Catori Canyon completes second block of townhomes; local developments in “holding pattern” during market uncertainties

Property develop­ments in the area of Kanab are slowing down, according to some realtors and city officials familiar with the major real estate projects in the area - slowing down, but not stopping.

Left to right:

• Ventana resort’s phase one has been approved, and two of their townhomes - one two-unit and one six-unit - are nearing completion and operation. Four building permits are pretending payment for more townhomes, and half of the attainable housing projected for phase one. Photo by Ty Gant.

• Nineteen new Kivas, completed in January, are in negotiation for new owners to move in – realtors predict residents within 45 days. Photo by Ty Gant.

• Catori Canyon’s amenities were completed in late 2025, and project realtors predict the gates on the private portion of the community will be complete in the coming weeks. Photo courtesy of Jeremy Chamberlain.

According to Jeremy Chamberlain, one of the realtors with the Catori Canyon subdi­vision west of Kanab Creek, “We’re really excited about the con­tracts we have. We’re in negotiations for several of them right now … we dropped the price on the Kivas and the single family lots in January and that sparked some additional interest.” The Kivas are the multi-family town­home units within Catori, in contrast to the larger single family lots on the north side of the sub­division. Nineteen of these units were just completed in Janu­ary, 2026, to bring the finished total to 34, and while the origi­nal 15 built in 2023 are mostly used as short-term and vaca­tion rentals, the new units are meant to be owned and lived in by residents. “With how these contracts are looking,” said Cham­berlain, “we project move-ins within 45 days.”

Catori also finished construction on the re­sort amenities associ­ated with the Kivas in the last month, open­ing the pools, hot tub, pickleball court and playground for use by their residents. In the next month, proj­ect workers predict the fencing and gate around the private Ki­vas will be complete.

Reviews of the devel­opment - from current buyers and short-term rental reviews - have generally been positive, with renters commenting on the quality construction and resort feel of the homes, even before the amenities were usable.

While the develop­ment is approved for 80 more kivas and 23 roughly half-acre single family homes, realtors say the proj­ect is “in a holding pat­tern” awaiting more interest from the mar­ket. Per Chamber­lain, one single-family lot is purchased and complete, and while parties have shown interest in the other lots, no construction is slated for the near future.

Ventana Resort, a large hotel and re­sort property with associated condos and high-density housing near Jackson Flat Reservoir, has also adjusted to the lull in housing price growth - while initial projec­tions put the first townhomes ready for renting in late 2025, amenities and condos progressing in early 2026 and the hotel built out and ready in late 2026, as of Febru­ary of 2026, Kanab City reports only plat approval for phase one, consisting of two townhomes. While the Ventana team have not yet responded with a statement on the project, local of­ficials report slow but constant progress, with attainable hous­ing timelines being pushed back in favor of townhomes and businesses to bring in early revenue. The phase two plat, for the resort hotel and other commercial buildings, has been approved but not recorded, render­ing their timeline for a 2026 open “doable depending on sub­contractors, but not consistent with what we’ve seen from other hotels in the area,” according to city staff.

While it may not be as many as ini­tially predicted nor as quickly as initial­ly predicted, Kanab residents can plan on at least a few new neighbors moving in this season. While market shakeups can adjust the pace of projects like Catori, Ventana and Willow in the greater county area, local realtors and developers project these developments continuing through the slowing housing market.