How to Choose a Salt Lake City Condo Community
Salt Lake City has more than 130 named condominium and townhome communities, and they are far less interchangeable than the listing photos suggest. Two buildings four blocks apart can differ by 150% in HOA cost per square foot, charge transfer fees that range from a flat $500 to more than $2,300, cap dogs at twenty pounds or allow them at any size, and take twelve days or a hundred and forty to sell a comparable unit. None of that appears on a portal listing.
This page is built to close that gap. Below you will find in-depth guides to fourteen downtown buildings — each one researched from Wasatch Front Regional MLS sold records, HOA disclosures and building history — followed by a side-by-side cost comparison and the full A to Z directory of every Salt Lake City condo and townhome community we track. If you want to browse active inventory instead, start at Salt Lake City condos for sale.
Four questions decide most downtown condo purchases, and they are rarely the ones buyers ask first. What do the dues actually cost per square foot, and does the association bill utilities separately on top? What does the association charge at closing — a flat fee, a percentage of your purchase price, or a multiple of monthly dues? What are the pet and rental rules, in writing, today? And how has the building actually been selling — at list, or ten percent under after four months? The comparison table below answers the first three for the buildings we have documented.
However you buy or sell, the commission is negotiable. List your Salt Lake City condo for just 1.5% instead of the traditional 3%, or buy in any of these communities and take a 50% buyer commission rebate at closing. On a $475,000 condo, that is approximately $7,125 either way — enough to cover most association transfer fees several times over. Aaron Peters is a licensed discount broker and the owner of DiscountAgent.com, personally handling every Wasatch Front transaction since 2006.
Ownership Cost Comparison
What Downtown Condos Really Cost to Own
Compiled from WFRMLS records and HOA disclosures across eight buildings we have documented in depth. Dues per square foot is the honest way to compare — a $250 fee on a 600-square-foot studio costs more than a $400 fee on a 1,400-square-foot residence.
*Dakota Lofts and The Metro bill common utilities separately on top of base dues — The Metro adds roughly $114 per month. Figures are approximate, derived from recent WFRMLS records and HOA disclosures, and change over time. Always confirm current dues, transfer fees, pet rules and rental-cap status in writing with the association before you write an offer. Dashes indicate the figure was not disclosed in the records reviewed.
In-Depth Guides to 14 Downtown Salt Lake City Buildings
Each guide covers building history, floor plans, HOA dues and fees, pet and rental rules, schools, and what units have actually sold for according to the Wasatch Front Regional MLS.
City Creek Center Residences
Three condominium buildings developed by City Creek Reserve above the shopping district across from Temple Square, all designed by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership and completed in 2011.
Complete Directory
Every Salt Lake City Condo & Townhome Community
Browse all 116 Salt Lake City condominium and townhome communities we track, A to Z. A ★ marks a community with a full in-depth building guide.
- 5th Avenue
- 99 West ★
- Aix La Chapelle
- Almond Street
- American Towers ★
- Angelina’s Corner
- Arlington Place
- Armista
- Aztec
- Bench Tower
- Belmont Downtown
- Belvedere ★
- Bonneville Towers
- Broadway Lofts ★
- Broadway Park Lofts ★
- Broadway Towers ★
- Caithness
- Cambridge
- Central 9 Lofts
- Canyon Crest
- Canyon Road Towers
- Capitol Hill
- Capri Village
- Casto Pines
- Cedars At Millcreek
- Cedar Pointe
- Celesta Vu
- Chateau Foret
- Chateau On The Green
- Cherry Tree
- City Creek Condos ★
- City Creek-Regent ★
- Club, The ★
- Colonial Pines
- Country Club Ridge
- Country Club View
- Commonwealth Place
- Dakota Lofts ★
- Donner Towers
- Douglas Plaza
- Eastgate
- Edison
- Foothill Gardens
- Forest Glen
- Forest Green
- Four Seasons Village
- Garden Towers
- Gladhouse
- Governors Plaza
- Graystone Arms
- Graystone Pines
- Hidden Lake
- Holiday Creek
- Incline Terrace
- Irving Circle
- Ivy Terrace
- Lexington Village
- Library Square
- Marmalade Square
- Mayflower
- Meadowbrook
- Meridien, The ★
- Metro, The ★
- Mid Avenues
- Millcreek Hollow
- Millcreek Terrace
- Mountain View
- Northridge Heights
- Oak Crest Gardens
- Oakwood Gardens
- Oxford Manor
- Panorama
- Parc At Gateway ★
- Park
- Park Side Heights
- Park Willow
- Pearl Street
- Plaza, The
- Preserve
- Presidential Club
- Providence Court
- Quailbrook East
- Redwood Village
- Richards Court ★
- River Run
- Rockwell
- Sampson Altadena
- San Francisco
- Shaughnessy
- Stansbury
- Stone Haven
- Tara
- Terrace Falls
- Terraces Of Rose Park
- Three Fountains
- Tower Hill
- Towne Park
- Trevi Towers
- Uffens Marketplace
- University Heights
- Villa Chablis
- Villa Park
- Wasatch Commons
- Wasatch Towers
- Washington Street
- Waterbury
- Wayland Station At Old Farm
- Wedgewood Willows
- Westgate Lofts
- Willowbrook
- Willows
- Wilshire
- Woodbridge
- Woodland Heights
- Wolf Hollow
- Zions Summit
Looking for active listings instead? Browse all Salt Lake City condos for sale, townhomes by neighborhood, or the best Salt Lake City neighborhoods. You can also search by zip code — 84101, 84103, 84111 — or see every SLC zip code.
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