Comments on: Taylor Crossing Unveils Largest Bronze Eagles http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/ Local Discussion. Read by thousands every month! Idaho Falls, Ammon, and East Idaho Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:29:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: WOW http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-33994 WOW Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:12:52 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-33994 Personally, the notion of leveraging houses/land/buildings at "highly over inflated values" implies that the properties are not/were not worth what they borrowed against them. I have read the posts and would take that to mean that they had done something dishonest. Is every person in the country that purchased a home in 2004-2007 dishonest? The people in FL, NV, CA, and AZ are probably the worst of the bunch as they were the most inflated prices. Oh yeah, they paid the going rate for the home and got a mortgage like most people do. And oh yeah, every talking head and legislator in the country was pushing home ownership and created programs for people to do it with little to no money down. But all of those people were in a big ponzi scheme! I bet they laughed all the way to the bank...or rather are in dire straits now while trying to avoid foreclosure. While we can all debate the housing/credit markets during the boom and how it was artificial and driven by speculation is another conversation. The properties that were leveraged were worth those prices at the time they were leveraged. Just because the bottom fell out of the WHOLE market, doesn't mean the Walkers were doing something less than "reputable". I work in the development/real estate/finance business and what has happened to Walkers has happened to TONS of people. It is unfortunate and I'm sure the country would trade the "boom" years for typical run of the mill appreciation to avoid the pain we are going through. The market will fix itself and the go-getters like the Walkers and others will figure it out or move on to something else. They have contributed a lot to the community. Let's fix problems rather than speculate on motives. Buy assets in trouble and turn them around. Discounts on notes allows cheaper rent to generate the same pro rata NOI. Still great deals for investors. Currently, that is what many firms are doing as that is the name of the game for the next few years. Personally, the notion of leveraging houses/land/buildings at “highly over inflated values” implies that the properties are not/were not worth what they borrowed against them. I have read the posts and would take that to mean that they had done something dishonest. Is every person in the country that purchased a home in 2004-2007 dishonest? The people in FL, NV, CA, and AZ are probably the worst of the bunch as they were the most inflated prices. Oh yeah, they paid the going rate for the home and got a mortgage like most people do. And oh yeah, every talking head and legislator in the country was pushing home ownership and created programs for people to do it with little to no money down. But all of those people were in a big ponzi scheme! I bet they laughed all the way to the bank…or rather are in dire straits now while trying to avoid foreclosure.

While we can all debate the housing/credit markets during the boom and how it was artificial and driven by speculation is another conversation.

The properties that were leveraged were worth those prices at the time they were leveraged. Just because the bottom fell out of the WHOLE market, doesn’t mean the Walkers were doing something less than “reputable”.

I work in the development/real estate/finance business and what has happened to Walkers has happened to TONS of people. It is unfortunate and I’m sure the country would trade the “boom” years for typical run of the mill appreciation to avoid the pain we are going through. The market will fix itself and the go-getters like the Walkers and others will figure it out or move on to something else.

They have contributed a lot to the community. Let’s fix problems rather than speculate on motives.

Buy assets in trouble and turn them around. Discounts on notes allows cheaper rent to generate the same pro rata NOI. Still great deals for investors. Currently, that is what many firms are doing as that is the name of the game for the next few years.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-33859 Anonymous Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:43:28 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-33859 I've got no beef with Walkers, I've never met them. Also, you and the others clearly did not read my posts carefully or you chose to interpret them your own way because of your own defensiveness on the issue. I said more than once in fact that what the Walkers are doing is different than what Darren Palmer did (he ran a classic Ponzi scheme). I also said that what the Walkers did was not even necessarily illegal. I also never said Taylor's Crossing was a residential area, I merely said that some of their ventures were in the residential area. What I did say was that the Walkers engaged in some extremely risky business ventures that were similar to a Ponzi scheme in many ways. I then went on to explain how it was different because the Walkers did have some assets. What I said was that the Walkers were leveraging the system to get loans on highly over inflated property values. The tactics that the Walkers were using are the same things that many in this country used and its what caused the housing collapse. Far too many in this country mortgaged houses at grossly overvalued prices in the hopes of making huge profits on them in resale. They would then take those profits and do it all over again. Eventually though a ceiling was reached where they couldn't sell these grossly overvalued houses and the market collapsed. Its not a Ponzi scheme per se because there are assets, as I said several times, but it isn't exactly reputable either. I’ve got no beef with Walkers, I’ve never met them. Also, you and the others clearly did not read my posts carefully or you chose to interpret them your own way because of your own defensiveness on the issue. I said more than once in fact that what the Walkers are doing is different than what Darren Palmer did (he ran a classic Ponzi scheme). I also said that what the Walkers did was not even necessarily illegal. I also never said Taylor’s Crossing was a residential area, I merely said that some of their ventures were in the residential area.

