By Alison Steinbach | Arizona Republic
A boutique hotel, a brewery and an array of apartments — from one focused on sustainable living to another offering an ultra modern twist — are planned in downtown Mesa’s one square mile.
The projects are energizing city leaders who have long sought to transform the downtown into a bustling, innovative urban core.
For now, the square mile of downtown has the lowest population density of any developed square mile in the city, according to Jeff McVay, Mesa’s manager of downtown transformation.
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