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OGDEN â Despite the global pandemic continuing to stifle travel across the country, a new hotel is set to open in downtown Ogden this week.
On Tuesday, Hiltonâs Home2 Suites Ogden will open for lodging at 2405 Lincoln Ave. The hotelâs director of sales, Brittany Wetters, said the four-story property includes 155 rooms and a variety of amenities including a game-filled lobby with a pool table, 24-hour fitness centers, indoor saline pool and hot tub, and three outdoor patio areas with a fire pit and grills.
Developed and owned by Layton-based Garn Development and managed by Western States Lodging Management, the hotel was constructed with the help of a nearly $1.8 million tax incentive, courtesy of Ogden City.
OGDEN â With the recent approval of a land transfer and development agreement, construction on a multimillion-dollar transformation of Ogdenâs downtown is set to begin next year.
On Tuesday night, the Ogden City Council, acting as Ogdenâs Redevelopment Agency board, signed off on a measure that involves the city transferring a piece of land at 26th Street between Grant and Lincoln avenues to JF Capital. As part of the agreement, the Centerville-based development firm will reconstruct the now vacant property into a mixed-used site consisting of hospitality, commercial, retail, office and multi-family housing.
Ogdenâs Deputy Director of Community and Economic Development Brandon Cooper said the development site, which was once home to the large Hostess and Wonder Bread factory, is to eventually include nearly 300 residential units on top of what could be as much as 63,000 square feet of retail space. Office space and a boutique hotel with about 100 rooms will also