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| El Rancho Apartments @ 719 E Main Street |
El Rancho is one of the first Form Based Zoning projects in the City of Mesa.
Financing for the project comes from the
sale of Low Income Housing Tax Credits, which the project was awarded in
2013. A construction loan from Chase Bank will finance the project
through lease-up. Arizona Department of Housing provided gap financing
and the City of Mesa provided both a grant and loan through Housing
Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) funds, without which the project would not be
feasible.
Ground was broken in August of last year, after the removal of a one-story blighted motel. Perlman Architects of Arizona came up with the unique design for families with children
It will rise four
stories above the Main Street light rail tracks not far from a new station. The
66 unit apartment community is the latest in a series of new
housing opportunities in Mesa.
The City of Mesa has invested heavily in
the pursuit of creating a local culture conducive to supporting the arts which
this project fully supports. In addition to the public art spaces, there
is also a large communal gallery, a flexible studio space for children's
service programming, a media room, computer lab, an outdoor eating area, a
community garden (in cooperation with Mesa Urban Garden) and a pool.
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| Eric Paine CEO |
El Rancho will put all but two of its apartments on levels
two, three and four, and the ground floor will be used for under-building
parking and community facilities with a retail façade.
We’re looking at a $13.6M total project,” says developer Eric Paine for
Community Development Partners. “That includes land and soft costs. The
construction cost is about $9M.” The project will be leased at affordable
rents, although Paine says that the difference between market and affordable in
that area of Mesa is pretty close.
The property management company handling the leasing of the affordable units has just posted an announcement for information and applications with an availability date of June 15, 2015
From this photo taken today of the site under construction this project is well on its way to take its place "in the heart of downtown Mesa, AZ.
Quotation of wording from Celtic Managment's website
..update with credits and links to follow
Phase II Escobedo @ Verde Vista
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| Phase 1 Photo Credit: Gorman Construction |
Phase II Escobedo @ Verde Vista
Groups working together on the transformation of Downtown Mesa are turning heads with their initiatives in new urban design to construct residential communities that are regenerating the physical landscape while meeting the needs for housing to improve the lives and services for a growing population.
Gorman & Co. has transformed a boarded-up public housing project in Mesa, Ariz., into a diverse community. The site housed African-American pilots during World War II in segregated barracks and then was converted into segregated public housing for African-American and Hispanic households. The Escobedo Project was finally integrated in the 1960s but was vacated in 2007 and 2008 due to its dilapidated state.
Gorman teamed with Save the Family Foundation of Arizona, which serves homeless families, and West Mesa CDC to revive the site. The first phase of Escobedo at Verde Vista, completed in November 2014, provides 70 units of housing for low-income families, seniors, and those with special needs. It also includes a 15,000-square-foot headquarters for Save the Family.
Source for above from: article by Christine Sirline from July of last year Article from Housing Finance
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| Townhouse Construction |
Units will have a rental range of $256 for one bedroom, $296 for two bedrooms, $331-$750 for three bedrooms and $705-$824 for four-bedroom units. A total of 49 percent of the units target households with incomes at 30 percent and below the area median income, 32 percent at 50 percent AMI and 19 percent at 60 percent AMI, according to the press release from Save The Family.
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| Construction showing unit configurations |
information source from Newzap: here
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| New building to be donated by Gorman for foster families |
He took the time to step out in the middle of supervising construction while this reporter was walking around in the rain to see and photograph the expanding project.
Brian pointed out that the building pictured to the left will be the physical location for social services provided for foster families and to be generously donated by Gorman to Helen's Hope Chest, part of Mesa United Way, http://www.mesaunitedway.org/helens-hope-chest-1 much the same way that the 15,000 sq. ft. headquarters for Save The Family and Mesa United Way across the street on the south side of University Drive was conveyed by Gorman Construction to that organization.
http://www.dunlap-magee.com/Apartments/module/property_info/property%5Bid%5D/52899
Features include a photo slideshow, with floor plans, pricing structures, amenities to be provided, and an application
http://www.escobedoatverdevistaapts.com/
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