What I did say was that the Walkers engaged in some extremely risky business ventures that were similar to a Ponzi scheme in many ways. I then went on to explain how it was different because the Walkers did have some assets. What I said was that the Walkers were leveraging the system to get loans on highly over inflated property values. The tactics that the Walkers were using are the same things that many in this country used and its what caused the housing collapse. Far too many in this country mortgaged houses at grossly overvalued prices in the hopes of making huge profits on them in resale. They would then take those profits and do it all over again. Eventually though a ceiling was reached where they couldn’t sell these grossly overvalued houses and the market collapsed. Its not a Ponzi scheme per se because there are assets, as I said several times, but it isn’t exactly reputable either.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-33840 Anonymous Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:39:43 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-33840 Wrong again, Anonymous. Taylor's Crossing is a commercial development, not residential. Their planned community in S. Utah is residential with areas for business, but it never got off the ground, according to the Post-Register reports. You apparently are confusing Eagle Rock Landing with Taylor's Crossing, which included residential housing as part of the initial development. As far as I know, ERL is not in financial straits. The existing completed buildings at Taylor's Crossing are all business buildings- a bank, general business offices, etc. They were worth much more 2-5 years ago, before the bank collapse, and were not over-mortgaged. They weren't cubic zirconia at all. They were diamonds- top class spaces built in a time when it looked like the boom was going to stick around, and there was a need for high quality business spaces. The same developments happened all over the country. With the collapse of the banks, a lot of other businesses all over went underwater too, including many companies that now face exactly the same problems the Walkers face for exactly the same reasons.... suddenly declining property values and sudden very tight credit. Furthermore, a Ponzi scheme is a very specific form of fraud. Selling cubic zirconia represented as being diamonds in entirely another form of fraud altogether. A Ponzi is always a felony, but passing fake diamonds may not be- it depends on the numbers involved. I have no dog in this fight. It's just wrong to tar a business with a garbled mixture of unfounded and uncalled for claims like yours. Any legitimate business can be caught short by these times, and there are a lot of once-sound businesses here in Idaho Falls that are now on shaky ground. They only differ in the amounts owed, not the distress they equally share. A tar brush is easy to sling. But it can come back and slap the slinger's face just as easily. If you have a legitimate beef with the Walkers, with facts to back it up, why are you hiding under Anonymous? Or are you one of those who runs out of a crowd of onlookers to kick a guy when he's down, just because he can? Wrong again, Anonymous.
Taylor’s Crossing is a commercial development, not residential. Their planned community in S. Utah is residential with areas for business, but it never got off the ground, according to the Post-Register reports.

You apparently are confusing Eagle Rock Landing with Taylor’s Crossing, which included residential housing as part of the initial development. As far as I know, ERL is not in financial straits.

The existing completed buildings at Taylor’s Crossing are all business buildings- a bank, general business offices, etc. They were worth much more 2-5 years ago, before the bank collapse, and were not over-mortgaged. They weren’t cubic zirconia at all. They were diamonds- top class spaces built in a time when it looked like the boom was going to stick around, and there was a need for high quality business spaces.

The same developments happened all over the country. With the collapse of the banks, a lot of other businesses all over went underwater too, including many companies that now face exactly the same problems the Walkers face for exactly the same reasons…. suddenly declining property values and sudden very tight credit.

