Brighton Files Meridian Application for 584-Acre Ibaia Neighborhood

MERIDIAN — Brighton Corp. has filed a formal development application with the City of Meridian for Ibaia, a large North Meridian neighborhood planned on more than 584 acres along the city’s northern edge. The filing moves the project from early concept work into Meridian’s official review process, according to reporting by BoiseDev (Sept. 24, 2026). Ibaia — Basque for “river” — was previously marketed as Basque Ranch.

The site sits east of Highway 16 and north of Chinden Boulevard, between the Phyllis Canal and the Boise River. Brighton is asking Meridian to annex the land into the city’s northern limits and to handle the property under a single development agreement, design standard, and community identity. Map: Courtesy Brighton (via BoiseDev).

Updated site plan for the Ibaia application. Preliminary plat: 471 homes and four commercial lots The submitted preliminary plat covers the Adalape (Aldape) family portion of the project and shows 471 residential lots plus four commercial lots. BoiseDev reports that an earlier denser concept along much of the southern edge has been redesigned toward medium density, with townhomes and duplexes still planned on a southwestern tip.

Homes outside the age-restricted pocket are described in the application as roughly 2,500 to 5,000 square feet.