Two senior-living projects are in the works in the Spokane area, one a large, $21.7 million assisted-living center on the North Side and the other a small conversion of an old church building in East Spokane. 

On the North Side, Newport Spokane LLC, a San Pedro, California-based real estate development company, envisions Vineyard Park, a 123-unit assisted-living facility at 7609 N. Division, just west of a Texas Roadhouse restaurant. Work is expected to start later this year and will take roughly a year to complete. 

Plans on file with the city of Spokane call for construction of one five-story, 110,800-square-foot facility, where currently a 179-space parking lot exists. The project plans show about 300 parking spaces will be available following the site improvements.

Permit application information shows the building will have over 91,000 square feet for assisted-living space, 14,500 square feet of space for business purposes, and 5,100 square feet of dining space.

Baker Construction & Development Inc., of Spokane, is the contractor, permit information shows. Bremerton, Washington-based Blue Architecture LLC designed the project, and the Spokane office of DCI Engineers is providing engineering services.

In East Spokane, conversion of a former convent into an assisted-living and memory care facility is well underway and the $500,000 project is expected to be completed in June. 

St. Ann Catholic Parish-Spokane is partnering with independent nonprofit assisted-living provider Rompa to convert and update a 7,000-square-foot former convent building at 2116 E. First into a facility that can accommodate up to 16 residents. 

Tenant improvements include the installation of a new fire suppression system and energy-efficient windows; updating bathrooms, hallways, and doorways to meet Americans with Disabilities Act compliance; community kitchen updates; air conditioning and climate-control systems for each unit; a 400-square-foot secured outdoor space; and landscaping improvements.

SDS Construction Management LLC is the contractor for the project, and Indigo Diggs LLC, of Spokane, is the architect.