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Conversion of historic house to coffee shop and offices proposed

The plan would turn a single-family house on 0.27 acres into about 3,278 square feet of commercial space, including a coffee shop, bakery kitchen, office and meeting rooms. A neighborhood meeting is required before city review continues.

In reviewPLN26-00779Filed Aug. 19, 2026Downtown Boise · 119 W Main St+3 related filings
Site plan for Conversion of historic house to coffee shop and offices proposed
Site plan from the application documents.
Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Ada County).

From the filing

The application's description as it appears in City of Boise's record. See the official record

Historic change in use from residential to commercial

Project name on file: 119 W MAIN ST

Timeline

  1. Oct. 13, 2026

    Status changed from Submitted to In review

    Reported as “Neighborhood Meeting Review”.

  2. Oct. 2, 2026

    Document added: PDS-Concept Review Summary Report -

  3. Oct. 2, 2026

    Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 3

  4. Aug. 19, 2026

    Document added: PDS-Application

  5. Aug. 19, 2026

    Document added: PDS-Other Small Docs - SITE PLAN FOR 119 W MAIN ST

  6. Aug. 19, 2026

    Application Submittal: Online

  7. Aug. 19, 2026

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

  • Existing and proposed site plans showing a new accessible ramp, courtyard finish to be determined, and retained parking for converting the residence into a cafe.

    Aug. 19, 2026 · 1 page · 2.8 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Existing and proposed site plan

Project narrative

  • Planning concept review summary for a Type 3 project converting a residential building to a coffee shop, bakery and office/meeting space, noting a Certificate of Appropriateness and neighborhood meeting requirement.

    Oct. 2, 2026 · 2 pages · 460 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report

    Download Concept review summary report

Application

  • Application form for converting a two-story residence in the MX-5 zone into a neighborhood cafe with conference room space on the main and second floors.

    Aug. 19, 2026 · 2 pages · 154 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Planning project application form

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