Commercial Case Study
St. Regis Hotel — Deer Valley, Utah
Park City, UT | Luxury Hospitality | Commercial Stone Fabrication
Project Type
Commercial Hotel
Location
Deer Valley, Park City UT
Stone Used
Multiple Premium Natural Stones
Applications
Lobbies, Suites & Amenities
The St. Regis Deer Valley is one of the most prestigious resort properties in the American West — a five-star ski-in, ski-out hotel perched at 8,000 feet in the mountains above Park City, Utah, where the standard for material finishes is simply uncompromising. When Howard Gerstner was brought onto this project, the expectation was clear: every cut, every seam, every polished edge would be inspected by designers and hospitality professionals who spent careers working with the finest materials in the world.
Stone fabrication for a project of this caliber is categorically different from residential work. The tolerance for variation in a seam — the gap, the height differential between two slabs — is effectively zero. In a luxury hotel lobby or suite bathroom, stone is not a background material; it is the design. Every slab choice has been made by an interior designer with a specific vision, and the fabricator's job is to execute that vision with surgical precision. A miscut, a poorly matched seam, or a polished edge that doesn't read as intentional is not acceptable and cannot be hidden.
Howard's work at the St. Regis spanned multiple areas of the property, requiring coordination with general contractors, interior designers, and hotel management across an extended project timeline. This is the kind of work that demands not just stone-cutting expertise, but the professional discipline to show up, communicate clearly, and deliver in an environment where hundreds of tradespeople are working simultaneously and schedule slippage has cascading consequences.
What This Project Demonstrated
The St. Regis project is referenced not as a boast, but as a credential — evidence that Howard's fabrication quality has been evaluated against the highest possible standard and found sufficient. When a five-star hospitality brand signs off on your stone work, it means your cuts are straight, your seams are tight, your edges are consistent, and your installation doesn't move. That same quality is what every Wasatch Front homeowner gets when they hire Granite Countertops of Utah LLC for their kitchen or bathroom renovation.
Commercial Case Study
Huntsman Cancer Institute — University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT | Medical Research Facility | Commercial Stone Installation
Project Type
Medical Research Facility
Location
University of Utah, SLC
Stone Used
Premium Commercial Stone
Applications
Interior Common Areas
The Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah is one of the most respected cancer research and treatment facilities in the United States — a place where the physical environment is deliberately designed to provide comfort and dignity to patients and families navigating some of the hardest moments of their lives. Stone work in a facility like this is not merely functional; it is part of an architectural language intended to communicate stability, warmth, and permanence.
Commercial stone installation in a major medical or institutional building involves a set of constraints that simply don't exist in residential work. Access windows are tightly controlled — deliveries and installation crews must work within scheduled windows that don't disrupt patient care or facility operations. Dust and debris management requirements are strict. Materials must meet specific durability and ease-of-maintenance specifications because commercial facilities cannot shut down areas for stone re-sealing and repairs the way homeowners can schedule maintenance.
Howard's involvement with the Huntsman Cancer Institute project required meeting all of these constraints while still delivering the polished, refined result the building's design demanded. It is the kind of project that demonstrates adaptability — the ability to bring residential-quality craftsmanship into a commercial environment with entirely different logistical requirements, and to do it reliably.
Experience That Translates to Your Home
Both the St. Regis and Huntsman projects represent the upper end of what is demanded from a stone fabricator. The precision required on those projects exceeds what most residential jobs technically require — which means that when Howard brings that same attention to your kitchen countertop or master bath vanity, you are receiving commercial-grade craftsmanship on a residential budget. There are no corners cut. There are no "good enough" seams. The quality is simply what Howard knows how to deliver.