Real Estate & Construction

Reardan school remodel, expansion project looms

Work on hold while district waits for matching funds

July 20, 2017

A Reardan-Edwall School District project that will include extensive elementary school and gym renovations and construction of an addition connecting the elementary school and nearby high school is waiting only on action by the Washington state Legislatur

Three structures in works at Liberty Lake business park

Complex to have eight buildings in total

July 20, 2017

With three buildings already finished, Bill Betts, owner of Liberty Lake's McKinzie Business Park, says the next three buildings are currently on the drawing table in some form. Betts says he expects construction on the fourth building at the business

Hospice of North Idaho erects support building

$2.8 million project will add meeting space, staff offices

July 20, 2017

Mike McLean

Hospice of North Idaho is expanding its campus in Coeur d'Alene with a $2.8 million community building. The two-story, 15,200-square-foot structure will be located just south of the Schneidmiller Hospice House building at 2290 W. Prairie, in northwest

Universal Athletic opens showroom, office in Spokane Valley

Sports team outfitter hires six former Kimmel employees

July 20, 2017

Mike McLean

Universal Athletic Services, a Bozeman, Mont.-based team and league sporting goods supplier, has leased 2,700 square feet of space for a new showroom and sales office in the Spokane Business & Industrial Park, at 3808 N. Sullivan. Greg Miller, president

Brown Contracting erects apartment complex near UI

Identity on Main project value totals $19 million

July 20, 2017

Mike McLean

Spokane real estate development company Brown Contracting & Development Inc. is constructing a $19 million apartment complex near the University of Idaho campus in Moscow, says Scott Jay, the construction project manager. The Identity on Main apartment d

Elmer Construction thrives in midsized-project niche

Contractor focuses on jobs generally under $3 million

July 20, 2017

Mike McLean

J.W. Elmer Construction Co. has found its niche, and owner Rob Elmer says he's about as busy as he wants to be. The company specializes in commercial remodels, historical renovations, churches, medical offices, and multifamily housing, while focusing o

Waterfront condominium building to be constructed in Sandpoint

$5 million project will have 13 units near Sand Creek

July 20, 2017

Mike McLean

A North Idaho development company says it will break ground in the fall on a $5 million-plus waterfront condominium project in the Sandpoint city center, about 70 miles northeast of Spokane. The project, Sandcreek Lofts at Sandpoint Marina, will include

Spokane Arena food court expansion gets underway

Overall, about $1.7 million in improvements on tap

July 20, 2017

The Spokane Public Facilities District has begun upgrading food service areas in the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, located at 720 W. Mallon, and expects to complete the work by this fall. Kevin Twohig, CEO of the facilities district, says the changes

Dermatology clinic prepares for move to new location

Surgery center to offer outpatient procedures

July 20, 2017

Dermatology Specialists PLLC of Spokane is moving from the Providence Medical Center Building at 820 S. McClellan to 510 S. Cowley on Spokane's lower South Hill. Dermatology Specialists has been at its current location since 1987, says Charlie Reed, th

Valley library plans might receive new lease on life

City, district appear poised to extend facility agreement

July 20, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

The Spokane County Library District and the city of Spokane Valley are set to amend and extend an agreement that would allow for the construction of a library at the northeast corner of Sprague Avenue and Herald Street, just across Sprague from the new Ci