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Mart Frozen Foods Opens 100,000 SF Food Manufacturing Facility in Southern Idaho

by Amy Works October 17, 2024

RUPERT, IDAHO — Mart Frozen Foods, a subsidiary of The Mart Group, has opened a $65 million high-tech food manufacturing facility in Rupert. Situated in Southern Idaho’s Magic Valley region, which leads the state’s agribusiness industry, the 100,000-square-foot plant produces and packages frozen, fully baked Idaho potatoes known as OH!Tatoes. The new facility is adjacent to The Mart Group’s headquarters, bringing the company’s total employment in Rupert to more than 230 people. The new Mart Frozen Foods facility will directly create 80 full-time jobs and have an estimated annual economic impact of $11.5 million.

October 17, 2024

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Boise’s Industrial Market Boasts Strong Fundamentals, but Challenges Continue

by Jeff Shaw October 14, 2024

— By Devin Pierce, industrial specialist, TOK Commercial in Boise — In recent years, Boise’s industrial market has become a focal point for investors and developers drawn to the region’s economic growth and location. With demand for industrial space on the rise, the market has experienced an unprecedented wave of new construction aimed at meeting the needs of both local businesses and national tenants looking to expand their operations. This surge in development activity reflects Boise’s growing prominence as a logistics and manufacturing hub. However, as new projects come online, the market is also grappling with the challenges of balancing supply and demand, particularly in the wake of fluctuating economic conditions. Speculative Construction Drives Vacancy Surge Boise’s industrial market saw a considerable number of projects completed during the first half of 2024, with more than 2.2 million square feet of new construction delivered. Speculative construction accounted for more than 86 percent of these projects, totaling nearly 2 million square feet and marking a record high for mid-year. Top spec projects included nearly 1 million square feet at Red River Logistics Center; three new buildings (totaling 292,000 square feet) at Park84 in Nampa; and 396,000 square feet at Sky Ranch Logistics. This …

October 14, 2024

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Thompson Thrift to Develop 264-Unit Multifamily Community in Nampa, Idaho

by Amy Works October 9, 2024

NAMPA, IDAHO — Indiana-based Thompson Thrift is entering the Idaho market with the construction of The Logan, an apartment property in Nampa, approximately 20 minutes southwest of Boise. Construction is slated to begin this month with completion scheduled for winter 2025. Located on 12 acres at 2516 W. Karcher Road, The Logan will offer 264 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments spread across three-story buildings. Units will feature stainless steel appliances, glass-top ranges, hardwood-style flooring, a walk-in shower and multiple smart home capabilities. Additionally, select apartments will feature cabinetry with soft-close doors, a deluxe closet system with shelving, premium lighting, a dry bar and advanced smart home capabilities. Private patios, balconies, yards and detached garage options will also be available. Community amenities will include an outdoor entertainment kitchen and grilling areas, a 24-hour fitness center, resort-style heated swimming pool, electric firepits with seating areas, a billiards and shuffleboard area, dog park, bike storage and a Starbucks Coffee bar. The property will also offer focus suites, community-wide Wi-Fi, an onsite service team, valet trash service and a user-friendly mobile app.

October 9, 2024

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LDK Ventures Disposes Portion of Madison Logistics Center in Nampa, Idaho for $21M

by Amy Works September 20, 2024

NAMPA, IDAHO — LDK Ventures has completed the disposition of Building C at Madison Logistics Center in Nampa to Marlay Partners for $21 million. The facility sits approximately 21 miles west of Boise, Idaho via I-84. Building C is one of the industrial park’s three 115,008-square-foot buildings, which in total offer 345,024 square feet of industrial space. At the time of sale, Building C was fully occupied by tenants including a Fortune 50 retailer, UTZ Quality Foods and Carroll’s. Madison Logistics Center features 32-foot warehouse clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, ample dock doors, trailer parking stalls and roofing prepped for solar panels.

September 20, 2024

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Zett Group Negotiates Sale of 79-Unit Streamside Assisted Living in Nampa, Idaho

by Amy Works July 26, 2024

NAMPA, IDAHO — The Zett Group, led by Blake Bozett, has arranged the sale of Streamside Assisted Living and Memory Care in Nampa, approximately 20 miles west of Boise. The property features 79 total units. A regional owner-operator based out of Oregon sold the asset to a national owner-operator from California looking to expand its footprint in the state Idaho. The price was not disclosed.

