City Council OKs big NE Mesa housing project

By Jim Walsh, Tribune Staff Writer With opponents bemoaning the loss of pristine desert to the end, Mesa City Council last week unanimously approved zoning for Blandford Homes’ Reserve at Red Rock resort-style subdivision. Beyond the oft-stated concerns about airport noise and residential encroachment on Falcon Field, a 17-acre buffer sliced from the 132-acre site … Read more

National homebuilders snapping up lots throughout Valley

After a couple slow months, national homebuilder purchases of lots has begun picking up in the Phoenix area. Denver-based Richmond American Homes recently plopped down $4.54 million in cash for 112 lots at Vistancia Village in Peoria, according to Vizzda LLC real estate database. The partially finished lots are north of the northwest corner of … Read more

Mesa to vote on mixed-use development near airport

By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter The Mesa City Council will consider rezoning an 89-acre parcel at Signal Butte and East Williams Field Roads for a planned mixed-use development. The project – Destination at Gateway – looks to have commercial developments including auto dealerships along with residential components. The Mesa Council will also … Read more