On a typical week day, 23-year-old Mason Medart hops on the first Trax train to his investment research job at Goldman Sachs, puts in up to 16 hours, then works out at the rooftop gym at 4th West Apartments, and sometimes catches the sun setting over the mountains. A transplant from St. Louis who went to college in Dallas, Medart is happy with his life since moving to Salt … [Read more...]
Moab: Affordable Housing Meets Sweat Equity
“I drive around Moab quite a bit and never see anyone building single family homes,” notes Ben Riley, Executive Director of the Housing Authority of Southeastern Utah (HASU). “And, if I do, it’s usually more upscale, selling in the $300,0000-plus range. I just don’t see any building that isn’t condos or hotels.” It’s no news that tourism is a booming industry in Moab. Arches … [Read more...]
Salt Lake’s Biggest Jungle Gym
Covered in tags and graffiti, the property located on 245 South State Street, has become an eyesore. Utah Stories has spent three months working to learn more about this project and how it has become a derelict slice of urban blight. Here is what we have learned... In May of 2012 plans show for a mixed-use project patterned after a European-style plaza: “The Plaza at State St … [Read more...]
Tiny Houses in Utah
Solving the Problem of Affordable Housing On a Glendale neighborhood street, amid old brick, cinder block and aluminum siding houses, a new home building idea is taking shape. With starter money from Salt Lake City Home Grants, and with help from the Crossroads Urban Center, Jeffrey White is building a tiny home. Doing most of the work himself, including fundraising, … [Read more...]