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Boise Bench
‘Half baked cake’: Boise council turns down proposal to use office zoning to build 40 homes
It wasn’t a simple decision for Boise City Council to turn down dozens of townhomes on the Boise Bench.
On Tuesday, all six council members...
Caldwell
State auctioned ag land, hoping for $6 million. It got way way more from a homebuilder
Last week, we told you the State of Idaho would auction off about a half a square mile near Caldwell. It hoped the...
Meridian/W Ada
Proposed subdivision near Meridian golf course would include 100s of home and gated community
A large new subdivision is looking for approval from the Meridian City Council.
Developers want to bring Skybreak Neighborhood, which is described as a "golf...
Boise W
You asked: What happened to the office project by Fred Meyer? (Something new’s planned)
In 2018, BoiseDev brought you an update on a triangular lot on Overland Rd., just to the west of the Fred Meyer at Five...
Boise E/SE
A home burned in 2016 foothills fire. Now 17 new homes could be built on the same site
A project to build 17 homes on the very lowest part of the Boise Foothills came back to life recently.
Marquis Development Group won approval...
Boise Bench
Developer proposes to build townhomes on site of single-family Bench homes
A developer hopes the City of Boise will allow it to rezone four parcels in a residential neighborhood on the Boise Bench to build...
Boise E/SE
Proposed project would add homes to Boise foothills next to popular trail
A new subdivision could go up in the Boise Foothills, if the City of Boise signs off on it.
Boise Hunter Homes and the Harris...
Boise Bench
Townhome project proposed on Boise Bench
A developer hopes to tear down a building at Overland Rd. and Shoshone St. in Boise and build 18 new townhomes in its place.
The...
Meridian/W Ada
Large-scale Pine 43 project adding homes, retail, offices in middle of Meridian
Developers are working to complete a huge subdivision in Meridian, which features residential, retail and office space.
Dennis M. Baker & Associates is developing Pine...
Meridian/W Ada
Commission gives OK for new subdivision and Meridian east-west link
Last Thursday evening, the public hearing continued for Foxcroft Subdivision during the Meridian Planning and Zoning meeting.
The subdivision would bring 216 apartments, 75 single-family...
Meridian/W Ada
New development would add homes, apartments – and provide a new east-west link in Meridian
A new development in Meridian will bring addiitional homes and apartments to the area - and will also provide a key east-west link along...
McCall/W. Central Idaho
McCall City Council votes to ban homes larger than 10,000 square feet
The City of McCall will no longer allow the construction of new super-sized homes, part of a new ordinance about general development standards.
Within...
Data
Even with falloff during pandemic, Ada Co.’s housing market zoomed in 2020
During 2020, the Ada County real estate market lacked balance, according to the Boise Regional Realtors.
The group, which advocates for local real estate agents,...
McCall/W. Central Idaho
Thirteen homes proposed for McCall during Planning & Zoning meeting
Steve Millemann of Net Prophet LLC, presented preliminary plans for 13 detached single-family dwellings to McCall’s Planning and Zoning Commission on December 1.
The Running...
Infrastructure
Developer wants to scale back road project required to build new homes, neighbors object
Many residents of the Warm Springs Mesa expressed concerns with a developer’s proposal to cut back on promised road improvements.
On Monday, developer Mark Tate...