Dakota Pacific project, renamed Altus, clears path for first housing phases

The approved preliminary subdivision plat divides part of the Altus property in Kimball Junction into six lots. Lot 1 is planned for the first market-rate housing phase, while Lot 2 is intended for 155 affordable units. Other lots are associated with medical, senior-living and community uses. Photo: Summit County/Six Ridge Partners

New parcel boundaries allow Six Ridge to advance financing and separate ownership for 155 affordable homes and the development’s first market-rate phase

SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah — After years of public debate, litigation, and legislative intervention, the Kimball Junction development, formerly known as Dakota Pacific, is entering a quieter but consequential phase: dividing the property into individual lots so it can begin building its first projects.

The Snyderville Basin Planning Commission approved a preliminary subdivision plat Aug. 25 that divides two existing parcels west of the PEAK Center into six lots, setting up the first projects. The decision allows Six Ridge Partners to establish separate ownership, financing, and development arrangements for planned affordable housing, market-rate housing, senior living, medical, and community projects.

The development is now known as Altus Park City, and Dakota Pacific Real Estate rebranded as Six Ridge Partners earlier this year.

Principal Planner Jennifer Strader emphasized that the subdivision approval does not authorize construction of specific buildings.

“We’re only here tonight to subdivide the parcels,” Strader told commissioners. Future projects will require separate site plans, low-impact permits or other development approvals, she said.

The newly defined Lot 2 is planned for the development’s first affordable-housing phase, which includes 155 units, making it a key early step. TownLift reported in April that Summit County received a sketch-plan application for the project, intended to pursue financing through the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

Six Ridge Commercial Development Director Steve Borup said creating a separate parcel gives the affordable-housing project a defined boundary needed for financing, appraisal, and ownership, making the project easier to advance.

“For instance, we go, and we get a tax credit; we need an appraisal,” Borup said. “We actually have a boundary now of what that land is that’s going into the affordable housing.”

Lot 1 is planned for the first market-rate housing project, another early piece of the development. Borup said different entities affiliated with Six Ridge would hold the affordable and market-rate properties.

“This is all creating divisible pieces that we can now transact on and submit site plans on,” he said.

The other parcels generally align with uses established through the Altus development agreement and concept plan, showing how the project is being organized for future steps. Lot 4 is associated with a future medical facility and commercial uses. Lot 5 is intended for assisted living or senior housing, while Lot 6 is the planned location of the Kimball Art Center.

Borup said the boundaries of Lots 1, 2, and 3 were drawn around site plans that follow the intent of the previously presented concept plan. Building placement could still change, but any future proposal would remain subject to the density, uses, and standards established by the development agreement.

The subdivision also divides the properties between two associations, shaping how the project will be governed going forward. Lots 1 and 2, along with an existing residential parcel, would belong to a residential association. Lots 3 through 6 would be part of a separate mixed-use association that would include Summit County as a participant.

Trail connection planned toward Junction Commons

The preliminary plat does not show all proposed sidewalks and trails. Still, Six Ridge said a future site plan includes a trail between Lots 2 and 3 that would generally follow the Chevron pipeline corridor northwest toward Junction Commons.

The developer has coordinated with the Junction Commons project team on a connection point between the two properties, Borup said.

Plans also call for a landscaped strip and a 12-foot pedestrian corridor along Nordic Drive. The Summit County Council renamed Tech Center Drive as Nordic Drive in August.

Borup said the primary trail would be maintained year-round.

The Chevron pipeline crosses the Altus property diagonally and will affect future site design. Borup said foundations and light poles cannot be placed within the pipeline easement, although paving and certain utility crossings may be allowed with Chevron’s review.

From approval to implementation

The subdivision marks another step in the project’s shift from years of political and legal dispute to implementation.

The Summit County Council approved an amended development agreement in December 2024 following extensive negotiations and public opposition. Utah lawmakers later passed Senate Bill 26, creating an administrative approval process for qualifying development proposals on the site.

County Manager Shayne Scott approved a revised development agreement in July 2025.

The subdivision was reviewed as an administrative application and did not require another public hearing. County staff said the approved development agreement already determines the property’s permitted uses and density, and the Planning Commission’s decision did not grant additional development rights.

Future housing construction also remains connected to planned transportation improvements in Kimball Junction. TownLift previously reported that the first workforce-housing phase cannot receive final permits until the Utah Department of Transportation fully funds specified roadway improvements.

The preliminary subdivision approval creates the parcels needed for Six Ridge and future owners to continue pursuing financing, site plans, and development permits. At the same time, construction of the proposed buildings will require additional county review.