Commission reviews new four‑story Brundette Building elevations and landscaping plans

Planning staff presented a revised design review for the Brundette Building, a proposed four‑story mixed‑use structure on a 0.365‑acre lot in Gilbert’s Heritage District, and commissioners provided design feedback and asked for additional technical clarifications.

Lede: Veronica Gonzalez, principal planner, told the Redevelopment Commission that the proposed Brundette Building would total about 34,000 square feet on a site on the west side of Gilbert Road just south of Page Avenue. The project is zoned HVC (Heritage Village Center) and would include restaurant space with outdoor patios on the first floor, a retail showroom on the second floor, office on the third and a fourth‑floor restaurant with a rooftop terrace.

Why it matters: the site sits between established Heritage District buildings and the Water Tower Plaza. Commissioners said the building’s east and west…