On Riverdale Road, the old RC Willey furniture showroom is being turned into a gym. A steakhouse is becoming a honky tonk, a barbecue restaurant a breakfast spot, and a doughnut shop a hot chicken counter.
In Riverdale's September 2026 Community Development status report, most of the projects on Riverdale Road are new tenants going into old buildings. Most of the buildings going up from bare ground are on 1050 West: a retail center, a roundabout, a subdivision, and a bank on the corner where 1050 West meets Riverdale Road. If you want to know where Riverdale is adding new commercial buildings, look at that corner.
The Old Buildings and Their New Tenants
These are the projects the city lists on Riverdale Road, in address order:
| Address | Previous tenant | New tenant | Stated timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4045 Riverdale Road | RC Willey | EōS Fitness, plus two more tenants | Exterior shell work underway as of August |
| 4113 Riverdale Road | n/a | Slick City Action Park | Listed for December 2026 |
| 4212 W Riverdale Road | Krispy Kreme | Dave's Hot Chicken | Renovation permits secured in August |
| 4237 Riverdale Road | Goodwood | First Watch | Renovation permits secured in August |
| 4286 Riverdale Road | Ruby River | The Cabin | "Coming This Fall," patio in spring 2027 |
Four of the five reuse a building that was already there. Each one brings a new operator, sign and menu to a familiar lot.
The RC Willey Building
At the former RC Willey at 4045 Riverdale Road, EōS Fitness was doing exterior core-and-shell work in late summer. According to Riverdale's August 25 Planning Commission minutes, the gym was set to review exterior elevations with the city's Development Review Committee on August 26 and was close to applying for an interior building permit. The same minutes say two more tenants are expected to share the building with EōS.
An old furniture showroom is a big floor plate, and the plan is to split it. When it's finished, one building on that block will hold three businesses.
Slick City at 4113
Slick City Action Park is an indoor attraction with slides and air courts, and it uses 4113 Riverdale Road as its address. The company's Ogden location page lists a phone number and an email for the site, and its location directory shows Ogden for December 2026. Slick City uses an Ogden mailing address, but in the city's own project report it is a Riverdale project.
The company pitches the park as fun for all ages, and it is the one project on this stretch built around play.
Three Restaurant Buildings in a Row
The next three addresses form a block of restaurant swaps.
At 4212 W Riverdale Road, the city's August update reported that Krispy Kreme had closed and that Dave's Hot Chicken had all the permits it needed to start renovating.
At 4237 Riverdale Road, the old Goodwood space is being renovated for First Watch, the daytime breakfast and lunch chain. First Watch had its permits in August and was going ahead with the work.
The biggest change is at 4286 Riverdale Road, the former Ruby River. The Cabin's website says "Coming This Fall" and lists three parts: The Honky Tonk, which is 21 and over; The Table, a fine-dining room; and The Patio, scheduled for spring 2027. Davis County Utah reported in May that The Table would be all-ages and The Honky Tonk would have line dancing and mechanical-bull riding. In September the city's status report listed it as under construction, and staff noted exterior staining on the building.
On these three addresses, the new lineup is a breakfast restaurant, a chicken counter, and a building that offers a dinner room and a dance floor under one roof.
Where Riverdale Is Building From Scratch
Head over to 1050 West and the projects are new construction.
RiverPark Retail Center, 4868 S 1050 W. This is a new building. Riverdale's September report lists it as under construction, and the city's October 13 Planning Commission minutes say it is already framed. Beans & Brews and Tropical Smoothie Cafe are the planned tenants. City staff expected construction to finish around the end of 2026 or early 2027, with the businesses opening in spring 2027. The franchise group behind the Tropical Smoothie location gave a more specific schedule in an August 20 release published by Utah Business: tenant improvements starting in early December 2026 and an opening expected in the first quarter of 2027.
The 1050 West and Ritter Drive roundabout. At the October 13 Planning Commission meeting, staff reported that the roundabout on 1050 was nearing completion. They also said the city is looking for funding to put a vertical art piece in the center, possibly with an aerospace theme to reflect Riverdale's ties to Hill Air Force Base.
Coleman Vu Estates, 5368 S 1050 W. GoldCrest Homes is building 68 single-family homes here, according to the city's September report.
Bank of America, 1055 W Riverdale Road. On the corner where 1050 West meets Riverdale Road, Bank of America plans a 3,869-square-foot branch with a drive-up ATM. It will replace the gas station and car wash on the site now. Citizen Portal reported that the Riverdale City Council approved the site plan unanimously on October 20. The city's October 13 staff report lists technical review and permit conditions the project still has to meet.
Taken together, 1050 West is getting a retail center, a roundabout, a subdivision, and a corner bank. That makes it the part of Riverdale where the city is adding new buildings, while Riverdale Road mostly gets new tenants. The city's September report also lists America First Credit Union building a new corporate campus at 4624 South 1500 West, another ground-up project west of the road.
Getting to Any of It This Winter
New businesses on Riverdale Road still depend on the streets around it, and three road projects matter right now.
- 5600 South is finished. UDOT's 5600 South project page says the Roy and Riverdale corridor was completed in September 2026. The work added a new single-point urban interchange at I-15, wider roads, five new or rebuilt bridges, new signals, and better sidewalks, shared-use paths and crossings.
- 4400 South under I-84 is still down to one lane. According to UDOT's I-84 and 4400 South page, the 4400 South bridge over I-15 reopened June 16, 2026, and crews are still working on the two ramp bridges that carry traffic between I-15 and I-84 over 4400 South. Between 1250 West/Parker Drive and Cozy Dale Drive, flaggers run traffic through a single lane, and UDOT warns of delays of 15 minutes or more until both lanes open in the morning.
- 300 West behind Lowe's is under construction. At the October 13 meeting, city staff said utility and road work was underway there and asked residents to avoid the area if they can because of construction difficulties.
If you're headed to Slick City in December or First Watch for breakfast, 5600 South and its new interchange may be the easiest way in from the south while the 4400 South flagging continues.
Reading the Road From Here
Over the next few months, the Riverdale Road changes will show up as new signs on familiar buildings: the former Krispy Kreme, the former Goodwood, the former Ruby River, and the old RC Willey. The 1050 West changes will show up as new buildings. RiverPark's framed shell should become Beans & Brews and Tropical Smoothie Cafe in early 2027, the roundabout may get its art piece, and a gas station corner will turn into a bank branch.
When a long-time storefront gets a new tenant, it's natural to wonder what that does for the value of the homes around it. That's a conversation Great Scott Real Estate Team has with Riverdale homeowners all the time. If you want a clear, local read on what the changes along Riverdale Road and 1050 West could mean for your property, let's connect.
