Mike McLean

Office tenants go bargain hunting in Spokane area

Landlords offering rent concessions to stay competitive

August 2, 2012

Many commercial-property landlords here are offering rent concessions in the form of reduced rates or periods of free rent to attract and retain tenants, who are shopping the market and willing to move for better deals or more desirable space, some

Liberty Lake senior center breaks ground on cottages

Guardian Angel is adding eight two-bedroom homes to its retirement complex

July 19, 2012

Mike McLean

Guardian Angel Homes' assisted-living and dementia-care center in Liberty Lake has started work on a four-building, eight-unit cottage project, and more such units are in the early planning stages.The one-story cottages, under construction at E.

Real Estate Roundup

July 19, 2012

Mike McLean

Wags to Riches LLC, a dog and pet grooming business, has leased 700 square feet of space at 9406 E. Sprague. Mike King, of NAI Black, handled the lease.Trinity Group Homes Inc., a Coeur d'Alene-based provider of housing and supportive for has

English-as-second-language school to move to downtown Spokane

For-profit language program outgrows space at SCC, will relocate next month

July 19, 2012

Mike McLean

Spokane College of English Language Inc., a for-profit, intensive language program for English learners, says it will move downtown this summer from its current quarters in East Spokane.The school has leased 8,100 square feet of space on the of

Washington Trust Bank leases entire fifth floor of Holley Mason Building

Spokane bank leases floor of Holley Mason for call center, growth

July 19, 2012

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Washington Trust Bank says it has leased 18,000 square feet of office space in the Holley Mason Building downtown to make room for some of its growing back-office functions here.The space includes the entire fifth floor of the at a

Brett-led groups buy buildings on Havermale Block

Portion of downtown block to be reconditioned

July 19, 2012

Mike McLean

A pair of real estate investment groups headed by Spokane sports team owner Bobby Brett recently bought two three-story buildings, a one-story former garage structure, and 27,600 square feet of parking in the histo ric Havermale block downtown, a a

Real Estate Roundup

July 5, 2012

Mike McLean

Ten Capital Investment Advisors LLC, a financial planning concern, has leased 3,000 square feet of space in the Chase Building, at 601 W. Main, and plans to move there from leased quarters at 510 W. Riverside. Jon Jeffreys, of NAI Black, handled &

Canyon Bluffs apartment developer refinances $13.1 million mortgage

July 5, 2012

Mike McLean

Love Funding, a Washington, D.C.-based lender, says it has refinanced a $13.1 million loan for Canyon Bluffs Apartment Homes, a 192-unit, market-rate apartment complex in southwest Spokane.Love Funding modified the financing through a Federal on

Bank touts home ownership via employer-aided program

Incentives together can help make mortgages pencil out for workforce

July 5, 2012

Mike McLean

Seattle-based residential lender HomeStreet Inc. has brought a program here that's aimed at making homeownership more accessible to workforces of participating employers by reducing mortgage-related costs and fees, says Andy Slipper, Spokane-area a

Photo courtesy of SilverWing of Sandpoint LLC

Sandpoint fly-in community throttles up

After years of contention, FAA directed to allow runway access easements

July 5, 2012

Mike McLean

The long-planned, $26 million-plus SilverWing at Sandpoint fly-in community once again is revving up its marketing now that access to the runway at Sandpoint, Idaho, is free of federal red tape, clearing the development for takeoff, says Michael in