Introducing, Costco: Retailer wants to meet its possible new neighbors in Eagle
Costco is preparing to meet its possible future neighbors in Eagle.
The membership-only discount retailer is considering building a store at the northeast corner of Idaho 55 and Hill Road, according to a picture of a neighborhood-meeting notice posted online Monday by a Facebook account for the Old Hill Road neighborhood. Laura Williams, a spokesperson for the city of Eagle, verified the notice to the Idaho Statesman.
The possibility of a Costco on the site, 9755 N. Horseshoe Bend Road, has been the subject of recent speculation and traffic concerns, including during the November City Council race. Now, according to the notice, Costco and Boise consultants Kimley Horn are teeing up a meeting with nearby home and business owners to discuss the plans.
The meeting, set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, at Eagle Academy High School, is expected to precede a formal application with the city for the 27-acre development, according to the notice. The proposed Costco would include parking, “a separate fuel facility,” and an “outparcel site” for other commercial uses, such as restaurants, other stores or a bank, it said.
Costco has three Treasure Valley stores, one each in Boise, Nampa and Meridian. A fourth store is proposed in South Meridian. The Eagle store would be the fifth.
To be built, Costco would need Eagle to approve a few requests: a comprehensive plan amendment to change the land’s designation from mixed use to commercial, a rezoning, and a conditional use permit for a height exception. It would also need city approval of its design and landscaping.
Williams told the Statesman by email that Costco has not yet submitted an official application to the city but that “obviously that’s coming.”
“Clearly this is of interest to many people, but the city is just waiting for the next step in the process,” she said.
According to records from the Ada County Assessor’s Office and Idaho Secretary of State’s Office, the site is owned by Quarry Village, Eagle resident Cindy Greco’s limited-liability company. Greco once hoped to build a retail and restaurant hub similar to The Village at Meridian on the land, the site of her father’s now-defunct quarry, according to previous Statesman reporting. Greco put the site up for sale, the Statesman reported in 2023.
The Statesman emailed a representative for Kimley Horn for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
