Who got naming rights to Boise’s new aquatic center. Apartments by river. Coming near you
The latest proposed developments, housing and other construction projects, and new businesses around Idaho’s Treasure Valley:
Boise
Idaho Central Credit Union secured the naming rights to a swimming venue set to open in Boise this spring.
The Idaho Central Aquatics Center will be located north of the Boise Airport at 3575 S. Findley Ave. Construction began in April.
The center will have an eight-lane, 50-meter competition pool surrounded by spectator bleachers; a six-lane, 25-yard warm-up pool; locker rooms; showers; and a concession area. It will offer a range of programs to the public including swimming lessons, water safety classes, aqua fitness and water polo clubs.
Board members of the Greater Boise Auditorium District voted unanimously in 2021 to use $5 million in hotel tax money to construct the 320-foot by 125-foot building. The Auditorium District board is funded through a 5% hotel tax and develops local spaces that promote economic growth and serve community needs.
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A developer is proceeding with plans to win city approval for 96 apartments in the latest phase of a controversial development in Northwest Boise.
John A. Laude Sr.’s Trilogy Development has proposed the apartments in six buildings at 8133 N. Bogart Lane, the property on the southwest corner of North Bogart Lane and West Hill Road Parkway.
The Boise Planning and Zoning Commission has scheduled a public hearing at its 6 p.m. meeting on Monday, Feb. 6, at City Hall, 150 N. Capitol Blvd.
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The public will have a chance to weigh in on plans for a small hospital in Southwest Boise.
The Medistar NuTex Micro Hospital would be built at 8764 W. Hackamore Drive, near Maple Grove and Overland roads. It would have a full emergency department with eight exam rooms including one trauma room and one isolation room; a full imaging department, and six overnight patient beds.
The Boise Planning and Zoning Commission has scheduled a public hearing at its 6 p.m. meeting on Monday, Feb. 6, at City Hall, 150 N. Capitol Blvd.
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Jeff Likes with ALC Architecture applied for a permit to build a new corporate office building for Dutch Bros at 8648 W. Ardene St., located south of Overland Road and east of Maple Grove Road.
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Garden City
A proposal to build a five-story apartment building that includes artist studios and one floor of commercial space in Garden City can go forward.
Called the Sonder, the building would have 15 apartments, seven work spaces and space for a coffee shop on the first floor at 210 E. 35th Street, near the Boise River and the Push & Pour coffee shop.
Multiple members of the Garden City Council do not like the project, saying it has insufficient parking.
The developers, who include Matthew Clark, the founding artistic director of Boise Contemporary Theater, plan to emphasize biking and other modes of transportation, as well as a shared electric vehicle that tenants can reserve.
On Monday, Jan. 23, the City Council voted to deny a reconsideration of its October approval. An initial effort by Council Member Teresa Jorgensen to deny the proposal failed after Mayor John Evans broke a tie vote.
Jorgensen said the developers had, knowingly or not, “leveraged” the parking requirements because of ambiguity in the city’s parking law. “That doesn’t feel good,” she said.
Council Member Bill Jacobs initially supported Jorgensen’s motion but later supported a move to affirm the application, which the rest of the council also supported.
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Meridian
Daniel Tassarolo of Chipman Design Architecture applied for a permit to build a restaurant with a drive-thru for Noodles and Co. at 3103 W. Milano Drive, located at the northeast corner of Ten Mile Road and McMillan Road.
The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the project at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at City Hall.
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U-Haul Moving & Storage plans a 124,000-square-foot storage center at 1030 W. Franklin Road, according to an application.
Hillside Architecture, which is representing the developer, has appealed the city Community Development Department’s decision to limit access to Franklin Road from the center’s Building B to emergency vehicles only. “Placing an ‘emergency access’ limitation on the site’s primary access point will place an undue burden on the applicant,” the appeal said.
A public hearing is scheduled before the City Council at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at City Hall.
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Eagle
Boise developer Dave Yorgason’s DRY Ventures wants to build 66 homes on the north side of Idaho 44, west of the intersection of Idaho 44 and North Linder Road.
The subdivision, called Tierponte Subdivision, would be 23 acres and about 1,850 feet west of Idaho 44 and Linder Road.
