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Design review approved for 162 apartments in eight three-story buildings

Hawkins Companies' plan includes a clubhouse, pool area and pedestrian pathways, with conditions on building setbacks, exterior lighting and replacing removed trees. The Boise City Design Review Commission approved it on Aug. 13, 2025.

ApprovedDRH24-00090Filed June 24, 2025South Cole · 1770 S Maple Grove Rd+5 related filings
Site plan for Design review approved for 162 apartments in eight three-story buildings
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

Hawkins is requesting Design Review approval to build a 162-unit multi-family apartment development in eight buildings at 1770 S Maple Grove Rd in Boise, along with a clubhouse, pool area, and pedestrian pathways. The buildings are three stories tall on a site of about 6.13 acres, and city staff recommends approval.

162-unit multi-family development. CPA, Rezone to R-2, Subdivision, DR Major

Project name on file: 1770 S Maple Grove Rd

Timeline

  1. Aug. 26, 2025

    Appeal Period: Completed

  2. Aug. 13, 2025

    Public hearing: Design Review Commission

    Outcome: Approved.

  3. Aug. 13, 2025

    Decision: Approved

    Hearing marked “Approved” on 2025-08-13.

  4. Aug. 13, 2025

    Hearing: Approved

  5. Aug. 6, 2025

    Review Complete: Completed

  6. Aug. 4, 2025

    DR: Complete

  7. July 7, 2025

    DR: Notes

    Transmittals were sent to Police, just not marked on transmittal sheet in documents BLH 7/7/2025

  8. July 3, 2025

    DR: In Review

  9. July 3, 2025

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  10. July 1, 2025

    Fee Payment: Payment Received

  11. July 1, 2025

    Prescreen Review: Passed

  12. June 26, 2025

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  13. June 24, 2025

    Application Submittal: ePlanReview

  14. June 24, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

  • Color perspective renderings of the project from several viewpoints, including the entry and pool area, shown as conceptual and subject to change.

    July 3, 2025 · 5 pages · 9.8 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Color site plan and perspective renderings
  • Entitlement site plan for a multi-building apartment project with three-story Buildings A through H, a vicinity map, project data, and a 1-inch-to-40-foot scale.

    July 3, 2025 · 4 pages · 6.6 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Entitlement site plan, cover sheet

Renderings

  • Seven pages of context renderings submitted with the design review application, dated July 1, 2025.

    July 3, 2025 · 7 pages · 26.4 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Context renderings

Plans

  • Revised entitlement site plan sheets showing building layout, unit counts (3-story buildings), parcel data, and the vicinity map for a Design Review application.

    July 28, 2025 · 20 pages · 24.9 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Updated drawings set, entitlement site plan
  • Sheet A-111 with first floor plan, north, south, east and west elevations, exterior materials legend and 3D views for the clubhouse, dated June 21, 2025 for design review.

    July 3, 2025 · 1 page · 3.7 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Clubhouse plans, elevations and perspectives
  • Elevation drawings for Building Type 1B with exterior material percentages by facade and a materials legend, dated June 21, 2025 revision A for design review.

    July 3, 2025 · 4 pages · 14.2 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Building 1B elevations and materials
  • Architectural floor plan sheets (first, second and third floors) for two apartment building types, dated 7/1/2025, showing unit layouts and bedroom counts for the Design Review application.

    July 3, 2025 · 3 pages · 2.8 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Floor plans for Building Type 1 and Type 2
  • Landscape plan sheets with cover, general and irrigation notes, tree calculations, plant schedules and fence legend, dated July 1, 2025, prepared by a licensed landscape architect.

    July 3, 2025 · 4 pages · 8.5 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Landscape plans, sheets L1.0 to L3.0
  • Landscape exhibit sheet EX3.0 showing the mobility plan, EV charging spaces, short- and long-term bicycle parking calculations, bike rack detail, and nearest transit stops.

    July 3, 2025 · 1 page · 3.4 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Mobility plan site drawing with bicycle parking calculations
  • Site exhibit showing open space calculations against code requirements, including usable landscape and balcony open space acreage and percentages for the residential site.

    July 3, 2025 · 1 page · 1.5 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Open space exhibit with open space data
  • Site drawing showing the phasing sequence for the full site, including Phase 1 and Phase 2 areas, right-of-way and landscaping status.

    July 3, 2025 · 1 page · 2.0 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Phasing exhibit
  • Exhibit mapping the right-of-way area proposed for vacation, with ACHD referenced for the vacation, shown alongside the project data and entitlement site plan.

    July 3, 2025 · 1 page · 2.0 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Right-of-way vacation exhibit
  • Architect's unit floor plans for the apartment project showing three-bedroom, two-bedroom and one-bedroom layouts, dated for Design Review.

