Main Street & Stapley Drive · Mesa, Arizona
STAPLEY HOUSE
A neighborhood container bar. Good drinks, local food trucks, and the best patio in Mesa — on the corner you already drive past every day.
Built in Mesa. Owned by the Neighborhood.
Every dollar helps us get containers on the corner.
Executive Summary
THE SHORT VERSION
Stapley House — “Stapleys” for short — is a proposed neighborhood bar and community gathering space planned for the southwest corner of Stapley Drive and Main Street in Mesa, Arizona.
The concept combines four things we believe belong together: good drinks, local food, a great outdoor space, and the neighborhood itself.
Instead of constructing another traditional restaurant, Stapley House will use converted shipping containers to create a distinctive outdoor bar centered around a comfortable, highly social patio: community tables, lounge seating, shade trees and canopies, misters, string lights, fire pits, music, televisions and rotating local food trucks.
The biggest difference between Stapleys and a traditional neighborhood bar isn’t the building. It’s who we want to help build it.
Subject to completion of all required legal, financial, regulatory and offering documentation, Stapley House intends to pursue a community investment offering under Regulation Crowdfunding (“Reg CF”) — a preliminary plan to seek approximately $500,000 while offering investors an aggregate economic interest of approximately 25% of the company.
Build the neighborhood bar that the neighborhood helped build.
01 — The Concept
THREE CONTAINERS AND A YARD
Two containers create an L-shaped ground floor: one houses the primary bar and beverage operation, the second holds restrooms, storage, refrigeration and a walk-in cooler.
A third container sits above part of the ground-floor structure — subject to engineering, zoning, accessibility, fire-code and building-code approval — potentially providing additional seating, private-event space or another revenue-producing use.
The rest of the property becomes the heart of Stapleys: The Yard.
THE YARD
- Community-style tables
- Comfortable lounge seating
- Fire-pit areas
- Shade trees and landscaping
- Large shade canopies
- String lighting
- Outdoor misting systems
- Music and televisions for game day
- A dedicated rotating food-truck area
- Flexible community and event space
Stapleys is the backyard of the neighborhood.
Concept Renderings
WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE
Renderings are conceptual and subject to engineering, zoning and building-code approval.
02 & 03 — The Model
NO KITCHEN. ALL BAR.
Stapley House is intentionally designed without a traditional full-service restaurant kitchen. Instead, a dedicated food-truck location lets local food businesses rotate through the property.
The rotation creates variety for our customers while giving local trucks a permanent neighborhood destination and customer base. For Stapleys, it eliminates a significant amount of kitchen equipment, food inventory, food waste, kitchen labor and operational complexity.
If we’ve learned anything about restaurants, it’s that the bar always pays the kitchen bills. Stapleys provides the drinks and the experience. Local businesses bring the food.
Cocktails
A focused selection of approachable craft cocktails built for speed, consistency and profitability.
Beer
Familiar brands alongside Arizona breweries, with an emphasis on local producers.
Wine
A small, approachable list designed around the casual nature of Stapleys.
Zero-Proof
Mocktails and alcohol-free options so everyone can enjoy the yard.
04 — Liquor License
Stapley House intends to acquire an Arizona Series 6 Bar Liquor License, subject to availability, regulatory approval and completion of the applicable transfer and licensing process. Approximately $225,000 has been allocated for preliminary budgeting purposes; actual cost may be higher or lower depending on market conditions and negotiations.
05 & 06 — Customer & Location
WHY MAIN & STAPLEY?
We’re not building a nightclub. We’re not building an expensive cocktail lounge. We’re answering a much simpler question:
“Where should we go have a drink tonight?”
We want Stapleys to be the easy answer — for nearby residents, young professionals, couples, service-industry employees, local business owners, sports fans and food-truck followers. Comfortable enough for a Tuesday afternoon beer, interesting enough to bring ten friends on Saturday night.
Location is part of the identity. Main & Stapley gives the concept visibility — and something even more valuable: a name people already know.
