Salt Lake urbanizes a little more with developments like Murray’s Birkhill at Fireclay

Some parts of Salt Lake City are doing an admirable job at building more walkable, public transit-friendly communities. Hamlet Homes is among the builders who have recognized the growing need for more mixed use developments where driving your car becomes less of a necessity and walking is preferred.

Birkhill at Fireclay is one of these new communities, located in a formerly industrial section of Murray City. I’ve liked what I’ve seen of this place and I think it will be a big hit.

First, I like the style of the buildings. The Georgian and Federal style designs are appealing to me, as they remind me of older cities like Boston. I think the style will remain appealing and not date like some other development around here.

I like the idea of tree-lined streets and retail space on the first floors of the buildings. It’s nice that they’ve put in some energy efficient features, central air, UTOPIA fiber-optic technology, and that they’ve attached a modest price tag.

I also like that it encourages TRAX use and walking. With such big plans for public transportation in northern Utah, we will need more developments like this. They’ll become more commonplace too. It will be great for people who like city life, and there are more and more of them coming to Utah every year.

These condos and townhomes sit on a 97 acre redevelopment area located on about 4250 South. When all is said and done, there will be 30 acres of more than 330 residential units and 250,000 square feet of commercial space centered along Fireclay Avenue. The main website is here.

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