Furthermore, a Ponzi scheme is a very specific form of fraud. Selling cubic zirconia represented as being diamonds in entirely another form of fraud altogether. A Ponzi is always a felony, but passing fake diamonds may not be- it depends on the numbers involved.

I have no dog in this fight. It’s just wrong to tar a business with a garbled mixture of unfounded and uncalled for claims like yours. Any legitimate business can be caught short by these times, and there are a lot of once-sound businesses here in Idaho Falls that are now on shaky ground. They only differ in the amounts owed, not the distress they equally share.

A tar brush is easy to sling. But it can come back and slap the slinger’s face just as easily. If you have a legitimate beef with the Walkers, with facts to back it up, why are you hiding under Anonymous? Or are you one of those who runs out of a crowd of onlookers to kick a guy when he’s down, just because he can?

]]> By: Jabra http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-33806 Jabra Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:13:18 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-33806 it's all speculation anonymous. you obviously have an ax to grind with the Walkers. it’s all speculation anonymous. you obviously have an ax to grind with the Walkers.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-33805 Anonymous Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:04:13 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-33805 If I have a cubic zirconia but pass it off as a a diamond to get a loan thats fraud. If I then use that loan to buy more cubic zirconia and then pass them off as diamonds to get even more loans thats more fraud. That is essentially what the Walkers did only they used houses. Yes there were tangible assets just like my cubic zirconia is an asset but it was vastly overvalued. So as I explained its not a Ponzi scheme like Palmer did where he just pocketed everything, its a Ponzi scheme in the sense that there was never anything of substantial value in the Walker's house of cards. Eventually the creditors came knocking and realized that all these diamonds / great houses were not worth anything. If I have a cubic zirconia but pass it off as a a diamond to get a loan thats fraud. If I then use that loan to buy more cubic zirconia and then pass them off as diamonds to get even more loans thats more fraud. That is essentially what the Walkers did only they used houses. Yes there were tangible assets just like my cubic zirconia is an asset but it was vastly overvalued. So as I explained its not a Ponzi scheme like Palmer did where he just pocketed everything, its a Ponzi scheme in the sense that there was never anything of substantial value in the Walker’s house of cards. Eventually the creditors came knocking and realized that all these diamonds / great houses were not worth anything.

]]> By: boomer http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-33804 boomer Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:32:37 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-33804 There was no Ponzi whatsoever in any of the Walker's developments. They bought properties with loans, just as we all do, put their own money into developing the properties, and intended to put the developed properties up for sale to others. This is no different than anyone who builds a house, buys an acreage, or any major investment. This is just the same practice as all the home building contractors do. Just like any developer/contractor, they anticipated making a profit on their work and investment. As often happens, the Walkers ran into cost over-runs. In more normal times, the banks would have extended more money to finish the job, but the banks got slammed in the collapse. It has happened before, and will happen again. You need to learn some basics on capitalism, Anonymous. Making a profit on any venture is not greed- it's the essential way capitalism works. The banks put up capital, the money needed to get a project done, and is paid back with interest for the loan. That capital is where the word capitalism comes from! Your ignorance of this basic American principle is astonishing! A Ponzi scheme is one that has no tangible assets behind it at all. Money from one investor is used to pay another, and eventually everyone loses because none of the money actually went to tangible investments. The Walkers, to the opposite, have a lot of solid, tangible, assets, and have more of their own money committed to them than the banks have in them. There was no Ponzi whatsoever in any of the Walker’s developments. They bought properties with loans, just as we all do, put their own money into developing the properties, and intended to put the developed properties up for sale to others. This is no different than anyone who builds a house, buys an acreage, or any major investment.

This is just the same practice as all the home building contractors do. Just like any developer/contractor, they anticipated making a profit on their work and investment. As often happens, the Walkers ran into cost over-runs. In more normal times, the banks would have extended more money to finish the job, but the banks got slammed in the collapse. It has happened before, and will happen again.

You need to learn some basics on capitalism, Anonymous. Making a profit on any venture is not greed- it’s the essential way capitalism works. The banks put up capital, the money needed to get a project done, and is paid back with interest for the loan. That capital is where the word capitalism comes from! Your ignorance of this basic American principle is astonishing!

