Real Estate & Construction

Apartment rents rise in Spokane area

Despite price hikes, cost burden here remains relatively level, data suggest

October 11, 2018

Housing costs are rising in Spokane County, but the most recent Spokane Community Indicators Initiative analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data indicates percentage of renters who spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing has remained relatively

A second home for Spokane's Ronald McDonald House

$17.5 million facility will have the capacity to host up to 34 additional families

October 11, 2018

Virginia Thomas

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland Northwest is building a $17.5 million additional housing facility, the nonprofit organization's first major expansion in 17 years.

The Journal's View: School, city bond measures should receive voter approval

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September 27, 2018

Staff Report

Spokane Public Schools has a proven track record of delivering on the promises it makes when trusted with tax money for capital projects. Consequently, voters should do what they've done repeatedly in recent years: Support the district's construction

Spokane Home Builders Association's Fall Festival of Homes kicks off

Annual event showcases community homebuilders

September 27, 2018

Samantha Peone

Over the next two weekends, the Spokane Home Builders Association will hold its 14th annual Fall Festival of Homes, says Joel White, executive director of the association. The festival will feature 30 homes throughout Spokane County built by 20 builders

Partners with Families buys Parametrix building

Nonprofit plans to expand service offerings in 2019

September 27, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane-based nonprofit Partners with Families & Children has purchased the former Taylor Engineering building at 106 W. Mission Avenue, which it plans to remodel as its new headquarters. Formed in 2003, Partners is a nonprofit with a mission to

Ponderosa Village signs two retail tenants

Doughnut shop, salon among prospects looking at new retail development

September 27, 2018

Samantha Peone

Doughnut shop Hello Sugar LLC and salon The Mix Salon & Day Spa LLC have been secured as tenants for the first phase of the Ponderosa Village retail development under construction in Spokane Valley, says Mike Tuntland, co-owner of Tuntland Enterprises LLC

Duluth Trading Co. builds store in Valley

15,700-square-foot space expected to open by May

September 27, 2018

Samantha Peone

A new 15,700-square-foot Duluth Trading Co. workwear and accessories retail store is in development in Spokane Valley, says Marc Cable, project manager with Illinois-based Interwork Architects Inc., the company that designed the project. The project site

Riverview prepares to open $7M memory care facility

New addition to retirement complex houses 20 more beds

September 27, 2018

Virginia Thomas

Spokane-based Riverview Retirement Community plans to open its new $7 million, 20-bed memory care facility next month. Spokane-based contractor Bouten Construction Co. recently completed constructing the 20,000-square-foot Riverview Memory Care facility

Business is booming in Spokane Valley

Sullivan Road area sees construction project cluster valued near $15 million

September 27, 2018

Samantha Peone

The ongoing redevelopment of the former Itron campus, construction of a new warehouse and a heavy equipment dealership nearby, and high occupancy rates at the Spokane Business & Industrial Park, together are spurring business growth in Spokane Valley's

2018 Rising Stars: Jordan Tampien

Law school grad finds passion in real estate development

September 13, 2018

Samantha Peone

Scott Isaak, owner of real estate holding company 5D Holdings LLC and owner of the Spokane's Sweeto Burrito chain, describes 34-year-old real estate agent Jordan Tampien as a cross between "Mr. Rogers, your favorite life insurance salesman, and your