Boise Development Thread - Part II

[TVurban]

Originally Posted by Cottonwood

TVurban, DonDay...any updates regarding the apartments at 5th and Idaho and the hotel on Front?

I've given up asking about it. Every time I have, its been "should have started last week..." I'm just hoping for soon...

[Sawtooth]

Originally Posted by mhays

Thanks for the continued great photos. The most impressive thing is the strong array of local businesses and ethnic cuisines...DT Boise didn't have a third of that in the 80s, though pockets of goodness existed then too.

Now I'm thinking of the restaurants back then. The Blue Note Cafe on State (my first job), Le Poulet Rouge in Old Boise, Flying Pie Pizzeria on the bench...

The Blue Note is now Smoky Mountain Pizza. I had neighbors five or so years ago who used to own Le Poulet Rouge when it was closed and since then has been a Mexican restaurant and is now Wise Guy out of the Wood River Valley. Flying Pie is still flying high and will even deliver beer and wine to your door along with the pizza

[trails]

Again great pictures Sawtooth & AB. New and old sight lines to enjoy. I also dig those new shades and shaded tables in the Grove. Just checked their site, looks like the Wifi is up and running too.... I may have to move out of the coffee houses and into the Grove to work this summer. http://thegroveplaza.com/free-public...e-grove-plaza/

Suppose my only question -- entirely unrelated to the great pictures, is can Mr. Carley please build a 10 story parking garage instead of 8?

[Sawtooth]

SouthEast Downtown Skyline

May
The Owyhee Front
SW

[TVurban]

Here you go Cottonwood, construction on 5th and Idaho will start on June 26. I can't read the rest of the article though...

http://idahobusinessreview.com/2017/...-construction/

[Architecture Buff]

Friday June 23, 2017 we have a new tallest in the west. The Los Angeles Wilshire Grand Center is open at 1,100 feet with 73 floors, 900 hotel rooms and 350,000 square feet of office space. Also 45,000 square feet of shops and restaurants.
70th floor pool lounge has a bar area with a billion dollar view.(diffidently on my list for a cocktail or two) Korean Air spent that on this super luxury hotel / office high-rise.
Los Angeles has over 20 buildings over 35 stories planned or under construction.

Wilshire Grand Center opening light show, June 23,2017:
https://youtu.be/ucKVxszJb7

Grand Opening interview with Chris Martin Architect
https://youtu.be/KD7cG_3yVR8

[Sawtooth]

Originally Posted by Northernlad

I was up in Boise the past few days on business and all of the new construction downtown is impressive.

I really like that new large apartment building with the curvy wall going up near Trader Joes and the brewery. The JUMP building is beautiful. Wild Root Café is delicious. Downtown is so easy to explore on foot and feels so much larger than before plus the verdant greenery and river are easy on the eyes which is great for a visitor. Congrats on your beautiful and growing city!

I forgot to quote you on my previous post when I shared a pic of Wild Root.
As a resident of this city I am definitely proud of our park like setting. I can't imagine living in a city without a river flowing through its heart.

Originally Posted by trails

Again great pictures Sawtooth & AB. New and old sight lines to enjoy. I also dig those new shades and shaded tables in the Grove. Just checked their site, looks like the Wifi is up and running too.... I may have to move out of the coffee houses and into the Grove to work this summer. http://thegroveplaza.com/free-public...e-grove-plaza/

Suppose my only question -- entirely unrelated to the great pictures, is can Mr. Carley please build a 10 story parking garage instead of 8?

Maybe I will run into you on The Grove sometime with a camera wrapped around my neck.

[Sawtooth]

I hope my photos are enjoyable for all of you. There is so much going on with current development, recently finished buildings and more on the way, so there is a lot to photograph. Plus I'm a camera nerd and live within walking and easy biking distance of downtown, so I am downtown quite often and glad to share here at SSP. which has been obvious the past 10 years.

To begin this set, and in time for a long summer, a new local ice cream shop is opening up on Broad Street in BoDo. This place will serve wine sorbets and beer infused ice cream.


https://www.ilovethestil.com/









Next door, Voxn Clothing is opening soon.
"Boutique With The Voxn Clothing Label That Is Designed Right Here in Boise"



The Marriott
Capitol Boulevard












The Inn at 500
Capitol Boulevard
Richard's is fabulous



The Fowler












crane spotting



the LIV District within The Central Addition of Downtown
New bike parking


the new grain silo at Boise Brewing

[FutureNorthEnder]

Thanks, Sawtooth, they are very enjoyable! Even though I'm here myself, your photos are much better than mine.

