Category Archives: Central Business District

Jensen-Byrd Building Will Stand

Posted by Danny Dinges on April 1, 2008 at 4:30 pm

Washington State University is seeking proposals from interested developers to renovate the Jensen-Byrd building and develop the surrounding 3.5 acres. The most important part of this recent activity on the Jensen-Byrd front are the official words I’ve been waiting for, demolition is not an option. WSU won’t accept proposal for condominiums instead encouraging developers to […]

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Jensen-Byrd: A Look Inside

Posted by Danny Dinges on February 27, 2008 at 8:01 pm

Spokane has it’s share of amazing historic buildings. Many get the opportunity to serve long into the future, being restored into loft condominiums or exposed brick office units. For others the reality isn’t so sweet, and we witnessed this with the demolition of the Rookery Block. Sitting quietly as it has been for years, on […]

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Does Spokane have growing problems?

Posted by Danny Dinges on February 20, 2008 at 10:11 am

My postings on the site have been rather slow to start of mainly due to the fact as I am working on the projects section, which will be a wiki where the community can add and modify information and progress on local projects. I was working on some code late last night and I got thinking […]

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Let there be light! Grant Building progress

Posted by Danny Dinges on February 15, 2008 at 11:20 am

I took a walk down to Post and Riverside to check out the progress on the Grant Building. Pro Cutters were parked outside and you could hear the concrete cutting inside. The job is a sloppy mess but the work continued to open the holes, prepping the addition of much needed windows. This block is […]

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