County looks at 935-acre project
By BRIAN WALKER
Staff Writer
An emerging 935-acre gated golf course community on the west side of Lake Coeur d'Alene is about to round another corner.
Kootenai County commissioners on Dec. 6 at 9 a.m. will consider the final plan of The Club at Rock Creek, which will eventually include 417 residential units to be constructed during 20 phases over 20 years.
"We're moving forward and the demand seems to be there," said Kyle Capps, a consultant for property owner Rock Creek Idaho Holdings LLC and the former general manager of the project.
At the meeting, commissioners will also consider the final plat of the 43-lot second addition of the project.
The requests come after multiple regulatory agencies, including the Worley Highway District, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, recently signed off on the project.
"We've got a good road agreement and our ownership is strong and stable," Capps said. "We do not anticipate any big concerns at this point, but it's also not atypical that someone brings up something so we've got to be prepared for that. It's part of the process."
The project off Loffs Bay Road 15 miles south of Coeur d'Alene above Rockford Bay next to Black Rock was originally approved in 2005 as Black Rock North under developer Marshall Chesrown. It went into foreclosure in 2009.
The 18-hole golf course was finished in 2008, was mothballed during the foreclosure process and opened for play when Rock Creek Holdings acquired the site in 2012.
The plan for the site was amended in 2017 to allow an increase in the number of residential units from 325, provide for a variety of housing types and change the name. By decreasing the lot sizes, more open space was created and the prices for homes decreased to broaden the market to potential buyers.
To date, six cottage-style duplexes that can be rented overnight to check out the club have been built and 16 single-family lots have been sold.
"Right now there are 11 homes on those 16 lots," Capps said. "We've sold out the first phase and that's why we're seeking the final plat for the second addition."
Other amenities in the project include a dog park, swimming pool, hiking and bike trails and basketball and tennis courts.
Additional housing lots can't be sold until the second addition plan is approved.
"We've got several people on the waiting list to be contacted as soon as the lots are platted," Capps said.
The homes, which will be in the $500,000 to $1 million range, are on lots of up to an acre.
"The architectural style for the planned unit development can generally be described as 'mountain modern,'" states a revised narrative for the project submitted to the county last week.
Capps said the project may eventually feature multi-family housing, but those are not planned in the immediate future or the next phase.
A homeowners association was formed to handle the maintenance responsibilities in the project.