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City approves sale of 15 acres at Falcon Ridge Parkway for senior affordable housing; developer agrees to single‑story units
Summary
The Mesquite City Council approved a contract to sell 15 acres at 401 Falcon Ridge Parkway to Commonwealth Development Corporation to build Section 42 senior affordable housing, with a council condition that units be single‑story and subject to site‑plan approvals.
The Mesquite City Council on May 13 approved a contract to sell about 15 acres at 401 Falcon Ridge Parkway to Commonwealth Development Corporation of America for a proposed senior affordable housing project, with a council condition that all units in the project be single‑story.
The contract takes the average of two appraisals and applies a 90% economic‑development discount the city has used for other projects, reducing the negotiated sale price to $172,500, City Manager Martine Green told the council during the item presentation. "The contract price is a hundred and 72,500," Green said.
Why it matters: The parcel sits next to Mesa View Hospital and has been zoned CR‑2 (commercial / multifamily). Council members and neighborhood representatives said the single‑story requirement addressed traffic, view, and scale concerns from nearby residents while allowing…
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