Planned subdivisions would transform 230 acres of Idaho farmland into 809 houses
Two new subdivisions proposed on opposite sides of Kuna would bring 809 new houses to the growing town near Boise.
At the northwest, northeast and southeast corners of Locust Grove and Hubbard Roads, the Meridian-based developer Westpark Cos. plans to develop 163 acres into 537 detached single-family houses, ranging from 1,500 to 3,500 square feet each. Westpark also plans to set aside 10 acres as a future school site for the Kuna School District.
The neighborhoods would be an extension of Westpark’s existing 450-house subdivision, Patagonia, where prices range from the low $300,000s to the mid-$400,000s, according to the development’s website. Westpark is also the developer of the Gramercy Heights and Tuscany subdivisions in Meridian.
The Patagonia expansion would push Kuna’s city limits even farther east, consuming more farmland.
A representative for Westpark did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The second project would be located close to Kuna’s existing city limits. That subdivision, called Fossil Creek, is being proposed by Trilogy Development for 67 acres south of Deer Flat Road and west of Ten Mile Road owned by Corey Barton of CBH Homes.
The Kuna City Council previously approved the subdivision in 2007, but because of the Great Recession, it was never built, and the project’s permits expired.
Fossil Creek would include 272 houses, a 5-acre park and some neighborhood pathways. The minimum square footage of homes there would be 1,500 square feet.
The neighborhood would be built in four phases, according to the development application. The projected population for the subdivision, at build-out, would be 865 people.
The Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho, the Treasure Valley’s regional planning agency, said that if built, the project would exceed Compass’s growth forecasts for the area.
This story was originally published July 17, 2020 at 4:00 AM.
