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Thu., Dec. 24, 2009
City seeks plans for Y site
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 …
Wed., Dec. 23, 2009
City seeking YMCA redevelopment proposals
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.
Fri., Dec. 11, 2009
Browne’s Addition apartment owners weigh shift to condos
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 …
Wed., Nov. 18, 2009
Plans back on for tower
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 …
Fri., Aug. 14, 2009
South Hill group bows out of fight against big retailers
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 …
Thu., May 21, 2009
Panel backs some changes in rural housing
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.
Fri., April 24, 2009
Church-turned-events venue plans dedication, open house
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, …
Sun., March 29, 2009
County looks at clustering homes on rural land
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 …
Thu., Feb. 12, 2009
Cheney Schools protests plan
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 …
Thu., Jan. 8, 2009
Verner vetoes shoreline-law exception
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 …
Sun., Oct. 26, 2008
In a down market
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 …
Fri., Oct. 24, 2008
Builder, developer battling over CdA lofts
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 …
Fri., Oct. 17, 2008
Liberty Lake development aiming for green certification
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. …
Fri., Oct. 10, 2008
McGlades will open despite ruling
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 …
Fri., Oct. 3, 2008
Dunn & Black relocates to remodeled Grant Building
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 …
Sat., Sept. 20, 2008
Report challenges impact fee value
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 …
Thu., Sept. 18, 2008
Baptist camp may sell part of river site
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 …
Wed., Sept. 10, 2008
Condo protest allowed to go on
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 …
Sat., Sept. 6, 2008
Condo protester creates ‘blight’ to make a point
A South Hill resident’s unusual protest of a four-story condominium building across from his house is drawing attention to a once-sleepy street. Offended that the building blocked his view of …
Fri., Sept. 5, 2008
South Hill mansion up for sale
Spokane sports team owner Bobby Brett has put his seven-bedroom South Hill mansion – one of the largest homes in Spokane County – on the market. What would a buyer …
Wed., Aug. 27, 2008
Condo sales take a hit
When business owner Jim Hanley and his family purchased an old, three-story brick building downtown a couple years ago, they foresaw creating seven upscale condominiums. Part of that vision came …
Fri., Aug. 8, 2008
Medical center designing facility for women, children
A three-story addition to Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene would provide a new area to care for mothers and babies and free up space in the existing hospital to …
Wed., Aug. 6, 2008
Housing won’t go to poor
Nearly 250 vacant homes on the West Plains will see new life as rental dwellings, but not as low-income housing as two Spokane nonprofits and an area homebuilder first proposed. …
Wed., July 30, 2008
California developers envision resort on land near Cabela’s
Hoping to capture customers of the massive Cabela’s store on the west end of Post Falls, two Southern California development companies are pitching a $25.2 million destination resort, including three …
Fri., July 11, 2008
Apartment expansion under way
A Spokane developer is breaking ground on a 78-unit expansion to the Beau Rivage Apartments off Upriver Drive. Rudeen Development LLC intends to build the structures over eight to 10 …
Sat., June 28, 2008
City Council to hear big-box plan
Developers and neighbors may be closer to an 11th-hour compromise on design concepts for three contentious major commercial developments proposed for about 45 acres in southeast Spokane. Reaching consensus could …
Wed., May 14, 2008
Kootenai County considers impact fees
With 60,500 projected new residents and 19,900 more homes in the next decade, Kootenai County wants to figure out how such unprecedented growth can help pay for roads, parks, fire …
Tue., May 6, 2008
WSU selects plan for Riverpoint health, research center
A Denver-based development company is negotiating with Washington State University to transform a 3.5-acre portion of its Riverpoint Campus into a health care, academic and research center comprising two new …
Sat., Feb. 9, 2008
Rural shopping center closer
A proposed 714,000-square-foot shopping center in rural Whitman County has cleared two major hurdles, paving the way for a complex county officials envision as a regional draw. Boise-based developer Hawkins …
Wed., Jan. 23, 2008
Hayden to reconsider development
Two years after it was shot down by Hayden’s planning and zoning commission, the 1,800-home Hayden Canyon project is back – but this time, Hayden is better prepared to consider …