Instead of manufacturing an identity and convincing people it belongs there, we want the business to grow naturally from its corner. Containers, landscaping, patio, lights and food trucks should make the property instantly recognizable from Main Street.
“What is that place? We need to check it out.”
07 — Community Ownership
OWNED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Instead of relying exclusively on traditional bank financing or a handful of large private investors, Stapley House intends to explore raising a significant portion of its startup capital directly from the community through Regulation Crowdfunding.
- Proposed capital raise
- $500,000
- Aggregate investor interest
- 25%
- Founder / existing ownership
- 75%
- Indicative investment unit
- $1,000
- Max intended individual investment
- $20,000
- Implied post-money valuation
- $2,000,000
Preliminary planning assumptions only. The actual security offered, valuation, minimum investment, offering amounts, investor eligibility, economic and voting rights, distributions and transfer restrictions will be established in the company’s formal offering documents.
08 — HOW REG CF WILL WORK
Any offering would be conducted through a single appropriately registered crowdfunding intermediary, with interested investors directed to that authorized platform for the formal offering materials. Before launching, we intend to complete:
- Final company and capitalization structure
- Operating agreement
- Determination of the security being offered
- Investor economic and voting rights
- Required financial information and risk disclosures
- Preparation and filing of SEC Form C
- Target offering amount and offering deadline
- Closing and cancellation procedures
Stapley House will not accept crowdfunding investments outside of the authorized offering process.
09 — PROTECTING FUNDS
Investment commitments and funds will be handled according to Regulation Crowdfunding, the requirements of the selected intermediary, and the terms of the final offering documents.
Crowdfunding proceeds will not simply be deposited into a normal operating account as they are committed. The company will not have access to offering proceeds until applicable closing requirements are satisfied and funds are properly released.
If the required funding threshold isn’t achieved, investor funds will be handled or returned according to the offering terms and applicable regulations.
Protect the investors. Raise the capital correctly. Then build Stapleys.
10 — Why It Matters
“THAT’S MY BAR. I HELPED BUILD IT.”
Community crowdfunding isn’t only a financing strategy. It’s part of our marketing strategy and part of our identity. Someone who invests in their neighborhood bar has a different relationship with that business than an ordinary customer.
11 — Preliminary Use of Funds
WHERE THE MONEY GOES
Preliminary estimates. Actual costs will be refined through contractor bids, architectural and engineering work, licensing costs, equipment quotes, permitting and professional services.
12, 16 & 21 — The Business
A SIMPLE OPERATION
Primary revenue is expected from cocktails, beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages, with additional opportunities in private events, ticketed events, merchandise, sponsorships, brand partnerships, food-truck arrangements and community events.
Smaller footprint + no traditional kitchen + controlled labor + controlled inventory + beverage-focused revenue.
Raising sufficient equity capital may also let us avoid or substantially reduce large monthly principal and interest payments — leaving more operating cash for working capital, improvements, reserves and growth. That does not guarantee profitability or distributions.
Recognizable architecture
Shipping containers create an immediately recognizable visual identity.
Lower complexity
No restaurant kitchen means less equipment, inventory, labor and waste.
Rotating local food
Variety for customers, new customers for independent food businesses.
Beverage-focused
A Series 6 license supports a concept built around beverage revenue.
Outdoor experience
The patio isn’t an addition to the business. The patio is the business.
Mesa identity
Stapleys isn’t a concept that happens to be in Mesa. Mesa is part of the concept.
13, 14 & 15 — Owner Benefits
THE FOUNDING OWNER CARD
Stapleys
FOUNDING OWNER
Built in Mesa. Owned by the Neighborhood.
50% OFF MON–THU
30% OFF FRI–SUN
On qualifying personal purchases. Subject to final offering terms, applicable law, tax considerations and company policy.
We want investing in Stapley House to feel different from owning a piece of paper — we want qualifying community investors to feel like owners when they walk through the gate. The weekday benefit is intentionally larger to encourage owners to visit during slower periods.