    July 3, 2025 · 1 page · 345 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Unit plans, sheet A-121

Project narrative

  • Narrative describing a 162-unit multi-family project, its design review, preliminary and final plat, and property line adjustment, with parking and street connection details.

    July 3, 2025 · 5 pages · 301 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent

    Download Letter of intent narrative for design review and plat

Staff reports

  • Staff report recommending approval of a 162-unit multi-family development in eight buildings with a clubhouse, subject to recommended conditions of approval.

    Aug. 6, 2025 · 72 pages · 38.6 MB · PDS-Project Report/Memo

    Download Project report for the Aug. 13 design review hearing

Decisions

  • Letter notifying the applicant that the Design Review Commission approved a 162-unit multi-family development, with conditions, appeal deadlines and permit notes.

    Aug. 15, 2025 · 12 pages · 232 KB · PDS-Action Letter

    Download Design review action letter for the Aug. 13 hearing

Notices

  • Mailed notice of an Aug. 13, 2025 Design Review Commission hearing on a proposed 162-unit multi-family residential development with eight buildings and a clubhouse.

    July 11, 2025 · 2 pages · 916 KB · PDS-Legal Notice

    Download Design Review Commission public hearing notice

Application

  • Application form for a 184-unit multi-family development on a 6.12-acre R-2 parcel, requesting a comprehensive plan amendment, rezone, subdivision, and major design review, with a two-phase build-out.

    July 3, 2025 · 6 pages · 216 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Design review application form
  • Design Review application for a 184-unit multi-family development proposal, phased, with a comprehensive plan amendment, rezone to R-2, subdivision and major design review also requested.

    June 24, 2025 · 6 pages · 212 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Design review application form

Studies and reports

  • Table of existing trees on and near the site, with common and botanical names, diameter at breast height, and condition ratings, plus a plan scale of 1 inch to 40 feet.

    July 3, 2025 · 1 page · 14.7 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Existing tree inventory and analysis

Photos

  • Six pages of labeled site photographs showing entrances, adjacent houses, a future roadway connection, and a right-of-way area to be acquired in an exchange with ACHD.

    July 3, 2025 · 6 pages · 1.8 MB · PDS-Photos

    Download Site photos with captions, July 1, 2025

Correspondence

  • Staff memo recommending removal of a condition requiring a 10-ft pathway to the east boundary, since the 5-ft detached sidewalk provides sufficient pedestrian and bicycle connection.

    Aug. 8, 2025 · 1 page · 91 KB · PDS-Correspondence

    Download Late correspondence memo for the Aug. 13 Design Review hearing
  • Parks staff say the proposed 96 new trees (144 caliper inches) fully mitigate removal of six healthy, desirable trees, and Forestry accepts the planned species.

    July 17, 2025 · 1 page · 62 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Boise Parks and Recreation comments on tree mitigation
  • The irrigation agency reports no Boise Project or New York Irrigation District facilities on the property, but notes a valid water right and requires that crossing ditches stay unobstructed and protected by easement.

    July 17, 2025 · 1 page · 46 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Boise Project Board of Control comments
  • Public Works says the project must connect to the central sanitary sewer, which is available on the adjacent road, and sewer capacity fees may apply at building permit issuance.

    July 17, 2025 · 1 page · 41 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Public Works sewer comments
  • Public Works agency comments requiring street lights at three locations, with metered service and LED fixture, electrical, and separate-circuit conditions.

    July 17, 2025 · 2 pages · 147 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Public Works street light requirements
  • Letter to the applicant scheduling the Aug. 13, 2025 hearing, with instructions on site posting, agency comments, and traffic-related meetings.

    July 10, 2025 · 1 page · 80 KB · PDS-Correspondence

    Download Notice of the Aug. 13 Design Review Commission hearing
  • Fire Plan Review memo to planning staff listing code requirements for a 184-unit multi-family design review, covering access roads, hydrants, aerial access, sprinklers, alarms and radio coverage.

    July 9, 2025 · 2 pages · 96 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Fire Department plan review comments
  • Veolia Water Idaho reports water pressure and flow available at the mainline for fire sprinkler design, to be attached to architectural plan sets.

    July 3, 2025 · 1 page · 132 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Veolia water fire flow letter
  • Veolia confirms the project can be served with water under current tariffs, requires developer-funded main extensions and service work, and says the letter expires after twelve months.

    July 3, 2025 · 1 page · 305 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Veolia water serviceability letter

Other documents

  • Aerial map

    July 11, 2025 · 1.6 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Land use map

    July 11, 2025 · 637 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Noticing radius map

    July 11, 2025 · 738 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Zoning map

    July 11, 2025 · 643 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Neighborhood meeting sign-in sheets

    July 3, 2025 · 875 KB · PDS-Neighborhood Meeting

  • Statement of legal interest

    July 3, 2025 · 24 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest

  • Fee receipt

    July 1, 2025 · 132 KB · PDS-Receipts

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