Check out Fascinating Before-and-After Photos of Salt Lake City’s Changing Cityscape
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It’s amazing to see how cities change over time. There are buildings being added to large cities on a regular basis, but how often do we stop and appreciate the change? Here at RentCafe, we decided to check out how Salt Lake City is doing in terms of real estate development. As it turns out, the city has seen unprecedented growth in recent years, especially in urban areas in and around Salt Lake. Empty fields and run-down sections of the city have been totally revamped and turned into sparkling new apartments, businesses, or hotels, bringing a fresh vibe to the communities in which they are situated.
Care to join us as we zoom in on these changes? We collected a series of before-and-after photos from Google Street View so you can see exactly how the city looked both before and after the construction boom that has been taking place in the central and downtown parts of Salt Lake since 2007.
Simply drag the arrow bar back-and-forth to view the old and the new images.
1. Eastside Apartments – Central City – Check availability
Year completed: 2013
Built by PEG Development, Eastside is an amenity-laden community that is wired for the future. It offers high-speed internet, efficient appliances, electronic thermostats, and discounted internet and satellite TV packages. You can relax with your friends at the pool or throw a party on the roof of the 5-story apartment building. Eastside has 180 units, ranging from one-bedroom to three-bedrooms and has an urban modern architectural feel.
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2. 101 Tower – Central City
Year completed: 2014
This beautiful glass-encased tower sits at the corner of 100 South and 200 East in the middle of the city. Boyer Co., an active Salt Lake City area developer, built the tower and leases levels of it to different businesses. The 144,000-square-foot structure has an entrance that faces towards the intersection, with on-site parking, and a tree-lined plaza outside.
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3. 99 West, Richards Court, and Nordstrom City Creek – Downtown Salt Lake City
Year completed: 2011
These three buildings – 99 West, Richards Court, and Nordstrom City Creek – all make up part of City Creek Center which features open-air shopping, businesses, and residential condos. 99 West is one of the condominium towers at City Creek, and it rises 375 feet in the air – making it the third tallest building in Salt Lake. The 30-floor building has 185 individually owned housing units. If you would rather have condos overlooking the City Creek shops and the Temple Square gardens, you should check out Richards Court, downtown condos that are 10 stories high. These condos have some of the most beautiful views and in all the city. Both of these incredible housing locations surround City Creek Center, which has a simulated stream throughout the center, landscape foliage, and waterfall fountains. City Creek hosts a range of shops, including Nordstrom and Macy’s.
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4. 222 Main – Downtown
Year completed: 2009
This high-rise is Utah’s first LEED gold-certified skyscraper. At 22 stories, 222 Main gives visitors a view of the city unlike any other, with floor-to-ceiling windows. This high-profile office building also hosts a 20-foot tall glass veil at the top that is illuminated in different colors at night during different times of the year. The bottom levels have a restaurant – Bistro 222, and offer 9,000 sq. ft. of retail space.
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5. The Regent (City Creek) – Downtown
Year completed: 2011
This large modernist-style building is part of the other towers built at City Creek, but this one has a distinct architectural feel and stands on its own, with tinted blue glass and concrete construction. The Regent at City Creek is another LEED gold-certified building, with 23 stories and 150 residential units. The area where City Creek Center now stands has been completely revitalized to bring more visitors to the heart of the city.
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6. U.S. Courthouse for the Utah District – Downtown
Year completed: 2014
The old Frank E. Moss Courthouse wasn’t large or secure enough to handle the increasing number of people visiting the courthouse, so when Utah was given the go-ahead to build a new one, they built a large courthouse with energy efficient measures to meet the needs of the next generation. An underground tunnel connects the new courthouse with the old one. The new courthouse also has a 10-story atrium near the elevators that has a sculpture that rises through each of the levels of the building. Also visible in the 2015 image are the 222 Main office building and 35 West Broadway, a mixed-use building featuring 3 floors of lower-level commercial space and 2 floors of upper-level condo living.
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7. Liberty Village – Fairmont – Check availability
Year completed: 2015
This new apartment complex in the Sugar House area is close to all the city has to offer – shopping, movie theaters, even outdoor and recreational activities. The apartments have high-end finishes and are close to TRAX and bus lines. Liberty Village has 171 units and is also part of a program that caters to affordable housing for lower income individuals called 5,000 Doors.
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8. Hyatt Place – Rio Grande
Year completed: 2009
Hyatt Place Hotel was built in Rio Grande to liven up the area, which saw decreased visitor activity after City Creek Center was completed just up the street. Rio Grande has a large outdoor mall called The Gateway which is next to Hyatt Place. The 128-room hotel is situated in a great location for travelers, being near food, shopping, the interstate, and the airport.
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9. Hilton Garden Inn – International Center
Year completed: 2013
This hotel is perfect for those traveling by air as it is located only one mile west of the Salt Lake International Airport, and nearby Temple Square and Salt Lake’s historic downtown. The hotel has 172 rooms, all equipped with WiFi access, a heated pool, and a fitness center.
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10. WCF Corporate Office – Sandy Civic Center
Year completed: 2010
This spacious Workers Compensation Fund office has 150,000 square feet of office space and is situated south of Salt Lake City, in Sandy. The building located at 100 W. Towne Ridge Parkway cost $35 million to build and has six stories. The company provides workplace safety insurance for more than 30,000 Utah companies.
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11. Sugar House Apartments by Urbana – Westminster – Check availability
Year completed: 2013
These beautifully-crafted modern apartments boast city walkability – which means they’re close to everything fun in Sugarhouse, including Fairmont Park. The rooftop garden and fire pit space is perfect for entertaining guests or hanging out and checking out the stars. The apartments come with soaring 9-foot ceilings, under-mount sinks, washer/dryers, deep oval garden tubs, and private balconies.
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12. Embassy Suites by Hilton – West Valley City
Year completed: 2012
Embassy Suites brought more tourists to an up-and-coming part of West Valley, on the south west side of Salt Lake Valley. The 162-room hotel is close to Valley Fair Mall, USANA Amphitheater, and downtown Salt Lake. The hotel is just minutes away from the airport and has spacious two-room suites to relax and unwind in.
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All of these new buildings in Salt Lake have only served to boost local economy and benefit the community. If you have growth happening in your area, we’d love to know about it! Share your thoughts in the comments section below!
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Amalia Otet is an online content developer and creative writer for RENTCafé. She loves all things real estate and strives to live beautifully, one green step at a time.
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