Harbor Offshore Inc., a Ventura, Calif.-based marine-construction diving contractor, has bought the building and land currently occupied by The Boat Shop, in Spokane Valley.

Gloria Steen-voorden says she and her husband, Frank, are retiring after owning and operating The Boat Shop, at 11624 E. Montgomery, for 13 years.

Steenvoorden says Harbor Offshore will occupy the property next week.

The property includes an 11,100-square-foot warehouse and shop building on 1.3 acres of land, where The Boat Shop has been selling Monterey runabouts, Alumacraft and Raider fishing boats, and Premier and Palm Beach pontoon boats.

The dealership also has been handling Honda and Mercury outboard motors, and Volvo, Penta, and Mercruiser inboard/outboard engines.

The Boat Shop’s other services are boat accessory retail sales, custom canvass top making, and boat repair and servicing.

Harbor Offshore will move its Spokane office from smaller, leased quarters at 3937 E. Boone, says Sharmi Layne, the company’s Spokane-based project coordinator. Harbor Offshore currently has about 10 employees based in the Spokane office, who work on projects in Eastern and Central Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon, Layne says.

“We work on a lot of dams in the area and along the Columbia and Snake Rivers,” she says.

Harbor Offshore also has offices in Seattle, and Kona, Hawaii.

Spokane commercial brokers Matthew Byrd, of Sperry Van Ness Cornerstone, and Mark Lucas, of Kiemle & Hagood Co., negotiated the real estate transaction.

Industrial

Patrick and Susan DeVries, owners of DeVries Business Records Management Inc., have bought a 44,000 square-foot, two-story warehouse at 1015 N. Dyer Road to expand the company’s commercial records center. Matthew Byrd, of Sperry Van Ness Cornerstone, and James Quigley, of Kiemle & Hagood Co., handled the transaction. DeVries Business Records Management Inc. is based at 601 E. Pacific.

Far West Agribusiness Association, a nonprofit that focuses on enhancing safety and business environments for the fertilizer and agricultural chemical industries, has bought a 5,000-square-foot industrial building formerly occupied by Kersey Mobility Systems Inc., at 5805 W. Thorpe Road, and has moved its Spokane-area office there from leased quarters at 1717 S. Rustle. Drew Ulrick, of NAI Black, and Matthew Byrd, of Sperry Van Ness Cornerstone, handled the transaction.

Lamination Technologies Industries Inc., a White City, Ore.-based manufacturer of laminated panels, doors, and decorative components, has leased 40,000 square feet of space in the Spokane Business & Industrial Park, at 3808 N. Sullivan Road, and has moved its Spokane-area operations there from similar-sized quarters at 1611 N. Molter Road. Chase Breckner, of Crown West Realty LLC, handled the lease.

Youth Services

Christian Youth Theater, a performing-arts nonprofit, has leased 10,000 square feet of space at 3917 E. Main after having lost its lease at 6025 E. Mansfield. Doug Byrd, of Byrd Real Estate Group LLC, and Cody George, of Kiemle & Hagood Co., handled the transaction.

Built It Athletix LLC, a Spokane Valley competitive cheerleading program, has leased 7,000 square feet of space at 5615 E. Broadway and has moved there from larger quarters at 1415 N. Thierman Road. Jody Johnson and James S. Black III, both of NAI Black, handled the transaction.

Office

H&R Block, the Kansas City, Mo.-based tax preparation company, has leased 1,300 square feet of space in a multitenant retail center at 9827 E. Sprague. Chris Bell, of NAI Black, handled the lease.

Spokane Regional Transportation Council, a metropolitan planning organization, has leased 4,300 square feet of office space on the fifth floor of the Paulsen Center, at 421 W. Riverside, and plans to move there next year from the Intermodal Center, at 221 W. First, after tenant improvements are completed. Jeff McGougan, of NAI Black, handled the transaction.

Stolen Images Photography, a new photography studio, has leased 400 square feet of space in the office lofts at Gina’s Design Center, at 811 W. Second. Tim Kestell and Marc Mowrer, both of Kiemle & Hagood Co., handled the transaction.

Retail

Candace Olson, who does business as Lasting Beauty LLC, has leased a 700-square-foot retail building at 9406 E. Sprague for a new beauty salon. Mike King, of NAI Black, handled the lease.