Boise construction boom 2025: Growth, risks, and innovation

Boise’s construction boom in 2025 brings both opportunities and challenges. Safety concerns are clear in the wake of the Jackson Jet Center hangar collapse and the emergency closure of the Eckert Road Bridge, both prompting stricter oversight and new designs.

School officials and neighbors have voiced concern over dust that will be generated as two buildings are planned for demolition across Linden Street from White Pine Elementary and Timberline High School in East Boise. By Darin Oswald

NO. 1: DEMOLITION DUST: HOW THE GROWTH OF BOISE COULD BE PUTTING RESIDENTS AT RISK

Little oversight, enforcement and monitoring of home demolitions in Idaho with asbestos could threaten community health | Published January 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Rosenberger

The upper-level terminal drop-off zone at the city-owned Boise Airport in 2015.

NO. 2: BOISE AIRPORT IS NOW FULLY ON CLEAN ENERGY. HOW CITY AND IDAHO POWER CUT RELIANCE ON COAL

Boise moves forward on climate policies as the Idaho Legislature pushes back against environmental and climate programs. | Published November 20, 2024 | Read Full Story by Clark Corbin

A hangar is under construction on Wright Road near the Boise Airport, Jan. 23, 2025. By Sarah A. Miller

NO. 3: THE BOISE HANGAR THAT COLLAPSED & KILLED 3 IS GOING BACK UP. WHAT’S DIFFERENT THIS TIME?

The same Meridian contractor is rebuilding the Jackson Jet Center hangar that collapsed at the Boise Airport in 2024. Much of the frame is already up. | Published January 31, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Rosenberger

Cody Draper, CEO of Mountain Modular, explains the advantages building modular housing units in a controlled indoor warehouse in Boise. The business recently expanded to add another warehouse in Boise where builders can work indoors year round. By Darin Oswald

NO. 4: COULD YOU GET A HOUSE DELIVERED LIKE A PIZZA? THIS BOISE COMPANY THINKS SO. WHAT TO KNOW

Building homes is a costly endeavor, and one that has developers scratching their heads. But there could be promising signs as builders experiment with new business models. | Published March 10, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Rosenberger

Crews demolished the historic 1903-built J.W. McLean House and Terraces in May 2024 to make way for “the first and only luxury brownstone enclave in the heart of Downtown Boise.” The development from Georgia-based CK Property Group, called Seventh & Franklin, calls for a two story building with a third-floor penthouse, balcony and pool, as shown at right in this south-facing rendering. It also includes two connected brownstone homes, each with a basement, two-car garage and two kitchens, one of which would be on the rooftop terrace.

NO. 5: ONE OF BOISE’S MOST FAMOUS AND POPULAR STREETS IS EVOLVING. ARE YOU READY FOR THE CHANGE?

Running from the Boise River, through the North End and into the Foothills, 8th Street is a pivotal piece of Boise. Real estate developers, churches and others have plans to soon remake the landscape. | Published February 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Rosenberger

Looking for a cool way to beat the summer heat, floaters make their way to Barber Park to enter the Boise River aboard inflated tubes. By Darin Oswald

NO. 6: ACHD DECLARES EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF BUSY BOISE BRIDGE. ITS NEW WEIGHT LIMIT: ABOUT 1 CAR

Potential for catastrophic failures is high after a review found the bridge may only be able to support the weight of a single passenger vehicle. | Published January 31, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Rosenberger

NO. 7: IN-N-OUT SAYS TRAFFIC WILL BE ‘ACCEPTABLE’ AT NEXT RESTAURANT. IN MERIDIAN? GET REAL

Opinion: In Meridian, we take our traffic “animal style.” | Published March 12, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michael Deeds

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