Retrofit Atlas

Malls · Utah

Cottonwood Mall site

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtHolladay, UT

Opened 1962. Closed 2008. Redeveloped in 2018. Owner of record Holladay Hills Block A LLC.

Status nowRetrofit builtextracted, unreviewed
documented
The first phase of the development, named 'The Grandeur', was opened in October 2024. It includes apartments, condos, and several on-site amenities.

en.wikipedia.org

What it becamehousing, office, retail, entertainment, mixedextracted, unreviewed reported
Owner of recordHolladay Hills Block A LLCcounty assessor, 2026-10-15 reported
Site size3.64 acres (parcels)county assessor reported
Retrofit year2018public sources reported
Walkability15.7 of 20 · 15-minute 5 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Cottonwood Mall site
Cottonwood Mall site. Photo: Mike Renlund, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile20 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
Macy'sThis site: Macy's wikipedia · all sites with this
WoolworthThis site: Woolworth wikipedia · all sites with this
Ownership
Public bodyThis site: SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION county-parcels · all sites with this
Single-purpose entityThis site: WAGSTAFF INVESTMENTS LLC county-parcels · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High earthquake riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)This site: Relatively High; earthquake, winter weather fema-nri · all sites with this
National Register place within 500 mThis site: Brinton, David B., House; McDonald, David, House nps-nrhp · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +132% fhfa · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +73% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 15.7 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Policy tool
Master plan or PUDThis site: Site development master plan (zone name not found) (site development master plan approva research-planning · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: 614 homes plus up to 750k sf commercial record · all sites with this
New use
Entertainment and sportsThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this
HousingThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this
Mixed useThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

StatusRetrofit builtextracted, unreviewed
documented
The first phase of the development, named 'The Grandeur', was opened in October 2024. It includes apartments, condos, and several on-site amenities.

en.wikipedia.org

StrategyRedevelopedpublic sources reported
New useshousing, office, retail, entertainment, mixedextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there now614 homes plus up to 750k sf commercialpublic sources reported
Retrofit year2018public sources reported
RedeveloperHolladay Hills LLCpublic sources reported
Owner of recordHolladay Hills Block A LLCcounty assessor reported

Planning

Zoning changeSite development master plan (zone name not found) (site development master plan approval)research
documented
All five council members and the mayor, serving as the council chairman, voted to approve the site developmental master plan.

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Public purchase or subsidyNone foundresearch reported
Entitlement year2018research reported
Planning notesApproved by Holladay City Council (5-0 plus mayor, May 2018); Planning Commission voted 5-1 to deny; referendum petition did not qualify. Cottonwood Mall site development master planresearch reported