The Eagle Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the project at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb 6, at City Hall.
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Dave Yorgason, a member of Timberland Development Partners, of Boise, wants to build 97 homes on the north side of Idaho 44 about 1,850 feet west of the intersection of Idaho 44 and North Linder Road.
The Brookstone Subdivision would consist of 53 single family houses and 44 town houses, according to a legal notice of an upcoming public hearing. The subdivision would be located on 23 acres.
The Eagle Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to hold the hearing at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6 at City Hall.
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Brian Scott, of Alscott Real Estate, a Boise real estate development company associated with the Albertson family, wants to build 34 homes on the east side of North Eagle Road, about 1,300 feet north of East Beacon Light Road.
The Rocking A Ranch Subdivision would be on 172 acres according to a legal notice in the Idaho Statesman.
Alscott also wants to build an equestrian center near the subdivision on 20 acres at 3000 N. Eagle Road, the corner of Eagle and East Beacon Light roads.
The Eagle Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to hold public hearings on each proposal at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb 6, at City Hall.
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Ruben Ortega, of Cedar Creek Wealth, a Meridian development company, wants to build a 23-acre business complex with storage buildings, RV storage and a truck wash.
The project would be located at the northwest corner of East Beacon Light Road and Idaho 55, according to the application.
The project includes a 64,970-square-foot self-storage building, five boat/RV storage buildings and the truck wash.
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The Eagle Fire Protection District wants to build a new fire station on four acres at 12655 N. Horseshoe Bend Road..
The site is on the west side of North Horseshoe Bend Road about 500 feet south Beacon Light Road., according to the application.
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Around Idaho
Mountain Home is planning a gathering space and family area at Railroad Park in the city’s downtown.
The downtown area previously underwent construction for three years to revitalize the streets and sidewalks.
A news release from the city said the anticipated gathering space at Railroad Park will be the “cherry on top” of the prior updates and will include concessions, plenty of parking, and a splash pad that transforms into a skating rink in the winter.
Construction will take place over the next year with completion estimated in summer 2024, the release said.
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Nampa
Lendmark Financial Services, a provider of household credit and consumer loans, said it has opened a branch at 2108 Caldwell Blvd., Suite 109.
The branch, Lendmark’s fourth in Idaho, is managed by Erik Madrigal.
Notable
The Boise City Council’s new president, Holli Woodings, was appointed to a five-year term on the Capital City Development Corp., the city’s urban renewal agency, on Jan. 10.
The agency uses local property tax funds to invest in designated urban-renewal areas.
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Boise finally made No. 1 on a U.S. housing-cost list in a good way. Relatively good, anyway.
As mortgage-interest rates surged, Boise had the smallest rate of increase in the cost of a mortgage in 2022 among all U.S. metro areas with more than 100,000 people, said Construction Coverage, a site that offers insurance and other household and business services.
Not that the increase was actually small. It was enormous: up 42.5%, rising $726 per month to a median $2,436, Construction Coverage calculated. That compares with a $1,710 median monthly payment in 2021.
But Boise’s increase is less than half as large as the worst-rated metro area: Naples-Marcos Island, Florida, with a 94.4% surge.
Construction Coverage said it used Zillow’s Home Value Index for median home prices and federal data for mortgage rates. It calculated mortgage payments by assuming a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage with a 20% down payment. The 30-year rate climbed to 6.49% from 3.11% in the 12 months that ended in November, the company said. The payments represent principal and interest only, not taxes and insurance.
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No surprise here: The Ford F-150 is the most popular used car or truck sold in Boise, a car-search site says.
The iconic, full-size pickup truck accounted for 5.2% of used-vehicle sales in the Boise metro area in 2022, iSeeCars reported.
Rounding out the top five were the:
- Toyota Tacoma, 2.9%
- Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2.8%
- Toyota 4Runner, 2.0%
- Ford Escape, 1.8%.
The Tacoma is a midsize pickup, the Silverado 1500 a full-size pickup, the 4Runner a full-size SUV, and the Escape a compact SUV.
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Calendar Editor/Archivist Michelle Jenkins contributed.
This story was originally published January 26, 2023 at 4:00 AM.
