Silverton adding shopping center, Hyatt Place hotel
The Silverton is undertaking a $60 million project that will include a 150-room Hyatt Place and an openair shopping center with about a dozen retail stores, mostly food and beverage outlets such as Blaze Pizza and Starbucks.
Silverton Village is being built on undeveloped land adjacent to the casino at Blue Diamond Road and Dean Martin Drive, company officials said. It should be finished late this year.
The new hotel will sit on the west edge of the parcel, facing Interstate 15 near an existing Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. The hotel, which will have the same lodge feel as the Silverton, is expected to open next year.
“We just keep adding things that we think are attractive,” said Craig Cavileer, CEO of the Silverton, which includes a 145,000-square-foot Bass Pro Shops outdoors store.
“Where we’ve been really lucky is things that we’ve added have been good for locals and tourists,” Cavileer said. “We’ve stayed away from movie theaters and bowling alleys. We stayed with food and beverage and total overall experience.”
The new project is being developed by the Silverton and Majestic Realty, with the companies owning and operating the Hyatt Place and the new Starbucks. Other confirmed tenants at Silverton Village include Firehouse Subs and Panera Bread.
“We’re looking to fulfill some things this southwest region doesn’t have,” Cavileer said. “We’re looking at who’s