The M

The long-awaited opening of the M in the former Macy’s building is so close, you can smell it, and it smells like paint. Crews are on every floor of the nine-story building, putting the finishing touches on the third and ninth floors, and still working toward getting the rest of the floors complete by the fall.

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Wed., June 13, 2018

The third-floor corner apartment inside The M Apartments, inside the remodeled Macy's building in downtown Spokane, looks out at the Crescent Building, former home of another defunct department store, shown Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

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A glassed-in common area on the third floor will be a fitness room when completed inside The M Apartments, in the former Macys building, shown Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in downtown Spokane.

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The interior spaces of The M Apartments, inside the former Macys building, means that tenants can eat, lounge or sleep next to floor-to-ceiling windows looking out on downtown Spokane, shown Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

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he interior appointments at The M , inside the former Macy’s building, include modern cabinets and solid-surface countertops . They’re seen here Tuesday.
On the roof of The M Apartments, a 5000 square foot deck is available to tenants for lounging, hosting events and using the attached kitchen. The former Macys building is almost ready for tenants in the luxury apartments on the upper floors.

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The premium view from the corner penthouse apartment in The M Apartments shows the Spokane River and Riverfront Park. The remodeled Macys building now has luxury apartments inside. Shown Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

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From the M Apartments, in the former Macys building, you can see Riverfront Park, perhaps the best view for holiday fireworks, shown Tuesday, June 12, 2018. The newly renovated Macys building will begin tenant move-in in July.

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The building of the former Macys and Bon Marche department stores has been transformed into a luxury apartment complex with retail businesses on the ground floor, shown Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in downtown Spokane.

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In a two-bedroom apartment in the former Macys building, the second bedroom is staged as an office, a likely use by future tenants of the luxury apartment building, shown Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

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The main bedroom in one of the two-bedroom luxury apartments in the old Macys building, shows a basic bath and walk-in closet, seen Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Tenants will move in in July.

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The bedroom, staged by Pottery Barn, of one of the new luxury apartments inside the former Macys building shows a small window that can be opened for ventilation, shown Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

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A preview of the new luxury apartments in the former Macys building shows how residents can enjoy floor to ceiling windows that open onto the downtown streets, shown Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

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The living area in a corner apartment on the third floor shows modern design and floor to ceiling windows inside the remodeled Macys building in downtown Spokane, shown Tuesday, June 12, 2018. The former department store now has luxury apartments on the upper floors and retail on the first two floors.

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The open floor plan kitchens have modern cabinetry and solid surface countertops in the new luxury apartments inside the former Bon Marche/Macys building in downtown Spokane, shown Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

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A side window in a penthouse apartment frames a view of the under-construction Riverfront Park, shown Tuesday, June 12, 2018 during a tour of the former Macys building, which will welcome its first residential tenants in July.

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