Bye, distinctive building by Capitol. Coming: 6-story successor. New Idaho developments
The latest proposed developments, housing and other construction projects, and new businesses around Idaho and the Treasure Valley:
Boise
The seven-story, 104-unit apartment building on the northeast corner of North 16th and West State streets could be nearing the start of construction.
In May, developer Cameron Investments applied for a design review hearing. Now there’s an application for “new multifamily buildings and additions,” according to a city filing.
The building, at 1522 W. State St., would have two levels of parking, ground-level retail and five levels of exclusively studio apartments.
Five percent of the apartments would be affordable housing for people earning 80%-100% of the area median income, according to previous Idaho Statesman reporting.
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Swanby Investment Group LLC is moving forward with plans to build a six-story building near the state Capitol with a restaurant, office space and housing all in one.
The building would be at 800 W. State St., the site of a vacant two-story building that once was home to Home Federal Bank. It’s kitty-cornered from the Capitol.
An application to demolish the existing building was filed with the city.
Swanby also owns the adjacent Carnegie Library.
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Boise has arranged to buy a $1.5 million building for homeless services.
The one-story building at 511 South Americana Blvd., in downtown’s southwest corner, provides daytime homeless services for Our Path Home, a public-private partnership to address homelessness in the Treasure Valley. Officials have opened it in recent years to shelter people experiencing homelessness who need to warm up in cold weather or cool down in summer heat.
The building is on 0.12 acres and owned by Full Moon Ventures LLC, according to a city memorandum.
The cost will be “primarily” covered by a $1.3 million state grant funded by the 2020 federal stimulus bill, according to the memo.
Buying the property will allow the city to “preserve this space for services and meaningfully expand (Our Path Home’s) ability to serve people experiencing homelessness,” the memo said.
A resolution allowing the purchase passed the City Council on Aug. 16. The city has a minimum of 60 days to evaluate the property. The sale is expected to close in October.
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There’s a new way to exit the parking garages at the Boise Airport. Instead of driving north to exit, drivers need to go south to exit through a new exit plaza, which opened last week.
“Vehicles exiting the plaza will now merge onto the lower roadway to be looped back towards Vista Avenue,” a Boise Airport news release said. “Drivers should be aware of vehicles exiting the parking facilities and merging onto the Airport Loop. Please use caution and adhere to the posted speed limit.”
The new exit plaza is part of a bigger project to increase parking at the airport. The new public parking garage is expected to be completed in fall 2023, and the employee parking garage is expected to be completed in early 2024, the release said.
Other planned projects that haven’t begun construction yet include a concourse with six gates and a new rental-car garage and service lobby. The airport has applied for permits for the rental car garage.
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A Starbucks could be coming to the Boise Bench.
The coffee company is proposing a building with a drive-thru at 4903 W. Overland Road, where Andrade’s, a Mexican restaurant, used to be.
The new Starbucks would have 2,020 square feet near the southeast corner of West Overland Road and North Orchard Street, according to a filing with the city. The site is adjacent to Hillcrest Country Club.
Andrade’s moved just east, down the block on Overland, a few years ago.
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Ripp’d Nutrition, a supplement and smoothie shop, is leasing 1,523 square feet of retail space at 1124 N. Milwaukee St., reported Cushman & Wakefield, the commercial real estate agency.
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Nampa
A St. Luke’s clinic is under construction near South Middleton Road and Roosevelt Avenue in South Nampa.
The South Nampa Community Clinic, at 11033 W. Aldbury Ave., will be the nonprofit health system’s first community clinic, according to a news release.
St. Luke’s said it would offer primary care services including pediatrics, family and internal medicine, as well as urgent care and same-day visits, and in-house pharmacy, labs and x-rays.
“Canyon County’s population has increased almost 8% over the past two years with families flocking to the Nampa area,” the release said. “The new clinic in Nampa hopes to improve access in an area where St. Luke’s previously had limited-service options.”
The clinic is “just the beginning” for St. Luke’s community clinics, said Mary Cronin, vice president of consumer access and experience.
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Windy’s Pet Parlour LLC., a local pet grooming company, is leasing 1,200 square feet of retail space at 2922 E. Greenhurst Road, reported Cushman & Wakefield, the commercial real estate agency.
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Meridian
Starbucks is leasing 2,225 square feet of retail space at 75 S. Ten Mile Road, reported Cushman & Wakefield, the commercial real estate agency.
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The Gateway Marketplace shopping center signed new leases with the first Idaho locations for PGA Tour Superstore and Chicago Fire Pizza., reported Cushman & Wakefield.
The PGA Tour Superstore is leasing 42,212 square feet of space in the middle of the property, and Chicago Fire Pizza is leasing 5,994 square feet of restaurant space, including a patio dining area.
The 136,000-square-foot shopping center, owned by Wood Investments of Orange County, California, is at the southeast corner of Eagle and Ustick roads in Meridian. It features a Trader Joe’s grocery store.
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Apricot Lane Boutique, a women’s clothing chain, is opening Aug. 26 at 3036 N. Eagle Road, the Meridian Chamber of Commerce reported.
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Biggby Coffee, a coffee chain, has opened Aug.at 4744 N. Park Crossing Ave., the Meridian Chamber of Commerce reported.
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Red Aspen, a local beauty company run by women, planned to host a groundbreaking ceremony at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, for the construction of its new headquarters at 1575 W. Overland Road.
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Eagle
Mike Cook, of Cook Brothers Construction, a Boise development company, applied to build nine single-family homes at the intersection of West State Street and Idaho 44.
The Shingle Creek Subdivision would be built at 2500 W. State St. on 4.4 acres of agricultural land, the application said.
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Around Idaho
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to build a new temple in Southeast Idaho, according to Deseret News.
The two-story structure would be located on 2.6 acres at the intersection of Washington and North Sixth streets in Montpelier, a small farming community just north of Bear Lake near the Idaho-Utah and Idaho-Wyoming borders.
The Montpelier Idaho Temple would be the church’s ninth in Idaho. The church has temples in Boise, Meridian, Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Rexburg and Twin Falls, with another under construction in Burley.
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Notable
Boise plans to raise the fees developers pay when constructing new property, as inflation and a decrease in new bids has chipped away at city revenues.
Development impact fees are sums developers must pay to the city to support the infrastructure needed to service new residents. In October, the city plans to increase those fees by 13.1%.
High inflation and shortages in supplies and labor have raised the costs of the city’s infrastructure projects, according to a policy memorandum.
Developers in the city also have “robust project backlogs, leading to fewer bids on new city projects,” the memo said.
In June, the city’s Development Impact Fee Advisory Committee voted to recommend the fee increases. The City Council will vote on them in the coming weeks.
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A federal grant awarded $17.4 million to Valley Regional Transit to buy electric buses and charging infrastructure, according to a news release.
The announcement came days after the U.S. Department of Transportation granted $8.5 million to the State Street Premium Corridor project.
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Rite Stuff Foods, a manufacturer of potato snacks and other finger foods, has named James D’Agosta as CEO.
He succeeds John MacArthur, who has overseen business operations since Germany’s Frostkrone Food Group acquired the Jerome company in 2019, Rite Stuff said in a news release.
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This story was originally published August 25, 2022 at 4:00 AM.