- Owner preview nights
- Investor-only events
- Annual owner appreciation party
- Early access to selected events
- Exclusive merchandise
- Periodic company updates
- Founding Owner recognition
- Community participation opportunities
We won’t be able to guarantee food trucks can honor these discounts — food truck owners are extremely hard workers running small businesses on very tight margins.
15 — Profit Distributions
Stapley House anticipates evaluating potential investor distributions approximately twice per year, subject to the final terms of the securities offered and the company’s governing documents. Before any distribution, management expects to stay current on operating expenses and debt, maintain tax and expense reserves, and hold a target minimum of roughly $50,000 in working capital. Distributions are not guaranteed.
19 & 20 — Programming
A REASON TO COME BACK
- Trivia
- Live acoustic music
- DJs
- Music Bingo
- Local brewery events
- Cocktail competitions
- Sports watch parties
- Neighborhood meetups
- Dog-friendly events
- Vendor markets
- Industry nights
- Seasonal & owner events
The rotating food-truck schedule becomes part of the weekly entertainment and marketing calendar.
Stapley House will be marketed as a Mesa business first — local identity, community, the container-bar environment, local food partnerships, and the story of building something new on Main Street. Any Reg CF campaign will be marketed in accordance with applicable securities laws and coordinated with the selected intermediary and legal counsel.
17, 18 & 22 — Long Term
AN ILLIQUID, LONG-TERM BET
An investment in Stapley House should be considered a long-term and illiquid investment. Securities acquired through Reg CF are subject to transfer restrictions, generally including the first year after purchase. Even after those expire, there is no guarantee a market or purchaser will exist.
Stapley House does not guarantee that:
- • An investor will be able to sell an investment
- • The company will repurchase an investment
- • Another investor will purchase it
- • The investment will retain or increase in value
We’re building Stapleys because we believe in small businesses and because we enjoy making cool stuff for our neighborhood — not to flip it. But building a valuable business is part of the goal, and a legitimate acquisition offer would deserve appropriate consideration under the operating agreement and applicable law.
The first priority is straightforward: make the original Stapley House successful. The concept could travel later.
The first Stapleys needs to earn the right to grow.
23 & 24 — Investment Risks
READ THIS PART TWICE
Investing in Stapley House involves significant financial risk. Investors could lose 100% of their investment.
- Profitability is not guaranteed.
- Distributions are not guaranteed.
- Timing or amount of any distribution is not guaranteed.
- Ownership interests may decrease in value or become worthless.
- There is no guaranteed resale market.
- Investors may be unable to sell their investment.
- A future sale of Stapley House is not guaranteed.
- Financial projections are estimates, not promises.
- Construction and development costs may exceed estimates.
- The liquor license may cost more than anticipated.
- Permitting, zoning, engineering, accessibility or fire-code requirements could affect the project.
- Opening could be delayed.
- Consumer demand may differ from expectations.
- Labor, insurance, utilities, liquor costs, rent and taxes may increase.
- The company may require additional capital in the future.
- Owner perks may be changed or discontinued.
An investment in Stapley House is not a savings account, loan, or guaranteed-return investment. Prospective investors should invest only money they can afford to lose. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the founders, managers, members, officers, employees and representatives of Stapley House do not personally guarantee repayment, profitability, distributions, appreciation, a future purchaser, a sale of the company, or any particular return.
26 — The Stapleys Pitch
HELP US PUT CONTAINERS ON THE CORNER
A place where you know the bartenders. Where the food truck changes throughout the week. Where you can sit around a fire with friends on a January night, and grab a cold drink under the misters in July.
Where local breweries get poured, local trucks get new customers, local musicians play, and local businesses collaborate. Where the people sitting around the bar aren’t just customers — some of them helped build it.
And when someone asks, “Who owns this place?” — we want to say: “We do.”
Contributions through GoFundMe support pre-development costs — they are donations, not purchases of securities or ownership.