Mesa thrives in the center of the commercial real estate boom
AZBigMedia AZBigMedia The Mesa community is comprised of several master-planned communities including Taylor Morrison, Shea Homes, Marcay Homes, Meritage Homes, Pulte Homes, Woodside Homes, and ranked once again at No.7 in the nation and No.1 in Arizona is Eastmark by RCLCO, Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities. This development is one of the largest residential developments in the nation. It […]
Read More →Old mobile homes, ‘bedroom’ image vex Mesa
This dilapidated mobile home park in west Mesa is being replaced by a condo project spearheaded by the nonprofit Chicanos Por La Casa. / EVT By Gary Nelson | East Valley Tribune It may seem odd to say this about a city of 500,000 people, but Mesa is grappling with what it wants to be […]
Read More →Longtime Mesa city manager Charles Luster dies at 93
Charles K. Luster By Paul Maryniak | East Valley Tribune Former Mesa City Manager Charles K. Luster, who devoted 42 years of service to the city at a time of its most dynamic growth, died Oct. 24 after a brief illness. He was 93. Mr. Luster left a long legacy of accomplishments throughout his four-plus […]
Read More →10 developments are planned for downtown Mesa. Here’s a look at each
Downtown Mesa. / downtownmesa.com 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 […]
Read More →Plans for infill townhouses move forward next to Mesa Temple
Mesa Arizona Temple / Wikipedia By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter Plans to redevelop land by Mesa Arizona Temple are moving forward in the East Valley. The Mesa Planning Commission approved plans forwarded by Suburban Land Reserve Inc. to allow for 22 townhouse and six ‘cottage houses’ on 2.25 acres at Mesa Drive […]
Read More →Group appealing fine for attacking former Mesa mayor Scott Smith
During his ill-fated primary election run for governor in 2014, former Mesa Mayor Scott Smith was attacked in unscrupulous campaign ads./Tribune file photo By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services via East Valley Tribune A group that spent $260,000 attacking former Mesa Mayor Scott Smith in the 2014 gubernatorial primary is trying again to escape paying […]
Read More →Infill housing plans look to overcome skeptical neighbors
By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter Brighton Companies LLC is proposing an infill housing development with duplexes on a 4.51-acre site on Guadalupe Road near the Loop 202 freeway. The Mesa City Council will consider a rezoning request from Brighton to allow for the multiple residences on the site. The property is currently […]
Read More →Mesa considers infill housing plans
Mesa City Hall / Wikicommons By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter The Mesa City Council is considering rezoning a vacant 3.8-acre parcel near the Loop 202 and Southern Avenue for an infill housing development. The development group called Hampton East II LLC wants the property rezoned from single-family residential to allow for multiple […]
Read More →Disabled Mesa veteran will keep his mobile home after all
By Rebekah L. Sanders | Arizona Republic Jim Boerner’s worry that he might become homeless at any moment is over. Finally. The Mesa disabled veteran had been in danger of being evicted for months because of a series of blunders by Maricopa County officials. His mobile home was mistakenly sold at auction over property taxes that he had already […]
Read More →Mesa needs new housing to keep up with growth, affordability concerns
By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter The city of Mesa expects to need more than 26,800 new housing units by 2030 as it continues to see population growth and deals with the need for affordable and workforce housing. Mesa expects to have more than 566,600 residents by 2030 up its current population of […]
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