Boise Development Thread - Part II - Page 240

Architecture Design · #**4781** Posted **Jul 5, 2026, 9:34 PM**

11th - Front Apartments

According from story by Idaho Statesman (Jan 2026) construction should start mid 2027, and take 5 to 7 years for completion. Mark Dee article

SkyBoi · #**4782** Posted **Jul 7, 2026, 1:11 PM**

I don't beleive it would take 5-7 years to build a 39 story building it took less than 1 year & half for the Arthur to top out @ 26 stories , going out 5-7 years of construction sounds absolutly unfeasable for one , I'm thinking something like from start to finish 28 months to top out , fact JP Morgan's new World hdqtrs took 6 years to build @ 60 stories 1,388' 2.5 million sq.ft. all electric with up to 10 thousand employees , just a fun fact !

mhays · #**4783** Posted **Jul 7, 2026, 2:54 PM**

It's easy to mix up dates about construction projects, especially when a reporter is interpreting what they're told. The reporting process doesn't help, as there's very little QC or confirmation in the process. For starters the 5-7 might start from today.

Also, completion dates from a developer perspective can be a lot of varying things. First move-in, stabilization (when they're around the market vacancy rate), last move-in (often two years later), finaling the building permit(s) including the ones they use during the lease-up process...

Architecture Design · #**4784** Posted **Jul 11, 2026, 12:34 AM**

11 + Front apartments

08/05/2025 DRH25-00276 Pending Application Submittal
Nothing since posted on Accela Citizen Access

https://permits.cityofboise.org/CitizenA...spx?isNewQuery=yes&QueryText=DRH25-00276

Ground breaking was scheduled for June 2026

Panner · #**4785** Posted **Jul 22, 2026, 6:35 PM**

St. Lukes downtown

Beean · #**4786** Posted **Aug 8, 2026, 6:24 AM**

When does development usually pick up again? Fall maybe? Or is this the prime time to build? And if so, why does it feel like the companies are hesitating?

SkyBoi · #**4787** Posted **Aug 8, 2026, 2:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by Beean

When does development usually pick up again? Fall maybe? Or is this the prime time to build? And if so, why does it feel like the companies are hesitating?

Don't know what's going on , hardly any updates anymore what's happening I see the Boizee page is gone it had old photos from a year ago with no updates so there's that , if I had a way to share photo updates on under-construction projects which are many I would , anyways seems very dull lately as far as I'm concerned Help somebody

Evo5Boise · #**4788** Posted **Aug 10, 2026, 1:19 AM**

I saw this on Reddit the other day. I have no idea about its validity, who posted it, or what information they have, but I thought it was interesting nevertheless.

Beean · #**4789** Posted **Aug 10, 2026, 7:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Evo5Boise

I saw this on Reddit the other day. I have no idea about its validity, who posted it, or what information they have, but I thought it was interesting nevertheless.

I thought that this has been the case for a couple months now, that they just have to submit the DR?

don-boisedev · #**4790** Posted **Aug 11, 2026, 10:06 PM**

27th & Fairview plans went skyward

Craxo · #**4791** Posted **Aug 12, 2026, 1:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by don-boisedev

27th & Fairview plans went skyward

Interesting. With a roof height of 186’, this could this actually be 200ft in height , or maybe they will scam us out by mere inches again like they did with the ICCU tower. Either way, this is still a huge development for the area, considering that the red lion is the tallest thing in that whole area, and that is way closer to the main CBD and is likely around 1/3 to 1/2 of the height. Super excited to see how this turns out, and I’m really hoping it goes through because this will be front and center coming to downtown from the connector, and having a pretty tall building like this will really help the skyline to widen out a little more as we progress upwards with 11th and front.

