Development review · Planning application
24-unit, three-story apartment building proposed on 0.69-acre lot
All units would be one-bedroom, with 30 car parking spaces and bicycle parking. In a first review, staff did not approve the plan and asked for more information, including how it would fit planned bike and pedestrian connections along the Thurman Mill canal.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Garden City's record. See the official record
A new three-story, 24-unit apartment building (all one-bedroom units) is proposed on a vacant 0.69-acre lot at 211 E 40th St in Garden City. The plan includes 30 car parking spaces, bicycle parking, and a detached sidewalk along 40th Street. In this first review, staff did not approve the plan and asked for more information, including how it would accommodate planned bike and pedestrian connections along the Thurman Mill canal.
Tony Thurber with Anchored Architects is requesting Design Review approval for the construction of a three-story, 24-plex multi-family building at 211 E 40th Street. (previously 213 E 40th St.), Ada County Parcel #R2734502390, in the R-3 Mixed-Use Residential Zoning District.
Timeline
Sept. 14, 2026
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report on design review, initial review not approved
Planning staff's initial design review report and decision for the application, covering site information, agency and public comments, code review, and findings.
Today · 35 pages · 1.6 MB · Staff Report
Application
- Download Design review application form
Garden City design review application for a new multi-family building, listing applicant and owner contacts, property details, and design objectives answered in a compliance letter.
Sept. 13, 2026 · 44 pages · 23.9 MB · Application packet
Correspondence
- Download Boise Fire Department comments
Boise Fire Department recommends approval subject to fire code conditions on hydrant spacing, turnaround, aerial access, and apparatus access roads for a 24-unit multi-family design review.
Oct. 12, 2026 · 2 pages · 242 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho Transportation Department comments
Kendra Conder of the Idaho Transportation Department replied that ITD has no comments on the referenced design review application.
Oct. 4, 2026 · 4 pages · 305 KB · Agency comment
- Download ACHD staff report on Flats at 40th design review
Ada County Highway District staff approval of a design review for 24 multi-family units, with trip generation estimates (149 daily, 13 PM peak) and conditions.
Sept. 28, 2026 · 11 pages · 799 KB · Agency comment
- Download City engineer review comments, cursory
Centurion Engineers' high-level review for the city engineer, flagging a landowner authority question, private road addressing, and required ACHD and fire district approvals.
Sept. 27, 2026 · 4 pages · 496 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho DEQ general comments on design review
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality's September 21, 2026 general comments on air quality, fugitive dust, permitting and wastewater rules for the project, with contacts for questions.
Sept. 20, 2026 · 4 pages · 736 KB · Agency comment
- Download Republic Services comments on design review layout
Republic Services email thread confirming that a site layout with a 33-foot center radius and 50-foot clear approach for the waste collection path is acceptable, after a clarification from the architect.
Sept. 17, 2026 · 4 pages · 1.1 MB · Agency comment
- Download Agency notice of design review application
Garden City notice to agencies of a design review request for a three-story, 24-unit multi-family building, with comments invited under city code.
Sept. 14, 2026 · 2 pages · 268 KB · Agency comment
