Mesa City Council will likely approve a rezone of 196 acres later this month in Southeast Mesa that should clear the way for the mix-used Legacy Park development.
The Planning and Zoning Board last week voted 7-0 to recommend that Council on Sept. 14 reclassify the property at Ellsworth and Williams Field roads to Planned Community District from Light Industrial.
The project, a joint venture between Vestar and Pacific Proving LLC, includes 2,400 multifamily units, offices, commercial and a resort hotel.
“This project by far is the heaviest lift by an applicant and their consulting team … that I’ve seen in my tenure on the board,” Chairperson Troy Peterson said during the Aug. 26 study session. “It sets the bar at a higher level and brings this kind of next-level development that I think the vision’s been for a long time…