Developers break ground on massive Mesa office complex

Lincoln Property Company, Harvard Investments and the city of Mesa has broken ground on the first office building in a sprawling new business complex in Mesa, Ariz.

“Mesa’s Riverview District has grown into an epicenter of shopping, food, entertainment and jobs with easy access to freeways and neighborhoods. I look forward to watching Union evolve as an employment centerpiece for the District and our residents,” said John Giles, City of Mesa mayor.

The Union will total 1.35 million square feet in four class A office building.

Union's first building will total 238,348 square feet in four stories and will be served by an adjacent four-level parking garage. Like all of the buildings planned at Union, building one will feature a modern glass exterior, an active first floor, large office floorplates with high ceilings, outdoor balconies and 10-foot vision glass providing sweeping views of the surrounding city and mountains, including the adjacent Riverview Park and Lake.

Building one will connect to the larger Union master plan via a lush, main pedestrian plaza and indoor-outdoor features such as shaded gathering areas and outdoor rooms linked by the Rio Salado Pathway.

Union sits on 28.2 acres of land, just off of Dobson Road and Rio Salado Parkway and in the heart of the mixed-use Riverview District. Buildings at the project will range from four to eight stories and from 232,000 to 450,000 square feet.

Building one is the first of these, sitting at the northeast corner of the Union site with direct frontage to the Loop 202 and building signage opportunities seen by approximately 160,000 cars per day.

“Office absorption in this submarket is at a near all-time high, with demand coming from a long list of businesses looking for the amenities and Class A office space that this corridor provides,” said David Krumwiede, Lincoln Property Co. executive vice president. “Union was specifically designed to meet these needs. We're very excited to celebrate the start of its construction.”

Union is surrounded by 1.2 million square feet of retail, restaurants and the Sheraton Mesa and Hyatt Place hotels. It is also within walking distance to Wrigleyville West, home of the Chicago Cubs spring training.

Union's building one will be served by 1,344 parking spots (1,029 within the parking structure and 315 surface), creating a 6/1,000 parking ratio. It offers easy access through two freeway interchanges - at the Loop 202 at Dobson Road and the Loop 101 at Rio Salado Parkway - and is two miles from Arizona State University's main Tempe campus and 10 minutes from Sky Harbor International Airport.

Completion of building one at Union is scheduled for October 2020.