By Adrienne St. Clair for Arizona Builder’s Exchange
City of Mesa planners have approved a rezoning request from Khangura Development & BioCity Enterprises, LLC to build a major multi-use, campus-style assisted living development just south and east of the SEC of Crismon Road and Hampton Avenue.
The proposal, submitted Oct. 1, was approved with conditions by the city’s planning department this week.
The new development will be built in phases on a mostly vacant 20-acre (16.4 net acre) property and will incorporate “a mix of healthcare uses that will revolutionize the current model for aging in place.” It will include a nursing school/rehab facility, an integrated independent living facility, medical offices, restaurants, cafés and hotels.
The GrandeVita – A BioCity Enterprise, as it will be called, will feature a high-end resort-style design, complete with reflecting pools, pergolas, fountains and green roofs. Winding pedestrian walkways and bridges are meant to increase – even encourage – pedestrian mobility throughout the development. Additionally, the developer notes residential buildings will be built away from commercial spaces to maintain balance and keep noise levels down.
