Boise Development Thread

[Bodo_business]

Originally Posted by Cottonwood

A cool fact is that most of the ingredients they use down south are grown in Idaho...

Most of the hops and barley grown here end up being used by the big commercial brewers, but some of it makes it way into microbrews. Grand Teton did an all Idaho Pale Ale last year.

http://www.brewbound.com/news/grand-...all-idaho-brew

[Cottonwood]

I should have been more specific...most of the ingredients used in the fine pubs in SLC (down south) come from Idaho growers. Idaho Vodka seems to be the rage now and of course our wines become more popular and known as each year passes. Our state produces some really high quality world class drink. It's good for the economy.


http://www.boiseweekly.com/Cobweb/ar...ening-thursday

The Taphouse Gears Up for Grand Opening Thursday
Posted by Tara Morgan on Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 3:39 PM


Heads up, beer nerds: The former Lobby space at 760 W. Main St. has officially been transformed into The Taphouse. Though the pub had been shooting for a February grand opening, it missed the mark by a couple months. Co-owner Brian Forde confirmed that the space will host a soft opening for friends and family Tuesday, April 24, and Wednesday, April 25, before a public grand opening on Thursday, April 26.

The restaurant will boast a full bar, a patio and 44 taps, 34 of which will be in constant rotation.

“We’ve got about 10 that are brewed right here in Boise, a handful more that are from Idaho, and then pretty much all the rest are from the Northwest,” said Forde.

[Bodo_business]

Poked my head in the Taphouse the other day while on my lunch walk. While they were still finishing up minor construction, it looks like it will be a great new option in downtown Boise. Great news to hear that they will have a selection of $2 micro's during happy hour....it can get expensive to have a beer downtown, with many places charging $6 even during happy hour.

[Cottonwood]

Originally Posted by Bodo_business

Dave and Busters Coming to Boise---Been hearing this rumor for quite a while, but looks to be official now. Story here: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/0...-to-boise.html

From a general economy perspective, this is good news, as D&B does a ton of research before moving into a market given scale of the investment that they make in each location.

Ironic that there have been Dave and Buster adds on TV locally for a while now...kind of like they were teasing us. H&M advertises locally too, so maybe they are in Boise's future expansion plans.

Originally Posted by Boise Benchman

I had heard that an Ulta (cosmetics/fragrance) store was opening in that location. To be next to Nordstrom's Rack... hmmmmm...

The Statesman has an article about Ultra opening next to Dave and Busters.

Retail and restaurant announcements are really exploding in the valley.

[kidboise]

H&M would be wonderful.

[Cottonwood]

Yay...our tax money will be used to fix the damage occupy Boise has done to the grounds.


http://www.boiseweekly.com/CityDesk/...old-courthouse

Occupy Boise Holds Up Construction at Old Courthouse
Posted by Andrew Crisp on Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 11:07 AM

Teresa Luna, director of the Idaho Department of Administration, is patiently waiting for one tent to move from the Old Ada County Courthouse lawn.

“When the Occupy Boise group first moved in, during November of last year, we notified them at that time that the Annex was an ongoing construction process,” said Luna.





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http://www.ktvb.com/news/politics/Id...149081595.html

Idaho enacts new rules restricting protests
by Associated Press
KTVB.COM
Posted on April 26, 2012 at 10:46 AM


BOISE -- The Idaho Department of Administration has released new rules governing public demonstrations on state property -- including the grounds of the old Ada County Courthouse where Occupy Boise resides.

[Bodo_business]

Good news for the State and Gary Lane area. According to IBR, the Shadow Hills Square site will be back on the market soon and at least a couple of developers are interested (Subscription required-- http://idahobusinessreview.com/2012/...at-state-gary/). This site has been tied up in the DBSI bankruptcy for years. Before the downturn and DBSI's financial issues, there were some pretty aggressive plans for this site, so will be interesting to see what happens. Is probably the last big, contiguous portion of property in that part of town.

[Visualize]

Originally Posted by Bodo_business

Good news for the State and Gary Lane area. According to IBR, the Shadow Hills Square site will be back on the market soon and at least a couple of developers are interested (Subscription required-- http://idahobusinessreview.com/2012/...at-state-gary/). This site has been tied up in the DBSI bankruptcy for years. Before the downturn and DBSI's financial issues, there were some pretty aggressive plans for this site, so will be interesting to see what happens. Is probably the last big, contiguous portion of property in that part of town.

http://www.shadowhillsboise.com/Flyer.pdf

I've always wondered about that site, and seen a lot of potential. They will probably develop it similar to previous plans and put in a strip mall, as seen at the link below. I can hope they get a little more creative, but I doubt it, but at least it will fill in another piece.

http://www.cityofboise.org/city_cler...ar07-00024.pdf

[Killa B]

If they try to build anything there the NIMBYs are gonna 5h1t.

[Cottonwood]

Originally Posted by Killa B

If they try to build anything there the NIMBYs are gonna 5h1t.

Occupy Boise should move out to that huge lot and do their occupy thing until construction starts.

[Bodo_business]

Originally Posted by Visualize

I've always wondered about that site, and seen a lot of potential. They will probably develop it similar to previous plans and put in a strip mall, as seen at the link below. I can hope they get a little more creative, but I doubt it, but at least it will fill in another piece.

