacob Scholl

Thousands of baseball fans will file into a brand new stadium in South Jordan today, eager to see the first glimpses of a new era of the Salt Lake Bees — one without Salt Lake City. Those same fans will be walking past active construction sites on the way into The Ballpark at America First Square, at least until this summer when construction is expected to wrap up on a key part of the master planned community known as Daybreak.
Developers move forward with motel development despite lawsuit with site owner

2 weeks ago | buildingsaltlake.com | Taylor Anderson

Developers are moving forward with plans to redevelop a crime-ridden and nefarious motel in the Ballpark neighborhood despite an ongoing legal battle with the property’s owner. Urban Alfandre and AE Urbia last week submitted a planned development application for permission to build 31 new apartments on land that is currently a parking lot north of the Main Street Motel.
The Millers are reportedly buying RSL. Do they want to move the team to the Power District?

2 weeks ago | buildingsaltlake.com | Taylor Anderson

Lawmakers still haven’t explained why they started work to allow the Larry H. Miller Companies to build multiple small stadiums as part of its development of the Power District. But a new report seems to offer clues. LHM is in discussion to buy a controlling interest in Real Salt Lake and the Utah Royals professional soccer teams, according to a report by the sports business news outlet Sportico.
State board approves last-minute changes to Salt Palace redevelopment, despite concerns from city

2 weeks ago | buildingsaltlake.com | Jacob Scholl

In a last minute move, a state committee approved an updated map of areas included in the taxpayer-funded overhaul of downtown, despite efforts to delay the vote by Salt Lake City officials — who said they didn’t know about the potential changes until the day before.
City Council hears latest update on ‘Grand Boulevards’ plan

3 weeks ago | buildingsaltlake.com | Jacob Scholl

Two of Salt Lake City’s most car-dense, one-way streets could see an overhaul in the hopes of making the streets more pedestrian- and business-friendly. In a presentation to the City Council on Tuesday, staff members from the council and Transportation Division presented an early draft of the Grand Boulevards Concept Development Project — a long-simmering concept to change 500 South and 600 South between Interstate 15 and 700 East.
Salt Lake City Council says its hands are tied on Salt Palace overhaul effort

3 weeks ago | buildingsaltlake.com | Jacob Scholl

Members of the Salt Lake City Council seem poised to pass a resolution that would create a public infrastructure district to fund an overhaul to the Salt Palace, Delta Center and a new entertainment corridor connecting the two. The PID is part of a years-long and ongoing push by state and city leaders to reconfigure the sprawling Downtown convention center and overhaul the Delta Center in an effort to keep professional sports in the city and revitalize and expand Downtown.