McMahon will discuss Daybreak, a large master-planned community his company is developing on 4,126 acres near the Oquirrh (pronounced “oh-ker”) Mountains on the west side of the Salt Lake Valley.
Of that impressive acreage, 1,200 are parks and open space — including hiking and biking trails, meadows, sports fields and a community garden. An eventual 100,000 trees will be planted. Kennecott Land says that their goal in creating the community was to make life better “for all kinds of people.”
“The vision of Daybreak is that it provides a place for people to live at every stage of life,” says Vicki Varela, Kennecott Land’s vice president of public policy. “We have homes in a range of prices, so you can move into a town home when you’re first starting out, and then move up as you raise a family, and then be an empty-nester.”
The array of homes includes town homes and single-family homes, as well as custom homes and condominiums. At Daybreak’s completion, estimated to be in about 15 years, 13,000 homes will be built.
Kennecott took the concept of Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND) a step further by carefully
studying Salt Lake’s most beloved historic neighborhoods. “We borrowed from the traditions of Salt Lake’s great architecture,” explains Varela. “We went into neighborhoods like Harvard-Yale, Sugarhouse and The Avenues and borrowed a lot of their unique elements. It created a beautiful street scene.”
The homes are in a wide variety of styles, including Arts and Crafts, Colonial Revival, Victorian, English Romantic and Tudor. “It’s a wide range of styles, but at the same time, really custom-fit to the Salt Lake market,” says Varela.
Sustainability is also at the forefront of Daybreak’s vision. It’s one of the first communities in America to make every one of its homes Energy Star-rated. It’s also designed to capture 100% of its storm water runoff. The eventual completion of the community’s 2.4 million square feet of retail space, 5.2 million square feet of office space, and 1.5 million square feet of industrial space will mean less reliance on cars, as will the planned development of light rail service and a new major highway.
Hear more about Daybreak at the 50+ Housing Council Fall Board Networking Dinner, Thursday, Sept. 14, from 6:30-9:00 p.m. at Spencer's For Steak and Chops in Salt Lake City.
REGISTER ONLINE today, as the dinner is sure to sell out!
