Boise Development Thread - Part II

[jakor21]

Originally Posted by SFTransplant

Intense growth the past year for the Boise MSA as per the latest Census #'s out today.
2016: 690,810
2017: 709,845

7th fastest growing MSA in the country. Usurped Akron to take the 80th largest in USA. 15% growth since 2010.

I'm sure its only going to continue especially as the city gets more and more press coverage.

This is interesting. Can you provide the link for where you found these numbers?

[SFTransplant]

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/pres...estimates.html

[Cottonwood]

Originally Posted by SFTransplant

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/pres...estimates.html

Thanks for the info SFTransplant.
Boise's the fastest growing city in the country and now the metro is ranked one of the fastest growing.

In addition to what you posted, here are a few new articles from the IBR:

https://idahobusinessreview.com/spon...fiber-network/
The Fastest Growing City Now Has the Fastest Growing Fiber Network

https://idahobusinessreview.com/2018...orth-to-south/
Idaho has Top 10 fastest-growing U.S. cities from north to south

[trails]

Nice work AB and Sawtooth.

Was riding down Idaho on this crisp Treefort saturday, really digging how the 5th and Idaho apt is filling in the view!

[Sawtooth]

Originally Posted by BoiseBMW

Those are some gorgeous photos! Keep up the good work mate. I always enjoy seeing your photos, you're one of the reasons I keep coming back day after day

Thanks BoiseBMW I really appreciate reading this! I have been sharing my photos here for 11 years and my goal is to capture the beauty of Boise as I see it.

Originally Posted by trails

Sweet pics Sawtooth.... I can't wait for Neckar Coffee to go in that exact spot you captured!

I love Neckar Coffee. I had a few of their macchiatos yesterday down on Grove Street at Treefort.
Genki Takoyaki, I can't get enough of your octopus dumplings!

Originally Posted by Northernlad

The Boise thread always has the best photos. You guys are lucky.
Sawtooth has an excellent eye.

Thanks Northernlad!

[jard]

Any updates on this project next to the CW Moore Plaza? Boisedev had a write-up from 2016 on the proposal.

https://boisedev.com/news/2016/8/15/...downtown-boise
http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/b...184903173.html

Carley’s proposal is expected to go before Boise’s Design Review Committee at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13 2017.

[Cottonwood]

Originally Posted by Sawtooth

Thanks BoiseBMW I have been sharing my photos here for 11 years

Thanks to you there is an impressive photographic history of Boise's growth from the past 11 years stored in this thread and the first development thread.

Originally Posted by jard

Any updates on this project next to the CW Moore Plaza? Boisedev had a write-up from 2016 on the proposal.

https://boisedev.com/news/2016/8/15/...downtown-boise
http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/b...184903173.html

Carley’s proposal is expected to go before Boise’s Design Review Committee at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13 2017.

I have not heard any updates. Maybe someone else has.

[el conquistador]

Originally Posted by Boisebro

according to IBR, Adare Manor is due to break ground, with completion expected by end of next year. together with the St Luke's facility, maybe this will spur additional development on the west end:

They have fenced off this lot and I saw some heavy machinery there this morning, so maybe this one is off to the races.

Anyone hear anything more about the St. Luke's proposal on the adjacent lot?

[TVurban]

Originally Posted by el conquistador

Anyone hear anything more about the St. Luke's proposal on the adjacent lot?

It is in the process of wrapping up construction drawings and getting the building permits for the different bid packages. I believe intent is to break ground early summer sometime.

[OhGoodGlavin]

Fencing around the site of the new Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State has gone up. My guess is that there will be some prep work in the next few weeks and then a formal ground-breaking ceremony some time prior to commencement.

[el conquistador]

Originally Posted by TVurban

It is in the process of wrapping up construction drawings and getting the building permits for the different bid packages. I believe intent is to break ground early summer sometime.

Nice!

[BoiseBMW]

Originally Posted by OhGoodGlavin

Fencing around the site of the new Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State has gone up. My guess is that there will be some prep work in the next few weeks and then a formal ground-breaking ceremony some time prior to commencement.

Is this by the existing engineering building?

[OhGoodGlavin]

Originally Posted by BoiseBMW

Is this by the existing engineering building?

Yes... site is between the engineering building and rec center. It looks like central receiving will be displaced. There's a new building that's finishing up immediately to the south of the engineering building... it's a utility building with garage bays. So I presume that might be where receiving will be relocated.

[TVurban]

Yep, the FO&M building on Unviersity will be relocated to sw corner of Euclid and Belmont. The current building will be abated and torn down to make room for the new material sciences building. Groundbreaking will take place next week, with site work starting in the next month or so.
Anybody have some photos of the new building going up?

https://operations.boisestate.edu/bl...tion-launches/

[Architecture Buff]

TVurban, is this what you are looking for?
Boise State University rendering of Micron Center for Materials Research west of the Engineering building on University Drive.
Updated March 2018 news from Boise State with new rendering:


https://operations.boisestate.edu/ma...ence-building/

[Cottonwood]

Originally Posted by el conquistador

They have fenced off this lot and I saw some heavy machinery there this morning, so maybe this one is off to the races.

Anyone hear anything more about the St. Luke's proposal on the adjacent lot?

I guess the climbing gym is coming down to make room for this.
A rumor is floating around of possibly a new climbing gym near The Symposion/Goodman Oil site?

[TVurban]

Originally Posted by Architecture Buff

TVurban, is this what you are looking for?
Boise State University rendering of Center for Materials Research.

No, I'm looking for a photo of the new FO&M building at Euclid and Belmont. Last time I went by a couple weeks ago the steel was up. At this point, they exterior should be up and done.

[Architecture Buff]

Here is some information on the plan for the main library from the city of Boise:

https://www.livboise.org/initiatives...ibrary-campus/

[Cottonwood]

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-sta...ing-containers

New Boise Company Making Homes Out of Shipping Containers
By JOHN SOWELL, Idaho Statesman

http://kuow.org/post/these-seattle-a...aho-here-s-why

These Seattle apartments are being built in Boise, Idaho. Here’s why

The apartment complex at Aurora and North 109th Street in Seattle was built on the cheap.

That’s because Daniel Stoner, the developer, outsourced the building to Boise, Idaho, where labor and material costs are cheaper.

“This entire building was built in Boise,” he said, gesturing to the large block building on one of Seattle’s most infamous highways.

http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/l...206790394.html

How Boise could keep at least some Downtown housing affordable

Living in Downtown Boise keeps getting harder for working-class people.

As Downtown booms, housing is more expensive than ever. Rents for newly built one-bedroom apartments are as high as $1,700. Old housing is getting more expensive, too. If this trend continues, Downtown Boise could become off-limits to all but the rich.

[TVurban]

Originally Posted by Architecture Buff

March 30,2018 progress:

Thanks! It's looking good!