Boise Development Thread - Part II - Page 177

Cottonwood · #**3521** Posted **Jul 8, 2021, 1:38 PM**

Thanks for the photo updates Sawtooth...Sean, much appreciated. I don't think anyone else has documented growth in Boise as you have through your photos.

That proposal looks nice but will stick out like a sore thumb in Garden City because GC doesn't have a skyline at all. Maybe this will generate more multi floor buildings along and near the river in GC. It's a prime location.

The developers who are building the new hotels downtown at 10th and Front should learn from this proposal. That downtown lot is prime for a new tallest.

Boisebro · #**3522** Posted **Jul 8, 2021, 2:06 PM**

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The developers who are building the new hotels downtown at 10th and Front should learn from this proposal. That downtown lot is prime for a new tallest.

agree with this 1000%. the prime real estate downtown is starting to dwindle, and these developers really need to take advantage of it.

hopefully, a new tallest would be much taller than our current tallest, not just eclipse it by a few feet. it's about time Boise starting really going more vertical and get a peak in the skyline.

I like the Garden City proposal. I don't think it's too tall for the area. 18 floors is still not really much of a skyscraper, to be frank. and I think Garden City has an opportunity to add quite a bit of density in that area and create a nice skyline for itself along the river.

Sawtooth · #**3523** Posted **Jul 10, 2021, 7:23 PM**

https://embarcaderohg.com/project/the-avery/

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The Avery – Adaptive re-use, 39 room boutique hotel downtown Boise, Idaho.

The Avery is a redevelopment of a Boise landmark into a boutique hotel, fine-dining restaurant, gastropub, and bar, featuring acclaimed chef, Cal Elliott, who is returning to his Boise roots after great success and Michelin-star recognition in New York.

by
Sean, on Flickr

by Sean, on Flickr

Sawtooth · #**3524** Posted **Jul 10, 2021, 7:58 PM**

The GC is lit!

Boisebro · #**3525** Posted **Jul 10, 2021, 8:25 PM**

Gc?

Cottonwood · #**3526** Posted **Jul 15, 2021, 1:40 PM**

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/...252779478.html
This big development is set to bring 100s of apartments to Boise-area growth hot spot

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A big development with commercial buildings and hundreds of apartments has just been approved by the Meridian City Council at the corner of Ten Mile and Franklin roads — the latest project in a hot spot for growth in the Treasure Valley.

The developer says the project, The 10 at Meridian, will include 559 apartments and town houses and 147,650 square feet of commercial space.

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Amazon has discovered the neighborhood too: It is building a 140,000-square-foot delivery station at the northeast corner of Franklin and Ten Mile.

https://www.idahostatesman.com/lates...hot%20(86).jpg

Sawtooth · #**3527** Posted **Jul 15, 2021, 10:13 PM**

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Gc?

Garden City

Sawtooth · #**3528** Posted **Jul 17, 2021, 11:10 PM**

Looking Good in the Smoke

by Sean, on Flickr

IdaBoi · #**3529** Posted **Jul 19, 2021, 7:23 PM**

Nice! Thank you Sawtooth.

BOI-IDA · #**3530** Posted **Jul 20, 2021, 12:13 AM**

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Looking Good in the Smoke

by Sean, on Flickr

This is a great looking building. Would have looked even better if it were about 20 stories taller

Evo5Boise · #**3531** Posted **Jul 20, 2021, 2:38 AM**

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This is a great looking building. Would have looked even better if it were about 20 stories taller

Agreed.

Cottonwood · #**3532** Posted **Jul 20, 2021, 2:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sawtooth

Looking Good in the Smoke

by Sean, on Flickr

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Originally Posted by BOI-IDA

This is a great looking building. Would have looked even better if it were about 20 stories taller

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Agreed.

Hopefully the lot that has 2 hotel proposals on Front between 10th and 11th will be our new tallest.

