Daybreak is a master-
planned community
A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This contrasts with settlements that evolve ...
over 4,000 acres (16 km²) in size that began construction in 2004 under the direction of land development company
Kennecott Land (a subsidiary of
Rio Tinto Group
Rio Tinto Group is an Anglo-Australian multinational company that is the world's second-largest metals and mining corporation (behind BHP). The company was founded in 1873 when of a group of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tint ...
) in
South Jordan, Utah
South Jordan is a city in south central Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, south of Salt Lake City. Part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, the city lies in the Salt Lake Valley along the banks of the Jordan River between the Oquirrh ...
. In 2016, the balance of the land holding was sold to Minneapolis-based investment firm Värde Partners, and a new development company called Daybreak Communities was formed to continue development of the project. On April 12, 2021, it was announced that the remaining 1,300 undeveloped acres were sold to Larry H. Miller Real Estate. The community is expected to continue building for the next 18 to 20 years. When completed, it could contain more than 20,000 residential units and approximately 9.1 million square feet (850,000 m²) of commercial space.
Description
All homes in the community are
Energy Star
Energy Star (trademarked ''ENERGY STAR'') is a program run by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that promotes energy efficiency. The program provides information on the energy consumption of pr ...
certified. Daybreak was the first community of its size in the region to adhere to Energy Star standards, and the entire community has been designed and built with sustainability in mind. Many of the home builders in the community offer options including solar and thermal panels, renewable building materials and high performance appliances. Many homes in Daybreak have fiber-optic internet connections.
In October of 2021,
IHP Capital Partners and
Fieldstone Homes announced a project to develop dozens of houses inside of Daybreak.
Daybreak master planners included
Calthorpe Associates of
Berkeley, California
Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and E ...
; Ken Kay Associates of San Francisco, California; Loci of Salt Lake City, Utah; and
Urban Design Associates
Urban Design Associates (UDA; formerly known as UDA Architects) is an international urban design and architecture firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
History
Urban Design Associates (UDA) was founded in 1964 by David Lew ...
of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
.
Amenities
The
Red Line of the
Utah Transit Authority
The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is a special service district responsible for providing public transportation throughout the Wasatch Front of Utah, in the United States, which includes the metropolitan areas of Ogden, Park City, Provo, Sal ...
's (UTA)
light rail system (via the
Daybreak Parkway station
Daybreak Parkway station is a light rail station in the Daybreak community of South Jordan, Utah, United States, served by the Red Line of the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX light rail system. The station is the southwestern terminus of t ...
and
South Jordan Parkway station
South Jordan Parkway station is a light rail station in the Daybreak community in South Jordan, Utah, United States, served by the Red Line of the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX light rail system. The Red Line provides service from the U ...
) gives the residents of Daybreak and the southwest
Salt Lake Valley
Salt Lake Valley is a valley in Salt Lake County in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Utah. It contains Salt Lake City and many of its suburbs, notably Murray, Sandy, South Jordan, West Jordan, and West Valley City; its total ...
access to
Downtown Salt Lake City
Downtown (also called City Center) is the oldest district in Salt Lake City, Utah. The grid plan, grid from which the entire city is laid out originates at Temple Square, the location of the Salt Lake Temple.
Location
Downtown Salt Lake City is ...
and the
University of Utah
The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university was established in 1850 as the University of De ...
, as well as connections to the
Salt Lake City International Airport
Salt Lake City International Airport is a civil-military airport located about west of Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. The airport is the closest commercial airport for more than 2.5 million people and is within a 30-min ...
. The
Mountain View Corridor also provides access to Daybreak, and
Bangerter Highway (SR 154) lies along the eastern edge. Daybreak is also located adjacent to a shopping center known as "The District", which contains of retail space.
The development contains six schools: Daybreak, Eastlake, and Golden Fields Elementary, two charter schools, Early Light Academy and American Academy of Innovation and one middle school, Mountain Creek. Currently high school students attend Herriman High School. Development is underway for a new elementary school in Highland Park Village, expected to open for the 2021 school year.
Daybreak has a community center, with a gym and exercise area, as well as two swimming pools and two splash pads/wading pools. There is also a fenced dog park and community garden. Along with the of trails and over a dozen community parks, a man-made lake, Oquirrh Lake, was developed for non-motorized boating, fishing, and other recreation. The lake began construction in 2005 and is now fully developed. The Watercourse, a new water feature, is scheduled to begin construction in 2019 and will be available 2022 at the earliest.
Harmons
Harmons Grocery Company, doing business as Harmons Neighborhood Grocer, is an upscale supermarket chain located within the state of Utah, United States, with 19 stores throughout the Wasatch Front and in the St. George area.
Description
In add ...
opened a grocery store in Daybreak on April 27, 2022.
References
External links
Daybreak Utah– Community Developer Official site
MyDaybreak– The Daybreak Community Association and LiveDAYBREAK lifestyle website. This is a community information site.
Photo Gallery– Flickr photo gallery dedicated to the Daybreak Community
Daybreak Map– A map of Daybreak development on Google Maps
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South Jordan, Utah
New Urbanism communities
Populated places established in 2004
2004 establishments in Utah