Big apartment development west of downtown Boise. Changes to Chinden. Coming near you
The latest proposed developments, housing and other construction projects, and new businesses around Idaho’s Treasure Valley:
Boise
Boise development company Roundhouse plans to begin construction of 187 apartments on mostly empty land in the West End in November with an estimated completion date of fall 2024.
The Avens is set to be built at 2742 W. Fairview Ave. in a multiphase development.
The first phase, on the northwest corner of South 27th Street and West Fairview Avenue, would feature two buildings connected to each other. Plans call for 103 one-bedroom apartments, 64 two-bedrooms and 20 studios.
Eleven apartments are being set aside for low-income or very-low-income residents. A 10,000-square-foot child care center is also planned.
Capital City Development Corp., Boise’s urban renewal agency, agreed to reimburse Roundhouse $2.4 million for streetscape and utility upgrades. Those improvements include extending 28th Street to continue through the property, new sidewalks, streetlights, street trees, landscaping and new water, sewer and fiber lines.
The city of Boise agreed to give 0.6 acres of land to the Ada County Highway District to extend 28th Street.
The estimated development cost is $80 million, according to Capital City Development Corp.
The buildings are planned to have a Passive House certification, meaning it achieves a high level of energy efficiency.
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Utah-based Gardner Co. wants to build 75 apartments in Northwest Boise.
Two five-plexes and two 10-plexes are planned in the first phase of the project at 6256 W. State St., near the northeast corner of West State Street and North Pierce Park Lane, according to an application with the city. Five five-plexes and two 10-plexes are planned in the second phase.
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California developer Kal Pacific & Associates is moving forward with plans to build a five-story building with 136 apartments at 580 N. Cole Road, near the Boise Towne Square mall.
A recent application filed with the city is for the parking garage, which would be underneath the Cole-Denton Apartments. The parking garage would have one floor underground, another floor at ground level and a third floor above that.
The apartments would have one or two bedrooms.
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The renovation of a historic downtown Boise building is moving ahead.
Developers want to change their original renovation plan for the former Averyl Building, a four-story, red-brick building at 1010 W. Main St. whose ground floor was most recently the Ice Bouquet in 2015, and the Bouquet bar before that. They’re renaming it the Avery Hotel.
The architect applied to the city of Boise to modify the original plan to redesign parts of the basement section, including changing the new stair tower to avoid conflict with “existing building foundation piers” and “raise the structural pad footing.” It would result in a “straight-run stair” from first floor down to the new basement.
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A new master-planned residential community could be coming to Southwest Boise.
A developer has applied to host a neighborhood meeting about Murio Farms, a housing development proposed last year that would encompass 384 acres.
The Land Group, a land development firm, is the neighborhood meeting list’s applicant, according to a filing with the city.
Paris Place LLC owns the property. Louis P. Murgoitio is listed as that company’s registered agent, according to a filing with the secretary of state’s office.
The property is between Cole and Maple Grove roads, south of Lake Hazel Road. According to a letter of intent from the Land Group in 2021, the development would include single-family detached homes, town houses and apartments.
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Boise State University is planning to build a new first-year student dormitory with 450 to 525 beds.
The eight-story, 160,000-square-foot building would have 255 one-bedroom dorms, plus 16 two-bedroom apartments for resident assistants. The building would be 100 feet tall, according to a filing with the city.
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Boise’s historic Erma Hayman House is officially open.
Visitors can now stop by the home at 617 Ash St. to learn more about Hayman, who lived there until 2009 when she died at age 102, and the diverse history of the surrounding River Street neighborhood.
The neighborhood was a historically working-class section of the city and once “the most ethnically and culturally diverse area in Boise,” according to the city Department of Arts and History.
The house is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
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Trails for people with disabilities are coming to Boise.
The City Council has allocated $52,000 to make two trails in the Foothills more accessible. The first would be a “fully accessible trail” paralleling the Grove Trail No. 38, in the Hulls Gulch Reserve.
“This pedestrian-only trail would provide an additional recreation option in the heart of the Foothills for a fully inclusive experience,” said a memorandum from the Parks and Recreation Department.
The second trail would shift part of the Red Fox Trail No. 36, in the Camel’s Back Reserve, to the east, further away from a steep, sandy hill. The trail near the entrance to the reserve connects to many other trails in the area.
“... Deep sand along the trail creates impossible terrain for someone using a wheelchair or mobility accessibility device,” the memo said.
Parking spaces for people with disabilities will be added to both locations.
