Downtown Salt Lake City is considered the heart of the commercial complex of the city. It is well equipped with over 7,000 hotel rooms to offer from economy to luxurious full service suite. The title of a leading tourism and convention destination awarded to SLC is further justified by the presence of the Salt Lake Convention and Visitor's Bureau. The Bureau is perfect for your next big time convention with a 60 plus team of skilled staff. With a strong and diverse retail market the downtown malls are quite popular amongst visitors and locals. The first ever department store, the Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institute, was located along Main Street in the downtown district. From bookstores, to designer wear to gift shops you will find it all in these downtown malls. Over 90 lifestyle shops, restaurants and movie theaters are to be added by way of the Gateway project. The Gateway shall be a one-of-a-kind open air, modern location that will offer visitors everything — from shopping to dining to entertainment with over 125 stores and restaurants. Projected to be a beautiful example of French Renaissance architecture you can enjoy original artwork at the impeccably restored 1908 Union pacific Depot. At the downtown malls in Salt Lake City, you will find Nordstrom, Meier & Frank, Dick's Sporting Goods, Abercrombie & Fitch, California Pizza Kitchen, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse, Z'tejas Southwestern Grill and much more. Downtown SLC has something for different personal tastes. In the next five years, investment in Downtown Salt Lake City will exceed $1.5 billion. The proposed City Creek Centre shall consist of a modern, walk able community of residences, offices and retail stores spread over 20 acres across three blocks in downtown Salt Lake City. When complete in 2012, the City Creek Center will be one of the few buildings in the nation with a vibrant, mixed-use development at its core.