A Ponzi scheme is one that has no tangible assets behind it at all. Money from one investor is used to pay another, and eventually everyone loses because none of the money actually went to tangible investments.

The Walkers, to the opposite, have a lot of solid, tangible, assets, and have more of their own money committed to them than the banks have in them.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-33785 Anonymous Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:50:41 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-33785 You have to understand, the banks are greedy and want to make money. All the bank collapses recently were mostly due to housing issues. Houses were vastly overvalued but banks were happy to hand out loans in anticipation of getting money. This isn't like cars where a car in New York is worth basically the same as in Idaho. Housing values vary so a high valuation doesn't automatically trigger alarms. When the housing market collapsed it caught all these people who had been doing this. This isn't a case of a homeowner who bought a single house and then got caught up in it. What the Walkers were doing isn't necessarily illegal since they were investing the money into real estate, I'm nowhere near enough an expert on the law to know for sure or not. But it was a Ponzi scheme in essence since anyone who wasn't blinded by the money could see that it was all built on a house of cards and that eventually the money was going to run out. The difference between them and Darren Palmer is that Palmer just basically pocketed everything he got while the Walkers were playing shell games with the money like I described. You have to understand, the banks are greedy and want to make money. All the bank collapses recently were mostly due to housing issues. Houses were vastly overvalued but banks were happy to hand out loans in anticipation of getting money. This isn’t like cars where a car in New York is worth basically the same as in Idaho. Housing values vary so a high valuation doesn’t automatically trigger alarms. When the housing market collapsed it caught all these people who had been doing this. This isn’t a case of a homeowner who bought a single house and then got caught up in it.

What the Walkers were doing isn’t necessarily illegal since they were investing the money into real estate, I’m nowhere near enough an expert on the law to know for sure or not. But it was a Ponzi scheme in essence since anyone who wasn’t blinded by the money could see that it was all built on a house of cards and that eventually the money was going to run out. The difference between them and Darren Palmer is that Palmer just basically pocketed everything he got while the Walkers were playing shell games with the money like I described.

]]> By: Naive one http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-33777 Naive one Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:57:19 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-33777 I don't get it; don't the banks send out appraisers to the places to find out what the true value is? So are you saying the appraisers is overvaluing the house? How is the person getting the same appraiser? The banks or homeowners aren't allowed to specify who the appraiser is. I don’t get it; don’t the banks send out appraisers to the places to find out what the true value is? So are you saying the appraisers is overvaluing the house? How is the person getting the same appraiser? The banks or homeowners aren’t allowed to specify who the appraiser is.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-33772 Anonymous Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:01:28 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-33772 If you look at what the Walkers were doing in Utah you realize they were part of a classic Ponzi scheme. What the Walkers were doing was buying up huge chunks of real estate, developing them, and then getting mortgages at hugely inflated prices on the houses they built there. They would then take that money and do it all over again. The huge development in Utah that collapsed on them was the final nail in the coffin. At its heart its a Ponzi scheme. Think of it this way. Do you own a home? Lets say you find someone to overvalue your house at twice its value. You get a new loan on your based on that value. You then take that money and buy another house at face value and then get a loan on that house at twice its value. Eventually the banks will stop giving you credit so you recruit others to do it with you and share in the loan monies. It works fine until suddenly one day you can't sell all these houses with the outrageous loans on them. Then the banks start demanding their money and suddenly you have no money to pay off any of your loans or bills. This is what happened to the Walkers and why all their developments stopped cold and why all the contractors had to file liens on the properties. If you look at what the Walkers were doing in Utah you realize they were part of a classic Ponzi scheme. What the Walkers were doing was buying up huge chunks of real estate, developing them, and then getting mortgages at hugely inflated prices on the houses they built there. They would then take that money and do it all over again. The huge development in Utah that collapsed on them was the final nail in the coffin. At its heart its a Ponzi scheme.

