1,300-bed homeless campus coming to Westside, residents concerned about plans and impacts on local safety

State officials have announced the acquisition of land in a more rural part of Salt Lake City’s Westside to be used for a major homeless campus.

The 15.85-acre plot of land — which sits just off I-215 north of 2100 North — backs up to the freeway in an area filled with farmland, marshlands, and warehouses. Officially located at 2520 North 2200 West, it will be designed to house approximately 1,300 beds, creating a space state officials say will provide a “sustainable and transformative solution to address homelessness in Utah.”