Parcels, tax and title

Parcels within 40 m of the site point, as published by the county (layer); county terms apply; unverified here. Mortgages, liens and deeds are recorder records, not assessor data: Salt Lake County Recorder.
ParcelOwner of recordAcresUse · zoningValue (appraised · assessed · taxable)Last sale · deed
22092280380000
all 51 county fields
parcel_id22092280380000
parent_parcel22092280230000
num_old_prcls3
source_doc13700581
date_createdMay 25 2023 12:00AM
last_vesting14323831
parcel_acres3.23
own_nameHOLLADAY HILLS BLOCK A LLC
multi_names1
tax_dist82A
care_of
own_addr2733 E PARLEYS WY
own_citystateSALT LAKE CITY UT
own_zip84109
own_zip_four1619
prop_location4825 S ROYCE DR
tax_class1
tax_class2
tax_class3
property_type905
neighborhood_code5702
tax_rate0.009593
tax_year2025
full_mkt_prcl_total3974700
full_mkt_total_land3974700
adjusted_prcl_total3974700
adjusted_total_land3974700
total_full_mkt3974700
total_adjusted3974700
total_assessed3974700
taxable_value3974700
lot_useC
zip_two33
own_apt_num300
own_country_code
HouseNum4825
PreDirS
StreetNameROYCE
StreetTypeDR
Holladay Hills Block A LLC
2733 E PARLEYS WY		3.2905$4.0M (appraised)
assessed $4.0M · taxable $4.0M		—
deed 14323831
22092090010000
all 54 county fields
parcel_id22092090010000
parent_parcel0
num_old_prcls1
source_doc0
date_createdJan 1 1900 12:00AM
last_vesting6536117
parcel_acres0.2
own_nameWAGSTAFF INVESTMENTS
multi_names1
tax_dist82
care_of
own_addr11747 S LONE PEAK PKWY
own_citystateDRAPER UT
own_zip84020
own_zip_four6871
prop_location4820 S HIGHLAND DR
tax_class1
tax_class2
tax_class3
property_type523
neighborhood_code5702
tax_rate0.009593
tax_year2025
full_mkt_prcl_total495800
full_mkt_total_land495800
adjusted_prcl_total495800
adjusted_total_land495800
full_mkt_total_bldg189500
adjusted_total_bldg189500
total_full_mkt685300
total_adjusted685300
total_assessed685300
taxable_value685300
year_built1965
total_sq_ft939
lot_useC
zip_two47
own_apt_num201
own_country_code
HouseNum4820
PreDirS
StreetNameHIGHLAND
StreetTypeDR
Individual (Name Withheld)0.2523$685,300 (appraised)
assessed $685,300 · taxable $685,300		—
deed 6536117
22092090020000
all 54 county fields
parcel_id22092090020000
parent_parcel0
num_old_prcls1
source_doc0
date_createdJan 1 1900 12:00AM
parcel_acres0.18
own_nameSALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION
multi_names1
tax_dist82
care_ofPROPERTY MANAGEMENT
own_addrPO BOX 145460
own_citystateSALT LAKE CITY UT
own_zip84114
own_zip_four5460
prop_location4824 S HIGHLAND DR
exempt_typeT
tax_class1OE
tax_class2
tax_class3
property_type905
neighborhood_code5702
tax_rate0.009593
tax_year2025
full_mkt_prcl_total155100
full_mkt_total_land155100
full_mkt_total_bldg15000
total_full_mkt170100
total_sq_ft676
lot_useC
zip_two
own_apt_num
own_country_code
HouseNum4824
PreDirS
StreetNameHIGHLAND
StreetTypeDR
Salt Lake City Corporation
PO BOX 145460		0.2905$170,100 (appraised)
assessed $0		—
22092060420000
all 54 county fields
parcel_id22092060420000
parent_parcel22092060390000
num_old_prcls2
source_doc10807041
date_createdSep 29 2009 12:00AM
last_vesting10807041
parcel_acres0.03
own_nameWAGSTAFF INVESTMENTS LLC
multi_names1
tax_dist82
care_of
own_addr11747 S LONE PEAK PKWY
own_citystateDRAPER UT
own_zip84020
own_zip_four6871
prop_location4820 S HIGHLAND DR
tax_class1
tax_class2
tax_class3
property_type905
neighborhood_code5702
tax_rate0.009593
tax_year2025
full_mkt_prcl_total25800
full_mkt_total_land25800
adjusted_prcl_total25800
adjusted_total_land25800
total_full_mkt25800
total_adjusted25800
total_assessed25800
taxable_value25800
lot_useC
zip_two47
own_apt_num201
own_country_code
HouseNum4820
PreDirS
StreetNameHIGHLAND
StreetTypeDR
Wagstaff Investments LLC
11747 S LONE PEAK PKWY		0.0905$25,800 (appraised)
assessed $25,800 · taxable $25,800		—
deed 10807041
Total3.6$4.9M

Securitised debt and public filers

As reported by the owner

Property tables from the owner's annual report (Form 10-K, Item 2) on EDGAR, one row per filing year. GLA, occupancy and anchors are the filer's own figures at that year end; “leased” counts signed leases, “occupied” counts open stores; ownership is the filer's share. Matched by name and place, unreviewed; the verbatim table row is in sec_facts.csv.

