An ambitious plan to redevelop three downtown Boise city blocks just south of Boise High School could soon disintegrate.
The city’s urban renewal agency, Capital City Development Corp. or CCDC, and several developers have sought for years to build about 30,000 square feet of commercial space and 400 apartments spread between a seven- and 15-story building there.
The seven-story building, called Block 69 North for planning purposes, was to include workforce housing. The 15-story apartment building, called Block 68 South, was to include a parking garage and “mobility hub” that tied into the commuter-heavy State Street corridor. The block names come from the city’s original 19th century plat map.
The developers — Portland’s Edlen & Co., Eugene’s deChase Miksis, Meridian’s Elton Cos., and the YMCA — also planned to move the downtown YMCA a block south, across State Street; and to raise a third mixed-use building over the site of the current Y. They also planned an office building for a small parking lot across from the Y that the nonprofit uses for customer parking.