SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
Park Lane
Frequently Asked Questions
About Park Lane
Park Lane is a luxury independent living community in the heart of Salt Lake City, built for active adults 55 and older who want to trade the upkeep of a house for a life that’s full in different ways. Walk through the front doors, and you’re greeted by an 80-foot atrium of live palm trees—an indoor paradise that surprises nearly everyone who sees it for the first time. Step outside, and mountain views surround you on every side.
We’re owned and operated by family-owned Stellar Senior Living. What people find here is: a community of professors, executives, business owners, artists, and veterans—many still working—who genuinely show up for each other. Wine tastings and community member art shows, monthly events worth getting dressed up for, full kitchens with granite countertops, and personal transportation that goes well beyond the doctor’s office. We hold a 4.8 out of 5 across 100+ Google reviews and a 9.3 out of 10 across 45+ reviews on A Place for Mom, and we were named to Utah’s 2025 Best of State for senior living.
If you’re considering Park Lane, this page is built to answer the questions people actually ask—both online and on tours. We cover daily life, dining, activities, apartment sizes, pricing, and how Park Lane compares to other independent living communities in Salt Lake City. If your question isn’t answered here, call us directly at (801) 537-1100 or schedule a tour.
What is Park Lane Senior Living?
Park Lane is a luxury independent living community for active adults 55 and older, located at 680 E 100 S in Salt Lake City, Utah. It's 100% independent living.
What draws people in is the lifestyle: scratch-made food served restaurant-style all day, an 80-foot atrium of live palm trees that stops nearly every first-time visitor in their tracks, full kitchens with granite countertops, and a calendar packed with cultural programming, outings, and events worth showing up for. What keeps people here is the community.
Who lives at Park Lane?
Accomplished, active adults—professors, business owners, executives, artists, veterans, and people who have spent decades living full lives and are ready for more. Some still work full-time. Many come from out of state or return to Salt Lake to be near family. Approximately 20 veterans currently call Park Lane home.
What the community is not: clicky. New faces are welcomed in, not sized up. Community members of all faiths, backgrounds, and orientations belong here equally, and by common agreement among community members, politics and religion stay off the table.
I think I might be too young for this. Is Park Lane right for me?
This is a hesitation we hear commonly—and the people who say it are often the ones who end up loving it most. Plenty of Park Lane community members are in their 60s and 70s, still working, still traveling, still fully in the middle of their lives.
Park Lane isn't about slowing down. It's for people who want more connection and less upkeep—not people who need care. You're not giving anything up by moving here. You're handing off the parts of life that wear you down so you have more room for the parts of life that lift you up.
The most common thing people say after moving in? They just wish they'd done it sooner.
Is this a care community?
No. Park Lane is fully independent living. People come here because they want to, not because they need to—there's no assisted living and no memory care.
If care needs come up over time, community members may bring private-duty support in, just as they would in any private home. Plenty of options are close at hand: visiting nurse practitioners, home health, and more can all come to you. Your independence remains; the support simply meets you where you are.
How does Park Lane compare to other independent living communities in Salt Lake City?
A few things set Park Lane apart.
The location, first of all. We're downtown, just outside the Avenues, within reach of the symphony, museums, the arts district, and the University of Utah, rather than out in the suburbs. For people who want to stay in the middle of city life, that's hard to match.
Then there's the building itself: the four-story atrium of live palm trees that surprises nearly everyone who walks in, full kitchens with granite countertops in every apartment, and personal transportation included in your monthly rate that goes well beyond doctor's visits. Not every community offers those things, and almost none offer all of them together.
What really distinguishes Park Lane, though, is the community. The people who live here are accomplished, curious, and genuinely engaged with one another and with the world. That's the part that's hardest to find and impossible to manufacture.
One honest note for anyone weighing their options: Park Lane is fully independent living. Some communities offer a built-in continuum into assisted living or memory care. Here, most community members who need more support over time choose to bring in private-duty help and keep living in the home they love, rather than move.
