She wandered through a one-bedroom apartment with maple molding, cherry hardwood floors and kitchen drawers that close themselves. A spiral staircase led to an upper loft with another bedroom, bath and a deck.

Of Midtown's 1.4 million square feet, 120,000 square feet is office space with the same amount for retail. Pizzeria 712 will be the first restaurant to open, firing up the pizza oven on Tuesday.

Chefs Joseph McRae and Colton Soelberg, formerly chefs at Sundance, wanted to start their own restaurant and started looking for places to go.

"We came and met (Midtown Village executives), and within 20 minutes, this is where we knew we wanted to be," McRae said.

Pizzeria 712, a full-service restaurant, will mimic high-scale cuisine but use local and organic ingredients.

"I think (Midtown Village) will improve Orem a million times," McRae said. "Once more stores open up, the Hale Center Theater, restaurants, a higher-end shopping center — it's a real draw. It's going to be a great asset for the community."

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