More houses, apartments. A low-income duplex. Medical offices. What’s coming near you
The latest proposed developments, other construction projects and new businesses around the Treasure Valley
Boise
Fig Village at Parkside, a Provo, Utah, company, is seeking to build 108 apartments at 511 N. Maple Grove Road. The project would also have six detached garages and a clubhouse.
Boise’s Design Review Committee plans to hold a virtual public hearing on the project at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9. Those interested in testifying can do so at cityofboise.org/virtual-meetings.
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The Boise VA Medical Center, 500 W. Fort St., plans to add a 22,000-square-foot building to provide outpatient primary and mental-health care. The center also plans to add 125 spaces of surface parking to serve the building.
Construction is expected to begin in 2022.
The center invites questions and comments. Email Mike Quinn, project engineer, at michael.quinn2@va.gov by Oct. 21.
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Kyle Wood of Hillsboro, Oregon-based Acorn Boise, seeks to build a dentist office at 607 N. Mitchell St.
The office would be a single story and 11,871 square feet.
Boise’s Design Review Committee will hold a virtual public hearing on the project at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9. Those interested in testifying can do so at cityofboise.org/virtual-meetings.
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Meridian
Schultz Development of Meridian applied to build the fifth and sixth phases of the Baraya subdivision, which would add 100 houses to 17 acres at the southeast corner of West Franklin and South Black Cat roads.
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Nampa
A local home builder and an affordable-housing nonprofit are building a duplex in Nampa for households with incomes below $40,400 for a family of five.
The builder, IndieDwell, makes homes from recycled steel shipping containers. The company and Leap Housing Solutions planned to place six shipping containers via crane on Wednesday, Aug. 26, to begin building the duplex on a vacant lot at 2202 Aries Drive.
These four-bedroom, two-bathroom homes are the first in Canyon County from Leap, which says more are planned. The duplex is expected to be ready for occupancy this fall.
Rent will be $1,085 per month, including utilities.
“Utilizing vacant lots is one of the more efficient opportunities to provide needed affordable housing to the community that can stay affordable in the long run,” said Bart Cochran, Leap’s founder and executive director, in a news release.
The duplex is supported by federal aid, allocated by the Idaho Housing and Finance Association, under a national program to stabilize neighborhoods and curb the decline of house values of neighboring homes.
The project is Leap’s third, following the completion of Windy Court 1 and 2 in Northwest Boise.
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The city of Nampa wants to install a 5,000-gallon diesel tank and a 5,000-gallon unleaded fuel tank next to is wastewater treatment plant at the southeast corner of 100 W. Railroad St., west of Northside Boulevard and north of the railroad.
Nampa’s Facilities Division has recommended the fuel storage tanks for many years as a backup option to ensure that generators can keep the water and wastewater pump stations in the event of an emergency where electricity is disrupted.
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Jason Janousek of Davinci Enterprises applied for a conditional use permit to run his gunsmithing business in a light industrial zone at 2603 Sundance Road, south of Caldwell Boulevard and east of North Middleton Road.
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Notable
A new survey ranks Boise the fourth-best city to retire among the nation’s cities with at least 200,000 people.
SmartAsset says Boise benefits from a low unemployment rate among people 65 and older who are still in the workforce, and it says housing costs make up 26% of retirement income, “safely below the threshold of being housing cost-burdened.” Retirement income includes money form savings, IRAs, 401(k)s, pensions and Social Security income.
“Boise is remote, but it’s a fairly big city,” the website says. “Boise State University is there, so there are plenty of cultural and sporting options for entertainment.”
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Chase Bank says it will close its branch inside the Fred Meyer store at Orchard and Franklin roads in November.
Customer accounts will move to the bank’s Boise Towne Square branch, at 373 N. Milwaukee. An ATM will remain at Fred Meyer.
Fred Meyer is evaluating how to use the space, spokesperson Jeffery Temple said by email.
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