Special Report

Mixed-use structure slated to be built in Perry district

Construction to start this fall on two-story, $1.3 million building
Treva Lind
Spokane-based KCLH LLC says it plans to develop a two-story, 13,000-square-foot mixed-use building in the South Perry Business District, on Spokane's South Hill, that currently is envisioned to house a mix of commercial and residential project site
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—Rendering courtesy of BNBuilders

Spokane team set to expand WSU apartment complex

$16 million project will upgrade, add 17 units to Chief Joseph Village
Mike McLean
A Spokane-based construction team has started work on a $16 million renovation and expansion of the Chief Joseph Village apartment complex on the Washington State University campus, in Pullman, says Louise Sweeney, a project manager for the Spokane
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

STCU readies new branch project at Cd'A retail center

Credit union here has two other projects under way, planned in Spokane area
Treva Lind
Spokane Teachers Credit Union, of Liberty Lake, says it will begin construction within the next 18 months on a branch at The CrossRoads Coeur d'Alene retail center, which will have a WinCo Foods outlet as the anchor store.In the retail complex,
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Ginno wins $4.2 million job to renovate school in Cd'A

Work includes classroom remodel, new library, lab, gym at Bryan Elementary
Mike McLean
The Coeur d'Alene School District has awarded Ginno Construction, of Coeur d'Alene, a $4.2 million contract to remodel and expand Bryan Elementary School, says Laura Rumpler, a district spokeswoman.The project will include remodeling the complex
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Cd'A developer to build 20 rental homes on 1.6-acre lot

Pocket-house designation for land use encourages infill on some city parcels
Mike McLean
Coeur d'Alene residential developer Jon Harper, doing business as Qualitas Co., has obtained building permits to construct 20 small rental homes on a 1.6-acre lot.The project site is located at 3516 N. Mountain Lane, north of Lunceford Avenue, a
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Delaney Apartments get $3.5 million renovation

Upgrades are under way at eight-story structure on east end of downtown
Mike McLean
Catholic Charities of Spokane, a prominent social-service nonprofit here, is renovating the Delaney Apartments, one of its largest residential holdings downtown, says Glori Houston, the charity's housing director.The $3.5 million construction to
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—Staff photo by Treva Lind

Call Realty answers growth in rental home inventory

Having picked up units in downturn, company sees property trends shift
Treva Lind
Call Realty Inc., a Spokane Valley property management company, says it's experiencing steady tenant activity following a sustained period of growth in the number of rental properties it represents.The company first bolstered its inventory in of
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INW is tops in home affordability

High rating said to show middle-income families can buy homes in market
Mike McLean
Spokane County has topped a homebuyer affordability index for three quarters among metropolitan housing markets around the state, says Glen Crellin, associate director of the University of Washington Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies.In for
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Home sales hit 6 1/2-year high nationally, rise here

Activity increased locally, nationally by double digits in August, Realtor data say
Staff Report
Existing-home sales increased in August and reached the highest level in 6 1/2 years, while the median price achieved nine consecutive months of double-digit year-over-year increases, National Association of Realtors data which are completed that
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—Rendering courtesy of Eric Hedlund Design LLC

A first look at the planned convention hotel - Art only

The Worthy Group, a company formed here by Walt and Karen Worthy, has started site work for an envisioned 15-story, 721-room convention center hotel, depicted in this preliminary rendering, and 900-space parking garage. The company bought a city is
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