Boise City Council approved the Murio Farms Development in a contested decision Tuesday.
The southwest Boise development will bring more than 3,500 homes to the area with 94,000 square feet dedicated to commercial space. The development — located along the New York Canal, east of Maple Grove Road and west of Cole Road — will have a variety of housing arrangement for renters and buyers, including single-family homes, attached single-family homes like duplexes and multi-family housing such as apartments. A public school and a number of parks and green spaces in the community are also slated to arrive as part of the development’s plan. The project is scheduled to be constructed through a multi-phase plan spanning 20 years.
Boise City Council’s decision approved the annexation of the development’s land, which will incorporate what was previously unincorporated Ada County into the city limits.
After formulating multiple analyses of the development over the summer, Boise’s planning departments remained skeptical of its ability to be financially viable.