Real Estate & Construction

Retail center going up at Valley apartment complex

Commercial building part of Granite Pointe III project

February 2, 2017

Developers of the 184-unit Granite Pointe III apartment complex in Spokane Valley are constructing a 7,000-square-foot retail center that will front Mansfield Avenue and will be surrounded on three sides by apartment buildings. The Granite Pointe III pro

Court overturns ruling on 'Freddy Park'

Dispute involves road through dedicated open space

February 2, 2017

A Washington state appellate court panel here again has reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that Spokane County commissioners improperly authorized the construction of a road through dedicated parkland in the Wandermere area north of Spokane.

North 40 eyes new store on western edge of Spokane

Farm-and-ranch store chain files early plans

February 2, 2017

Mike McLean

North 40 Outfitters, the Great Falls, Mont.-based chain of farm-and-ranch stores, is considering constructing a new store on the western edge of Spokane, less than a mile from vacant land the company bought more than four years ago in Airway Heights. Dre

Bernardo|Wills, Garco join on $42.5 million project

Team to build complex at Lewis-McChord joint base

January 19, 2017

Mike McLean

Bernardo|Wills Architects PC and Garco Construction Inc., both of Spokane, have teamed up to secure a $42.5 million project at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, in Western Washington, says Gretchen Renz, a spokeswoman for Bernardo|Wills. Under the design-build co

Deer Park pet grooming business builds new home

Facility designed to handle large dogs, segregate cats

January 19, 2017

Leslie Stansbury, owner of Grrs 'n' Purrs Grooming Inc., plans to make her current location her last. Stansbury and her husband, Dan Stansbury, recently developed an 1,800-square-foot building at 212 W. South in Deer Park to house the 25-year-old pet

Central Valley School District plans $129.9 million bond measure

New high school, two other big projects eyed

January 19, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

The Central Valley School District has begun planning for three new projects in 2018, one of which is the long-awaited construction of a third high school. Marla Nunberg Genther, director of communications for the district, says the school board voted

Muneris to build temporary housing for cancer patients

Project being sponsored by nonprofit foundation

January 19, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Muneris Inc., a small Spokane Valley-based general contractor specializing in modular home construction, is the contractor for an upcoming project to create four townhome-style living units for the Anna Schindler Foundation, a nonprofit organization here.

Preparing for Spokane's future

Projects revitalizing city, encouraging investment, planning director Key says

January 19, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

It's only been a year since Lisa Key started her position as director of planning for the city of Spokane, but within that time, she says she's been on the front lines of some big changes, particularly downtown and in the U District. 'Projects tha

Work set to start on $9.6 million tank project

Halme Construction wins job next to Liberty Park

January 19, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

The City of Spokane soon will begin construction of a 2-million gallon combined sewer overflow tank, just west of Liberty Park, where Third Avenue passes under Interstate 90. Marlene Feist, city of Spokane spokeswoman, says the $9.6 million project has