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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) For-lease signs pepper downtown Salt Lake City buildings on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

Downtown SLC office vacancies are soaring, but here’s why the vibe is still alive

By Tony Semerad | June 5, 2023, 12:01 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Renters in Salt Lake City and across the state sought rent relief that was available through the American Rescue Plan Act.

Utah has stopped accepting rent relief applications. Where did the money go?

By Megan Banta | June 2, 2023, 2:37 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A rooftop view at The Register at Post District Residences in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

SLC welcomes new neighborhood on west edge of downtown

By Tony Semerad | May 25, 2023, 2:54 p.m.

(Photo provided by Amanda Warlbow) The remains of a house in Draper that partially collapsed due to sliding conditions on April 22, 2023.

Gov. Cox open to a ‘rebalance’ of city powers after Draper homes collapse. It’s about time, Robert Gehrke says.

By Robert Gehrke | May 19, 2023, 3:20 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The scene on Monday, April 24, 2023, where two homes located at 2463 and 2477 E Springtime Road collapsed into the adjacent canyon on Saturday.

Why are some Draper neighborhoods sliding? Robert Gehrke visits with a geologist to find out.

By Robert Gehrke | May 15, 2023, 11:57 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Creamery Lane cuts through land that is set to be developed in Hoytsville on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

Summit County town’s dream shows how it — and the rest of Utah — could grow differently

By Tony Semerad | May 13, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox kicks off the "Guiding Our Growth" statewide survey, in partnership with Envision Utah during a news conference at Red Butte Garden, on Thursday, May 11, 2023.

With growth seemingly inevitable in Utah’s future, residents are urged to weigh in

By Tony Semerad | May 12, 2023, 4:12 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robert Gehrke.

Utah evictions have hit a 7-year high. We need to maintain safety nets for our neighbors, Robert Gehrke writes.

By Robert Gehrke | May 9, 2023, 3:36 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Creamery Lane cuts through land that is set to be developed in Hoytsville on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. The Summit County hamlet is bound to grow and longtime landowners have a vision for how that should happen.

See the town of 700 that could become the next Daybreak-style development

By Tony Semerad | May 8, 2023, 6:17 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) New City Plaza Apartments in Salt Lake City, one of more than a dozen affordable housing projected slated to receive money from Salt Lake County.

$25M aimed at bringing up to 1,500 affordable homes on line in Salt Lake County

By Tony Semerad | May 6, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Gail Miller Resource Center in Salt Lake City. The city has approved new rules allowing such centers to be located in more parts of Utah's capital.

SLC sets new rules for placing homeless shelters. Could it politicize the process?

By Blake Apgar | May 5, 2023, 3:45 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall speaks at a groundbreaking event for the Power District development — potential site of a Major League Baseball stadium — on North Temple, Wednesday, April 12, 2023.

Erin Mendenhall proposes $445M budget with new plans for Great Salt Lake, e-bikes and air quality

By Blake Apgar | May 3, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Aster, a new complex at 255 S. State St., which offers 190 residential and mixed-income units, open-air spaces and community gathering spaces, May 2, 2023.

See inside The Aster, downtown Salt Lake City’s newest affordable apartments

By Tony Semerad | May 3, 2023, 3:55 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) A woman walks her dog along Harvey Milk Boulevard (900 South) and 600 East, just north of Liberty Park in 2020. A plan to put more affordable homes in Salt Lake City neighborhoods is headed to the City Council.

Higher densities may be coming soon to your SLC neighborhood

By Tony Semerad | April 28, 2023, 3:15 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The scene on Monday, April 24, 2023, where two homes located at 2463 and 2477 E Springtime Road collapsed into the adjacent canyon on Saturday.

A Utah geologist warned of a Draper home collapse in 2010. Robert Gehrke explains how the Legislature let it happen.

By Robert Gehrke | April 27, 2023, 5:16 p.m.

(Alecia Ledward) Alecia Ledward.

St. George’s housing crunch leaves working professionals unable to buy a home — or even rent

By Mark Eddington | April 24, 2023, 3:26 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Van Ryder space is featured in a new residential and hospitality center known as West Quarter, located at 100 South and 300 West in Salt Lake City. It opened Wednesday. It includes 240 luxury apartments in a tower called The Charles and 272 guest rooms spread over two hotels, Le Meridien and Element, along with several restaurants and soon-to-be opened retail outlets at ground level.

Take a photo tour of downtown SLC’s two newest hotels, restaurants and luxury apartments

By Tony Semerad | April 20, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The historic Brinton home at 4880 S. Highland Circle in Holladay, pictured on Friday, April 7, 2023, which is currently home to The Finishing School and offers sewing and cooking classes for kids, will soon meet its demise to make way for town houses. People who oppose the demolition of the home recognize there's nothing they can legally do about it, but they hope the city adopts a new ordinance in the future to protect other historic structures.

Holladay is going to lose one of its oldest homes. But its demise might help save other historic sites.

By Blake Apgar | April 17, 2023, 11:54 a.m.

(Big League Utah) Early concepts of a Major League Baseball park planned for Salt Lake City's Power District.

Could Major League Baseball be the secret sauce that turns around SLC’s North Temple?

By Tony Semerad | Blake Apgar | Alixel Cabrera | April 13, 2023, 6:15 a.m.

(Courtesy of Salt Lake City Planning Department). New accessory dwelling units — like this backyard unit in Salt Lake City — are seen as a way to ease Utah's housing shortage.

SLC eases rules on accessory dwellings, with curbs on short-term rentals

By Tony Semerad | April 6, 2023, 12:14 a.m.