January 2026
Utah’s New Tallest Tower Soars Over City, Tracking Air Quality in Real Time
Published: Jan 16, 2026 Source: Newsweek By Soo Kim Life and Trends Reporter Salt Lake City’s skyline has a striking new focal point—the Astra Tower, a 451‑foot residential skyscraper, the illuminated crown of which serves not just as an architectural flourish but as a real‑time air quality monitor for the entire city. Designed by global architecture […]
July 2025
How Astra Tower unintentionally became Utah’s tallest building with the state’s largest mural
The Astra Tower is pictured during its grand opening in Salt Lake City on Tuesday. (Brice Tucker, Deseret News) SALT LAKE CITY — Ed Lewis never intended to construct Utah’s tallest building when his company began planning Astra Tower some seven years ago. The high-rise was supposed to mirror a 27-story building that Kensington Investment […]
July 2025
Astra Tower in downtown Salt Lake City finally opens as Utah’s tallest building
SALT LAKE CITY — For months, those walking through downtown Salt Lake City have watched as the Astra Tower continues to soar towards the sky as the tallest building in Utah. For some, the building is taking a vision for the future to a whole new level. “Truly a transformative project for our city,” said […]
July 2025
Utah’s new tallest skyscraper offers a feature no other SLC building has
The 41-story Astra Tower, with air quality lighting and hundreds of luxury apartments in heart of downtown, is “truly stunning.” (Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Astra Tower, Salt Lake City’s newest and tallest residential skyscraper, officially opened Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Utah has a new tallest skyscraper, and along with luxury apartment living […]
July 2025
Astra Tower, a crown for Salt Lake City’s skyline, opens with celebratory ribbon cutting
SALT LAKE CITY — Astra Tower, Salt Lake City’s newest skyline-defining address, celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, May 13, hosted by its developers, Kensington Investment Company (KIC). At 41 stories, Astra Tower is not only the tallest building in Utah but is also a landmark project representing a new era of luxury living, urban design, […]
July 2025
2025 Creator Award | Astra Tower
February 2025
Salt Lake City is about to get another weather beacon. Here’s what this one will forecast
SALT LAKE CITY — True Salt Lakers know the weather forecast by reading the beacon on top of the Walker Center, but soon they’ll know air quality conditions through another downtown building. Astra Tower, located about a block east of the Walker Center, is slated to feature a first-of-its-kind air quality forecast lighting system, according […]
April 2024
The Kensington Makes Elite 1% ORA Power Ranking for 10th Time and Tops Reputation X Boston Rankings
The Kensington was recognized as one of the nation’s top properties in two industry-leading rankings based on resident satisfaction: J. Turner’s Elite 1% ORA™ Power Ranking and the 800 Award by Reputation. J. Turner surveys excellence in nationwide properties across various online resident satisfaction review sites to determine an Online Reputation Assessment (ORA™) score. Only […]
January 2024
28 Exeter at Newbury: New High-End Amenities revealed
28 Exeter at Newbury is a welcoming apartment community located in the very heart of Boston’s charming Back Bay. They revealed their new layer of luxury in October. They have added a new rooftop amenity featuring a plunge pool, grilling areas, a top floor lounge, an entertaining kitchen, a fitness studio but most impressive is […]