OREM, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 6, 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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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 created a civil design plan that included mobilizing equipment from neighboring states to break down asphalt, rebar, and other scrap materials for reuse or recycling.
In total, the builder was able to divert 57,900 tons of material from landfills in developing Canyon Park, recycling or repurposing them instead. Material recycled included 560,511 square feet of asphalt. The community will also include 247 new trees, which will be planted over the course of construction.
Located in Orem, Canyon Park provides residents with convenient access to employment centers, schools, shopping, recreation, and regional transportation corridors. The community is the largest residential development the city has seen in the last decade and is designed to contribute to the area's long-term housing needs.
Tri Pointe Homes opened its Utah division in January 2024 and has an office in Salt Lake City’s Sugar House neighborhood. With the combination of an experienced Utah-based team, and the resources of a large national homebuilder, Tri Pointe is uniquely positioned to match the unmet needs of Utah homebuyers through extensive research and a high-touch, customer-driven design experience.
Canyon Park is a community of approximately 79 homesites located at 534 E 1225 N, Orem. The community’s homes range from three- to seven-bedrooms. Some homes feature private courtyards, covered outdoor living, flexible office or gym spaces, and optional finished basements. Community amenities include a spacious park and easy access to nearby trails, parks, and shopping.
For more information on Canyon Park, or to schedule a tour, visit https://www.tripointehomes.com/ut/salt-lake-city/canyon-park.
About Tri Pointe Homes®
One of the largest homebuilders in the U.S., Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. has a presence in 13 states and the District of Columbia, and is a recognized leader in customer experience, innovative design, and environmentally responsible business practices. The company builds premium homes and communities with deep ties to the communities it serves—some for as long as a century. Tri Pointe Homes combines the financial resources, technology platforms and proven leadership of a national organization with the regional insights, longstanding community connections and agility of empowered local teams. The company is one of the 2026 Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies, 2026 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, and recognized as a PEOPLE Companies That Care® (2023-2025) organization. The company was also named a Great Place To Work-Certified company for five years in a row and named on several Great Place To Work® Best Workplaces lists. Tri Pointe has also won multiple Builder of the Year and Developer of the Year awards. TriPointeHomes.com.
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.
President Donald Trump is responding to global outrage over his intervention with FIFA during the World Cup. The president said he didn’t initially know what a red card was or what its consequences were, but when he learned it could keep star U.S. forward Folarin Balogun out of Monday’s knockout match against Belgium, he felt compelled to call FIFA president Gianni Infantino asking for a review.
On Monday afternoon, a FIFA appeals judge dismissed Belgium’s legal challenge fewer than eight hours before kickoff. The Belgian soccer body “is not a party to the proceedings and, as such, has no standing to appeal the decision,” FIFA said in a statement.
Trump rang a ceremonial bell Monday as the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq opened, reflecting how much he's counting on the stock market as he promoted the launch of Trump Accounts for children, which Republicans created in their 2025 tax and spending cuts bill.
And Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Wednesday at the NATO summit in Turkey, as Kyiv tries to refocus his attention on the conflict with Moscow and as Trump publicly mused about Syria’s role in the Middle East.
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Hours before kickoff, FIFA dismissed Belgium’s challenge to the most-debated political intervention in a World Cup in decades. That means forward Folarin Balogun is eligible to play on Monday night in Seattle. A win would send the U.S. to the quarterfinals, which would be the best U.S. result at a men’s World Cup since 2002.
Balogun had faced a mandatory ban from Monday’s match after receiving a red card last week. But FIFA lifted his suspension on Sunday following a call Trump made to the global soccer organization’s president, Gianni Infantino.
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Asked about his role in getting Balogun’s red-card penalty suspended, Trump acknowledged calling Infantino and asking that FIFA take a second look.
The president said he didn’t initially know what a red card was or what its consequences were. When he found out that it could keep Balogun out of Monday’s match against Belgium, Trump said he felt compelled to intervene.
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, center, arrives ahead of the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, July 6, 2026. (Abdullah Güçlü, Pool Photo via AP)
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a media conference at the end of the NATO summit as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
A worker wades through the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as crews install fireworks ahead of the America 250 July 4th celebration on the National Mall, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
FILE - President Donald Trump holds the FIFA World Cup Winners Trophy as FIFA President Gianni Infantino looks on during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
