Major Planning Activity in Eastmark as Six Subdivisions Clear Mesa City Council

Development Units planned for Eastmark

Eastmark will soon see new development activity as Mesa City Council recently approved six final subdivision plats within Development Units 8 & 9 of the master planned community. The subdivision plats, recorded as “Encore at Eastmark” (Parcels 9-1 & 9-2) and “The Estates at Eastmark” (Parcels 8-1 through 8-4), are located just west of the southwest corner of Ray and Signal Butte Roads and will contain 555 single-family residential lots on 201.74 acres. In addition to these six residential additions, Mesa City Council also approved a second phase subdivision plat for Eastmark Parcel 7-50—future site of a Basis Charter School, The Great Park, and Community Center—located at the northeast corner of Ray Road and Eastmark Parkway. 

The new residential subdivisions within Development Units 8 & 9 signify a major push by developers DMB, as it is the first development to extend south of Ray Road within the boundaries of the greater Eastmark planned area. The Mesa Planning & Zoning Board previously approved development Units 8 & 9 on June 19^th, 2013—establishing roughly 550 acres of improvable land within the Eastmark Community Plan.

Parcel / Plat	Lot Count / Lot Type	Acreage (per city docs)
EASTMARK 7-50 (PHASE 2)	3 Lots, PCD	10.88 ac
ENCORE AT EASTMARK, PARCEL 9-1	189 Lots, Residential	57.16 ac
ENCORE AT EASTMARK, PARCEL 9-2	99 lots, Residential	38.83 ac
THE ESTATES AT EASTMARK, PARCEL 8-1	74 Lots, Residential	22.91 ac
THE ESTATES AT EASTMARK, PARCEL 8-2	87 Lots, Residential	29.98 ac
THE ESTATES AT EASTMARK, PARCEL 8-3	64 Lots, Residential	31.41 ac
THE ESTATES AT EASTMARK, PARCEL 8-4	42 Lots, Residential	21.01 ac

The expansion south of Ray Road will help solidify one of the initial residential cores of Eastmark, as Development Units 7 & 8, lying west of the intersection of Ray and Signal Butte Roads, are intended to be the central neighborhoods for the eastern and southern portions of Eastmark. According to the 2008 Community plan, “These neighborhoods form the basis of the social fabric of the community and are intended to be designed as intimate neighborhoods that encourage walking and social interaction”. 

Lot sizes will vary throughout the six new subdivisions in Development Units 8 & 9 with typical dimensions ranging from 45’X127 to 90’X140’. The subject sites south of Ray Road are currently owned by a partnership between AV Homes and Terrawest with backing from Jen Partners, who acquired the ±527 acre parcel from DMB Mesa Proving Grounds, LLC, in November of 2012 for $32,157,150.00 or roughly $61,019.26 per acre.

By:

Cody Weisel

Planning Analyst

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