Real Estate & Construction

Offsite construction helps scale up housing projects

Needs changing in light of pandemic's duration

November 19, 2020

While many questions about the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic remain unclear, at least one thing is certain: its impact on the housing market has thrown an already-critical housing shortage into even sharper focus. Prior to the pandemic, a U.

Landscape architecture firm AHBL plans to grow

Company keeps emphasis on green infrastructure

November 19, 2020

Natasha Nellis

AHBL Inc., a pioneer of the green infrastructure adoption in Spokane County, has seen expansive growth in recent years, and a company official says it's on track to see its strongest year ever.

SCC's Old Main building made sustainable through its reinvention

High-tech features give promising future to venerable building

November 19, 2020

Jeff Hyslop

Affectionately referred to as 'Old Main,â€ the Spokane Community College main building has been a well-used classroom space for years. The original structure served a steady stream of students and community members for nearly seven decades.

Mygrant Glass looks to build big facility in Spokane Valley

Wholesaler hopes to erect 105K-square-foot building

November 19, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Mygrant Glass Co., a California automotive wholesaler with a facility in Spokane Valley, has submitted a commercial building permit application for a new building with an estimated price tag to exceed $8 million.

Idaho car wash developer to return to Spokane market

Metro Express scheduled to open early next year

November 19, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Veteran Boise-based car wash owner and operator Bill Martin doesn't think he's ever been this busy. 'There's a rate of growth in the industry that's never been seen before,â€ Martin says.

Patsy Clark Mansion changes hands

$2M transaction includes carriage house, neighboring duplex

November 19, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Spokane investment group Patsy Clark LLC has purchased the 130-year-old Patsy Clark Mansion, at 2208 W. Second, in Browne's Addition. Steve DeWalt, the governing agent for Patsy Clark LLC, couldn't be reached immediately for comment.

Man Shop to build corporate headquarters on Spokane's North Side

Restaurants & Retail

November 19, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Blue-Chip Alliance LLC, which operates The Man Shop barbershops in the Spokane area, plans to construct its own corporate headquarters building, with capacity for additional retail tenants.

Pair of developers leave their tracks across West Plains

Edwards, Thompson noted as real estate pioneers

November 19, 2020

Kevin Blocker

It wasn't what was in Airway Heights that drew Spokane-area investor Dick Edwards to buy large chunks of land on the West Plains through the years. It's what surrounded the area that caught his eye. 'It was the interstate, a pair of interchanges

$8 million commercial complex planned in Liberty Lake

Liberty Lake complex developer plans to add retail or office buildings

November 19, 2020

Virginia Thomas

A new $8 million development at the southwest corner of Country Vista Drive and Whitman Lane is expected to bring a pediatric dental office, a Mexican cuisine restaurant, and retail space to Liberty Lake.

Flexibility is key to school design in current environment

Hand hygiene stations are common feature now, Spokane architects say

November 19, 2020

Virginia Thomas

Those involved in overseeing projects and creating designs for school buildings say adaptability and a focus on infrastructure such as ventilation are essential as more students return to in-person classes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.