The Power District in Salt Lake City: What's Planned and What's Being Built

by Dallon Smith

Conceptual rendering of the Power District in Salt Lake City showing a riverfront plaza, canal, ballpark and Ferris wheel at sunset

Conceptual rendering of the Power District. Rendering courtesy of The Larry H. Miller Company.

Drive west on North Temple toward the airport and you are passing through what is planned to become one of the biggest changes to Salt Lake City in a generation. The Power District is a 100-plus-acre, mixed-use development where North Temple meets the Jordan River, and the last few months have been busy: its first building has topped out, the University of Utah Health system has approved buying 14 acres for a new health center, and the plan to restore the river has a nationally known design firm attached. The district also has room set aside for a possible Major League Baseball ballpark, which is where most of the headlines come from.

Here is what I pulled together from the developer, the University of Utah, and local reporting, as of October 22, 2026. Much of it is still a plan, so I have tried to say which parts are under construction and which are not.

What the Power District Is

The Power District is led by the Larry H. Miller Company and Larry H. Miller Real Estate on Salt Lake City's west side, at North Temple and Redwood Road. It sits beside the Utah State Fairpark and the Jordan River, between downtown and Salt Lake City International Airport, with TRAX light rail stations along North Temple. The developer describes it as a private-public partnership with the State of Utah, Salt Lake City and west side community leaders.

The Miller Company unveiled the plan in February 2024, and Deseret News puts the project at about $3.5 billion. The master plan comes from Sasaki, and landscape architecture firm Field Operations is leading the river work.

Here is what the developer says it is planning:

About 4,400 residences, a mix of for-lease and for-sale homes, including some sized for families
About 1.2 million square feet of office space, including room for a build-to-suit corporate campus
About 320,000 square feet of retail and dining, with a focus on local restaurants
About 300 hotel rooms
A Riverwalk and a River Loop of parks and plazas along the Jordan River
A proposed Major League Baseball ballpark, if the league awards Salt Lake City a team

One note on the numbers: earlier coverage of the plan, such as this Chain Store Age report, listed roughly 4,700 homes and 1.3 million square feet of office space. The developer's website now shows the lower figures above, so treat all of these as plans that can keep moving.

What Is Under Construction Right Now

The first building is Rocky Mountain Power's new corporate headquarters: a 10-story, roughly 300,000-square-foot, all-electric building designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Construction started in October 2025, as KSL reported, and in September 2026 crews placed the final, highest steel beam. The developer says the building is planned to open in 2027, and Deseret News described it in February as the tallest commercial project under construction in Utah.

The second piece is brand new. On October 13, 2026, University of Utah Health announced that its board of trustees approved buying about 14 acres in the Power District, at 50 N. Redwood Road between I-80 and North Temple, for a new Redwood Health Center. It will replace the current Redwood Health Center at 1525 W. 2100 South, which keeps seeing patients during the transition. This is a health center, not a hospital, and planning is still early: U of U Health has not announced services, a construction timeline or an opening date. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that U of U Health will be the exclusive health care provider in the district under the deal.

The third piece is the river. In February 2026 the Miller Company announced that Field Operations, the firm behind the High Line in New York, Domino Park in Brooklyn and Waterfront Seattle, will lead the redesign of a half-mile stretch of the Jordan River, covering both banks as a one-mile loop. Company CEO Steve Starks described the river as a "front porch" for the city and the work as an investment in the tens of millions of dollars. According to Deseret News, this is ecological restoration and not just landscaping. The goals include cleanup, better water quality and the return of native plants and aquatic life, and the work requires a permitting process. The developer's river page says the Riverwalk will give the 47-mile Jordan River Parkway a new focal point.

What Is Planned but Not Built Yet

Everything else on the list above, including the homes, offices, retail, hotel, Riverwalk and ballpark, is still in the planning stage as far as I can tell from the developer's site and public reporting. The developer says the site is shovel-ready for a corporate campus and is looking for office tenants, retailers and restaurants. Deseret News reported in February that hotel operators had reached out on their own. The developer has not published pricing or delivery dates for the residences, and it says the district will be built without displacing any homes.

The Baseball Question

The Power District is one of several sites in the conversation for a Major League Baseball expansion team, and the plan reserves space for a ballpark. But no expansion process has been announced. Deseret News reports that Commissioner Rob Manfred wants an expansion process in place before he retires in January 2029 and has not said how it would work. Starks has said the company is working with ballpark architects on site plans, with a stadium generally on the west side of the river facing the Wasatch Mountains.

The state has already acted on its side. Utah lawmakers created a reinvestment and restoration district north of I-80 between 1000 West and Redwood Road to help clean up the river and improve the Fairpark, and they approved a rental car tax increase that would put $900 million of public money toward a ballpark if the Miller family lands a team. That money depends on getting a team. The developer says that with or without baseball, the district is meant to be a year-round destination.

What It Could Mean for Buyers and Sellers

A rendering is not a closing date, and nothing in the Power District is a guarantee for home values. Most of it is years away. Here is how I would think about it:

The timeline is long. The Rocky Mountain Power headquarters is the only major building under construction today, and the health center, homes, retail and ballpark do not have opening dates.
If you are weighing a move closer to downtown or the airport corridor, this is worth watching, because it adds jobs, restaurants and river access along a TRAX line.
If you are buying or selling elsewhere in the Salt Lake Valley, the effect is indirect, and I would not build a decision around it.

Power District FAQ

Where is the Power District?

The Power District is on Salt Lake City's west side at North Temple and Redwood Road, along the Jordan River next to the Utah State Fairpark. It sits between downtown Salt Lake City and Salt Lake City International Airport, with TRAX stations along North Temple.

Is Salt Lake City getting an MLB team?

That has not been decided. Major League Baseball has not announced an expansion process, and Commissioner Rob Manfred has said he wants one in place before he retires in January 2029. The Power District has space reserved for a ballpark, and about $900 million in state-approved public funding would apply only if the Miller family lands a team.

When will the Power District be finished?

It will be built in phases over a long period. Rocky Mountain Power's headquarters is planned to open in 2027, and Deseret News describes the overall effort as a decade-long project. The developer has not published opening dates for the homes, retail, hotel or ballpark.

Will the Power District displace homes?

The developer states that the project will bring infrastructure improvements, jobs and housing choices to the west side without displacing any homes.

Is University of Utah Health building a hospital at the Power District?

No. University of Utah Health plans a new Redwood Health Center on about 14 acres at 50 N. Redwood Road to replace its current Redwood Health Center at 1525 W. 2100 South. Planning is early, and no services, timeline or opening date have been announced.

Thinking About Buying or Selling in the Salt Lake Valley?

The Power District will reshape the west side of Salt Lake City over the next decade, and the details keep changing. If you want a straight answer on what it means for a move you are planning, call or text me at 801-696-5087 or email dallon.realty@gmail.com, and I will tell you what is confirmed and what is still a rendering. You can learn more about me and how I work on my profile page.