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Tri Pointe Homes Brings New Residential Community to Former WordPerfect Campus
OREM, Utah, July 06, 2026--Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, has unveiled Canyon Park, a new residential community built on a portion of the former site of the WordPerfect headquarters in Orem, Utah. The community turns 25 acres of the one-time campus into a neighborhood designed to meet growing housing demand along Utah's Wasatch Front.
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New community showcases how underutilized commercial properties can help address housing shortages through redevelopment OREM, Utah, July 06, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., one of the nation's largest homebuilders, has unveiled Canyon Park, a new residential community built on a portion of the former site of the WordPerfect headquarters in Orem, Utah. The community turns 25 acres of the one-time campus into a neighborhood designed to meet growing housing demand along Utah's Wasatch Front. The opening demonstrates an important strategy for addressing housing shortages in fast-growing metropolitan areas: redeveloping underutilized commercial properties to create much-needed housing. As Salt Lake City and surrounding communities continue to experience population and economic growth, housing inventory has struggled to keep pace. Canyon Park highlights how existing land can be reimagined to create new housing opportunities while leveraging infrastructure, transportation access, and community amenities. "The housing challenges facing growing regions like Utah's Wasatch Front require innovative solutions," said Tri Pointe Homes Utah Division's Vice President of Land Acquisition and Development, Bryon Prince. "Canyon Park shows what is possible when builders look beyond traditional approaches and find opportunities to reimagine former commercial properties into places where people can live, work, and thrive." For decades, the site of Canyon Park was once part of the campus that housed WordPerfect, one of Utah's most influential technology companies and a cornerstone of the state's early technology industry. The transition reflects a broader national trend as cities and suburbs seek ways to increase housing supply without relying solely on outward expansion. Aging office campuses and other commercial sites whose original purposes no longer align with market demand are increasingly being viewed as opportunities to create much-needed housing in desirable, connected locations. With pressure on housing affordability, infrastructure, and available developable land, many industry experts view site repurposing and land use strategies as critical for creating sustainable growth. The new community is also an example of how homebuilders can prioritize sustainability. In order to maximize the life of the site's existing infrastructure, Tri Pointe Homes create...
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