Real Estate & Construction

Spokane new-home starts are on the rise again

Dwindling inventory could lead to higher sale prices

May 19, 2016

The Spokane-area new-home market looks to be strong for the foreseeable future, some prominent homebuilders here say. In the first four months 2016, Spokane County and the cities of Spokane Valley issued a total 389 building permits for single-family hom

First building is going up in Deer Park development

Knight Construction, affiliates plan to relocate

May 5, 2016

Mike McLean

Construction has started on the first building planned in the new Deer Park Business & Industrial Center, about 15 miles north of Spokane. Knight Construction & Supply Inc., of Deer Park, is erecting a 30,000-square-foot manufacturing and office building

Citibrokers buys North Side office site

June 1 opening planned in former bank location

May 5, 2016

Mike McLean

Principals of Citibrokers LLC, a Spokane real estate brokerage, recently acquired a second office location at 1021 E. Hawthorne, on Spokane's North Side. The 1,600-square-foot building is the former site of an Inland Northwest Bank branch.

McCloskey Construction begins work on new North Side medical building

Company also constructing dental offices on West Plains

May 5, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

McCloskey Construction Inc., of Spokane, began work this week on a new two-story, 12,300-square-foot professional office building that will be occupied partly by physical and occupation therapy clinics. The building, which is expected to cost $2.5 milli

Vandervert Construction builds, converts lube centers for Valvoline

Fast-lube concern to test newest store design here

May 5, 2016

Mike McLean

Lexington, Ky.-based Valvoline Instant Oil Change has selected Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, to convert 70 former Oil Can Henry's Outlets to the Valvoline brand and to construct two new prototype lube centers in the Pacific Northwest, says A

Sprucing up near Steam Plant

Property manager says area around building needs facelift

May 5, 2016

Avista Development Inc., a subsidiary of Avista Corp., is in the early stages of discussing with city officials and downtown businesses possible efforts to improve the aesthetics around Steam Plant Square, which it owns. Spencer Sowl is Avista Developmen

YMCA considers development of South Hill facility

Nonprofit to recommend course later this month

May 5, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

YMCA of the Inland Northwest is looking into whether the organization should build a potentially large new exercise facility on Spokane's South Hill. It still is evaluating a recent market research study that indicates there may be a need for a new fa

New T-O Engineers office scores work on 10 projects

Firm currently employs 5 in Spokane, to add more

April 21, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Since opening its first Washington office here this past December, Meridian Idaho-based engineering firm T-O Engineers Inc. has started more than 10 projects in the Spokane area. J.R. Norvell, office manager for T-O Engineers Spokane office, says the co

Graham Construction awarded $1.6 million airport project

Convenience store work also to begin this summer

April 21, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane Airports has awarded Spokane-based Graham Construction & Management Inc. a $1.6 million contract for a parking operations garage at Spokane International Airport. Work is set to begin this month. The garage is expected to include about 6,400 sq

Idaho selects design team for joint higher-ed facility in Coeur d'Alene

Three colleges will share use of $9.7 million building

April 21, 2016

Mike McLean

The Idaho Department of Public Works has selected a team made up of H2A Architects PA, of Coeur d'Alene, and Integrus Architecture PS, of Spokane, to design a planned $9.7 million North Idaho Collaborative Education facility in Coeur d'Alene, says Ela