Real Estate & Construction

Housing market prompts Realtor rebound

Number of real estate agents rises with home sales

July 14, 2016

With home sales increasing here, so too is the number of active real estate agents. Rob Higgins, executive officer of the Spokane Association of Realtors, says membership in the association has increased this year to about 1,700, up 6 percent from last

Pro Builders erects new building in Hillyard

Company to move from shared location nearby

July 14, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Pro Builders General Contractors LLC is constructing a new office building at 4445 N. Freya in Spokane's Hillyard neighborhood to serve as its new headquarters. Chad McDonald, who operates Pro Builders with his father, owner Terry McDonald, says the c

Keller Williams' growth in Spokane is outperforming the market

Brokerage trains, coaches agents as business owners

July 14, 2016

Mike McLean

Keller Williams Realty Spokane is enjoying rapid growth in agents and overall performance, says Chase Williams, team leader at the Spokane franchise of the Austin, Texas-based global real estate network. Last year, which was a strong year for the office,

Next phase of MLK Way extension to start

Work to cost $3.6 million, be completed by spring

July 14, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

The second phase of the city of Spokane's Martin Luther King Jr. Way extension project is expected to begin this week. The project, broken into three phases so far, is intended to provide a more efficient route for traffic moving along the south edge o

Brokers buy downtown Fusion Juice restaurant

Eatery will continue to offer smoothies, fresh-made food

July 14, 2016

Mike McLean

Dallas and Ellen Lightner and Ryan Towner, all of Spokane, have bought the assets of Fusion Juice of Spokane Inc. They plan to operate the independent restaurant in the James S. Black Building, at 107 S. Howard, as Spokane Fusion LLC. The restaurant occu

Restaurant project at Indiana-Monroe intersection shelved after city's input

Plan called for Burger King at former Shari's location

July 14, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Plans to develop a Burger King restaurant at the site of a former Shari's restaurant at the southwest corner of the busy intersection of Monroe Street, Indiana Avenue, and Northwest Boulevard have been shelved, sparking complaints from a commercial real

Appeals court rejects appraiser liability suit

Legal case involved Greg Jeffreys, West Plains land

July 14, 2016

A real estate developer can't hold an appraiser liable for overvaluing property if an appraisal wasn't conducted on the developer's behalf, a Spokane-based Washington state appellate court panel unanimously has reaffirmed in a case involving disgrac

Franklin Park Medical Center faces loan default

Trustee sale scheduled this week at courthouse

July 14, 2016

Mike McLean

The California-based owners of Franklin Park Medical Center, at 220 E. Rowan, have defaulted on a loan on the three-story medical office building, which is scheduled for a trustee's sale on Friday, July 15, at the Spokane County Courthouse. A notice

Yost Gallagher awarded South Hill apartment project

$9.3 million complex will have 72 living units in all

June 30, 2016

Mike McLean

Yost Gallagher Construction LLC, of Spokane, has been awarded the contract to construct a 72-unit, $9.3 million apartment complex on the South Hill, says Jeff Gallagher, the company's vice president. The complex, which Spokane-based Dave Black Propert

Lincoln Heights retail center gets $10.5 million refinancing

Newmark Realty arranges 20-year loan for borrower

June 30, 2016

Mike McLean

San Francisco-based Newmark Realty Capital Inc. has arranged $10.2 million in permanent financing for Lincoln Heights Shopping Center. Demetri Koston and Skip Slavin, vice presidents of Newmark, respectively based in Spokane and Seattle, arranged the loa