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Contact: Evelyn Everton, Deputy Mayor Contact: Ron Raddon, President Contact: Jory Walker, Principal Architect
Phone: (801) 580-0686 Phone: (801) 576-1553 Phone: (801) 910-2752
Email: eeverton@sandy.utah.gov Email: ron@raddonbrothers.com Email: jwalker@beecherwalker.com

NEW $500 MILLION DOLLAR MULTI-USE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT IS APPROVED BY SANDY CITY.
The development is a critical component of the master plan for the Sandy Cairns District urban hub.

SANDY, Utah, April 11, 2019—-The Sandy City Council unanimously approved Tuesday night a new concept

plan for a $500 million dollar multi-use project in the heart of the Sandy Cairns District. The project team of

Raddon Development and Beecher Walker Architects was awarded the development six months ago after an

extensive RFP process. Since then, the team has been working with Sandy City staff to fine-tune the project

components to fit all desired parameters and uses, culminating in the City Council vote Tuesday.

The project will include an 18 story corporate tower (10 story Class A office building atop a high-end

8 story hotel), an 8 story Class A office building, a unique sky bridge/restaurant space plus additional retail and

restaurant space, an apartment complex, ample enclosed parking and pedestrian-friendly walkways and

amenities. Specifically the project will have approximately 400,000 SF of office, 225+ hotel rooms, 50,000 SF

of restaurant/retail and 200+ apartment units.

“I’m impressed with how the development team worked with our City staff to ensure the project was

designed to address all of the city’s needs for this development,” said Kurt Bradburn, Mayor, Sandy City. “Our

vision for the Cairns District has always been to create an exciting, energetic urban hub where our residents

and others can come dine, go to the theater, shop, work and live in one place and I believe this new

development is the critical piece we needed to make this vision a reality.” “We have worked hard to purchase,

attain rights and develop a sustainable plan in the Cairns District so we could bring such developments,

amenities and economic base to Sandy,“ Nick Duerksen, Sandy City’s Economic Development Director added.
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“We consider this development the epicenter of the District and a unique multi-use design is paramount for this

property. The Raddon development team was selected for their approach in meeting this development

objective.”

Part of the overall aesthetic vision for the Cairns District has been Where Mountain Meets Urban. “We

really took this aesthetic to heart when planning how and where the office, hotel, restaurant and other

components would be placed in this development, in addition to the materials and colors chosen.” said Ron

Raddon, President, Raddon Development. “First, we analyzed the needs of corporate clients, hotel owner and

guests, residents, restaurant owners and patrons and oriented buildings and parking to best meet their needs,

then we married that with our interpretation of Mountain Meets Urban aesthetic to get it just right. As a

developer and as a resident of Sandy, I’m excited to be a part of bringing this important centerpiece

development to the city over the next five to six years.”

As an architect that focuses on human-centered design, Jory Walker has an additional perspective.

“With the tremendous growth in the valley and the explosion of Silicon Slopes, we in the development

community have done a good job building office space to satisfy demand, but we haven’t done a good job

creating communities nearby for those people that work in these areas so they don’t feel the need to

commute.” said Walker, Principal Architect and President, Beecher Walker. “With this new multi-use

development, we are creating a place where people can work, live and play with resident-friendly amenities, a

truly walkable community and a cool vibe that thus far people have had to go to downtown Salt Lake to get. We

think this development has something for everyone and is a win-win for the city, residents, corporations,

restaurant owners and more.”

About Sandy City’s Cairns District:

The Cairns is Sandy City’s 1000-acre city center with mixed-use, suburban-urban downtown—office, retail,
entertainment and residential. It is a unique development designed as a walkable live, work, shop and play
destination with a “Where Mountain Meets Urban” theme, where tranquil outdoor elements weave seamlessly
with urban vibrancy.
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About Raddon Development:

Raddon Development is a commercial and residential development company based in Draper, Utah. Over the
last 40 years, the company, along with its sister company Raddon Brothers Construction, has been a fixture in
developing some of the most prestigious retail, residential and office projects in the Valley including the
landmark Union Heights mixed-use office/retail/restaurant complex, the highly desirable Lost Canyon Estates
and The Boulders at Bell Canyon communities, Hidden Valley Shopping Center and their most recent office
campus, the 350,000 SF Town Ridge in Sandy City, to name a few.

About Beecher Walker:

In its 20th year, Beecher Walker is a progressive, commercial architecture firm located in Holladay, Utah. The
firm currently boasts 40 talented architects, interior designers and other design types that come together in
multi-disciplinary teams to create the best design solutions to fit the needs of their clients. Services include
architecture, interior design and master planning and span specialty areas such as commercial office,
hospitality, multi-family (apartments and senior assisted living), entertainment/cultural venues, industrial, and
much more. With active projects in many states, Beecher Walker prides itself in practicing what they call
Real. Imagination™—bringing creativity and reality together to achieve imaginative spaces that truly work. And
they feel this philosophy must be working as evidenced by their over 6 million sq. ft. of office projects, 7.5
million sq. ft. of multi-family residences, 4000+ hotel rooms and more.

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