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• Ben Burr Road at issue again

  September 4, 2011 in City on Page B1 On Sept. 13, Spokane County commissioners will reprise a 2007 public hearing on closing a section of Ben Burr Road to accommodate development. The proposal by Dave Black Properties faced … 1

• EV development plan complies with zoning, examiner rules

  July 7, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V6 City of Spokane Valley Hearing Examiner Mike Dempsey has approved the preliminary plat of a development in the East Valley area that neighbors testified was too dense for the still …

• Residents oppose project density

  June 11, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V7 The owners of 9.5 acres of property west of Evergreen Road and north of Wellesley Avenue – just inside the Spokane Valley city limits – have applied to subdivide their …

• Riverstone awaits final pieces

  February 17, 2011 in Business, City on Page A1 The final public improvements could be complete within the next few months at Riverstone, a 160-acre residential and commercial project along the Spokane River in Coeur d’Alene. “We will have …

• Law gives developers a break

  December 12, 2010 in City on Page B1 An unusual provision of Washington law has repeatedly allowed major real estate developments to go forward even after they’ve been declared urban sprawl that violates the state’s Growth Management Act. … 9

• Break meant to help construction industry

  December 12, 2010 in City on Page B7 Developers may lock up subdivision rights longer under a temporary change in state law that took effect June 10. The amendment extends the “vesting” periods in which developers may press … 1

• Conservation panel to consider 36 parcels

  October 12, 2010 in City on Page A10 Land parcels nominated for Spokane County Conservation Futures acquisitions will be presented in a public meeting tonight at 6 at the IMAX Theater in Riverfront Park. Citizens have nominated 36 … 2

• EWU supports legal residency act

  May 21, 2010 in City on Page A7 The Eastern Washington University board of trustees voted unanimously Thursday to encourage members of the Washington state congressional delegation to support legislation that would provide legal residency to students who … 2

• River lots approved

  April 8, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A developer has been granted permission by the Spokane Valley Hearing Examiner to place 51 single family homes on a 10.98-acre parcel of land that is part of the Coyote …

• Kendall Yards given qualified approval for first phase of development plan

  March 13, 2010 in Business on Page A1 Spokane Hearing Examiner Greg Smith on Friday approved the first phase of the revised development plan for Kendall Yards – but with a lengthy list of conditions. He also called …

• Preschool center in the works

  February 5, 2010 in Business on Page A14 Journey Discovery Center in Spokane has begun $275,000 worth of improvements at 110 W. Cataldo Ave., where the co-owners said they expect to open their preschool sometime this spring. Nikki …

• Mead-area housing plan rules out kids

  January 17, 2010 in City on Page B1 School-age children would be banned from living in a 415-acre development under a proposal Spokane County commissioners will consider Tuesday. A covenant running with the Mead-area land would limit residential … 5

• City seeks plans for Y site

  December 24, 2009 in City on Page A7 The city of Spokane wants to hear developers’ ideas for re-making the former YMCA building in Riverfront Park into some combination of retail, office and residential space. The city on …

• City seeking YMCA redevelopment proposals

  December 23, 2009 in City The City of Spokane is asking for proposals to redevelop the former YMCA building in Riverfront Park, with potential uses as retail, office or residential space. 2

• Browne’s Addition apartment owners weigh shift to condos

  December 11, 2009 in Business on Page A14 Are rentals, the residential lifeblood of much of Browne’s Addition, facing an uncertain future? Daren Kelly, who with his wife Lisa owns five rental buildings there, just finished a million-dollar …

• Plans back on for tower

  November 18, 2009 in City on Page A5 A controversial 10-story development in the West Central neighborhood is moving forward again, after a city hearing examiner signed off on revised plans for the project. The developer of the … 1

• South Hill group bows out of fight against big retailers

  August 14, 2009 in City on Page A1 A neighborhood vote this week smooths the way for the biggest retail center the South Hill has seen in decades, if not ever. The Southgate Neighborhood Council ended its long … 5

• Panel backs some changes in rural housing

  May 21, 2009 in City The Spokane County Planning Commission recommended some changes Thursday to the rules covering housing developments in rural parts of the county but deadlocked over one of the hottest topics.

• Church-turned-events venue plans dedication, open house

  April 24, 2009 in Business on Page A8 As work is completed on a remodel of the Lincoln Center event venue in Spokane, owners and brothers Richard and Chris Heftel are preparing to celebrate with a public dedication, …

• County looks at clustering homes on rural land

  March 29, 2009 in News Spokane County will begin a series of public hearings this week for residents to comment on rules designed to give landowners more flexibility in developing rural land while preserving open … 1

• Cheney Schools protests plan

  February 12, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W1 A 555-unit West Plains housing development may proceed despite the Cheney School District’s protest that it lacks money to educate the children who will live there. Spokane County Hearing Examiner …

• Verner vetoes shoreline-law exception

  January 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 Spokane Mayor Mary Verner has nixed part of the city’s extensive new shoreline law over an amendment that would make an exception for a section of land owned by the …

• In a down market

  October 26, 2008 in Business on Page E1 What some North Idaho residential real estate observers early this year thought would be a momentary market correction has turned into a different beast. With a national economic crisis hurting …

• Builder, developer battling over CdA lofts

  October 24, 2008 in Business on Page A8 A Spokane construction firm and an affiliate of Black Rock Development are tangling over payment for work on a Coeur d’Alene waterfront condominium project. Walker Construction Inc. alleges River House …

• Liberty Lake development aiming for green certification

  October 17, 2008 in Business on Page A12 A 100-acre, mixed-use development under way in Liberty Lake is slated to incorporate environmentally friendly elements as the first regional development to shoot for certification through Inland Northwest Built Green. …

• McGlades will open despite ruling

  October 10, 2008 in Business on Page A8 McGlades Bistro & Wine Bar intends to open under new ownership this weekend, even though a state board invalidated a zoning change allowing its reopening. The Eastern Washington Growth Management …

• Dunn & Black relocates to remodeled Grant Building

  October 3, 2008 in Business on Page A6 Talk about a short move. Workers used carts to wheel file cabinets and office furniture across the intersection of Post Street and Riverside Avenue last week. They were moving the …

• Report challenges impact fee value

  September 20, 2008 in Business on Page A8 Every 100 homes built in Spokane County generate an estimated $50.1 million in local income, nearly $8 million in taxes and 77 permanent jobs over the first 10 years of …

• Baptist camp may sell part of river site

  September 18, 2008 in Business on Page A6 Another patch of the Spokane River shoreline near Post Falls may become homes under a plan to develop part of the Ross Point Baptist Camp. The Post Falls City Council …

• Condo protest allowed to go on

  September 10, 2008 in Business on Page A6 A Spokane man can continue his protest of a condo building near his house, so long as he does not target a Realtor with signs or call her, a Spokane …

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