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Originally Posted by skizzo
Will it be the state's tallest?
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no, it'll be second, about 40 feet shorter than the Zion Bank building.
but there's hope that Boise could get a new tallest soon, for a number of reasons:
1 - Boise has one of the lowest office vacancy rates, and there's a demand for class-A space downtown. there are currently no proposals for a new office building, so a savvy developer might see the opportunity to fulfill the need.
2 - even though there are two new hotels under construction or about to break ground, hotel vacancy rates downtown are still very low. additionally, the convention center would like to have a single 400+ room hotel constructed near the facility to accommodate larger groups; currently, there aren't any hotels downtown at that size, but a 400-room hotel could end up being tall enough to surpass the Zion.
3 - there have been rumors about a 34-40 floor residential tower being built on 11th and Front street. GGLO owns the property.