Boise Development Thread - Page 249

Cottonwood · #**4961** Posted **Sep 20, 2010, 9:45 PM**

Their fries cooked in duck fat with black truffle salt are the best!

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/0...ar-on-the.html

Boise Fry Co.'s hand-cut fries are getting a special nod on Monday with a guest spot on Alton Brown’s “America’s Best.” The local fries won the best hand-cut fries in the U.S. in a Food Network magazine earlier this year

Read more: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/0...#ixzz106mmSXoI

www.boisefrycompany.com

Cottonwood · #**4962** Posted **Sep 21, 2010, 4:33 PM**

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition...e21_st.art.htm

Energy states, Idaho leading comeback
By Dennis Cauchon
USA TODAY

Texas, North Carolina, Idaho and a handful of other states are leading the nation's crawl out of the worst recession since the 1930s, a USA TODAY analysis finds.

Since the recession officially ended in June 2009, a group of about 10 states that have outperformed the nation almost continuously for 25 or more years again is generating new income at a faster pace than the rest of the nation.

"Our pipeline of companies looking to expand or relocate here is the biggest it's been in a decade," says Bibiana Nertney of the Idaho Department of Commerce.

Boisebro · #**4963** Posted **Sep 21, 2010, 10:48 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cottonwood

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition...e21_st.art.htm

Energy states, Idaho leading comeback
By Dennis Cauchon
USA TODAY

Texas, North Carolina, Idaho and a handful of other states are leading the nation's crawl out of the worst recession since the 1930s, a USA TODAY analysis finds.

Since the recession officially ended in June 2009, a group of about 10 states that have outperformed the nation almost continuously for 25 or more years again is generating new income at a faster pace than the rest of the nation.

"Our pipeline of companies looking to expand or relocate here is the biggest it's been in a decade," says Bibiana Nertney of the Idaho Department of Commerce.

Bibiana Nertney?

Cottonwood · #**4964** Posted **Sep 27, 2010, 3:55 PM**

Whole Foods/Downtown hearing is next week with P & Z.

http://www.cityofboise.org/Departmen...0_PZagenda.pdf

Cottonwood · #**4965** Posted **Sep 27, 2010, 4:06 PM**

The wild things are coming to get us

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/0...-of-boise.htmlHungry bear captured east of Boise Airport
Statesman staff - Idaho Statesman

A 2-year-old, 100-pound bear was spotted in an industrial area near Amity Road and Production Street Sunday afternoon.

Read more: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/0...#ixzz10kLgINNC

andyroo · #**4966** Posted **Sep 27, 2010, 7:27 PM**

BSU is opening up 2 projects downtown

http://news.boisestate.edu/update/20...of-greenhouse/

http://news.boisestate.edu/update/20...irst-thursday/

boisecynic · #**4967** Posted **Sep 27, 2010, 7:57 PM**

Thanks for those links, andyroo. I hadn't heard a thing about either.

The Center on Main looks very interesting. It's a project of BSU's College of Social Sciences & Public Affairs. I took a good long look at the Center on Main's website. I can't wait to take a look at their exhibit. And I'm wondering what their agenda might be. This year's first Fettuccine Forum, which is also a College of Social Sciences & Public Affairs project, is titled "Growing a New and Sustainable Food System." In other words, community gardens.

In my opinion, community gardens are a waste of valuable downtown land. Take a look at the community garden on the vacant block owned by First United Methodist at 12th and Fort. It's poorly kept, thousands of goatheads, at best and is contributing nothing to the tax coffers. I thought they were going to make that a parking lot.

Visualize · #**4968** Posted **Sep 28, 2010, 3:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by boisecynic

In my opinion, community gardens are a waste of valuable downtown land. Take a look at the community garden on the vacant block owned by First United Methodist at 12th and Fort. It's poorly kept, thousands of goatheads, at best and is contributing nothing to the tax coffers. I thought they were going to make that a parking lot.

!!!!!

Visualize · #**4969** Posted **Sep 28, 2010, 6:37 AM**

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http://www.policymap.com/maps

boisecynic · #**4970** Posted **Sep 28, 2010, 2:34 PM**

Community garden at 12th and Fort versus Hyde Park Place condo project right across the street. Property taxes collectively paid by the 29 unit Hyde Park Place Condos = $65,251/year (2010 estimated). Source http://www.adacountyassessor.org/pro...dressSearch.do (1207 W Fort)

Property taxes paid by the community garden = $0.00/year (2010 estimated).

boisecynic · #**4971** Posted **Sep 30, 2010, 9:36 PM**

Mainstream media scooped again! Pleasanton Street Spur footbridge one giant crane lift away from reality. Stay tuned.

Abutments nearly done. Wing walls curing.

Post 5001.

spudvol · #**4972** Posted **Oct 2, 2010, 11:24 AM**

The remaining units of The Aspen Lofts are apparently being auctioned off. Open House today from 11am-3pm if anyone wants to take a look around.

CaliforniaKid · #**4973** Posted **Oct 3, 2010, 4:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by spudvol

The remaining units of The Aspen Lofts are apparently being auctioned off. Open House today from 11am-3pm if anyone wants to take a look around.

How many are left? Have these ever been sold?

spudvol · #**4974** Posted **Oct 3, 2010, 10:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by CaliforniaKid

How many are left? Have these ever been sold?

There are 52 unsold atm, I think there were 70 units total, so only 18 sold. Not hard to see why, some units were over $800/sqft with HOA fees of $2.50/sqft annually. Some of the larger units would be paying $10-12k annually in HOA fees plus at least that much in taxes, so $2k/month or more to live in a condo you already own.

I read somewhere that construction has restarted on the Crescent Rim project, so that may have influenced the decision to auction the remaining units at the Aspen Lofts.

boi2socal · #**4975** Posted **Oct 4, 2010, 4:33 AM**

A cool project but grossly overpriced. I believe the penthouse is $3mil +. Even in the best of times I don't know who would pay that in Boise.

Cottonwood · #**4976** Posted **Oct 4, 2010, 2:17 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by boi2socal

A cool project but grossly overpriced. I believe the penthouse is $3mil +. Even in the best of times I don't know who would pay that in Boise.

I bet there are some people who would pay that in Boise and be happy

There have been and are multi million dollar homes and condos in Boise happily occupied before the Aspen was built. I think one of the penthouses has sold, or at least one of the top units that occupies a few floors...the lights are on at night.

spudvol · #**4977** Posted **Oct 10, 2010, 1:39 PM**

Here

BoiseTran · #**4978** Posted **Oct 12, 2010, 6:44 AM**

^^^looked through the pictures and read about the old Chinatown. It's interesting thinking about what could've been.

Still hopeful and looking forward to what's yet to come. I really want a big project to gain traction sometime soon.

Cottonwood · #**4979** Posted **Oct 12, 2010, 2:24 PM**

At one time, Boise had one of the largest China Towns in the West and the largest in the Intermountain West. Who would have thought....

http://www.boisestate.edu/history/ci...1_balcony.html

Evo5Boise · #**4980** Posted **Oct 12, 2010, 7:10 PM**

BoiseTran, your avatar makes me sad! LOL!