The Other Side Village pilot project is located on a portion of Salt Lake City owned land at 1850 W Indiana Avenue. The 70-acre parcel was a municipal landfill from 1923 to 1962.
Development
The Other Side Academy is building an 8-acre tiny home village — The Other Side Village — on the southeastern corner of the site.
The Other Side Village provides housing and supportive services for those experiencing homelessness and struggling with substance abuse, mental illness and/or physical disability.
The first residents moved into The Other Side Village in December 2024.
TOSA is still working to complete the first phase of the project, which will include a total of 60 homes.
Environmental Remediation
To ensure the area is safe for residents, the City entered the site into the Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s Voluntary Cleanup Program.
In Phase 1 TOSA took careful steps to clean up the site and reduce exposure to any harmful substances, so it’s safe for people to live, work, or visit the area.
The primary remediation strategies for Phase 1 were:
- Excavating impacted soils and disposing them offsite at a permitted facility
- Installing a vapor intrusion mitigation system
The site was remediated to residential standards under DEQ oversight and TOSA will continue monitoring. For more details on the Phase 1 clean up read:
Next Steps
The City and TOSA will continue working under DEQ oversight for the next phase of this project.
The area planned for Phase 2 was entered into the VCP in Spring of 2025 and TOSA is now starting the environmental investigation work. This work is still in initial phases.
Check back for future updates.