The Price Was Right 
POSTED: Monday, May 20, 2013 at 08:00 AM PTBY: Cady McGovern
The Price Was Right is a weekly feature that compares homes sold during the previous month within a particular price range. We’ll look at Ada County homes that sold at the median price during the past month, homes that sold on the low end of the price range, homes that sold at the high end [...]
Roundup 5.17.13 
POSTED: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 08:00 AM PTBY: IBR Staff
Sylvia Hampel, owner of Clearview Cleaning, purchased 4,763 square feet of office space at 4977 Fairview Ave. in Boise. This location will be the company’s new headquarters. Andrea Nilson and Bryan Oliver, of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce, represented the buyer, and Lew Manglos, of Colliers International, represented the seller. PreFunk Beer Bar leased 1704 square [...]
The Village at Meridian looks for office tenants 
POSTED: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 04:25 PM PTBY: Brad Iverson-Long
The Village at Meridian has had a stream of shops and restaurants opening since last summer, with many more announced and in the queue. Now developers and leasing agents are looking for companies that want to open offices in the large development. While retail, food and entertainment will take up most of the ground level [...]
Much is at stake in GBAD board election 
POSTED: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 01:40 PM PTBY: Sean Olson
Tags: convention center, election, Greater Boise Auditorium District
The polls open for the Greater Boise Auditorium District May 21, giving voters the chance to put in their two cents about how the district should spend an estimated $45 million. The district, a Legislature-created entity that manages revenues from a 5 percent tax on hotel rooms in much of the Boise Metro area, is [...]
Clearview Cleaning to get new HQ 
POSTED: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 04:04 PM PTBY: Brad Iverson-Long
Clearview Cleaning will be moving one block on the Boise Bench to its new headquarters, which will allow the cleaning company to add new training space and keep its trucks onsite. Owner and President Sylvia Hampel purchased a 4,763-square-foot space on Fairview Avenue. She said Clearview should be at its new location before July 1, [...]
The Price Was Right 
POSTED: Monday, May 13, 2013 at 08:00 AM PTBY: Cady McGovern
The Price Was Right is a weekly feature that compares homes sold during the previous month within a particular price range. We’ll look at Ada County homes that sold at the median price during the past month, homes that sold on the low end of the price range, homes that sold at the high end [...]
Roundup 5.10.13 
POSTED: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 09:00 AM PTBY: IBR Staff
Pur Zen Massage Therapy leased 288 square feet of office space at 405 S. Eighth St. in Boise. Mike Bideganeta, of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce, represented the tenant, and Janet Benoit, of Nahas Benoit, represented the landlord. Portsche’s Jewelry Boutique LLC leased 1,428 square feet of retail space at 224 N. Ninth St. in Boise. [...]
The Dish to open in downtown Boise this summer 
POSTED: Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 08:56 AM PTBY: Jennifer Gonzalez
Another restaurant will open its doors this summer in downtown Boise. The Dish is moving into the former Huddle location at 205 N. 10th Street. Owner Jared Couch said tenant improvements are being made for cosmetic reasons, and don’t involve reconfiguring or tearing down walls in the 2,800-square-foot space. “The location of the bar and [...]
Survey: US home prices up 10.5 percent in past year
POSTED: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 04:46 PM PTBY: The Associated Press
A survey shows U.S. home prices rose 10.5 percent in March compared with a year ago, the biggest gain since March 2006. Prices rose 14.5 percent in Idaho in March. Core Logic, a real estate data provider, said May 7 that annual home prices have now increased for 13 straight months. Prices are rising in [...]
TimberStone Golf Course turnaround could spur nearby development 
POSTED: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 09:02 AM PTBY: Jennifer Gonzalez
A Canyon County golf course that foundered in 2009, but reopened in 2011 after a neighboring farmer and two partners stepped in to complete it, could be the catalyst for development of the vacant subdivision that surrounds it. TimberStone Golf Course hosts tournaments, clinics and lessons for golfers and is located in Caldwell near Greenleaf. [...]

