Apartments planned at old Mesa General Hospital site
The elevations and landscaping were reviewed at a recent meeting of the Mesa Design Review Board.
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The apartment complex is to be constructed on the east side of the 400 to 600 blocks of North Mesa Drive, the west side of the 500 block of North Lesueur and the north side of the 400 block of East Fourth Place.
A 180-unit apartment complex is to be constructed east of Mesa Drive and north of University Drive at the site of the former Mesa General Hospital, which closed in May 2008.
The Mesa Planning and Zoning Board on June 28 voted 5-0 on a consent agenda with other items to recommend that the city council approve rezoning six acres to multiple residence-4 with a planned area development overlay and a site plan review for the Mesa Drive Apartments. Absent were Vice Chair Benjamin Ayers and board member Genessee Montes.
The primary access to the apartment complex of studio, one- and two-bedroom units will be from North Mesa Drive, Planner Samantha Brannagan said at a study session prior to the meeting.
“For reference this is the location of the Mesa General Hospital back in the day. This lot previously had a parking structure on it but has since been (demolished),” she said. “They are proposing four apartment buildings of which all of them will be three stories high.”
Synetic Design is the applicant. AZ MED CAP LLC is the owner.
Amenities will include a clubhouse/leasing office with a fitness center and lounge, a pool, dog park and center greenspace courtyard with landscaping, hammocks and picnic tables, according to a written project narrative.
“The development is on the site of the former Mesa General Hospital, which closed in May 2008, and surrounded by medical and multifamily housing,” it states. “The development is planned to accommodate 260 (parking) spaces and an additional 37 spaces will be shared with the hospital to the north of the site per the shared parking agreement.”
The seven-member Mesa Planning and Zoning Board conducts hearings and makes recommendations to council on requests for changes in zoning and on required site plans. It also considers and recommends changes in the city’s long-range plans and in the municipal code concerning planning and zoning matters. Members are appointed for staggered terms of three years, according to the city’s website.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on Twitter @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
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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