Boisebro · #**3533** Posted **Jul 22, 2021, 9:47 PM**

interesting article today on how Boise State stacks up for a potential move to another conference.

also, a nice image from the article, probably from 2019. this view will look dramatically different in a couple of years:

Cottonwood · #**3534** Posted **Jul 23, 2021, 1:48 PM**

https://fortune.com/2021/07/21/home-...e-2021-update/

Home prices are rising faster than ever before. See how your state is doing
By
Lance Lambert
July‎ ‎21‎, ‎2021 ‎5‎:‎00‎ ‎AM

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The uptick in Idaho (46%), which saw the largest increase in prices during the pandemic, is 15 times larger than the increase in Hawaii (3%).

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The ability to work from anywhere is also why so many Californians are taking off for Boise. Since the onset of the crisis, median home list price in Boise is up a staggering 42% to $536,600, according to realtor.com data. Boise, which has a strong tech scene of its own, is the epicenter of Idaho's boom.

Cottonwood · #**3535** Posted **Jul 23, 2021, 2:21 PM**

Here is Friday's question; does anyone know the status of the ICCU Tower(s), The Ovation and The London and if they are breaking ground soon?

Boisebro · #**3536** Posted **Jul 23, 2021, 3:33 PM**

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Here is Friday's question; does anyone know the status of the ICCU Tower(s), The Ovation and The London and if they are breaking ground soon?

i believe the London and ICCU were approved, but haven't heard about groundbreaking for either. i think the Ovation still needs to go through the review process.

in other news, it looks like the Fletcher project on 27th is on hold--according to the Statesman, the developer is looking to sell the project to another developer (image from the Statesman).

JamesL · #**3537** Posted **Jul 23, 2021, 5:06 PM**

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The developers who are building the new hotels downtown at 10th and Front should learn from this proposal. That downtown lot is prime for a new tallest.

Have there been any renderings on that spot? I get the sense it's going to be a real disappointing use of a great piece of property.

Boisebro · #**3538** Posted **Jul 23, 2021, 6:58 PM**

i think it's likely we'll be disappointed in what gets built on that lot. the size of the hotels they mentioned were pretty small; i have a feeling what gets proposed will be in the 5-10 floor range.

hope i'm shocked that a developer actually goes tall and doesn't waste such prime real estate, but i'm not optimistic.

Cottonwood · #**3539** Posted **Jul 23, 2021, 7:31 PM**

I found this at the city website about downtown design guidelines. I like the infill example on page 43 showing the massing for a tower at Idaho and 10th on the parking lot next to the Idanha. I guess there are still some lots in the CBD that could support a new skinny tallest. Also the lot between The Royal/Record Exchange and Idaho Power could be a contender for a tallest.

Chapter 4 is about "Landmark Buildings" and whatever gets built on that lot at Front and 10th/11th should be a Landmark Building.

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Downtown Design Guidelines:
https://www.cityofboise.org/media/33...ed-6-23-16.pdf

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https://www.cityofboise.org/departme...lay-districts/

DD (Downtown Design Review Overlay District): Overlay which demands creative and high-quality urban design that is in compliance with the Downtown Design Guidelines. Standards are meant to enhance downtown vitality by promoting compact, walkable development and high quality design. Staff or committee approval is required for any exterior improvement, addition or new development.

Boisebro · #**3540** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 2:47 PM**

there are a lot of those smaller half- or quarter-block parking lots downtown that are ripe for development. i've often thought that space next to the Idanha would be ideal for a 20-25 floor skinny residential tower; the rendering in that pdf shows how nicely it would fit.

another great location for a new tallest is on 9th across from Hotel 43. BoiseAirport had a rendering of how a high rise could fit that space nicely.

i also think the Hotel 43 lot with the outdated garage is a candidate for redevelopment.

the Idaho Press has an article today about some of the proposals, though it's got a lot of negative NIMBY tone to it. apparently NIMBYs would rather see 50 homes gobble up more farmland and add more cars to the road instead of a nice dense high rise next to the greenbelt.

the article also has this rendering of the Ovation I hadn't seen before: