Summary
The city is buying a 1.6-acre parcel on North Cole Road near bus routes and the Boise Towne Square area for a future affordable housing project using its land trust model. Purchase closes in late July.
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Last discussed Jul 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
$1.5 million purchase price plus $15,000 for evaluation and closing costs.
Future low-income residents and the west Boise neighborhood gain permanently affordable housing.
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City Council - Work Session — July 14, 2026
The city is buying a 1.6-acre parcel on North Cole Road near bus routes and the Boise Towne Square area for a future affordable housing project using its land trust model. Purchase closes in late July.
City Council - Regular Evening Meeting — June 2, 2026
The city will spend $1.5 million to study buying a Cole Road property next to a transit center — $1 million in federal block grant funds and $500,000 from past housing budgets — as a potential housing land trust site.
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