Boise Development Thread - Part II

[TVurban]

While it isn't likely to end up here, it's fun to fantasize about.
It'd probably end out in meridian though... We don't have the space for 50,000 extra employees in downtown... even if we built up. Seattle has a hard time coping with the shear amount of people that commute in each day, and they are more up for the challenge infrastructure-wise then Boise.
It could go out by Micron though.

http://www.seattletimes.com/business...tside-seattle/
Amazon plans to build second, ‘equal’ headquarters outside Seattle

Amazon.com says it will build a second corporate headquarters, equal to the company’s home base in Seattle, in another North American city.
The e-commerce giant, which employs about 40,000 people in the city [Seattle] after a hiring boom and urban build-out with little precedent in modern American history, is searching for a second home.

http://www.idahostatesman.com/latest...171714572.html

[kidboise]

Originally Posted by TVurban

While it isn't likely to end up here, it's fun to fantasize about.
It'd probably end out in meridian though... We don't have the space for 50,000 extra employees in downtown... even if we built up. Seattle has a hard time coping with the shear amount of people that commute in each day, and they are more up for the challenge infrastructure-wise then Boise.
It could go out by Micron though.

Here's a MarketWatch article that mentions Boise as not meeting the population criteria. Nice to see that Boise is at least on people's minds in regard to this development

"Some business-friendly metro areas, including Omaha, Neb. (sorry, Warren Buffett); Boise, Idaho; and Madison, Wis., don’t meet the population criteria."

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/her...ers-2017-09-07

[TVurban]

Clay Carely's parking garage proposal went through another pass of the design review. They are currently only pursuing the parking garage for construction with a building wrap (hotel, residential, or office) at a later time.

http://pdsonline.cityofboise.org/pds...09071443531000

View from Front



View from 5th and Front



View from Trader Joes



View from 6th and Front

[Sawtooth]

I like it. The garage has a groovy vibe.

[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:

[Boisebro]

Originally Posted by TVurban

While it isn't likely to end up here, it's fun to fantasize about.
It'd probably end out in meridian though... We don't have the space for 50,000 extra employees in downtown... even if we built up. Seattle has a hard time coping with the shear amount of people that commute in each day, and they are more up for the challenge infrastructure-wise then Boise.
It could go out by Micron though.

http://www.seattletimes.com/business...tside-seattle/
Amazon plans to build second, ‘equal’ headquarters outside Seattle


http://www.idahostatesman.com/latest...171714572.html

ugh, I saw that. I'm all for smart growth, but that would be too much too soon. with 50K workers, add another 150K for family members and you have 200k more people in the valley in a hurry, not to mention the additional 350-400k of people moving here to service the amazon and their new employees.

we'd double the population much faster than the city can accommodate.

I'd prefer steady growth that we can keep up with.

[Cottonwood]

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:

This reminds me of the newer apartments buildings in the Lusk District.

[Boisebro]

Originally Posted by TVurban

View from Front

the design's not bad. but the color is terrible--it blends right in with the gawd-awful grove hotel. enough with the tan/brown crap, people!!!!

if they changed the rust brown to blue or gray--or even a brighter color like yellow or red--it'd be much nicer and happier.

curious how the hotel/residential structure will "wrap" around this--would the new building essentially hide the south facade of the garage? will be interesting to see how they plan to do that, and how high they'd go.

this garage also only fills half of that block, leaving the back half open for future development (perhaps Clay will build his long-ago-proposed 20-floor condo there after all... or at least we can hope.)

[Sawtooth]

The Verraso Downtown is moving along.

Originally Posted by TVurban

[Sawtooth]

5th & Idaho Apartments

the source:
http://www.ccdcboise.com/ccdc-projec...ho-apartments/

[Sawtooth]

Sidewalk reconstruction on the south side of Main Street
Old Boise Historic District










Progress on the City Hall Plaza renovations
and the Urban Cottonwoods







Pioneer Crossing

[trails]

Originally Posted by TVurban

Clay Carely's parking garage proposal went through another pass of the design review. They are currently only pursuing the parking garage for construction with a building wrap (hotel, residential, or office) at a later time.

Carley should be commended for putting up the sweet 5th and Idaho Apt building a few blocks away from here, but this hideous garage is a major disappointment considering the kinds of quality human oriented development going on a block away in the Central Addition. If the current residential real estate climate isn't encouraging enough, I'd be surprised to see any kind of wrap ever put on this thing. Thus just when we want to encourage true urban land uses that might help morph the Front St highway into an actual urban boulevard, we get instead this monument to the car.

[Evo5Boise]

Originally Posted by Boisebro

the design's not bad. but the color is terrible--it blends right in with the gawd-awful grove hotel. enough with the tan/brown crap, people!!!!

This^^^ x1000 Are the people approving these projects stuck in the 70s? Maybe we need an influx on youth on these boards??

