List of tallest buildings in Boise

The following table shows the sixteen tallest buildings in Boise, Idaho. The tallest building in Boise and the state of Idaho since 2014 is the Eighth & Main Building at 18 floors and 323 feet (278 feet without the spire) in height.

Rank Name Image Height Floors Year Notes
1 Eighth & Main 323 ft (98.5 m) 18 2014 Tallest building in state since 2014. Tallest building between Minneapolis and Seattle.
2 The Arthur 290 ft (88.4 m) 26 2025 The top of The Arthur was designed to resemble the Sawtooth Mountain range, hence the jagged roof.
3 US Bank Plaza 267 ft (81.4 m) 19 1978 Tallest building in state until 2014, "Idaho First Plaza" until 1989
4 One Capital Center 206 ft (62.8 m) 14 1975 Tallest building in state until 1978
5 Idaho State Capitol 198 ft (60.4 m) 4 1920 Tallest building in state until 1975
6 The Grove Hotel 196 ft (59.7 m) 16 2000
7 The Aspen 194 ft (59.1 m) 17 2009
8 Wells Fargo Building 182 ft (55.5 m) 11 1988 First Interstate until 1996
9 Banner Bank Building 181 ft (55.2 m) 11 2006
10 AC/Element Hotels 180 ft (54.9 m) 15 2026 Currently topped out, but virtually all exterior work is complete.
11 St. Luke's Tower 174 ft (53.0 m) 9
12 Key Tower 174 ft (53.0 m) 13 1963 Bank of Idaho until 1981,
First Interstate until 1988
13 Albertsons Stadium 170 ft (51.8 m) 1970 Bronco Stadium until 2014
14 Hoff Building 165 ft (50.3 m) 12 1930 Originally Hotel Boise;[1]
sold to Hoff family in 1976
15 Chase Tower Plaza 160 ft (48.8 m) 11 1995 Washington Mutual until 2009
16 Idaho Power Building 160 ft (48.8 m) 9 1990

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

This lists buildings that are under construction, approved, and proposed in Boise and are planned to rise at least 50 meters (164 ft).

Name Height

ft (m)

Floors Use Status Year (est.) Coordinates Notes
11th and Front[2] 451 feet (137.5 m) 39 Residential Permitting 2029 420 units.[2]
The Boardwalk[3] 252 feet (76.8 m) 18 Residential, Retail Approved 2027 43°38'06"N 116°14'37"W 18 story condominium tower in Garden City, a few miles northwest of Downtown Boise. This tower is part of a 3 phase project, the 18 story tower being the largest of the three.
The Bannock[4] 199 feet (60.7 m) 13 Office, Residential, Retail Topped Out 2026[5] 43°36'51.4"N 116°11'50.2"W Originally planned to be 232 feet (71 m) tall, though local backlash forced the developer to revise the building's height.
8th and River[6] 171 feet (52.1 m) 12 Residential Proposed TBD 43°36'41.6"N

116°12'25.6"W

169 units that would feature office tenants as well as restaurant/retail space.

References

  1. ^ "Former residents buy hotel". Ellensburg Daily Record. Washington. December 15, 1966. p. 10.
  2. ^ a b Day, Don (March 12, 2025). "Idaho's new tallest building? Large apartment project planned for Downtown Boise". BoiseDev. p. 1. Archived from the original on May 1, 2025. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  3. ^ "The Boardwalk Apartments Home Blog". boardwalkontheriver. December 17, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "'We need housing': McLean breaks tie, approves redesigned 13-story downtown tower". BoiseDev. March 17, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE | 4TH STREET AND IDAHO STREET, BOISE, ID, 83702" (PDF). 4th and Idaho. Ball Ventures Ahlquist. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  6. ^ Day, Don (February 16, 2022). "8th and River". BoiseDev. Retrieved April 22, 2024.