Apartments & Building
What apartment types are available?
Park Lane offers one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, each with a private balcony that opens to either the atrium or the outdoors. Every apartment comes with a full kitchen with granite countertops and full-size appliances, generous storage, individually controlled heating and air-conditioning, and a bathroom designed for both comfort and ease.
Agreements are on a month-by-month basis, so there's no long-term contract to sign and nothing locking you in.
Do apartments have kitchenettes?
No. Every Park Lane apartment comes with a full kitchen: granite countertops, full-size appliances, and generous cabinet space.
It's the kind of kitchen you may be used to, there for whenever you want to cook. That said, most community members find that once they've settled in and discovered the dining room, they cook far less than they expected to.
Do all apartments have balconies?
Yes. Every apartment at Park Lane has a private balcony.
Nine apartments have Juliet balconies that open directly onto the palm-filled atrium. The rest have exterior balconies—some looking out toward the mountains, others over the city skyline and its lights in the evening.
How much storage is there?
More than most people expect from senior living. Each apartment has a walk-in closet, an interior closet, and two exterior closets. Our community members often say that there's room for everything they want to bring with them, and then some.
Is the building new?
No, and that's part of the appeal. Park Lane has been an established part of downtown Salt Lake City for decades. Step inside an apartment, though, and "established" is not the word that comes to mind. Granite countertops, full-size appliances, and fresh, current finishes give the homes a look that feels every bit as up-to-date as anything newly built.
Dining
Are meals included?
Yes. All three chef-prepared meals each day are included in your monthly rate.
How does dining work at Park Lane?
Dining at Park Lane is restaurant-style—you're seated and served, not moving through a line. Three chef-prepared meals are served daily, and the dining room stays open from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm, so there's no set mealtime to plan around.
Each day brings a featured menu, but you're never limited to it: a robust alternative menu is available all day, alongside scratch-made soup and a salad bar. Order what you're in the mood for, whenever you're in the mood for it.
Between meals, the bistro is open around the clock with coffee, fresh-baked goods, fruit, and popcorn in the evenings.
How's the food?
Scratch-made and genuinely good—it's one of the first things people mention.
Chef Emina leads a kitchen built on fresh ingredients and real cooking, and the menu reflects what community members actually want to eat. She meets with them every month to hear what's landing and what they'd like to see, so the food evolves with the people eating it. Every day brings a rotating special alongside a robust alternative menu you can order from anytime, plus scratch-made soup and a salad bar that community members rave about. Everyday favorites like the chicken veggie quesadilla and chicken curry have their own following.
The monthly events are where the kitchen really stretches—rack of lamb, beef medallions, the kind of meal you'd dress up for. Plus, for every major event, Emina bakes fresh bread from her home country. It's become one of the things community members look forward to most.
Guests are welcome to join you for meals and special events for a small fee, which makes having family or friends over for dinner an easy yes.
Between meals, the bistro keeps things going with fresh-baked goods, fruit, coffee, and popcorn in the evenings.
Can I have guests for dinner?
Absolutely. Family and friends are welcome to join you for meals for just $10—it's a little like taking them out to dinner, except you never leave home and the bill stays low. Community members do it often: the menu gives guests real choices, so it feels like a night out without the cost or the drive.
For something more special, you can also reserve the private dining room and have a meal catered straight from the kitchen—a nice option for a birthday, an anniversary, or a family gathering.
Does the chef take community member input?
Yes, and not just as a formality. Chef Emina sits down with community members every month to hear what's working, what isn't, and what they'd like to see next. Sometimes, she'll even take a community member's own recipe and put it on the menu.
Can dietary needs be accommodated?
Yes. Our kitchen works with community members to accommodate dietary restrictions and preferences—vegetarian and gluten-free options are part of the regular rotation, and because everything is made from scratch, there's real flexibility to work around individual needs.
If you have specific needs, let us know when you reach out, and we'll make sure the right information gets to Chef Emina and the team.
