Vista Point in Boise: Council Approves Plan for 640 Rental Homes on Victory Road

BOISE — The Vista Point Subdivision, a rental neighborhood planned for 2017 W. Victory Rd. on the Boise Bench, cleared another step on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. The Boise City Council unanimously approved a preliminary plat for Vista Point, which now calls for about 640 rental homes and apartments on nearly 44 acres in Boise, Idaho, according to BoiseDev.

That is a big drop from the 892 homes proposed for the site in 2022, according to the city's staff report as reported by BoiseDev. The applicant is Welltower, and Brighton Corporation spoke for the development team at the meeting.

What's planned at Vista Point

A slide shown at the council meeting lists 360 to 400 apartments in three buildings, 106 detached townhomes and 134 single-family homes, BoiseDev reported. The public notice for the hearing describes the plat as 12 buildable lots and two common lots on 43.94 acres in an R-3 zone with a development agreement, according to the case filing for SUB26-00025.

About 41% of the homes will be under 1,250 square feet, and about 8% will be one-bedroom homes, said Amanda McNutt, a spokesperson for the applicant with Brighton Corporation. One of the apartment buildings will be for residents 55 and older, while the others will be standard apartments. The revised plan does not include commercial space, according to BoiseDev.

More open space and a canal pathway

McNutt said the new layout adds about 10 more acres of open space and spreads it through the neighborhood so more residents can reach it, instead of keeping it in a few areas. When the Boise Planning and Zoning Commission approved the major change to the planned unit development in September, city staff said open space would grow from 24% to 38% of the site, according to a Citizen Portal summary of that meeting.

The project still has to meet its existing development agreement, which includes a publicly accessible amenity and a multi-use pathway along the New York Canal, according to that summary. Conceptual renderings from Brighton Corporation show detached homes and townhomes along tree-lined streets, plus a fenced dog park. A caption on the renderings notes they are conceptual and subject to change.

Road and crosswalk changes near Victory Road

McNutt said the developer will pay to build a HAWK signal, a pedestrian-activated crosswalk signal, at W. Malad St. and S. Federal Way, about half a mile northeast of the site. Plans also call for raised crosswalks on Victory Road and for finishing Hollowfield Ave., which will run north and south along the property's west side, BoiseDev reported.

Some neighbors asked for a new traffic study. Boise resident Carol Kohtz asked the council to require a comprehensive study of Vista Point and another development planned west of Hollowfield Ave. McNutt said the team was allowed to keep using its 2022 traffic study because the new plan has fewer homes than the original.

A long road for the Vista Point site

The City of Boise first approved a planned unit development for Vista Point in late 2022, according to the city's permit record for PUD22-00027. In May 2026, Welltower applied for a major modification to that plan, along with the updated plat the council approved this week. No construction start date was announced.

Living on the Boise Bench

Vista Point sits on the Central Bench, close to Vista Avenue, Federal Way and Interstate 84. Thinking about a move to this part of town? See the Boise city guide, check out new home communities in South and Southwest Boise like Hartwell Grove, Monitor Way and Visionary, browse new home communities in Boise and homes for sale in Boise, or read about the CBH Radiance plan for 6,800 homes near Micron and more Boise growth news. Thank you for reading Treasure Idaho.