Real Estate & Construction

Housing program issues funding recommendations

Allocations through county would total $3.3 million

June 5, 2014

Spokane County's affordable-housing program has recommended allocating $3.3 million to be divided among four low-income housing projects using funds available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. All of the projects named in th

Scaled-back project returns to Cd'A's Midtown area

Mixed-use building would include 38 residential units

June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

A long-envisioned retail and residential project proposed north of downtown Coeur d'Alene is back in the forefront after a few years of delays, though at a smaller scale than originally proposed, the Lake City Development Corp. says. The three-story pr

Divcon expects biggest year to date

Specializing in tilt-up concrete building, contractor projects $20 million in work

June 5, 2014

Katie Ross

Spokane general contractor Divcon Inc. is expecting a work volume of about $20 million for 2014, its best year ever, says President Shane Miller. John Miller, Divcon chairman and Shane's father, says the work increase is due partly to the company's

Increasingly independent real estate agencies

Nonaligned real estate brokerages see growth, say reduced fees attract agents

June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

Some independent real estate brokers here say their agencies are growing rapidly despite not having the brand recognition of regional and national franchise operations. Dan Lysek, co-owner and designated broker at Spokane Valley-based Live Real Estate LL

Silvey Construction to construct office building along Nevada Street on North Side

$3 million project to be completed within a year

June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

Spokane Valley contractor Silvey Construction Inc. has obtained a building permit to construct a $3 million office building on Spokane's North Side. The proposed project site is a vacant parcel of land at 9911 N. Nevada, just north of a Horizon Credit

Gymnastics studio plans new $1.8 million facility in Hillyard area

Dynamic to expand offerings after move

June 5, 2014

Katie Ross

Harris Athletics Corp., which operates Spokane gymnastics and cheer academy Dynamic Gymnastics & Cheer, is developing a new $1.8 million facility in the Hillyard area, and plans to relocate there from a smaller space on north Division Street, says owner A

Staples store moves are central to three projects

Party City, Destination XL will enter Spokane market

June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

Staples Inc., the Framingham, Mass.-based office supply retail chain, is making two of its Spokane-area outlets smaller, says a commercial real estate agent with some knowledge of the projects. Meantime, Party City Corp., a Rockaway N.J.-based party supp

Kaiser plant owner eyes second phase of demolition

Former Mead Works site prepped for business park

June 5, 2014

Katie Ross

New Mill Capital LLC, the owner of the large former Kaiser Aluminum Corp. Mead Works smelting plant property north of Spokane, is readying for the second phase of demolition at the long-shuttered plant, says Ken Hoff, site manager. Hoff says he hopes bi

Unico buys Rock Pointe campus

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June 2, 2014

Staff Report

Unico Properties LLC, a Seattle-based real estate investment company, announced this afternoon that a joint venture in which it's involved has bought the Rock Pointe Corporate Center, on downtown Spokane's periphery. The 11-acre Rock Pointe campus,

Memphis heavy equipment concern acquires Hite

Barnhart to pursue same market, add services

May 22, 2014

Mike McLean

Memphis-based Barnhart Crane & Rigging has bought longtime Spokane Valley-based Hite Crane & Rigging Inc., and has converted the company name to Barnhart, says Chris Teague, a Barnhart spokesman based at the company's headquarters. The new Barnhart bra