Real Estate & Construction

Spokane Valley roads budget boosted with new fee

$20 vehicle registration tax will add $2.8M for projects in first 12 months

January 18, 2024

Erica Bullock

A sustainable revenue source for Spokane Valley road maintenance has been approved to go into effect this July.

Shining light on solar panel installation practices

Dishonest sales tactics, improper installations increase calls for consumer protections

January 18, 2024

Dylan Harris

Concerns over unethical sales tactics and improper installations in the solar panel industry have ushered in proposed legislation for consumer protections.

Fund launched to preserve nonprofit buildings in Spokane

Schools, churches among buildings that will qualify

January 18, 2024

Dylan Harris

Spokane Preservation Advocates has launched a new fund to cover the cost of adding buildings owned by nonprofits to the Spokane Register of Historic Places.

Multifamily project to add 192 units near Mead

Lanzce Douglass development valued at $14 million

January 18, 2024

Erica Bullock

Spokane developer Lanzce Douglass is planning a four-building apartment complex with 192 living units north of Spokane.

Value of oil, mineral rights can be hard to ascertain

Ownership of complex assets raises likelihood of multiple probates

January 18, 2024

Beau Ruff

Ownership of oil and mineral rights adds complexity to an estate plan and the resulting probate.

New commercial spaces to be built in Hayden

Construction to begin in coming weeks near Cd'A Airport

January 18, 2024

Dylan Harris

Work is expected to start in the coming weeks pair of two-unit commercial buildings just south of Coeur d'Alene Airport-Pappy Boyington Field.

Child care center planned in Airway Heights

City officials work to secure funds to accelerate timeline for $1.5M project

January 18, 2024

Erica Bullock

Airway Heights prepares to sell real estate assets to make room for a new child care facility.

WDFW obtains 530 acres on Chapman Lake

Parcel on southern end of reservoir will allow for public access, boat launch

January 18, 2024

Karina Elias

The plan to restore public boat access to Chapman Lake about 30 miles southwest of Spokane takes a significant step forward with the transfer of land on the lake's southern end.

Around Town

January 18, 2024

Erica Bullock

$30 million senior, disabled housing expansion planned in Perry District

Hifumi En Apartments will grow to 88 units in multiphase project

January 18, 2024

Karina Elias

The Spokane Housing Authority plans to replace the 41-unit, two-story Hifumi En Apartments in the South Perry District with a new, 88-unit complex for elderly and disabled seniors.