Downtown Boise, Idaho- Simplot Family Foundation to Build "Jack's Urban Meeting Place"

The skyline in downtown Boise will be changing again next year. 

Construction is set to begin in the spring of 2010 on Jack's Urban Meeting Place, a complex that will occupy nearly 4 city blocks downtown.

Jack's Urban Meeting Place will be bordered by Front and Myrtle, and 9th and 10th Streets.

Jack's Urban Meeting Place is named after JR Simplot, the billionaire Idaho businessman that passed away in May 2008. The Simplot Family Foundation will pay for the development, which is expected to cost approximately $100,000,000. This project will benefit the Idaho economy (jobs will be created in a difficult economy), plus it will transform lots that are now vacant and unattractive into an appealing meeting place.

Proposed features of the project include:

• 4 acre park
• Studio space for artists
• Amphitheater
• Sculpture garden
• Room for gatherings (weddings, classes and other events)

Downtown Boise condo and loft living has taken off in recent years and this will be yet another welcome addition to the downtown urban scene. It will be one more added benefit and incentive to living and doing business downtown. Kudos to the Simplot Family Foundation!