In Salt Lake City, global residential brand Common and national development firm McWhinney have opened Lattice, a new residential 184 micro-apartment building. In one of two high-rise towers of a former hotel, the adaptive-reuse building addresses the shortage of affordable urban living options.
“Opening the doors on these new micro-units in the Salt Lake City market is an important opportunity for us to help alleviate the city’s growing demand for attainable housing options as we seek to grow our real estate portfolio in Utah. Our team is hard at work on detailed design and development plans for the property near the building, but we did not want to delay in making these residences available through a fast-tracked process,” says Krista Springer, executive vice president of commercial and mixed-use development at McWhinney.
Creating sustainable communities that foster belonging, McWhinney has projects across six states including Denver’s mixed-use redevelopment of the Union Station and the Dairy Block micro-district. McWhinney was introduced to the Lattice project by local development partner RL Group.
“The prospect of reutilizing and reimagining an existing building really drew us to this project site, as it aligns perfectly with our sustainability goals. With the trend toward smaller apartments in urban environments, converting former hotel rooms into long-term rental units made a ton of sense for this community,” says Chad O’Connor, senior development manager of multifamily at McWhinney.
Lattice’s studio apartment residences include a suite of amenities from a resident lounge and a fitness center to dedicated co-working spaces and a dining room event space. Of the 184 units, 56 will be leased fully furnished and rentable for short- or long-term periods for seasonal visitors, digital nomads, and corporate use.
Earlier this year, McWhinney and RL Group selected Common to manage the building. Marking the first collaboration with McWhinney, Common creates savings and community for its residents with discounts to local businesses and national brands. Resident also have access to the Connect by Common app to meet others and RSVP to community events.
“We’re thrilled to be working with McWhinney to open and operate our first Salt Lake City home and, in doing so, create attainable, community-driven housing for Salt Lake City renters. Common has long been a champion of the power of innovative housing types to alleviate the country’s housing crisis, and Lattice is the perfect example of how these units drive sustainability and affordability,” says Common CEO Karlene Holloman. “This is only the beginning for Common in Utah, and we’re looking forward to contributing to a bright future for Salt Lake City.”
