Good morning, East Mesa.
Highs climb from 107 today to 111 by Wednesday, with an extreme heat watch in effect Wednesday and Thursday, so save outdoor errands for the early morning.
- 🏗️ 261 apartments pitched at Signal Butte and Rubidium. The plan goes to Mesa's Planning and Zoning Board Wednesday.
- 🏠 Mesa's May housing numbers. Sale prices, new listings, and how fast homes are moving.
- ⚽ World Cup at Red Mountain Library. Matches on the big screen daily through Friday.
- 🌽 Two markets Saturday. Eastmark Farmers Market and the Berry Sweet Market at Vertuccio Farms.
- ⛳ Glowball night golf at Augusta Ranch. Saturday night.
- 🏗️ Eastmark corridor dev watch. A 750-acre plan change and a new development deal.
- 🎸 Around the Valley. Bob Dylan, ASAP Rocky, and a metal bill in Tempe.
261 apartments head to Planning and Zoning Wednesday
A 261-unit apartment complex with a small retail strip is proposed for the southwest corner of Signal Butte and Rubidium, and it goes before Mesa's Planning and Zoning Board this week.
Key facts:
- What: "Homestead at Eastmark," 261 apartments plus 2.2 acres of retail and commercial space.
- Where: Southwest corner of South Signal Butte Road and East Rubidium Avenue, on about 11.7 acres.
- When: Planning and Zoning Board public hearing, Wednesday, June 24.
- Status: City staff recommends approval with conditions. The site is in council District 6.
The project would add rental housing to a stretch of Eastmark that has been mostly for-sale single-family homes, on a corner already lined up for more growth as the area builds out east of Signal Butte.
What to watch: the board's recommendation moves to City Council for the final vote. The staff narrative is here.
The week ahead
Monday and Tuesday
- 🎶 Las Sendas Live Music Nights. Live music at Las Sendas, 7555 E. Eagle Crest Dr.
- ⚽ World Cup at Red Mountain Library. Matches on the giant screen, daily through Friday.
Wednesday and Thursday
- 🧠 Trivia night at On The Green Sports Grill. Free to play, 7 PM Wednesday.
- 🎤 Powerful Voices open mic. Music, comedy, and poetry Thursday night in Mesa.
Friday
- 🍷 JUSTIN Vineyards dinner at Las Sendas. A wine dinner at the Vistas Pavilion.
- 🏀 TRIBE Athletics basketball tournament. At Arizona Athletic Grounds, running into the weekend.
Saturday
- 🌽 Eastmark Farmers Market. Eastmark Great Park, Saturday morning.
- 🍓 Berry Sweet Market. Vertuccio Farms, 4011 S Power Rd.
- ⛳ Glowball night golf at Augusta Ranch. Glow-in-the-dark golf after dark.
Around East Mesa
- 🏠 Mesa's housing market cooled slightly in May. The median sale price was $452,500, down about 1% from a year ago. 538 new listings hit the market, and homes took around 55 days to sell.
- 🏅 Mesa ranked among the best-run cities in the country. A new WalletHub study put Mesa in the top 10 nationally and first in Arizona. Details.
🏗️ Eastmark Corridor & Dev Watch
What's getting built along Ellsworth, Signal Butte, and the East Mesa industrial corridor.
- 📐 A 750-acre plan change shares Wednesday's agenda. The "DU 5/6 South" amendment redraws the planning boundaries that govern how 750 acres of the Eastmark area, between Elliot and Point Twenty-Two Boulevard west of Signal Butte, can be developed. Staff recommends approval. The narrative is here.
- 📝 A new development deal near Signal Butte and Southern. Council approved a development agreement in May for a parcel just east of that corner. The filing doesn't yet spell out what's going there. Details.
From the schools
Around the Valley
A few shows worth leaving East Mesa for this week.
- 🎸 Killswitch Engage, Machine Head, Iron Reagan and Havok. Marquee Theatre, Tempe, Wednesday. A heavy four-band bill, and the shortest drive of the bunch. Tickets.
- 🎵 Bob Dylan. Arizona Financial Theatre, downtown Phoenix, Tuesday. One of the smaller rooms he plays these days. Tickets.
- 🎤 ASAP Rocky. Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, Tuesday. Tickets.
- 🎶 Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks. Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Tuesday. The voice of Yes, in the round. Tickets.