Think of it this way. Do you own a home? Lets say you find someone to overvalue your house at twice its value. You get a new loan on your based on that value. You then take that money and buy another house at face value and then get a loan on that house at twice its value. Eventually the banks will stop giving you credit so you recruit others to do it with you and share in the loan monies. It works fine until suddenly one day you can’t sell all these houses with the outrageous loans on them. Then the banks start demanding their money and suddenly you have no money to pay off any of your loans or bills. This is what happened to the Walkers and why all their developments stopped cold and why all the contractors had to file liens on the properties.

]]> By: boomer http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-33767 boomer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:17:59 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-33767 Anonymous... I doubt that the Walkers fell for the Palmer Ponzi scheme. But they got snapped hard by the credit collapse that came along with the bank failures. Most of the Taylor's Crossing properties were built long before the big bank failures, but were probably used for collateral for the motel project, and the whole thing became a big bundle. The motel by itself is most likely the most expensive building of the entire bunch, and it's only halfway finished, even without the costs of furnishing it. The Walkers have other substantial interests and properties, so they may be well able to pull out of this. Time will tell on this one. Anonymous…
I doubt that the Walkers fell for the Palmer Ponzi scheme. But they got snapped hard by the credit collapse that came along with the bank failures.
Most of the Taylor’s Crossing properties were built long before the big bank failures, but were probably used for collateral for the motel project, and the whole thing became a big bundle.
The motel by itself is most likely the most expensive building of the entire bunch, and it’s only halfway finished, even without the costs of furnishing it.

The Walkers have other substantial interests and properties, so they may be well able to pull out of this. Time will tell on this one.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-33749 Anonymous Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:35:02 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-33749 Channel 8 news reports that the buildings at Taylors crossing and the Marriot are both going up for auction. The Walkers claim that won't happen but they have also falsely claimed that the work would continue by specific dates and each time those dates have come and gone with no work continuing. The house of cards Ponzi scheme that the Walkers got involved in has crashed and burned. Channel 8 news reports that the buildings at Taylors crossing and the Marriot are both going up for auction. The Walkers claim that won’t happen but they have also falsely claimed that the work would continue by specific dates and each time those dates have come and gone with no work continuing. The house of cards Ponzi scheme that the Walkers got involved in has crashed and burned.

]]> By: Alice http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-33711 Alice Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:36:19 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-33711 The news story in the PR this morning seemed to lump that in with the Taylors Crossing issue, but that could be just the way I read it. The news story in the PR this morning seemed to lump that in with the Taylors Crossing issue, but that could be just the way I read it.

]]> By: Sanford http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-33708 Sanford Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:06:46 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-33708 Whats going on with the Marriott there by the river? Wasn't that supposed to be open this past spring? It seems like construction has come to a standstill, is it in foreclosure as well? Anyone know? Whats going on with the Marriott there by the river? Wasn’t that supposed to be open this past spring? It seems like construction has come to a standstill, is it in foreclosure as well? Anyone know?

]]> By: reader http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-33701 reader Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:27:10 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-33701 I have heard rumors for some time things were not well at Taylor's Crossing in regards to Zions Bank and the Walkers, this article confirms it. I don't think I can cut and paste the whole thing, so here's the opening slice from the PR: "Zions Bank has begun foreclosure proceedings on several parcels of Taylor Crossing, but Roland Walker said there’s no chance the scheduled auctions to sell the property will go forward." (see today's Post Register for the rest of the story) I have heard rumors for some time things were not well at Taylor’s Crossing in regards to Zions Bank and the Walkers, this article confirms it. I don’t think I can cut and paste the whole thing, so here’s the opening slice from the PR:

“Zions Bank has begun foreclosure proceedings on several parcels of Taylor Crossing, but Roland Walker said there’s no chance the scheduled auctions to sell the property will go forward.” (see today’s Post Register for the rest of the story)

]]> By: Find Humor in Life http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-27943 Find Humor in Life Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:53:05 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-27943 Maybe it's that new Klingon Restaurant. They've been having problems getting the cloaking device shut off. If it were me, I wouldn't make them mad... Maybe it’s that new Klingon Restaurant. They’ve been having problems getting the cloaking device shut off. If it were me, I wouldn’t make them mad…

