Big apartment, town house & condo development. Ice cream. Chicken. Coming near you
The latest proposed developments, housing and other construction projects, and new businesses around Idaho’s Treasure Valley:
Eagle
Molinari Park, a long-awaited apartment and retail development in downtown Eagle, is nearing construction at last.
The Eagle City Council voted on Tuesday, Jan. 10, to approve the final touches to the development’s design.
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Molinari Park would bring 200 apartments, 91 town houses, 16 condos and 5,000 square feet of commercial space to the south side of East Plaza Drive, near the intersection of South 2nd Street and East Plaza Drive
The developer, Eagle 26 LLC, headed by Greg McVay, asked the city to approve a new design for the proposal.
The new design includes updated parking canopy and a U-shaped layout for the live-work units, the application said.
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The council’s decision to approve the project was unanimous.
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Meridian
A Boise developer seeks to build 216 small apartments, 44 duplexes and 18 three-plexes in the Ten Mile Road are north of Interstate 84.
Conger Group proposes to build a development named the Newkirk Neighborhood at 4250 W. Franklin Road, along the north side of Franklin Road and east of Black Cat Road.
“We have thoughtfully designed a mix of single-family and multifamily dwellings ... that will add to the housing mix within the surrounding neighborhoods and will add diversity of Meridian’s available housing opportunities,” the developers wrote in their application to the city.
“Due to the small size of home(s) and apartments ... it is anticipated that there will be few school-age students generated by the development,” the application said.
A public hearing is scheduled by the Planning and Zoning Commission at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at Meridian City Hall.
For more details and images, see the complete story published Jan. 13 at IdahoStatesman.com.
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The developer of a prominent development of office and other buildings along Interstate 84 just east of Eagle Road wants to add another floor to its latest proposed office building there.
Ball Ventures Alquist applied to the city for a special permit to boost the height of its Office Building No. 4 in the 51-acre Eagle View Landing office park to six stories instead of the original five. That would raise the average building height to 84 feet, with some wall segments atop the building rising to 97 feet.
The building would be at 1044 S. Silverstone Way. Just to the west is the new Top Golf business, whose poles and nets to keep flying golf balls from escaping rise to 156 feet.
“Office Building 4 is designed to be integral and cohesive to this development as one of the office buildings that front the I-84 Corridor along with three other office buildings similar in design and construction,” Hallie Hart of BVA wrote in a letter to the city. “There is consistency in the materiality and architecture, while appearance and massing is varied and adds visual interest. Office Building 4 will be of similar scale to adjacent planned office buildings.”
A public hearing is scheduled by the Planning and Zoning Commission at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at Meridian City Hall.
Meanwhile, the neighboring Power Engineers building, which is Eagle View Landing’s Office Building No. 5, is going up at 1032 S. Silverstone Way. As reported by BuildZoom, BVA has applied for a permit to build $11 million in interior improvements on floors 2 through 5, including open work space, private offices, conference rooms and break rooms.
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Boise
Stella’s Ice Cream is opening its fifth location in the Treasure Valley.
The local ice cream company leased 1,050 square feet in Collister Shopping Center at the corner of West State Street and Collister Drive in Northwest Boise, according to Intermountain Commercial Real Estate.
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A new nine-hole disc golf course could be coming to Bowler Park, in Southeast Boise.
Boise’s Parks and Recreation Department this month entered into an agreement with Eagle Christian Church, which is next door to the park, to allow the public access to the park in an easement.
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On Jan. 10, the Boise City Council approved the purchase of a new park property in West Boise.
The park will be located at 915 Shamrock Street.
At the same meeting, the city also finished applying deed restrictions to about 50 city parks, with the aim of protecting them in perpetuity.
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Michael Jones, with Hendon Huckestein Architect P.C. in Birmingham, Alabama, has filed a request for a permit for an existing building at 1103 S. Vista Ave. to be converted to a Guthrie’s chicken restaurant.
All structural components of the building are to remain; however, a portion of the interior would be gutted for a new kitchen layout, according to the application.
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Modern Machinery, a heavy equipment repair company, plans to build a new shop at 9181 S. Federal Way in Southeast Boise.
On Jan. 10, the City Council approved the annexation of about 13 acres of land outside of city limits for the business.
Nampa
River Range Idaho, LLC, a Sherman Oaks, California development company, wants to build a 36-acre industrial park on the east side of Midland Boulevard midway between Ustick Road and Linden Road.
The industrial park, called North Midland Industrial Park, would consist of four parcels. There are no tenants yet. The developer said future tenants would be allowable under Nampa’s light industrial zoning code.
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Caldwell
Doug Corsmeier, owner of Hemlock Developers LLC of Caldwell, wants to build a commercial development with offices, stores and indoor RV storage units.
The Hemlock Development at Middleton would be located south of the intersection of Ustick and Middleton roads, on the east side of Middleton Road, according to the application.
It would be on nearly 8 acres. The development would consist of nine buildings and be built in three phases, according to the application. The property now is being used to grow alfalfa, the application said.
Corsmeier said the first phase would be the Middleton Retail Center, with a single-level building and drive thru. The second phase would be the office buildings, made up of four buildings about 11,000 to 14,000 square feet each. The third phase would be the enclosed RV storage units. The units would be in four buildings with automatic roll-up doors.
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Star
The city of Star wants to create pathways through the city and along the river, but it needs help.
The city will decide whether to seek help from a design and consulting team to plan and build a pathways map and plan to help guide the city.
The city wants to design a map “showing where pathways exist and are planned so when property is developed or made available, the city can clearly see what pathway effort needs to be promoted,” the city said in a document about the proposal.
The city also wants a plan that identifies the types of pathways planned in different locations and how they would be used and built.
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Ada County
Ada County residents will again be able to comment on a proposed 310-unit recreational vehicle park east of Kuna.
The Ada County Commissioners scheduled a public hearing on the project for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the Ada County Courthouse, 200 W. Front Street, in Boise.
Garden City
A developer received approval this month to move forward with building 58 town houses in Garden City on 8 acres of vacant land south of the Fred Meyer near the intersection of Chinden Boulevard and Glenwood Street.
The subdivision, by Hale Development, was initially approved in 2020. Because of changes to the original design, the developer returned last year for a revised approval, according to Garden City Development Services documents.
Around Idaho: McCall grocery
Natural Grocers, a grocery-store chain, is opening in the building formerly occupied by the Pancake House on Idaho 95.
The business, at 209 N. 3rd St., set a grand opening for Wednesday, Jan. 18.
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Reporter Sally Krutzig and Calendar Editor/Archivist Michelle Jenkins contributed.
