A 126-room LivAway Suites hotel is to be constructed approximately 2,000 feet north of the northeast corner of South Greenfield Road and East Baseline Road in Mesa.
The landscaping and design for the LivAway Mesa Greenfield on 4.5 acres were discussed during the March 11 meeting of the Mesa Design Review Board. Chair Dane Astle, Vice Chair Justin Trexler and board member Paul Johnson were absent.
A Marriott hotel planned for the site will be replaced with the LivAway Suites hotel, Staff Planner Joshua Grandlienard said.
“The LivAway will be located on that eastern portion of the site,” he said. “This is for a 126-room hotel which is consistent with a previous approval. Vehicular access will be shared from that central kind of roundabout portion of driveway.”
Kelly Bell is the applicant. SREG Greenfield LLC is the owner.
A special-use permit is being sought with a site plan review to increase the allowed height limit from 30 feet to 50 feet. The four-story hotel is to have a gym, lobby and laundry area for guests, wrote Bell, president and managing member of Kbell Engineering LLC, in a project narrative.
“All architectural articulation is achieved by means of feature massing, varying fields of depth and parapet heights to satisfy city requirements,” it states. “The project proposes an outdoor common open space and amenity area. The open space area is 100% exposed to the sky except for those areas shaded by trees and landscaping.”
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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