Boise Development Thread - Part II

[Architecture Buff]

Dec 13th view of Afton Apartments construction site.

[Architecture Buff]

LaBry Fine Art Gallery to open Wednesday the 16th.

http://www.idahostatesman.com/entert...e49663865.html

[Architecture Buff]

School plans to lease 3 floors of building planned for 13th & River:


Idaho Statesman rendering

http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/l...e49674655.html

[IdaBoi]

Sweet pics Sawtooth, keep them coming.

[TVurban]

I don't know if anybody else receives Don Days' development newsletter, but he mentioned a mix-use building under construction out at Harris Ranch/Lucky 13.
Has anyone heard about this project?


Image from https://twitter.com/DonLDay/status/664640768179437573

[Cottonwood]

Originally Posted by TVurban

I don't know if anybody else receives Don Days' development newsletter, but he mentioned a mix-use building under construction out at Harris Ranch/Lucky 13.
Has anyone heard about this project?

The info is at the City of Boise website.
http://pdsonline.cityofboise.org/PDS...ype=act&insp=i

[TVurban]

Originally Posted by Cottonwood

The info is at the City of Boise website.
http://pdsonline.cityofboise.org/PDS...ype=act&insp=i

Thanks!

[Boisebro]

for those of you not familiar with the District at Parkcenter project, here's the link to details including renderings and site plan. construction is well underway, with one of the main buildings already up to level 3.

http://pdsonline.cityofboise.org/pds...id=DRH12-00038

[Boisebro]

also, be sure to check out Don's great newsletter. tons of good info here... kudos to Don for putting this together!

http://us8.campaign-archive1.com/?u=...=73dba8cd83&e=

[Architecture Buff]

Originally Posted by TVurban

I don't know if anybody else receives Don Days' development newsletter, but he mentioned a mix-use building under construction out at Harris Ranch/Lucky 13.
Has anyone heard about this project?


Image from https://twitter.com/DonLDay/status/664640768179437573

They were working on the concrete pad Friday, and some of the steel is up. It is right next to Lucky 13 on Eckert.

[Sawtooth]

Boise history, many years ago
A remnant from the Interlude laying broken in Freak Alley.

[DonDay]

Aww thanks. Really appreciate it. It's a silly hobby... but I think you can all identify with that hobby!

Originally Posted by Boisebro

also, be sure to check out Don's great newsletter. tons of good info here... kudos to Don for putting this together!

http://us8.campaign-archive1.com/?u=...=73dba8cd83&e=

[Cottonwood]

We now have two viticultural area's within our metro.

http://www.idahowines.org/News

Idaho Gains New Viticultural Designation
11/25/2015

Eagle, Idaho – The Idaho wine community gained an important new designation with the approval of the Eagle Foothills American Viticultural Area (AVA). An AVA is a federally designated wine grape-growing region distinguishable by distinct geographic features such as climate, soil, elevation and physical features. Conditions and grapes grown within this geographic region cannot be replicated.

http://www.idahowines.org/uploads/ne...esignation.pdf


The new area encompasses nearly 50,000 acres of land north of Eagle, near the capital city of Boise. Nearly 70 vineyard acres are planted with plans for more than 450 acres to be planted in the near future.

“There is so much opportunity within the Eagle Foothills AVA—it helps establish Idaho as a wine growing destination and gains recognition for Idaho wines as a whole.” said Moya Dolsby, executive director of the Idaho Wine Commission. “Not only does it tightly distinguish where grapes came
from, but it also shows growers we have a region that should be considered. More growth will lead to increased sales and more production of fine Idaho wines.”

Link to Terra Nativa above downtown in the foothills.

https://www.facebook.com/terranativa.vineyards

[Architecture Buff]

http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/l...e49845835.html

[boisecynic]

That's pretty close to the typical departure path of what will be the 3rd runway. Airport Planning Area: http://pds.cityofboise.org/media/151...eprint_4.1.pdf


Dateline: 2044: SW Boise residents up in arms over 3rd runway proposal, vow to fight.

[Boisebro]

couple of tidbits from IBR (there's more in the articles if you have a subscription):

- the parcel B large hotel will be an Embassy Suites.
- the parcel B parking garage sounds like it's getting scaled down dramatically from 9 floors to 3
- the Hyatt Place hotel on Bannock sounds like they'll break ground in the next two weeks

[Bodo_business]

Originally Posted by Boisebro

- the parcel B large hotel will be an Embassy Suites.
- the parcel B parking garage sounds like it's getting scaled down dramatically from 9 floors to 3

How horribly disappointing, although not completely unexpected.

[jakor21]

I can't think of anything in Boise that hasn't gotten scaled down..

I am not surprised. Boise disappoints in the architecture arena.

Next the dull hotel brand will be sided with extremely cheap brown panels..

[Architecture Buff]

The Embassy Suites is almost identical to the Salt Lake City hotel in layout and floor count (7).

The down sizing of projects in Boise seems to be on going. A lot of boring rectangular buildings. Of course it's the money, and they sure are not hiring any Frank Lloyd Wrights to design these projects.
Scentsy, Clearwater Analytics, JUMP and The Inn at 500 Capitol at the moment (imo) have some thought in them.

http://idahobusinessreview.com/2015/...l-on-parcel-b/

[OhGoodGlavin]

Originally Posted by OhGoodGlavin

Is there a pool on the brand yet? I'll put my money on Embassy Suites and a Hilton Garden Inn.

Nailed it! Unfortunately.