East RDA
Connected Corridors. Neighborhood Growth. Flexible Opportunity.
The East Redevelopment Area is a corridor-driven district that weaves together Mesa’s historic neighborhoods through three distinct yet complementary corridors. Anchored by the Main Street Corridor’s pedestrian-scaled, transit-connected character, the district transitions through Broadway Road’s neighborhood-serving commercial and multifamily opportunities and extends to Southern Avenue’s larger sites suited for flexible employment and commercial uses. Together, these corridors create a balanced redevelopment environment that supports neighborhood connectivity, incremental infill, and larger-scale investment, all while reinforcing Mesa’s historic fabric and long-term growth strategy.
Transit & Character: Pedestrian-scaled development and adaptive reuse opportunities along Main Street reinforce Mesa’s historic fabric while leveraging light rail connectivity.
Flexible Employment Sites: Larger parcels along Southern Avenue support a range of employment, commercial, and industrial-adjacent uses, offering flexibility for businesses and developers seeking scale.
Neighborhood Transition: Broadway Road offers opportunities for neighborhood-serving commercial and multifamily development that strengthens connections to schools, parks, and surrounding residential areas.
Why Invest
The East Redevelopment Area presents developers with a corridor-based, mixed-use platform uniquely positioned for scalable investment and long-term value creation. Anchored by the expanding Main Street transit corridor, Broadway Road neighborhood transitions, and larger flexible sites along Southern Avenue, the district offers a variety of development typologies — from pedestrian-oriented infill and adaptive reuse to neighborhood commercial, multifamily housing, and employment uses. Its location adjacent to Downtown Mesa and along key light rail and multimodal transportation routes enhances access to regional markets and talent, while the plan’s focus on walkability, corridor revitalization, and community character creates demand for vibrant urban living and neighborhood-serving uses.
Area Highlights
The East Redevelopment Area is defined by opportunity that unfolds corridor by corridor — offering developers a chance to work within established neighborhoods while shaping their next chapter. Rather than a single catalytic site, the district presents a series of targeted infill, adaptive reuse, and flexible redevelopment opportunities along Main Street, Broadway Road, and Southern Avenue. This is an area primed for thoughtful redevelopment that adds value without erasing character, delivering projects that feel embedded, connected, and enduring in a market increasingly defined by place-based demand.
Redevelopment Tools Available
Mesa offers a suite of redevelopment tools designed to reduce project risk and support catalytic investment in targeted areas. Depending on project scope and location, tools may include Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET), infrastructure participation, site-specific agreements, and access to state and federal funding programs. These tools are applied strategically to support projects that align with community goals, strengthen market feasibility, and accelerate redevelopment momentum.
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