This article originally appeared in the Arizona Republic.
A plan for a 40-acre vacant field near Mercy Gilbert Medical Center aims to “create something different, unique and special,” a representative for the developer said.
Indiana-based Thompson Thrift, which has several other projects around the Phoenix area, is proposing a mixed-use project that will include a grocery store, apartments and restaurants surrounding public open space on the site, at the northwest corner of Val Vista Drive and Germann Road.
The project, called the Gilmore, includes 194,000 square feet of new commercial development, along with about 300 apartment units.
Adam Baugh, partner at Withey Morris and zoning attorney for the project, said the apartments will include loft units built above some of the commercial space toward the center of the development and a standalone apartment complex on the northwest corner.