Jordan Landing is a master-planned development located in the center of

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, adjacent to South Valley Regional Airport, also known as Airport 2. Its size, containing of retail space, 1,200 residential units, and of office space, places it as a focal point of West Jordan's booming economy. It is one of the largest mixed-use developments in the

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. Built on former

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fields (these fields were

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corn) and next to

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, with the first phase having its groundbreaking in 1999, Jordan Landing has been criticized for drawing traffic from across the

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to a formerly

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area, overwhelming infrastructure, and acting as a catalyst for

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. However, many developers have cited Jordan Landing's success and positive impact on population growth, with some calling it a catalyst, in their decision to begin construction on their own nearby large mixed-use developments. Among them are Utah's Boyer Company, America's largest homebuilder D. R. Horton, and European mining multinational

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. The shopping center had two "superstores": a

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and the first ever Sears Grand, which was remodeled, downsized, and converted to a regular Sears in 2017. In 2015,

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spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears Grand at Jordan Landing, into Seritage Growth Properties. Burlington opened in the part of the former Sears Grand space in 2017. On August 22, 2018, it was announced that

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would be closing as part of a plan to close 46 stores nationwide. The store closed in November 2018. In early 2019, the former Sears space became At Home. The Walmart Supercenter was the first such store in the Salt Lake City area and is consistently rated among the busiest in the

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, attracting 80,000 shoppers a week. Jordan Landing also contains 12 dine-in restaurants, and 13 fast-food establishments, mostly of the national chain variety. Jordan Landing is also the location of Utah's largest cinema by number of screens, a 24-screen

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theater (the largest theater by seats is Larry H. Miller's 20 screen megaplex in the nearby "The District" in

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, in which seats are more tightly packed). Mountain America Credit Union and Cyprus Credit Union have their corporate headquarters in Jordan Landing. The community also contains many apartments, condominiums, and townhouses. Additionally, there are two hotels built — a

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and a

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opened there in 2018. In 2020, it was announced that the Bed Bath & Beyond would close as part of a plan to close 63 stores by the end of 2020. Ashley Furniture later replaced the former store.

Anchors

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- former

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* At Home - former

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* Burlington - former

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- former

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- former

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- former

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