Year endFilerName in filingGLA sq ftOccupancyYearsShareSales psfAnchors listed
2009General Growth Properties 10-K, 2010-03-01Cottonwood Mall Holladay, UT
match: name-city		220,954

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · 0.2 PCT ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m18: BLOWING LEAVES INTO STREAM; BROKEN SPRINKLER VALVE; CARRARA VILLIAS CONSTRUCTION; CHEVRON WASHING SPILLS; CLEAR WATER DIVERSION OF BIG COTTONWOOD CREEKEPA FRS
Census tract 490351108005,810 people, 4,425 per sq mi; median household income $74,045; median gross rent $1,581; 32% renters; 7.7% vacant units; 0.6% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 15.7 of 20; 75 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 424 m; land-use mix 0.8; 91,195 jobs within 45 min by car, 74,313 by transit; 6% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)5 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 0 schools, 6 parks or playgrounds, 3 health, 2 civic, 20 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 108 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
National Register places within 500 m2: Brinton, David B., House; McDonald, David, HouseNPS
Housing permits, Salt Lake County (UT), 20241,579 units in 5+ unit buildings, 123 in 2–4, 2,848 single-family; 2023: 5,437 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.42; socioeconomic 0.34; housing and transport 0.49; 13% below 150% of poverty; 3% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby1 within 10 km, 11 within 25 km: Lincoln Plaza strip mall (9.4 km)computed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 6,070 m², 4.449828624725342 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views48,424 since 2015; 4,134 in the last 12 months (+2% vs the prior 12); peak 2017-01 with 985Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +13% (5,137 → 5,810); median income +73% ($42,716 → $74,045); renters 43% → 32%; median home value +61% ($292,700 → $472,400)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively high overall (score 90.7); expected annual loss $4.1M; high: earthquake, winter weather; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km1 LIHTC properties, 133 units: Hidden Meadows Apts. (133 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)70,766 jobs in 4,228 establishments; average annual pay $51,018; employment location quotient 0.89; employment -2.7% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20222,941 jobs; 464 in retail trade, 281 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 49035110800)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 48th income percentile as adults; 0.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (381 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 5.7%; median family income $81,275; 197 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsGranite School District (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: Wasatch Waldorf Charter School; Bonneville Jr High; Olympus Jr High; Spring Lane SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation4,360 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025199 county-logged events: 152 thunderstorm wind, 27 hail, 9 flash flood, 6 flood; $28,244,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 84117, 2026-09median list price $678,500 (-8.8% on the year); 114 active listings; median 56 days on market; 28% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20233,495 establishments (+3%); 73,296 jobs (+30%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $567,330 (+1% 1 yr, +13% 5 yr); typical rent $1,644/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025891 (2000 = 100); +7.8% 1 yr, +70% 5 yr, +132% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)28,091 vehicles a day on MURRAY HOLLADAY RD - 4780 S (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 31 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS
Site metricsappraised value $4.9M on parcels; $85,191 per acre; 12,807 sq ft GLA per acre; FAR 0.29computed

Summary, model-written

Opened in 1962 as Utah’s first large indoor mall, Cottonwood Mall was owned by Horman Construction until 1985, then changed hands and saw rising vacancy. After General Growth Properties’ 2009 bankruptcy halted redevelopment, the mall was demolished in 2008 and the site was approved for a mixed‑use retrofit in 2018, with the first phase opening in 2024.

Why. The record shows vacancy reached about 25 percent in 2004 and the redevelopment effort was stopped by General Growth Properties’ 2009 bankruptcy, which together explain the demolition and delayed reuse.

Where it stands. The site is now built and controlled by Holladay Hills LLC (Woodbury, Millrock, KBS), which is delivering the Holladay Hills mixed‑use development.

For a planner

  • Site development master plan approved by Holladay City Council (5‑0 plus mayor) in May 2018 despite a 5‑1 Planning Commission denial; no public subsidy was recorded.
  • Entitlement secured in 2018, establishing the zoning framework for the retrofit.
  • Open questions: phasing of the remaining up to 750 k sf of commercial space and build‑out timeline for the full 57‑acre site.

