Mesa has inked a deal to bring commercial development, including a Sprouts, to 6.6 acres at the northeast corner of Ellsworth and Ray roads in Eastmark.

Council last week unanimously approved the development agreement with Common Bond Development Group Mesa LLC for the proposed Eastmarket, which calls for 55,630 square feet of retail, the 23,200-square-foot specialty grocer Sprouts and 278 parking spots– well above the 202 that is required.

“We have been working on this particular piece of property for quite some time now,” said Jaye O’Donnell, Economic Development director at the Aug. 18 study session.

She noted that the master-planned community in southeast Mesa has a need for such a project.

The 6.6-acre site at Ellsworth and Ray roads will bring more retail to Eastmark. City of

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