Boise Development Thread - Part II

[Architecture Buff]

September 22, 2016
Ground broken for the start of Gardner Company project for Parcel B. http://www.ktvb.com/news/pioneer-crossing-developers-break-ground-in-boise/324070991
Gardner Company renderings from KTVB.

11th & Front



13th & Myrtle

[TreasureValley]

Ugh on one hand that looks a lot better than I expected to, but it's still such a waste of the property. I really wish Gardner had tried something more ambitious.

[Cottonwood]

http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article103553587.html

Gardner breaks ground on Boise hotel-office-retail project

The groundbreaking was yesterday:

http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/city-le...ingformerly-parcel-b/Content?oid=3895766

City Leaders Turn Spades at Groundbreaking for Pioneer Crossing—Formerly 'Parcel B'

Boise city leaders and developers turned some earth the morning of Sept. 22 at Parcel B—a 5-acre property near the I-84 Connector that is set to become what they're already calling "Pioneer Crossing."

"Right here is the Pioneer Walkway," said Gardner Company Chief Operations Officer Tommy Ahlquist. "We thought, 'Why not call this Pioneer Crossing?'"

The development will include an almost 650-space parking garage, as well as a 150-room Hilton Garden Inn and 132,000-square-foot office building. Also sharing space in Pioneer Crossing will be a restaurant; retail space; and the offices of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, the Boise Valley Economic Partnership, and the Boise Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Construction is expected to last 18 months, with a tentative completion date of March 2018.

http://media1.fdncms.com/boiseweekly/ima...09-22_at_1.52.40_pm_2_.png?cb=1474584062

[Cottonwood]

http://www.kivitv.com/news/boise-parks-recreation-seeks-input-on-ann-morrison-park-master-plan

Boise Parks & Recreation seeks input on Ann Morrison Park master plan

[Evo5Boise]

I guess that is as good as it gets for us on Parcel B. It's not a bad looking layout overall it just seems that lot deserved so much better. I know I am beating a dead horse here I just wanted to get it off my chest one more time.

You see the Hilton Downtown Hotel they built in Cleveland? It's beautiful, perfect height to fit in with Boise, and would have been glorious on a lot like Parcel B. Just sayin'.

[Sawtooth]

Progress on The Watercooler Apartments.
http://www.watercoolerlcc.com/

I am posting progress of The Sturiale Place in my Fall update thread. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=213791&page=6

[Architecture Buff]

Originally Posted by Evo5Boise

I guess that is as good as it gets for us on Parcel B. It's not a bad looking layout overall it just seems that lot deserved so much better. I know I am beating a dead horse here I just wanted to get it off my chest one more time.

You see the Hilton Downtown Hotel they built in Cleveland? It's beautiful, perfect height to fit in with Boise, and would have been glorious on a lot like Parcel B. Just sayin'.

Totally agree with you. I posted renderings of the Cleveland Hilton when we were talking convention size hotels. Boise has so many buildable lots downtown that maybe in the future a developer with vision will build a beautiful large hotel. Can't wait for Clay Carley's hotel renderings.

[OhGoodGlavin]

The most recent elevations of the Watercooler Apartments were a little bit concerning. Because of the small windows and symmetric design, the elevation views have a little bit of similarity with a county jail. I don't know what others think.

Originally Posted by Sawtooth

Progress on The Watercooler Apartments.
http://www.watercoolerlcc.com/

I am posting progress of The Sturiale Place in my Fall update thread. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=213791&page=6

[OhGoodGlavin]

Also, the exterior of the Hyatt Place are going up on the north side of the building and is pretty disappointing. Perhaps one hue darker than the Hampton, but nevertheless brown and other assorted earth tones. A gray and white color scheme would have been much more modern and urban in feel.

[Architecture Buff]

OhGoodGlavin

The Watercooler Apartments are just another boring box of a design. Was at Design Review when they asked to put in cheaper white vinyl windows. The city wants a better design for downtown windows. They got their way.
Developers seem to come in with a design that looks great, and by the time it is built get changes that are cheap and ugly. Hope this will only be a short term happening.

[Sawtooth]

Anybody want to guess what building this is?

[TreasureValley]

Originally Posted by Sawtooth

Anybody want to guess what building this is?

That's not the rock climbing gym place in West Downtown is it? Looks kinda similar but I think the color is wrong.

[kidboise]

Originally Posted by Sawtooth

[Center]Anybody want to guess what building this is?

I believe that is Hummel Architects' building

[Sawtooth]

Originally Posted by kidboise

I believe that is Hummel Architects' building

You are correct

Originally Posted by TreasureValley

That's not the rock climbing gym place in West Downtown is it? Looks kinda similar but I think the color is wrong.

Are you referring to the gym by the Connector?




The Stoa Building/Hummel Architects Office
Bogus Basin Road
http://hummelarch.com/project/stoa-hummel-architects-office/

[Cottonwood]

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...tritional-Bar-Facility-Begins-Production


Hearthside’s Boise Nutritional Bar Facility Begins Production as 9th Bar Plant in 24 Plant Network
September 28, 2016 07:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hearthside Food Solutions (“Hearthside”) today announced their Boise, Idaho, nutritional bar facility had commenced production, bringing new US bar capacity and additional jobs to the Boise market. Hearthside now operates nine bar plants in the US and Europe

Line #01 of this multi-line facility began production this week. The 185,000 sq. ft. plant, located at 7031 S. Eisenman Road, Boise, Idaho, will employ approximately 168 when it reaches full production.

[Cottonwood]

Originally Posted by Sawtooth

This is a great view.

[Architecture Buff]

Sept 28, 2016 video and photos of downtown.

https://youtu.be/f4IepgrDx9A
Video starts at Clay Carley hotel site at 5th & Front, moves over to The Roost, Inn at 500 S Capitol, The Afton, Residence Inn by Marriott, a peak at Onenineteen Condos, and convention annex building at City Center Plaza.

The Roost with curve wall design starting to show



The Inn at 500 S Capitol, The Afton condos, The Residence Inn by Marriott



Boise Hyatt Place north side with brick and beige color

[Cottonwood]

http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/bieter-...-whose-time-has-come/Content?oid=3897938

Bieter at FY 2017 Strategic Planning: New Library is 'Project Whose Time Has Come'

"I don't think it will come as a shock to anyone that, at the top of my list, is the main library, front and center," said Bieter, who hasn't been shy about his desire to build and/or renovate a new downtown branch on Capitol Boulevard. "It's a project whose time has come. I would like to see us spend the next six months with financial analyses and some reach-out for philanthropic opportunities. Then we would bring it back to the council for a pretty involved discussion in preparation of taking this to stakeholders and the public."

[Sawtooth]

10th Street ~ Hyatt Place progress
Check out my Fall thread for more progress photos.



Coffee @ The Owyhee hee hee






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[DonDay]

I'm going to be cranking out several stories this week.

The first is this one - which I've been working on since August. A strange "no comment" from ITD warranted some further digging...

Visions of tunnels & skybridges as officials haggle over Downtown Boise's busiest streets