Downtown Boise hotel. Housing. Starbucks. New use for old Rockies Diner. Coming near you
The latest proposed developments, other construction projects and new businesses around Idaho’s Treasure Valley:
Boise
Hendricks Commercial Properties is beginning work an eight-story boutique hotel on what is now the parking lot of The Owyhee apartments on the corner of 11th and Grove streets.
The Hotel Renegade would have 122 rooms. It would be operated by Geronimo Hospitality Group of Beloit, Wisconsin.
Hendricks is known locally for its developments in BoDo, Boise’s downtown commercial district. In 2017, the Wisconsin company bought the three buildings that make up BoDo for $25 million.
The company is also planning to open the Warehouse Food Hall at 370 S. 8th St. this summer.
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Subtext, a St. Louis-based development company, is moving along with construction of 252 apartments in a building it has named Local Boise at 250 E. Myrtle St.
AIM Sign Co. applied for a permit for three signs, one each on the north, east and west sides of the building, an indication of progress on construction.
The project is part of a wave of new apartment buildings along Myrtle Street.
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The Boise Planning and Zoning Commission approved plans for Trilogy Development of Boise to develop Silvercloud Apartments 2, consisting of 122 apartments at 8475 W. Limelight St.
The site is just north of State Street between North Roe Street and North Bogart Lane in Northwest Boise.
The development would consist of five, three-story buildings with 24 apartments in each one.
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Despite neighborhood objections, the South Cole area can expect a new neighborhood of single family homes.
The Boise Planning and Zoning Commission approved on April 4 a rezone and conditional use permit for Hayden Homes Idaho LLC to develop 43 single family homes at 3750 S. Maple Grove Road
Estee Lefrenz, president of the South Cole Neighborhood Association, told commissioners her association opposed the project because its density — more than 5 units an acre — was incompatible with the surrounding area.
Commission Chair Bob Schafer said that while the area has had larger-lot developments, the density was appropriate, as it mirrored the direction of the city.
“I think that is just a bygone era in that we’re seeing smaller lots across this city,” Schafer said. “This is an appropriate place to put a little more density.”
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Boise-based Two Dogs L.P., whose registered agent is Anne Zamzow Hauder, plans a 33-unit development at 1408 N. Liberty St., north of the Boise Bench and I-184 near Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center.
The development would consist of one single-family detached home, six single-family attached townhouses, three six-unit apartment buildings and two four-unit apartment buildings, according to an application for design review. The development is being called Blanche Subdivision.
In December 2019, a rezoning was approved for 1400 N. Liberty St., which is included in the project plans. The zoning changed from R-2 (medium density residential) to R-3D (multi-family residential with design review overlay).
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Micron Technology Inc. has contracted Idaho Power to build a solar energy farm near its Boise headquarters as part of Micron’s goal to fully source its U.S. power through renewable energy by the end of 2025.
The 40-megawatt plant would be built by Black Mesa Energy LLC, a subsidiary of MB Mezzdev LLC, a renewable energy developer. Idaho Power has asked the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to approve power-purchase agreement between the utility and Black Mesa.
The contract is part of an Idaho Power program called Clean Energy Your Way that helps large businesses meet sustainability goals while also adding to Idaho Power’s renewable resources. Idaho Power seeks to have 100% clean energy by 2045.
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Hundreds of Micron Technology Inc. employees may soon not have to worry about who will watch their younger children during the work day.
The Boise Planning and Zoning Commission on April 4 approved Micron’s request to rezone 4 acres at 8837 S. Federal Way, near the memory-chip maker’s corporate campus, to build a day care center for Micron employees.
The building is estimated to be more than 19,000 square feet once completed. It would be available only to Micron employees, Micron campus architect Paul Marcolina told city planners.
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The former Rockies Diner building could be turning into a tattoo parlor.
The diner, which was featured on the Travel Channel’s Man v. Food, closed in 2020. Shortly afterward, 208 Pho & Vegan was planned to take over the space at 3900 W. Overland Road, but that plan fell through.
Kendall Vader, who owns Born Weird Tattoo and Piercing, plans to convert the building. An application filed with the city calls for minor changes.
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Neamah’s Barber Shop leased 1,024 square feet of retail space at 116 E. Myrtle St., Suite 116, Colliers Idaho reported.
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Star
Toll Brothers, a home builder, is promoting houses for sale in a 223-house subdivision.
Cresta Del Sol is at West Beacon Light Road and North Pollard Lane.
The homes range from 1,586 to 4,067 square feet. Prices begin in the mid-$600,000s, the company said in a news release.
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Meridian
Mark Bailey, of Bailey Investments in Marysville, Washington, wants to build 33 houses on 9 acres as part of the second phase of the Timberline Subdivision on Victory Road.
The homes would be located at 655 and 735 W. Victory Road.
The Meridian City Council is scheduled to hear the proposal at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, at City Hall.
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A new Starbucks may be coming to Ten Mile and Franklin Roads.
According to a filing, the building would have 2,287 square feet on 0.85 acres. It would have 41 parking spots.
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Scheels All Sports has applied to build its planned 240,000 square foot store at 700 S. Wayfinder Ave. in Meridian.
The Idaho Statesman reported in November that the store would be coming. Idaho Scheels told the Statesman that it expects to open in 2024 and have over 400 employees.
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Notable
Customers of Suez, Boise’s water company, are starting to see a new name on their bimonthly bills.
French water giant Veolia has completed its $15.4 billion purchase of Suez, another French company. Customer account numbers, water rates and methods to pay bills, along with customer service phone numbers and addresses will remain the same.
Over the next few months, the new owners will move their name and logo to bills, the Suez website, social media channels, trucks and company uniforms.
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This story was originally published April 13, 2022 at 4:00 AM.
