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44 North Apartments (Housing Connect)

67 deeply affordable one- and two-bedroom apartments for households at 25%-35% of area median income. The Council authorized the county housing authority to operate in the city on March 26, 2024, including ongoing rental assistance.

Where it stands
Approved
Type
Site plan
Location
44 and 48 North 1000 West
Homes
67
Applicant
Housing Connect with First Step House

Every hearing and vote

  1. February 6, 2024 · City Council work session

    Resolution authorizing Salt Lake County Housing Authority to operate in the city for 44 North Apartments

    Discussed

    Staff briefed a resolution declaring a need for the housing authority (Housing Connect) to exercise powers in the city so it can develop, with nonprofit First Step House, 67 one- and two-bedroom apartments at 44 and 48 North 1000 West for tenants earning 25-35% of area median income. Completion is projected for 2026. A hearing was planned for March 5.

    • Applicants: Housing Connect with First Step House
    • Units: 67
    • Rents affordable to 25-35% of area median income

  2. February 20, 2024 · City Council

    Consent: set March 5 hearings and Racial Equity in Policing Commission appointments

    Approved · 7-0

    On consent, the council set March 5, 2024 hearings on the daycare zoning text amendment, the Woodland Commons rezone at 2445 South 500 East, the Yalecrest-Laird Heights historic district, the Simondi Avenue and 300 North rezone, the zoning terms and definitions amendment, the 44 North Apartments housing authority resolution and the FY2024-25 federal grant funding plan (CDBG, HOME, ESG and HOPWA). It also appointed Alex Vandiver, Detria Taylor, Chloe Raymundo, Diya Oommen, Heather Stringfellow, Jason Hinojosa and Rodrigo Fernandez-Esquivias to the Racial Equity in Policing Commission for terms ending Dec. 28, 2026.

    Moved by Council Member Chris Wharton, seconded by Council Member Sarah Young. Vote: 7-0 (consent)

  3. March 5, 2024 · City Council

    Housing Connect authority for 44 North Apartments (44 and 48 North 1000 West)

    Continued · 5-0

    The Council held a hearing on a resolution declaring a need for the Salt Lake County Housing Authority, doing business as Housing Connect, to operate in the city so it can build 67 one- and two-bedroom apartments with nonprofit First Step House. Rents would be affordable to households earning 25% to 35% of area median income. Two speakers supported the proposal. The Council referred the item to a future date for action.

    • Units: 67
    • Rents affordable at 25%-35% of area median income
    • Partners: Housing Connect and First Step House

    Moved by Council Member Daniel Dugan, seconded by Council Member Alejandro Puy. Vote: 5-0

  4. March 26, 2024 · City Council

    Housing Connect authority for 44 North Apartments

    Approved · 7-0

    The Council adopted Resolution 10 of 2024, authorizing the Salt Lake County Housing Authority (Housing Connect) to operate in the city for the 67-unit 44 North Apartments at 44 and 48 North 1000 West, including ongoing rental assistance. Housing Connect's chief executive and a First Step House representative thanked the Council.

    • Units: 67; rents affordable at 25%-35% of area median income

    Moved by Council Member Daniel Dugan, seconded by Council Member Victoria Petro. Vote: 7-0