A neighborhood better known for its farms and rural vibe but more recently targeted as a hub for distribution centers and manufacturers will be seeing a different type of facility in the near future: a 1,300-bed homeless campus.

Salt Lake City’s Northpoint area , much of which was recently annexed into Utah’s capital , eventually will host the massive shelter on what is now a roughly 16-acre, city-owned parcel at 2520 N. 2200 West .

State homelessness officials, chiefly homelessness coordinator Wayne Niederhauser , have long said Utah’s emergency shelter system needs more beds . They’ve also contended that state agencies and nonprofits must do better at connecting people experiencing homelessness to employment, health care and other services. They say the campus — which would b

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