More change could be on the horizon for a well-known restaurant site off Fairview Ave. in Boise.
As BoiseDev reported, Original Sunrise Cafe recently left the building under what the building owner called a “mutual agreement.” Before Original Sunrise Cafe, the property housed Elmer’s. The owner, Steven Neighbors, said he is working on renovations so a new restaurant can use the space. Now, documents filed with the City of Boise show that housing could also come to the site.
According to the application documents, a proposal to split the current property into two parcels is on the table. Under these plans, the restaurant and northern portion of the parking lot would remain unchanged. The southern half of the property would be converted into what application documents describe as “attainable housing.”…