Via City of Mesa
By Maritza Dominguez | Arizona Republic
A Mesa-based nonprofit plans to create affordable housing units for senior citizens and veteran residents with a new $30 million development.
The Mesa City Council approved zoning changes on a one-acre property in July to allow A New Leaf, a housing and social service agency, to begin development on Phase 4 of its La Mesita housing campus.
The agency purchased the land, previously the location of a payday lending establishment, in 2015 to one day expand its services. Phase 4 will complete the campus on the northwest corner of Main Street and Dobson Road.
The project will have two floors of residential units with 48 studio units and six one-bedroom units for a total of 54 affordable units, according to planning documents submitted to the city. It will be connected to the larger campus, which offers financial literacy classes and other programs for residents living in the temporary housing shelter.
