LivSmart Studios by Hilton Hotel Proposed on Karcher Road in Nampa

NAMPA — A four-story extended-stay hotel, LivSmart Studios by Hilton, is proposed at 1600 W. Karcher Rd. in Nampa, between the Karcher Road interchange on I-84 and Caldwell Boulevard. TGC Group of Wichita, Kansas, filed the design review application on Oct. 29 for a 97-room hotel of about 50,000 square feet on roughly 1.84 acres. Nampa's Design Review Committee is scheduled to take up the LivSmart Studios hotel on Monday, Nov. 16, according to the city file on Boise Builds (case DR-00455-2026).

What the LivSmart Studios hotel would look like

Plans by Alameda Architecture show a building finished in light, medium and dark gray EIFS (exterior insulation and finish system), with a horizontal woodgrain finish, a dark thin-brick base, black metal canopies and dark aluminum storefront glass. Parapet walls rise to 46, 48 and 50 feet. City staff list the building at 40 feet 7 inches from the ground to the top truss bearing. The rendering above shows the front and rear of the building, including an 85-foot-wide entry section in the lightest gray.

The project narrative from engineering firm Kimley-Horn says each suite will have a fully equipped kitchen and movable furniture. The lobby is designed with sight lines from the front desk to the fitness and laundry areas and a small retail market. LivSmart Studios is one of Hilton's newest brands.

Site plan, parking and access

Guests would enter from two full-movement driveways on Karcher Road. The plan shows 102 parking stalls, including five accessible stalls, which meets Nampa's requirement of one stall per hotel room. The existing homes and storage buildings on the four parcels would be demolished, and an existing billboard would stay in place. All new utilities would go underground.

The land is zoned Community Business, where hotels are allowed, so no rezone is needed. According to the staff report, WinCo and a retail center sit to the north and Stanton Optical to the west, with a storage yard to the east. Across Karcher Road are an urgent care clinic, Aaron's and Savers.

Glass exception is up for discussion

Nampa's design standards require at least 25% glass on a building's primary facades. Staff measured 20% on the south (front) side and 12.5% on the north (rear) side. TGC Group has asked for an exception, citing hotel guest room layouts and brand standards. In the staff report, city planners found the hotel "substantially compliant" with Nampa's commercial design standards except for the glass. If the committee approves the design, it must also vote to approve or deny that exception. The filing does not give a construction start or opening date.

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