Malls · Utah
U Mall
Opened 1973. Partial Redeveloped · Regreened in 2013. · from the fields below
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Finance and pipeline
On Facebook
This site: …https://www.facebook.com/217024615052069 overture · all sites with thisWebsite alive
This site: …http://www.universityplaceorem.com/ overture / http check · all sites with thisPlace
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 60,916 on UNIVERSITY PKWY - HIGHWAY 265 - 1300 S fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisBike network nearby
This site: 15 ways openstreetmap · all sites with thisFast-growing county (8%+ 2018–23)
This site: 16% census-acs · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 5 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh earthquake risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 54% census-acs · all sites with thisTract house prices doubled in 10 years
This site: +136% fhfa · all sites with thisTract income up 60%+ since 2013
This site: +64% census-acs · all sites with thisWalkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)
This site: …index 15.8 epa-walkability · all sites with thisScale
Building footprint 50,000+ m²
This site: 59,078 m² overture · all sites with thisStrategy
Redeveloped
This site: Partial redevelopment: office, residential Partial regreening: park arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisRegreened
This site: Partial redevelopment: office, residential Partial regreening: park arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisNew use
Housing
This site: Partial redevelopment: office, residential Partial regreening: park arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisOffice
This site: Partial redevelopment: office, residential Partial regreening: park arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisPark and open space
This site: …al redevelopment: office, residential Partial regreening: park arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisFrom the authors' map
UT, Orem: U Mall/University Place, 2013
• Partial redevelopment: office, residential
• Partial regreening: park
Now
| Status | Partly retrofittedauthors' map reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Partial Redeveloped · Regreenedauthors' map reported |
| What is there now | Partial redevelopment: office, residential Partial regreening: parkauthors' map reported |
| Retrofit year | 2013authors' map reported |
Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail station; 5 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 8: CHEVRON USA INC. #72863; D & M TIRE/ZCMI AUTO CENTER; FRED MEYER INCORPORATED; HILLCREST PARK RENOVATION; MACY'S UNIVERSITY MALLEPA FRS |
| Census tract 49049001300 | 3,628 people, 3,520 per sq mi; median household income $77,675; median gross rent $1,192; 54% renters; 8.7% vacant units; 4.6% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 15.8 of 20; 146 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 783 m; land-use mix 0.82; 49,018 jobs within 45 min by car, 53,372 by transit; 0% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 6 of 6 daily needs: 5 grocers, 2 schools, 19 parks or playgrounds, 7 health, 5 civic, 78 food and drink; 15 cycleway segments, 163 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Utah County (UT), 2024 | 1,040 units in 5+ unit buildings, 107 in 2–4, 5,174 single-family; 2023: 1,315 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.45; socioeconomic 0.33; housing and transport 0.62; 14% below 150% of poverty; 4% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: Provo Towne Centre (5.0 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place University Place (shopping_mall, confidence 0.97, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 59,078 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | www.universityplaceorem.com (alive); archived 2015–2026 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 6,044 since 2015; 2,013 in the last 12 months (+5% vs the prior 12); peak 2025-09 with 294Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population +0% (3,618 → 3,628); median income +64% ($47,321 → $77,675); renters 54% → 54%; median home value +164% ($192,600 → $507,500)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively moderate overall (score 73.9); expected annual loss $3.4M; high: earthquake; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 32,718 jobs in 2,051 establishments; average annual pay $42,832; employment location quotient 1.10; employment -3.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 5,139 jobs; 1,586 in retail trade, 939 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 49049001300)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 48th income percentile as adults; 1.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (386 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 6.6%; median family income $64,668; 42 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Alpine School District (KG-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Cherry Hill School; Westmore School; Centennial ElementaryNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 4,758 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 111 county-logged events: 77 thunderstorm wind, 13 flash flood, 10 hail, 5 flood; $1,365,750 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 84097, 2026-09 | median list price $715,999 (+24.0% on the year); 47 active listings; median 59 days on market; 27% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 2,034 establishments (+34%); 32,565 jobs (+50%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $540,291 (+1% 1 yr, +11% 5 yr); typical rent $1,773/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2025 | 598 (2000 = 100); -2.8% 1 yr, +52% 5 yr, +136% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 60,916 vehicles a day on UNIVERSITY PKWY - HIGHWAY 265 - 1300 S (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 14,099 trucks; 37 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
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- Summit Park Mall, Wheatfield, NY · Malls · opened 1972; same strategy: redevelop
- Exton Square Mall, Exton, PA · Malls · opened 1973; same strategy: redevelop
Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- University Place Mall in Orem, Utah | University Place ... universityplaceorem.com
- 575 E University Pky, Orem, UT 84097 - University Place Orem | Lo… loopnet.com
- University Place - Orem Utah Best Guide orem.us
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- county grew 15.8% 2018–23
- median rent $1,441
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
History and original facts
| Now called / also known as | University Place |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1973Wikidata |
| County | Utah County |
| Census division | 8 · Mountain |
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Timeline
- 1973 Opened (Wikidata)
- 2013 Retrofit: redevelop, regreen
Sources
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