By Maritza Dominguez | Arizona Republic
Developers want to turn about 60 acres of raw desert in Mesa at Signal Butte Road and Southern Avenue into a hub of apartment complexes and a shopping center.
Bela Flor Communities LLC and Vivo Partners submitted initial plans to the city on Aug. 21.
Bela Flor is expanding its footprint in the area. In 2020, the company received approval for the Mountain Vista master plan, a development at the southwest corner of Southern Avenue and Signal Butte Road. Development for the area had been on the books since 2007 after an attempt to bring a Super Target on the western parcel failed.
That Mountain Vista project is near buildout. An EOS Fitness Center will open at the beginning of 2024 at the plaza. Between the two master-planned areas, about 2,500 apartment units are expected, said Bela Flor President Hudd Hassell.