Brinshore Development is aiming to bring a major dose of family-sized affordable housing to Salt Lake City's Ballpark and Central 9th neighborhood with Washington Yards, a proposed 170-unit apartment building at 1050 S. Washington St. The eight-story plan leans heavily on larger layouts, with most homes drawn up as two and three-bedroom units, and calls for a play area plus an exterior art installation. The developer applied for gap financing through the city's Housing Development Loan Program but was not among the projects awarded funds in the most recent round, which puts the tentative Q4 2026 start and Q4 2028 finish in question. If it is ultimately built, the complex would reserve all units for households earning roughly 31% to 80% of the area's median income.
Project details and affordability
According to Building Salt Lake, Washington Yards would include 27 one bedroom, 79 two-bedroom, and 64 three-bedroom apartments. The project's application describes it as a 4 percent low-income housing tax credit development and notes the building would be fully electric with no on-site fossil fuels. The application also lists AMI allocations, roughly 72 units at 31% to 50% AMI, 68 at 51% to 60%, and 30 at 61% to 80%, along with family-oriented amenities such as a play structure in common space.
Funding and timeline
The Washington Yards proposal was considered under the Salt Lake City Community Reinvestment Agency's Housing Development Loan Program but did not receive money in the agency's latest awards. As reported by Salt Lake City, the CRA approved about $8.07 million this week for four other projects that together will create nearly 600 affordable homes. With local gap financing unavailable for now, the project's tentative schedule, listed in application materials as a Q4 2026 start and Q4 2028 completion, is subject to change as the team reworks financing and permitting.
Site history and transit
The development parcel totals about 0.83 acres at 1050 S. Washington, a site that has hosted multiple proposals over recent years; city planning records show a 2023 application for a 287-unit "Bumper House" on the same property. Planning documents and property listings underline the site's transit proximity, within walking distance of UTA TRAX stops near 900 South and the Ballpark station, an element developers have highlighted when pitching transit-oriented housing. The Washington Yards site sits adjacent to other planned infill parcels in the block, which together are reshaping the Central 9th and Ballpark area.
Brinshore's track record in Salt Lake
Brinshore has become a familiar developer in Salt Lake City after projects such as SPARK and The Aster added hundreds of below-market and workforce units in recent years, a track record noted by city officials. The firm was also tapped to help develop part of the Fleet Block, signaling the city's comfort with Brinshore on larger, subsidy-dependent projects. That experience helps explain why planners and housing advocates took note of the Washington Yards proposal when it surfaced in CRA application materials.
What comes next
Because Washington Yards is tied to 4 percent low-income housing tax credits and local gap loans, the developer will need to secure tax credit allocations and other financing before the project can move forward, per the application materials. The proposal will remain visible to planning staff and community councils as financing decisions are finalized and any design review filings move through the city's process.
