Open House – The Ellsworth Inn
You’re Invited! Open House at the Historic Ellsworth Inn Where History Meets Community Join us as we celebrate the transformation of the iconic Ellsworth Inn, providing sustainable community housing for our Valley! Location: 702 3rd Avenue South, Hailey Dates & Times: Wednesday, April 16 | 2:00–4:00 PM Tuesday, April 29 | 5:00–7:00 PM Take a […]
Ellsworth Inn Was a Church and a Hunting Lodge Before Becoming Workforce Housing
Photo credit: eyeonsunvalley.com The historic Ellsworth Inn in Hailey, built in 1915, has been transformed from a former nine-bedroom bed and breakfast into six one-bedroom workforce housing apartments, thanks to a collaborative $2.8 million renovation effort led by the nonprofit ARCH and supported by the cities of Hailey and Sun Valley. After a year of […]
Hailey P&Z approves phase 2 of Ellsworth Inn conversion
Express photo by Roland Lane The Hailey Planning and Zoning Commission recently approved the second phase of converting the historic Ellsworth Inn into affordable workforce housing. This project, led by ARCH Community Housing Trust in partnership with the cities of Hailey and Sun Valley, aims to address the region’s housing shortage. The development includes transforming […]
ARCH proposes new affordable housing in Ketchum
By JAY WESTCOTT Express Staff Writer Ketchum Planning and Zoning commissioners will hold a special meeting on Monday to review and provide feedback on early designs for an 11-unit affordable housing project spanning two adjoining Leadville Avenue parcels. The nonprofit ARCH Community Housing Trust owns the properties, at 140 and 180 N. Leadville Ave. The […]
Morgan Buckert’s Boots Are Made for Walking-And Looking
Originally posted by Eye on Sun Valley, By KAREN BOSSICK Thursday, November 10, 2024 Express photo by Karen Bossick Morgan Buckert wears her award-winning art on her feet, celebrating a 150-year-old tradition dating back to the Chisholm Trail. Buckert, a custom cowboy boot maker, only started learning her craft about 10 years ago. But this […]
ARCH to Hold Ribbon Cutting on New Townhomes
Photo by Karen Bossick Shelly Boettger leaned on the Formica countertop in one of the new Sunny Gulch townhomes in the Sunbeam subdivision of Hailey. The townhouse was just two weeks away from being available for occupancy, and only last-minute caulking, electrical wiring and other details remained. The project is among a flurry of workforce […]
ARCH Recognizes That 911 Should Not be a Long Distance Call
Originally posted by Eye on Sun Valley, By KAREN BOSSICK Thursday, November 7, 2024 Express photo by Karen Bossick In early August Blaine County School District employees eagerly moved into four 3-bedroom homes and a studio apartment built for them across the street from Hailey’s Hop Porter Park. “It’s been life changing. It also makes […]
ARCH Makes ‘Inn’-roads For Workforce Housing
By EMILY JONES Express Staff Writer Sep 27, 2024 Express photo by Roland Lane Contractors are on track to finish installing water, sewer, gas, and electric lines this fall for a 19-unit workforce-housing development on the historic Ellsworth Inn property, pictured here over the weekend, ARCH Executive Director Michelle Griffith said. The development calls for […]
Blaine County School District to offer affordable housing for teachers
By Maitane Orue Published: Aug. 16, 2024 at 10:39 AM MDT HAILEY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Blaine County is one of the most expensive counties in Idaho. According to Rocket Homes, the median price to buy a house as of last month is $719,000. Typical rent can reach as high as $4,000 a month. Blaine County Schoo District […]
ARCH Cuts Ribbon at the Ellsworth Inn
Pete and Debbie Lemmen, Michelle Griffith, Cynthia Hull, John Flattery and Gretchen Stinnett watch as Peter Hendricks and Jeanne Herberger cut the ribbon for the first of 19 units of affordable housing being built on the property of the Ellsworth Inn estate. Thursday, August 8, 2024 Originally published by Eye on Sun Valley: STORY AND […]
