A 237,860-square-foot building with a height ranging from 20 feet to 65 feet is planned.
City of Mesa
The Komatsu sales and service facility is to be constructed on the south side of the 9900 block of East Pecos Road and the west side of the 6800 to 7100 blocks of South Crismon Road in Mesa.
The Mesa Design Review Board recently discussed the look and landscaping for a Komatsu sales and service facility to be constructed on 22 acres on the south side of Pecos Road and west side of Crismon Road.
The industrial development was discussed at the board’s Oct. 8 meeting. Board Chair Dane Astle was absent.
A 237,860-square-foot building with a height ranging from 20 feet to 65 feet is planned, Staff Planner Kwasi Abebrese said during the meeting.
“The site is currently vacant with an existing irrigation well head at the northeast corner of the site,” he said. “The building includes a truck dock and a loading area on the west side as well as an outdoor storage yard that will be confined to the rear one-half of the lot. The loading and outdoor storage areas will be screened with a 8-foot-tall wall from public view.”
Jeff Ducay of Cawley Architects is the applicant. Sunbelt Mesa Ellsworth LP is the owner.
The development is part of a vacant 100-ace parcel near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, David W. Fulk of Cawley Architects wrote in a project narrative.
“Functions within the buildings conform to the light-industrial zoning criteria. The various functions have been laid out in four different blocks, namely the administration offices, the shop and warehouse, the employee amenity, and the weld and machine shop. The different blocks have been defined by varied building massing and parapet heights, building materials and architectural elements to bring variety and interest to the long building facade,” 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.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on X @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
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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