Hundreds of homes are going up on Tucson’s busy south side

Once described as an area of town, with “severe limitations“ for success, a development on Tucson Tucson’s south side is now the side of thriving retail, businesses, entertainment, venues, and now homes.

The Bridges, bounded by Park Avenue, Keno Boulevard, 36th street and Interstate 10, will add nearly 550 residential units to the mix of stores entertainment and office buildings that have gone up in recent years.

The transformation of the parcel, that once was Tucson’s downtown airport, recently saw apartment complex completed and now single-family homes for rent and homes for sale under development.

Local homebuilder, Pepper Viner, has broken ground on The Pearl at the Bridges, a 12 acre community with 126 homes to be built for sale.

Click here to read the full article!

Albertsons announces it will start work on one of its planned stores

By Don Day – BoiseDev editor | boisedev.com
FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Albertsons says it will break ground on a new store location in Star, Idaho – one of three new locations the Boise-based grocery giant has in the pipeline in the area.

The company said it would turn dirt to start construction next week. BoiseDev broke news of the new store location in February 2018. The company bought a parcel on the corner of Highway 44 and N. Highbrook Way.

Albertsons said the new store will include its usual array of departments, as well as a pharmacy with a drive-thru, Starbucks kiosk, and a service deli with indoor and outdoor seating. Site plans show the store will measure 63,500 square feet.

Click here to read the full article!

Keller Associates office building in the works in downtown Meridian; more on the way

By Patty Bowen | idahopress.com
July 18, 2019

The MKA Office Building at Trackside is phase one of three phases planned for the site. The other two buildings most likely won’t be designed until after the MKA building is completed, said Eric Davis, founder and president of Retail West Properties. The three buildings will lease space from the Union Pacific Railroad company for parking.

Neither the MKA building or the other two buildings have been approved by the city of Meridian. A formal application has not been submitted for the project and a public hearing has not yet been scheduled, according to Chris Johnson, Meridian city clerk…

Click here to read the full article!