Dave & Buster’s eyes former Circuit City space 
POSTED: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 10:24 AM PTBY: Brad Carlson
Tags: entertainment, restaurants, retail
Dave & Buster’s has filed an initial application to occupy the former Circuit City space near Boise Towne Square. “We’re looking seriously,” said Fred Hennighausen, senior director of development and construction for the Dallas-based restaurant and arcade chain. “We’re working with our potential landlord to seal our deal. Internally, we’re just using that as our [...]
Roundup 4-20-12
POSTED: Friday, April 20, 2012 at 12:07 PM PTBY: IBR Staff
ATCO Structures and Logistics leased 203,500 square feet of industrial space at Gateway Industrial Park, in Pocatello, as reported in early April. Colliers International’s Devin Ogden and Rick Scruton represented the tenant. Rad Dye by CBRE represented the landlord. Einstein’s Oilery plans a new shop at Ustick Marketplace, 3230-3450 N. Eagle Road, Boise. Opening is [...]
Apartment investment lagging bigger regions
POSTED: Friday, April 20, 2012 at 09:35 AM PTBY: Brad Carlson
Tags: Apartments, financing, investment real estate, multi-family housing
Boise has yet to join the apartment-investment surge that’s driving prices up in much of the United States. Would-be buyers are lining up in southwest Idaho and other regions to take advantage of rising occupancy rates and rents. And they can afford to pay more, thanks to record-low financing rates. But in the Boise area, [...]
Bank-owned homes being held off the market
POSTED: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 09:52 AM PTBY: Brad Carlson
Tags: Bank of the Cascades, banking, Housing, Residential Real Estate
The number of bank-owned homes listed for sale through southwest Idaho’s multiple listing service dropped 17.3 percent from February 1 through the end of March, Idaho Data Providers said in a report. Listings of bank “real estate owned” homes, or REOs, dropped from 1,176 to 973 during the period. “This fact is worth mentioning since [...]
Commercial development restarting in Twin Falls
POSTED: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 09:26 AM PTBY: Blair Koch
Plans for a 250,000-square-foot retail center on 12 lots in Twin Falls have been dusted off and restarted, a sign of growing confidence in southern Idaho’s economic recovery. The Twin Falls City Council this month approved a zoning map change to allow the development of Canyon Park on the Snake River canyon rim in Twin Falls. [...]
Real estate firm CORE Group to expand
POSTED: Monday, April 16, 2012 at 08:52 AM PTBY: Brad Carlson
Tags: Home sales, Real Estate
Residential real estate firm CORE Group by early June plans to move to a larger office to accommodate recent and anticipated growth. The firm leased a 9,300-square-foot space at 8665 W. Emerald St. at Emerald Corporate Park in Boise. About $140,000 worth of interior improvements are planned in the new office, Realtor and co-owner Gerald [...]
Roundup for 4-13-12
POSTED: Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 11:09 AM PTBY: IBR Staff
Ross Dress for Less leased 24,782 square feet of retail space in Plantation Shopping Center, in northwest Boise. Colliers International’s Mike Christensen, Lew Goldman and Brook Blakeslee brokered the transaction. Planet Fitness leased 15,137 square feet of retail space at the Hillcrest Shopping Center, in Boise. Ben Zamzow and Bob Mitchell of Thornton Oliver Keller [...]
Class-A office market tightens
POSTED: Monday, April 9, 2012 at 04:22 PM PTBY: Brad Carlson
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, Leasing, Office space
The market for corporate-style “Class-A” office space tightened in the Boise area in the first quarter. Vacancy in Class-A office space averaged 11.8 percent in the first quarter, down from 12.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011, a report by Thornton Oliver Keller Commercial Real Estate said. Class-A office vacancy averaged 13.5 percent in [...]
Roundup 4-6-12
POSTED: Friday, April 6, 2012 at 12:00 PM PTBY: IBR Staff
Nordstrom Rack plans a grand opening at 9 a.m. April 12 at 534 N. Milwaukee St., Boise, in Boise Towne Plaza. Advanced Services leased 3,864 square feet of retail space in Holly Plaza, Nampa. Lincoln Hagood and Bryant Jones of Colliers International represented the tenant. Colliers International’s Mike Christensen, Lew Goldman, Brook Blakeslee and Mike [...]
Tall order: What can make a short sale short-circuit
POSTED: Friday, April 6, 2012 at 11:41 AM PTBY: Scott Baughman
When Melissa Polce agreed to handle a short sale for Charlotte, N.C., couple, she didn’t expect to also serve as tax advisor, marriage counselor and addiction therapist. As the couple tried to prove to the bank that they had a hardship, Polce, an agent with Charlotte-based Allen Tate, helped them analyze their tax documents, pay stubs, [...]
