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 […]
October 2023
Final beam placed on Astra Tower, which will become Utah’s tallest building
Construction workers sign the final steel beam before its ceremonial placement atop the 40th floor of Astra Tower in Salt Lake City on Thursday. The 40-story tower in Salt Lake City’s downtown will be Utah’s tallest high-rise at 450 feet. (Laura Seitz, Deseret News) SALT LAKE CITY — Hundreds of construction workers looked on as […]