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Boise Planning and Zoning Commission members on Sept. 9 unanimously approved a conditional-use permit for Hyde Park Place, a 44-unit condominium complex that developer David Southers plans on the south side of Fort Street between 12th and 13th streets. “The ...

For Burt and Susan Brennan, owners of 54-year-old Benchmark Construction, take the long view of the Boise Valley building scene – and what it takes to survive razor-thin construction margins and a market hitched to the economic fortunes of other ...

Steed Construction is putting the final touches on the fifth and latest addition to the Emerald Tech Center, and developer RS Hosac said the pace of construction for the remaining four buildings will depend on demand for leases at the ...

A dearth of large commercial projects and a continuing big decline in apartment construction dragged down Boise construction statistics through August. “All of it is negative, just like it has been for a while,” Boise Planning and Development Services Director ...

Idaho Falls-based men’s apparel chain DeMarcos plans to open its second Boise store in mid-November at Boise Towne Square. DeMarcos co-owner Rob Marcovitz said last week that he was finalizing lease negotiations with mall management and hopes to start tenant ...

Washington Trust Bank plans to build a branch office in a shopping center anchored by a new Wal-Mart Supercenter store near State and Glenwood streets in Garden City. The Spokane-based bank aims to open the new branch in early summer, ...

Larry Durkin, who was instrumental in development of the Crossroads Center on Fairview Avenue and the Family Center on Federal Way, has been sued for $1.7 million or more by one of the backers of the projects, Nick Vidalakis. Durkin, ...

After searching for nearly a year, early-childhood education agency Head Start has found a site for a Meridian classroom center and playground. Friends of Children and Families, the grantee and administrator of Head Start programs in Ada and Elmore counties, ...

After two years of talk, property owners pushing for an urban renewal district in east downtown Boise have won tentative approval from the Boise City Council, starting a process that could yield a parking garage and other improvements in a ...

A “gourmet” grocery store is planned in part of an ex-Sav-On drugstore on Bogus Basin Road in north Boise, moving development of the planned Highlands Station service-retail center a step forward. Crane Creek Market will occupy a space of 16,300 ...