Activities & Lifestyle
What is the social environment like?
Warm and refreshingly down-to-earth. For a community of such accomplished people—professors, executives, business owners, artists—there's no pretension. It's a real melting pot, and by all accounts, not a clicky one.
You feel it the moment you walk in. Community members greet visitors in the halls and have been known to ask, with a smile, when you're moving in. New arrivals don't have to find their footing alone, either: a resident-led welcome committee pairs each newcomer with someone already settled, so no one has to wonder where to sit at dinner or how to join in.
Is Park Lane inclusive?
Yes—deliberately and genuinely. Whatever your faith or background, you belong here. Community members and staff alike span a wide range of beliefs and walks of life, and the culture is built around treating each person simply as a person.
What is there to do at Park Lane?
A lot—the calendar runs 40 to 50 activities a week, on-site and off.
There's yoga and fitness with professional instructors four days a week, educational lectures, art history classes, current events discussions, wine tastings, the Melody Makers singing group, and an annual art show featuring the community's own work.
Much of it is led by community members themselves—this is a community of professors and artists and people who spent their lives being good at something, so one neighbor might lecture on her field while another runs a discussion group.
Games tend to be going between meals, and the library, with its fireplace and comfortable seating, is there when you'd rather read or talk quietly.
Beyond the building, weekly shuttle outings head to the symphony, museums, concerts, and the farmers' market. Once a month, the whole community throws a large themed event that tends to surprise people—one recent evening turned the place into an enchanted forest, complete with stilt walkers and a seven-foot fairy.
In between all of it, people are simply out and about: having coffee in the bistro, catching up over card games, relaxing in front of the fireplace in the library, or going on walks through the building or out into the city. There’s always something to do!
Are there special events?
Yes—and they're a real point of pride. Once a month, Park Lane puts on a large, fully produced themed event: elevated food, live entertainment, and the kind of production that surprises people.
Recent ones give you the idea. There was an Enchanted Forest, complete with contortionists, stilt walkers, and a seven-foot fairy. A spring celebration brought rack of lamb and dueling pianos. The annual community member art show fills the community with work that the community members have made themselves.
If you're considering Park Lane, these events are one of the best ways to get a feel for the place. You're welcome to come experience one before you decide.
Are outings included?
Yes. Weekly shuttle outings are part of life at Park Lane and included in your monthly rate—trips to the symphony, concerts, museums, the farmers market, and parks around the city.
Is there a salon or barbershop on site?
Yes. A beauty salon and barbershop are right here in the building, so a haircut or an appointment doesn't require scheduling a ride or coordinating with anyone—it's just down the hall.
Is there a gym?
Yes. There's a gym on site, along with professional-led fitness and yoga classes four days a week for community members who want to stay active.
Are pets allowed?
Yes—Park Lane is a pet-friendly community, and pets are part of daily life here. You'll meet a few friendly four-legged neighbors making their rounds, and for a lot of community members, having a companion along is part of what makes this feel like home.
If you're hoping to bring a pet, reach out, and we'll walk you through the details.
Is there a guest suite?
Yes. Park Lane has a guest suite available for community members' visiting family and friends—a comfortable, convenient place to stay right in the building, with a light breakfast included.
It's a nice option when loved ones come into town: close by, easy to settle into, and a lot more personal than a hotel. Ask us about current rates and availability when you're planning a visit.
Is there an app for staying connected?
Yes. We use LifeLoop, a platform that keeps community members and our team connected in one place. You can check the activity calendar, view the dining menu, message staff, schedule transportation, and submit maintenance requests—all from your phone or tablet.
Hi there! I’m Jacqui, and if you’re considering Park Lane, there’s a good chance we’ll get to meet.
Most of the folks I meet aren’t looking for care—they’re looking for connection, ease, and a fresh chapter that still feels like them. If that’s where you are, I’d love to learn more about your story and help you see if Park Lane is the right fit. No pressure—just a conversation.
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