An growing older motel on Chinden Blvd. in Backyard Metropolis is getting a brand new look – and a brand new title.
We instructed you final spring that the Sunliner Motel on Chinden was up on the market. The 27-room motel at 3433 W. Chinden has a singular design, with motel rooms on the second flooring and parking tucked under.
In August, Elevate Chinden LLC bought the property, in accordance with the Ada County Assessor. Elevate Chinden is managed by Demetre Booker Jr. of San Diego, CA, who can be the managing associate of “full service, socially accountable, and vertically built-in business actual property agency” Elevate Industrial. Elevate beforehand bought a cell dwelling park in Nampa, in accordance with the Idaho Press.
Revamp underway
Elevate submitted a design evaluate plan with the Metropolis of Backyard Metropolis to revamp and improve the outside of the Sunliner, which dates to 1958.
“This Nineteen Fifties motel wants intensive work,” Rebecca Kent with RKent Architects wrote in an utility letter. “We want to enhance the security of this constructing in addition to its presence on Chinden Blvd. As a part of Backyard Metropolis’s new complete plan, this space has been designated as mixed-use business. Being is (sic) such a outstanding location, our design strives so as to add texture and shade to this space.”
The plan, which is presently underneath building, requires a rebranding of the motel to The Arcadia.
The outdated metallic siding is coming off, with stained cedar shake and painted composite shiplap-style siding stepping into. Home windows and doorways are getting upgraded, and the walkway railing alongside the second flooring will probably be upgraded to fulfill present constructing codes.
“This constructing is iconic in its distinctive type,” Kent wrote. “The brand new design respects the unique type whereas bringing it updated and offering extra shade and texture to enhance its total presence.”
The streetscape alongside Chinden can be getting upgrades, with further bushes. The big Sunliner signal has been eliminated.