Real Estate & Construction

Cozzetto's Coin-Op moves to North Side

Commercial laundry machine service provider vacates downtown site

March 25, 2021

Due to an increase in homeless activity around the business premises, a lack of parking, and traffic growth on Third Avenue, Steve Cozzetto says he recently moved his 44-year-old laundry machine servicing business out of downtown Spokane to a larger

Amazon Air leases planned warehouse at Spokane airport

Work on new facility expected to wrap up by this November

March 25, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Amazon.com Inc. plans to lease a soon-to-be-built air cargo facility at Spokane International Airport, says Todd Coleman, executive director of S3R3 Solutions. The facility will be used to transfer parcels from the airport to and from the Amazon

Landlord-tenant issues held at bay for now in Spokane

In residential market, mandates provide reprieve; mass evictions unlikely, some say

March 25, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Lawmakers have enacted extensive tenant protections since the start of the pandemic that lawyers here say will likely blunt a flood of evictions once the eviction moratorium, which was extended this month, ends.

Buying time in the commercial real estate market

Tenants might struggle when pandemic-era relief dissipates

March 25, 2021

Virginia Thomas

As pandemic-related restrictions throughout Washington begin to lift, some attorneys here say commercial real estate attorneys could soon face a rise in disputes, including litigation related to force majeure clauses.

Brumback to convert QualMed Plaza into rental units

Total of 171 living units to come online in stages through $16M project

March 25, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Brumback Real Estate & Construction has started renovations on the 55,000-square-foot building known as QualMed Plaza, at 508 W. Sixth, where the company plans to convert the medical office space and attached parking garage into a 171-unit, mixed-use

Spokane draws interest from out-of-state developers

At least $83 million in work planned, underway by companies outside region

March 25, 2021

Kevin Blocker

A Phoenix-based development group has projects in varying stages of development in Arizona, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., but it's the planned project in Spokane that has the people behind Sagamore Spokane LLC excited about the future

Crown West plans Barker Logistics project in Valley

Work slated to start on first building this year

March 24, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Spokane Valley-based Crown West Realty LLC has purchased nearly 40 acres of vacant industrial land in Spokane Valley where the company plans to develop a 600,000-square-foot, multibuilding industrial park.

26-unit duplex project starts in Spokane Valley

Work marks first foray into new construction for Secured Investment

March 11, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Coeur d'Alene-based Secured Investment Corp. is voyaging into the new construction market with its first development, a 13-building, 26-unit duplex housing development in Spokane Valley. Crews broke ground on the first phase of the project

Coeur d'Alene Window, McVay Brothers move HQs

Consolidation frees up manufacturing space

March 11, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Spokane-based window manufacturer Coeur d'Alene Window Co. and sister company McVay Brothers Contractors Inc. have moved their corporate offices into a building at 2205 N. Woodruff, in Spokane Valley. Coeur d'Alene Window President Mark McVay says th

COVID-induced business concepts urged for 2021

'2020 hindsight' focuses on gaining some momentum

March 11, 2021

Kurt Walsdorf

Many of us in the Spokane and North Idaho business community are seeing progress and momentum after the unexpected challenges we faced in 2020. As you plan for the months ahead, here are some recommendations to continue building resilience