South City Salt Lake

Branding a whole new district in the heart of Salt Lake City.

Location Salt Lake City, UT
Type Mixed-Use
South city bowers salt lake
The Challenge

South Salt Lake is a neighborhood with real bones and a lot of upside, and Dakota Pacific saw its potential early. Unlocking it would take more than a master plan, though. It needed a brand with enough conviction to shift perception and enough staying power to carry a decade of development.

Before a single mixed-use building broke ground, the district needed a name, a visual identity, and a digital home that could help investors, tenants, and the community picture what this place was about to become. Get the brand right, and the momentum follows.

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South City Business Cards
Our Approach

We looked to precedent, specifically how Denver’s RiNo Arts District grew into one of the most sought-after neighborhoods in the Mountain West. That kind of reinvention is never an accident; it’s built on a story locals adopt as their own. Working closely with Dakota Pacific and OZ Architecture, we dug into South Salt Lake’s history, culture, and trajectory to find the story only this place could tell.

Out of that came the “South City” identity, a name that honors the place while pointing forward. We built the brand system to flex across office, multifamily, and retail while holding one consistent voice, then gave the district its first public home with a purpose-built website, a platform for Dakota Pacific to attract partners, build interest, and tell the South City story on their own terms.

South City Stationary
South City Street Wall
South City Business Cards
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Your team

Senior-led. In-house. Dedicated to your project.

You'll know your team by name — from hands-on founders to creative and marketing leaders. No offshore teams, no junior hand-offs.

Florencia Elias
Florencia Elias Marketing Coordinator
Kendra Oliver
Kendra Oliver Brand Designer
Paola Lopez
Paola Lopez Marketing Services Director
MacKenzie Mahoney
MacKenzie Mahoney Sr. Web Designer
Chris Arnold
Chris Arnold Co-Founder
Taela Sigman
Taela Sigman Sr. Project Manager
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