Real Estate & Construction

$15 million-plus office complex eyed along Spokane River

Project near U-District to include four buildings

January 15, 2015

Spokane developer and contractor Eric Brown says he plans to construct a $15 million-plus office complex near the south bank of the Spokane River, on the eastern edge of the University District. The project, tentatively named Spokane River Properties Dev

120-unit rental complex set to start on South Hill

Whitewater Creek permitted to begin $16 million project

December 18, 2014

Mike McLean

Hayden-based developer and contractor Whitewater Creek Inc. has obtained permits from Spokane County to begin construction of the first of two $16 million affordable-housing projects it has planned on the South Hill. The 120-unit Summit Ridge Apartments

Downtown auto service garage buys own building

Mechanic's Pride's move due to big Lexus project

December 18, 2014

Mike McLean

Mechanic's Pride Tire & Automotive Inc., a Spokane-based auto service business, has bought a 13,600-square-foot, single-story building at the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Jefferson Street and plans to move there from its longtime flagship locat

STA moves forward with West Plains transit project

Organization also slated to vote on 10-year plan

December 18, 2014

Katie Ross

Spokane Transit Authority is moving forward with its plans for an envisioned $14.8 million West Plains Transit Center, including applying for funding and contracting for the design of the facility, says Karl Otterstrom, STA's director of planning. The

Cd'A approves building permits for $20 million tower

Downtown project to have 60 living units

December 18, 2014

Mike McLean

The city of Coeur d'Alene has issued building permits to an Aspen, Colo.-based real estate development concern that give it the go-ahead to construct a $20 million, 15-story high-rise. The development company, One Lakeside LLC, which owns the 20,000-sq

Contractors eye strong start to construction season

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December 18, 2014

Mike McLean

Some construction observers here say the industry is poised for a strong start in 2015. Contractors are starting to compile a backlog of work that will carry them further into the new year than backlogs of the last few post-recession years, says Wayne Br

Real estate market signs point to consistent growth

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December 18, 2014

Mike McLean

With individual sectors of the real estate market described as improving to 'darn goodâ€ this year, some market observers are anticipating sustained growth in sales and leases in 2015.

One floor of courthouse to undergo refurbishing

Family law courtroom to move to second leve

December 4, 2014

Judith Spitzer

National Native American Construction Inc., a Coeur d'Alene-based, minority-owned construction company, started work last week on a $714,000 remodel of part of the Spokane County Courthouse's second floor. Located at 1116 W. Broadway, the courthouse

CHAS buys multitenant building, plans new clinic

Valley operation will be nonprofit's 12th overall

December 4, 2014

Mike McLean

Community Health Association of Spokane, a Spokane-based nonprofit health services provider, has bought a multitenant building in Spokane Valley and plans to open its second Valley clinic in a portion of it, says Kelley Halverson, a CHAS spokeswoman. Hal

School Employees Credit Union buys Valley building for branch move

New space closer to big retailers, freeway access

December 4, 2014

Mike McLean

School Employees Credit Union of Washington has bought a building in Spokane Valley and plans to move its lone Eastern Washington branch there from near downtown Spokane, says Sherry Lotze, a spokeswoman for the Seattle-based credit union. The new locati