Deer Crest Village Surge

In the shadow of the Jordanelle Express gondola, 22 acres awarded by the Military Installation Development Authority host a 205‑unit micromobility project dubbed Deer Crest Village. Rob Donigan and Mike Ostermiller, prolific MIDA boarders, waste little time turning approvals into “quick, nimble, efficient” paperwork, while the Wasatch County Planning Commission dutifully slides maps across the table. The proposed mix—eight‑story townhomes, low‑rise condos, duplexes, plus a 450‑stall parking lot—seeks to answer the region’s parking paralysis, but shrouds the site in a concrete monolith that clashes with the adjacent alpine aesthetic. ROI hinges on a 7‑year construction period from 2025 to 2032, with lofty density promises meeting the same distorted views that restore the landscape’s egalitarian veneer. Investors expecting generous lodging margins from East Village’s resort hotels may find themselves stranded in a parking lot maze, not a Parisian lodge. End of report: sell, while the HOA finally finishes its blueprint.