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Salt Lake City leaders Wednesday celebrated the groundbreaking for a new 68-unit housing project that will accommodate special-needs and moderate-income residents.
The project was collectively financed by the Utah Housing Corp., Salt Lake Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND) and the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund.
The six-story Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency project at 444 S. 900 East was designed by Method Studio and will be built by Zwick Construction.
The development includes a 68-unit building, of which 22 apartments will accommodate special-needs residents. At least half the units will be rented at no more than 60 percent of the area's median rent, according to city officials.
The project also includes a commercial space on the ground level, which will face the Bennion Plaza.
The new transit-oriented, mixed-use and -income development is part of Mayor Ralph Becker's 5,000 Doors Initiative that seeks to increase the city's affordable-housing stock.
"This development's ideal location between downtown Salt Lake City and the University of Utah, combined with its affordability, makes it both geographically and economically accessible to a wide and diverse group of city residents," Becker said.
For more information on affordable housing in Salt Lake City, visit http://www.slc5000doors.com and http://www.haslcutah.org.
Christopher Smart