By Chris Coppola | The Republic
Project would include 24 market-rate apartments in separate building.
Mesa is giving a developer more time to secure the tax credits needed to build low-income apartments for seniors downtown, despite objections from some residents who say the city needs higher-income renters in the area.
The City Council voted 5-1 on Monday to allow Mesa Housing Associates II to first build 24 market-rate apartment units southeast of First Street and Macdonald and later develop a five-story building with 71 low-income senior apartments next door.