Jump Creek
Overview
Jump Creek is an 86.08-acre residential community in Meridian, Idaho, combining 321 single-family homes with 76 multi-family units. It is Bailey Engineering’s largest single-site residential project by total acreage and represents the full scope of the firm’s capabilities — from initial feasibility through multi-year construction closeout.
The project required master-scale infrastructure planning: trunk utilities sized for nearly 400 units, phased construction that delivered functional neighborhoods at each stage, and coordination between single-family and multi-family sections with different density and access requirements.
Today, Jump Creek is an established, fully built-out community — a tangible demonstration of Bailey’s ability to take a large, complex site from raw land through the entire development lifecycle.
Jump Creek was one of the earlier projects where Bailey applied systematic analysis of Meridian's growth patterns to inform phasing decisions — an approach that evolved into the land use intelligence practice the firm operates today.
Scope
- Master-scale feasibility and infrastructure planning
- Preliminary layout for 321 single-family lots and 76 multi-family units
- Entitlement coordination with City of Meridian
- Phased grading, drainage, and stormwater management
- Water and sewer trunk and lateral infrastructure design
- Roadway, access, and ACHD coordination
- Irrigation system design and canal coordination
- Open space and common area planning
- Multi-year construction observation and closeout
Challenge
At 86 acres with nearly 400 residential units across two housing types, Jump Creek was a master-scale project requiring phased construction over multiple years. Infrastructure had to be designed to serve both the single-family and multi-family sections while being buildable in phases — each phase needed to function independently while connecting into the eventual whole.
Outcome
Jump Creek was fully built out and is now an established, lived-in community in Meridian. The phased infrastructure approach meant each construction phase delivered a functional neighborhood, and the final phase connections completed the system without retrofit or redesign.