Holladay kitchen and bath remodels for mid century homes

Mostly built in the 1950s and 1960s

Two decades built much of Holladay. The 1960s added 3,030 of the city's 12,545 homes and the 1950s added 2,961, so nearly half date from those twenty years.¹ All told, 68.8% were built before 1980, and the median year built is 1969.¹

Those houses sit in a pricey market. The median owner occupied home is worth $763,400, and owners live in 78.7% of homes.¹ That's a lot of people in houses more than half a century old. Matching the finish level to the house, not only the budget, keeps a remodel in step with the street.

What a mid century Holladay house tends to need

No two homes are alike, but houses from this era share a few traits a remodeler looks at first.

Water matters too. Salt Lake City Public Utilities serves parts of Holladay, and its 2025 report shows hardness ranging from roughly 7 grains per gallon to over 28, by water source.³ While the plumbing is open, ask about a softener. For room ideas, see kitchen remodeling and bathroom remodeling.

Big lots and low density

Holladay's zoning code says most of the city is low density, single family, detached homes. Its single family zones run up to R-1-43, with a 1 acre minimum, and R-1-87, with a 2 acre minimum.⁴ The city has long been known for its fine old homes and wooded lots.⁵

Space helps. A dumpster and a cabinet delivery fit more easily on a deep lot, and an addition is more realistic here than on a tight city parcel. The Building Division reviews additions as well as remodels,⁶ so bring it up early if you're weighing an addition against reworking the rooms you have.

An old village, a young city

Holladay was settled in 1847 by the Mississippi Company, led by John Holladay, at a spot they called Spring Creek near today's Kentucky Avenue. The city calls it the first village set up away from Salt Lake itself.⁷ Over time, businesses moved east of the Holladay Boulevard intersection, where more of the residents lived.⁷

The city government is far newer. Holladay incorporated on November 30, 1999, and in January 2015 it annexed the area from 2700 East to Wasatch Boulevard between 3900 South and 4500 South.⁷ If you live in that strip, your permits now come from Holladay.

Permits through the Holladay Building Division

The Building Division handles plan checks, permits, consultations and inspections for remodels, alterations, additions, demolitions and new construction.⁶ Holladay takes applications online through iWorQ. Even jobs the city calls simple, like water heater replacements and electrical service upgrades, go through permitting.⁶

On a kitchen or bath, the remodeler applies for the permit and books the inspections. Ask to see the approved permit before demolition starts. Ready to plan? Request a free estimate.

Holladay neighborhoods we get requests from

• Holladay Village
• Spring Creek
• Kentucky Avenue area
• Holladay Boulevard corridor
• Northeast Holladay, 2700 East to Wasatch Boulevard