Meridian's First Target Is Rising. Seven More Names Just Joined the 220-Acre Build
Target's walls are up, seven new tenants are named, and the surrounding road network is entering its own construction phase.
The gray exterior walls of Meridian's first Target are rising west of Ten Mile Road, and developers have now attached seven more business names to the district taking shape around it.
Ahlquist's leasing team said Wednesday that Parlor Doughnuts, Kura Sushi, Over Easy, Birdcall, Floyd's 99 Barbershop, Club Pilates and PDS Health are planned for The District at Ten Mile. The roughly 220-acre mixed-use project sits at the northwest corner of Ten Mile Road and Interstate 84, where construction has been underway since May.
The announcement moves the project another step beyond renderings and land-use approvals. For Meridian families, workers and business owners, the practical test is whether private investment and public infrastructure arrive on the same schedule.
Seven new tenants broaden the commercial mix
The latest group ranges from restaurants and fitness to personal care and health services. Parlor Doughnuts, an Indiana-based layered-doughnut company, would make its Idaho debut at the project. Kura Sushi has separately listed a Meridian location as coming soon. Over Easy is an Arizona breakfast chain, while Birdcall is a fast-casual chicken company based in Denver.
Floyd's 99 Barbershop already operates in South Meridian, and Club Pilates has multiple Treasure Valley studios. PDS Health, formerly known as Pacific Dental Services, adds a health-care use to a lineup dominated by retail and dining.
Those names join businesses previously identified for the district, including Panera Bread, Taco Bell, Mo' Bettahs, Tide Cleaners and Chase Bank. Developers have also planned an In-N-Out Burger for the site. About 12,000 square feet of retail space remained available when the new lineup was announced.
No overall employment estimate accompanied Wednesday's announcement, and most of the newly named businesses have not released opening dates. The significance for local commerce is the breadth of the mix: the site is being built as a place for daily errands, meals, recreation and work, not as a single big-box stop.
The two largest anchors are on a 2027 clock
Target's corporate upcoming-store list confirms a Meridian Ten Mile location at 3591 W. Cobalt Drive and puts the store at approximately 148,000 square feet. Developers have said they are targeting May 2027 for the opening. It will be Meridian's first Target and the fourth in the Treasure Valley.
Life Time has also opened a Meridian waitlist and says its athletic club will arrive in 2027. The company lists the future address as 901 S. Umbria Hills Way and advertises four indoor and four outdoor pickleball courts, pools, fitness studios and family recreation. Earlier project reports described the club as a two-story facility of more than 100,000 square feet.
The broader plan reaches well beyond those two anchors. Developers have described two hotels, six industrial buildings and a child-care facility focused on law-enforcement families. Two of the industrial buildings are already under construction along Interstate 84. Earlier plans also called for approximately 1,800 apartments and townhomes across the full mixed-use project.
That residential component is what turns the district from a shopping-center story into a growth story. New stores can shorten errands and create work. New homes, offices and hotels also create thousands of additional trips that have to move through the same interchange.
The road network has its own construction schedule
At the May groundbreaking, Ada County Highway District Commissioner Dave McKinney pointed to the earlier expansion of Ten Mile Road and construction of the Interstate 84 interchange as the foundation that made the project possible. Grand Mogul Drive has since been paved through the site to connect Ten Mile Road with Black Cat Road.
Regional road work is continuing. The highway district's Linder Road project calls for a new overpass across Interstate 84, added travel lanes between Franklin and Overland roads, and facilities for people walking and biking. Its published schedule says the overpass phase could begin as early as June 2026 and finish in late 2027, although the agency notes that dates can change. City leaders have also cited the State Highway 16 corridor as another pressure valve for west Treasure Valley traffic.
The dates matter because the largest private openings and major public road work are converging in 2027. A long tenant list will attract attention, but the lasting measure will be whether Meridian's roads, utilities and local planning keep pace with the growth they enabled.
The District at Ten Mile is now moving on several fronts at once: walls are rising, leases are filling and road projects are advancing nearby. Meridian has spent years positioning this interchange for development. The next phase will show whether that preparation delivers useful work, family amenities and smoother access without leaving residents to solve the traffic afterward.