Mike McLean

Eagle Ridge plans 100-lot, $15.5 million ninth phase

Initial homes will target entry-level buyers; more upscale houses to follow

August 11, 2011

San Diego-based Newland Communities says it plans to begin work next year on a ninth phase of its Eagle Ridge development, the big residential community located in the Latah Valley area of south Spokane. The latest phase, it says, is expected to a

$12.8 million senior project in the works

Developer plans to start work soon on 150-unit Wandermere complex

August 11, 2011

Mike McLean

Apartment developer and contractor Inland Washington LLC, of Spokane Valley, has obtained building permits for a $12.8 million, 150-unit senior apartment complex it plans to develop in the Wandermere area, near Mead High School.The project site,

Lowe's looks to build larger store

North Side Kmart would be razed to clear way for outlet

August 11, 2011

Mike McLean

Lowe's Cos., the big North Carolina-based home-improvement retail chain, plans to apply as early as next week to demolish the longtime North Side Kmart and former Lyons Avenue Cinema buildings to make room for a larger Lowe's store there, the city

Rendering courtesy of Nystrom Olson Architecture

STCU starts work on south Valley branch

New office to open before year-end, will be the 15th overall for the credit union

July 28, 2011

Mike McLean

Liberty Lake-based Spokane Teachers Credit Union says it has started construction of its 15th branch, which is scheduled to open late this year in Spokane Valley.The planned branch, which STCU will call its South Valley branch, will occupy a to

Property PRESSURE

Lenders use variety of tactics to reduce inventory of seized holdings

July 28, 2011

Mike McLean

Financial institutions here are resorting to a variety of tactics to unload real estate they've acquired due to a continuing swell of foreclosures and defaulted loans. Such strategies include renegotiating loans, listing bank-owned properties on

Blue Room revs up for new project

Boutique architecture firm lands 'atypical' design job for new carmakers' facility

July 28, 2011

Mike McLean

Blue Room Architecture & Design PS, a Spokane-based boutique architectural firm, says it's designing a state-of-the art production, sales, and display facility for Shelby SuperCars LLC, in West Richland, Wash.Blue Room, which occupies 1,800 feet

Few foresee flow improving soon in project pipeline

Most architecture, engineering firms expect slow recovery

July 28, 2011

Mike McLean

Few Spokane-area architects and engineers say they are seeing more than a trickle of planned construction in the project pipeline, and most say they don't expect the flow to improve much in the near future.Architects and engineers, who generally

NAI Black hired to market former Jensen-Byrd parcel

U-District property with landmark building being listed at nearly $3 million

July 28, 2011

Mike McLean

Washington State University has selected Spokane-based commercial real estate broker NAI Black to market and sell the former Jensen-Byrd Building and underlying land in the University District east of downtown.NAI Black has listed the overall at

Wendle updates showroom at North Side Ford complex

Work starts as car dealer also readies to open new Infiniti display building

July 28, 2011

Mike McLean

Wendle Motors Inc. has started work expanding and remodeling its Ford showroom, just as it nears completion of its new Infiniti showroom.The Ford project, which is just getting under way, will include construction of a 3,600-square-foot addition

Retail development swallows eatery

David's Pizza to relocate after vacating its space for Clementine Square

July 28, 2011

Mike McLean

The longtime site of David's Pizza, near Gonzaga University at the northwest corner of Boone Avenue and Hamilton Street, is being demolished to make way for a $1 million multitenant retail center, plans on file with the city of Spokane show.Mark