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By: Logan Stefanich. KSL.com Construction workers sign the final steel beam before its ceremonial placement atop the 40th floor of Astra Tower in Salt Lake City on Thursday. The 40-story tower in Salt Lake City’s downtown will be Utah’s tallest high-rise at 450 feet. (Laura Seitz, Deseret News) SALT LAKE CITY — Hundreds of constructionRead more

By: Derick Fox SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Salt Lake City’s skyline got a little bit taller on Thursday, Oct. 12, as crews placed the final steel beam onto the Astra Tower’s structure. The 40-story Astra Tower, which will provide luxury apartments in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, now officially has the title ofRead more

By: Melanie Porter SALT LAKE CITY — The final steel beam was placed atop what will be a 451-foot high-rise in Salt Lake City, making it the tallest building in Utah. The Astra Tower is located at 89 East 200 South State Street and will house 377 luxury apartments on 41 stories. In a “topping-out” ceremony,Read more

By: Taylor Anderson   Salt Lake City’s skyline is on its way for a transformation, and one building is set to take the crown. Workers recently laid concrete on the 38th of what will be the 40-story, 449-foot Astra Tower, a residential super-structure that will set the high-water mark for building height in Utah. AstraRead more

First SLC luxury high-rise breaks record as state’s tallest building and aims to serve as a mini air filter for the city   By Nancy Kristof When the steel framing is complete in late fall, the Astra Tower project will become Utah’s tallest building. Image courtesy of HKS  March 27, 2023 The team designing and deliveringRead more

By: Glen Mills SALT LAKE CITY – Looking over the capital city from the west, it’s easy to see the Church Office Building for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints standing out against the skyline. “For decades, it was believed the Church Office Building could not be surpassed in height, which, of course, was a myth,”Read more

By Carter Williams, KSL.com SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City’s skyline is about to change in a drastic way. With the driving of a few golden shovels, Salt Lake City leaders and developers broke ground on the Astra Tower, a new 40-story structure that is slated to be the state’s tallest building, during a ceremonyRead more

By Taylor Larsen The past few years have been an absolute boon for high-rise development, design and construction in Salt Lake City’s central business district. Those driving down State Street will soon be doing double-takes as the downtown skyline grows taller. But how do these sites go from a tall idea into an even tallerRead more

Kensington Tower lead architect Emir Tursic sat down with the Salt Lake City Alliance to discuss how Kensington Tower is a sign of times to come. On the Downtown SLC website, Tursic detailed how Kensington Tower, the Kensington Investment Company, and HKS, the tower’s architects, have presented a vision for a development that will tackleRead more

Kensington Tower, a luxury residential project with a minimized carbon footprint, is set to break ground in 2021 at the corner of State Street and 200 South. The 39-story tower is proposed to rise 448 feet, altering the skyline of the city. According to Molly Robinson, Salt Lake City Planning Manager told the Deseret News,Read more