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There will be 44 loft units available in sizes ranging from micro to one- and two-bedroom units. There will be 3,500 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor.

The first two floors were constructed in 1924. A third floor was added in 1926 and a three-floor addition was built in 1930, according to a 1973 Nuggets of History article.

The two-story loft floor plans, like Drexler’s, also are unique to Mesa. This accommodated the city’s request for some height to the building, Zimmer said.