Apartments, subdivisions. An Albertsons. A fiber internet network. Coming near you
The latest proposed developments, other construction projects and new businesses around Idaho’s Treasure Valley:
Boise
The Capital City Development Corp, Boise’s urban renewal agency, says it is starting construction of five bus stops along Main Street and Fairview Avenue from North 16th to North 27th streets.
The transit stations would be downtown’s first raised stations, intended to allow buses to safely stop for passengers without crossing lanes and disrupting the flow of bike traffic.
The bus stops are expected to feature solar-powered lighting, benches, trash receptacles, railings, and upgraded pedestrian ramps.
Some stops along the Main and Fairview corridor may be moved to temporary locations to accommodate construction. Those changes can be found under “service alerts” on the Valley Regional Transit website.
Construction is expected to be complete by spring.
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Megan Pape of Erstad Architects has requested the rezoning of three-fourths of an acre at 1728 S. Annett St. to R-3D to allow for multifamily residences.
A three-story, 65-unit apartment building has been proposed on the property, which is off South Federal Way across from Manitou Park.
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Bradley Holmes of Miller Family Real Estate in Salt Lake City has applied to subdivide a property at 11304 W. Fairview Ave. into 42 lots.
The proposal includes 38 homes, three lots for businesses, and a common area.
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Boise Storage Partners, owned by Michael McNerny, has applied to build 221 storage-unit condos on an 8.7-acre property at the Luxelocker boat storage business at 7373 S. Federal Way.
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Melissa Levick, who with her husband owns Western Collective, a Garden City brewery, and Western Proper, a Boise bar, restaurant and game center, plans to open “Boise’s first boutique boxing studio” this fall.
Dope Boxing is preparing to open in the Ram Plaza at 550 Broadway Ave., Suite 100.
Levick says she started boxing when she was 29, out of shape, and fresh off her second ACL replacement surgery. “I lost 30 pounds, I gained my life back, and I made some of the best friends and community that I could ever hope for,” she said by email. “All because of a 16-square-foot ring, a pair of gloves, and an incredible coach.”
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Bungalow Home LLC, a home furnishing store, leased 13,967 square feet of retail space in the Westgate Shopping Center, 7550 W. Fairview Ave., TOK Commercial reports. The business plans to open this fall.
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BRJ Distributing, a beer and wine distributor at 635 N. Phillippi St., has leased 20,677 square feet of industrial space in Gowen Business Center I, 1123 E. Exchange St., TOK Commercial reports.
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Jackson Food Stores has applied to convert a vacant Texaco convenience store and gas station at 3205 S. Vista Ave into a Del Taco restaurant.
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Gary Seward of June Wilde LLC has requested a permit to convert an existing building at 2422 W. Main St into a bagel restaurant named Good Times Bagels.
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Julia Barley has applied to open Steak Stop, a meat business that sells steak, chicken and seafood, in the Boise Towne Square mall.
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Jeffrey Hessing has applied to construct a commercial space for Physical Therapy of Idaho at 8854 W. Emerald St. by adding on to an existing building.
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Star
Corey D. Barton, of Challenger Development, plans to build 251 houses on 60 acres on Palmer Lane, near State Street.
The Fountain Park Subdivision would be located at 621 N. Palmer Lane.
The Star City Council is scheduled to take up the proposal at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, in council chambers.
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Kurt Teshima, of Ball Real Estate Investments Inc., a Las Vegas company, plans to build 156 town houses at the end of Moon Valley Road in Star.
The Moon Valley Townhomes would be on 12 acres, with 13 units per acre, at 8323 W. Moon Valley Road, adjacent to Idaho 16.
The Star City Council is scheduled to take up the proposal at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, in City Council chambers.
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Meridian
Jason Monks, a Republican state legislator from Meridian, applied to build 16 three-story town houses on West Fairview Avenue, near the intersection with Locust Grove Road.
The Fairview Row Townhomes would be built at 2065 E. Fairview Ave. on a narrow strip near commercial developments. Each townhouse would have a two-car garage and two balconies, one each on the second and third floors, the application said.
