News & Events Groundwork progressing for Eaglewood May 29, 2008 - Davis County Clipper by Jenniffer Wardell

NORTH SALT LAKE — When it comes to making buildings, there’s a lot of stuff that has to happen underground before the public can start seeing the results.

North Salt Lake’s Eaglewood Village, the development going in on top of the city’s old gravel pit, is currently busy finishing up their own underground work. Construction crews are currently putting in utilities in both the upper and lower areas, and most of the earth work has been done on the roads in the upper site.

If progress continues, residents should start seeing the homes in the upper area go up in late summer or early fall. Completion is expected in spring 2009.

“Construction is moving fast and furious,” said Ben Lowe. Lowe, who is one of the principals of Compass Development, the group behind Eaglewood Village, added that the state’s current economic troubles are already being taken into account. “Obviously, it’s not the market it once was, and we’re making sure we’re cognizant of that. But our prices are really competitive, and we think the timing will be good.”

Compass Development is also finishing up plat approvals on the upper area buildings with North Salt Lake officials, and continuing work on getting the lower levels ready for buildings. Though the increased level of site work in the area will mean that the lower, business area of the development will take longer and are expected to start construction later this fall.

Other aspects of the development are also progressing. The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is considering expanding light rail service into south Davis County, and has already concluded a preferred alternatives study on the possibility of that expansion. On the preferred alternative route highlighted in that study, Eaglewood Village would be the first stop going north from downtown Salt Lake.

The stop will help anchor the 20-acre commercial development planned for the area, the anchor tenant of which will be a national grocery store chain coming to Utah for the first time. Also situated throughout the development will be sitting areas and trails.

On the financial front, North Salt Lake is still studying the possibility of creating a CDA with the county and the Davis School District, with the goal of offering Eaglewood a break on specific city fees.

“North Salt Lake has had a number of meetings with the county and are exploring their options,” said Lowe. “Decisions like this take a lot of research by all the groups involved, but it’s still a possibility.”

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