The Genesee Block

The Genesee Block in downtown Spokane is one of 15 buildings constructed in the aftermath of the Great Fire of 1889 that remain standing, but a little-known fire in 2016 nearly subtracted Genesee from that total.

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Tue., Sept. 11, 2018

Mike Hart, project manager for owner Mike Craven, shows off a recently finished kitchen area in one of the four new apartments in the Genessee Building on the 800 block of Riverside in downtown Spokane Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.

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The Genessee building, at 819 W. Riverside in downtown Spokane has retail spots and four upscale apartments to lease now that most of the work to rehab the building is done. Shown Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.

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Project manager Mike Hart closes the apartment doors in the residential hallway of the Genessee building in downtown Spokane which has been renovated into four luxury apartments and large retail space on the ground floor recently. There are four apartments in the building and theyre ready for occupation.

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This is one for luxury studio apartments in the Genessee Building, recently renovated by owner Mike Craven, and the units are ready to rent out. Shown Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.

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The retail space of the Genessee Building in downtown Spokane has a mezzanine level running around the area formerly occupied by a beauty school. The owner of the building, Mike Craven, is waiting to find tenants for the space before finishing it. Shown Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.

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