Real Estate & Construction

Building something together

Boyds left Las Vegas careers to launch company in Cheney

April 21, 2016

Melissa Boyd merged her personal and professional desires with those of her husband, Matt Boyd, a former construction company executive in Nevada, by forming Cheney-based MB Squared General Contractor/Builder LLC three years ago. 'I always wanted to w

Increasing efficiency through technology

McKinstry debuts 'robotic total station' to improve building system installations

April 21, 2016

Mike McLean

Construction and energy efficiency contractor McKinstry Co. is introducing a technology to the Spokane market that reduces installation time for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, says Gary McManus, a senior project manager for the Spokane oper

Moving on up at Summit

First Summit Tower living units ready to occupy

April 21, 2016

Mike McLean

As of last week Rockwood Retirement Communities representatives felt they were within days of obtaining occupancy permits to begin moving residents into the second through fourth floors of the new $51 million, 11-story Summit Tower on the Rockwood South H

Three Maverik c-stores planned here, filings show

Work proposed to start as early as this summer

April 21, 2016

Mike McLean

Maverik Inc., the Salt Lake City-based convenience store and gas station chain, plans to construct three new Spokane-area outlets as soon as this summer, preliminary applications on file with the cities of Spokane and Spokane Valley show. The Maverik out

Bobby Brett-led group acquires Madison Apartments in downtown Spokane

Plans to join improvement efforts for 'little arts district'

April 21, 2016

Mike McLean

A real estate development group led by Spokane sports team owner Bobby Brett has bought for $3.4 million the Madison Apartments building, at the southeast corner of Madison Street and First Avenue downtown. The five-story building has 68 apartment units

Project plans swell at Catholic Charities of Spokane

Goals include apartments for all Spokane homeless

April 21, 2016

Mike McLean

Catholic Charities of Spokane and its housing partners plan to break ground this year on multiple developments with a construction value approaching $60 million that would provide nearly 500 low-income apartment units in the Spokane area. Preliminary pla

Retail buildings eyed along East Sprague

Fast-food chain said to be considering one of the sites

April 7, 2016

Cantu Commercial Properties LLC, of Spokane, is pursuing retailers for two proposed new buildings to be constructed along the 3900 block of east Sprague Avenue. The buildings would be constructed on vacant parcels at 3907 and 3911 E. Sprague, says Cantu

Baker starts constructing retail project north of 'Y'

Aspen Dental, Mod Pizza, Wells Fargo to be tenants

April 7, 2016

Mike McLean

Baker Construction & Development Inc., of Spokane, has obtained building permits to construct Heritage North, a 10,000-square-foot, three-tenant retail building that will replace two, nearly 40-year-old buildings at 9405 N. Newport Highway. Prominent Spo

Fruci firm buys former Keller Williams building

Move from longtime site downtown planned in fall

April 7, 2016

Mike McLean

Spokane accounting firm Fruci & Associates PS has bought for $1.9 million the 14,300-square-foot, single-story office building at 802 N. Washington that formerly was occupied by Keller Williams Realty Spokane. The firm plans to move there from the Fruci B

Second Einstein Bros. shop opens here

Bagel franchisee to open more stores in Spokane

April 7, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Einstein Bros. Bagels franchisee Matthew Schmidt has opened a bagel shop in the newly completed Peppertree Plaza at the northwest corner of Third Avenue and Division Street that's his second in the Spokane area and his third overall. Schmidt says he'