Developers of the Black Desert Resort say they are “quite far along” in the process of looking to develop off-resort housing that will be within financial reach to workers.| Updated: 6:42 p.m.Once construction is completed on Black Desert Resort — featured recently in a Salt Lake Tribune article — in several years, the developers of the $2 billion mega-golfing, shopping and hospitality mecca taking shape in Ivins will be faced with a dilemma.
While the 630-acre southern Utah resort’s hotels and condos will eventually offer more than 3,330 living spaces to its guests, it will not have on-site houses or apartments for its workforce. There’s also little room at the inn or anywhere else in the St. George metropolitan area for residents who want to live and work in the area — especially not at affordable prices.
It’s a challenge underscored by a recent report by Atwood Innovation Plaza, which found that a full-time worker in Washington County must earn at least $20.21 an hour to afford an average two-bedroom apartment without exceeding 30% of his or her income. Alas, the hourly wage for workers in the St. George area is less than $15 an hour.
“We’re really engaged at the city, region and state level with how to solve affordable housing — because we have to,” Manning said. “We are part of creating the problem, so we need to create a solution. To that end, Manning said, the developers are “quite far along” in the process of looking to develop off-resort housing that will be within financial reach to workers, although he is not ready yet to announce where the homes will be located or other details.
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