Land Auction
The auction was held on April 1, 2026 and is now closed
+/- 10.00 acres
Assessor Parcel No. 219-21-006
Location: 8130 E Redberry Mesa, AZ
PUBLIC ONLINE AUCTION OF VACANT LAND
The City of Mesa (the “City”) is conducting a Public Online Auction to identify the highest bidder for a City-owned parcel located at 8130 E Redberry, Mesa, Arizona (the “Property”). The City Real Estate Division is responsible for selling the Property.
Auction Date: April 1, 2026
Auction Registration: March 6 through March 31, 2026
Bidding Start Time: 11 AM MST (all times based on official time in Mesa, Arizona)
Auction Duration: 15 minutes with 2-minute additions as needed (Required Training will address)
Auction Location: Online at https://mesa.easibuy.com/advertisements/2379
Auctioneer: EASiBuy (Registration, Certification and Training Required See Instructions Below)
Property Information
Assessor Parcel No.: 219-21-006
Location: 8130 E Redberry Mesa, Arizona
Size: +/- 10 Acres
Legal Description: Refer to Exhibit “A” for map and legal description(PDF, 91KB)
Present Use: Vacant land
Zoning: RS-35
Title Report(PDF, 923KB)
Bidder’s Access License for Property(PDF, 142KB)
General Plan / Zoning District
Current Placetype and Growth Strategy: Rural Residential and Sustain. For the Property, the General Plan Placetype is Rural Residential, and the Growth Strategy is Sustain. The Placetypes in the General Plan describe the character of different parts of the City and the land uses, zoning districts, densities/intensities, growth strategies, and urban design characteristics that further the goals of the General Plan. The Growth Strategies in the General Plan provide guidance on the level of change the community envisions in various parts of the City.
Per the Future Land Use Plan in Chapter 3 of the Mesa 2050 General Plan, Rural Residential areas are characterized by large lot, single-family residential developments, and agricultural uses. Suitable housing in Rural Residential areas is single-family, detached homes on large lots with a density up to 1.3 dwelling units per acre. While the Future Land Use Plan indicates that areas within the Rural Residential Placetype with a Sustain Growth Strategy should generally remain in their current condition, the areas may see new infrastructure, home improvements, targeted infill, and adaptive reuse projects that are consistent with the area’s character.
Current Zoning District: RS Single Residence-35. The current zoning on the Property is Single Residence-35 (RS-35). Per Mesa City Code, Title 11, Article 2, Chapter 5, Section 11-5-1, the purpose of the RS districts is to provide areas for detached single residence housing at densities of up to 7 units per net acre. Designators (-90, -43, -35, -15, -9, -7 and -6) are used to denote the minimum lot size in thousands of square feet. Thus, the minimum lot size for RS-35 is 35,000 square feet. The land uses permitted and conditionally permitted in the RS zoning district are listed in the table in Mesa City Code, Title 11, Article 2, Chapter 5, Section 11-5-2.
Submission of Questions and Inquiries
All questions and inquiries shall be submitted in writing to the City Contacts listed below no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Failure to submit by this deadline may result in the question or inquiry not receiving a response. Mesa staff will respond in writing to questions and inquiries received by the deadline and will post such questions, inquiries, and responses as a Public Auction Notice Addendum by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
NO RIGHT TO RELY ON VERBAL OR EMAIL RESPONSES. A bidder shall not rely on City staff, employees, elected officials, board members, or consultants’ verbal or email responses to questions or inquiries; the City’s only formal responses to any questions and inquiries will be included in the Public Auction Notice Addendum described above.
City Contacts
All questions and inquiries regarding this public auction shall be directed to the City Real Estate Division at PropertyManagement@mesaaz.gov
General Information
DUTY TO EXAMINE. It is the responsibility of each prospective bidder to examine all information made available about the Property, make inquiries, ask questions, and seek clarification, as necessary. Lack of care in preparing a bid shall not be grounds for modifying or withdrawing the bid after the auction, nor shall it give rise to any claim in law or in equity against the City, its officials, employees, or representatives.
Site Inspections. Prospective bidders may inspect the Property after entering into a Bidder’s Access Agreement with the City(PDF, 142KB).
