![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/hero-image-one-metro-west-compressed.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nRendering: Rose Equities<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Los Angeles-based developer Rose Equities is one step closer to constructing a 15-acre mixed-use development in northwest Costa Mesa. One Metro West was recommended for approval by the Planning Commission on Monday, May 11th, and will now go to City Council for additional public hearings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Due to its large scale, a public vote on the project will be required under Measure Y, a growth-control ordinance that was passed in 2016.<\/p>\n Rendering:\u00a0Rose Equities<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n If greenlighted, One Metro West would\u00a0feature 1,057 apartments, 25,000 square feet of creative office space, and 6,000 square feet of retail \u201cdesigned to primarily serve the residents,\u201d such as a small grocer, dry cleaner and other services, according to a <\/span>project website<\/span><\/a>. Onsite amenities could include a fitness center, bowling alley, rooftop terrace and community room.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Ten percent of the residential units would be reserved for low-income tenants. Plans also call for a 1.5-acre public park, community spaces, and pedestrian and bike connectivity from Sunflower Avenue to the nearby Santa Ana River Trail.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n