Oct. 18, 2023 Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s anti-displacement plan, Thriving in Place, was formally adopted by the Salt Lake City Council on Tuesday. Thriving in Place is a first-of-its-kind plan that will set the foundation for future policy and funding investments by Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City—working in conjunction with a consultant team led by […]
Affordable housing, air quality get top billing in Mayor Mendenhall’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget
May 2, 2023 Significant investments in affordable housing, air quality, and the Great Salt Lake are at the center of Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s 2024 recommended budget, which she presented to the Salt Lake City Council Tuesday night. “Salt Lake City is ready. We are ambitious in our vision and confident in our budgeting. The priorities […]
Affordable downtown residential opportunities bolstered by RDA project
May 2, 2023 The ribbon has been cut on Downtown Salt Lake City’s newest mixed-use development, The Aster. Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and members of the Salt Lake City Council joined community and financial partners to officially open and tour the three buildings at 255 South State Street, which include a total of […]
RDA’S $1.34 million loan helps add 106 affordable units to city’s housing stock
March 8, 2023 Located at 228 W. and 1300 South, the studio- and one-bedroom –apartments will suit the needs of a variety of tenants, with 106 of its 140 total units being made affordable to households earning 25-50% of the area median income (“AMI”) or below, for a minimum of 50 years. colony b will […]
RDA mixed-use project backed by $15.5MM in City funds breaks ground on former North Temple motel site
February 28, 2023 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Today, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and members of the Salt Lake City Council joined community and financial partners to kick off the construction of Spark, a mixed-use, mixed-income, transit-oriented development located at 1490 W. North Temple Blvd. Purchased by the […]
Salt Lake City’s Community and Neighborhoods Department receives the Agency of the Year Award from the Utah Housing Coalition
December 16, 2022 Salt Lake City’s Department of Community & Neighborhoods (CAN) received the Agency of the Year award from the Utah Housing Coalition on Wednesday. The Department has sought to take a community approach to housing, as encouraged by Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and the City Council. Accomplishments include: drafting land-use ordinances […]