Real Estate & Construction

After 35 years, Beacon Hill development to get water service

Permit issued to build 57K-gallon storage tank

August 31, 2023

After 35 years of trying to get the Beacon Hill planned unit development off the ground, developer Pete Rayner says construction of up to 3,000 residential units at the East Spokane site can move forward now that water will be accessible to the site.

Permits filed for Vineyard Park assisted-living facility

The 123-unit complex is valued at $21.7M

August 17, 2023

Erica Bullock

Newport Spokane LLC, a San Pedro, California-based real estate development company, has applied for a commercial building permit for the construction of Vineyard Park, a $21.7 million, 123-unit assisted-living facility, permits on file with the city of

West Side developer plans workforce housing in Spokane

South Hill, Logan-area projects set; Oldivai eyes 300 living units here in next two years

August 17, 2023

Erica Bullock

The key to bringing a three-story, 10-unit housing complex to market in Spokane by the end of the year is modular construction, says John Milne, CEO at Oldivai Capital LLC. The Snoqualmie, Washington-based workforce housing developer recently broke

Meet & Greet with Windermere Real Estate's Scott Wetzel

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August 17, 2023

Karina Elias

Scott Wetzel, CEO, president, and owner of Spokane-based Windermere Mountain West LLC, has been named chief development officer for the Seattle-based Windermere Real Estate. Wetzel retains his present role at Windermere Mountain West, which does

Lakes Highway District to build facility near Hayden

Five-building complex to house total of 50K square feet of space

August 3, 2023

Erica Bullock

Lakes Highway District is planning a five-building complex on undeveloped land about six miles south of Silverwood Theme Park in North Idaho, according to permit application information on file with Kootenai County.

Lydig chosen for $22.8M Avista Stadium project

Work set to begin after Spokane County Fair

August 3, 2023

Karina Elias

Spokane County Commissioners have selected Lydig Construction Inc., of Spokane, as the general contractor for the $22.8 million renovation project at Avista Stadium, says Chris Duff, president of the Spokane Indians Baseball Club.

MultiCare buys land for future development

30-acre site secured north of Kaiser's old Mead Works smelter

August 3, 2023

Erica Bullock

MultiCare Health System has purchased 30 acres of vacant land just north of Spokane. Kevin Maloney, Inland Northwest media relations manager for the Tacoma, Washington-based health care provider, says the site eventually will be home to a project that

Johnston Engineering establishes new headquarters

Following move, firm doubles staff, secures research testing space

July 20, 2023

Karina Elias

Johnston Engineering PLLC's office at 1815 E. Trent in Spokane's East Central neighborhood is undergoing an estimated $250,000 in renovations, says Andy Johnston, owner of the firm. Johnston drew the architectural design for the 3,000-square-foot

Trio of warehouses to be converted into church

Plans for sanctuary show 550-person max capacity

July 20, 2023

Karina Elias

The Vintage Faith Community, a Christian organization that operates here as Soma Spokane, plans to remodel three attached warehouses and convert them into a religious facility, according to a pre-development application submitted to the city of Spokane.

Broadway Foods, laundromat to be built in West Central area

New Broadway Foods will be constructed at original store's location

July 20, 2023

Dylan Harris

Spokane-based Boone Express LLC is planning two new projects-a neighborhood market and a laundromat-on west Broadway Avenue, in Spokane's West Central neighborhood, according to two building permit applications. A new Broadway Foods store is bein