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Once the heart of manufacturing and processing in Salt Lake City, the Granary District is becoming a vibrant district for new business incubator spaces, housing, restaurants, breweries, and street art. The reuse of old warehouse buildings and development of new mid-rise housing have added to the area’s mix of land uses. The 277 units of […]

Urban Alfandre got its start in 2015 with the acquisition and development of an adaptive reuse project in Alexandra, Virginia. With ties to Utah, founding principals Stephen and James Alfandre looked to the Ballpark neighborhood in Salt Lake City for their next project. Since then, the brothers have spent their time navigating Salt Lake City’s […]

Blazing Trails in the Idaho Office When Jacob Holmes was asked to move to Idaho and help start a new FOCUS office and team, he jumped at the chance. A trailblazer, Jacob believed it was the perfect way to both advance his career and help move the business forward. Since joining FOCUS in 2016, he […]

While the name ICO Companies may be unfamiliar to some, its sister company Ivory Homes, is not. The locally-owned and operated company has been ranked as Utah’s largest homebuilder for 34 years. The ICO Companies are a group of businesses focused on commercial and multi-family real estate. ICO (short for Ivory Commercial) focuses on mixed-use […]

A beautiful, well-maintained landscape can be an important contribution to a homeowner’s association (HOA) community. Landscaping not only improves curb appeal, it can also impact property values and pride of ownership. For many of our developer clients, FOCUS landscape architects and designers work hand in hand with our civil engineering team to shape the landscape […]

Prestigious National Awards Submitted by and Awarded to Architecture Belgique FOCUS is honored to be part of the team on two projects that recently received Multifamily Executive Awards. Multifamily Executives is a national business publication serving more than 50,000 owners, managers, and developers of multifamily real estate. Its award program honors exceptional projects across the […]

Salt Lake City currently has a 35,000-unit housing shortage. The limited supply drives up rental rates and as a result, FOCUS sees new job sites springing up. The increase is due to a number of factors including the rising cost of single-family homes, a demand for new higher density apartments in downtown locations, and above-average […]