The Stil looks interesting. Hope it opens before I have to leave in July.

[TVurban]

Originally Posted by Sawtooth

the new grain silo at Boise Brewing

Anybody else disappointed in how the silo turned out? I'm not sure what I was imagining but it wasn't this... maybe one that was stainless steel?

[Northernlad]

Yes your photos are enjoyable Sawtooth! Your enthusiasm and love for Boise is evident in your photography. You keep me coming back to this forum and I am sure this is the same for other people too. Thx for the Wild Root pic and that ice cream shop would be illegal here in Utah.

[Cottonwood]

Originally Posted by TVurban

Here you go Cottonwood, construction on 5th and Idaho will start on June 26. I can't read the rest of the article though...

http://idahobusinessreview.com/2017/...-construction/

I found this:
https://www.multihousingnews.com/pos...tle-community/

CBRE Lines Up $14M Financing for New Idaho Community

The company worked on behalf of the borrower, 5th and Idaho Apartments LLC. The five-story building will be located in the historic district of Old Boise, Idaho.
https://media.atre.yardi.com/1/59210...jpg?preset=max

The five-story building will feature a mix of studio, lofts, and one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities will include 66 underground and 11 surface parking spaces, a 5th floor deck, on-site bike storage and a ground retail space.

Hummel Architects together with GGLO of Seattle provided the architectural services for the project. Engineered Structured Inc. was the general constructor.

[propadanda]

Originally Posted by TVurban

Here you go Cottonwood, construction on 5th and Idaho will start on June 26. I can't read the rest of the article though...

http://idahobusinessreview.com/2017/...-construction/

For everyone following this one closely, the fence is up (albeit only partially)! The doors were open on Gibson's... the wood paneling inside the Funeral Director's office had been removed, guessing we'll see demo start sometime in the next few weeks.

[TVurban]

The mix-use development at the corner of 8th and Fort at submitted applications to the city!! They have submitted a Design review, Conditional use permit and rezone application. So far no renderings, but there are some drawings. The building will have 31 residential units, 3,000 sqft of commercial space and an underground garage. It will also spruce up an existing parking lot behind the building. They will give an additional 10 ft. setback to both 8th and Fort to increase the pedestrian area. The building will be a mix of brick, sandstone, and stucco, so something similar to the Hyde Park Condos.

http://pdsonline.cityofboise.org/pds...id=CAR17-00009







Edit - Found some colored elevations and thought they looked better

[Architecture Buff]

Modular homes in Far North End of Boise:

http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/modul...tion/452545008

[ctobsl]

I really love how your city/downtown is coming together. I have only been there twice and that was many years ago. (Your jail was nice too...lol) I'm looking forward to the progress and the new projects that will be coming to you in the near future.

[Cottonwood]

Thanks for posting this TVurban.

Originally Posted by TVurban

The mix-use development at the corner of 8th and Fort at submitted applications to the city!! They have submitted a Design review, Conditional use permit and rezone application. So far no renderings, but there are some drawings. The building will have 31 residential units, 3,000 sqft of commercial space and an underground garage. It will also spruce up an existing parking lot behind the building. They will give an additional 10 ft. setback to both 8th and Fort to increase the pedestrian area. The building will be a mix of brick, sandstone, and stucco, so something similar to the Hyde Park Condos.

http://pdsonline.cityofboise.org/pds...id=CAR17-00009

[TVurban]

A new CVS Pharmacy is planned at the corner of Capitol and Ann Morrison Park Dr. They plan on demoing the existing strip retail there and placing the store.
http://pdsonline.cityofboise.org/pds...id=CUP17-00048







And another proposal for the site south of Whole Foods.... a St. Al's neighborhood hospital.
http://pdsonline.cityofboise.org/pds...id=CUP17-00048







Edit - Drawings posted.

[Visualize]

God this St Als proposal sucks. That was supposed to be a condo tower back in the day. Was still holding out hope while the land sat undeveloped. This is literally across the street from one of the best parks in the city, right on the river. What a joke. I'm betting this is more an expensive billboard for St Als than an actual market need.

[TVurban]

Originally Posted by Visualize

What a joke. I'm betting this is more an expensive billboard for St Als than an actual market need.

That was my take on it too since it's down the street from St. Luke's...
Take it out into on of the neighborhoods that lacks convenient access to the hospitals like Northwest Boise, Southeast Boise or North Meridian.