A new plan may be emerging for the old Idaho National Guard Armory building in Boise’s East End.
The building has either been vacant or used as a storage building for decades before Utah’s Alpha Development Group planned in 2022 to redevelop it into an apartment complex with retail and office space, according to prior Idaho Statesman reporting. Those plans, which would have created more than 200 apartments and townhouses, have since fallen through.
On Monday, Boise’s KM Engineering submitted an application to turn the site into a new location for Garden City’s River House Ministries church. The building at 801 E. Reserve St., just south of the Boise Bike Park and next to Boise Fire Station No. 1, would host church operations and services, according to the application.
A conceptual site plan shows a pavilion, pergola and space for food trucks during events on the north side of the building, while nose-in angled parking would fill the south side. A decorative concrete or stone walkway would be added to the eastern side next to the main parking area.