Real Estate & Construction

Community Frameworks readies for $6.6 million project

Housing nonprofit plans to build 43-unit complex

June 6, 2019

Community Frameworks, a nonprofit low-income housing provider, has submitted a predevelopment application to the city of Spokane for an envisioned 43-unit low-income residential complex that would be developed on a 1-acre site on the 400 and 500 blocks

Duplex, townhome activity could rise amid infill push in Spokane

Condos could see boost following 10-year drought

June 6, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Spokane County is experiencing a slight increase in construction of duplexes and townhouses, a trend that some local experts say is likely to continue as the city of Spokane looks to boost infill development and smaller investors seek to develop

A first look at Canopy Credit Union's new look

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June 6, 2019

Writer Guest

This rendering from HDG Architecture provides a first look at Spokane Federal Credit Union's rebrand to Canopy Credit Union, which will take effect July 22. The credit union is constructing a new branch at 13015 E. Sprague, in Spokane Valley.

Yakima investor buys 1889 Building in downtown Spokane

CitiBrokers said to be planning to move out of historic structure

June 6, 2019

Natasha Nellis

The historic 1889 Building, located at the southeast corner of Main Avenue and Stevens Street in downtown Spokane, has sold for $1.37 million to a real estate investment company based in Yakima.

Schweitzer Engineering to construct new events center

Project at Pullman HQ slated to be completed by early summer 2021

June 6, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Pullman-based Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc. plans to build a new, roughly 80,000-square-foot event center, nearly four times the size of its existing event center, on the southeastern portion of its Pullman campus.

Two INW animal hospitals plan for new buildings

Established businesses both cite need to expand

June 6, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

Two of the region's well-established animal hospitals each have plans to start construction on new building projects in the coming months.

Cluster of projects bolster downtown Spokane's west end

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June 6, 2019

Natasha Nellis

The $50 million in new projects first reported last year on the west end of downtown Spokane are being completed or are well underway.

Haystack Heights hopes to bring first cohousing development to Spokane

Cohousing group aims for spring 2020 construction

June 6, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

A new community called Haystack Heights, which organizers say will introduce the cohousing lifestyle to Spokane, is about to take shape on a 3-acre property near Spokane's South Perry District.

Spokane housing market undergoes a remodel ramp-up

Dearth of listings fuels rise in demand for major renovations in Spokane, experts say

June 6, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Spokane-area inventory of homes for sale has declined steadily over the past five years, and since then, the number of major home renovations has increased, say local experts.

Spokane-area foreclosures decline further

Observers here call uptick in April nothing but noise

June 6, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Recent data released by Irvine, California-based real estate research company Attom Data Solutions show foreclosure rates for Spokane County, already at a historic low, continued their downward trend for the first quarter of 2019, a trend Spokane market