Real Estate & Construction

Beacon of progress at Beacon Hill

Work begins on big development near Hillyard after years of delays

October 10, 2019

For nearly 31 years, the Beacon Hill development has been a dream of Spokane developer Pete Rayner. After years of bumps and stalls, the 200-acre development near Spokane's Hillyard neighborhood appears to be becoming a reality. Located on a

15th annual Fall Festival of Homes kicks off this weekend

Local builders spotlight 30 newly-constructed homes throughout county

September 26, 2019

Virginia Thomas

The Spokane Home Builders Association is holding its 15th annual Fall Festival of Homes over the next two weekends. SHBA executive officer Joel White says the festival will feature 30 homes newly constructed by 19 different builders

Kiemle Hagood gains presence in Moscow

Agency adds commercial services in Palouse area

September 26, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Spokane-based real estate brokerage company Kiemle Hagood has merged Moscow, Idaho-based Palouse Commercial Real Estate's brokerage services into its operations in a move to expand its services to the Palouse region, says Casey Brazil

McKinstry to relocate its fabrication facility

Medical school building planned at company's light industrial complex

September 26, 2019

Kevin Blocker

Seattle-based McKinstry Co. says it's looking to secure a new location for its fabrication shop that occupies the site where the company plans to build a new medical school building.

Orchard Crest begins memory care expansion

$17.5 million, 48-unit facility expected to be completed in late 2020, owners say

September 26, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Orchard Crest Retirement Community has started its next big expansion, a $17.5 million memory care facility located on its property at 222 N. Evergreen Road, in Spokane Valley.

Number of homes sold in Spokane area falls, prices climb

Inventory low, however, as counting method changed

September 12, 2019

Virginia Thomas

The Spokane Association of Realtors monthly home sales report for August shows that the number of units sold is down, while sale prices are up, consistent with the trend tracked throughout the year. August sales of single-family homes on less than

Seattle architecture firm opens office in Spokane

CollinsWoerman selected for GU-UW med building

September 12, 2019

Kevin Blocker

Fresh off being selected as one of the project architects for the new $60 million University of Washington School of Medicine-Gonzaga University Regional Health Partnership health sciences building, Seattle-based CollinsWoerman architecture firm has

Spokane Business & Industrial Park plans first big expansion since 2012

Crown West to begin work on $7.6M office, warehouse building

September 12, 2019

Natasha Nellis

The Spokane Business & Industrial Park is eying its next big expansion, says Dean Stuart, executive of Crown West Realty LLC, which owns and manages the park. The 45-building business park is planning a new $7.6 million, 120,000-square-foot office and

2019 Rising Stars: Rosemary Warnick

Owner works with investors to 'make Spokane better'

September 12, 2019

Mike McLean

Rosemary Warnick, owner and president of Premier 1031 Inc., says she became a business owner almost by necessity, after her mentor died, leaving a void in service providers for Spokane-area commercial real estate transactions known as 1031 exchanges.

2019 Rising Stars: Lacy Crowder

Tenacious real estate CFO has passion for startups

September 12, 2019

Natasha Nellis

'A shooting star,â€ says Tom Simpson. 'She travels fast, she's bold, leaves a trail, and she lights up the room.â€ It's easy to see why these words come without hesitation about the 31-year-old Lacy Crowder, though she's more apt to describe