]]> By: you http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-27906 you Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:30:11 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-27906 test test

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-27905 Anonymous Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:29:16 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-27905 testing testing

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-27893 Anonymous Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:02:22 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-27893 "To the good people of Idaho Falls: Please keep sharing your ideas for Taylor Crossing retailers and restaurants. We absolutely love your ideas and value your input. We promise to actively contact every workable company suggested. Stand by for news. We’re only a couple days from signing the most exciting restaurant to hit Idaho Falls in decades. You’ll love it. Thanks again, Lorin Walker" I don't see an exciting new restaurant at Taylor's Crossing. Am I missing something? It is late 2008, right? “To the good people of Idaho Falls: Please keep sharing your ideas for Taylor Crossing retailers and restaurants. We absolutely love your ideas and value your input. We promise to actively contact every workable company suggested. Stand by for news. We’re only a couple days from signing the most exciting restaurant to hit Idaho Falls in decades. You’ll love it.

Thanks again,
Lorin Walker”

I don’t see an exciting new restaurant at Taylor’s Crossing. Am I missing something? It is late 2008, right?

]]> By: Ok4Now http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-13634 Ok4Now Sat, 23 Jun 2007 22:55:27 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-13634 Sarah, You might want to read back through some discussions on IFz.Com with various names for far more detailed information. You also might want to look at a zoning map, to see what type of businesses or homes can be allowed where. Why don't you call McNeil Development and then report to us about A and F store in T.C.? Just don't get T.C. confused with Snake River Landing and the upscale stores which will be locating there. And check a city map for directions. It seemed like you had a few, but limited, detail from 3 different developments. But, I might be wrong. Your phone call/e-mail to McNeil could clarify. The Sunnyside Crossroads Regional Shopping Center is the OUTLET mall - the first in eastern ID. http://www.sunnysidecrossroads.com/outletcenter.html It is possible to have an A and F, along with a Nordstrom Rack, Mikasa outlet, Bass shoes, Eddie Bauer etc. - typical OUTLET STORES ALL in the OUTLET mall. How about clarifying with your source then posting the correct information here? Sarah,

You might want to read back through some discussions on IFz.Com with various names for far more detailed information. You also might want to look at a zoning map, to see what type of businesses or homes can be allowed where.

Why don’t you call McNeil Development and then report to us about A and F store in T.C.?

Just don’t get T.C. confused with Snake River Landing and the upscale stores which will be locating there.

And check a city map for directions. It seemed like you had a few, but limited, detail from 3 different developments. But, I might be wrong. Your phone call/e-mail to McNeil could clarify.

The Sunnyside Crossroads Regional Shopping Center is the OUTLET mall – the first in eastern ID.
http://www.sunnysidecrossroads.com/outletcenter.html

It is possible to have an A and F, along with a Nordstrom Rack, Mikasa outlet, Bass shoes, Eddie Bauer etc. – typical OUTLET STORES ALL in the OUTLET mall.

How about clarifying with your source then posting the correct information here?

]]> By: Sarah http://www.idahofallstoday.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-unveils-largest-bronze-eagles/#comment-13631 Sarah Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:39:19 +0000 http://idahofallz.com/2006/08/27/taylor-crossing-bronze-public-art/#comment-13631 Does anyone know if there will be any clothing stores In the TC area? It would be sweet to have an Abercrombie and Fitch. I've heard a rumor that there might be some kind of outlet mall on the street across from gandalfos. And also does anyone know anything about the building going on at sunnyside? There is a road that kind of seems like it's for homes that comes from across the street of Gandalfo's (by those two new huge buildings being built). if you follow that road all the way down that's the section of sunnyside i'm talkin about. Does anyone know if there will be any clothing stores In the TC area?
It would be sweet to have an Abercrombie and Fitch. I’ve heard a rumor that there might be some kind of outlet mall on the street across from gandalfos.

And also does anyone know anything about the building going on at sunnyside? There is a road that kind of seems like it’s for homes that comes from across the street of Gandalfo’s (by those two new huge buildings being built). if you follow that road all the way down that’s the section of sunnyside i’m talkin about.

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