REDEFINE DOWNTOWN

CENTRAL ADDITIONBoise’s Central AdditionLIV DistrictThe City of Boise’s mission is to make Boise the most livable city in the country. LIV Boise is a citywide effort to promote livability throughout our community. The “Redefine Downtown” initiative focuses on expanding the benefits of Boise’s active downtown.

A new “LIV District” in Downtown’s Central Addition will be unlike any other place in Boise. A LIV District is a geographic area of focused investment that builds on the existing neigh-borhood fabric, addresses sustainability and takes a balanced approach to planning.

Key Elements• Placemaking

• Mobility

• Infrastructure

• Housing

• Economic Development

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Metrics

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Mobility The Central Addition is special. It has businesses, shopping, residential housing, three grocery stores and a law school. It is adjacent to Julia Davis Park, positioned between Boise State University and the Downtown Central Business District. Access is easy, whether by transit, automobile, biking or walking.

The City of Boise is coordinating with property owners, ten-ants, developers, the Capital City Development Corporation (CCDC), Ada County Highway District (ACHD), Idaho Trans-portation Department (ITD) and Valley Regional Transit (VRT) to ensure the district’s success.

Improved Connectivity• New pedestrian connections at 5th Street and Myrtle

• Two-way conversion of 5th and 6th Streets

• 3rd Street will have a new bike lane

• Broad Street corridor improvementsPlacemakingHistory, Arts & CulturePartnerships between Central Addition businesses, residents and others will help create public spaces within the district that celebrate history, arts and culture; a commitment to sustainability; and community involvement. All involved will be proud to be part of Boise’s first LIV District.

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HousingHistoric NeighborhoodThe Central Addition neighborhood is a mixture of historic, single-family residential structures and new multi- family. Five historic homes, constructed between 1900 and 1913, remain in the district with 160 new apartment units planned within the next 18 months.

This shows the Central Addition is a desirable place to live with close proximity to amenities both natural and man-made.

Infrastructure • Geothermal Heating

The City of Boise’s geothermal heating system is a renew-able resource with zero emissions and a near-zero carbon footprint. It is also the largest direct use system in U.S. with over 85 buildings connected.

Geothermal Innovation in the Central AdditionThe Central Addition LIV District will serve as a pilot pro-gram to “reuse the renewable”. The City will be incentivizing the use of new heat pump technology to extract additional heat from the once-used, lower temperature water. This will increase use of renewable energy while mitigating the need for additional water rights.

• Streetscape & StormwaterThe Central Addition LIV District will use innovative storm water management practices, including permeable pavers, bio-infiltration swales and landscape located between road-ways and sidewalks, to maximize buildable areas of private property and reduce pollutant loadings to the Boise River.

• Energy EfficiencyThe City is considering ways to incentive energy efficient design and behavior. The Central Addition LIV District will be a testing ground for innovative ways to increase energy efficiency amongst commercial and residential buildings.

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DemographicsThe Central Addition includes office, educational and commercial uses, as well as owner-occupied and rental residential properties.

• 48 Acres/.08 square miles

• 54 Businesses

• 597 Employees

• 48 Residents

• 2 Owner-occupied properties

• C-5DD (Central Business with Downtown Design Review) zone

• R-ODD (Residential Office with Downtown Design Review) zone

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Economic DevelopmentLeveraged InvestmentsPlanned Improvements

• Geothermal (2015)• Broad Street Rebuild (2016)• Broad Street Streetscape (2016)• 5th and 6th Two-Way Conversion

Streetscape “Set-Aside”

Additional Neighborhood Enhancements • Placemaking• Green Stormwater Management• Historic Preservation• Mobility• Marketing

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The Past is Prologue“The City…does not tell its past, but contains it like the lines of a hand, written in the corners of the streets, the gratings of the windows, the banisters of the steps…every segment marked in turn with scratches, indentations, scrolls.” Italo Calvino

HistoryOne hundred and twenty-five years ago the Central Addition was platted on Lafayette Cartee’s land to fit the growing needs of a community. Joseph C. Straughan, Samuel Hays, and Walter S. Bruce developed fifteen acres of Cartee’s land in 1890, naming it the Central Addition after much deliberation. They wanted to emphasize the closeness of the area to the city, as well as the mature landscaping. The addition proved popular, and by the end of the year eighteen homes had been built, valued at over $12,000. By 1912 most of the lots in the Central Addition were sold and developed, which resulted in over 100 homes.

From the beginning, the neighborhood featured both elegant mansions and modest homes. Residents of the mansions includ-ed Boise’s early developers and shop owners. More modest homes housed employees of the local newspaper, shop clerks, and seamstresses. The idyllic nature of the neighborhood changed quickly when the Oregon Short Line Railroad extended their tracks along Front Street in 1893, putting the Central Addi-tion on the “wrong” side of the tracks--similar to what happened in the River Street neighborhood. Many high-income residents moved, while others fought to protect the area’s accessibility and sense of place. By the 1970s many homes were divided into apartments and others were removed for newer buildings and parking lots.

Past Meets PresentThe people who built and lived in the neighborhood were interested in it for the reasons we find it compelling today, ranging from proximity to livability.

• Transportation (e.g…over 100 years ago) Developers promoted walkability, emphasizing everything residents needed was within a five minute walk.

• Connectivity The Central Addition was connected to downtown by a grid street pat-tern, including alleys. Walking was a pleasurable experience, with mature trees and beautiful homes.

• Diversity A wide range of ages, income levels, cultures, and races were represented. For example, Elvina Moulton, a for-mer slave freed during the Civil War, lived in the neighborhood. Other resi-dents included immigrants, a State Auditor, and Idaho’s Surveyor Gener-al appointed by President Lincoln.

• Urban Design Central Addition was a few blocks from Boise’s main commercial center and contained a variety of architec-tural styles, sizes, and prices; from Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, and Second Empire to one-story front- or side-gabled houses.

• Traditional Neighborhood The Central Addition took advantage of the range of uses within walking distance and the easy access to jobs provided a good quality of life. The dense neighborhood consisted of three blocks of small lots next to the city’s center.

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Looking Forward Central Addition Master PlanThe Central Addition Master Plan builds upon development policies established in the Boise City Comprehensive Plan. The policies account for area’s potential for dramatic growth.

Coming Soon• George’s Cycles

312 S. 3rd Street - 15,361 Sq. Ft of retail and warehouse space with 7,735 Sq. Ft basement storage

• Marriott Residence Inn 410 S. Capitol Blvd. - 10 Story; 176 Room Hotel 193,000 Sq. Ft.

• The Roost 7-story apartment building with 158 units totaling 204,345 Sq. Ft.

• Inn at 500 500 S. Capitol Blvd. – 7-story hotel, 107 rooms, totaling 101,400 sq. ft.

• Broad Street Streetscape The City, CCDC and ACHD will begin work to integrate green stormwater infrastructure into the streetscape to establish Broad Street as pedestrian-oriented neighborhood street.

• Expansion of Geothermal Heating This fall, the geothermal system will be extended all the way down Broad Street and down 5th street towards Julia Davis Park to increase availability throughout the District.

• Energy Efficiency The “Infrastructure Incentives Program” will incentivize better energy efficiency in the Central Addition.

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Stakeholder EngagementThe Central Addition Master Plan was created by a group of property owners, business owners, residents and organizations interested in the area, such as the National Trust, Pres-ervation Idaho, Idaho Smart Growth, the Idaho Fair Housing Association and US Green Building Council.

The group met numerous times, had six official meetings and held a pub-lic open house to receive additional comments prior to presenting the plan to City Council.

The Central Addition Master Plan was approved in February, 2015.