Council Member Alejandro Puy recently attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the SPARK! Mixed Use Development project. The project will transform an unused former Overniter Motel located at 1490 W North Temple Blvd into a mixed-use, mixed-income, and transit-oriented development that includes 200 residential units, 170 of which are designated affordable housing units. The project aligns with the City’s goal of increasing affordable housing. It features a childcare center, varied housing opportunities, and amenities like commercial spaces, a transit-oriented plaza, and community gathering spaces. The project has received over $14.5 million in investment from RDA and $1 million from the City’s Housing Stability.
![Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, District 2 Council Member Alejandro Puy, District 1 Council Member Victoria Petro, District 4 Council Member Ana Valdemoros, and other take part in the groundbreaking for the SPARK! Mixed Use Development project.](http://www.slc.gov/district2/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2023/04/City-Council-Spark-Groundbreaking_compressed-1024x682.jpg)
![Council Member Alejandro Puy speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the SPARK! Mixed Use Development project](https://www.slc.gov/district2/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2023/04/City-Council-Spark-Groundbreaking-04-1024x682.png)
![Council Member Alejandro Puy speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the SPARK! Mixed Use Development project](https://www.slc.gov/district2/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2023/04/City-Council-Spark-Groundbreaking-06-1024x682.png)
![Council Member Victoria Petro speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the SPARK! Mixed Use Development project](https://www.slc.gov/district2/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2023/04/City-Council-Spark-Groundbreaking-02-1024x682.png)
![Council Member Victoria Petro speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the SPARK! Mixed Use Development project](https://www.slc.gov/district2/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2023/04/City-Council-Spark-Groundbreaking-03-1024x682.png)
![Council Member Alejanrdo Puy and Victoria Petro attending the groundbreaking ceremony for the SPARK! Mixed Use Development project](https://www.slc.gov/district2/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2023/04/City-Council-Spark-Groundbreaking-05_RESIZED-1024x683.png)
![Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the SPARK! Mixed Use Development project](https://www.slc.gov/district2/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2023/04/DSC_0844-703x1024.jpg)
![15 shovels stuck straight up in the dirt with hard hats on top of the handles with a large group of people talking behind them.](https://www.slc.gov/district2/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2023/04/DSC_0843-713x1024.jpg)
![Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, District 2 Council Member Alejandro Puy, District 1 Council Member Victoria Petro, District 4 Council Member Ana Valdemoros, and other shovel the first dirt for the SPARK! Mixed Use Development project.](https://www.slc.gov/district2/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2023/04/DSC_0889-683x1024.jpg)
![District 1 Council Member Victoria Petro and District 4 Council Member pose with others at the SPARK! Mixed Use Development project.](https://www.slc.gov/district2/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2023/04/DSC_0893-733x1024.jpg)
![Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, District 2 Council Member Alejandro Puy, District 1 Council Member Victoria Petro, and District 4 Council Member Ana Valdemoros, pose with others the SPARK! Mixed Use Development project.](https://www.slc.gov/district2/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2023/04/DSC_0894-690x1024.jpg)