Apartments, commercial slated near Hawes, Elliot in Mesa

Hawes Crossing MX Village 1 is to be constructed on the north side of the 8100 block of East Elliot Road and the west side of the 3500 block of the South 82nd Street alignment in Mesa.

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By Richard Dyer
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The planned look and landscaping for a Hawes Crossing MX Village 1 mixed-use development west of Hawes Road on the north side of Elliot Road were discussed at a recent meeting of the Mesa Design Review Board.

A total of 233 apartment units in four-story buildings are planned in the northern portion of the lot with two-story carriage homes fronting 82nd Street on the east side, Staff Planner Sean Pesek said at the board’s Sept. 12 meeting.

“And then to the south there are four commercial buildings — two multitenant buildings and then two freestanding drive-thru restaurants,” he said.

“There’s shared access from Elliot Road that extends north to the multiple-residence development. And then from the multiple-residence development there is an exit-only gate in the northeast corner. There’s also a 25-foot-wide open space buffer with a meandering trail that extends north from Elliot Road and will connect with Lennar’s open-space trail,” Pesek said.

Proposed plants include acacia, desert willow, Texas ebony, ironwood, date palm, thornless mesquite, cathedral live oak and Texas mountain laurel, according to the landscape plan,

Chris Webb of Rose Law Group is the applicant. Fore Green Development LLC is the owner.

Hawes Crossing MX Village 1 is a multifamily and commercial farm-inspired development on land that has historically been a part of a dairy farm, according to a written project narrative.

“The proposed project consists of 7.19 acres of multifamily residential and 4.5 acres of commercial uses, creating a horizontally mixed-use development. The multifamily portion of the project will be developed as a luxury residential community of farmhouse design-style inspired multifamily product,” it states. “There are a total of 233 multifamily residential dwelling units proposed, offering studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom options. Additionally, there is approximately 20,000 square feet of commercial/retail space available on the southern portion of the project.”

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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.