Liberty Lake office complex in development
An office campus with a Northwest flair is being developed at Liberty Lake Corporate Park, close to where Home Depot is being built.
Baker Construction and Development Inc. is developing the multi-phase project on five acres off Country Vista Drive, near Interstate 90.
Although the project is in its first phase, the business park may eventually have 12 buildings, ranging in size from 3,000 to 7,000 square feet and carry and estimated total value of $13 to $15 million.
Reed Caudle, senior vice president of business development for Baker Construction, said the smaller spaces cater to businesses and professionals looking for a stronger identity than an office inside a huge complex offers.
Bernardo-Wills Architects PC is designing the offices, and businesses can lease, buy or enter into joint ownership with Baker Construction.
Baker Construction is in the due diligence phase of purchasing the property from Liberty Lake Land Co. LLC, a Seattle-based development company.
The goal is to build a total of 40,000 to 60,000 square feet of office space on the campus, Caudle said.
Matt Jacoby, project architect for Bernardo-Wills Architects, said the offices feature wood beams and stone accents and combine Craftsman and lodge styles.
The complex is designed for convenient parking and easy access, Jacoby said. Offices will be surrounded by grass and walkways that connect to a 2,000-square-foot centerpiece pond.
Liberty Lake is in the final stages of issuing a permit for the first building, which will become home to H2E Inc., said Amanda Tainio, associate city planner for Liberty Lake. Tainio is hoping the project will incorporate live-work buildings for business owners who want to work a step from home.
H2E’s design is 4,240 square-feet and suits the company’s needs for meeting with clients and creating a stronger identity, said Doug Ransdell, who handles business development for the 6-year-old company.
“It’s part of an expansion plan. Right now we’re bursting at the seams.”
Ransdell expects the company will be in its new space by the end of the year. “It’s a positive for us.”