Trader Joe’s and Target planned for Commons at Herriman Town Center, city officials say

Herriman City officials announced on the city’s Herrimanology podcast that Trader Joe’s is under construction at the Commons at Herriman Town Center and that a Target store will sit at the corner of 13200 South and Mountain View Corridor.

“The building that you see coming up out of the ground is our new Trader Joe’s,” said Sandra Llewellyn, economic development coordinator for Herriman City. Host John LaFollette, the city’s communications manager, said the two national retailers reflect years of planning and developer partnerships.

Llewellyn and LaFollette emphasized that the city’s role in recruiting retailers is largely limited to zoning, infrastructure and facilitating developer relationships. “What we can do is help lay out the plan with our general plan and our commercial zonings and what types of uses we want to see there,” Llewellyn said. She added that individual retailers typically locate in Herriman through developers’ outreach and business relationships rather than direct city selection.

LaFollette described the city’s long-term work with development partners such as Elevated Properties. He said those partnerships and multi-year efforts—including meetings at industry conferences and local coordination—help create the “right environment” for businesses to locate in Herriman.

Officials pointed to other recent and upcoming commercial projects that reflect the city’s growth: new restaurants and shops at Copper View Plaza, development near Academy Village and Salt Lake Community College, an auto mall beginning site work off Mountain View Corridor, and a Holiday Inn Express planned adjacent to new recreation facilities. Llewellyn said the city has been working with developers “for three and a half years” on some sites and that some prospective deals can fall apart before an announcement, which is why the city waits to publicly confirm projects.

The hosts also framed retail growth in budget terms. LaFollette said local sales tax is a major funding source for municipal services and used a concrete example: on a $100 grocery bill, Herriman’s share is roughly “45 to 50 cents,” revenue that supports roads and parks.

Residents seeking updates were directed to planning commission and city council agendas and to communications@herriman.gov. LaFollette said the city plans a development update at an upcoming city council meeting in the next few weeks.

The podcast did not report any formal council actions, votes or contract awards tied to the Trader Joe’s or Target announcements. Officials described the developments as the result of ongoing private-sector negotiations and planning work supported by city infrastructure and zoning.