By Cecilia Chan | Gilbert Sun
Fred Gieszl was just out of high school in the 1970s when he bought 12 acres at the northeast corner of Recker and Williams Field roads for farming.
Nearly 50 years later, Gieszl is ready to grow rental housing and a shopping center on the site within the master-planned 738-acre Cooley Station community.
“We’re pretty excited about this project,” said Greg Davis, president of IPlan Consulting, representing the family. “We think it will be successful moving forward.”
Davis and Jason Barney of Circle G Property Development held a virtual neighborhood meeting recently with Frank and Carolyn Gieszle attending to present Traditions at Cooley Station for feedback. It’s the first step before a formal submittal to the Town for a minor General Plan amendment, which is expected to occur in the coming weeks.
