Real Estate & Construction

Aspen Homes builds its first apartment complex

Four-building project in Cd'A expected to be completed this spring

January 16, 2020

For the first time in its 20-plus years in business, Coeur d'Alene-based Aspen Homes & Development LLC soon will add custom-design apartment complex to its portfolio of work.

Thermal imagery business heats up

Western Unmanned Aerial Systems uses drones to assess roof defects

January 16, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Thomas Ethen's diverse resume through the years has led to the one job he finds to be most enjoyable of all: remote pilot in command-more commonly known as drone pilot.

Safe at home: Realtors must consider personal safety when showing houses

Incidences are unusual, but agents can be targets

January 16, 2020

Virginia Thomas

In 2013, the Yakima Herald reported the brutal assault of Yakima real estate broker Vern Holbrook at a rural home he was showing to a couple who posed as potential buyers.

$290 million-plus in public projects to start this year

Bridges, water expected to drive projects despite potential I-976 disruption

January 16, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Even though the passage of Initiative 976 and its subsequent court challenge have left some public projects up in the air, 2020 is expected to be another strong year of public work, with more than $290 million in activity expected to begin this year

Stockton family plans next U District development

Project envisioned near its other properties in the Gonzaga neighborhood

January 16, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Spokane-based development company Philomena LLC, which is led by Spokane native and basketball legend John Stockton, is planning a mixed-use facility at the site of the former state emissions testing facility at 920 N. Hamilton

Mainstream Electric to move to Spokane Valley

Company expects increase in revenue

December 19, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Mainstream Electric Inc., an electric, heating, cooling, and plumbing company, has found a new home in Spokane Valley. The company, located in Post Falls for now, had outgrown its space, says Todd Damschen, who co-owns the business with his wife, Elaine.

Dollar Fulfillment purchase land in Post Falls

E-commerce company buys parcel adjacent to site for NanaMacs

December 19, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Hayden-based ecommerce fulfillment company Dollar Fulfillment has purchased 5 acres of land in the Bighorn Industrial Park, just off Hargrave Avenue in west Post Falls. Founder and CEO Jason Macek declines to comment on plans for the newly acquired land.

Construction sector could see modest easing next year

Labor shortages persist, as does uncertainty about effects of I-976

December 19, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Cheryl Stewart contends that 2020 will be another strong year for the commercial construction industry, albeit not as strong as 2019. 'Everybody is sitting back watching for a recession,â€ says Stewart, executive director of the Inland Northwest

Spokane real estate activity in 2020 to mirror '19

Demand for office space expected to increase

December 19, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Sales of single-family homes and condos are expected to slow even more in the coming year as supply continues to lag behind demand, say area experts. Rob Higgins, executive vice president of the Spokane Association of Realtors, expects the real estate

Plans for River Bend waterfront complex expanded

Scope grows, value totals $45M, documents show

December 19, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Sagamore Capital has doubled the scope of its planned River Bend waterfront multifamily community in Spokane's University District, with the addition of two multifamily housing buildings to the plans. A representative of the Phoenix-based development