Spokane-based CM Development & Construction LLC is planning an 11-unit townhome project on more than half an acre of land bordering the Ben Burr Trail near Spokane’s South Perry District.

Dubbed the Ben Burr Townhomes, the four-building, $3.3 million mixed-income triplex and duplex development is meant to provide the city of Spokane and Spokane Transit Authority employees, teachers, police, firefighters, and others with townhomes to purchase within walking distance of amenities, says Josh Cochran, co-owner of CM Development & Construction, which focuses on infill and workforce housing.

“This is a workforce housing project in partnership with the city to create accessible housing that people can own here in Spokane next to amenities,” he says. “Our big mission is to create places people feel comfortable in, especially government employees and people that support our infrastructure.”

The property is located at 580 S. Pittsburg, south of the Liberty Aquatic Center, and within an Opportunity Zone, in which developers and investors can earn federal tax breaks on construction projects, he says.

Some of the units will be set aside for use by Family Promise of Spokane, a nonprofit that helps families facing homelessness.

CM Development, a trade name for MAC Development & Construction, is the contractor. Spokane-based Press Architecture LLC and Spokane Valley-based Whipple Consulting Engineers Inc. are providing architecture and engineering services, respectively.

As planned, three 6,200-square-foot buildings each will have three units, Cochran says. A separate 3,500-square-foot building will have two units. All four buildings will sit on a slope overlooking the Ben Burr Trail to the north. Each of the 11 units features three bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, a porch or deck area, and a two-car garage, he adds.

Design plans and amenities include quartz countertops, high ceilings, modern appliances, and large windows, he says. Walkability around the site is expected to appeal to future residents through landscaping improvements and a path to the Ben Burr Trail. Car and bike parking will be developed on land east of the site. 

“We’re within walking distance of South Perry Street, which is a huge amenity and just builds community,” Cochran says. “We also have an early childhood learning center just nearby, which is a fantastic option for anybody with kids (who) are too young to go to elementary school.”

Upon completion, Cochran says six units will be available for purchase by households making 80% or less of the area median income, or around $80,000 a year. The remaining units are planned at market rate.

Site work is expected to begin by November, he says, estimating that crews will likely wrap up construction in January 2028.

In addition to the Ben Burr Townhomes project, CM Development is developing The Threshold, a neighboring $3.5 million, 43-unit workforce and mixed-income housing complex, at 1727 E. Hartson, says Cochran.

The Threshold is planned on an acre of vacant land located immediately south of the Ben Burr Townhomes. The land for both projects was purchased for $450,000 through a holding company owned by Cochran in 2022, he says.

CM Development also is developing other multifamily infill housing projects, including a $20.5 million, 94-unit multifamily complex on Spokane’s lower South Hill, dubbed the Summit Apartments, and an $11 million, 78-unit complex in Spokane Valley, dubbed The Preserve on Park, the Journal previously reported.

The Timberline, a $3.3 million, 29-unit, three-story complex at 4911 S. Freya, in Spokane’s Moran Prairie neighborhood, is also in the works, Cochran says.

“It’s just super important to us to create housing that the people that serve us can afford to live in, and that it’s nice housing, fun housing, and locations people want to be,” he says.

*Project update

A 5,300-square-foot, three-unit townhouse building is under consideration for development at 3199 E. 10th, in Spokane's East Central neighborhood, a predevelopment application on file with the city of Spokane shows.

Spokane-based general contractor Profound Builders LLC purchased the property for $203,000 in January 2026. The company is also the contractor and owner of the project valued at $750,000, according to preliminary permit information.

Spokane Valley-based Spokane Home Plans LLC is the architect of record.

Plans for the two-story building include a covered entry and patio. The land for the townhouse project is currently vacant, Spokane County Assessor’s Office records show.