SALT LAKE CITY — The future of the Fleet Block in downtown Salt Lake City will soon start to take shape. The vacant area had been known in recent years for social justice murals on the abandoned buildings there that are now demolished .

Thursday morning, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall announced the new developers who plan to redesign the area.

The developers will revamp almost an entire city block at 800 South from 300 West to 400 West. It’s expected to go from a run-down part of the city to an active property, full of affordable housing, art and retail space.

Mendenhall announced the developers for the space are Brinshore Development and Mercy Housing, who will split development on the north end of the block. Brinshore recently built two large apartment buildings in the city, A

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