Preliminary design for a 372-unit apartment complex on 18.6 acres east of Sossaman Road on the south side of Elliot Road recently was discussed by the Mesa Design Review Board.
A total of 781 parking stalls are required and 782 parking stalls are proposed for the development within a portion of Hawes Crossing Village 2, Staff Planner Sean Pesek said at the board’s May 10 meeting.
“You can see that buildings three, four, five and 15 are pushed up toward Elliot and the future alignment of Arcadia Street so parking is located to the side and rear of the street-facing buildings,” he said.
The applicant is seeking an alternate landscape plan reduction of foundation base along the exterior walls of the public entrance, he said.
A 15-foot-wide foundation base is required along exterior walls with a public entrance, but due to the application of fire codes, the applicant proposed a minimum 10-foot-wide foundation base along select walls with a public entrance, according to a city document.
Building materials include brick veneer, stucco, aluminum siding and metal awnings.
Brian Andersen of BMA Architecture LLC is the applicant. Acero Hawes LLC is the owner.
The residential rental community will have 150 one-bedroom units, 186 two-bedroom units and 36 three-bedroom units, according to a written project narrative.
“A multi-family residential community at this location is the ideal use for this property with the growing medical industry job market in the surrounding area. The proposed multi-family residential community will provide additional and alternative housing opportunities to address the needs of the city and future employers,” 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 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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