July 26, 2024

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Boise MSA Retail Market Shows Strong Fundamentals

by Jeff Shaw July 16, 2024

— By Holly Chetwood, Retail Specialist, TOK Commercial — The Boise MSA retail market had one of its strongest quarters on record with net absorption reaching 559,000 square feet at the end of March of this year. Multiple big-box spaces were backfilled in the first 90 days of the year including the former K-Mart and Gordmans spaces in Nampa as well as both Bed, Bath, and Beyond locations in Boise and Meridian. In addition, the highly anticipated Scheels opened its first Idaho store at Ten Mile and I-84 in Meridian. Along with a healthy level of net absorption, nearly 100 transactions were recorded, the highest number of deals seen in a quarter since 2021. The top five deals of the quarter were all over 25,000 square feet, however, leasing activity continues to be primarily driven by tenants in spaces below 2,000 square feet. These deals have accounted for 52 percent of transactions over the past 12 months. As demand stayed high, vacancy continued to tighten throughout the first 3 months of the year. Total vacancy ended the quarter at 4.4 percent, its lowest level in nearly a year. The majority of submarkets are seeing vacancy remain between 2 to 4 percent. …

July 16, 2024

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SLIB Negotiates Sale of 95-Unit Copper Springs Senior Living in Meridian, Idaho

by Amy Works June 24, 2024

MERIDIAN, IDAHO — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Copper Springs Senior Living, an assisted living and memory care community in Meridian, just west of Boise. The community consists of 95 units and 105 beds and was built in 1969 with remodeling done in 2013. The property totals 49,664 square feet on approximately five acres of land. The seller is a REIT divesting to exit operations in the state of Idaho. The buyer is an Idaho-based owner-operator expanding its footprint in the state. The price was not disclosed. Vince Viverito, Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Jake Anderson of SLIB handled the transaction. “There’s been a trend over the past few years with newer investors/operators wanting to enter the seniors housing industry, but for various reasons there can be barriers to entry,” says Viverito. “We strategically focused on a confidential auction process that allowed us to reach the fully qualified investment market and seek out a buyer excited about a turnaround project like Copper Springs.”

June 24, 2024

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Obie Cos. Acquires 104-Room Residence Inn Boise Downtown University

by Amy Works June 20, 2024

BOISE, IDAHO — Obie Cos. has purchased Residence Inn Boise Downtown University from an institutional seller for an undisclosed price. Brian Embree of Hunter Hotel Advisors facilitated the transaction. Built in 1986, Residence Inn Boise Downtown University features 104 guest rooms with in-room kitchenettes and complimentary breakfast, as well as a fitness center, business center and an outdoor pool. Crystal Investment Property served as the Idaho licensed broker of record for the seller and assisted the buyer during the deal.

June 20, 2024

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Lument Provides $9M Financing for Three-Property Seniors Housing Portfolio in Idaho

by Amy Works June 17, 2024

BOISE, IDAHO — Lument has provided a $9 million bridge loan to finance three The Cottages-branded communities in metro Boise: Alpine Meadows, The Cottages of Boise, and The Cottages of Lochsa Falls. Lument will carry the loan directly on its balance sheet. Rob McAdams, a director based in Denver, led the transaction for Lument. The transaction is structured as a single loan secured by the three assets and includes financing the acquisition of Alpine Meadows, a 34-bed assisted living facility in Meridian, and refinancing existing debt of the Boise and Lochsa locations, both 32-unit assisted living and memory care facilities in Garden City and Meridian, respectively. The loan features a two-year term, floating interest rate and interest-only payments. Once performance at Alpine Meadows has stabilized, Lument plans to convert the financing into a HUD scattered-site loan to create a larger base of beds and diversify the operational risk across buildings.

June 17, 2024

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Micron Technology to Receive $6.1B CHIPS Funding for Manufacturing Projects in Idaho, New York

by Jeff Shaw April 26, 2024

BOISE, IDAHO, AND CLAY, N.Y. — Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) has signed a preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) with the Biden Presidential Administration to receive $6.1 billion in funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to support new microchip manufacturing operations. The grants will support Micron’s plans to invest approximately $50 billion in gross capital expenditures for U.S. domestic memory manufacturing through 2030. These grants and additional state and local incentives will support the construction of one manufacturing facility to be co-located with the company’s existing R&D facility in Boise, as well as the construction of two manufacturing facilities in Clay, a suburb of Syracuse. Micron says the facilities are expected to create approximately 75,000 domestic jobs over the next 20-plus years. In Idaho, this includes 2,000 Micron jobs, 4,500 construction jobs and 15,000 indirect jobs. In New York, this includes 9,000 Micron jobs, 4,500 construction jobs and 40,000 indirect jobs. The two projects, as planned, will represent the single largest private investments ever made in the states of Idaho and New York, according to the company.

April 26, 2024

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