An office development planned for 1 acre west of Lindsay Road on the north side of Southern Avenue in Mesa will be the new headquarters for Boomerang, a real estate finance company.
The landscaping and look of the Boomerang headquarters development were discussed at the Jan. 10 meeting of the Mesa Design Review Board. Board member Dane Astle recused himself due to a conflict of interest — he is the applicant.
The property to be re-purposed for the development is slated to be rezoned to office with a bonus intensity zone overlay, Staff Planner Chloe Durfee Daniel said at the board meeting.
“The site plan is 11,012 square feet of building space with a mixture of an existing building and a new building. You have about 5,463 square feet existing of the two different buildings and then 5,549 square feet of new. So two separate buildings,” she said.
Astle of Edifice Architecture is the applicant. Boomerang Southern LLC is the owner.
Improvements at the site will include the remodeling of the existing building and the addition of new areas adjoined to the existing building and an accessory structure, according to a written project narrative.
“The proposed design aesthetic is in line with the surrounding area. The facade will include the reuse of the existing brick and new brick to match where needed, painted stucco, and gray (concrete masonry unit) block with black grout. The existing painted metal accessory building will be partially visible from the street,” it states.
The all-volunteer Mesa Design Review Board is unique in that its composition is set by the zoning ordinance to include two architects; two from other design professions such as landscape architecture, engineering, urban planning, interior design or other design-related background; one contractor or developer; and two residents, according to the city’s website.
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Richard Dyer Managing Editor | East Valley @RHDyer
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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