300 apartments. 300 houses. Dozens of townhomes. What’s coming to your neighborhood

The latest proposed developments, other construction projects and new businesses around the Treasure Valley:

Meridian

Hesscomm Corp., of Meridian, applied to annex and rezone 7 acres of land at the southeast corner of Eagle and Victory roads for a residential development, called Teakwood Place, that would include 28 houses.

The first two buildings of Entrata Farms, a 238-unit apartment complex going up on Franklin Road between Black Cat Road and Ten Mile Road, are underway. The developer of Entrata Farms is the Provo-based Fourplex Investment Group.

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Health Balance Pharmacy is building a two-story building at 2424 E. Gala St. The first floor would include a drive-through and pharmacy. the second floor will contain 4,770 square feet of office space. The project is slated to cost $1.9 million, according to a permit filed with the city.

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Doctor’s Hospice of Idaho is expanding into 3,413 feet of square space at 1552 Crestmont Drive. Renovations to the office space are slated to cost $68,000, according to a city permit. Doctors Hospice of Idaho already operates at the building next door, 1550 Crestmont Drive.

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The Meridian Library District’s technology branch, unBound, is moving into a new space at 722 2nd St. downtown. Its previous location was demolished to make way for the new Old Town Lofts apartment project, which is currently under construction.

Boise

Kelly Kitchens of Caldwell is seeking a permit to build a 60-unit apartment complex on a 4.3-acre site at 9000 W. State St. It would consist of 10 two-story buildings and a clubhouse. A farmhouse, agricultural outbuildings and a silo would be demolished.

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Josh Beach of Southpoint LLC is seeking a permit to annex nearly 20 acres of land at 9993 W. Victory Road into the city of Boise. The developer is seeking to build 67 single-family homes on land owned by Mark Dunkley.

A hearing before the Boise City Planning and Zoning Commission will take place at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 13, at City Hall, 150 N. Capitol Blvd.

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Neighbors living near a proposed multitenant retail building at Bown Crossing are seeking an appeal of the Planning and Zoning Commission’s approval of a conditional use permit for a parking reduction for the project.

The planned building, which would be 6,700 square feet on just over half an acre at 3047 S. Bown Way, would have just 14 parking spaces instead of the 23 required by Boise City Code. The Boise City Council will hold a hearing on the decision at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, at Boise City Hall, 150 N. Capitol Blvd.

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Star

Steve Arnold of A Team Land Consultants in Boise seeks approval of an an annexation and zoning to mixed use of a 10 acre parcel south of State Street and west of Highway 16 for a 53-house subdivision to be called Landyn Village.

The subdivision would include the 53 residential lots, 10 live-work lots and a future commercial building.

The property is owned by Richard and Linda Lubbers.

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Philip D. Whitener, of Eagle, seeks a rezone from mixed-use to central business district for a commercial and single-family residential development with 28 townhouses and 22,164 square-feet of commercial and retail space.

The 5-acre parcel, which now contains a farmland and a house, is at 10206 W. State Street, east of Star Road and west of North Plummer Road.

It is adjacent to a parcel on State Street where in January, a developer proposed 84 apartments and three commercial buildings. That project was denied by the City Council.

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Mountain Home

Mountain Home’s City Council has approved the annexation of nearly 400 acres of land along the Mountain Home rail spur, and approved the land for industrial use.

Last year, the city negotiated to acquire 4 miles of unused railway formerly owned by the Air Force base to take advantage of its connection with the Union Pacific Railroad.

“The potential to ensure Mountain Home residents and our military families have a variety of new jobs available from labor to technical and professional positions is within reach, and we just can’t pass on that opportunity,” Mayor Rich Sykes said in a news release. “If we want our youth to stay here and contribute to our town, if we want to help our military families find satisfaction and success while they’re here with us, we owe this to them.”

Ada County

Gabrielle and Phillip Krueger are seeking to build a commercial riding arena, complete with boarding and classes, on 5.2 acres on Stagecoach Road.

The space would feature a 2,736-square-foot barn, a covered arena, a hay shed, runs with stalls and several shelters on the property. The Kruegers have submitted an application to Ada County for a time extension for conditional use and private road applications for the project.

The Ada County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the request at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, at 200. W. Front Street.

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The Hazelwood Owners Association is seeking an appeal of the approval of a group day care business at 5979 S. Rising Sun Way. A lawyer for the association wrote in a letter than the day care buisness, which would have 12 or fewer children, would be in violation of the neighborhood’s agreement for the subdivision.

The Ada County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the appeal at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, at 200. W. Front Street.

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Nampa

Ashwood Recovery, a clinic that specializes in treating addiction and mental health, is now providing day treatment for teens from 12 to 17 in Nampa at its new building at 847 Park Centre Way, Suite 7, north of Caldwell Boulevard and east of Midland Boulevard.

The clinic is owned by Orchard Holdings Group and Atigun Capital Partners.

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Sport Clips leased 1,235 square feet of retail space at 1275 Happy Valley Road, according to Cushman & Wakefield Pacific.

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Notable

The Boise area became the nation’s 49th most expensive rental market in the nation in February, up from 50th in January and 52nd in December, according to Zumper, a rental listing service. The average one-bedroom climbed to $1,030, up from $1,000 a month earlier; and the average two-bedroom climbed to $1,210, up from $1,160 a month earlier and up 10% in the past year. The national averages in the 100 largest cities are $1,219 and $1,463.

Zumper says it aims to reflect current market prices, not including prices paid by existing renters.

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This story was originally published March 4, 2020 at 5:00 AM.

Kate Talerico

Idaho Statesman

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Kate reports on growth, development and West Ada and Canyon County for the Idaho Statesman. She previously wrote for the Louisville Courier-Journal, the Center for Investigative Reporting and the Providence Business News. She has been published in The Atlantic and BuzzFeed News. Kate graduated from Brown University with a degree in urban studies.

Hayley Harding

Idaho Statesman

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Hayley covers local government for the Idaho Statesman with a primary focus on Boise and Ada County. Her political reporting won first place in the 2019 Idaho Press Club awards. Previously, she worked for the Salisbury Daily Times, the Hartford Courant, the Denver Post and McClatchy’s D.C. bureau. Hayley graduated from Ohio University with degrees in journalism and political science.If you like seeing stories like this, please consider supporting our work with a digital subscription to the Idaho Statesman.