LOBBYING PROHIBITION. Lobbying, including any communication between any bidder or their affiliates and the City (including, but not limited to, City Council, City employees, and City representatives or consultants) that is made for the purpose of influencing the process or the outcome of the auction, is strictly prohibited. This prohibition is imposed from March 6, 2026 to April 2, 2026, or until the City cancels the auction, rejects all bids, or otherwise acts in a manner which ends the auction process. The lobbying prohibition shall not apply to bidder-initiated communication with the City contacts identified herein, or City-initiated communications for the purposes of conducting the auction. A person who violates this lobbying prohibition may be subject to a warning letter or rejection of their bid depending on the nature of the violation. This section shall not be interpreted to prohibit: (a) public comment at any City Council meeting, study session, or City Council committee meeting; or (b) the exercise of any protected speech right.
REQUEST FOR ACCOMMODATION. The City is committed to making information accessible. To request reasonable accommodation, translation, or alternate format of this document or other document associated with the auction, please contact the City Real Estate Division at 480-644-5671. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.
Bidding Information
AUCTION REGISTRATION AND TRAINING. Bidders must first register with the City for the auction at https://mesa.easibuy.com/advertisements/2379 and then complete Qualified Bidder Online Auction Training through EASIBuy during the required period (see below). During registration, each Bidder shall deliver and submit to the City Real Estate Division, located at 20 E. Main Street, Suite 500, Mesa, AZ 85201, a cashier’s check or money order made payable to “City of Mesa” in the amount of $77,500.00 by 9:00 a.m., the day of the auction. All bidders, except for the highest bidder, will have the cashier’s check or money order returned at the conclusion of the auction.
QUALIFIED BIDDER ONLINE AUCTION TRAINING.
Date: March 6, 2026 through March 31, 2026
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Registration for Auction Training is available online at https://mesa.easibuy.com/advertisements/2379
Contact Information:
Primary Contact:
Bill Grega
bill.grega@eauctionservices.com
330-931-4687 or 855-405-2253
Secondary Contact:
Scott Patterson
Scott@eauctionservices.com
DUE DILIGENCE. It is each bidder’s responsibility to perform all due diligence and investigation of the Property, including researching the records of the Property, and all relevant files regarding the Property made available by the City and any other public agency regarding the Property.
SALE OF PROPERTY “AS IS”, “WITH ALL FAULTS”. Notice is hereby given that the Property is being sold and shall be purchased by the highest bidder in an “AS-IS” condition “WITH ALL FAULTS,” with only the representations and warranties set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement and Escrow Instructions (the “Purchase Agreement”).
BIDDER’S AFFIDAVIT AND HIGHEST BIDDER’S AFFIDAVIT.
All bidders must sign and submit no later than 9:00 a.m. on the auction date an affidavit (the “Bidder’s Affidavit”) that includes the following guarantees: (1) the bidder is a duly authorized representative of the bidder who is authorized to bid for and bind the bidder for the purchase of the Property; (2) the Property is being sold in an “AS-IS” condition “WITH ALL FAULTS”, with only the representations and warranties set forth in the Purchase Agreement posted to www.mesaaz.gov/landauction; (3) the bidder has reviewed, or waives the right to review, all reference materials, including the public auction notice, Purchase Agreement, and any addenda posted to www.mesaaz.gov/landauction; (4) the Property is being purchased solely upon the basis of the bidder’s due diligence and investigation of the Property, and not on the basis or any representation, express or implied, written or oral, made by the City of Mesa or its elected officials or employees; (5) Bidder has not directly or indirectly entered into any agreement, express or implied, with any other person or entity participating as a bidder in the public auction for the purchase of the Property, having for its object the control of the price or amount of such bid or bids, the limiting of bids or bidders, the parceling out to any bidder of any part of the contract or any part of the subject matter of the bid or bids or of the profits thereof; (6) the bidder did not engage in collusion or other anti-competitive practices in connection with the preparation or submission of its bid(s); and (7) the bidder understands and acknowledges that a deposit of seventy-seven thousand-five hundred dollars ($77,500.00) is required to participate in public auction and that if he/she is recognized as the highest bidder, an additional deposit in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the highest bid, less the deposit of seventy-seven thousand-five hundred dollars ($77,500.00) required to participate, and shall be due within three (3) days after the execution of the Purchase Agreement by both buyer and the City.
