Clearfield breaks ground on Midtown Village
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Standard-Examiner correspondent
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LEARFIELD -- A new project is the "crown jewel" of economic and commercial redevelopment in the city. At least, that is how Mayor Don Wood views the Midtown Village development, which broke ground Tuesday.
"This is just the beginning," Wood said. "There will be more interest in Clearfield as the project rises out of the ground."
Midtown Village is a $150 million development near the Legend Hills area on the city's east side. It is a 1.2-million-square-foot project that will have roughly 300 residential units, a state-of-the-art performing arts theater and more than 300,000 square feet of office, retail and restaurant space.
City officials say this project will be the tallest building in Davis County.
It will be similar in size and scope to the Midtown Village development on Orem's State Street.
Wood said the developers of the Orem project have a unique vision.
"I call them bifocal men," he said, comparing the creators to his own bifocals that allow him to see more than a blur. "They can see the here and now, but have a unique ability to look into the distant future to see what can be."
Larry Myler, owner and developer of Midtown Village, came to Clearfield to see the city and evaluate whether a project would work here. The very same day, he said, he placed on offer on the land where it will sit. He said he paid $5000,000 more than asking price for the land.
"It's worth it," he said. "We're going to build a great project here."
Myler said the project is about lifestyle. The design format allows people to live, work and find entertainment all in the same location.
"This project allows a lifestyle that is vertically integrated," he said, explaining the development will consist of eight-story buildings. C&A President Brian Bird said the project is a unique addition to the area. In Phase 1, which is expected to start construction in March, the west tower will be built. Each building contains mixed uses with residential on the third and eighth levels.
At the groundbreaking, people were able to see what the view will be like. They were lifted up 120 feet in the air to see the views of the mountain and the Great Salt Lake. Wood said the views people will have is one of the most spectacular parts of the project.
The first phase will take 22 months to construct, Bird said.
To prepare for that phase, Bird said other business such as getting condo plats prepared and approved will be taken care of.
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