Real Estate & Construction

Industry veterans form Vista Title & Escrow

New company acquires assets of old Stewart office here

October 26, 2017

Vista Title & Escrow Co., a recently formed Spokane-based estate title and escrow company, has opened its first office. Jessica White, business development and sales manager for Vista Title, says the company was created last month by a group of local inv

Lars Gilberts: Connecting dots in the University District

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October 26, 2017

Linn Parish

When Lars Gilberts returned to Spokane earlier this year, he moved back to the middle of everything. As the executive director of the University District, Gilberts is leading the development and promotion of the burgeoning campus east of downtown Spoka

$13.7 million apartment complex planned in Hayden

Complex to have 96 units in Hayden Village first phase

October 26, 2017

Samantha Peone

The city of Hayden has issued building permits for a $13.7 million, 96-unit Villas at Hayden North apartment complex at the northwest corner of Lancaster Road and Vernon J. Baker Boulevard, in Hayden. The building permits are part of the first phase of a

Plans gel for Avista's Catalyst Project

Big complex on Sprague to have 685K square feet in all

October 26, 2017

New details of Avista Development's proposed Catalyst Project, slated for development in the University District, show a larger project than what was first publicly revealed. The entire project is expected to have four mixed-use commercial and resident

Otis building owner plans boutique hotel in downtown Spokane

Portland investor to breathe life into dormant building

October 26, 2017

Portland, Ore.-based real estate developer Curtis Rystadt plans to turn the long-shuttered, five-story Otis Hotel building in downtown Spokane into a 112 guest-room boutique hotel that will be affiliated with the Hotel Indigo brand. Rystadt says he's a

ESD 101 prepares to build new conference center on South Hill

$2.5 million addition planned at facility along Regal Street

October 12, 2017

Samantha Peone

Spokane-based NorthEast Washington Educational Service District 101, or ESD 101, plans to build a single-story, 7,900-square-foot conference center connected to its existing facility at 4202 S. Regal on the South Hill. The project's estimated cost is $

Neighborhood commercial buildings to be revived

West Central, Manito areas among those to benefit

October 12, 2017

Kelly Chadwick, owner of Spokane-based Spirit Pruners, says he's eager to begin the process of working with city planners as he prepares to establish a permanent home for his tree pruning business in a West Central neighborhood. Chadwick's effort to

Construction training school expands on West Plains

More space being added after enrollment doubles

October 12, 2017

Samantha Peone

Due to strong enrollment growth in its apprenticeship training programs, the Construction Industry Training Council is renovating and expanding its Eastern Washington training center for the second time in as many years. The Bellevue, Wash.-based vocati

Engineering a Zag expansion

Gonzaga's planned new science building puts total value of projects on campus at $115 million

October 12, 2017

Samantha Peone

Gonzaga University plans to build a new multistory building for both its College of Arts and Sciences and its School of Engineering and Applied Science, says Joe Poss, vice president for university advancement. Currently dubbed The Center for Integrated

Avista starts construction of $22 million facility in Spokane Valley

New center will replace aging building

October 12, 2017

Avista Corp. plans to break ground this week on a new $22 million building that will replace its 61-year-old natural gas facility in Spokane Valley. To be located at 2406 N. Dollar Road, the 88,000-square-foot Dollar Road Service Center will be four time