Two restaurants that potentially will have a combined total of more than 50 employees will be the first commercial tenants at the $5.7 million, mixed-use Cedar Crossing development under construction in the Five Mile commercial district on Spokane's North Side, the developer says.

One restaurant will be Waddell's BrewPub & Grille, says Gib Brumback, managing broker at Brumback Inc., of Spokane Valley. The other will be a craft pizza and cocktail venue, to be called the Boiler Room, Brumback says, adding that both establishments are expected to open in early October.

Brumback Inc. is the real estate company that's developing Cedar Crossing on 4 acres of land at 6501 and 6511 N. Cedar, about two blocks north of Francis Avenue, at the former site of a Tidyman's supermarket.

Waddell's BrewPub will be the sole tenant in a new 6,000-square-foot building, having committed to a 10-year lease, Brumback says, adding, "We worked on the deal for a year and inked it a few weeks ago."

Cedar Crossing will be Waddell's second venue. The original Waddell's Neighborhood Pub & Grille, which opened in 2007, is located at 4318 S. Regal, on the South Hill. It's known for big burgers and sandwiches, and its Irish spin on other dishes, as well as its wide-ranging beer selection, which includes an ever-changing variety of 50 brews on tap.

The Cedar Crossing restaurant, though, will debut Waddell's own brewery, says Michael Noble, who will co-own the North Side restaurant with Brumback and his son Nick Brumback.

The restaurant portion of the North Side operation will occupy 4,800 square feet of floor space, and the brewery will occupy the rest. Waddell's BrewPub also will have a 1,200-square-foot patio for seasonal outdoor dining.

Waddell's BrewPub will have 30 to 35 employees, Noble says.

Waddell's has contracted Fred Colby, who owns Laughing Dog Brewing Inc., of Ponderay, Idaho, as its brewing consultant, Noble says.

Colby also will develop five house brews and a seasonal offering for Waddell's, including an amber, a stout, two varieties of pale ale, and a wheat beer, Noble says.

The brewery will be separated from the restaurant with a glass wall, so customers can view the brewing operation, he says.

Each beer will have a name inspired by a tale about Waddell's namesake, Charles Edward "Rube" Waddell, a charismatic, but eccentric left-handed pitcher who came to prominence with the American League's Philadelphia Athletics in the early 1900s, Noble says.

Waddell's also will pour the proprietary brews at the South Hill restaurant, he says.

As for the other restaurant at Cedar Crossing, Brumback says the Boiler Room will occupy 3,600 square feet of leased space, taking three of five potential retail bays in another 6,000-square-foot building.

Spokane restaurateur Matt Goodwin will own the Boiler Room, Brumback says. Goodwin, who also is co-owner of Fast Eddie's Bar & Grill, at 1 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., and Press Public House, at 909 S. Grand, couldn't be reached for comment.

The Boiler Room will be a family-style restaurant specializing in artisan pizzas baked in wood-fire stoves and craft cocktails, Brumback says.

It's expected to have 20 to 24 employees, he says.

In all, Brumback Inc. plans to construct four commercial buildings with a total of 22,500 square feet of floor space on the south half of the development, Brumback says.

"We have nine spaces left to lease, and we anticipate four or five more tenants," some of which likely will occupy multiple spaces, he says.

The Cedar Crossing project also includes a 36-unit apartment complex to be built on the north half of the development. The apartment complex will consist of 18 townhouse-style units and 18 flats in four three-story buildings, Brumback says.

The residential and commercial portions of the development will be connected by pathways. Access to the development will be via Cedar Street on the east side of the project site and an extension of Five Mile Road that will connect to the Maple-Ash couplet on the west side of the site.

Brumback affiliate Brumback Construction Inc. is the contractor on the project, and Paul Matthews Architects PLLC, of Rathdrum, Idaho, designed it.