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Design review panel approves revised six-story apartment design despite neighborsparking and access concerns
Summary
Boise Design Review Commission approved revised plans for a six-story, 212-unit multifamily building at 1505 North McKinney Lane after the applicant reduced perceived massing and enlarged shared amenities; neighbors urged more information about a planned reduction in required parking and fire access needs.
The Boise City Design Review Commission on Feb. 12 approved revised design plans for a new six-story, 212-unit apartment building at 1505 North McKinney Lane, voting to accept the applicant's updated massing, facade and amenity changes at a work session.
Planning staff said the updated design responds to concerns raised at the Jan. 8 hearing by recessing the top floor on the McKinney Lane (east) elevation, flipping and enlarging a common courtyard to the north, and doubling the size of a Level 2 common area. Kathryn Meehan, planning staff, told the commission the revisions "addressed the Commission's concerns and satisfies the recommendations." Meehan said staff recommends approval of the work-session drawings dated Jan. 29, 2025, subject to the findings and conditions in the original staff report.
The applicant, Jake Wood of J. Fisher Companies, and architect Eric Tuttle described changes intended to reduce the building's perceived mass along McKinney by stepping back upper units…
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