# Cottonwood Mall site

Holladay, UT · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-d1390721b9` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ut/holladay-cottonwood-mall-site/  
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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | reported · public sources |
| New use | housing, office, retail, entertainment, mixed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | 614 homes plus up to 750k sf commercial | reported · public sources |
| Opened | 1962 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Closed | 2008 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2018 | reported · public sources |
| Acres | 57.0 | reported · research |
| GLA (sq ft) | 730000 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 4 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Original developer | Horman construction | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Holladay Hills LLC (Woodbury, Millrock, KBS) | reported · public sources |
| Owner of record | Holladay Hills Block A LLC | reported · public sources |
| Zoning change | Site development master plan (zone name not found) (site development master plan approval) | documented · research |
| Public subsidy | None found | reported · research |
| Entitlement year | 2018 | reported · research |
| Planning notes | Approved by Holladay City Council (5-0 plus mayor, May 2018); Planning Commission voted 5-1 to deny; referendum petition did not qualify. Cottonwood Mall site development master plan | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “General Growth tore down the mall in mid-2008 as the beginning of redevelopment.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonwood_Mall_(Utah)
- **original_developer**: “It was built and owned until 1985 by Horman construction (Sydney Horman Sr. CEO), when it was sold to John Price and Associates, then sold again later to General Growth Properties.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonwood_Mall_(Utah)
- **status**: “The first phase of the development, named 'The Grandeur', was opened in October 2024. It includes apartments, condos, and several on-site amenities.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonwood_Mall_(Utah)
- **zoning_change**: “All five council members and the mayor, serving as the council chairman, voted to approve the site developmental master plan.” — https://sltrib.com/news/2018/05/18/holladay-council-approves-plan-to-revamp-old-cottonwood-mall-for-mixed-used-development

## Anchors

Macy's, JCPenney, Woolworth, ZCMI, Albertsons

## Parties

- Holladay Hills LLC — developer (2018–)
- Horman construction — owner (from text) (1962–1985)

## Timeline

- 1962: Opened
- 1962: Mall opened with ZCMI
- 1985: Sold to John Price and Associates
- 2002: Parking lot used as park and ride for Winter Olympics
- 2004: Mall approximately 25 percent vacant
- 2007: General Growth Properties announced plans to redevelop the mall
- 2008: Mall torn down as beginning of redevelopment
- 2009: TGI Friday's restaurant in parking lot closed
- 2009: Redevelopment halted due to General Growth Properties bankruptcy
- 2018: Retrofit: redevelop
- 2020: New mixed-use development 'Holladay Hills' proposed for former site
- 2024: First phase 'The Grandeur' opened with apartments, condos, amenities

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Cottonwood Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Holladay, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was the first large indoor shopping mall in the state. It was built and owned until 1985 by Horman construction, when it was sold to John Price and Associates, then sold again later to General Growth Properties.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonwood_Mall_(Utah)

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonwood_Mall_(Utah)
- Quoted support for zoning_change — https://sltrib.com/news/2018/05/18/holladay-council-approves-plan-to-revamp-old-cottonwood-mall-for-mixed-used-development
- Planning research source — https://www.valleyjournals.com/2018/02/01/166143/mall-site-procedure-trudges-on
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)
- sltrib.com — https://sltrib.com/news/2024/10/19/cottonwood-mall-heres-whats (2024-10)
- www.valleyjournals.com — https://www.valleyjournals.com/2020/04/03/305831/lets-try-this-again-former-cottonwood-mall-site-to-be-redeveloped (2024-10)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Cottonwood Mall site, Holladay, UT." Record m-d1390721b9, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ut/holladay-cottonwood-mall-site/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_holladaycottonwoodmallsite,
  title = {Cottonwood Mall site, Holladay, UT},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ut/holladay-cottonwood-mall-site/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-d1390721b9, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.