Malls · Utah

U Mall

From the authors' mapRedevelopedRegreenedPartly retrofittedOrem, UT

Opened 1973. Partial Redeveloped · Regreened in 2013. · from the fields below

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Site profile18 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Finance and pipeline

On Facebook

This site: …https://www.facebook.com/217024615052069 overture · all sites with this

Website alive

This site: …http://www.universityplaceorem.com/ overture / http check · all sites with this

Place

15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)

This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 60,916 on UNIVERSITY PKWY - HIGHWAY 265 - 1300 S fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Bike network nearby

This site: 15 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this

Fast-growing county (8%+ 2018–23)

This site: 16% census-acs · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 5 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

High earthquake risk

This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this

Renter-majority tract

This site: 54% census-acs · all sites with this

Tract house prices doubled in 10 years

This site: +136% fhfa · all sites with this

Tract income up 60%+ since 2013

This site: +64% census-acs · all sites with this

Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)

This site: …index 15.8 epa-walkability · all sites with this

Scale

Building footprint 50,000+ m²

This site: 59,078 m² overture · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: Partial redevelopment: office, residential Partial regreening: park arcgis-webmap · all sites with this

Regreened

This site: Partial redevelopment: office, residential Partial regreening: park arcgis-webmap · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: Partial redevelopment: office, residential Partial regreening: park arcgis-webmap · all sites with this

Office

This site: Partial redevelopment: office, residential Partial regreening: park arcgis-webmap · all sites with this

Park and open space

This site: …al redevelopment: office, residential Partial regreening: park arcgis-webmap · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

From the authors' map

UT, Orem: U Mall/University Place, 2013
• Partial redevelopment: office, residential
• Partial regreening: park

Now

Status	Partly retrofittedauthors' map
Strategy	Partial Redeveloped · Regreenedauthors' map
What is there now	Partial redevelopment: office, residential Partial regreening: parkauthors' map
Retrofit year	2013authors' map

Site context

Transit within 800 m	no rail station; 5 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zone	X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	8: CHEVRON USA INC. #72863; D & M TIRE/ZCMI AUTO CENTER; FRED MEYER INCORPORATED; HILLCREST PARK RENOVATION; MACY'S UNIVERSITY MALLEPA FRS
Census tract 49049001300	3,628 people, 3,520 per sq mi; median household income $77,675; median gross rent $1,192; 54% renters; 8.7% vacant units; 4.6% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 15.8 of 20; 146 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 783 m; land-use mix 0.82; 49,018 jobs within 45 min by car, 53,372 by transit; 0% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	6 of 6 daily needs: 5 grocers, 2 schools, 19 parks or playgrounds, 7 health, 5 civic, 78 food and drink; 15 cycleway segments, 163 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Utah County (UT), 2024	1,040 units in 5+ unit buildings, 107 in 2–4, 5,174 single-family; 2023: 1,315 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.45; socioeconomic 0.33; housing and transport 0.62; 14% below 150% of poverty; 4% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: Provo Towne Centre (5.0 km)computed
Overture Maps	place University Place (shopping_mall, confidence 0.97, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 59,078 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	www.universityplaceorem.com (alive); archived 2015–2026 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views	6,044 since 2015; 2,013 in the last 12 months (+5% vs the prior 12); peak 2025-09 with 294Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +0% (3,618 → 3,628); median income +64% ($47,321 → $77,675); renters 54% → 54%; median home value +164% ($192,600 → $507,500)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively moderate overall (score 73.9); expected annual loss $3.4M; high: earthquake; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	32,718 jobs in 2,051 establishments; average annual pay $42,832; employment location quotient 1.10; employment -3.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	5,139 jobs; 1,586 in retail trade, 939 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 49049001300)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; 1.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (386 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 6.6%; median family income $64,668; 42 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Alpine School District (KG-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Cherry Hill School; Westmore School; Centennial ElementaryNCES EDGE
Elevation	4,758 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	111 county-logged events: 77 thunderstorm wind, 13 flash flood, 10 hail, 5 flood; $1,365,750 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 84097, 2026-09	median list price $715,999 (+24.0% on the year); 47 active listings; median 59 days on market; 27% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	2,034 establishments (+34%); 32,565 jobs (+50%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $540,291 (+1% 1 yr, +11% 5 yr); typical rent $1,773/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	598 (2000 = 100); -2.8% 1 yr, +52% 5 yr, +136% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	60,916 vehicles a day on UNIVERSITY PKWY - HIGHWAY 265 - 1300 S (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 14,099 trucks; 37 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

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