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Roundup 4.5.13
Gourmet Grills leased 4,331 square feet of retail space at 1305 Broadway Ave. in Boise. Andrea Nilson and LeAnn Hume of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce represented the landlord, and Bob Mitchell of Thornton Oliver Keller represented the tenant. Arbor Elite Fitness LLC leased 6,549 square feet of retail space at 509 Highland St. in Boise. Arbor Elite Fitness is a CrossFit Gym. Sara Shropsh[...]
Treasure Valley commercial real estate broker seeks sharing of comparison data
[caption id="attachment_85517" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="No centralized database of comparables information exists for commercial real estate in the Treasure Valley. Commercial real estate professionals must call around for information on similar properties when making valuations. File photo by Pete Grady."][/caption] When a real estate agent or an appraiser wants to determine the [...]
Drive-thru Starbucks considered for site near St. Luke’s in Boise
[caption id="attachment_85487" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Boise P&Z will review plans for construction of a Starbucks drive-thru on this Broadway Avenue property. Photo by Jennifer Gonzalez"][/caption] A new drive-thru-only Starbucks is proposed near St. Luke’s hospital in downtown Boise. According to a conditional use application filed with the City of Boise, P&Z will [...]
Futura Title & Escrow buys Oregon-based AmeriTitle
The parent company of Alliance Title and Escrow Corp. purchased AmeriTitle Inc. for an undisclosed amount on April 1. The combined title and escrow company will have more than 600 employees working in 73 offices in five states. Both AmeriTitle and Alliance have offices in Idaho, with Alliance and parent company Futura Title & Escrow based in Boise. The companies will keep their separate bra[...]
Idaho Humane Society to expand at new site
[caption id="attachment_85268" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Idaho Humane Society could eventually build on this vacant parcel in the center of Boise. Photo by Jennifer Gonzalez."][/caption] The Idaho Humane Society plans to build a new shelter on a vacant lot in the geographic center of Boise. The Humane Society has agreed to purchase nearly 9 acres at 8506 Overland Road near S[...]
The Price Was Right
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 of the price range, and a new home and an existing home that sold for close to the new-home median price[...]
Real estate agents see technology as friend, not foe
[caption id="attachment_84684" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Kit Fitzgerald, of Red Barn Real Estate, uses her tablet during a showing with potential homebuyer Reagan Lyons. Fitzgerald said applications and other technologies allow her to cut down on paper at her agency and be more accessible to clients. File photo by Macey Snelson."][/caption] The residential real estate industry is b[...]
Trader Joe’s deal took years to put together
Trader Joe’s announced new location in Boise came after years of talks with the grocery store about expanding to Idaho. The grocery store, known for its eclectic, private-label food, will open a 13,000-square-foot store in downtown Boise on the corner of Capitol Boulevard and Front Street in 2014. An entire city block will be developed, with other potential tenants in line for the three small[...]
Echelon expands to downtown
[caption id="attachment_84717" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A decorative dog at the Echelon furniture store in downtown Boise. Photo by Anne Wallace Allen"][/caption] Echelon Fine Home, a furniture and design store, has opened its second, larger location in downtown Boise. Co-owner Amy Foster Davis started the furniture store in a small, 1,000-square-foot shop inside Budget Blinds [...]
The Price Was Right
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 of the price range, and a new home and an existing home that sold for close to the new-home median price[...]
Roundup 3.22.13
Red Mountain Natural Medicine leased 1,339 square feet of office space located at 6434 Interchange Lane in Boise. Red Mountain Natural Medicine is a chiropractic care, applied kinesiology and functional nutrition practice. DJ Thompson of Cushman and Wakefield | Commerce represented the tenant and Steve Yates of NAI Pinnacle represented the landlord in this transaction. Cloth LLC leased 1,593 sq[...]
Trader Joe’s coming to Boise in 2014
[caption id="attachment_77322" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Trader Joe's announced March 21 that it will occupy space on a development planned on Capitol Boulevard. Rendering by Erstad Architects."][/caption] Trader Joe’s, a national grocery store, will open a downtown location in 2014. The grocer will open in a 13,200-square-foot building planned on the southeast corner of Capi[...]
