Real Estate & Construction

Rekindling East Sprague Avenue

Pro-active role by business district said to be fueling change

December 15, 2016

A recent string of projects and initiatives occurring along east Sprague Avenue appear to have kindled a surge in excitement among business owners there. The emergence of the Playfair Commerce Park, other new construction, and a collaborative effort wi

Spokane-area apartment occupancy rate ranks high nationally

Job, population growth said contributing factor

December 1, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

The Spokane area ranked in the top three small markets nationally for high apartment occupancy rates on a list released last month by RealPage Inc., which provides property management software for the housing industry. The list ranks Syracuse, N.Y., in

Windermere broker buys its Kendall Yards offices

Agency had been leasing the space it has acquired

December 1, 2016

Mike McLean

Joe Garst, owner of Windermere City Group LLC, has purchased 5,600 square feet of office space in a 13,000-square-foot building at 1237 W. Summit Parkway. The two-story building is located in Kendall Yards, the Greenstone Corp. development in the West

$400 million in new projects targeted in grant awards

Three developments cited could generate 620 jobs

December 1, 2016

Mike McLean

Three potential projects here could generate more than $400 million in capital investments and lead to the creation of 620 manufacturing and distribution jobs, according to data released with recent Washington state Department of Commerce grant awards.

Boot Barn debuts first Washington state store in Spokane Valley

Western, work-wear chain opens near Costco store

December 1, 2016

Mike McLean

Boot Barn Holdings Inc., an Irvine, Calif.-based chain of Western clothing and work-wear stores, has selected a Spokane Valley location for its first retail outlet in Washington state. The recently opened Boot Barn store occupies 10,900 square feet of sp

North Idaho convenience store erects new Hayden outlet

Multitenant retail structure also planned near U.S. 95

November 17, 2016

Mike McLean

Dan Duvall, who owns three convenience stores in Kootenai County, is constructing a fourth store in Hayden, where he's also planning to develop a multitenant retail building. The 5,500-square-foot, $1.5 million convenience store, to be named Lancaster

Remodel to convert former Skippers into Dickey's

Cd'A restaurant opening has yet to be scheduled

November 17, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

A former Skippers restaurant near the Silver Lake Mall in Coeur d'Alene is being converted into a Dickey's Barbecue Pit restaurant. The new restaurant's owner, Mark Engberson, is a Spokane-based franchisee for both Dickey's Barbecue Pit and Wing

Bedrosians Tile & Stone begins building store in Spokane Valley

$2 million project follows acquisition of Oregon Tile

November 17, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Bedrosians Tile & Stone Inc., a porcelain tile and stone importer and distributor based in Anaheim, Calif., has started work on a new 41,000-square-foot building at 19119 E. Broadway for a Spokane Valley store. Eddie Bedrosian, the company's Anaheim-ba

Garco Construction lands $8.7 million DOT project

Contractor to start work in Wenatchee next spring

November 17, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

The Washington state Department of Transportation has awarded to Spokane-based Garco Construction Inc. an $8.7 million contract to build a new North Central Region Administration building in Wenatchee. Rich Wagner, a project manager for Garco, says the c

Dialysis clinic renovates larger site on North Side

$1.3 million project slated to be finished in February

November 17, 2016

Mike McLean

Denver-based DaVita Inc. has started a $1.3 million renovation project to convert a portion of a retail building at 7701 N. Division into a dialysis and kidney care clinic where DaVita plans to move its North Side clinic, says Kristin Videto, a Federal Wa