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The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to hear the proposal at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, in the council chambers.
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Construction is starting on a new Albertsons supermarket on the northwest corner of Eagle and Amity roads in fast-growing South Meridian.
The store at 4657 S. Eagle Road will include a Starbucks, an indoor deli with outdoor seating, and a pharmacy with a drive-thru window.
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Tom Ahlquist has applied to build a three-story office building in Ten Mile Crossing, a 400-acre mixed-use development at the northeast corner of Interstate 84 and Ten Mile Road.
The 75,000-square-foot building would be built at 2512 W. Navigator Drive.
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Nampa
TDS Telecom plans to build a nearly 800-mile fiber internet network in Nampa.
The plans have been finalized by city staff, construction partners and the company.
The fiber optic project will bring internet connections to about 46,000 addresses in Nampa. These included about 42,000 residential addresses and roughly 3,800 commercial locations.
The total private-sector investment to expand internet service for Nampa residents would be more than $70 million.
Construction is scheduled to begin by the end of the year and to be done in phases, with the first homes expected to connect in 2022.
TDS is a technology company founded in 1969 that offers internet, TV and phone plans.
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Eagle
A 231-house subdivision has been proposed for the southeast corner of Floating Feather Drive and Idaho 16.
The Arvory Crest Subdivision is proposed by FS One, an Arizona company, on 80 acres. There would be 231 homes and 13 common lots, according to a city of Eagle filing.
The subdivision would be a combination of town houses and patio, custom and estate homes.
The Eagle City Council plans to hear the proposal at its meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16.
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Kuna
A gravel pit is proposed on 39 acres at 2500 Amyx Lane.
The pit request comes from a developer represented by attorney Todd Lakey.
The Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission plans a hearing at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at the Ada County Courthouse.
Notable
A national apartment-rental listing service says the price of one-bedroom apartments in Boise rose 24.8% since this time last year.
Zumper, which bases its prices on its own and some other sources’ current listings, says the median rent for one-bedroom apartments is now $1,310 per month. For two bedrooms, it is $1,430. Zumper’s calculations do not include rentals already occupied and not on the market.
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Good luck finding a bargain on a used car in Boise or anywhere else. With increased demand and reduced supply, prices have climbed, and so have the amounts buyers are borrowing to pay for used vehicles.
LendingTree said the average loan amount requested on its lending platform by borrowers in the Boise metropolitan area for a 2019 model-year vehicle during this year’s second quarter was $26,980, up from $21,420 a year earlier.
The $5,560 increase is a 26% rise, the sixth-highest percentage change of any metro area in the nation, LendingTree said.
Buyers are settling for older vehicles, too. The average age of used vehicles for which people sought LendingTree financing rose to 7 years nationwide, up from 5.8 a year earlier.
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Nampa’s Owyhee Air Research, a 15-year-old contractor that conducts wildlife surveys, fire reconnaissance and landscape mapping for government agencies and businesses, says this fire season is among its busiest ever.
President Michael Intschert says Owyhee Air Research’s planes, including two Vulcanair P68 planes and a King Air special-mission plane, flew 267 missions on 56 fires as of July 31, halfway through the season.
An infrared fire mapping flight crew was returning to home base at the Nampa Airport on Aug. 6 when an airborne sensor operator saw a previously unknown fire in the trees nine miles northwest of McCall, Intschert said in a news release. The pilot reported the blaze, prompting the immediate dispatch of a helicopter to attack it, he said.
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Brian Ness, the longest-serving director in the history of the Idaho Transportation Department, has announced his retirement next spring after 12 years at the helm.
“When Brian arrived at ITD, the organization lacked the confidence and trust of the public and Legislature,” said Transportation Board Chairman Bill Moad in a news release. “He leaves ITD as an agency that has shifted its workplace culture into one where employees are encouraged to innovate, deliver excellent customer service and exceed public expectations.”
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This story was originally published August 26, 2021 at 6:45 AM.
