Salt Lake County plans to buy historic downtown building as convention center prepares for major transformation

The building will be used to relocate office space from the convention center, and will come at no additional cost to taxpayers.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Axis Building at 175 W. 200 South on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Axis Building at 175 W. 200 South on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

RELATED STORIES

A main route to the Salt Lake City airport will close for the rest of the summer. Here’s how to get around it.

Utah has dozens of new license plates available this year. Check them out.

A sculptor wants his ‘Grand’ Utah arch to unify Americans. The surprised neighborhood wants to stop it.

MOST VIEWED

1

We toured the land around the Box Elder data center project. Here’s what we saw.

2

A main route to the Salt Lake City airport will close for the rest of the summer. Here’s how to get around it.

3

Even in Utah, land of ‘Big Love,’ families are getting smaller

4

A Utah wildfire suddenly destroyed their wedding venue. Here’s how — in just 72 hours — they still managed to create magic.

5

‘He was the guy hanging from the helicopter’ — Remembering the Utah firefighter who died in a flood

Sponsored Story

Don’t let fraud and scams ground your summer vacation

Sponsored: While even the most prepared consumers can fall victim to a well-executed scam, remember these tips to protect your vacation plans.