Housing

The Future of the Suburbs Is Unfolding in Arizona's East Valley

Developers on the eastern edge of Mesa are building a new mixed-use master-planned community, friendly to both residents and big businesses.
DMB Associates

This article is part of a weeklong America 360 series on Mesa.

MESA, Ariz.­­—On the far eastern edge of this sprawling desert community, nearly 100 buyers have already purchased single-family homes in the first major new master-planned development to break ground in the Phoenix metro area in almost 10 years.