250 high-end Boise apartments. Another Amazon delivery station. What’s coming near you
The latest proposed developments, other construction projects and new businesses around Idaho’s Treasure Valley:
Boise
Developers broke ground Tuesday on Boise’s newest apartment complex.
The Timbers at Harris Ranch will be “the first luxury multifamily community” in the Harris Ranch neighborhood. Located at the corner of East Warm Springs Avenue and Old Hickory Way, the “high-end apartment community” will sit on 12 acres.
The complex will consist of 254 apartments spread across nine buildings, each three stories high. It will have 12 studio apartments, 107 one-bedrooms and 20 three-bedrooms. Studios will start at 591 square feet and three-bedrooms will have up to 1,304 square feet.
The complex will include 376 parking spaces, sixteen in a private garage, 56 in covered spaces, 88 in carports and 71 uncovered. It will have 84 bicycle spaces.
The Timbers at Harris Ranch is being built by High Rhodes Property Group, a developer in Irvine, California. Major construction is scheduled to begin in July, and developers hope to complete everything by this fall, according to Doug Self, media relations manager at Barber Valley Development.
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Boise now ranks as the nation’s 31st most expensive apartment rental market, according to Zumper, a rental listing service. That’s up from 39th one month ago.
Zumper reported May 25 that one- and two-bedroom apartments rent at medians of $1,270 and $1,360, respectively. One-bedroom units are up 16.5% since this time last year, the company said.
Zumper bases its prices on its own and some other sources’ current listings. It does not include rentals already occupied and not on the market.
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Vets 4 Success, a nonprofit that operates a thrift store, has leased 11,714 square feet of retail space at Five Plaza Shopping Center, at 10360 W. Overland Road, TOK Commercial reports.
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A&Be Bridal Shop-Boise LLC has leased 1,492 square feet of retail space at 5519 W. State St., Colliers International Idaho reports.
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Meridian
It’s official. It was no secret, but the companies weren’t talking until now. A big building going up on West Franklin Road in Meridian is an Amazon local distribution station.
Boise’s Adler Industrial LLC this week confirmed that it is developing a “last-mile” Amazon delivery station at 2316 W. Franklin, about a mile from Interstate 84’s Ten Mile interchange.
The station is one of several Amazon has been setting up around the Treasure Valley. The company opened its first in 2018 in Nampa and its second in 2019 near the Boise Airport.
Amazon has developed a particular fondness for Franklin Road. The 2316 W. Franklin station is three miles east of the giant regional fulfillment center Amazon opened last fall on Franklin in Nampa. Amazon announced last month that it would build another last-mile station at 2490 E. Franklin, just west of Eagle Road in Meridian.
The 2316 W. Franklin station will have 140,000 square feet — the same as the one planned at 2490 E. Franklin. That’s a bit larger than a Target store, a bit smaller than a Fred Meyer.
Adler expects the 2316 W. Franklin station to be completed early next year.
“They have designed this building to include parking areas equipped with the latest in vehicle charging stations for their state-of-the-art electric fleet of vans,” said Michael Adler, president of Adler Industrial, in a news release.
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Neudesign Architecture applied to build a drive-through coffee shop at 4744 N. Park Crossing Ave. The shop will be 620 square feet.
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Toll Brothers applied to build a 15-acre subdivision near McMillian and Black Cat Road. Oaks North Subdivision will consist of 54 single-family houses and 11 common lots.
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JST Manufacturing Inc., which makes automated equipment for industrial use, has opened a 60,000-square-foot plant at 4040 E. Lanark St., Suite 100.
The company, which employs 78 people, plans to add 50 more workers at an average wage exceeding $50,464 per year, said Cory Armstrong, chief financial officer, in an email. That wage was sufficient to qualify for Idaho’s tax-reimbursement incentive, which provides tax credits for businesses making capital invesments and creating new jobs.
“This location allows us to consolidate three facilities into a single location and enables us to streamline our design and manufacturing processes,” President and CEO Ryan Zrno said in a news release.
Armstrong declined to say who owns the business.
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Nampa
Legacy Academy Inc., a Christian K-12 homeschool-support organization, leased 15,000 square feet of retail space in Treasure Valley Crossing, 16815-16925 N. Marketplace Blvd., TOK Commercial reports.
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Star
The Star City Council approved a residential subdivision, Cranefield Subdivision, with 203 houses and 12 common lots.
The subdivision will be located at 12607 W. State St. It will have 50.6 acres with four homes per acre.
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The Star City Council approved a residential subdivision, Moyle Village/Heights Subdivision, with 161 houses and 31 common lots on 78.4 acres. The property is located north of West Beacon Light Road.
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Notable
The Idaho Commerce Department has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars to help a Ketchum company develop building insulation made of hemp and to help a Caldwell company develop better protective coatings for fiber optics in harsh environments.
The department in May announced the latest recipients of two Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission grants. IGEM funds are awarded to Idaho public research universities to help companies on research projects geared toward commercialization.
The IGEM Council awarded the University of Idaho $206,624 to help Ketchum’s Hempitecture Inc. develop a product it calls HempWool. The project team will conduct insulation, fire resistance and thermal conductivity tests.
The council also awarded $125,522 to Boise State University to advance a new metal coating for fiber optics and sensors made by Caldwell’s Fiberguide in the aerospace, energy, oil and gas industries.
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This story was originally published June 3, 2021 at 4:00 AM.
