A tract of land in Garden City is officially on the market.The Ada County Highway District announced that its 19.5-acre former Garden City maintenance yard property, part of which sits adjacent to Boise River Greenbelt, is open for bids, according to a news release published by the district on Thurs day.The property includes parcels north of Adams St. and east of Heron Park St., as well as parcels south of Adams St., between 38th and 37th Streets.Satellite imagery delineates ACHD’s 19.5-acre Garden City property, part of which fronts the Boise River Greenbelt. The ACHD Board of Commissioners voted to surplus the property, the first step before a sale, on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Image: Via ACHDThe ACHD board voted to sell the property at its meeting on October 14, as BoiseDev reported. The agency offered first opportunity to buy the land to the adjacent property owners, but none responded by the deadline, the release said. Now, the sale moves to a sealed-bid auction process. Bids are due by 3 p.m. on November 17.The district is accepting bids that start at $34,496,000; that is the amount of money that the district determined is the fair-market value of the land, as BoiseDev reported.Marketing materials for the project are now published online; the district is also accepting requests for more information and tours of the property through achdidaho.org/adamsstreetproperty.ACHD relocated its headquarters to 5800 N. Meeker Ave. in December 2025. It’s constructing a new maintenance facility at Apple St. and Federal Way in Boise, as BoiseDev reported.In anticipation of ACHD selling its property, the City of Garden City is in the process of creating a specific area plan for Heron Commons, as BoiseDev reported. The plan would create a guide for how 34 acres, including the former ACHD property, would be developed. The Garden City City Council plans to discuss the project next at its meeting on December 14..kb-google-maps-container1396648_ea69c9-47{height:450px;} ...read more read less