Highlights
- Boeing proposes a 268,000-square-foot fabrication center on a 38-acre site near Greenfield and McDowell roads in Mesa.
- The new building would employ 260 workers across two shifts, producing specialized carbon military parts.
- Mesa's Design Review Board discussed the project July 14; it still needs city approval, including special use and administrative use permits.
- The expansion follows a $2.7 billion Army Apache helicopter support contract Boeing secured in late 2025.
Boeing Co. is proposing a nearly 268,000-square-foot fabrication center at its Mesa manufacturing campus, a build-out that would add 260 jobs and expand production of advanced composite components for U.S. military aircraft, according to documents filed with the city of Mesa.
The proposed facility would sit on a 38-acre industrial site near the northeast corner of Greenfield and McDowell roads, adjacent to Boeing's existing 158,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. Project documents describe the new building's purpose as "fabrication of highly specialized carbon military parts." The fabrication center is expected to employ 260 workers across two shifts. Boeing's existing Mesa facility currently employs 240 people.
The single-story building is designed to reach 60 feet, which exceeds the 40-foot maximum height allowed in the Airfield Overlay District. Boeing is requesting a special use permit to accommodate that height, along with an administrative use permit to reduce the number of required parking spaces. The company is adding 278 new parking spaces as part of the project, bringing the campus total to 552, below the city's employee-based calculation of 447 new spaces for the fabrication center alone.
Boeing is also expanding its existing central utility plant and liquid nitrogen farm at the Mesa campus, both of which are expected to double in size.
BRPH is the design firm on the project; Kimley-Horn & Associates Inc. is handling landscape planning.
Mesa's Design Review Board discussed the project during a July 14 study session but took no action. The project still needs to complete the city's approval process, a city of Mesa spokesperson told the Phoenix Business Journal, which first reported the expansion.
Why is Boeing expanding in Mesa now?
The proposed fabrication center comes several months after Boeing secured a $2.7 billion military contract to provide post-production support services for the U.S. Army's AH-65 Apache attack helicopters, which are manufactured at the Mesa facility. That deal followed a $4.685 billion contract Boeing won in late November for continued work on Apache helicopter output. Boeing has been producing Apache helicopters since 1975, and nearly 3,000 aircraft have been produced at the Mesa campus, with more than 1,300 in operation globally.
Boeing is one of Arizona's largest employers, with a headcount of nearly 5,000 workers in the state. The expansion also arrives as Arizona has seen a surge in interest from defense and aerospace contractors: the Arizona Commerce Authority had 69 companies in those two sectors on its short list for expansion or relocation discussions earlier this year.
Boeing did not respond to a request for comment on the proposed project. The city of Mesa's approval process is ongoing, with no vote date yet scheduled.
Where to find them
- Boeing Co · boeing.com
- Kimley-Horn & Associates Inc · mapquest.com
Sources
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- aztechcouncil.org retrieved 24/07/2026 18:47
- Boeing Co (official site) retrieved 24/07/2026 18:47
- Kimley-Horn & Associates Inc (official site) retrieved 24/07/2026 18:47
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