Boise Projects Thread

[Boisefan]

Ya, the Foothills are a 10 minutes drive from my house, where there are 2 lakes, and up further about 30-40 minutes away there are taller mountains which are perfect for tubing on...its so much fun, and those shots exclude the Hampton Inn (120') and the Banner Bank Building(182') which really make a diffrence, they also don't have the Grove Hotel, which is the third largest building in the city

Edited March 11, 2006 by Boisefan

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I have been researching the Boise, Idaho downtown area and am extremely impressed with the City's proactive efforts to encourage urban, high-density redevelopment. Has anyone had any experience with developing in the City?

[Boisefan]

i cant say that i have, although from what i see and understand, developing a high-rise in Boise seems to put you through hell, there are so many people who want the city the way it was before the 1960's and 1970's, when the tallest of the high-rises in the city were built (One Capitol Center, Key Bank, and US Bank)

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My thought is to boost the density of development in the areas directly connected to the downtown core and use 3-5 story mixed use pedestrian friendly projects that could include neighborhood retail/restaurant uses on the street level, office on street and/or 2d level and loft style living on the upper floors. So far the City staff, etc. are very helpful and willing to discuss potential...false hope?

[Boisefan]

the idea you have should be ok...because it doesn't sound very tall, when a building gets taller than say...12 stories, then there is the trouble, from what i see, it may be diffrent

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Looks like you live there in Boise, do you perceive a demand for live/work, urban, high-density products? I am currently in Arizona and the product is doing well in the downtown Scottsdale and Phoenix markets. Seems like the Boise politicians are more ahead of the curve with some planning initiatives, zoning code issues, etc.

[Boisefan]

actually i do, you can visit Boise Condos and Lofts, and Boise is marketing its downtown as a place to live, work, shop, and play, so I think there is a demand for it, there are planty of condo projects planned

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Thanks for the link. Very helpful to see what's planned. I look forward to my visit next week and in evaluating these projects. Do you live downtown yourself?

[Boisefan]

no, i don't

and actually...

after reading your plan agian,

that almost seems like the exact thing they want to do, from my perspective

Edited March 22, 2006 by Boisefan

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Have a good friend that relocated to the Boise area about 2-1/2 years ago and loves it. I have visited once and done alot of research on the possibilities for small infill development. Would like a shot at making some meaningful developments in the area. Thanks for the input.

[Boisefan]

total change of subject...but oh well. Here are three more views of the 17 story Aspen building in Downtown Boise.

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Great renderings. Where did you find this information.

[Boisefan]

oops, forgot, Aspen Condos

and for Capitol Plaza:Capitol Plaza Tower

[cheeriokid61]

Good news. This is one major step towards this being a reality. I would say that this has a pretty good chance of being built. Look forward to seeing this thing rise!

Whoops, wrong thread. How did that happen?

Edited March 30, 2006 by cheeriokid61

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Just got back from a trip to Boise and really liked the downtown! the City as well as the Capitol City Development Corp. seem very involved in creating a livable, vibrant downtown. I hope for the chance to participate in that development!

[Boisefan]

i hope your idea can become a reality, and hope that Downtown becomes more and more liveable, and vibrant. I love the Downtown area.

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Would you be interested in living downtown...if you did, what types of things would you look for in a living unit? As a local, I would love to get your input on what is needed downtown and what types of amenities, etc. would make it an attractive alternative.

[LesBois]

I would be very interested in living downtown, but I would have to win the lottery before that can happen!

[Boisefan]

Downtown is an amazing place, and i think it is a great place to live, but for right now, there are just such a small choice(and i can't afford it...) but people do want to live there though. so i think your idea would be a great one.

[MJLO]

Any new proposals for Boise lately? Can anyone give a rundown of the current projects what stages they are in?

[Boisefan]

Aspen-Proposed/Review Stage, a 197' tower on a 40' wide strip of land, just working the kinks out.

916 Park-proposed NIMBY's attacked this thing from the start, trying to bring it down to 45', developers trying to keep it around 96'. Very unlikely.

Banner Bank Building-nearing compleation. Looks very nice

Hampton Inn-nearing completion, a brown monolithic structure.

Capital Plaza Tower-proposed, not much info on this one

Capital Terrace Condos-proposed/review stage. NIMBY from a CONDO TOWER are going against this one. Very ironic...

Idaho Independant Bank Building- broken ground, or about to, 6 floors, white/brick exterior. Looks nice.

Royal Plaza- tower crane up for this 6 story condo. Underconstruction, completion in 2007-2008.

Boise Tower-on hold/propsed/under-construction/review/design stage.

Very complex/confusing tower. Is being re-designed, some foundation work is done. Supposed to be done in 2003. 300' tall, new tallest. Should be done in 2008-2009.

[cheeriokid61]

What are the possibilities that the Aspen and Boise Tower will be built?

[Boisefan]

Boise Tower-very likely,infact, they might be driving the floor count to 30 stories because of the strong market. Still being redesigned from the old version to a new version.

Aspen-some what likely, they are still trying to get it to be stable on a 40' wide strip of land, supposed to break ground in the Fall.

[MJLO]

what is the aspen? is it a high rise?

haha never mind, I scrolled up and answered my own question

[cheeriokid61]

For the longest time, I thought Boise Tower was going to be cancelled. This is great news to me now!