Summit County residents will likely have an opportunity to weigh in on some design aspects for Altus Park City, the former Dakota Pacific project, over the next few months. Six Ridge Partners Development Director Steve Borup said the company is working with county officials and other stakeholder s to design the development, including the appearance of buildings, the overall site plan and landscaping, and those drafts will be shared with the community to gather public input. He estimated residents will get their first glimpse at the design next month or in early October, when the Summit County government will hold a celebration of its move from the Richins Building to the PEAK Center as part of the project. “We go directly to a lot of different (county) staff members on things like traffic and other things for coordination, so we’re functioning as one team,” Borup said. “I think it’s ready to start moving up and get more stakeholder buy-in, and then we’ll open it up to the public for some additional input.” Borup was unable to comment on the specifics of the design in an interview with The Park Record. But he said the developer is working toward something “ambitious” and “visionary,” adding that Six Ridge Partners understands the properties are located on an “impactful corner” of Kimball Junction. “We would hopefully start (construction) in the first half of 2027,” Borup said. “That’s the target, but there are a lot of complexities in that project and a lot of funding to come together, so that’s what we’re aiming for.” The development includes 855 residential units, 160 of which will be county-owned affordable housing, and civic services like a new transit center. County Manager Shayne Scott recently authorized an amendment to the agreement with Six Ridge Partners to build a nonprofit hub. “We felt it was important for a lot of reasons because it does build community, but it’s also a rare opportunity for a nonprofit to be able to integrate into a brand new space and at a very reasonable cost,” Borup said. “They’re not paying for the cost of infrastructure or land. … I’m just excited we were able to bring it together and make it work. It was the county’s decision to fund (it) that really made it work, but we did a lot of work on the design side to see if we could figure it out.” Borup said the development team wants to create a community gathering space for Summit County residents and emphasized that Altus Park City is intended to benefit locals, not tourists. He acknowledged the development may impact traffic, especially during construction, but he said the company’s goal is to build something meaningful for the Wasatch Back. “This is going to become the civic and activity hub for a lot of local activities and events, so I think for generations to come it will be an amenity where people come and say, ‘This is a well-designed place where the community can really connect,’” Borup said. Six Ridge Partners is working on the residential and commercial aspects of the development at the same time, but Borup said it’s likely the residential area will be finished first because of how much work needs to go into the company’s private-public partnership with Summit County. “The (public-private partnership) project is a long-term project, and it’s going to be several years of construction,” he said. “Even if we start in 2027, it could be 2029 or 2030 before that gets completed.” The post Altus Park City developers plan to gather public input on project’s design appeared first on Park Record. ...read more read less