New apartments coming to former Wangsgards Market location at Five Points
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- The old Wangsgards building, 120 N. Washington Blvd., sits vacant on Thursday, April 21, 2022.
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- Workers prepare the grounds of what had once been Wangsgards Market and Bakery for a new apartment complex Monday, March 24, 2025.
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- An archival photo shows Wangsgards Market and Bakery in Ogden back in 1959.
OGDEN — After a decade of abandonment, the site of a former grocery store on the north side of Ogden is set to get new life.
Last week, Ogden City confirmed that a new apartment complex will rise on the location in the Five Points at the northeast corner of the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Second Street where Wangsgards Market and Bakery once stood. In recent weeks, the 50,000-square-foot structure that was the home of Wangsgards and a few other businesses has been razed, and an out building on the premises is slated for demolition.
Ogden Director of Communications Mike McBride told the Standard-Examiner that some details are available on the upcoming project.
“It’s a project that’s being done by Lotus (Co.),” he said. “From the city’s point of view, it’s located in commercial zone mixed-use space, meaning they had to continue with a livable space as well as a commercial environment use.”
He said the apartment complex will consist of 225 units and a swimming pool.
McBride confirmed that one popular piece of the existing commercial development is set to remain unchanged.
“Also on the site, they’ll maintain the Old Grist Mill, which is there currently,” he said. “There’s just a few aged buildings that are being removed for the apartments.”
The Standard-Examiner reached out to the Lotus Co. to inquire about further details on the project and a timeline but received no communication in return by press time. The Lotus Co. has built several apartment projects throughout Ogden, including the Lotus Riverwalk and Current by Lotus Townhomes.
Wangsgards Market and Bakery, accompanied by an Ace Hardware and Five Points Grill, occupied the main building on the property until it was purchased by Ridley’s Family Market in 2015. Shortly after that, Wangsgards, Ace Hardware and the Five Points Grill all moved to the west across the Five Points to what had previously been Harmon’s Grocery. Wangsgards would eventually close in early 2020.
McBride said the new apartment complex will ultimately help drive more people into the north side of Ogden, which they have hoped to see additional development in.
“It’s certainly bringing more people to the area — folks with children, and those kids are going to end up in our schools and bring that to our system,” he said.
