A new development is coming to the Boise Bench. On Federal Way a 194-unit five story building will be constructed. Neighbors on Pico Street raise concerns over the height of the building and the area’s density.
- New 194-unit apartment complex planned for South Federal Way in Boise.
- Neighbors, including Karen Moore, express concerns over building height and increased traffic.
- The project has been approved by the Design Review Commission but requires design changes on exterior and materials.
(Below is the transcript from the broadcast story)
More housing is coming to Boise.
I’m your Boise Bench Neighborhood reporter, Jessica Davis, off Federal Way, where a new housing project aims to bring 194 apartments.
But, neighbors tell me they’re less concerned about additional housing and more worried about what impacts a five-story building will bring to their neighborhood.
“I just feel like that’s too much density for this area,” said Karen Moore, a resident on Pico Street.
Karen Moore lives on Pico Street, a small side street on the Boise Bench with only a handful of homes, but soon, they’ll be overshadowed – by a multi-story apartment complex for the adjacent property.