Additionally, the highest bidder must sign and submit by 3:00 p.m. the day after the auction date an affidavit (the “Highest Bidder’s Affidavit”) as more thoroughly described in the “Requirements Post Auction” section below.
The above affidavits must be delivered in person to the City Real Estate Division located at 20 E. Main Street, Suite 500, Mesa AZ 85201 by the deadlines specified above.
MINIMUM BID AMOUNT.
The minimum bid amount is $1,550,000.00. An appraisal report for the Property is posted below, under Additional Property & Sale Information.
BIDDING INCREMENTS.
After the first bid, bidding increments shall be no less than $10,000.00 thereafter. Bidding will be conducted online.
REQUIREMENTS POST AUCTION.
Upon declaration of the highest bid, the highest bidder must sign the Highest Bidder’s Affidavit, in the form presented by the City, confirming (1) the amount of the winning bid; (2) that the highest bidder will execute the Purchase Agreement and Development Agreement no later than 3:00 p.m. on the date the day after the City Council approves, by Resolution, the sale of the Property and the Development Agreement; (3) the highest bidder will deposit within three (3) days of executing the Purchase Agreement a total of ten percent (10%) of the Winning Bid, less the $77,500.00 deposit, with the Escrow Agent by cashier’s check payable to the Escrow Agent or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Escrow Agent, which amount shall serve as the Earnest Money required by the Purchase Agreement; (4) if the highest bidder fails to enter into the Purchase Agreement or Development Agreement or to deposit the Earnest Money with the Escrow Agent by the above deadlines, the City reserves the right to offer and award the Purchase Agreement to the next highest bidder; (5) the highest bidder agrees the sale and purchase of the Property is subject to the terms listed in this Invitation to a Public Online Auction, the City of Mesa Public Notice of Public Online Auction, the Bidder’s Affidavit, and the Purchase Agreement, which includes the requirement to execute the Development Agreement; and (6) the highest bidder acknowledges that the sale of the Property to the highest bidder and the Development Agreement require approval, by Resolution, of the Mesa City Council, which approval may be withheld in the Mesa City Council’s sole and absolute discretion and that the Mesa City Council reserves the right to reject all bids.
The Escrow Agent for the sale of the Property is:
SECURITY TITLE AGENCY
111 E. Rivulon Boulevard, Gilbert, AZ, 85297
Attention: Kerry Hemphill
480-874-7425
Kerry.Hemphill@SecurityTitle.com
Reservations of the City
Requirements for Entering into the Purchase Agreement. The highest bidder will be required to enter into the Purchase Agreement with the City. If, for any reason, the highest bidder fails to execute the Purchase Agreement by 3:00 p.m. the day after City Council approval, by Resolution, of the sale of the Property and deposit the earnest money with the Escrow Agent within three days of executing the Purchase Agreement, the City reserves the right to offer and award the sale of the Property to the next highest bidder and enter into the Purchase Agreement with that party so long as the next highest bidder: (1) is qualified and willing to accept the Purchase Agreement, and (2) deposits the earnest money with the Escrow Agent. The City entering into the Purchase Agreement is subject to City Council approval of the sale (see summary of terms of sale below).
Waiver and Rejection Rights. The City may cancel this online auction, in whole or in part, for any reason or no reason whatsoever, at any time prior to the acceptance of a final bid and declaration of the highest bidder. The City Council must approve the sale and may, at its sole and absolute discretion, accept the bid from the highest bidder and reserves the right to reject all bids. The City, its officials, employees, agents, and representatives are not liable for the expenditure of any funds by any prospective bidder (including the highest bidder) in anticipation of participating in the auction or the sale of the Property.
Summary of Terms of Sale
The specific terms of sale of the Property are set forth in the un-executed Purchase Agreement that is included in the bid package. It is the responsibility of prospective bidders to review all terms outlined in the Purchase Agreement as the terms of the agreement will not be negotiated with the winning bidder (buyer). If there is any conflict between the terms of the Purchase Agreement and the information in this auction notice, the terms of the Purchase Agreement will control, therefore it is important that each bidder carefully read the agreement. The following are a summary of some of the terms of the sale of the Property.
