Downtown Boise

This map provided by the Greater Boise Auditorium District, shows two parcels the organization plans to use for future expansion. The orange border shows 11th and River (1050 W. River Street and 504 S. 11th Street), which has a lot size of 4.13 acres and is 180,000 square feet. The blue border shows the property at 9th and River (970 W. River Street), which as a lot size of 1.84 acres and is 80,542 square feet.
May 1, 2026

Greater Boise Auditorium District secures second downtown parcel for expansion

The Greater Boise Auditorium District secures a second downtown parcel, expanding nearly six acres along the Boise River for future convention facility growth.

Andrea Cantor
Jan 30, 2026

Cantor named to key leadership position in City of Boise

Boise Mayor Lauren McLean appoints longtime advisor Andrea Cantor as the city’s new economic development director, citing her leadership on major growth projects.

David McGuinn, left, poses with Dan Balluff outside City Peanut Shop in downtown Boise. McGuinn recently purchased the longtime business from Balluff. (PHOTO: MARC LUTZ, IBR)
Nov 6, 2025

IT LASTED: Local nut shop endures test of time, gets new ownership

After 16 years of success in downtown Boise, City Peanut Shop founder Dan Balluff passes ownership to passionate new owner David McGuinn.

Artist Diana Stetson's "Birds" is one of the paintings on display at the new second location of the Idaho Art Gallery in downtown Boise. (PHOTO: IDAHO ART GALLERY)
Oct 29, 2025

Meridian art gallery expands into Boise art scene

Idaho Art Gallery opens a new 2,000-square-foot space in downtown Boise, showcasing large-scale works and local artists in an inspiring setting.

Arthur apartments in downtown Boise won the 2025 Idaho Business Review Top Project of the Year. (PHOTO: LUMEN CREATIVE)
Oct 23, 2025

Take a closer look at Idaho’s Top Project of the Year for 2025

Boise’s tallest residential building, Arthur Apartments, offers 26 floors of luxury, panoramic views, and top-tier urban living in The City of Trees.

Power Superintendent Jeff Pawelko accepts the award for the Top Project of the Year at the Idaho Business Review's 21st annual Top Projects awards event on Oct. 13 at Boise Centre. (PHOTO: PRO IMAGE EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY)
Oct 21, 2025

Top Projects honored in annual event, including Boise’s tallest residential building

The towering Arthur in downtown Boise, Idaho’s tallest residential building, was honored as the 2025 Top Project of the Year by Idaho Business Review.

Downtown Boise's Inn at 500 was named Idaho's Leading Hotel 2025. (PHOTO: INN AT 500)
Oct 7, 2025

Boise business named for fourth year as ‘leading’ hotel in state

Inn at 500 in downtown Boise wins Idaho’s Leading Hotel 2025 by World Travel Awards, marking its fourth global travel honor since 2020.

The Sturdivant family recently purchased Idaho Candy Company from the Wagers family. (PHOTO: IDAHO CANDY COMPANY)
Aug 1, 2025

Idaho family buys historic Gem State candy company

“The Idaho Spud Bar and the Owyhee Butter Toffee are classics, up there with the Moon Pies and Goo Goo Clusters in the Southeast.”

The Grove Hotel in downtown Boise is going through extensive renovations for guests rooms and other areas. (PHOTO: MARC LUTZ, IBR)
May 12, 2025

Rooms with new views: The Grove Hotel undergoes expansive renovation to keep attracting tourism

“The longevity of The Grove Hotel within the market is what helps set them apart from other travel destinations," she said.

Scott Slater, co-owner of Hemlock inside the Inn at 500 in downtown Boise, takes a moment for a photo before guests start arriving on a soft-opening night. (PHOTO: MARC LUTZ, IBR)
May 8, 2025

Elegance and non-traditional approach cornerstones of new Boise steakhouse

With a dining scene saturated burgers, pizza and sports bars and not a lot of new concepts, Slater, who also owns Spitfire Tacos & Tequila in Eagle, wanted to try something different.

This rendering shows what the downtown Boise CWI campus would look like upon completion (ILLUSTRATION: Hummel Architects/CWI)
Apr 11, 2025

Key partnership will help school build downtown Boise campus

Once built on the property located at the intersection of Whitewater Park Boulevard and Main Street, the new campus will offer courses in computer science, cybersecurity and business.

This illustration shows how The Arthur building in Boise will be “shaped” to honor the natural surrounding environment of the Treasure Valley. (ILLUSTRATION: SCB)
Feb 21, 2025

The Arthur: Boise’s latest upscale apartment building

The project is named after Arthur Oppenheimer, who was known as a community and philanthropic leader, and was the father of Skip and Doug Oppenheimer. It will also feature 8,800 square feet of ground floor retail space and 327 parking spaces.


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