By Roland Murphy | AZBEX
Simpatico Communities is planning a new 20-acre mixed-use master planned development in Casa Grande on the south side of East McCartney Road, approximately one-quarter mile from Interstate 10.
McCartney Commons will require a rezoning from General Business and Multifamily Residential to Planned Area Development. Simpatico has also requested review and approval for a preliminary development plan.
The northern half of the parcel, slightly less than 11 acres, will be designated for commercial use and may be set as two parcels—A and B. Parcel A would be 4.29 gross acres, and Parcel B would be 6.47. If the PAD is approved, development standards would allow for building heights of up to 45 feet, versus the 35 feet allowed under the current commercial zoning.
The southern portion of slightly more than nine acres—Parcel C—is planned for multifamily. The proposed density of 10-45 units per acre would allow for “Build to Rent, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, traditional apartments, rental townhomes (horizontal or stacked),” according to the submitted development standards.
Internal circulation is planned via an extension of Tucker Road, which would run on an east-west orientation through the site and serve as a boundary between the commercial and residential sections. From there it would turn to the south and create the eastern boundary of the PAD.
