Real Estate & Construction

A. The Journal's View: Collaboration encouraging in affordable housing issue

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July 30, 2020

It's encouraging that landlord and tenant representatives here are working together during the coronavirus crisis by seeking rental assistance to keep tenants in their homes during this time of widespread loss of employment and income.

Olive Garden restaurant moves forward in Valley

Company demolishes old Hong Kong Buffet eatery

July 30, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Orlando, Florida-based Italian restaurant chain Olive Garden is planning a new 7,800-square-foot restaurant near the Spokane Valley Mall, at the site of the former Hong Kong Buffet restaurant, which closed in mid-March.

Around Town

Real Estate Transactions and Other Business Moves in the Inland Northwest

July 30, 2020

Staff Report

Spokane-based Kancor LLC has purchased the 1.5-acre Bowdish RV Storage facility at 503 N. Bowdish Road as an investment. Rob Kannapien, of Coldwell Banker Commercial Schneidmiller Realty, and John Leland, of Re/Max Inland Empire, handled the transaction.

Jim Van LÃ¶ben Sels to take reins at Mt. Spokane ski park

Longtime Arbor Crest GM had stepped back earlier from family business role

July 30, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Jim van LÃ¶ben Sels is trading one passion for another. After having spent most of the past two decades as general manager at Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, van LÃ¶ben Sels recently accepted a similar position at Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park.

Portland developer advances U District housing plans

Company could start work this fall on $20M project

July 30, 2020

Natasha Nellis

A Portland-based development company could break ground on its planned $20 million Boxcar Apartments in the University District as early as October, says managing partner Tom Cody. The company, Project PDX

Barker Storage begins work on 10-acre storage facility

Project also includes spaces for boats, RVs

July 16, 2020

Kevin Blocker

A family-owned investment company is developing a storage unit business that also will allocate space for storing boats and recreational vehicles. Barker Storage LLC broke ground last week on its planned $5.5 million self-storage project to be located

Western States Equipment plans Liberty Lake facility

Work expected to start soon, finish in 2022

July 16, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Boise, Idaho-based Western States Equipment Co. plans to build a 127,400-square-foot heavy equipment dealership in Liberty Lake, according to planning documents on file with the city. Site plans show the heavy equipment dealer is planning a four-building

Spokane homes sales just off last year's pace in first half of 2020

Median closed price up 10% year-to-date

July 16, 2020

Kevin Blocker

The number of homes sold through the Spokane Association of Realtors' Multiple Listing Service is down 1% through the first six months of this year, compared with first half of 2019. The MLS reports 3,261 single-family homes and condos on less than

Hearing examiner OKs Gun Club request

Decision appeals will be accepted until July 28

July 16, 2020

Natasha Nellis

The Spokane County Hearing Examiner has approved the Spokane Gun Club's application for a conditional-use permit to build a gun range on the West Plains. The hearing examiner handed down his decision on July 1. Spokane Gun Club officer Dave McCann

StorhÃ¤ug keeps pace with civil engineering

Well-established firm handles many projects

July 16, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Jerry StorhÃ¤ug, cofounder and principal of the Spokane civil engineering company StorhÃ¤ug Engineering Inc., started his own business in 1993 because he wanted fewer managerial duties and wanted to interact more closely with clients. His son, Austin