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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

The Dirt

Work to start on CdA tower

Work will begin this fall on Coeur d’Alene’s newest midrise, One Lakeside, a 64-unit luxury apartment building with prime views of Lake Coeur d’Alene.

Austin Lawrence Partners, a development firm in Aspen, Colorado, will erect the 15-story tower at North First Street and East Lakeside Avenue, near Independence Point and City Park.

“We expect to complete the project the summer of 2016,” Greg Hills, a principal with the firm, said.

The $20 million project is at the site of a 60-year-old apartment building that will be torn down.

The new, 125,000-square-foot building will have three levels of parking, 11 levels of residential units and a rooftop club level with outdoor pool.

Apartments will be one, two and three bedrooms ranging from 750 to 3,400 square feet with high-end finishes and appliances, deck space and views of downtown and the lake, according to the developer.

The architect is OZ Architecture of Denver. UPA Construction of Salt Lake City and Vancouver, B.C., is the general contractor.

Senior center getting upgrade

A senior recreation center on Lake Coeur d’Alene is undergoing renovation.

The 7,000-square-foot Jewett House on East Lakeshore Drive is closed through Tuesday for the work, which includes removing carpeting and restoring original wood floors, Coeur d’Alene Recreation Director Steve Anthony said.

Other improvements include repainting the first-floor interior and widening the circular driveway to accommodate handicap parking and emergency service vehicles.

An anonymous $50,000 donation will pay for the upgrades, estimated to cost $35,000. The remaining $15,000 will be used for future upkeep, including exterior painting.

Earlier this year, a chain link fence was replaced by a wrought-iron fence in front of the Jewett House and a natural gas boiler was replaced.

Potlatch Corp. gifted the lakefront house to the city in 1917.