By Jordan Houston | East Valley Tribune
Mesa’s downtown is one step closer to a major makeover.
During a recent City Council study session, Downtown Transformation Manager Jeff McVay gave an update on a large downtown project and introduced two others — a new Arizona State University location at the Mesa City Center, accompanied by studios, and a Co+Hoots at Benedictine University.
The three projects are part of a larger effort to breathe life into the city’s downtown area while establishing an Innovation District, said McVay.
“There are multiple goals we’re trying to achieve here. The simple one is the basic desire to have a more active and vibrant downtown,” he said. “More specifically though, we’re trying to create an innovation district ecosystem, which is about trying to generate more opportunities for businesses and employment that will feed the general economy of downtown.”
