Boise apartment projects. Townhouses. Subdivisions. Starbucks. What’s coming near you
The latest proposed developments, other construction projects and new businesses around Idaho’s Treasure Valley:
Boise
The Boise Planning and Zoning Commission will hear an appeal of the Design Review Committee’s approval of a 13-story downtown building proposed by developer Tommy Ahlquist.
The building at 200 N. 4th St., between Bannock and Idaho streets, would consist of two towers with 100 residential units, structured parking, office space and ground-floor retail.
The hearing is set for 6 p.m. Monday, July 19, at Boise City Hall, 150 N. Capitol Blvd.
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BPS Division Avenue LLC, a company governed by another LLC managed by Jeff Riggs, founding principal of Baron Properties, of Denver, has applied for a design review of a 125-apartment project at 1250 S. Division Ave. Dubbed “The Mill at Loggers Creek,” the property would include enclosed tenant vehicle parking, bicycle parking, courtyards and a pool.
The apartment complex near the Boise State University campus was originally conceived by Boise developer Greg Ferney. After going through rounds of modifications, Ferney unexpectedly put the property and the development rights up for sale for $4.5 million. The 2.9 acre property at the site of the former Park Center Health and Racquet club went on the market in October. It seems Ferney found a buyer.
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Anna Canning has applied to build 32 apartments at 5505 W. Franklin Road.
Each unit would be 3,900 square feet, including two three-story buildings with 12 units and one two-story building with eight units. Sixteen units would have one bedroom and 16 would have two bedrooms.
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Jessica Petty has applied for a permit to add 28 two-bedroom apartments to the existing building at 4030 W. State St.
The building, formerly Thom’s Fruit Stand, sits just behind the former Turner’s Sportsfair.
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Darigold, a dairy product producer, has applied for a permit to add 52 employee parking spaces and 27 truck stall parking spaces at 519 N. Allumbaugh St.
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Lee’s Apple LLC has applied for permits to build a new stand-alone 6,700-square-foot taekwondo martial arts studio in the vacant lot at the Carriage Crossing Commercial Center at 2351 S. Apple St.
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Buying a house remains unaffordable in Boise today for typical local families, says a company that searches for undervalued houses for investors to buy.
Boise kept its ranking as the 21st least-affordable city among the nation’s 100 largest cities in RealtyHop’s latest monthly housing-affordability index, released July 7.
A family with Boise’s median household income would need to set aside 43.2% of its annual income to own in Boise, Realty Hop says.
RealtyHop’s ranking compares the $450,000 median Boise house price listed in its database to Boise’s $60,035 median household income.
The company calculated that share of income required based on estimated mortgage and taxes totaling $2,163 per month (up $4 in one month).
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Meridian
The Meridian City Council approved an annexation for a 50-house subdivision known as Shafer View Terrace on the east side of South Meridian Road.
The city annexed 40.5 acres and approved a new zoning classification. Ten acres of the subdivision will be low-density residential, and 29.8 acres will be medium-low density residential.
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John Day, with SU Architecture, applied to build a 7,800 square foot commercial building for multiple tenants at 3030 N. Cajun Lane in the Sadie Creek Commons.
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Nampa
The Nampa City Council has approved a development for 30 single-family houses and 24 townhouses on 7.6 acres on Stamm Lane, near the Nampa Gateway Center.
The Maple Leaf subdivision, proposed by Don Newell, of Landmark Pacific Investment, will also include one commercial lot and three common lots.
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A new Starbucks with a drive-thru is planned at the intersection of Northside Boulevard and 6th Street.
The Nampa City Council approved a rezone for the Starbucks on Tuesday, July 6.
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Eagle
Slayer Duck Calls, an Eagle company, has obtained investment financing from Matt Rissell and Brandon Zehm, the co-founders of Tsheets.
They have also been named to the Slayer board of directors.
The investment will help the company expand its line of duck and goose calls. Slayer Duck Calls was founded by Bill Ayer in 2018.
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Garden City
Brianne and Joe Jackson have opened Idaho Overland Adventures. at 110 E. 43rd St., Suite 120.
The company rents all-in-one vehicles containing camping gear, along with compact camping trailers that can be pulled by a renter’s personal vehicle. They can be used at campgrounds or dispersed camping sites.
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Around Idaho
Idahoans looking to buy a home away from home don’t need to look far for a good investment, one website says.
McCall has been named the best place in the country to invest in a vacation home by Magnify Money, a personal finance site that compares financial products.
Among all 112 resort towns surveyed, McCall saw the largest percentage increase in median home prices between 2015 and 2019. Median home values in the Valley County mountain town increased by 64%, going from $206,800 to $339,900, Magnify Money said.
Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Crestline, California, ranked second and third.
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