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ASU proposes converting downtown Mesa post office into Creative Technologies hub; council asks for lease and ROI details
Summary
ASU and city staff presented a feasibility concept to reuse Mesa's downtown post office as an ASU Creative Technologies facility; staff estimated conversion costs at about $25 million (plus a $5 million infrastructure placeholder) and proposed negotiating lease terms with ASU and USPS; council asked for lease terms, revenue comparisons and a clear ROI before approving commitments.
Arizona State University and Mesa staff presented a plan Feb. 23 to convert the downtown post office into an ASU Creative Technologies facility and to build a new standalone retail post office on the property.
Rick Namark of ASU described programmatic needs and campus outcomes: "We set a collective goal of having 750 students engaged at the center within 5 years... On a weekly basis, we have actually around 1,500 students at the mix," Namark said, citing Mix Center enrollment…
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