Architecture Design · #**4792** Posted **Aug 19, 2026, 7:05 PM**

27th & Fairview

https://huraaarchitecture.com/multifamily-residential-projects/

rendering HURRA Architects

Panner · #**4793** Posted **Aug 24, 2026, 6:24 PM**

Anyone guessing where this $10B Micron research campus is going to be built? I hope downtown. Also, $10B!? Isn’t the downtown St Luke addition $1B?

mhays · #**4794** Posted **Aug 24, 2026, 8:29 PM**

Wouldn't they default to putting it at the main campus? There must be a lot of synergies there. I'm just guessing, but it sounds like a mix of office, relatively-simple labs, and a lot of incredibly complex labs and pilot/scale-up production facilities that are similar to what they already do there.

A $10 billion research campus might be valued mostly based on what's in it, not the buildings themselves. But it could still be massive.

Hot_Onions · #**4795** Posted **Aug 24, 2026, 9:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by Panner

Anyone guessing where this $10B Micron research campus is going to be built? I hope downtown. Also, $10B!? Isn’t the downtown St Luke addition $1B?

Of course it would be really cool to see Micron set up a downtown campus, however $10b is an insane amount of money to throw at a project, especially if you are cramming it downtown. For context, JUMP/Simplot HQ cost around $250 million from what I could find. Or in New York, for example, the cost to build the new JP Morgan Tower came in around $3 billion. Obviously a research lab will have a lot of high-end research equipment and other purpose-driven features that would drive up the cost compared to a more typical skyscraper, but as far as I can tell, $10b would still be an insanely large investment.

With all of its new additions, the main Micron campus is now roughly the same size as downtown Boise (the large fab building alone spans more than 4 downtown city blocks). Even with that, there is a still lot of space around the main campus that could easily be filled in.

I guess it also depends how that $10b figure is being allocated. I don't know if that number is the total construction cost or if it's factoring in other investments. Definitely something to keep an eye on though.

Boiseguy · #**4796** Posted **Yesterday, 2:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by mhays

Wouldn't they default to putting it at the main campus? There must be a lot of synergies there. I'm just guessing, but it sounds like a mix of office, relatively-simple labs, and a lot of incredibly complex labs and pilot/scale-up production facilities that are similar to what they already do there.

A $10 billion research campus might be valued mostly based on what's in it, not the buildings themselves. But it could still be massive.

They did mention partnering with Boise State and CWI so perhaps something downtown could be possible. However, plans are for ground breaking to start in 2027... anything downtown or adjacent to Boise state would need more time for approvals, and public hearings...
My bet is its just part of their HQ Expansion where they already own land and have approvals from the city...

SkyBoi · #**4797** Posted **Yesterday, 12:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by Boiseguy

They did mention partnering with Boise State and CWI so perhaps something downtown could be possible. However, plans are for ground breaking to start in 2027... anything downtown or adjacent to Boise state would need more time for approvals, and public hearings...
My bet is its just part of their HQ Expansion where they already own land and have approvals from the city...

If I read the article correctly all this New Expansion will be built on the exisisting Micron footprint on they're sprawling campus , my question is what about the infastructure off I-84 only two lanes of traffic and sn inadaquete Eismann Rd interchange you would think they would of implemente a plan right now there's approx. 8,000 construction worker's there now and according to many workers it's a huge mess with traffic in gridlock daily , sounds like they put the cart before the horse once again , you'd think could put in one billion $ towards the Lake Hazel Rd expansion eastward to connect to I-84 with flyovers & a new 6 lane type freeway to also connect with the New HWY 16 , it only makes sence , maybe too much !!

Panner · #**4798** Posted **Yesterday, 7:02 PM**

Ya, the congruency of building the research center adjacent to the existing HQ makes sense, but I still hope some of the budget is spent building downtown. When I first moved here there was a Microsoft office in the temporary ICCU HQ building. I always thought that was cool.

mhays · #**4799** Posted **Yesterday, 8:05 PM**

Downtowns can be great for related consulting firms, software developers, and so on.

These firms often rely on 20-something workers, and that crowd often favors walkable, transit-served urban districts. Some are the brainchildren of university professors, and employ student interns or post-grads.

Downtown Boise has some real advantages. The only disadvantage is that those software firms tend to have a lot of employees on visas, and they usually prefer easy flights home from major hubs.