"We came to an agreement with the city to develop, and the agreement they signed went over different entitlements and guidelines," said Station Park Development Director Elizabeth Angyal. "It had to do with density, setting parameters, different types of space and what should go into the space. However, we haven't started any final plans yet."
At the beginning of the year, the Farmington City Council had approved the zoning that allowed CenterCal the ability to finalize purchasing agreements with current landowners. However, building development will not take place for quite some time.
"We're looking to start construction at the end of this year, and we plan to open Station Park in late 2008 or early 2009," Angyal said. "For a project of this size there's a lot of ground construction and things like grading and storm retention to take into consideration."
When it is completed, Station Park will be an 100-plus-acre premier world-class shopping center in Davis County, consisting of approximately 800,000 square feet of retail, entertainment, restaurant, office and hotel space.
"It's all an outdoor, un-enclosed mall, and it will look similar to the Gateway in Salt Lake City," Angyal said. "We want to create a lifestyle project that has that town center or Main Street feel, but it will have more amenities. It will also have a movie theater similar to the one at the Gateway."
The center will also offer a wide mix of tenants and a fine presentation of customer service for shoppers. It will be home to a broad and well-known selection of apparel, home goods, entertainment and restaurants.
"The complex will be primarily retail and restaurants with minimal office and residential space, and we want to put the residential and office space above the retail area," Angyal said. "If we're going to build multi-story levels, we want to have condos above. We also may have a grocery store and we've been talking to several, but we're looking at hoping to get more of a specialty market."
Station Park will be located at the intersection of I-15, Highway 89, the new Legacy Parkway and the new Utah Transit Commuter Rail. At this intersection, Station Park will be well-positioned to serve some of the strongest household demographics within Davis County.
Because of its massive size and numerous planned retail chains, Station Park is expected to be an expensive venture in terms of cost.
"The project in terms of invested dollars is estimated to cost $100 million," Angyal said. "However it could be up to $175 million depending on what or how much we build."
Angyal said the project hasn't had much criticism from residents who wish to keep Farmington a city with a small-town feel.
"There hasn't been a lot of criticism because Station Park will be by a lot of agricultural land, so there won't be a big impact on a lot of residents directly," she said. "There won't be a lot of neighbors close by. It's not like we're building right by someone's house."
"It will be a super-regional center that is not only a nice place to go, but it will create a lot of excitement and energy," Angyal said. "The city is excited, and we've already had a lot of people tell us they're going to enjoy it."
For more information on Station Park visit www.centercal.com.
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