Comments on: Sky Is The Limit For “Ludwig Tower”

By: Chris A

Chris A — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 06:55:24 +0000

Such a big project and development for the right size of a city like Boise. I’ll think, I will look forward to this if this project happens to be approved. Lol.

By: Forced Air

Forced Air — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 21:45:56 +0000

I’ve seen all the Hunger Games series already. I’m sure that Mayor Snow approves.

By: IdahoSpud

IdahoSpud — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 21:36:58 +0000

I’m still trying to figure out why anyone with that kind of money wants to live in downtown BOISE IDAHO.

Way overrated restaurants, college bars, no really decent entertainment venues, lousy parking, snarky people everywhere. Boise is still very small-town on almost every single amenity you can think of. If I was going to pay $600/sqft I would live in some other city that actually offers reasons to pay that much. Fairly upscale condos in Vegas are cheaper than that.

By: More of that

More of that — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:25:38 +0000

More of that “because Hal said so” s#%t.

By: xx

xx — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 21:53:45 +0000

“Going up” will not prevent suburban sprawl, as Boise City has no such intention as documented in its own records.

The adopted Area of City Impact (AOI) map shows Boise’s plan to fully sprawl, via forced annexation, along the entire southern edge of the existing city limit boundary. Recent versions of this map now include a note that indicates expanding the AOI even further to the south.

The 2015 housing study shows 23,000 to 50,000 new dwelling units in just the southwest area, of which the adopted Cory Barton/CBH Syringa Valley Specific Plan (SP-03) is already under construction. Additional plans exist for the southeast area with the Conger development group.

The 2018 municipal application for Suez water includes an Affidavit from Boise’s former Planning Director, Hal Simmons, which states the following:

“SUEZ’s current certificated service area encompasses nearly the entire Area of Impact for the City. It is imperative for the City’s future that SUEZ secure water rights sufficient to supply the City’s needs at full build-out. “

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 21:50:42 +0000

David Klinger: isn’t JUMP paying property taxes? Or do the monies go to CCDC? The $104 million library civic center Wouldn’t?

The concern I have is that (as I write my check for property taxes) the number of properties in the area not contributing to the taxing districts continue to grow. Examples St Lukes with their expansions and the purchase of the old MK site. The State of Idaho purchase of the HP facility and the University Key building on the Boise River, no property taxes.

Boise city ‘s purchase and expansion of FIRE stations? Leaving the ones vacated empty. Purchasing a deteriorated building blocks from vacated CITY property for a new police facility.

WE HAVE MADE IT EASY for elected public servants, at all levels of government,to make these kinds of decisions when they spend our money. AS WE KEEP VOTING THEM IN.

By: Easterner

Easterner — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 19:40:33 +0000

“The London” is a lame name for any building in Boise.
$600 x 2,000 = 1.2Mill There are many residences in Boise over the million price tag.
But these will award excellent goose hunting, right on their balcony (doubles as a blind). Easterners pay good money for hunting properties.

Two things I have noticed on recent downtown construction:
1- Each project totally screws traffic flow in the immediate area while being built.
2- Each project totally screws parking in the immediate area while being built.
Traffic and parking are already BAD in that area due to years of construction.

IF city PZ folks are reading (ha), construction permits should require only short-term road obstruction and a small, very limited street parking.
The project requires the building to have adequate on-site parking for future tenants- THAT concept should apply during construction also.

Instead of 100 tradespeople parking on the adjacent streets and in Julia Davis park, the developer should be required to shuttle workers/suppliers/ supplies from their own private parking. Blocking 2 lanes of Front St so Frank can park his fat asss next to the site is BS. Stop confiscating public streets to build private money makers.

The idea of, “oh well, it’s just temporary” needs to go away.
COVID is temporary too- look at the impact on businesses.
And when this monster is built, the adjacent businesses will be negatively impacted – due to parking! Maybe Ludwig should compensate them for it.

Zions building took almost 2 years.
Current bad examples
11th & Bannock.
5th and Bannock
5th/4th and Myrtle
St Luke’s (forever)
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p.s. Abolish CCDC.

By: Cloudnine

Cloudnine — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 05:29:27 +0000

I find it comical we are worried about a new “Tower” in Boise. We seem to forget a high rise proposed long ago in Boise. If you recall another “Developer”, Rick Peterson, from the state of Washington was proposing to build a similar building on the “Hole in The Ground”, now the Zion Bank building. Do you remember?

I do….He was my client at that time. Oh, do you remember another developer by the name of Gary Christensen (9th & Idaho / Banner Bank)? He wanted to purchase that same site…..

Memories… I have many

By: Speaking out of turn

Speaking out of turn — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 23:51:56 +0000

Thought I heard Ludwig sold this to an investment group. They can afford to sit on empty housing stock.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 19:57:48 +0000

Haha, this article is hilarious. Good luck to Scott, it’ll be interesting to see this go up, if it is approved. I wonder how long it’ll take for the parking elevator to break, leaving someone’s G-Wagon stuck on 4th floor for a week.

In seriousness, though – it’s amazing to me how much collective PTSD Boise has over one tower proposal that ended up an empty hole for a decade. This is downtown – if you cannot build a tower here, where can you? It’s entirely appropriate.

David Klinger: comparing this to JUMP or the Library proposal is totally incoherent – JUMP is not housing, and the Library is/would have been publicly funded. This project is neither – it doesn’t cost taxpayers anything, it will provide tax dollars if successful.

EDITOR NOTE–Ludwig estimates about $1 million a year in tax revenue, but until the River St.-Myrtle district is dissolved, all the tax revenue on the improvements and appreciation will go to the CCDC, not the city, county, schools, or ACHD.