A. Property Sold “AS-IS.” The Property is being sold “AS-IS” and therefore is subject to existing encumbrances, reservations, easements, leases, and rights-of-way, including any easements on the Property held by the City which are a sole and separate right of the City that is not being sold as a part of the auction.
B. Date of City Council Consideration for the Purchase Agreement. The City Council is required to approve the sale of the Property, which is done at the City Council’s sole discretion. The City Council is scheduled to consider approval of the City entering into the Purchase Agreement and the required Development Agreement (see subsection G below) at a date following the auction; however, the City Council retains the authority to reject the highest bid and the entering into of the Purchase Agreement and Development Agreement.
C. Opening of Escrow. The opening of escrow shall occur within five (5) business days after the execution of the Purchase Agreement by both buyer and the City.
D. Current Zoning – RS Single Residence. The current zoning on the Property is Single Residence-35 (RS-35). All bidders should review the Mesa City Code and the Development Requirements-Redberry Estates document presented.
E. Feasibility Period. The feasibility period is sixty (60) days from the opening of escrow. The Earnest Money will be refundable to buyer during the feasibility period and will be non-refundable and payable to the seller after the feasibility period.
F. Closing Deadline. The highest bidder must close on the purchase of the Property within ninety (90) days of the opening of escrow; extensions of the closing deadline may be available with approval of the City Manager. Bids will be good for 140 days after the online auction.
G. Conditions to Close; Development Agreement. Included in the Seller’s (City’s) Conditions to Closing in the Purchase Agreement is that the buyer must enter into, and the City Council must approve, a development agreement that, shall, at a minimum, contain all the following: (1) Provisions requiring Buyer’s compliance with all City requirements applicable to the Property (except as explicitly modified by the development agreement, as set forth in item (2) below), including the Mesa 2050 General Plan, Mesa City Code, (including the Zoning Ordinance, Land Division Regulations, and Desert Uplands Design Standards), and the completion of street improvements, water line extensions, and all other on-site and off-site improvements; and (2) Provisions allowing the onsite wastewater needs of the Property to be served via a fully contained onsite septic wastewater treatment system approved and permitted by the Maricopa County Environmental Services Department, and requirements and regulations related to the allowed septic system. .
Additional Property & Sale Information
Title Report(PDF, 923KB)
Legal Description(PDF, 91KB)
Development Requirements-Redberry Estates(PDF, 982KB)
Development Agreement(PDF, 239KB)
Appraisal Report(PDF, 6MB)
Purchase and Sale Agreement and Escrow Instructions(PDF, 276KB)
Special Warranty Deed(PDF, 125KB)
Bidder’s Access License(PDF, 142KB)
Bidder’s Affidavit(PDF, 121KB)
Highest Bidder’s Affidavit(PDF, 179KB)
ALTA survey(PDF, 424KB)
Zoning Case Files: Z07-023(PDF, 13MB)
Annexation Ordinance #4680
Maps:
Aerial Map(PDF, 1MB)
Vicinity Map(PDF, 2MB)
2050 General Plan Map(PDF, 1MB)
Zoning Map(PDF, 1MB)
Sewer Utility Map(PDF, 2MB)
Gas Utility Map(PDF, 2MB)
Storm Drain Utility Map(PDF, 2MB)
Flood Zone Maps(PDF, 1MB)
Addendums
The City will post here any addendum information or changes as they become available. Bidders are encouraged to visit this website regularly for any additional information.
3/26/2026 UPDATE: It is the City’s intent to allow the wastewater needs of a single residence development on the Property to be served by an onsite septic system provided the buyer/developer install dry lines to facilitate future connection to the City’s wastewater system. The City will allow such septic system either through a Development Agreement or other documentation. The form of the Development Agreement available at the link above was updated to clarify the requirements related to such septic system.
Disclaimer
Maps posted on this website are for general overview purposes only. Unless otherwise stated, all depictions are approximate. The information provided by the City in this auction notice is not a substitute for a bidder performing its own due diligence on the Property. It is the responsibility of prospective bidders to review all information provided on this website and seek technical or legal advice as needed to assure the understanding of all legal descriptions, surveys, and other documents relevant to the Property.