$600K homes in Meridian, $464K-and-up homes in Nampa. Apartments too. Coming near you
The latest proposed developments, other construction projects and new businesses around Idaho’s Treasure Valley:
Meridian
Brighton Corp. seeks to add to its big master-planned community under development in South Meridian known as Pinnacle.
Brighton wants to build 207 single-family houses and one lot for apartments or town houses in a development called Apex West. The homes would be located on 96 acres on the north side of Lake Hazel Road, about 1/4 mile west of South Locust Grove Road.
Pinnacle homes will sell for $600,000 and up, Brighton says.
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Brighton Corp., of Meridian, seeks to add to its Quartet Subdivision in northwest Meridian.
Brighton wants to add 67.6 acres and 229 single-family and town houses on the northeast corner of Black Cat and Ustick roads. The homes would be part of Quartet South.
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The city of Meridian will begin construction on its police precinct at 4232 Owyhee Storm Ave.
Meridian Mayor Robert Simison pushed for the police precinct in his last budget proposal. He hoped it would reduce the travel time for officers for calls on the outskirts of Meridian.
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Boise
A development with 301 apartments and town houses in Southwest Boise passed a major hurdle Tuesday, March 8, when it received City Council approval for the rezoning of the land from open space to multifamily residential.
About a month ago, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved the planned Victory Flats complex, but the proposed rezoning required City Council approval.
Layton Construction, the developer of the Victory Flats, plans one-, two- and three-bedroom units at 8373 W. Victory Road.
The property sits between South Trabuco Avenue and South Milwaukee Lane and north of West Junior High School. It is just north of the city-owned Murgoitio parcel, an undeveloped site long planned for a park that became controversial last summer after city officials considered it for an affordable-housing project.
During Tuesday’s public hearing, neighbors opposed the project, citing traffic and density concerns. City Councilwoman Elaine Clegg referred to the project as “horrible urban design,” because it has only one access point to nearby roads on each side of the property.
Still, Clegg voted in favor of the project, because she said it would help provide housing and could be an impetus for creating a more urban style in Southwest Boise, with perhaps more mixed-use buildings, more businesses and better transportation access other than cars.
All six city council members voted in favor of the project.
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A building with 102 affordable apartments took another step toward reality this week.
The five-story building at the site of the former Smoky Davis meat shop received approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday, March 7, in a 6-1 vote.
The building is planned at 2426 N. Arthur St. and 3912 W. State St. on the northeast corner of the two streets.
The building, above one level of podium parking, is planned to have studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. All but one of the units would be for households earning up to 80% of Ada County’s median income.
Pacific West Communities Inc. and SMR Development are partnering with the city on the project.
During a public hearing, neighbors expressed concern about the height of the building and the number of people it would house.
But Planning and Zoning Commission Chair Bob Schafer said the housing is needed.
“I think this is a step in the right direction,” Schafer said. “I think this is certainly what the city envisions for the corridor in general. More density, bigger buildings and that next progression as State Street develops and matures.”
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A 10-unit apartment building at 3203 N. Milwaukee St. on the West Bench has been approved, and an architect representing the developer has applied for a construction permit, signaling that construction may start soon.
Milstick Properties LLC is listed as the developer of the property, according to an application filed with the city. A state record says Milstick is an Eagle firm organized in 2011 by Lawrence A. Tiernan and governed by Merkola Properties LLC and the Tiernan Family LImited Partnership.
BuildZoom reported the building-permit application.
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Nampa
Don Thornton, of Thornton-Gallup LLC, wants to build 191 single-family houses, one lot of apartment buildings with 186 apartments, two commercial lots and 11 industrial lots on 126 acres.
The subdivision, Chisum Estates, would be located south of Amity Road and west of Happy Valley Road.
The land was previously a meat packing plant, the application said.
“The residents in this neighborhood would enjoy a quiet neighborhood with the benefit of excellent access to the Indian Creek pathway system, commercial uses along Amity Street and Railroad Street and a short trip to downtown Nampa for activities,” the application said.
Thornton-Gallup, of Nampa, reports its managers and members as Robert Todd Gallup, of Caldwell, and Don R. Thornton, of Boise.
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Toll Brothers, a national homebuilder, announced newly built homes in Nampa are for sale. The new development, named Silver Star, includes 232 single-family houses near the corner of Star and Ustick roads.
Thirteen home designs range from 1,586 to 3,104 square feet and feature one- and two-story houses. The homes are starting at $463,900.
“With a wide choice of home designs and dynamic structural options to meet every buyer’s needs, Silver Star offers home shoppers the ability to create the Idaho haven they’ve always wanted,” Toll Brothers in Idaho Division President Susan Stanley said in a news release.
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Notable
RealtyHop ranked Boise as the 23rd least affordable city among the country’s largest 100 cities.
According to RealtyHop, Boise homeowners spend 38.9% of income on yearly homeownership costs. That’s an increase of 4.36 percentage points from last month, when Boise ranked 27th nationally.
The median household income in Boise is $71,100 and the median for-sale home listing price is $479,950, according to RealtyHop’s database.
RealtyHop is a website that finds undervalued homes for investors to buy.
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Boise’s gasoline prices reached an all-time high on Tuesday, March 8, AAA Idaho said.
The city’s average price reached $4.19, seven cents higher than the previous record, set on July 15, 2008.
Prices in early March surpassed $4 for the first time in 14 years, driving mainly by the war in Ukraine.
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The Boise City Council has approved Mayor Lauren McLean’s pick of Tim Keane as the city’s next director of planning and development.
Keane most recently served as the head of Atlanta’s planning department.
In a video call, Keane said his top priorities include housing affordability, mobility and conservation.
“The idea that the city won’t change would be problematic. It’s going to. Growth is going to happen,” Keane said. “But (the key is) shaping that growth so the city does become more urban and in the process protects and repairs nature. It just seems to me that Boise is a city that is especially positioned to do those things exceptionally.”
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Business Editor David Staats contributed.
This story was originally published March 10, 2022 at 4:00 AM.
