"The blend of residential mixed with the enhanced commercial experience is something that I think the community will benefit from," Summit County Council Chair Canice Harte told the developers of Junction Commons after the council voted unanimously on Sept. 8 to redevelop the property, as the Park Record reported.
No homes have been built there yet. The commercial half of that sentence is already running, though. Since early October, the center at 6699 N. Landmark Drive has added a locally owned ramen shop, a 25,000-square-foot Nordstrom Rack and a jewelry store, and a fitness studio founded by Park City residents is on the way. Its holiday calendar now runs from a tree lighting with the Park City Singers to a Small Business Saturday built around its local shops. The county approved a neighborhood center for locals, and this holiday season is the first time you can see the center behaving like one.
The Name Came First, and the Zoning Followed
Most people in the Snyderville Basin still remember the place as Outlets Park City. The rename was announced in June 2024 along with a façade refresh: new colors and siding, new signage across the center, and a seating plaza at the entry. The Park Record reported at the time that the Junction Commons name was meant to reflect a mix of outlet, national, local, restaurant and service tenants. Singerman Real Estate, which bought the property in 2018, owns it. Avison Young manages the property, and Ignite Retail Partners handles leasing and marketing.
The Sept. 8 vote moved the property from the town center zone into the Snyderville Basin's neighborhood mixed-use zone. The county created that zone more than five years ago, and this is the first project to use it. The zone requires at least three land uses and requires that at least half of a project's housing units be affordable. The approved plan calls for 370 residential units, 220 of them affordable, in a mix of townhomes and apartment buildings set among the commercial spaces.
Retail space shrinks under the plan. The project removes about 56,000 square feet of existing commercial space. A smaller retail footprint puts more weight on which shops stay, and this fall's openings show the kind of tenant the center is choosing.
This Fall's Openings Lean Local
TownLift's October roundup of the center's new businesses shows the center filling space with businesses that serve people who live nearby:
- Tosh's Ramen opened Oct. 19 in suite H145. It's the third location of the locally owned brand, run by co-owners Max and Annie Peck, with Annie as head chef. The center's directory lists it as open daily from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Fourth Space Studios, as TownLift reported in August, is an infrared-heated mat fitness studio founded by Park City residents Madeleine Vargas and Kendall Banks. Classes include hot Pilates, sculpt, yoga, strength, deep stretch and breathwork, and the center's update says it will open this November in Suite F110.
- Nordstrom Rack opened Oct. 22, according to TownLift, with 25,000 square feet of apparel, accessories, beauty and home goods.
- Pandora opened Oct. 2. Brooks Brothers and Zumiez have moved to new spaces within the property, and Adidas, closed for renovation, plans to reopen before Black Friday.
Tosh's says the most about where the center is headed. The Park Record's September profile names tonkotsu as the signature bowl, with curry ramen and karai ramen also on the menu and bento lunch specials planned. Otherwise the menu matches the Holladay location. On the brand's own online menu, both the tonkotsu and karai bowls are $17.95. Being open seven days, straight through from lunch to 9:30 p.m., matters most in November. That's when much of Park City's dining scene takes its break.
Why the Calendar Matters More in November
Kimball Junction's new options arrive during the weeks when a lot of local kitchens go dark. Dishing Park City's fall closures guide lists KITA and Shabu closed Nov. 1 through 19, with dinner service back Nov. 20. The Hirsch is closed Oct. 25 through Nov. 25, and Firewood on Main is closed until it reopens Dec. 3. High West Distillery & Tasting Room and High West Saloon close Nov. 16 through Dec. 1, and The Nelson Cottage closes Nov. 17 and reopens Dec. 3.
Junction Commons fills most of those weeks with events. The tree lighting falls on the last night before KITA and Shabu reopen. Black Friday weekend lands in the middle of the High West break.
| Date | Event at Junction Commons | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1 – Dec. 15 | Holiday Sweepstakes | Chance to win a $500 gift card |
| Thu., Nov. 19 | 3rd Annual Tree Lighting | 4:30 to 6 p.m.; ceremony at 5:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 19 – 22 | Weekend Before Warm-Up Sale | Center-wide sale |
| Thu., Nov. 26 | Thanksgiving | Center closed |
| Fri., Nov. 27 | Black Friday | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Sat., Nov. 28 | Small Business Saturday | 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; locally owned stores featured |
| Sun., Nov. 29 | Black Friday Weekend, final day | 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| Dec. 1 – 9 | Reindeer Games | A store prize each day through online and social challenges |
| Dec. 26 – 31 | After Holiday Clearance Sale | Center-wide sale |
The tree lighting is the evening to plan around. It includes photos with Santa, caroling by the Park City Singers, hot cocoa from LOCOCO and churros from The Boarder. This is its third year, so the tradition started in 2024, the same year the property took the Junction Commons name. A Thursday start at 4:30 p.m. works for parents coming from school pickup and for anyone heading home from Salt Lake City on I-80 who wants to stop before dark.
The Black Friday weekend hours are worth noting because they change every day. Doors open at 8 a.m. Friday, 10 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday. Saturday keeps the same 8 p.m. close as Friday, so the center's Small Business Saturday push for its locally owned stores still gets a full evening, three hours longer than Sunday's.
What the Approval Changes Next
The holiday calendar shows the shopping center that exists now. The Sept. 8 vote set the direction for what comes after. The County Council also approved a master plan development document, which the county and Singerman Real Estate will refine into a legally binding development agreement before construction begins.
The plan got smaller on its way through. The first proposal to the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission called for 433 residential units with 205 affordable. The council raised concerns about density and traffic, especially combined with other Basin projects such as Altus Park City and the Utah Olympic Park expansion, and the unit count came down 14% to the approved 370. TownLift's coverage of the approval puts the project alongside the wider growth reshaping Kimball Junction.
For anyone who lives within a short drive of Landmark Drive, this means the center is slowly becoming a place where people live as well as shop. Its leasing already points that way. The new tenants include a ramen shop open every day of the week and a fitness studio started by residents, and the December calendar ends with Reindeer Games prizes from its own stores. The tree goes up Nov. 19 at a center that still looks like the old outlet mall, though its newest tenants reflect what the county approved.
At Experience Park City, we keep track of Kimball Junction projects like this one, from county votes to new storefronts, because they shape the parts of Park City people use every day. If you want to know how the Junction Commons plan fits with nearby neighborhoods, or what's coming next in the Snyderville Basin, our team is glad to talk it through, and you can Search Current Listings whenever you're ready.