Sounds like at least one of the developers may be focused on a big box home improvement as the anchor, whereas before the focus was mostly mid box with Hasting's as the anchor. Hope that Hasting's is still in the mix as that would be a very nice addition to that end of town.

[Boisebro]

Originally Posted by Bodo_business

Sounds like at least one of the developers may be focused on a big box home improvement as the anchor, whereas before the focus was mostly mid box with Hasting's as the anchor. Hope that Hasting's is still in the mix as that would be a very nice addition to that end of town.

so......

i guess something like this is out of the question?

[Bodo_business]

Originally Posted by Boisebro

so......

i guess something like this is out of the question?

That was freakin' funny!!

BTW, what/where is that concept art from?

[Boisebro]

condo proposal in san antonio.

seems like most cities have midrises and high-rises away from the city center, especially residential.

closest we have is the complex on I-84 and eagle road.

another example of a residential high-rise in a residential neighborhood in san antonio:




i remember a few years ago driving into san antonio on I-35 and seeing that off in the distance, wondering how it got through the local NIMBY regiment.

[Bodo_business]

Originally Posted by Boisebro

condo proposal in san antonio.

seems like most cities have midrises and high-rises away from the city center, especially residential.

closest we have is the complex on I-84 and eagle road.

More and more common to see mid-rise mixed use clusters away from the city core. I think about the only place that I can see that making sense here is exactly the area that you were calling out. More and more employers are locating near the I-84 Eagle exit. By some estimates, there will be 10,000 new jobs in that area over the next few years. Would only be a matter of time before someone looks at dense housing close to the employers due to the utter gridlock that 10,000 new cars would create (because we know our local politicians would never support better mass transit to get some of those cars off the road ).

[Bodo_business]

Originally Posted by Bodo_business

From TOK's website: Slanted Rock Brewing Company - Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Slanted Rock Brewing Company leased 3,557 square feet of retail space in the High Desert Marketplace located at 2374 E. Cinema Drive in Meridian, ID. Slanted Rock Brewing Company is a microbrewer who will offer tasting room and mass produced beverages to local restaurants. Brianna Hansen and Scott Raeber, CCIM of Thornton Oliver Keller represented the tenant.
http://www.tokcommercial.com/MarketI...NewsDeals.aspx

Breweries seem to be sprouting up like weeds in the Boise area and I know of at least three others (unannounced) that are in the planning stages at the moment. Hopefully one of these new or existing players really executes well and turns into a true regional powerhouse. It is great to see expansion in this segment, but I'm sure a couple of these will be gone withing a few years. Like any market that gets overheated, only those with adequate financing, good product, and capable marketing will survive. In the meantime, it will be fun to sample all of the offerings.

Follow up to my post of a few days ago in regards to Slanted Rock. Statesman now has a story with a bit more detail: http://voices.idahostatesman.com/201..._meridian_fall

[Visualize]

If light rail or BRT was put down State St, which would be a game changer, I think some nice TOD would be just about perfect for this lot considering its overall location, only then would anything half as decent as that San Antonio rendering ever be proposed.

Edit: my comment was supposed to follow Boisebro's but Bodo Business beat me to the overall idea.

[boisecynic]

The current topic was the Glenwood and State area. Wasn't it in the news a year or two ago that GC is considering selling off the fairgrounds. That whole area is seriously underutilized. It could become a new urban center with forward thinking. It's also part of the Hawk's stadium discussion. Redevelop the entire fairgrounds area as mid-rise mixed use and move the Stadium downtown. It's a tough sell in the short run but... To tie this all together, Glenwood is only 3 greenbelt miles from the 36th Street Footbridge and the Whitewater Park.

Anyway, I posted the following pic on reddit. The whitewater park Phase 1 is nearly complete but some of the bank is unprotected and getting trampled. The awesome 90 degree weather of last weekend brought out hundreds of people to the Clocktower Pond and the Wave. About 3 weeks ago Parks fenced about 200' of replanted bank and then stopped. For the life of me I can't figure it out. In the foreground where the people are sitting were more tree saplings which are completely gone for about a 20' stretch.


Bank being trampled

[Bodo_business]

Originally Posted by boisecynic

The current topic was the Glenwood and State area. Wasn't it in the news a year or two ago that GC is considering selling off the fairgrounds. That whole area is seriously underutilized. It could become a new urban center with forward thinking. It's also part of the Hawk's stadium discussion. Redevelop the entire fairgrounds area as mid-rise mixed use and move the Stadium downtown. It's a tough sell in the short run but... To tie this all together, Glenwood is only 3 greenbelt miles from the 36th Street Footbridge and the Whitewater Park.

Going way back in the memory banks I think I remember a quote from a Garden City official that was something on the order of a development that would give Garden City a "downtown"...so you are probably on the right track.

[Bodo_business]

Sorry for duplicate...where is the delete option?

Originally Posted by boisecynic

The current topic was the Glenwood and State area. Wasn't it in the news a year or two ago that GC is considering selling off the fairgrounds. That whole area is seriously underutilized. It could become a new urban center with forward thinking. It's also part of the Hawk's stadium discussion. Redevelop the entire fairgrounds area as mid-rise mixed use and move the Stadium downtown. It's a tough sell in the short run but... To tie this all together, Glenwood is only 3 greenbelt miles from the 36th Street Footbridge and the Whitewater Park.

Going way back in the memory banks I think I remember a quote from a Garden City official that was something on the order of a development that would give Garden City a "downtown"...so you are probably on the right track.