More than two decades after the city bulldozed about 60 houses to make way for an entertainment venue along University and Mesa drives that never happened, the Mesa City Council approved a plan with Culdesac for a 25-acre lot to transform the area.
It’s a big moment for the council, which strived to build on a piece of prominent land north of downtown once voted one of the Valley’s worst eyesores.
On Sept. 8 the council voted unanimously to approve the development agreement and ground lease, which lays the foundation for a future purchase agreement between the city and Culdesac…