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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).

About this application

Historic change in use from residential to commercial

Project name on file: 119 W MAIN ST

Timeline

  1. Two days ago

    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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