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Developers brief Mesa council on Site 17 ground lease with phased housing and public green space
Summary
Representatives for the Cul de Sac project presented a ground lease/development agreement for Site 17 outlining three development phases (140 townhomes in phase 1, 225 units in phase 2, 425 units total by phase 3), 25,000–50,000 sq ft of commercial space, and significant public‑accessible green space the developer would maintain.
Jeff McVeigh, representing the Cul de Sac development team, told the council that the ground lease before the city functions as both a development agreement and an option to purchase the Site 17 property and that the documents in council packets were still marked "draft" because negotiations concluded only recently.
"The first phase will be 140 for sale townhome units," McVeigh said, adding that construction must commence by 2027 for the first phase. He described the project as a three‑phase development with phase…
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