West Valley, Utah Industrial Space

According to 2005 estimates, West Valley, Utah, the state’s second largest city has a population of approximately 113,000. Located in Salt Lake County, the city began to experience rapid growth in the 1970s, when the area that is now West Valley, Utah consisted of the three separate communities of Hunter, Granger, and Chesterfield. These three unincorporated areas merged together in 1980 to form the present-day city which incorporated as West Valley, Utah.

West Valley, Utah, is situated in the Salt Lake Valley between the Wasatch and Oquirrh mountain ranges. This progressive city has pride in its community and its commitment to providing excellent public services and amenities for residents, businesses and visitors alike. In spite of its rapid growth and development, city leaders have not lost their goal of providing high-quality public safety and services to its residents.

Settlement of West Valley, Utah began in the fall of 1848, when Joseph Harker became the first white man to settle the west side of the Jordan River. Within a year, seven other families had joined him. In 1853, the settlers built a fort to protect against possible Indian attack. Until the 1880s, settlement slowed down in the western part of the county; then from 1890 to 1900, the population increased by 79%. Though the population continued to grow, the area remained largely agricultural until the 1960s. By 1978, there were 72,000 residents, and increased service problems and supposed county indifference provoked residents to move in the direction of incorporation, which passed in 1980.

West Valley City, as it is formally known, celebrated its 10-year anniversary by moving into a newly constructed city hall, which replaced the former remodeled warehouse. By 1990, West Valley City was gaining respect both as a residential area and as a home for businesses and industry, with 25% of its area residential, 11% agricultural, 4% commercial (including West Valley industrial space), 1% parks, and 38% undeveloped.

In its over 20 years of incorporation, West Valley, Utah's land area has increased from 17,363 acres to 22,880 acres. There is a growing demand in the Salt Lake County commercial real estate market, and West Valley industrial space is filling the need for big-box warehouse and industrial space. The energetic and diverse Utah economy has attracted new businesses, job seekers and manufacturers creating increasing need for renting West Valley industrial space. Statistics show a decrease in vacancy rates of large-block (over 50,000 square feet) West Valley industrial space from 6% in 2001 to 3.5% in 2005. The Salt Lake County area has been ranked among the healthiest commercial real estate markets in the country, and promises to stay that way for the foreseeable future.

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