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Developers present ‘Bonanza Park’ mixed‑use plan for 5.27‑acre Park City site
Summary
A public‑private team proposed redeveloping a 5.27‑acre Park City parcel at Kearns and Bonanza into seven buildings with retail, nonprofit arts space, a 1.98‑acre central park and 106 rental units including 88 affordable units. Staff said traffic, parking and a housing mitigation plan will be brought back for July 8 review.
Developers presented a detailed master‑plan redevelopment of a 5.27‑acre, city‑owned site at the southwest corner of Kearns Boulevard and Bonanza Drive that would include seven buildings with ground‑floor retail and nonprofit arts space, a central 1.98‑acre park and a mix of restricted and unrestricted rental housing.
"This site came together after a long visioning process…all of it was based on the small area plan," said Steve Swisher of GTS Development, summarizing the design goals. The project team described roughly 185,000 square feet of new development, about 280 underground parking spaces, and a proposed mix that includes 88 restricted affordable rental units and 18 unrestricted units.
Staff told the commission the application is being reviewed as a master plan development with two conditional use permits and a minor subdivision; multi‑unit dwellings and nonprofit arts space require conditional use review. Planner Larson said staff has a traffic impact study and a housing mitigation plan under review and will return to the commission at the July 8 public hearing with that analysis.
The project team emphasized arts and community uses: an arts workshop and rental studio spaces, an amphitheater, a food‑truck plaza and flexible event infrastructure. Architect Joel Jennings described the central park and pedestrian‑oriented Bonanza Promenade as key features, and noted the team designed buildings to create an interior sheltered community space.
Next steps: staff and the applicant will provide a traffic impact study, a detailed parking analysis, a housing mitigation review and street‑level renderings for the commission’s July 8 public hearing.
