Spokane City Credit Union is planning a new administrative annex building next to its existing property, at 1930 N. Monroe, that will provide more space for its employees.

As planned, the annex includes a new break room, five additional offices, a multipurpose boardroom, and a covered patio in a one-story, 2,700-square-foot building. The credit union’s 11 employees will have the chance to spread out and enjoy additional amenities, says SCCU President and CEO Deanna Hanley.

The new annex is planned at the former Prohibition Gastropub property, at 1914 N. Monroe. SCCU purchased the adjacent site for $725,000 in September 2024, following the restaurant's closure, Hanley explains.

The restaurant was demolished in April, she says, adding that the land is currently vacant. Construction is expected to begin this summer and could be completed by March 2027, says Hanley.

SCCU originally intended to remodel its current 6,100-square-foot facility rather than build an annex, a plan that changed once the neighboring restaurant property went on the market.

“We were sardines in a can, for lack of a better description, and so that (available space) gave us an opportunity to really consider, ‘Do we just expand in place and really double down on our investment in the neighborhood?’ Which we ultimately did.”

A building permit application for the project is under review by the city of Spokane. Hanley estimates the development cost is valued between $1.5 million and $2 million.

Spokane-based Baker Construction & Development Inc. is the contractor. Spokane-based MMEC Architecture & Interiors LLC is the architect of record, and the Spokane office of Seattle-based D'Amato Conversano Inc. PC, which does business as DCI Engineers, is providing engineering services.

Upon completion, some employees, including Hanley, will relocate to the annex. The boardroom in the annex will be accessible for community meetings as a multiuse space, she says, adding that SCCU's existing building will continue serving as the credit union’s public-facing facility.

“Members are excited, the team’s excited, the board’s excited, and the neighborhood’s really excited to have something like this,” she says.

SCCU was established in 1934 and now serves 4,500 members — who are city of Spokane and Spokane Transit Authority employees, and residents of Washington state and North Idaho — as of June 2025, according to the Journal’s 2025 Spokane-Area Credit Unions list.

The financial institution had about $56 million in deposits and held $63 million in total assets at the end of 2025, Hanley says.