For a developer

  • Site size: 57 acres with 730,000 sf of former GLA.
  • Control: Holladay Hills LLC holds the entitlement and is the developer of record.
  • Entitlement stage: approved 2018, status built, first phase opened 2024.
  • Context layer notes: yield metrics show $85,191 per acre, GLA per acre 12,807, FAR 0.29; no explicit flood, transit or environmental constraints are listed in the record.
  • Market signals: opp_score 0.0 reflects that the retrofit is already built, the county grew 5.7 % 2018‑23, median rent $1,493, and the plan includes 614 homes plus commercial.

What we do not know yet

  • Key missing facts: anchor tenant list and reasons for vacancy beyond the 2004 25 percent figure; environmental or flood‑zone conditions; exact zoning designation of the master plan.
  • Model‑extracted fields needing review: year_closed, original_developer, status, new_use, planning_notes, zoning_change, public_subsidy, entitlement_year (all marked extraction or research‑planning).
  • Verification status is draft, indicating the record has not been fully vetted.
  • No public subsidy recorded, but the presence or absence of any undisclosed incentives is unknown.

Generated by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b on NVIDIA API via Hermes CT from the fields, parcels, deals and context layers on this page, with no outside knowledge. It is regenerated when the record changes and has not been checked by a person. How it is made.

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  • retrofit already built
  • already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
  • 57 acres
  • county grew 5.7% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,493
  • housing in the record

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History and original facts

Now called / also known asHolladay Hills
Opened1962Esri 2014 layer
Closed2008extracted, unreviewed
documented
General Growth tore down the mall in mid-2008 as the beginning of redevelopment.

en.wikipedia.org

Acres57.0research reported
Gross leasable area730,000 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported
Stores at peak4Esri 2014 layer reported
Original developerHorman constructionextracted, unreviewed
documented
It was built and owned until 1985 by Horman construction (Sydney Horman Sr. CEO), when it was sold to John Price and Associates, then sold again later to General Growth Properties.

en.wikipedia.org

AnchorsMacy's, JCPenney, Woolworth, ZCMI, Albertsons
Address4835 South and Highland Dr.
CountySalt Lake
Census division8 · Mountain

Background

Cottonwood Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Holladay, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was the first large indoor shopping mall in the state. It was built and owned until 1985 by Horman construction, when it was sold to John Price and Associates, then sold again later to General Growth Properties.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1962 Opened
  2. 1962 Mall opened with ZCMI
  3. 1985 Sold to John Price and Associates
  4. 2002 Parking lot used as park and ride for Winter Olympics
  5. 2004 Mall approximately 25 percent vacant
  6. 2007 General Growth Properties announced plans to redevelop the mall
  7. 2008 Mall torn down as beginning of redevelopment
  8. 2009 TGI Friday's restaurant in parking lot closed
  9. 2009 Redevelopment halted due to General Growth Properties bankruptcy
  10. 2018 Retrofit: redevelop
  11. 2020 New mixed-use development 'Holladay Hills' proposed for former site
  12. 2024 First phase 'The Grandeur' opened with apartments, condos, amenities

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Cottonwood Mall (Utah) · supports: original developer, status, year closed
    13 quoted sentences
    General Growth tore down the mall in mid-2008 as the beginning of redevelopment.
    It was built and owned until 1985 by Horman construction (Sydney Horman Sr. CEO), when it was sold to John Price and Associates, then sold again later to General Growth Properties.
    The first phase of the development, named 'The Grandeur', was opened in October 2024. It includes apartments, condos, and several on-site amenities.
    The mall opened in 1962 with ZCMI, which became Meier & Frank in 2001 and Macy's in 2006.
  • The Salt Lake Tribune · supports: zoning change
    1 quoted sentence
    All five council members and the mayor, serving as the council chairman, voted to approve the site developmental master plan.
  • Valley Journals
  • Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02
  • The Salt Lake Tribune · 2024-10
  • Valley Journals · 2024-10

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