The funds come from the city’s Open Space and Clean Water Program, a tax levy passed by voters in 2015 that raised $10 million over two years for the city’s conservation goals, which include enhancing recreation. About $7 million remains in the fund, according to the memo.
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Garden City
A slew of Treasure Valley agencies are teaming up to seek federal grant money to plan improvements to Chinden Boulevard.
The agencies intend to add sidewalks and pedestrian crossings, improve bicycle access, and reduce safety hazards caused by unmanaged access to the boulevard, which is part of U.S. 20-26.
The improvements would be made along a 4.3-mile stretch from Chinden’s southern end at Fairview Avenue northwest to Branstetter Street, a quarter mile west of Maple Grove Road.
The Idaho Transportation Department and partner agencies are requesting $1.1 million through the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program for a $1.375 million planning project.
“The absence of adequate infrastructure along Chinden Boulevard from Branstetter Street to Fairview Avenue is a health and safety hazard and limits underserved populations’ access to schools, food services, health providers, social services, and employment,” a joint news release said.
Chinden Boulevard has almost no sidewalks west of 43rd Street. The sidewalks east of 43rd Street are “disconnected and uncomfortable inhibiting regular use,” the news release said. Exploring potential upgrades for the experience of pedestrians and bicyclists is a key focus.
The planning effort would seek to collect and evaluate data, identify alternatives and preferred options for desired improvements and form a streetscape plan compatible with Garden City’s comprehensive plan.
The partner agencies are Ada County, the Ada County Highway District, the city of Boise, the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho, the city of Garden City and Valley Regional Transit.
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Meridian
A real estate development firm wants to build a 65-house subdivision in Northwest Meridian.
E5 Holdings LLC asked the city to annex and rezone nearly 25 acres at 7000 N. Pollard Lane for the Alden Ridge Subdivision.
The company plans to build a picnic area and neighborhood swimming pool.
A hearing for the request is scheduled at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in the City Council chambers at Meridian City Hall.
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Lesley’s Mobile Estates LLC seeks to build a mix of residential and commercial buildings at the southeast corner of Fairview Avenue and Third Street.
The company requests a conditional use permit, preliminary plat and rezone at the 7.6-acre property for its proposed Promenade Cottages Subdivision, which would include 30 townhouse and single-family lots, 90 multifamily units and two commercial lots.
A hearing for the request is scheduled at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in the City Council chambers at Meridian City Hall.
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Grocery Outlet, a supermarket chain, plans to build a new store at 315 S. Ten Mile Road.
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Kuna
Gardner Co., a Salt Lake City development company with a Boise office, wants to have 42 acres of agricultural land it owns brought within Kuna city limits.
Gardner asks that its land at 14375 S. Cole Road be zoned for light industrial development, according to the application.
Gardner has not proposed a specific development yet. Any future development would have to go through an application process that includes a public hearing.
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Eagle
An 85-acre sports park may be developed off Idaho 16 near the Spring Valley residential development.
The proposed Eagle Regional Sports Park would have fields for baseball/softball, football, soccer and lacrosse. It could also include an indoor swimming pool, artificial turf practice fields and locker rooms.
The sports park would be located near Idaho 16 and Equest Lane.
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Eagle 1 LLC, a Boise development company owned by Chris Nolan in Eagle, wants to build a 77-home subdivision called Benari Estates.
The subdivision would be located on 35 acres at 1770 W. State St., on the northeast corner of State and North Ballantyne Lane.
Benari Estates would be made up of traditional single-family homes and large estate homes on the north and east sides of the development, the application said. The subdivision would also have a dog park and walking loop.
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Star
Toll Brothers, a New York luxury-home builder, has opened houses in its newest Star community for purchase.
Located at at 12583 West Pine Grass St., the Aliso Creek subdivision has 169 homes ranging from 1,586 square feet to 3,104 square feet with prices beginning in the mid-$400,000s.
Around Idaho
Perpetua Resources received two grants from the U.S. Department of Defense to study the domestic production of antimony trisulfide, a chemical compound used in ammunition, according to a news release from the company.
Perpetua is preparing to resume gold mining at an old mining site east of Cascade in Valley County in Central Idaho. The company says its mining would include antimony, making the site the only one mined for the metal in the U.S.
The funding purports to secure America’s defenses and ramp up the commercial ammunition-supply chain.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to build another temple in Southeast Idaho, according to a news release from the church.
The three-story structure would be located on 16.6 acres northwest of Second East 2000 North in Rexburg, which is home to Brigham Young University-Idaho. It would be Rexburg’s second temple.
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Business and Local Government Editor David Staats contributed.
