Real Estate & Construction

Lanzce Douglass buys land downtown

High-rise projects proposed previously at old Midas site

March 29, 2018

Riverpoint Campus Apartments LLC, a company owned by Spokane developer Lanzce Douglass, has purchased the former Downtown Midas Muffler site at the southeast corner of Division Street and Spokane Falls Boulevard, says Ryan Layton, a commercial real estate

Hotel Indigo is still a go in downtown Spokane

Former Otis interior is about two-thirds demolished

March 29, 2018

When reached by phone by the Journal, Portland, Ore.-based real estate developer Curtis Rystadt was standing in line at Portland International Airport waiting to a board a plane to Atlanta for a kickoff party Hotel Indigo was throwing for owners and soon-

Riverfront Park work proceeds

Focus now shifts to design, work on pavilion, promenade

March 29, 2018

The most visible places where the general public can see changes to Riverfront Park downtown are along and around the areas of west Spokane Falls Boulevard and north Washington Street. Along those two streets, and through the southern portion of the park

Ridpath apartments near completion

Construction expected to wrap up in June

March 29, 2018

Samantha Peone

The long-planned $22 million redevelopment project at the former Ridpath Hotel location's 13-story Ridpath Tower, at 515 W. Sprague, and the attached four-story east annex known as the 'Yâ€ building is expected to be completed within a few months. S

The M building to be entirely finished by October

First residential units to be ready for move-in this May

March 29, 2018

Doug Yost, director of real estate investments for Spokane-based Centennial Real Estate Investments, says he expects all work at The M, the former Macy's building at 608 W. Main downtown, to be completed by October. However, Yost says plans call for th

Gonzaga to add to its campus facilities this year

University hopes to begin $48 million project in spring

March 29, 2018

Samantha Peone

Gonzaga University plans this year to begin building a roughly $48 million building for both its College of Arts and Science and its School of Engineering and Applied Science. Named the Center for Integrated Sciences and Engineering, the 80,000-square-f

U District walking bridge slated for fall opening

Structure to provide route between Sprague, campus

March 29, 2018

The most visible signs to date for construction of the 450-foot long span, 120-foot-high central arch University District pedestrian bridge recently emerged with the erecting of towering concrete columns needed to support the bridge. Cost of the $15.4 mi

Work on Catalyst building to start next fall

150K-square-foot building slated for 2020 completion

March 29, 2018

Construction is scheduled to begin in the fall on the Catalyst Building, which will house three academic departments for Eastern Washington University beginning in 2020. EWU plans to move its computer science, electrical engineering, and visual communica

2018 is shaping up as strong construction year

Projects in early planning stage ahead of 2017 pace

March 29, 2018

Mike McLean

Coming off a record year for construction values for projects permitted throughout Spokane County in 2017, ongoing and planned projects are pointing toward another strong construction year in 2018. Building permit values for Spokane County and the cities

Etailz to lease part of old Itron headquarters in Spokane Valley

Online retailer will quadruple its space with move to Valley

March 29, 2018

Samantha Peone

Spokane-born online retailer etailz Inc. plans to move its operations in the University District to the former Itron Inc. headquarters building in Spokane Valley, following renovations currently underway, says Mary Miller, etailz's chief revenue and mar