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Facade changes, including removal of a portico, sought for existing commercial building

The owner wants to change the street-facing facade of an existing building on a 0.27-acre site, including demolishing the portico on its east side. Access and parking would stay as they are. The project is under administrative design review.

SubmittedPLN26-00558Filed June 9, 2026Downtown Boise · 141 E Warm Springs Ave+1 related filing
Site plan for Facade changes, including removal of a portico, sought for existing commercial building
Site plan from the application documents.
Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Ada County).

From the filing

City of Boise hasn't published a description of this application yet. See the official record

Project name on file: 141 E WARM SPRINGS AVE

Timeline

  1. Sept. 15, 2026

    Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 2

  2. June 30, 2026

    Concept Review Complete: Corrections Required

    A preliminary concept review meeting was held on 6/25/2026. Various options including demolition of the portico, reconstruction of the portico in it's current configuration, or modification of the design were discussed. The development team was encouraged to coordinate with the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office before making a decision regarding modifications to the portico. After the development team has selected their desired option (demolition, reconstruction, or alteration), please upload a narrative and/or conceptual building elevations reflecting the proposal. Design Review approval will be required for changes to the street-facing building facade.

  3. June 10, 2026

    Concept Review Complete: Corrections Required

    Please provide a brief narrative describing the current scope of work and any proposed exterior changes. If you have any concept plans that illustrate the anticipated exterior changes, please provide those as well.

  4. June 9, 2026

    Application Submittal: Online

  5. June 9, 2026

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

  • Ada County Assessor reference map with parcel, road and aerial layers, marked as a general reference not for navigation or legal use.

    June 9, 2026 · 1 page · 615 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Assessor site plan map

  • Ada County Assessor reference map with parcel, road and aerial layers, marked as a general reference not for navigation or legal use.

    June 9, 2026 · 1 page · 615 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Assessor site plan map

  • One-page site plan sheet for the planning project; the text is mostly garbled OCR with partial labels for parking, slope, and a fence or wall detail, so specifics are unclear.

    June 9, 2026 · 1 page · 2.9 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Site plan

Project narrative

  • Planner's advisory summary for a proposed street-facing facade modification and portico demolition, noting Design Review - Minor review and a stamped structural report requirement.

    Sept. 15, 2026 · 2 pages · 451 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report

    Download Concept review summary report

  • Applicant Ronald McDonald House Charities explains that moisture and dry rot damage to the historic portico poses a life safety risk and requests a demolition permit.

    June 10, 2026 · 2 pages · 84 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Project description for portico demolition request

Application

  • Application form for a multi-family apartment project in the MX-H zone, listing applicant, owner, and a certification statement; no project narrative is included.

    June 9, 2026 · 2 pages · 158 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Planning project application form

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