[Sawtooth]

[Cottonwood]

More high tech moving downtown. Kount plans to grow to nearly 200 employees. Does anyone have updated numbers of how many high tech jobs are now in downtown? This industry is growing fast in Boise. Then there is Simplot...I believe the new World Headquarters should be near 800 employees and it seems like that if you ever get stuck in traffic on Front.

http://idahobusinessreview.com/2017/...into-downtown/

Kount will move across the river and into downtown

Kount, one of Boise’s newer tech companies, is the latest to commit to downtown office space.

Located on Lusk Street just across the Boise River from downtown since its founding in 2008, Kount intends to occupy the 35,000-square-foot, four-story office building variously known as the Langroise Building, John Alden Building and 10th and Main.

http://idahobusinessreview.com/2017/...d-home-prices/

A broken record: Ada County sets new record home prices

BRR attributed the continuing escalation in home prices to the growing population – Idaho is the No. 3 fastest growing state – limited housing supply and increased economic development.

[Cottonwood]

http://markets.businessinsider.com/n...aho-1002363416

aACE Software announces its expansion to Boise, Idaho

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- aACE Software is proud to announce its new headquarters in Boise, Idaho, marking an expansion for the company after 15 years in Manhattan. Boise will be the new location for the company's general operations, including core product development, technical support, documentation, and administration.

aACE Software is excited to bring its vision of artisan software to the growing Boise technology scene. Joining with the Boise Chamber of Commerce and the dedicated to promoting success in the region. The synergy between our Manhattan and Boise offices will help us continue to achieve our vision of Art in ERP.


For more information, please visit our website at www.aacesoft.com.

https://seekingalpha.com/pr/16915207...boise-facility

Micron announces new R&D facility in Boise



https://seekingalpha.com/pr/16915207...boise-facility

Micron Advances Semiconductor Research & Development Capabilities with New Boise Facility

[TVurban]

CCDC at their meeting last week, discussed the upcoming improvements coming to 8th street. These are partially apart of the Central District close out as well as South 8th Street improvements. For those that want to look, the 8th presentation starts on page 76. I've tried to par back the photos (if you can believe it...), if you want to see more, dive into the CCDC document
Another item in the presentation but not posted here, is the way-finding signage update.

CCDC Presentation:
http://www.ccdcboise.com/wp-content/...-Board-PPT.pdf

South 8th St:
http://www.ccdcboise.com/wp-content/...nal-8.5x11.pdf
http://www.ccdcboise.com/wp-content/...esentation.pdf

Overview:


Central District:
New scramble intersections on 8th St @ Main, Idaho and Bannock
Protected bikes lanes on Idaho St. where the old transit lanes were
Various Capitol Blvd. streetscape to match the standards
Replacement trees on part of 8th (not sure if it's just that stretch or all trees)
New historical lighting
New overhead pendant lighting and banners
Retractable bollards on 8th @ Main and Idaho
Public WIFI, up and down 8th







Central District Alleys:
New pavement
Relocated dumpsters and service elements
New pendant lighting
Privately: seating, pocket parks





South 8th St:
Lighting on 9th Bridge
Paver intersection @ 8th and Fulton
Tensegrity landmark @ 8th and Fulton
Simplot alley will also be upgraded with bricks, lighting, public art








(sorry for the long post, I'm just excited for the improvements )

[boisecynic]

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:

Confirmed ground breakage: Site work has begun as of Tuesday 9-19. It's 2 buildings, A = 168,000 sf and B =19500 sf, at least 146 units, possibly 166 units the permit is unclear on that to me. Plus an accessory retail project: "Building A also includes a 2,122 sq. ft. area for a future Restaurant and a 3,509 sq. ft. space for a future mercantile use."

http://pdsonline.cityofboise.org/pds...08261527589900

Related and right down the street is New Path Community Housing Project "To demolish existing 6,061 sf restaurant building and to construct a new 34,249 sf, 4-story, 41-unit multi-family apartment building and site improvements."

That's the former Twin Dragon at 2200 W Fairview. I saw some clean up work around there but little other progress at PDS.

http://pdsonline.cityofboise.org/pds...id=BLD17-02377

EDIT: The clean up work appears to have been done for a ground breaking ceremony and/or a press conference. A day or two after the clean up a large rental tent appeared on site. Which raises the question, why didn't the owners clean that site up before? All summer it sat full of weeds and covered in graffiti.

[Cottonwood]

Originally Posted by TVurban

CCDC Presentation:
http://www.ccdcboise.com/wp-content/...-Board-PPT.pdf





(sorry for the long post, I'm just excited for the improvements )

Thanks for this info. Don't worry about a "long post".

[Cottonwood]

http://www.livboise.org/2017/09/buil...the-ground-up/

Green Infrastructure in the Central Addition

Boise’s first LIV District in the Central Addition was designed to act as a laboratory to allow the city, residents and businesses to test some cutting-edge sustainability practices. If you’ve noticed construction around Broad Street recently, you likely saw the installation of green infrastructure. At the heart of the LIV District, Broad Street represented an opportunity to not only rebuild a street, but to invest in technology that will result in a cleaner river. Let’s look at some of Broad Street’s “greener” features.