The Grove (Northwest Pipeline Building)
Redevelopment of the historic Northwest Pipeline building plus new construction with 196 affordable units, commercial space, parking and a plaza. The city sold the 2.42-acre site for $1 million paid over 55 years; the council approved the sales price and term sheet Feb. 17 on a 6-1 vote. An EPA Brownfields grant for asbestos remediation was also in the works.
- Where it stands
- Approved
- Type
- Site plan
- Location
- 321 East 200 South
- Size
- 2.42 acres
- Homes
- 196
- Applicant
- Housing Authority of Salt Lake City / HAME with partners
Every hearing and vote
February 3, 2026 · City Council
Consent agenda
Approved · 7-0
The council approved the consent agenda: setting Feb. 17 hearings on the alley and street disposition text amendment and on the sales price and term sheet for The Grove project at 321 East 200 South (196 affordable units, 2.42 acres, $1 million over 55 years); setting a Mar. 10 hearing on temporary street closures around the Salt Lake Temple for its 2027 reopening (March to October 2027); and appointing Steven Cornell to the Historic Landmark Commission.
February 3, 2026 · City Council work session
Northwest Pipeline Building and new construction public benefits analysis (The Grove)
Discussed
Allison Rowland, Tammy Hunsaker and Logan Hunt briefed the council on a public benefit analysis for The Grove, a project that would reuse the historic Northwest Pipeline building and add new construction, with 196 affordable housing units, commercial space, a parking structure and a public plaza. The city would sell the 2.42-acre property for $1 million paid over 55 years. Dan Ackerman of the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City, Ben McAdams of Common Ground Institute and Nnenna Lynch of Xylem Projects joined the discussion of financing challenges, the historic designation, public safety and site activation, avoiding commercial vacancies, and the for-rent structure. A public hearing was set for Feb. 17.
- Units: 196 affordable
- Acres: 2.42
February 17, 2026 · City Council
The Grove: sales price and term sheet, 321 East 200 South
Approved · 6-1
The council adopted Resolution 1 of 2026 authorizing the sales price and term sheet for The Grove, covering the Northwest Pipeline Building and adjacent properties: 196 affordable units, 2.42 acres sold for $1 million over 55 years. A carpenters' union representative supported the project for job opportunities. Other speakers, including one for the Central City Neighborhood Council, raised concerns about the size of the public subsidy, financing, concentration of affordable units and the lack of homeownership. Council Member Eva Lopez Chavez voiced support for extending the hearing so a board could review low-income housing tax credit applications, which could delay the project.
March 10, 2026 · City Council
Five grant applications (heard as one public hearing)
No action · 7-0
The council held one hearing, with no public comment, on five applications: an EPA Brownfields grant for asbestos remediation in the Northwest Pipeline building rehabilitation (a resubmission of a November 2024 application); a Paul Coverdell forensic science grant for the Police Department (October 2025 to September 2028); a State Justice Institute technical assistance grant for the Justice Court; a Sister Cities International grant for travel to Matsumoto, Japan, and Olympic tourism workshops; and a state EMS per capita grant for Fire Department medical supplies. The items were referred to a future consent agenda.