Real Estate & Construction

2018 is shaping up as strong construction year

Projects in early planning stage ahead of 2017 pace

March 29, 2018

Coming off a record year for construction values for projects permitted throughout Spokane County in 2017, ongoing and planned projects are pointing toward another strong construction year in 2018. Building permit values for Spokane County and the cities

Etailz to lease part of old Itron headquarters in Spokane Valley

Online retailer will quadruple its space with move to Valley

March 29, 2018

Samantha Peone

Spokane-born online retailer etailz Inc. plans to move its operations in the University District to the former Itron Inc. headquarters building in Spokane Valley, following renovations currently underway, says Mary Miller, etailz's chief revenue and mar

New plans emerge for North Side Costco building

Buyer envisions $15 million redevelopment project once warehouse retailer moves

March 29, 2018

Samantha Peone

San Pedro, Calif.-based Rich Development Enterprises LLC has agreed to buy the current Costco Wholesale Corp. site in North Spokane and plans to turn the large store structure there into a multitenant retail building, says Greg Vena, the development compa

T.W. Clark, Ginno pegged for new school projects

$20.7 million Linwood project to replace school

March 15, 2018

Samantha Peone

Several Spokane-area school and education districts are moving forward with major construction projects, with some multimillion-dollar contracts recently awarded, some about to be awarded, and others out for bid. In the Spokane school district, T.W. Clar

Global Credit Union is considering building two new retail buildings

Two structures envisioned on downtown's west end

March 15, 2018

Spokane-based Global Credit Union is considering construction of two commercial structures on the western edge of downtown. One structure is planned on a lot just north of its corporate office building at 1500 W. Fourth and the other across Fourth Avenue

Northern Quest starts $3 million-plus in new projects

Projects include hotel updates, lounge redo, more concert seating

March 15, 2018

Linn Parish

Kalispel Development Co., the real estate arm of the Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority, has three new projects under construction at Northern Quest Resort Casino worth a total of more than $3 million. Those projects-a renovation of the hotel's top f

Five Spokane property owners seek zone changes on 17 parcels

Applications to move through docketing process

March 15, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Five Spokane-area developers are seeking changes in land-use designations on parcels they own in Spokane to make them consistent with current or adjacent uses, say consultants who represent the owners in zone-change requests submitted to the city. Land-u

Spokane-area home sales on pace to top 2005's record

Transactions through MLS rose 20 percent in February

March 15, 2018

Spokane-area single-family home purchases jumped 20 percent in February over the same month last year, a report released this week by the Spokane Association of Realtors shows. Single-family homes on less than an acre including condominiums-sold throu

Cobra BEC to merge with Canadian contractor

Dix brothers to maintain their leadership roles here

March 15, 2018

Samantha Peone

Spokane-based Cobra BEC Inc. and Mississauga, Ontario-based Flynn Group of Cos. plan to merge and operate under the Flynn Group name, says Travis Dix, chief operations officer of Cobra. The two building-envelope contracting companies expect to finalize

Around Town

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March 1, 2018

Staff Report

Family Auto Care LLC, a new Spokane full-service automobile repair and maintenance business, has leased 1,500 square feet of warehouse space in the Decatur Storage complex, at 3707 E. Decatur, from Canter Commercial Properties LLC. At the same complex, Sp